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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1960
Page
1
Fragmentary verse describes a suffocating heat wave in East Dallas with references to dry grass, muggy air, and unreliable power. The piece traces a humid scene where pumps fail, vents yawn, and cooling fears rise as residents seek relief from relentless warmth.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions a fire from a Mal area incident and a pot, but details are unclear. No clear entities, dates, or outcomes are readable.
Two local banks reported strong growth in deposits and loans for the second quarter ending June 15. Combined deposits surpassed 12 million with First National Bank at 7.39 million and Commercial State Bank at 5.07 million, while loans and discounts rose to about 4.62 million total. The period shows a 29 million year over year increase in deposits and over a million in loans and discounts. Full statements are published elsewhere in the issue.
Two Andrews residents, Billy McCann and Butch Nie decker, were seriously injured in a Wednesday crash near the Odessa edge, while RL Martin and E L Hall were injured Thursday on the Lamesa Highway. Giles faces aggravated assault charges in the first wreck.
Pan American Petroleum Corp of Midland completes No. 5 N Deep David Falken gas distillate well from Devonian through perforations at about 11 050 to 11 100 feet, 16 miles SE of Andrews and 20 miles NW of Midland. Initial open flow 2 520 MMcf/d, later test produced 170 barrels of new water and five barrels of new oil.
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Saturday in the First Baptist Church for Daniel Brown Nixon 32 of Leming Texas died from injuries in a June 13 automobile accident between San Marcos and Austin He was born in Brownwood a graduate of Andrews High School held master’s from Howard Payne College and bachelor from Baylor He served in the Navy five years was Leming First Baptist Church deacon Sunday School teacher and superintendent of Leming schools Survivors include his wife two sons parents two brothers three sisters and several nieces and nephews Burial will be in Andrews County Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home director
Absentee voting for the local option liquor election on July 9 opened slowly with nine votes cast by Friday. The county clerk’s office lists show the nine ballots and note the absentee deadline is 5 pm Tuesday July .
The Devonian school recreation program hosted a pet show with 78 youths bringing pets from turtle to hamster. Judges Mary Satterwhite Suzie Smith and James Sanders worked to manage entries and keep peace as winners included Billy Neal Mary Thompson Rocky Raburn Steve Horst Eddie Elkins Charles Lucas Ginger Raburn among dogs cats and a turtle.
The Texas case State v Thomas Ketchersid ended with a verdict of insanity after the defense and one doctor testified to mental illness. A Midland psychologist and an Odessa neuropsychiatrist testified he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and could not tell right from wrong. The State presented no denial of the insanity claim.
Mrs. D. R. Linn, operator of the Fabric Shop, remained in serious condition at Permian General Hospital after being found unconscious Friday morning at 805 NW. A neighbor alerted police, who entered the home and found an open Bible by her bed. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance and, as of Friday evening, had not regained consciousness. doctors attributed a medicinal reaction.
Judith Margaret Luck a 17 year old from Lincoln England has been accepted as an American Field Service foreign exchange student for Andrews High School. She will live with the Frank Stickneys at 801 NW 4th for a year while attending local classes. The selection follows a school wide drive that raised 65 to cover expenses. Judith aims to teach domestic science and is keen on art and American architecture.
Plans for the Andrews Country Club annual golf tournament set for July 3-4 include a Pro-Am on July 2. Defending champion Tommy Hale of Midland returns, while Ray Stoker Jr. of Odessa was last year’s medalist. Entry deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday with a $15 fee plus barbecue.
The article outlines how city tax assessments are prepared, including five steps from valuing property as of Jan 1 to certification of the tax roll. It explains the rendition period, Equalization Board duties, hearings, and final notices plus tax collection rules and audits.
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