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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1950
Page
3
More than four and a half million U S homes use central heating oil furnaces and over six million oil burning space heaters are in use. The trend shows how a progressive industry meets changing societal demands.
Commissioner J A Arch precinct one Roach Carl Betenbough seeks another term. The race centers on governance and local district issues as residents consider continuity and change.
Odessa Jaycees gear up for the Independence Day Festival at Ector County Park with Governor Allan Shivers to speak at 3 30 p m. The 1950 event includes a Bathing Beauty contest Miss West Texas and Coronation Ball, plus parade and midway amusements.
Spinach eggs and a rich cheese sauce make a warm, vitamin rich dish. Layer steamed spinach with halved stuffed eggs, fold a creamy milk sauce with mustard and margarine, top with cheese, bake at 375 F for about 10 minutes.
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research shows Texas livestock shipments up 75 percent in April from March. Sheep and calves led gains with 87 and 7 percent increases, while hog shipments fell 10 percent. Compared with April 1949, overall livestock shipments were 15 percent higher.
Government civilian employment rose from 563,805 in December 1932 to 1,981,156 in December 1949. Salaries climbed from 1 billion dollars in 1932 to over 612 billion today. Also notes brief vacation plans of the Sealy and Maroney families and cattle figures showing percent changes.
Gerald L. Patterson of Andrews, an advanced ROTC student at East Texas State College, left June 12 for a six week training camp at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio. Thirty nine advanced ROTC students from the East Texas State unit attend the camp, a prerequisite for commissioning as second lieutenants. This marks the first year East Texas State students attend the camp since the unit organized last year.
U S Bureau of Mines reports total demand for all petroleum products in the United States reached a historic high in December 1949. Primary distributors shipped an average of 6 948 000 barrels per day including exports, topping December 1947’s previous peak of 6 673 000 barrels daily.
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