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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1955
Page
8
A fan named Spec Tator was injured when a batted ball hit him in an unscreened left field seat. The court ruled no damages, noting he chose the cheaper unscreened area and assumed the common risk. The piece explains common law on assumed risk and duty to warn in amusements.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smith returned from a pleasant vacation in New Mexico where they attended races at Ruidoso. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Allen and children are visiting Ranger this week with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sendlin of Kilgore arrived early in the week to visit their daughter and son‑in‑law, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Verridge.
Texas reports 240 209 live births in 1954 the highest on record with a rate of 28 4 per 1000 population Most babies born were male 104 to 100 girls and infant mortality declined to 31 0 per 1000 live births Maternal deaths fell to 0 6 per 1000 live births Death rates from typhoid diphtheria malaria pellagra scarlet fever whooping cough measles influenza and tuberculosis dropped sharply over the two previous decades
Mr and Mrs Leonard Keys and their children traveled through South and East Texas visiting Mrs F F Yielding in Kilgore and Mr and Mrs C L Keys in Orange They also attended the State Fireman s Convention in Dallas during the trip.
The George Fords vacation in Colorado. Bill Credicott returned from Ohio. Connie Haskins brought Ray home for summer. Pat Patterson and Eunice New Mexico guests at J L Bilbrey home. J R Duval and Dixon visited Elmores. Bill St Clairs from Muleshoe visited T W Cooper. John Robinson and others spent Saturday in Hobbs for the A P I Golf tournament. Visitors to John Noll's home included Frank Edens Sharon Freeport and Mrs Nolly Morris.
Mr and Mrs Vines Peeples and their children with his parents Mr and Mrs W C Peeples have returned from a two week trip in Mississippi. The group enjoyed scenic points along the way and visited Peeples brother in Oxford. En route home they stayed with Mrs Vine s sister in Denison Texas and with Mrs Traveks and family.
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