Contentment brings health to the soul in small life moments
A reflective line by Joubert notes that contentment nourishes the soul and lends flavor to the tiniest leaves of life, suggesting inner peace as life’s essential seasoning.
29 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1969
Page
1
A reflective line by Joubert notes that contentment nourishes the soul and lends flavor to the tiniest leaves of life, suggesting inner peace as life’s essential seasoning.
A veteran newspaper columnist and champion of tiny personal items in weekly papers died this week. The piece recalls Mrs Peterman whose frequent travel and visits filled many columns. The editor urges readers to continue sharing locals visits to keep community connection alive.
A local delegation plans to attend hearings in Midland and Odessa on Monday to back Permian College as a four year institution. Andrews citizens back the college but remain neutral on site location, with Raymond Bristow and Johnny Smith named as spokesmen for the delegation.
The Andrews Country Club will stage its annual invitational golf tournament from July 4 to July 6 here. Local golfers and invited players from surrounding areas are expected to compete for top honors and prizes.
Andrews hosts an old-fashioned Fourth at Lakeside Park with sack races for multiple age groups, turtle and horned toad races, a watermelon eating contest, and queen contests Little Miss Firecracker and Miss Rocket. Prizes include 1 and 2 dollars with finals and a fireworks display at the football stadium.
R G Pendleton longtime representative for District 73 in Andrews resigns to become administrative assistant to Governor Preston Smith in Washington. He leaves after seven years in the seventh year of his fourth term representing six counties. A special election is expected with August 5 as a possible runoff date. Pendleton and family plan to relocate. his wife Fran and three daughters are noted as graduates of Andrews High School.
City officials report two water problems after a line break at a nursing home and a pulled fire plug. Citizens call multiple neighborhoods in northwest and southwest Andrews, while police and fire crews respond. The water department works to restore service as crews investigate causes and coordinate repairs.
At a regular session the Andrews city council passed an ordinance banning inside city limits cattle horses goats sheep mules and burros. The ordinance requires a 512 license to keep livestock and enforces health regulations, effective May 1 1970. Councillors also pursued ambulance service plans with a future meeting with county and hospital board and reviewed the sanitary landfill and sewage lift station pro rata charges.
The Andrews Boys Club memorial drag race at the county airport will feature stunts and hot cars with proceeds aiding the club. Spectators pay 32 while pit area entrants are 51. time trials start at 8 AM and eliminations at 1 PM with Odessa Raceway Park and Hobbs Drag Racing organizers assisting.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at the First Baptist Church for Mrs. J. K. Ina Peterman 81 who died Thursday at Permian General Hospital after a two week illness Rev. Carl Grissom officiated and burial followed in Andrews Cemetery with Singleton Funeral Home in charge Born September 15 1887 in Tennessee she later lived in Indian Territory Oklahoma and moved to Andrews in 1946 Survivors include two daughters Mrs. Ray Phillips Andrews and Mrs. Ward Abbott of Lubbock a son John K Peterman of Andrews five grandchildren and three great grandchildren Pallbearers included Billy R Phillips Kenneth B Phillips Jimmy A Abbott Kenney J Phillips Vernon L Mitchell John P Payne Louis R Parkhill Honorary pallbearers were all El Paso Natural Gas Co employees and friends
The 109th District Court schedules docket call Monday at 9 30 a m for civil jury cases in weeks 8 15 32 and 29. Grand jury assembles July 7 at 10 a m and criminal week begins July 22. A special setting July 8 covers Ponderosa Meat Co versus Jim Walter Corp. The civil docket lists 87 cases led by Harold R Nichols versus Norman Watkins Allstate Ins Co versus Smith Jerry Penny versus Mutual Security Life Cloyce Key versus Woodland Acceptance Corp Johnie Underwood versus Lee R Page Mark Barberhousse versus Harley Newsom Weldon Baker et al versus Wagner et al E O Rawls et al versus Gooch Tank Co Carl Ledlow Jr versus Maryland American General and Garland Thompson versus Gulf Oil et al.
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