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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1954
Page
1
A local editorial urges residents of Andrews to keep yards tidy, plant greenery, and participate in a weekend cleanup. It praises neat, well-kept homes as a civic asset and notes water and land value rise with orderly surroundings, calling on all to join next week's cleanup drive.
Graveside funeral rites were held at 12 39 o clock Saturday June 12 at Seminole cemetery for the infant twin sons of Mr and Mrs Wayman Corbell of this city The infants were born Friday at Gaines County Hospital O Riley of Brownfield officiated at the service Corbell an engineer with Olia Petroleum Company lived here a short time Mr and Mrs M O Woolam and Marie and Mrs Pearl Woolam of yer Texas attended a family reunion in San August weekend
N N Jones, superintendent of the Humble Means District, was named chairman of the Andrews County annual TB Chest X-Ray Survey. Jones announced that dates for the survey were established at a meeting held earlier.
Two men suffered burns when a diesel tank exploded during removal at the county barn. George Moxley and Commissioner Winfred Hudgens received first to third degree burns, while Cason was uninjured. They were hospitalized for treatment.
Final plans set for Andrews spring clean up paint up fix up and light up drive from Tuesday June 22 through Saturday June 26. Lions Club city and county crews and volunteer firemen lead efforts to collect trash spray alleys and prevent disease with fogging and city trucks handling pickups.
Two car crashes and a street fight were reported this week. A trailer home pulled by William Henley overturned on the Goldsmith Franke City Highway causing total loss. A Kinney Kinney pickup driven by Glenn Eugene Stewart overturned on the Kerrmit Highway near Andrews with about 30000 damages. A fight on the Odessa highway left two men treated at Permian General with knife wounds and rock injuries after a party returns home.
Funeral services for Herbert Bruce Trotter 20 of Goldsmith were held at the First Methodist Church with interment in Andrews County Cemetery. He died in an auto wreck a mile east of Springtown on Highway 199. Passenger Bobby Tinker 23 of Fort Worth suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized. He is survived by his parents, three brothers Melvin John and Robert of Goldsmith, and a sister Virginia Packard of Fort Knox Kentucky.
The El Paso Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church U S A approves organizing a new Presbyterian church for Andrews. A special commission will lead the process and a meeting is set for 8:00 P M June 27 at Andrews Elementary School to receive members and elect elders and deacons.
The sole helium producing facility in the United States operates near Amarillo Texas. It supplies critical gas used in medical research manufacturing and defense sectors.
Ralph Lowe of Midland reports flowing Ellenburger oil at his No 1 Southland Royalty Co well four miles west of Andrews and near Deep Rock field. Drill stem test shows oil flow with minimal water, 43.6 degree gravity, and varying pressures. Phillips Petroleum reports a San Andres Bay discovery at No 2 B Embar two miles N of existing producers.
Final rites were conducted at 2:00 p m at the local cemetery for Mrs Pearl Latham age 71 who died at her daughter’s home in Noble Louisiana after years of invalidism The Rev Everett S Martin of First Baptist officiated She had previously lived here with her husband who died six years ago She later lived here 1948 to 1950 with a son Clyde Survivors include three daughters Mrs A G Norwood Andrews and Mrs Edward Mailey and Mrs Ed Lynch Noble and six sons Clarence Clyde Woody Travis Orange Texas T J Ferriday Louisiana and Frank Mississippi The body was shipped to Odessa where Singletons Funeral Home handled arrangements
An Andrews Flying Club organizational meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday June 21 in the Commissioners court room. Jim Flemmins chairs the aviation committee of the chamber of commerce with Corky Wilson handling notices. New instructor Rod Stoddard will outline training programs as interested locals prepare to learn to fly or maintain hours. Trainees already signing up include Robert Forbes Ray Page Butch Vining Dr Harry Tompkins Pat McNair Ben Simmons Charles Roberts Jr J T Lisenbee Lloyd Bivens Joe Herring and Jim Flemmins.
City Manager L. B. Parrish clarified rates for garbage service after an earlier story misreported the figures. The city will charge $1.00 per month for weekly residential pickup, $2.00 for bi weekly, and $4.00 per month for daily business district pickups.
Two Midland men Delbert Downing manager of the Midland Chamber of Commerce and James G. Byus cashier of the Midland National Bank will be guest speakers at the Andrews Lions Club noon luncheon Tuesday announced by Wm. J. Sanders who is in charge of the program.
Magnolia defeated Phillips 7 to 5 while El Paso edged Stanolind 1 to 0 at Florey as Firemen beat Humble 3 to 0.
Funeral services for Thomas Elcott Davison 65 were held at the First Christian Church in Hobbs New Mexico with Rev Everett S Martin officiating. He died at Permian General Hospital after major surgery on May 29 and subsequent uremia. Survivors include four daughters and five sons with fourteen grandchildren.
The condition of Bobby Gene Burke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Burke, improved at Baylor Hospital Dallas after acute leukemia diagnosis May 31. He received six blood transfusions and a new drug begun a week ago, with doctors noting favorable signs. Saturday he turns two, with parents, nurses, and doctors present.
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