Summit in Glassboro Marks Quiet American Civility
The Johnson Kosygin summit in Glassboro New Jersey impressed local residents with orderly hospitality and calm scrutiny of global issues. In a town of about 12 000, thousands gathered to witness diplomacy over damaged lawns and telecommunication rigs, proving small towns can host world leaders with dignity.
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Lassboro
New Jersey
Atlantic
Johnson
Kosygin
Louis Harris
Martin Luther King
Glassboro
Andrews
Magine
Ciarette
Ouritizens
Walter L. Marshal
Hollybush
Marshall
Goose Island Emerges From Dry County With New Waterland
In Andrews County a long dry spell yielded a water filled change as a rainstorm created a makeshift island in the city lake. Joe Allbright secured a traffic bridge at the San Andres school and Wes Barnes filled the lake with dirt forming a new island attracting goose activity.
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Andrews County
Joe Allbright
San Andres
Wes Barnes
Pipeline Families Seek Housing in Andrews Lubbock
The Chamber of Commerce urges property owners to list available furnished and unfurnished rental houses for One Hundred Pipeline Families visiting Andrews and Lubbock. Work on the pipeline is expected to last four to six months, weather permitting, with the contracting company HQ in the area.
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Andrews
Lubbock
Chamber of Commerce
Pipeline Work Continues Near Kermit on Northern Natural Gas Project
The construction office sits in a trailer west of Kermit on the Mentone Highway as supervisory staff oversee a Northern Natural Gas pipeline project. The crew moved to the site weeks ago and plan to return to Andrews on another occasion to share details about the community.
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Andrews
Kermit
Mentone Highway
Andrews to Open Vocational Distributive Education Program
Mike Hinson arrives from Coleman to lead a new distributive education program at Andrews High School. The plan calls for half day classes and half day work in wholesale or retail fields starting this fall, with about 42 interested students and an advisory council including administrators teachers merchants and chamber members. Businesses are urged to cooperate and Hinson can be reached at the school office 3 3640.
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Andrews
Mike Hinson
Coleman
Hinson
Chamber of Commerce
Lake Fills After Long Dry Spell With Sunday Showers
Andrews waited ten months for measurable rain as crops and rangelands suffered through a dry spell. Rain arrived Saturday night with showers continuing Sunday from 3.6 to 4.3 inches in town and up to six inches between Andrews and Kermit.
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Andrews
West Texas
Kermit
Riders Head Toward the Sun for Pecos Rodeo Trek
Mary Carpenter Andrews reports on the West Texas Trail Riders Association forming a moving camp at Three-Bar for a multi day ride to the Pecos Rodeo. About 154 riders started Tuesday with support from motorized trailers and a chuck wagon offering meals for three dollars a day.
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Three-Bar
Three Bar
Post Office Returns to Sw Second Street Location
The local Post Office moves back to its former SW Second Street site after months in temporary East Broadway facilities during remodeling. Postmaster Bob Luck says operations resume today with full normalcy hoped this week, easing traffic backups per local police.
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SW _ Second street
East Broadway
Bob Luck
Andrews Trade Fair Adds Three New Attractions
The Andrews Trade Fair will run July 1922 with three new events, including an Old Fiddler's Contest a square dance and a benefit barbecue for the Boys Club. Miss Andrews contest by Epsilon Sigma Alpha and nightly prizes remain, with details to be announced.
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Andrews
Tommy Williams
Jaycee Committee
Epsilon Sigma Alpha_ sorority
Williams
Jaycees
Main 66
del Cordova
Man Shoots Intruder Here
J. W. Riley of 306 SE Second shot Charles Holland, former son in law, around 9 30 p m Tuesday as Holland forced entry into the Riley home. Holland was hospitalized at Permian General and Deputy Frank Williams led the investigation. District Attorney Don Nugent said no charges now but the case will go before the grand jury next session.
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J. W. Riley
SE Second
Charles Holland
Riley
Holland
Permian General
Frank Williams
Don Nugent
Kermit
Museum Group Sets Plans for County Pioneers
The Andrews County Museum Association met in the courthouse to form a pioneer list and appoints Mrs. Carl Sealy to lead the committee gathering names and information. Gene Irwin Nan Morrison and A W Harrison were named to prepare donation forms for citizens.
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Andrews County Museum Association
Carl Sealy
Gene Irwin
Nan Morrison
A. W. Harrison
Court Reporter Heads State Group
Fred Swanson the 109th District Court Reporter will become president of the Texas Shorthand Reporters Association at the state meet in Houston. He began in Littlefield in 1950, served in the Army, and joined the District Court in 1955. His brothers Ernest in Denver and John in Pecos also are reporters. They grew up on a Littlefield farm and say court reporting drew them from farming.
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Fred Swanson
Andrews
Texas
Houston
Swanson
Littlefield
Sam
District Court
Fred
Ernest
Denver
Colorado
John
Pecos
Birmingham
Alabama
Swanson Brothers
Tools Burn in Unit Fire Near Kermit Highway
Midland Well Service reported tools stolen or burned seven miles out on the Kermit Highway at the Adobe Oil and King Estate lease. The pul ling unit burned before rain on Saturday evening with no tracks found. Sheriff J A Gregory said investigation seeks to determine if theft occurred prior to the fire.
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Midland Well Service
Odessa
Kermit Highway
Adobe Oil and King
J. A. Gregory
SE 2Nd
Ain't It So Feller Sees Cars Shrinking People Roles
A columnist quips that cars, once blamed for replacing horses, now pose new challenges as they supposedly "work on people" in modern life, reflecting on shifting technologies and social impact.
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Feller
Top Notch Tennis Players Gather for Andrews Tourney
Elite players from Texas and several out of state travel to Andrews for the Highway 80 Tennis Tournament July 4 6. Participants include four players from as far as Chicago plus entrants from California Idaho New Mexico and various Texas cities. Local reports note Jack Coleman and Sam Gantt as organizers or participants.
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Albuquerque
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