Druggists Beat Bankers in Little League Action
Jones McCall downed Bankers 11 9 on Thursday night as Eddie Thorne pitched for Jones McCall. In the nightcap Telephone beat Permian Petroleum 9 7 with Calvin Smith winning and strong relief from Jim McGill Meckhissick Jones and Orr contributing as hitters for Telephone while Weaver Shoemaker and Sears led Permian Petroleum hitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Matthews
Ken Bales
Tom Echols
Chucky Auburn
Bob Clements
Calvin Smith
Jim McGill
Jimbo Meckhissick
Dave Jones
Allen Orr
Larry Soot
Junior Teens Fall In Opener To Odessa Drillers
The Junior Teens 15 and 16 year old league opened with a loss to Allen Drilling Odessa. Rusty Rex scored Andrews lone run in the fourth after a walk steal and a Monroe hit. Bobby Matthews pitched for Andrews allowing eight hits. Monroe had Andrews only hit as Drillers collected multiple runs each inning. Melton started for Odessa and Prymire, McNurlin Ingland Saylor Snoddy and Pope contributed runs in various frames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Drilling
Odessa
Rusty Rex
Andrews
Monroe
Bobby Matthews
Drillers
Melton
Corner Drug Beats Druggist Bankers Defeat Service Sports
Corner Drug downed Jones McCall 60 Friday night in American Little League action. In the nightcap Bankers defeated Service Sports 11-2. Steve North pitched for Corner Drug with seven strikeouts and Eddie Farmer took the loss. Johnny Nelson hit a home run for Corner Drug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones McCall
Bankers
Service Sports
Steve North
Corner Drug
Eddie Farmer
Johnny Nelson
Randy Willey
Clay Gray
Paul Rucker
Tommy Echols
Benefit Dance for Morgan and Fielder Families
A benefit dance will be held Friday night from 8 to 12 to aid the Morgan and Fielder families after last Sunday's wreck. The Barons will provide music at the Community Building and Jaycees sponsor. Admission is $1 or more, with all proceeds donated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Fielder
Jaycees
Boy Club Baseball Opens Across Two Parks This Summer
The Andrews Boys Clubs begin two baseball leagues with Pony League Park hosting the older group and Little League Park hosting the younger. The schedule runs June through August with matches against Midland Odessa Guadalupe Washington Woodson and final away game against Woodson on August 20. Coach Dick Carroll leads the 12 and under squad with Jon Carroll and Mike Thames assisting. 13 15 team coached by Dick Carroll with Del Cordova as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Pony League
Little League Park
Midland Boys
Odessa Boys
Guadalupe Youth Center
Washington Youth Center
Woodson
Midland
Odessa
Ronald Thames
Eddie Triveno
Junior Bermen
Rickie Warren
Sammie French
Raul Perez
Bernard Frugs
Stan Cline
Donnie Hicks
Jack Howell
Amos Allen
Danny Shackelford
Dick Carroll
del Cordova
Rotarians Name Auction Groups For Andrews Sale
Andrews Rotary Club appointed committees to run the Andrews Community Auction Sale set for Friday and Saturday June 17 and 18. Committees include soundtrack advertising entertainment merchandise pickup and more with proceeds funding play equipment for the new lake side park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Rotary Club
Andrews
Jim Dotson
Leo Lambert
Kenneth Bales
Joe Albright
Joe Weatherby
John Curry
Pete Millican
Frank Crown
Evans Holland
O. B. Raburn
Gerald Mc.Caskill
Leonard Craft
Dean Davis
Eugene Demmler
G. W. Gilliland
John Hayes
C. A. Holcombe
Forrest Noble
Elzie Parks
Raymond Sharbutt
Rotary Club
Kids Lake-Side
Rip-Roaring High Waters Do More Good Than Harm
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says heavy rains floodwaters recharge oxbow lakes and redistribute fish, boosting angling areas for a time. Catfish hunters benefit, but some elderly and oldtimers perish in strong currents and silt. pollution causes losses, though overall fishing remains stable. A notable flood washed out a farm pond and destroyed the Davernia dam between Longview and Gladewater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Blood Donors Set to Donate Here Tuesday
