Around Town Highlights From A Texas Weekend
Mrs W D Morris and family plus the Eubanks enjoyed a Lake Texoma weekend attending the Wiginton family reunion with relatives from Kansas Texas and Oklahoma. Ann James of Waterproof La visited Jimmy Nelson family and headed to Phoenix with Rudi Nelson for summer study. June Kopecky of San Angelo visited Celestial Ascue, while Mary Lorrigan attends a workshop in Canyon and returns to Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Morris
Shirley
Jamie Eubanks
Karen
Lake Texoma
Wiginton
Verlie
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Ann James
Waterproof
Zeta
Rudi Nelson
Jimmy Nelson
Ann
Rudi
Andrews
Phoenix
Arizona
June Kopecky
San Angelo
Celestial Ascue
Mary Lorrigan
Canyon
Mary
Dorothy McDavid
Texas Tech
Pete Millican
Pete
San Saba
Mira Millican
Arlington
Nassau
Bobbie Huestis
Vaughan Tripplehorn
Paul Kelly
Beverly Braswell
Abilene
Bobbie
Beverly
Hardin Simmons
LeRoy Denny
LeRoy
Chinese Woes Studied by Prof
Texas Tech historian Dr. Key Ray Chong analyzes roots of today’s Chinese American and Chinese Russian ties in an aborted 1908 American Chinese revolutionary project. He chronicles Homer Lea Booth Boothe W. W. Allen funding Sun Yat-sen, open door policy undermined, and shifts to Japan and Russia. Russia declared war on Turkey on April 24, 1877.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech University
Pacific Historical Review
Key Ray Chong
Chong
Homer Lea
Sun Yat-sen
Federal Association of China
Lea
Sun
Chinese Revolutionary Army
China
Boothe
Allen
J. P. Morgan Company
New York
Morgan
U. S
Theodore Roosevelt
New China
America
Russia
Turkey
VA to offer paid up additions on WWII GI policies
Beginning in June the Veterans Administration will notify 3.9 million WWII veterans with National Service Life Insurance about converting annual dividend checks into paid up additions. VA Director Jack Coker said Public Law 92-188 allows purchase of added insurance without further premiums, usable for death or endowment maturities. Veterans may use cash or accumulated dividends to buy additions, with the amount depending on the dividend and veteran’s age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Jack Coker
Waco VA
National Service Life
Coker
Sargent Industries Opens Houston Sales Office
Sargent Industries of Odessa announces a new Houston sales office for Gulf Coast requirements. Kenneth Morris, Regional Pumping Specialist, will run the office and coordinate sales activities after serving as area manager in Andrews.
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Sargent Industries
Houston
Texas
Kenneth Morris
Gulf Coast
Morris
Andrews
Local Junior Golf Tourney At Andrews CC Winners Named
The junior partnership golf tournament at Andrews Country Club on Monday and Tuesday crowned Joe Waggoner of Stanford and Scott Morgan of Sweetwater as championship flight champions with runners-up Allen Carmichael and J Hopper. In first flight Andrews players Matt Ramsey and Dewey Webb won. Melvin Lee and Bobby Clement were runners-up. Second flight winners were Steve Callison and Mitch Merrell of Midland with runners-up Speck Carmichael and Sunny Smith of Sweetwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Country Club
Joe Waggoner
Stanford
Scott Morgan
Sweetwater
Allen Carmichael
J. Hopper
Andrews
Matt Ramsey
Dewey Webb
Melvin Lee
Bobby Clement
Steve Callison
Mitch Merrell
Midland
Speck Carmichael
Sunny Smith
Cases Postponed In County Court Proceedings
Two driving while intoxicated cases set for jury trial on Tuesday were postponed due to illness of the county attorney. Curtis Lee Adams and Van Haile were to be tried with a jury panel summoned. Appeals from corporation court involving Edward G Cruz were rescheduled for Wednesday in county court.
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Curtis Lee Adams
van Haile
Corporation Court
Edward G. Cruz
It Faces Up to Open Saturday Coffee House
A youth sponsored coffee house by First Baptist Church will open Saturday night from 8 p.m. to midnight at 209 E Broadway. It will then be open weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. for teenagers and college age students.
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The
First Baptist Church
E. Broadway
Minor Weekend Wrecks Reported With No Injuries
Two minor crashes occurred over the weekend in the city with no injuries. At 5 08 p m Saturday at N Main and Logsdon Bevis Harris 204 SW 8th rear ended by Jessie Patrick 1955 car Patrick cited for following too close. At 8 40 a m Saturday in the 100 block north of the courthouse Rolando Soza backed into Carrie Lewis 610 NW 10th Soza cited for improper start from parked position.
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N. Main
Logsdon
Bevis Harris
Jessie Patrick
Paul Williams
Patrick
Rolando Soza
Carrie Lewis
Weldon Monroe
Soza
Local man burned in flash fire while cleaning clothes
Jack Martin, 24, suffered first degree burns to his back and both ankles when a flash fire started during cleaning clothes with gasoline. He was treated and released from Permian General's emergency room. J. W. Riley, 306 SE 2nd, fell and injured his right foot while employed by a drilling company. he was x-rayed and released.
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Jack Martin
Martin
Permian General
J. W. Riley
306 SE 2Nd
Harri sons visit relatives during weekend in Texas
Presonals report A W Harrison and wife traveled to Bryan for son Wayne Jr’s summer studies at A M and stayed Friday night in Belton with cousin Bessie Arthur. A family reunion occurred Saturday in Burnett with Allie Robinson from Ponca City Okla. and other kin. Phil Houston and sons visited in El Campo before heading to Pampa to see the P C Houstons, then to New Lenox Ill. to visit Benny Lloyds.
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A. W. Harrison
Bryan
Wayne Jr
A&m
Belton
Bessie Arthur
Harrisons
Allie Robinson
Ponca City
Okla
Burnett
Phil Houston
Sons of
el Campo
Percy Morrison
Pampa
P. C. Houstons
New Lenox, Ill
Benny Lloyds
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Andrews Art Guild
Kathryn Ham
Ham
Nancy Seher
Earlene Williams
Hazel
Carol
Sandy Herrington
Breckenridge
Sandy
Mary Herrington
Linda Hayes
Neil Hayes
Mabel
Brownie Brown
Sherry Landry
Jay
Lauren
Zachary
Sherry Marie
Christiene
New Iberia
Ed Moxley
Juanita Perrin
Frankel City
Oleta Crump
Tex
Lucille Nabers
Tulsa
Lubbock
Ramada Inn
Snuffy Tom
Georgia
Billie
Sonny Tom
Bill
Debbie Gaston
Juanita
James Wright
Sheila Lanier
Robbie
Raymond Casey
Nancy
Bobby Moore
Ruidoso
Andrews Insurance Agency
Ave
SRE
Tan
Henny
Mrs. Tucker
Golden Grain
Tom Scott
Blackburn
Campbell 'S Pork & Beans
SOS
Pillsbury
Hunt
SABEN
Henry Penny
Spring Valley
Beauty Pound
California
Yozen
Gandy
LEGO
Folger’s
Baby Kim
Woodbury
Miracle
OSV
Cudahy 'S Nutwoods
USDA
Pikes Peak
Longhorn
Morton
Qeen MP
Borden
Kraft Parkay
Stame
Tarar
Henry-Penny Food Stores
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