Local car ownership costs reach 6.9 million yearly
Andrews County residents face 6 885 000 yearly car ownership costs based on AAA and Commerce Clearing House figures. A 10 000 mile yearly run for 10 000 cars yields 807 fixed costs per car and 370 in operating costs pushing local gas stations to 2 489 000 in receipts last year.
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Washington
Andrews County
Secretary of Commerce
John T. Connor
American Automobile Association
Commerce Clearing House
AAA
Tegiseration
This Is West Texas Second Issue Preview
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce releases the June July edition of This Is West Texas. Features include a four color Highland Lakes cover, Lake LBJ shoreline, Highland Lakes fishing challenges, Kerrville Mooney Aircraft Co profile, a Italy visit, Caverns of Sonora, Palo Duro Canyon, Panhandle Heritage Theatre, Albany Fandangle, Littlefield Operation Sparkle, Amon G Carter Museum, and other West Texas highlights.
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West Texas
Itoly
Sonora
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Scenic
Palo Duro Canyon
Panhandle
Albany Fandangle
Littlefield
Amon G. Carter Museum of Western Art
Tourists Campers Guide Published Annually in Texas
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce Tourist Development Department releases the yearly Campers Guide listing about 100 West Texas towns with camping facilities. It notes water electricity rest rooms showers picnic tables swimming fishing hunting and near town shopping. Copies are free at local chamber offices and the WTCC in Abilene.
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Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce Tourist Development Department
West
Chamber of Commerce
WTCC
Abilene
Witnesses Set Circuit Assembly For Entire Area
The Jehovahs Witnesses circuit assembly scheduled for Monahans runs June 9 to 11 with L M Dugan delivering the keynote address Supply to Your Faith Endurance The event includes a Theocratic Ministry School an ordination ceremony and a large door to door Bible campaign The film God Cannot Lie will be shown at Ward County Coliseum Sunday at 3 pm with no collection.
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L. M. Dugan
Jehovah's Witnesses
New Mexico
Texas
Witnesses
Dugan
Monahans
Ward County Coliseum
Kirschenmann
Hogs Need Cooling After Breeding Amid Texas Heat
The Texas extension service advises keeping sows cool after breeding to offset summer heat stress that reduces first-breed sows settled and lowers litter sizes due to higher embryonic mortality. Extension animal husbandman T. D. Tanksley Jr. emphasizes immediate cooling after breeding.
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Texas
T. D. Tanksley, Jr
Pan American Pumper Thomas E Swift Retires
Thomas E Swift, longtime Pan American Petroleum Corporation pumper, retires effective June 1 1967. He joined in February 1946 as a roustabout and has worked in the Andrews Area, planning to reside there after retirement.
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Thomas E. Swift
Pan American. Petroleum Corporation
Swift
Pan American
Andrews
Sword Receives 20 Year Service Award
C. O. Sword, a lease pumper for Gulf Oil Corporation in the Andrews area, was presented a 20 year service award on June 10. He began his Gulf career at Wickett, Texas on June 10, 1947, and has since worked as a roustabout and lease pumper.
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C. 0. Sword
Gulf Oil Corporation
Andrews Area
Gulf
Wickett
Texas
Credit, Master or Servant? Can Be Too!
Consumer warnings on the dangers and benefits of credit. The piece explains how credit can help families meet needs yet cause hardship if misused, noting that over 70 percent of American households use credit and advising cautious budgeting, shopping for credit, and prudent use to avoid risky debt.
Weather to Blame For Discoloration In Cotton
Weather to Blame For Discoloration In Cotton. Silvering on leaf tops appears then bronzing and reddish color in young cotton in extreme Southeast Texas. Roots stay normal unless seedling disease is present. Two good weeks of growing weather should correct the situation says Texas A&M extension cotton specialist Fred C. Elliott.
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Fred C. Elliott
Texas A&m University Extension
James Eaton Receives Early Army Promotion to E-2
James K Eaton Jr of 605 NW 1 promoted to Army Private E-2 after basic training at Fort Bliss Texas on May 19. The early promotion, two months ahead of cadence, rewards top trainees with strong range scores physical tests and leadership potential. Further accelerated promotions to E-3 may follow during eight weeks of advanced training.
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James K. Eaton Jr
James
K.” Eaton
Andrews
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Scrap metal tops copra as Trust Territory export says NatGeo
World War II debris remains across Micronesia with scrap metal ranked as the second most valuable export after copra, according to National Geographic. A lingering inventory hints at ongoing salvage and environmental concerns in the Pacific islands.
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Pacific Islands
Micronesia
Trust Territory
National Geographic
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