Oil Camp Echoes From Andrews County Past
Reading about past oil field life in Andrews County, the piece recalls decades of camp correspondents and local notes. It highlights Opal Hughes and Nan Morrison as notable writers, then shifts to two Tuesday traffic accidents on U S 385 near Andrews with injuries and vehicle separations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews County
Andrews
Nan Morrison
Nan
Opal Hughes
A.L. Duff Sr
Hughes
Ruby McHaney
Earl
Lamesa
Howard Peacock
Raymond Sinclair
Chester Sinclair
Pittsburg
Texas
Chester
Gene Allen
Noble Fox
Josie Fox
Homer Whitaker
Opal Hughes Medical
U.S. 385
Department of Public Safety
Seminole Highway
DPS
Andy Phillips
Odessa
Cials
Kirby-West Salutes Company Workers
Kirby West celebrates its annual employee barbecue at the civic center with about 900 attendees. The Andrews plant employs 440 and features Miss Texas Carmen McCollum, a singer from Odessa, who performed country and gospel selections amid a delayed program due to tape issues. Over 200 summer school courses enroll at local high school with 280 students in classes such as driver education and social studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby
Civic Center
Kirby-West
Kirby West
United States
Andrews
Hilliard Keeney
Keeney
Kirby East
Cleveland
Ohio
Texas
Carmen McCollum
Dick Muenzenmayer
Miss Texas
Hank Williams
Johnny Horton
Sammy Joe Smith
Simon and Garfunkle
Mona Tinsley
Park Bid Rejected for NE Andrews Softball Restrooms
County commissioners rejected Waldrop Construction's single bid of about 80 000 for restrooms and concession stands at the new NE Ave K softball parks. Officials said the price was too high and cited bid specification confusion as a factor. The county plans to build the facilities itself to save money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NE Andrews
Waldrop Construction
Lubbock
Roy D. Bennett
Willard Snow
Dub Hathcock
Trustees Slash About 140000 From 1977 78 Budget
School board members Tuesday evening cut roughly 140000 from the tentative 1977 78 budget. Final approval of the district budget is set for next Tuesday with a 144 tax rate structure totaling about 6791502.84 in proposed expenditures, four cents higher than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devonian
Glorieta
San Andres
Underwood
Bill D. Cox
Fourth of July Plans Outlined by Chamber Officials
Chamber president George Harrill led a Monday meeting outlining a single day Fourth of July celebration. Events include games booths barbecue at City Park and a fireworks show at Mustang Stadium with open house dedication for Heritage House at Prairie Dog Park and a planned watermelon eating contest by the Rotary Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
George Harrill
Mustang Stadium
Prairie Dog Park
Ro’ury Club
Louie Cure
AJRA Rodeo Underway in Andrews County This Weekend
The 26th annual AJRA Rodeo in Andrews County began with a Wednesday Main Street parade at 4:30 PM and continues through Saturday night at the rodeo arena north of the city. Stock comes from Holliday Stock Contractors of Elida NM. judges are Jim Westfall and Robert Crenshaw. announcer Marr Pierce. Call scrambles for boys and girls offer nightly prize money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews County Sheriff's Posse
Main Street
Sheriff's Posse
Rodeo Arena
Holliday Stock Contractors
Elida
N.M
Jim Westfall
Andrews
Robert Crenshaw
Big Spring
Marr Pierce
Carlsbad
Also Mentioned on This Page
Julian Gomez
Permian General Hospital
Juvenationo A
Paris
Ruidoso
William L. Ingram
Bobby Boss
Dean Yandell
Nita Yandell
Mike Dosier
Andrews’ High School
Ave. K
Guy Gibson
Jerry Willenburg
Larry Snyder
Penny
Micheal Powers
Robert Powers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!