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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1960
Page
1
Fragmentary excerpts reference past fires, courthouse losses, and newspaper archives related to Texas history. Mentions Midland, Garden City, and Lubbock sources. hints at trials, testimonies, and political figures with speculative timelines and scattered dates.
A school board meeting discussed three years of achievement test findings and college record comparisons of local graduates. Curriculum director Joe Tidrow and high school principal J Lee Smith reported a rising trend in grade averages among graduates who pursued college, with additional details shown to the board.
Six youths were injured when a Chevrolet convertible skidded across a highway and hit a fence near Andrews. Driver Avery Willard Furrh and Wayne Herrington were hospitalized with severe facial lacerations. others escaped serious harm.
Leon Thomas a young oil field worker received minor burns Monday afternoon when fumes from gasoline used to clean clothes ignited in his apartment at Lynn Haven Courts on West Broad. He was burned on the face and arms as the flames spread from an open home water heater and the unit suffered heavy water and smoke damage while volunteer firefighters battled the blaze.
County Commissioners schedule a county wide liquor election for July 9 after certifying 341 qualified voters from petition lists. Absentee voting begins Monday at the county clerk’s office with four court house boxes and one each at Mabee Camp and Frankel City.
The county endures a scorching spell with a 103 degree high on Tuesday while Monahans hits 107 the state's top. Some brief rain fell later, but most of the day stayed hot with rising AC use and a slight drop to 68 on June 11. Permian Basin readings list daily highs from 67 to 103 and lows from 60 to 69.
A Dayton Ohio family from the Anewalt clan visits Day- Von area and comments on the Texas climate and landscape. Mrs Anewalt mocks soil conservation signs, compares Texas to the East, notes slow traffic in the heat, praises architecture, and laments lack of roadside parks. The trip highlights driving as the only way to see the country.
The council set a four seventy five dollar monthly two party line rate after back and forth over upgrading service. An ordinance bans cross connections between city water lines and other sources to prevent contamination.
Tommy Seay and Tommy Walker, high school seniors, returned from the American Legion Boy's State in Austin. Walker was elected to the state legislature and Seay appointed to the Fish and Game Commission. They described meetings with Gov Price Daniel Attorney General Will Wilson and Chief Justice Hickman as educational and inspiring for future citizenship.
The Civic Group's T-Man Committee of the Andrews County Chamber of Commerce reports results after one month. It sent 58 letters to vehicle owners involved in violations and commended courteous drivers. Violations include 28 running stop signs and 12 speeding, with other infractions listed. no tickets issued.
The county library will close on Saturdays during the summer months effective this week. Weekend story hour is discontinued for the summer. Regular hours remain 9 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday.
The opening 1960 football game between the Mustangs and Lubbock will be played at Mustang Stadium due to remodeling at Texas Tech Stadium. The site change was approved by both schools, making Mustang Stadium the venue for six home games this season starting with Snyder on Sept 16 and continuing through Oct 28 and Nov 11.
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