Phillips Plant Earns Safety Recognition at Frankel
Phillips Ful lerton Gasoline Plant at Frankel received a million man-hours with no lost-time injuries award for the period Sept 13 1947 to Mar 18 1962. Plant superintendent Troy Laster accepted the honor at a community dinner with 55 employees and wives present. Morris Ivey stands as the sole 15 year veteran among the staff.
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Phillips Fullerton Gasoline
Frankel
Troy Lasater
Howard Markley
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Company
Ployees
Morris Ivey
Phillips
Odessa Phillips
Andrews Board Looks to Outside Consultants for Curriculum Review
The Andrews board delays budget approval to August while to study debt service and estimated revenues based on 98 percent collection from a district assessed value of 131.8 million dollars. Supt Roach proposes hiring four outside consultants to evaluate curriculum and instruction and address criticism of the system.
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Supt
T. A. Roach
Joe Tidrow
Texas Tech
Roach
Andrews
Six Andrews Teachers Attend TTU Science Workshop
Six Andrews Independent School District elementary teachers join fifty two educators at Texas Tech for a two week science workshop sponsored by the education department. The June 4 to 15 program is led by Milo Blecha of the University of Arizona to develop more effective elementary science teaching methods. Attendees from Andrews include John Adams Velma Dixon Maxine Hays Mary Lorigan Bertha O Keefe and Carol Ann Weatherby.
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Andrews Independent
Texas Tech
Education Department
Milo Blecha
University of Arizona
Andrews
John Adams
Velma Dixon
Maxine Hays
Mary Lorigan
Bertha O'Keefe
Carol Ann Weatherby
Rainfall Totals Across Andrews County After Weekend Storms
Rain measurements from northwest Andrews on the Byrd Lease show 114 inches Saturday night and about 1 inch after Monday. Nearby Frankel City areas logged around 1 inch Saturday and over 2 inches Monday. Southeast of Andrews received about 0.8 inch Saturday night and 1y inches after Monday. Southwest county reports had dust settling rain with 0.4 inch Monday night.
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Andrews
Byrd Lease
Frankel City
Here
New York City Expanded by 118 Acres in Six Years
In six years New York City gained 118 acres through more accurate surveying. The city now covers 204,681 acres or 319.8 square miles. The text argues that responsibility through self discipline and good habits is preferable to severe physical punishment as a method of enforcement.
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New York
New York City
Services Set Today For Mrs Hudgens
Funeral services for Odessa Luttlian Hudgens 59 are at Grace Baptist Church at 2 30 p m with Jess Hill officiating assisted by C J Moore pastor of Calvary Baptist Church Altus Oklahoma She died after a five week illness Survivors include husband R W Hudgens of Andrews two daughters Cleaburne Moore of Altus and W L Beckham of Odessa two sons Richard Hudgens of Seminole and London Hudgens of Andrews two sisters Annie Gray of Borger and Elnora Scott of Davis Oklahoma two brothers Ellee Hancock and Lennie Hancock both of Chowchilla California and 20 grandchildren
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Odessa Luttlian Hudgens
Grace Baptist Church
Jess Hill
C. J. Moore
Calvary Baptist Church
Altus
Okla
Hudgens
Permian General Hospital
Andrews
Haskell
R. W. Hudgens
Cleaburne Moore
W. L. Beckham
Odessa
Richard Hudgens
Seminole
London
Robbery Suspects Taken Here
Four men and three women were arrested by city police on a charge of armed robbery and attempted murder. The group traveled in three cars, one stolen, and were found at two motels and a residence here. Eastman authorities took over the case, with local officers aiding. A 17 year old boy was later picked up in a separate theft investigation involving Modern Food groceries. About a third of the groceries were recovered after a chase.
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Eastman
Morris Brown
C. M. Walker
Sheriff's Department
Atwood Rites Held In Kermit Tuesday
Funeral services were held for James P. Atwood 54 at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Kermit under Hixon Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon. Atwood died Sunday in Winkler County Memorial Hospital after a two month illness. He was an employee of El Paso Natural Gas Co. Burial was in Kermit Cemetery.
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James P. Atwood
Minnie Fleming
Andrews
Grace Temple Baptist Church
Kermit
Hixon Funeral Home
Atwood
Winkler County Memorial Hospital
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Kermit Cemetery
Boys State values unity and civic duty at Capitol visit
The week long Boys State program concluded with sessions at the Texas Capitol and a reunion in ten years. Barney Gisen of Houston was named Boys State Governor and Sam Gainer of Austin earned the Attorney General post, while Louis Duncan of San Antonio made history as the first Negro candidate for a top office.
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Capitol Building
Texas State Capitol
Senate
House
Boys State
University of Texas Athletic
Boys Nation
Barney Gisen
Houston
Sam Gainer
Austin
Gainer
Boys
Pioneer Party
Iegro
Louis Duncan
San Antonio
Crabtree
Girl Committed To State Training School
Three youths appeared in Juvenile Court before County Judge Virgil Lasater. One girl was charged with violation of probation and committed to the state training school at Gainesville. Two boys were placed on probation.
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Virgil Lasater
State Training School
Gainesville
Rainfall Drops Temperatures in Andrews
Rainfall in Andrews lowers temperatures with two soaking events this week. Residents praise the green landscape as clouds kept Saturday's high to 82 before the rain and again after rain on Tuesday, temperatures stayed in the low 80s.
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Andrews
Mercury
Break-in at sale office and Shamrock Service Station
Thieves broke glass at the Big Spring highway sale office and Shamrock Service Station on West Broadway. They sought petty cash, took a transistor radio, and an undisclosed amount of change from a broken change box on a soft drink dispenser.
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Big Spring Highway
Shamrock
West Broadway
Hospital meeting details and contractor payment note
The hospital group met at the hospital and had dinner at Andrews Country Club. Before the meeting the Commissioners Court approved a regular payment of 86 800 dollars to the contractor, with 123 000 dollars still unpaid on the hospital project.
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Andrews Country Club
Commissioners Court
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Ian Spofforth
England
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