This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1976
Page
1
A short reflective observation notes that achievement hinges on government permission. It emphasizes the gatekeeping nature of official approval and the limits placed on individual or collective aims by authorities.
The article argues Texas air travel is shrinking with routes concentrated only to Dallas and Houston. It notes Continental and Texas International serve few Texas cities and mentions efforts to attract small feeder lines like Southwest and Metro. It also recalls Toots Mansfield, famed West Texas roper, with a Big Spring appreciation event highlighting his era and matches in Andrews.
The Andrews Chamber released the official Bicentennial July 4 events including a fireworks spectacular by the Andrews Volunteer Fire Department and a time capsule dedication. Activities begin at 10 a.m. Saturday with games, Blair Fair arts and crafts, and a barbecue at 1:15 p.m. Sunday features circle of brotherhood and memorial dedication at Prairie Dog Park.
Beginner to advanced swimmers may enroll for the first session starting July 12 at city pool. Classes run at 9:00, 9:45, 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. Monday through Friday. Cost is $3.50 for a three week session. A doctor’s release is required.
Andrews County draws a confirmer this week 15 miles NW of Fran kel City. Co F Qualia Midland will drill No 2A Cox as a three eighths mile SW offset to the Wichita Albany opener lane producer, and as a south east step out to the lower Clearfork area of Boydell South Field. Location 660 feet from north and 1980 feet from east lines of 7A31 PSL. Contract depth 7700 feet. The Wichita Albany opener No 2 Cox Estate was finaled June 11 1968 to pump 55 barrels water with gas oil ratio 473 to 1 through perforations 7379 to 455 feet.
At the Texas Press Association Convention in San Antonio the Andrews County News earned 3rd Place in General Excellence in Division 4 for papers with 2,500 to 4,000 circulation. Don Ingram won 1st in news writing. Grant Mabry won 1st in editorial writing for editorials from February 1975 on city sales tax and Kirby West.
The Midland Reporter notes the annual Highway 30 Tennis Tourney starts Monday and runs through Thursday at area courts. The paper earned an award from the daily newspaper Division.
An Andrews man, 21 year old Robert Wynn, was in Permian General Hospital after electrical burns suffered near Frankel City at about 4 45 p m on Wednesday. Wynn, employed by Cass Electric, sustained second and third degree burns to his back and left hand.
City officials reviewed Andrews Gas Company plans to add 50 cents to the rate schedule. CPA Ira Lee Brannan presented 1975 losses and 1977 projections showing potential $19,560 profit from the increase, with 1977 net income around $27,011 on $890,461 revenue and 535,636 MCF sales. E. H. Tucker supported the company’s aim to earn a fair profit as new owner while two councilmen were absent.
County commissioners met with oil company representatives to discuss the mineral assessment increase from 15 to 20 percent and the impact on a $3,044,020 budget. Judge Roy Bennett blamed oil price rollbacks for $22 million in reduced values and warned of a $200,000 deficit as inflation strains finances.
The third summer driving class begins Monday morning at the high school. Students must arrive at their assigned times and report to the back of the vocational building. An adult program starts at 7:30 a.m. in the trailer beside the vocational department.
Randall Wright Gibson, 19, was sentenced to 12 years in the Texas Department of Corrections in Huntsville after pleading guilty to armed robbery. He was charged March 2 in the Winkler County State Bank robbery in Wink and arrested less than two hours after the incident. $3,867 was found in his car.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.