Chick Campbell's Retirement Marks End of an Oil Patch Era
Hundreds attend Chick Campbell's retirement banquet in Andrews Texas as 42 years of oil patch work across Fullerton field and Pan Am history are recalled. The tribute notes Campbell as an old school oilman who rode through wartime drilling, expansive rigs, and cost accounting before modern mature industry safeguards.
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Chick Campbell
Andrews
Luther Reynolds
Mel Everts
J. D. Perkins
Hobbs
Midland
West Texas
Chick
Fullerton
Stanolind Company
Pan- American
Midland Farms
Campbell
Stanolind
Florey
Pan Am honors Chick Campbell at retirement dinner
Pan American associates, including Bill Kimbrough and Alex Clark, honored Chick Campbell known as Oilman’s Oilman at a Friday retirement dinner attended by nearly 400. The tribute noted his 42 years with Pan American and Stanolind, his work in East Texas Hobbs Andrews, and his hobbies barbecue, hunting, fishing and golf.
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East Texas
Hobbs
Andrews
Pan American
Campbell
Rotary Installation Scheduled in Odessa
Dr. Jack Rodgers will install new Rotary officers on Wednesday with Jim Dotson as president and Dean Davis as vice president. New directors include Gerald McCaskill, Bill Gordon, Pete Millican, Reed Price, and officers Joe Weatherby and Evans Holland. The club also honored rodeo queens Forrest Ann and Billie Guest.
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Jack Rodgers
Odessa College
Rotary International
Rotary
Gerald McCaskill
Jim Dotson
Dean Davis
Joe Weatherby
Evans Holland
McCaskill
Bill Gordon
Pete Millican
Reeder Price
Rotary Club
Forrest Ann Guest
Billie
Billie Guest
Pope Services Set in Menard
Funeral services for C. A. Pope, longtime Andrews resident, are set for today at 2 p.m. at the Menard Baptist Church. Pope died suddenly early Saturday in Menard. He retired last year from Humble in Andrews and moved to Menard. Survivors include his widow Margie and two sons.
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C. A. Pope
Andrews
Menard Baptist Church
Five Andrewsans Injured in Wreck Near Kermit
Five Andrews men were taken to Memorial Hospital in Ker mit after their car collided with a parked truck near Sandhills Park 8.1 miles northeast of Kermit. All suffered non life threatening injuries. the crash occurred at 10 20 p.m. and was blamed on van headlights causing confusion.
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Andrews
Memorial Hospital
Kermit
Sandhills Park
E. C. Locklear
Roy W. Abney
H. A Williams
Allen Abney
Don Nelson
Olen Bunch
Abney
Highway 115
Wesley Henry Dempsey
Lubbock
James Moore
Houston
Dempsey
Moore
Horse Dragging Incident In McKinney Acres Injures Youth
Wayne Rucker was hospitalized after being dragged about fifty feet by a horse in McKinney Acres. He and Buddy Robinson had been exercising the horse when it bucked he was thrown and foot caught in the stirrup. He was kept for observation with injuries including abrasions and possible internal damage.
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Wayne Rucker
McKinney Acres
Rucker
Buddy Robison
PBRR Advances Economic Survey With Letters to Shippers
The Permian Basin Railroad plans a professional freight study contracted to Economic Research Associates. Letters to over 1,000 area shippers request cooperation as ICC orders Seagraves to Odessa railroad completion by 1968. Field surveys run by local Chamber teams aim to map total goods movement and support financing and certificate issuance.
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Permian Basin
PBRR
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seagraves
Odessa
Economic Research Associates
Los Angeles
California
Andrews
Odessa-Midland
Seminole
Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd Stoebner
Roberts
Trail Riders Head to Pecos Rodeo Trek
Nearly 200 riders from the West Texas Trail Riders Association are expected in Andrews to begin the four day trek to Pecos. They meet at the Andrews Posse Barn, ride to Three Bar, spend nights in Kermit and Pyote, and finish with a parade in Pecos. Joe Zant invites newcomers to join before Monday evening.
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Andrews
West Texas Trail Riders Association
Pecos
Andrews Posse
Posse
Kermit
Pyote
Joe Zant
House Burns on Nichols Property After Windmill Vandalism
Charlie Nichols watches a vacant house on Ruskin Road eight miles south of the Big Spring Highway burn to the ground despite Andrews firemen efforts. The windmill had been chopped down previously and fresh footprints were found at the steps. Sheriff's officials note a pattern of nearby arson threats and prior vandalism, while Nichols vows to rebuild with a metal windmill.
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Charlie Nichols
Nichols
Andrews
Big Spring Highway
Ruskin Road
Top Twenty Delinquents Targeted in City Tax Action
The council authorized the tax collection attorney to send a second letter to delinquent taxpayers and then file suits after a week against the top twenty delinquents. Additional measures include rate changes for telephone service and PBX trunks, upgrades to street lighting, and calendar of city annexations and appointments. May or Jim Wilkins and City officials attended.
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Dan Sullivan
Guardsmen Leave For Fort Hood On Saturday
The 974th Quartermaster Company United States Army Reserve stationed at Midland Odessa Regional Airport departs Saturday June 24 for two weeks of annual active duty training at Fort Hood Texas. A platoon of 70 Reservists including 2 officers will train with Regular Army personnel at South Fort Hood with four nights in the field during the second week. Commanding officer is First Lieutenant George E Moore of Midland. The unit includes enlisted and officers from Midland Odessa Andrews Monahans Big Lake Lubbock Lamesa and Stanton. They will return Saturday July 8 by bus.
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974Th Quartermaster Company
United States Army Reserve
Midland- Odessa Regional Air Terminal
Fort Hood
Texas
South Fort Hood
George E. Moore
Midland
Odessa
Andrews
Monahans
Big Lake
Lubbock
Lamesa
Stanton
Statewide Realtor Officer to Visit Local Board Luncheon
Ervin W. Luedtke of Austin executive vice president of the Texas Real Estate Association will speak at the Andrews Country Club luncheon Tuesday at noon. He will meet local officers for an hour beforehand to discuss board problems.
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Ervin W. Luedtke
Austin
Texas Real Estate Association
Board of Realtors
Andrews Country Club
Luedtke
Genevieve Leach
State Association
Nebraska Real Estate Association
National Association of Real Estate Board
States Council
National License Law Officials
Nareb’s
Break-In At Local Moose Lodge Reported
A break-in occurred after midnight Wednesday at the Moose Lodge Club. Deputies report entry through a broken front door lock and over $250 stolen from cigarette machines and a juke box.
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Moose Lodge
Sheriff's
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Pan-Am
Pope
Menard
Pan Am
Advance Letters
Pbrr Economic Survey
ICC
James Roberts
Council
Southwest County Park
Elm Street
Homer Watson
Local Housing Authority Board
Eddie Brenholtz
W. E Flanary
Len Wilson
Cleburne
Jimmy Wilkins
Doug Gilliland
Byford Sealy
Wilson
Max Ramsey
Marcella Cure
Texas Society of Association Executives
Ervin Luedtke
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