Texas Press Convention voices fear of socialistic state
At the Dallas gathering editors warn federal encroachment on liberties through taxes and programs. Speakers including General MacArthur criticize government overreach and tideland seizures while urging a return to private enterprise and reduced federal role.
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Fee
Texas
Dallas
General MacArthur
Tideland
Price Daniels
Tidelands
Hitler
Annexation
Union
Andrews Students Fall 18 3 To Kermit Baseball Club
Andrews high school players under Henry Blenden and Dick Burton lost to a Kermit team 18 to 3 in Kermit. The Kermit squad is sponsored by the American Legion. A rematch is set Sunday at 2 30 in the high school park. Prospective sponsors may contact Blenden or Burton.
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Andrews High School
Kermit
Henry Burton
Dick Blendon
American Legion of Kermit
Blenden
Burton
Bobby Mathews
Jack Wright
Bobby Thomas
Earnest Adair
Ronnie Avert
Wayne Fair
Johnny Fair
Heatwave Sparks City Pool Rush as Mercury Soars
Odessa records 108 degree day as residents seek relief at county pool. Truman Nix reports 75 daily swimmers with peak crowds 3 20 to 5 30 pm. Forty of eighty summer recreation program boys attend twice weekly lessons while water shortages threaten weekend plans.
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Truman Nix
Baptist Invite Rev Everett S Martin for Sunday sermon
The First Baptist Church pulpit committee extends an invitation to Rev Everett S Martin of Houston to preach Sunday June 24 at the local church. Martin has pastored Lawndale Baptist Church in Houston for seven years and is highly recommended. Members urged to attend and hear the lesson from this prospective pastor. The church declined to call J Travis Gibson of New London who preached last Sunday.
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First Baptist Church
Everett S. Martin
Houston
Rev. Martin
Lawndale Baptist Church
J. Travis Gibson
New London
Girls 4-H Bake Sale Plans At Local Store
Andrews Girls 4-H Club met at the Community Building for their third meeting. They will hold a bake sale at Modern Grocery on Saturday the 18th. Ten girls attended and learned to make Coffee Can Casseroles under Mrs Hattye Owens. A 4-H recruitment day was held July 7 at 9 am for girls aged 10 to 18.
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Andrews Girls
Hattye Owens
Andrews High Grad Enrolls At Draughons College
Betty Huffstetler a May graduate of Andrews High School enrolled at Draughons Business College in Lubbock last week continuing studies in business training and preparation for employment opportunities.
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Betty Huffstetler
Andrews High School
Draughons Business College
Lubbock
Oil wildcats report multiple Andrews County tests and results
Sinclair No 1 Cox wildcat in extreme Northwest Andrews County swabbed 169 barrels of oil in 24 hours with no water and may extend three miles to form a new field. Peay No 1 wildcat in Central North Andrews shows oil and heavy oil cut mud from Devonian to Pennsylvanian layers with 12,844 feet depth. University No 1-B-11-23 wildcat in Central South Andrews tested lower Permian oil with gas shows and mud recovery. Five completions and eight new locations reported in Midland Farms field with Anderson-Prichard and Fasken tests yielding several barrels of oil daily and varied gas-oil ratios.
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Sinclair Oil & Gas Company
R. A. Cox
Wildcat
Andrews County
No. 1
Cox
Biles-Wichita-Albany
Peay
Magnolia Petroleum Company No
Tom Peay
North
Gaines Co
Kerry McGee Oil Industries
University
Wichita-Albany
Midland Farms
Anderson-Prichard Civil Corporation
Anderson-Prichard
G&mmb&a
Mmb&a
Andrews
Fighteen
Army and Air Force Recruiting Substation Opens in Andrews
Sgt. Shelby Wheelus announces a Midland Andrews recruiting substation for the Army and Air Force. The office is in the Andrews county service office on the courthouse second floor with Charlie Burkett as honorary recruiter for the area.
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Army
Air Force
Andrews
Shelby Wheelus
Wheelus
Midland-Andrews
Charlie Burkett
Burkett
Funeral held for Miller in Andrews Texas
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Andrews for Billy J Miller 37 who died suddenly of a heart attack Saturday morning He moved to Andrews in February and worked for Stanolind Oil and Gas as a switcher He also tended the Mustang Drive-In Theater at night Survived by wife Banita and three sons Allen Drew Billy and Richie his parents and a brother Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were listed Singleton Funeral Home handled arrangements The body was taken to Dallas for services and burial in Hill Crest Cemetery
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First Baptist Church
Andrews
Billy J Miller
J. Travis Gibson
New London
Texas
Miller
Stanolind Oil and Gas Company
Mustang Drive-In
Houston
Long Theaters
Banita
Allen Drew
Billy
Richie
A. A. Miller
Dallas
Ridonda
Clalif
John Parker
Noel W. Williams
A. Nichols
Ray Burton
Country Club Begins Membership Drive At Andrews
Andrews country club launched a membership drive at its first general meeting in the community building. The club has 71 members and aims for 100 with prizes for the top recruiters. Johnny Smith, president, urged dues payment as construction for a new clubhouse progresses with a concrete 62 by 22 foundation and plans for a ballroom, restrooms, kitchen and locker room on the golf course property east of the county park.
