Boy Survives after Daring Plunge at Pool
In Andrews a 7:45 a m plunge ends with the quick rescue of a non swimmer by 15 year old Jerry Brannon. The boy fled the scene after being pulled from the water and his name and home are unknown.
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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1961
Page
1
Worker Falls From Derrick Injures Him While Cementing
An Andrews cementer, John B. Willard, fell about 30 feet from a drilling rig five miles south of town while descending a ladder. He suffered injuries but was reported in good condition after treatment at Permian General Hospital and Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permain General Hospital
Singleton Ambulance
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Ranchers Plan Eight Day Corn Belt Tour in August
West Texas Cattle Growers Association members will tour the Corn Belt August 6 to 14 visiting Turner Ranch in Sulphur Oklahoma K S Adams ranch in Ada Kansas City stockyards Morrison Illinois Chicago stock yards and feeders. On return they will stop at Cairo Illinois Rockefeller Ranch Morriston Arkansas and Ft Worth. Highland Hereford breeders from Alpine may join. Deposit due by July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Belt
West Texas Cattle Growers Association
I. C. Millican
Middle West
Andrews
Sulphur
Oklahoma
Turner Ranch
Ada
K.S. Adams Ranch
Kansas City
Morrison
Illinois
Chicago
Texas
Cairo
Rockefeller Ranch
Morriston
Ark
Ft. Worth
Highland Hereford Breeders Association of Alpine
Millican
Little Girl Dies From Injuries After Fall
Funeral services for Letha Jo Huett of 703 N. W. 6th are set for 2:30 this afternoon at Calvary Baptist Church. The seven year old died at Permian General Hospital from injuries after she and sister Gwen fell from a family horse on the northeast truck route near Community Park. The girl’s parents followed in a car and transported the children to the hospital where Letha Jo died from a punctured lung and four broken ribs. Gwen was taken to Odessa for treatment and listed in satisfactory condition. The family survived by James W. Huett parents and sisters Gwen and June, with grandparents J. B. Huett of Texarkana and Mrs. Janie Roberson and Ben F. Roberson of Seminole. Interment will be in Andrews cemetery, under Singleton Funeral Home care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letha Jo Huett
N. W
Calvary Baptist Church
Clinton Eastman
M. J. Mahaffey
South Love Street Baptist Church
Lovington
Permian General Hospital
Letha
Gwen
James W. Huett
Letha Jo
Odessa
Medical Center
June
J. B. Huett
Texarkana
Janie Roberson
Ben F. Roberson
Seminole
S. W. Wood
Monahans
E. C. Rassum
Earl Flint
M. V. Donahue
Burl Greaves Earns United Nations Youth Pilgrimage Trip
Burl Greaves 16, a senior from Andrews, wins the United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth trip. He will travel from Odessa to Corsicana then to New York for a six day UN visit, touring landmarks and meeting delegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burl Greaves
United Nations
New York
Greaves
Rebekahs and
Odd Fellows Lodge
Andrews
Unitde Nations
Odessa
Texas
Corsicana
Washington
Laos
Union of South Africa
Cuba
Burl
Bank official Barns resigns for new post in Weslaco
Robert Barns longtime First National Bank Andrews director and vice president leaves to become executive vice president of Mid Valley State Bank in Weslaco Texas taking effect July 1. He moved to Andrews in 1954 and served civic roles including Lions Club treasurer school board member and chamber director keeping active in local affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barns
First National Bank
Weslaco
Texas
Barns
Mid- Valley State Bank
Rio Grande Valley
Andrews
Midland National Bank
First National
Evening Lions Club
Sand Hills
Chamber of Commerce
First Baptist Church
American Legion
Clements Face Choice Between Trip or Cash Prize
Mrs. Jack Clements of Cres cent Drive won a Beauty Bonanza prize offering either a $1000 cash award or a European trip with $500 expenses plus travel to London Paris and Rome. The decision is due within two weeks as Pinkerton investigators interviewed the family about product use and interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Clements
Crescent Drive
Chesbrough Ponds
London
Paris
Rome
New York
Europe
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Dallas
Clements
Texas Electric Service Company
Andrews
Clean Up Set For Andrews
