Summers of youth in Andrews remembered through the ages
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls Thursdays in June marking the start of summer with watermelons and sunlit afternoons. The piece sketches childhood adventures from pond dips and shade trees to school breaks, cemetery visits, milk bottles sold for ice cream, and evolving summers from carefree play to organized activities in modern times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Patterson
Neitther
Jones Pasture
Cox Place
Underwood
Reed's
Andrews
Andrews County approves airport rate hikes and hospital bond travel
Andrews County commissioners met to authorize County Treasurer Reeder Price to travel to Austin in June 2021 to finalize hospital bond requirements. They also approved increases at the airport with hangar rentals rising from 12 50 to 20 per month and gasoline up 2 cents per gallon, effective July 1 1973. Discussions on golf course fees and cart use followed with no final decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeder Price
Andrews County Commissioners’ Court
Austin
Andrews County Hospital
Andrews County Golf Course
S. A. Smith
Jake Roach
Greens
Roach
Country Club
Smith
State Rep Short explains new county hospital leasing bill
Gov Dolph Briscoe signed a bill allowing counties to lease all or part of a county hospital using bond funds set aside for expansion. The measure enables Andrews County to buy, expand, and lease a clinic to private doctors with a public referendum option. The change follows a prior attorney general opinion restricting bond usage for leasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. L. Short
Andrews
Permian General Hospital
PGH
Austin
Lri Everett Solomon
Rep. Short
Roy Bennett
Bill Ogden
PGH Board of
E. L. Short
Dolph Briscoe
Senate
Plans Set For Annual July Fourth Observance
Final plans for the Independence Day celebration are shaped in a chamber of commerce meeting. Events begin 10 a.m. at Lakeside Park with races, an art show, a bike race, horned toad and turtle races, horseshoe and washer pitching, a 3 p.m. watermelon eating contest, and sponsorship requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Elliott
Terrace Drive
Lakeside Park
Robert Longley
Chamber of Commerce
Citis
Chamber
Lowell
Longley
Art Guild
Lakeside
Wreck Claims Life of Local Doctor's Mother
A one car crash on Interstate 10 east of Deming New Mexico killed Nabbatkhanom Lalani 53 mother of Dr Inayat Lalani. The crash around 2 40 p m sent his wife Selma and sister Mrs Nargia Decosta to the hospital with injuries. Dr Salam and son Neil five and sister's son Razi Decosta two were bruised but not admitted. The family traveling to Disney land in California. Mrs Lalani was driving and appears to have fallen asleep causing the car to leave the highway and roll three and a half times. The mother's body was thrown from the car. Two hospitalized women were listed in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deming
N.M
Nabbatkhanom Lalani
Inayat Lalani
Selma
Nargia Dacosta
Salam
Neil
Razi Decosta
Disneyland
California
Don Pauley
Pauley
Lalani
Andrews Highway 80 Tennis Tourney Sets Friday Deadline
The Andrews County Chamber of Commerce announces the Friday deadline for entering the annual Andrews Highway 80 Tennis Tournament to be held June 25 through 28. Over 250 entrants expected. entry fees vary by division with options for singles and doubles. Forms available at the Chamber office or by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kniffen
Andrews County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Andrews
Texas
Girl Commended For Defensive Driving After Near Runaway Crash
Brenda Sue Pritchett 17 of 711 NW 9th saved a runaway car from colliding with multiple vehicles after brakes failed at NW Ave G and 7th. She steered through Wheeler Buick garage, narrowly avoiding damage before the car struck the building. total damage about 25 dollars. Police Sgt. Doug Gaines praised her actions as defensive driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Sue Pritchett
Miss Pritchett
NW Ave
7Th
Main
Wheeler’s
Wheeler
Doug Gaines
School Board OKs Tax Hike and Homestead Exemptions
During a two hour session the school board approved a six cent per hundred tax increase to 1.50 to cover a 127 078 82 shortfall and set homestead exemptions for people over 65. resignations of seven teachers were accepted and two new teachers were hired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Smith
Bill Goldsmith
Donna Ruth Brawner
Jean Hughes
Joyce Luck
Nancy Ruff
Gary Ivy
Jo Ann Lamb
Nancy Huddleston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Johnny
Briscoe
County
Page
Comimissioners Court
Becky Wooldridge
Jayne Jensen
Diane Woods
Sherilyn Hirst
Andrea Roberson
Wheeler Buick
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