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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1939
Page
2
The Andrews County News is published weekly by C W Roberts in Andrews Texas. It lists post office information and dates for archival filing under federal act provisions.
A brief notice notes an accounting entry for one year in county and one year outside county with a monetary amount of 91.00. The fragment mentions no names or places and provides minimal context.
Random thoughts recount a trip to Lubbock for the Texas Press Convention with about 300 newspaper men in attendance. The writer notes missing Lynn Lardrum of the Dallas Morning News and mentions praise for Garner’s presidential bid and Harry Hines of the Texas Highway Commission addressing editors.
The writer lauds the Lub bock Chamber of Commerce Lubbock Avalanche Cecil Horne and Texas Tech head Clifford Jones for a successful convention. He notes memorial rites for departed editors and urges the state press group to exert real influence and organize more active efforts in West Texas. He asks Andrews residents to mobilize and start a local organization for a future celebration.
The narrator recalls a weekend trip to Lubbock and a Monday stop in Big Spring to promote rodeo advertising for June 23 25. The town dresses in cowboy gear, stores sell out of bandanas, and locals react to visitor impressions as a rodeo season nears.
The article reports nylon stockings, priced about 1.10 to 1.50, will hit stores by year end. They resemble silk in sheerness and strength, tested by factory workers at the New York World's Fair. If adopted, nylon could cut into Japan's silk market as Americans embrace a new durable fabric.
Taxpayers day saw the County School District and City Equalization boards hear oil companies lease holders and pipelines. Humble Oil spokesman H L Stone spoke for the oil group and subscribed for the Andrews County News. Marie Ballinger visited friends at Pecos and Kermit over the weekend. The note on trade suggests Japan would struggle to fund further aggression if foreign exchange to buy war material is cut.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Tacker announce the birth of an 8 lb 9 oz girl named Patsy Ruth on July 13 at Headlee Hospital in Odessa. Mother and baby are reported to be doing nicely.
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