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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1966
Page
6
The Senior Teens remained undefeated with a 1 0 win over Monahans after Monroe’s third inning single and Mitchell Day’s timely runs. Doug Ham pitched for the win while Denson took the loss as Monahans managed only one hit in the first inning.
Texas highway users paid 29 percent tax on motor fuel last year earning $29,175,000 as the largest item in highway-user taxes. The Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association said a Commerce Department study also shows other taxes include vehicle registration drivers license fees and motor earner taxes contributing to the state total of $545,427,000 in highway taxes.
Lacerations to chins thumbs and noses led this week’s emergencies at Permian General. A three year old held Drano in his mouth blistering his tongue and was treated, then sent to a doctor. Other injuries include Maggie Miller cutting her finger and Bill Price slicing his thumb with a knife. Lynn Kennedy sustained a head wound and Marlene Payne, six, injured at home.
Carolyn Cummins of Andrews was among 132 undergraduates on the West Texas State University spring honor roll. Dean Walter H. Juniper notes the list includes students with at least a 2.5 GPA of 3.0 and enrolled for no fewer than 15 semester hours.
Fire across multiple directions drives responders to a chase along the highway as deputies search for a suspect. Lana Lloyd visits relatives in Longview before returning to Andrews with them. Others travel or visit relatives across Brownwood Paris and Longview as locals recount minor injuries and accidents.
An oilfield worker led a parade of ten vehicles along a rocky muddy road to a fire scene. The chief reported the fire out as a water truck joined halfway back on the highway. The group arrived in Andrews by 8 30 am and volunteers prepared for work.
An itemized list details county and department costs including tax office or courthouse expenses, sheriff and jail budgets, health and recreation services, road and patrol funds, social security and workers compensation, plus building improvements and a library line. The figures favor public safety, welfare, and community facilities.
Waymon L. Fleming son of Mrs. Edith Fleming of 1210 NW 3rd returned from service in Viet Nam after two years in the Army with over nine months in country. He served in an Evacuation and Recovery unit and described salvaging damaged equipment and shortages in spare parts. Fleming spoke of the heat and rains, the constant threat from "Charlie," and noted the war’s impact on civilians. He praised Christmas letters from Andrews students and expressed relief to be back in West Texas.
Charles Graham a Baptist layman and high school business teacher will preach at the Sunday morning service at the First Christian Church in Ilam. The church will use substitute preachers during the interim before a replacement for Rev. Sanner arrives from San Antonio.
A National Center for Atmospheric Research balloon launched at 1:45 am Thursday drifted west to a field near Bertha Nolley where a recovery team secured the parachute and instruments. Officials said the 127000 foot gamma ray radiation payload separated automatically and descended by parachute as the crew praised the large chute. Cox and Joe Brown remarked on the startling appearance of the equipment.
Excerpt notes how land laws would curb robber power and strip civilians of defense, citing a Han Dynasty history line where the Son of Heaven questions the Imperial Chancellor Hung who withdraws his suggestion. The fragment references a source from the History of the Han Dynasty, 124 BC.
The incident occurred at 3 05 p m when a car collision left a child to be taken to a hospital after a family fled home in distress. A nurse aided the victim and rode in the ambulance. Driver Billy Dee Woods was treated and sent home while Beth Ashby, a passenger, explained they were en route to work. Investigators Chumley and Gordon Sides noted the crash remains under investigation.
Pete Millican and Rev Frank Crown spoke at a Rotary auction where Rev Crown claimed he was selling items of his own including a step ladder used to reach high windows. The night featured sandwiches and cold drinks with Tom Jeffreys as auctioneer and thanks from Rotary President Kenneth Bales to helpers Jim Underwood and county staff.
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