A city wide cleanup will be launched in Andrews on June 20 conducted as a joint effort by the county and city. Mayor Charlie Carruth urges citizens to help give the town an old fashioned face lifting and remove fire and health hazards. Trash pickup schedules and refuse stacking rules will be announced later with city hall serving as campaign HQ. City, county and school trucks will be used to haul away debris from alleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Charlie Carruth
Andrews schools report details summer enrollment and staff
A board meeting disclosed 69 students enrolled in the first summer session led by J Lee Smith with 33 students in each driver training class taught by Nile Cole Forrest Scott Vernon Johnson Norman VanDinter and J D Partridge. resignations of four teachers were accepted and two leave of absence granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees of
the Andrews Schools
J. Lee Smith
Nile Cole
Forrest Scott
Vernon Johnson
Norman VanDinter
J. D. Partridge
Rae Nell Markwardt
Andrews
Barry B. Thompson
Sue Seaton
Mark Sanderson
Early Workshop Set For Teachers Of Local Schools
An early summer teachers workshop for Andrews schools begins Monday with Dr. Manford Sonstegard of Iowa State College as featured consultant. Sessions run morning and afternoon Monday through Friday June 23 at the curriculum building with the theme Psychology in the classroom and understanding the Student. Public session Wednesday afternoon in the administration board room. other sessions limited to school personnel. About 45 morning participants and 27 afternoon discussants are registered. Dr. Sonstegard has published articles in professional magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Manford Sonstegard
Iowa State College
Sonstegard
Pep Rally Planned For Museum Group
A pep rally in the chamber of commerce board room Friday night gathers all membership chairmen of the Andrews County Museum Society. They plan to increase charter member signups before the organizational meeting on June 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews County Museum Society
Chamber of Commerce Board Room
Services Held Monday For Mrs. Hamilton
Funeral services for Mrs. O F Hamilton 48 of 1100 N W 10th were held at 2 p m at First Baptist Church in Andrews with Pastor Carl Grissom officiating She died Saturday night after a post op shock following surgery at a Big Spring clinic She had lived in Andrews 14 years born in Salina Texas and was a member of the First Baptist Church Andrews Garden Club and Rebekah Lodge Graveside services were at Resthaven Memorial Park Midland Singleton Funeral Home supervised the arrangements She was survived by her husband two sons Elvie Ray Hamilton in Hennessy Oklahoma and Freeland Darrell Hamilton in College Station a daughter Linda Gayle Hamilton Weston her father Freeland Van Hoozer Weston three sisters Ellen Meadows Fort Worth Ruth Thomas Garland Corrine Hackler Dallas a brother Don Van Hoozer Weston and three grandchildren Numerous bearers were named from Odessa Hobbs Oklahoma and Andrews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Singleton Funeral Home
Elvie Ray Hamilton
Hennessy
Oklo
Freeland Darrell Hamilton
College Station
Linda Gayle Hamilton
Freeland van Hoozer
Weston
Ellen Meadows
Ft. Worth
Ruth Thomas
Garland
Corrine Hackler
Dallas
Youth from Holland to join local high school program
Cornelis Dutmer a 17 year old from Wildervank Netherlands will arrive in August to study for the 1961 62 term under the American Field Service exchange. The Bristows will host him as foster parents in a plan financed by a $650 class fundraiser. Dutmer speaks multiple languages excels in chess and aims to become a teacher of classical languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
American Field Service
Cornelis Dutmer
Wildervank
Netherlands
Raymond Bristows
Dutmer
Bristows
Cornelis
New York
Bristow
Water Use Surges Past Four Million in Dry Week
Andrews records show no sustained rainfall amid a dry spell with only brief showers Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures reached mid nineties before cooling to the sixties and fifties at night as rain drifts provided minimal relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Northern Natural Gas Company
Reading program at Andrews County Library sets record
Andrews County Library reports a summer reading program milestone with 3,923 children's books checked out in two weeks, and 1,026 adult books, compared with 2,735 and 702 respectively last year. Peak day reached 744 books. 547 students enrolled in the 18 book plan. 261 are boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews County Library
Russell Austin
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