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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1965
Page
12
Civil defense highlights 34 new buildings with integrated fallout protection. The McLean Bible Church cost an extra 900 dollars for shelter features in its 217000 dollar project, about six cents per square foot, as part of a Department of Defense guide promoting construction practices.
Six local boys are at Camp Hoblitzelle in Midlothian sponsored by the Salvation Army. Sheriff J A Bud Gregory took Joe Rasiles Jamie Stanley James Sprague Mike Miller Billy Glaze and Floyd Merworth to the camp for a week of swimming arts and crafts archery boating fishing and water skiing with a return planned for Sunday.
Two local teachers attend the eighth annual Petroleum Workshop at the University of Houston. Kenneth Williamson and June Harrell, both math instructors at Andrews High School, participate as the workshop updates teachers on new equipment used in Texas petroleum industries. The Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association sponsors the program which concludes in June.
Andrews County gained seven rigs to reach 18 units this week, with Reed Roller Bit Co. tracking 18 rigs after 11 last week. The Permian Basin Empire total climbed to 212, up 14 from the prior week but down 24 from last year, while Lea County New Mexico led with 31 rigs and Pecos County followed with 29.
Andrews High School senior Jim Nelson attends the annual Boys State on the University of Texas campus among over 750 youths. Sponsored by the Andrews Downtown Lions Club he joins peers assigned to one of two political parties to learn state government by doing.
The Capitol Texas Good Roads Association announced Weldon Hart of Austin as an interim vice president. Hart, once aide to former Gov. Allan Shivers and former Texas Employ Highway Department member, was selected amid other regional developments including a bank application in Keller. The Texas Highway Department plans to install signs on select highways to reduce crash risk, noting signs crack in the middle yet cause no harm when struck.
Mr and Mrs J W Huddleston and children came back Sunday after a weeklong vacation at Cisco Lake and Proc tor Lake with relatives in Cisco. Phil Daniel of Austin visits this week with Sam Daniels and family en route to California for vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. David Boykin and their young son relocated Monday to Albuquerque New Mexico. Boykin works for El Paso Natural Gas Company. Mrs. Boykin’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lloyd and Michael joined them while visiting the area.
Former Andrews High School golfer Housty Brewer shot a 304 in the Texas Amateur Open at Midland Country Club. Randy Petri of Houston won with 287. Brewer finished 13th. David Porter of Andrews tied for fourth in the president's flight with 309 alongside Jim Grant and Bill Mitchell. Richard Patton of Midland won first in his flight with 303.
Ker Jr Rod and Terry visited Andrews with the husband and father joining them Sunday as the family plans to return home next weekend. Harry Marsh formerly News editor in New York around 1953 visited the News Office Monday en route to California.
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