Day Camp Starts Monday For Scouts
The Andrews girl scouts begin their annual Camp Oasis at the county park with six units camping from Monday to Friday. Camp runs 2:30 pm to 8:45 pm with activities in lashing fires cooking hiking nature studies singing and crafts. Leaders announced include Wanda Raburn director and L V Parks nurse among others. 55 to 60 Scouts participate with groups by grade and a closing council fire Friday night.
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Girl Scouts of
Andrews
Florey
Wanda Raburn
L. V. Parks
Leland Hamilton
Sidney Helton
Mary Brown
Lydia Thrasher
Betty Madison
Helen Williams
Betty Butts
Dorothy Reed
Betty Hollis
Cleo Posey
Jane North
Ann Murphey
Museum Gets State Charter For Andrews County History Group
The Andrews Museum Society received its state charter. 36 charter members so far have paid 330 in dues, aiming to match 1700 from Golden Jubilee Organization. Membership runs 5 to 200, with June 29 as organizational meeting date for officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Museum Society
Chamber of Commerce
Museum Society
Andrews County
Joe Tidrow
Charle Ward
Carl Sealy
L. F. Craft
C. E. Carruth
James Anderson
Bill Thomas
Thieves Cut 8000 Feet Of Wire Halting Local Phone Service
A rural Oklahoma resident area near Sa pulpa experienced a brief phone outage after thieves climbed poles and stole 8000 feet of telephone wire. Creek County Sheriff Dee Ausmus cited the wire theft as the cause.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Dee Ausmus
Creek County
Stock ownership grows to about 15 million Americans
About 15 million Americans now own stock in the nation’s corporations, with the shareholder total estimated to be double its level seven years ago.
Winners Take Texaco Cash in Andrews Contest
The Texaco Vacation contest in Andrews ended with 900 registrations. First prize went to W. A. May for 125 dollars, second prize to R. C. Seal for 75 dollars. Third place went to Mrs. Helen Ford Paul Russell and W. S. Craver, each receiving a Texaco barometer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texaco
W. A. Mays
R. C. Seale
Tvo
Andrews Texaco
W. A. May
R. C. Seal
Andrews
Helen Ford
Paul Russell
Odessa
W. S. Craver
McNair
Thank you for kindness after illness
We thank the hospital staff friends and church for flowers cards received during our recent illness signed Rev Mel Long and family.
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Mel Long
Ohio State agricultural director backs state song loyalty
Robert Terhune, Ohio State agriculture chief, expresses pride in the state song, linking loyalty to local markets and everyday life as he comments on state culture and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State
Robert Terhune
Bluebonnets and Texas lore across historic sites
The article explores Texas symbols and places from bluebonnet festival scenes in Marlin to Jefferson’s river-port decline after Cypress Bayou’s water drop. It highlights Lamar’s education role in Richmond, a Parker County pioneer cabin, Nacogdoches battles, Alto Neches site, Smiley hot water wells, a domed Capitol, and Gonzales weather vane.
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Texas
Marlin
Falls County
Jefferson
New Orleans
Red River
Cypress Bayou
Nacogdoches
Adolphus Sterne
Alcade
Sam Houston
Alto
Cherokee County
East Texas
Rusk
Neches
Smiley
Gonzales County
South
Texas State Capitol
Austin
State Capitol
Capitol Building
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Thomases Return From Fort Worth Chamber Conference
Mr and Mrs Bill Thomas returned from the 55th Annual Conference of Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers held at the Hitton Hotel in Fort Worth The theme was The Big Idea Over 300 chamber of commerce officials attended with speakers including Dr Kenneth McFarland William J Bird Desmond A Berry and Maurice Acers all noted leaders in business and industry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Thomas
Fort Worth
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Hitton Hotel
Thomas
Andrews Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth McFarland
General Motors
William J. Bird
Western
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Desmond A. Barry
Galveston Truck Lines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Andrews County News
Sun
Pat McNair
Right
Mary Lindsey
Thora Payne
Juanell
Dleton
Lil Rogers
Alvis Davis
Paige Ramesy
Glenda Bush
Janice Williams
Luveet Underwood
Museum
Shop Andrews
Libby
Tad
AZZ LY
VAC
PEAS
Saiopyi
Calif
Franks
Campbell’s Tomato Soup
Hite Wan
Folger
Cat
Armour
Big Mike
Buffalo Clover Festival
Richmond
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
Houston
Lamar
San Jacinto
of the Republic of Texas
Endowment For Texas Schools
Weatherford Walls
Holland’s Lake
Weatherford
George MacCleskey
Parker County
Magee Gutierrez
James Long
Neches River
Mission
San Francisco de Los Neches
Gonzales
South Texas
Gom Zales
Chisholm Trail
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