Cowboys of the Big Bend A Hard Reality From Early Days
Reminiscence paints brutal early Texas ranch life with tale of kneeing horses and trail drives. Stories from Carl Vickers and others recount harsh practices, horse and cattle herding, and rough pranks on brides and grooms, revealing a stark frontier truth.
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Humane Society
Texas
Bob Moxley
John Suggs
Roswell
Artesia
John
Carl Vickers
Carl
Big Bend
Toyah
Davis Mountains
Snyder
Chisos
el Paso
Carl Sealy
D. M. Pinnell
Andrews
Shafter Lake
Board Sets Elementary Pupil Attendance Zones
The board approved new attendance zones for the coming school year with buffer areas around existing zones and changes to bus routes and assignments. Seventeen students move from Jack and Jill to Glorieta and several routes rerouted to Underwood Glorieta will serve new areas from Kermit Eunice highways and Frankel City New Negro families should register at Glorieta The district hires Texas Scenic Company to draft drapery specs for the old high school auditorium bids open July 7 with remodel due by Oct 1
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School Board of Trustees
Glorieta
Odessa
Underwood
San Andres
Goldsmith
Kermit
Eunice
Frankel City
Gloreta
Jack and Jill
Texas Scenic Company
Andrews Midland Chambers To Meet For Civic Luncheon
Key members of the Andrews and Midland Chambers of Commerce meet today in a luncheon to promote better relations. The Midland delegation will be led by Jim Oxford, executive vice-president of the visiting chamber, with no formal agenda beyond acquaintance.
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Andrews and Midland Chamber of Commerce
Midland
Jim Oxford
Dress Policy Hearing Opens In Austin Today
The State Commissioner of Education in Austin presides over a dress policy injunction brought by Mrs K S King against Andrews Independent School District. The case questions board authority to set student dress in schools and is described as a first of its kind. The hearing, led by Commissioner J W Edgar, is expected to last one day with a ruling soon after.
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Andrews Independent
State Commissioner of Education
Austin
J. W. Edgar
K. S. King
T. A. Roach
Glorieta
Lowell McGee
Bob Barber
109Th District Court
Everett P. Dobbs
Dobbs
Barber
King
Dobb
Fly-In Breakfast At Andrews Airport Draws 300+
More than 300 people expected Sunday at Andrews County Airport for a fly-in breakfast hosted by the Andrews Junior Chamber of Commerce. The event from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. features 50 to 80 planes, parachute displays by the Parachute Club of Amarillo, skydiving show, helicopter and airplane rides, a school tour, and prizes for landing feats. Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for children.
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Andrews County
Andrews Junior Chamber of Commerce
Parachute Club of
Amarillo
L. H
Bud) Duncan
Marshall Pharr
Web Sharp
Lubbock Group
Jaycees
Andrews High School
Regional Jaycee Golf Tourney Set
The regional Jaycee Golf Tourney begins Saturday at 9 p.m. at Andrews Country Club with 25 plus boys in novice and veteran 18 hole divisions. The regional winner earns a state playoff berth in Harlingen July 16-18 and the state winner goes to St. Paul for international honors. Participants include Odessa Midland Samesa Seminole Brownfield Denver City and Andrews. Lamar Peebles won local eliminations with 72, Jimmy Chapman 79, Tommy Barrow 73 and Doak Payne 77 for Andrews.
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Andrews Country Club
Harlington
St. Paul
Odessa
Midland
Samesa
Seminole
Brownfield
Denver City
Andrews
Larmar Peebles
Jimmy Chapman
Tommy Barrow
Doak Payne
Lakeside Churches Hold Joint Evening Service at Park
Five Lakeside churches unite for Vesper services at 8 p m Sunday in Lakeside Park. Means Memorial Methodist leads with Rev C A Holcomb in charge. sermon by Rev John S Martin of St Matthias Episcopal on The Mission of the Church from Matthew 28 19 20. Second year of lakeside services with organ music for hymn singing. July service scheduled for July 12.
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Lakeside Park
Andrews
Means Memorial Methodist Church
St. Matthias Episcopal
Presbyterian
First Christian
Wesley Methodist Church
C. A. Holcomb
John S. Martin
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Andrews Track Meet Set For Saturday At Mustang Stadium
More than 250 boys are expected to compete in the fifth Andrews Recreational Track and Field Meet at Mustang Stadium. Preliminaries start at 1 30 p m finals at 7 p m eight teams in four age divisions include Pampa Abilene San Angelo Odessa Hobbs Lubbock Andrews Kermit admission 25 cents students 50 cents adults for finals sponsor is the summer sports program directed by Coach Max Goldsmith.
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Andrews
Mustang Stadium
Pampa
Abilene
San Angelo
Odessa
Hobbs
Lubbock
Kermit
Max Goldsmith
Mild Weather Follows Rain In Region
Moisture laden clouds built up Saturday with a trace of rain and a hardest downpour around 1 PM. Andrews remained under a weather alert until 9 PM. Last week’s high reached 93 degrees with highs in the high 80s on three days.
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Andrews
Andrews Parents League Names Directors
The Andrews Parents League elected nine board members and six committee chairs at a meeting in the old high school auditorium. Turnage leads the program group, with other chairmen including Bennett publicity and Brannon school. committees balance membership by number to support a new parent school initiative.
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Andrews Parents League
J. W Bagley
T. J. Barrow
Arlas Cavett
W. W. Hayes
Cecil R. Hawthorne
Curtis Nix
W. W. Petty
B. B. Six
Bob Turnage
G. W. Bennett
Andrews
Brannon
Bennett
Major blaze causes extensive loss at Mobil Oil battery near Midland
About 9:25 p.m. Monday a tank battery at EA& EE Falken central battery near Midland Farms burned for over four hours, damaging 220 barrels of oil and 12 storage tanks. Andrews volunteers led firefighting with Halliburton Odessa crew assisting. total damage estimated at 45000 dollars.
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Midland Farms
Andrews
Halliburton
Odessa
Ea& EE
West Broadway
NW Ave
Oilfield Worker Suffers Face Injury In Rig Accident
An Andrews oilfield worker R C Wallace, 29, was treated at Permian General Hospital with two stitches after a chain struck his right cheek on a drilling rig Monday night The incident followed by other injuries including Gary Thornley 22 with a knee injury and Amende Guierrera 25 admitted after a dog bite later that day to the area hospital
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Andrews
Permian General Hospital
R. C. Wallace
Gary Thornley
Charles Acerdo
Las Vegas
N. M
Amendo Guiierrea
Red Tag Trash Can Sale To Aid Boys Club
City workers tagged non compliant trash cans with penalties then the Andrews Boys Club will sell 30 gallon cans for 6.95 21 gallon cans for 3.95 and lids for 2.25 to residents to raise funds for the new club. The drive runs through June 28 with additional clean up efforts planned and a phone order option at 34745 for those not contacted.
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Andrews Boys Club
Boys Club
Marshall Pharr
City
Genevieve Leach
Chamber
Andrews Professional and Business Womens Club
Chamber Chamber
Andrews
Marchants
White's Auto
Wackers
I Hardware
G & W BS Supply
Leo Lambert
A. C. Mize
Aid ‘Ject
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Lakeside
Parents League
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