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Andrews Country Club
Wilson Woods
Johnny Smith
Andrews High Band Members Attend Summer Schools
Several members of the Andrews High School Band are at tending band schools this summer. Rex Perrin and Barry Brooks attend a six weeks course at Texas Tech College in Lubbock. Alvis Woolam a Tech concert band member and fresh man at the school Charlene McNeil Jenean Montgomery attend the two weeks school at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Max Ragsdale enrolls at Austin High School in El Paso. Others plan two weeks at McMurry College and Hardin Simmons. A grandson Marvin Clark born to Mr and Mrs Marvin Fisher Jr at San Angelo Hospital.
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Rex Perrin
Barry Brooks
Texas Tech College
Lubbock
Alvis Woolam
Andrews High School
Tech
Charlene McNeil
Jenean Montgomery
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Max Ragsdale
Austin
el Paso
McMurry College
Hardin- Simmons
Tom Jeffreys
Marvin Clark
San Angelo Hospital
Marvin Fisher Jr
Water Emergency Declared in Andrews City
Mayor W. M. Peoples declared a water shortage emergency in Andrews citing unseasonal heat and heavy demand from the paving project. Residents are urged to join a volunteer water conservation program as the city uses over a million gallons daily and pressure drops in the southeast area.
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Andrews
W. M. Peoples
Peoples
Andrews Joins West Texas Cities in Water Shortage
Andrews joins Odessa Midland Colorado City Big Spring and other towns facing water shortages this summer. The Andrews school took over the water program in 1946 building wells in Means field and storing water in a 500000 gallon reservoir. The city relies on the school system for water and has implemented conservation measures to reduce usage.
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Andrews
West Texas
Odessa
Midland
Colorado City
Big Spring
Means
L. B. Parish
Opal Nix
Pro Golfer to Teach Lessons at Andrews Country Club
A professional golfer from Hobbs Country Club will be at Andrews Country Club Wednesday at 9 36 AM to sign up beginners for a 30 minute private lesson. The program runs weekly with 2 dollar fees.
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Dodge Forrester
Andrews Country Club
Hobbs Country Club
Leson
Old Sez on Cheese Smell and Crime
A tongue in cheek comment notes that some imported cheese smells like it was deported and implies crime has an economic edge. The remark links odor to illicit activity and suggests a bygone era when crime paid.
Sealy Couple Escape Heat To Cloudcroft New Mexico
Mr and Mrs C E Sealy left Thursday for Cloudcroft New Mexico to escape the intense heat Charlene and Pam Goodall returned home at Crossroads New Mexico after visiting friends here Mr and Mrs L F McCrary with Mrs E G Thomas of Kermit traveled through Carlsbad Cavern on Sunday.
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C. E. Sealy
Cloudcroft
N. M
Charlene
Pam Goodall
Crossroads
L. F. McCrary
E. G. Thomas
Kermit
Carlsbad
Andrews Country Club Seeks Thirty New Members
The club announces a recruitment drive inviting thirty new members to join, outlining eligibility and membership benefits for prospective applicants.
Mercury Three Wheeler Sparks Heat Debate in Andrews
In Andrews, a three wheeler Mercury driven by Hal Louis drew crowds as a showcase for a balance of the new auto. Two women followed the car to the agency and checked under the fender for invisible paint, doubting the display amid the heat.
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Andrews
Hal Louis
Hal
Services Held For Father of Archie Roach
Funeral services were held for H. A. Roach 90 father of Archie Roach in San Angelo with Rev R A Scranton of Abilene delivering the sermon He was a pioneer who came to San Angelo in 1881 from Atlanta Georgia and worked in ranching before founding the Roach Floral Company He is survived by his widow three sons J A Andrews Gordon Big Lake Hamilton San Angelo two daughters Mrs J F Holt Big Lake Mrs Ed McDonald San Angelo 15 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren eight grandsons served as pallbearers
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H. A. Roach
Archie Roach
San Angelo
R. A. Scranton
Abilene
Atlanta
Georgia
Sherman
Missionary Ridge
Gordon
Big Lake
Hamilton
J. F Holt
Ed McDonald
Marine Vet Recalls Worst Korea Terrain and Weather
A Korean War veteran and 2nd Marine Division member visited Andrews with family after over nine months in Korea. He described the fighting as the harshest in terrain and weather, recounting night Chinese attacks, morale tests, and a brutal encounter amid the Hum Nang reservoir trap.
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Andrews
2Nd Marine Division
Korea
O. P. Holman Jr
Ottie Holman
Humble Camp
Camp LeJeune
North Carolina
Sergeant Holman
Marine Corps
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