Voting Confusion Marked Andrews County Primary Returns
Andrews County voters produced a puzzling pattern in the Democratic primaries and runoffs. Connally led liberal Yarborough in the first vote, then Yarborough surged in the runoff while Bean’s anti tax saga affected El Paso less. Beans strong home base contrasted with El Paso shifts.
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Andrews County
Ector County
Edwin Walker
Don Yarborough
Andrews
Connally
Yarborough
Woodrow Bean
el Paso
Bean
Pool
Andrews County Voting Trends Through the Decades
The record tracks Andrews County voting from 1956 to 1960, showing Pappy Lee O Daniel, Price Daniel, Ralph Yarborough, and Evetts Haley in various governor and U S Senate contests. It notes Daniel’s rising share in 1958 and 1960 and the 1960 governor race results with Daniel and Cox.
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Andrews County
Pappy Lee O’daniel
Pappy
Price Daniel
Ralph Yarborough
Evetts Haley
Gov. Daniel
O’daniel
Gonzales
Irwin
Blakely
Daniel
Cox
Andrews voters reject women candidates in local races
In Andrews the voting record shows all six female candidates in local races were not elected, suggesting a preference trend among voters though the broader meaning remains unclear.
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Andrews
Rain likely after political cloud cover clears
Pop Wright predicts rain in a few days after a period with little precipitation. He attributes the missed showers in Andrews to political campaigning and hot air, suggesting rain may return once the election season ends in November.
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Pop Wright
Andrews
Pop
Local fund drive seeks $100 for German exchange program
About a hundred dollars will fund sending a local girl to Germany this summer. Ameri can Field Service workers report they need only around $100 more to carry out the program. Contributions can be sent to Mrs. Raymond Sharbutt or Frank Elkins as a stand against dollar diplomacy.
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Germany
American Field Service
Raymond Sharbutt
Frank Elkins
Speaker Tells Of Union Fight
Desmond A. Barry a Houston truck lines owner and Republican candidate for Congress spoke to the Downtown Lions Club about his battle with the Teamsters. He described how a cry for private citizens to defend constitutional rights spurred his fight against compulsory unionism and bureaucratic resistance, citing his hot cargo dispute and a leveraged clause in the Motor Carrier act that helped him win action from the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Teamsters Union
Lions Club
Desmond A. Barry
Houston Truck Lines
Teamsters
Barry
America
The
Mighty
A Burr
Burr
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lee Barry
Desmond Barry
Houston Trucker
Ex-Resident Found Dead In Hereford
Charles Peak 26 a former Andrews resident was found hanged in the Deaf Smith County Jail Hereford on a Saturday night after scrawling his will on cell walls with a spoon. A night dispatcher found the body in a shower stall. Peak fashioned a rope from mattress strips and stepped from a stall ledge. Justice of the Peace D C Miles ruled death by his own action. The will named next of kin Mrs Grave Johnston of Wellsville Missouri and listed clothing a car a veterans policy location and a bank account in Andrews. Peak had been indicted by the Andrews County Grand Jury in April on forgery and related charges and was to be tried in Hereford after transfer from Andrews due to court staffing.
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Andrews
Charles Peak
Deaf Smith
Herford
Peak
Justice of the Peace
D. C
Muleshoe
Grave Johnston
Wellsville
Andrews County
Hereford
Deaf Smith County
Hereford Court
Local Temperature Records Show 93 Degree High
The past week featured a 93 degree high last Wednesday and an 80 degree low on Sunday, as reported by Northern Natural Gas.
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Northern Natural Gas
Oil Tax Men Oppose School Budget Tax Hike
Oil company tax representatives met county and school officials Monday. They approved the county budget of 1 097 250 with a 1.54 tax rate and questioned the 1.87 rate proposed for the school district, citing teacher raises and calls for broader scrutiny. A Pan American Petroleum employee challenged the school system’s value and urged delaying tax increases.
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Oil Company
Virgil Lasater
Commissioners Court
Lasater
T. A. Roach
Roach
Frank Clements
Pan American Petroleum
Clements
Pan Am
New Traffic Lights Slated on Main and Broadway
City plans two new traffic signals at North Main Ave R and West Broadway 2nd St with synchronization to allow continuous green flow. Work by August under City Manager Marshall Pharr includes possible additional light at West Broadway 13th St and emergency mode flashing or all red control during late hours.
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Marshall Pharr
Pharr
North Main
Ave. R
West Broadway
2Nd St
13Th St
Main
Broadway
Andrews Chamber Tests Opinions On Air Service Bill
The Andrews County Chamber of Commerce surveys its members by mail to gauge support for a proposed air commuter service and freight shipments linked to Midland terminal. The poll also asks firms to estimate their annual use of the airline and notes the Ways and Means Committee action in Congress.
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Chamber of Commerce
Andrews
King Anderson
Congress
Andrews County
Midland Air Terminal
Comuter
Midland Terminal
Summer School Enrollment Mix Shifts at Andrews High
Regular summer classes at Andrews High School logged 78 students on the first day, while driver training reached 162. Last year the first year of summer sessions showed 95 in regular classes and 132 in driver training, with overall enrollment totaling 227 then and 240 now.
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Andrews High School
May Water Use Hits Record High In Dreary Weather
May daily water use averaged 3,167,000 gallons as dry spells persisted. City records show 98,192,000 gallons used in 30 days, about 15 million more than last year, with peak day 4,586,000 on May 30.
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Andrews
City
Andrews school workshop to explore pupil responsibility
A week long summer workshop sponsored by the Andrews school system opens eight sessions to the public. Dr R N Lowe of the University of Oregon will consult on developing pupil responsibility with case studies and demonstrations. Local coordinators are Dr R A Montgomery Mrs Mabel Mize and Dr Joe Tidrow.
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Andrews School System
R. N. Lowe
University of Oregon
Lowe
R. A. Montgomery
Mabel Mize
Joe Tidrow
Montgomery leaves Andrews to join Texas A and M College
Dr. Robert A. Montgomery, director of pupil services in the Andrews school system, resigns effective Sept 1 after 12 years. He will join the Texas College of Arts and Industries to coordinate testing, guidance and counseling programs, serve as chairman of counselor training, and administer student activities. Superintendent Roach notes Montgomery’s contributions to Andrews youths and his recent elevation to pupil services director.
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Robert A. Montgomery
Andrews
Montgomery
Texas College of Arts and Industries
Andrews Independent
Supt
T. A. Roach
Andrews County
Juvenile Cases Hit Low Mark in May
May yielded the county juvenile office's fewest cases since opening. Marshall Cooper reported four cases, all unofficial and requiring no court action, with three youths involved due to a boy counseled twice for theft. The ages were 10, 15 and a 16 year old girl, a runaway case. none was detained overnight.
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Marshall Cooper
Pastors change in Andrews Nazarene and Methodist churches
Two Andrews church pastors are moving. Robert Prentice becomes pastor of the Nazarene Church after relocating from Oklahoma City. Henry Sutterfield leaves the Nazarene post for Bethany Nazarene College in Oklahoma. Marvin James departs the Wesley Methodist Church for Kentwood Methodist in Big Spring.
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Robert Prentice
Andrews Church of the Nazarene
Andrews
Oklahoma City
Henry Salley
Wesley Methodist Church
Dallas
Prentice
Calvin Sutterfield
Nazarene
Sutterfield
Bethany
Okla
Bethany Nazarene College
Marvin James
Kentwood
Big Spring
Northwest Texas
The
Methodist Church
James
New Methodist Church
Mustang Stadium
Northwest By-pass
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