Blood donors in Andrews County are urged to give a pint of blood at Permian General Hospital next Tuesday from 11 am to 6 pm under the Blood Service Plan Insurance Company. Last year 43 pints were donated locally, with 209 pints used. eligibility covers ages 18 to 59 in good health with no heart disease or viral illness, and donors must weigh at least 110 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews County
Blood Service Plan Insurance Company
Permian General Hospital
Andrews
Bill Burt
Espi Company
Hospital
Downtown Lions
Evening Lions
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
M. W. Averytt
Jim Herzburger
Memorial Day Essay Contest At Andrews Boys Club Winners Named
Larry Martin won first place and Junior Bermen second in a club essay contest about what Memorial Day means. The winning piece honors gallant soldiers who died for freedom and calls for global recognition and a lasting honor of their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Boys’ Club
Larry Martin
Junior Bermen
America
Local Pony League Results Highlight Week of Wins
Multiple teams in the Pony League posted victories over the past week including Brownies, Superior, M&M Cass Fitts, and Win Smith Drug. Key games featured Smith Drug 4 M&M 3 on June 5 with Ricky Griffin the winning pitcher and Cecil Martin the loser. Cass Fitts 8 Carruth 5 with Cass Fitts totaling eight runs on seven hits. and on June 7 M&M 5 Cass Fitts 2 with Roy Hodges winning and Gary Goldsmith losing, followed by Brownies 12 Superior 0. Earlier, Brownies swept M&M 17-2 on June 2 as Lewis Pipkin won, and Superior edged Cass-Fitts 2-1 in eight innings with Keith Clanahan and Terry Turner dealing, Gary Rogers earning the win in extra innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Drug
Cass Fitts
M&m
Brownies
Superior
Smith
Ricky Griffin
Cecil Martin
Carruth
Clifford Boren
Byron Seal
Danny Willey
Roy Hodges
Gary Goldsmith
Mickel Hilton
Keith Clanahan
Lewis Pipkin
Johnny Askey
Cass-Fitts
Terry Turner
Gary Rogers
Annual Invitation Golf Tournament Slated at Country Club
The Andrews Country Club hosts a three day event from July 2 to July 4 with 18 holes per day and match play on Saturday and Sunday and medal play on Monday. Defending champion is Larry Lumpkin of Pecos, Odessa College golfer. Entry is $15 general and $5 for high school. Pro-Am July 1. Entries to Box 1136 or call 523-2461.Trophies go to high school winners and prizes offered in other divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Country Club
Bronco Bristol
S. A. Smith
Larry Lumpkin
Pecos
Odessa Colege
Mahon Announces River Project Funding Boost
Congressman George Mahon announced an additional 3.5 million dollars for the Canadian River project this fiscal year, bringing total appropriations to about 83 million. The project, begun years ago with an expected 90 million cost, is to be substantially complete and operating by about June 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mahon
Congress
Mahon
House Appropriations Committee
Tackle Tax Covers Cost of Lake Fix
Lake Casa Blanca near Laredo undergoes renovation by Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists after U S Fish and Wildlife Service approval. Federal funds cover 75 percent of costs, with Webb County contributing by handling excess fish disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Casa Blanca
Laredo
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Webb County
Texas Tech Plans New Doctor of Business Administration 1967
Texas Tech will offer the Doctor of Business Administration degree in 1967. A School of Law has been approved for Texas Tech and is expected to open in September 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
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Telephone
Permian Petroleum
Eddie Thorne
Noon Smart
Steve Hodges
Pat Rucker
Steve Weaver
Shoemaker
Bill
Manning
Owen Sears
Prymire
Delbert Harvick
Cecil Waggoner
Ozite
Ozite Town ‘N
Terrace
Lzite
Wes
Ozite Corporation
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
Wings
Guia
Vectra Company
Natonal Plastic Products Company, Inc
Odenton
Maryland
Vectra
National Plastic Products Company, Inc
Service
Travis Hughes
Chucky Raburn
The
Jerry Cahill
Gary Daniels
Everett Solomon, Charles Ward and
J. B. Youngblood
Munity
Davernia
Longview
Gladewater
Ruefy
Gene Pearsoi
Pop
Church of Christ
H. L. Matheny
Sun
Southwest Church of Christ
S. W. &Th and
Truck Rt
Sheriff's Posse
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