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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
5
The Andrews county chamber promotes Crazy Days July 20–22 with Father’s Day themed windows judged June 15–16. Greased pigs will be released for a $10 merchandise prize, plus craziest dressed salespeople prizes. Texaco stations offer cash prizes and barometers for registering. DuPont Lucite paint ads appear at Davis Electric.
A May report shows a drop of 17 patients from April, with 268 admitted in May and 285 in April. Births totaled 31, average stay 5.1 days, 1264 patient days, 268 discharged, 36 on hand. Doctors performed 63 operations, 32 major and 41 minor. Hospital occupancy at 93 percent with a daily average of 39 patients.
Mr and Mrs V B Davis and their children moved this week to Mona hans to establish a home. Mr Davis was employed here as a clerk for the Pan American Oil Company and was transferred to the Monahans office.
Patricia Conaster 14 of Andrews was admitted Friday June 2 to the Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children in Dallas. The hospital, founded by Scottish Rite Masons 37 years ago, has admitted over 130000 children since 1925 and relies on public contributions and bequests.
Funeral services were held in Mountainair New Mexico for Mrs J D Fleming 89 mother of Jim Fleming owner of the Beacon Motel in Andrews. She died after a four week illness with graveside rites in Stamford. She leaves four sons Jim J D Milton Jack and four daughters and many grandchildren. Jim Fleming was vacationing in Stamford at time of death. Stockport England police have hired a part time chiropodist to look after feet.
Sherry Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs L Z Brown is among about 100 youths at the American Red Cross national aquatic school at Lake Murray Oklahoma She will teach swimming and water safety for Andrews summer recreation The Lake Murray camp hosts one of 26 ten day sessions since 1922 totaling 75700 enrollments through 1961 The school began June 5 and lasts ten days. families from Andrews plan a weekend reunion with relatives from Rochester and Granite Shoals families join at the camp site for the event.
A collision occurred Monday at the intersection of West Broadway and 1st street. A 1953 Plymouth driven by Vernon P. Johnson of Seminole hit a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Joe Dean Rhodes of 11 N. W., third. The Johnson car took no damage. Rhodes’ car reported $30 in damages. No citation was issued by investigators.
4 H Pig Feeding program set to start this week under county agent Pete Millican. Interested youths should contact him now. Pigs to feed weigh 60 to 75 pounds and will be fed about 100 days. Pigs to be exhibited at the Livestock show in October with a special auction for sellers. 21 calves are already in feeding.
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