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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1949
Page
3
The Junior Oddfellows baseball game at Midland was rained out as the Midland team failed to show at the muddy field after the Andrews team traveled in from out of town.
Alden S. Donnelly of Midland was elected vice president and board member of Honolulu Oil Corporation at the stockholders meeting in San Francisco. He becomes manager of operations for the Mid- Continent division and has a long career with Honolulu since 1928. He is a Texas registered professional engineer and member of several petroleum and engineering societies. He is a Colorado School of Mines graduate in geological engineering.
Miss Bobby Cox and Mrs. H. T. Wilson of Andrews receive Linfield College scholarships in recognition of scholastic achievement at Andrews High School. Mrs. Wilson, a year graduate, contributed to the student newspaper and annual and played football and cornet in the high school band.
A table game and dance party for college age youth of Andrews will be held tonight in the American Legion Hut west of town. Starting at 9:30 PM, the first of a summer recreation series sponsored by Andrews college students. Refreshments of punch and cookies provided, with special entertainment planned for the intermission. Expenses shared by attendees and any excess funds go to the next social.
Dr. P. T. Quast announces an extra week added to the 8 week Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch schedule to accommodate rural Scouts working on farms. Since May 29 the camp has 800 registrations and the August 16 Negro camp session may lift attendance toward 1000. P. V. Thomson reports the program runs smoothly and Harry H. Tompkins has arrived as camp medical officer.
John Kendrick president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce announces Monte Hale the 29 year old Western film and singing star will headline the annual Brownfield Rodeo set for June 23 24 and 25 A new $20000 arena with 3000 capacity has been built under Hub King with the Moore family and their Taximeter Mule and clown George Fairchild providing entertainment Tess Fulfer Jaycee secretary.
The Andrews County News reports a cash purse of at least 1500 to attract contestants, with a record prize list for the local beard growing competition and western toy wearing. Prizes for beard contenders rise as permits and fines are issued for renegades. Four big nightly dances accompany a three day program with city street decorations. Stock provided by Howard Brown of Dublin. Three rounds will determine purse contenders under RCA approved feats with points toward world championships.
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