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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1950
Page
4
The Elderly Crisis and Independence Day Safety Message
The text discusses the rising elderly population and pension challenges, including union efforts and uncertainties for widespread pension plans. It then shifts to a Fourth of July safety warning for Texas residents, urging defensive driving, careful boating and swimming, gun safety, fireworks precautions, and overall daily caution to prevent accidents and save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Texas
Texas Safety Association
Pension Fund Yields and Benefit Rules Debate
Discussion outlines investment yield expectations for pension funds and the rules to define benefits across worker classifications. The Kodak treasurer cites savings from efficiency and security for older workers, with positive effects on younger staff and community morale, while noting the need to avoid depressing the economy or raising prices. Labor turnover is expected to fall as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman Kodak
Marine 15 Day Maneuvers Include Lt Buck Wilson
First Lieutenant Harry Speed Wilson of Austin arrives with 60 Texas Marine reserve pilots for 15 days of maneuvers at Cherry Point North Carolina from July 8 to 22. The group will fly Corsairs and transport planes with 150 ground crew. Wilson, a former Andrews native and UT class of 1951 alumnus, has 73 South Pacific missions and will train in gunnery bombing and air support. He is the son of Mrs Laura Wilson of Andrews and resides with his wife at 277 Oak Grove Court, Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Marine Reserve
Harry Speed Wilson
Austin
Andrews
Texas Marine Reserve
Cherry Point
North Carolina
Naval Air Station
Wilson
South Pacific
Laura Wilson
Andrews High School
University of Texas
Oak Grove Courts
Oil Adds To Car's Lifetime, Study Finds
Petroleum lubricants and top quality service at neighborhood gasoline stations have extended the average car’s life. Data show the average vehicle on the road at end of 1949 was 84 years old, well above the pre war figure of 5.5 years.
Midland Market Steady To Weaker Trade Report
Midland Livestock Auction Co. sold 1020 head on Thursday June 22 with butcher cattle 25 to 50 cents cwt lower and some stockers down. Fat calves and yearlings brought 24 to 29 dollars, mediums 20 to 24. fat cows 18 to 21, medium cows 16.50 to 18. canners and cutters 13 to 165. bulls 19 to 21, one good herd bull 23. Medium stocker steer calves 27.50 to 29, steer yearlings 25 to 27. heifer yearlings 110 to 130 per head. Andrews County consignors included Bedford, Whittenberg, and Annette Stanley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Livestock Auction Co
Andrews County
Bedford and Whittenberg
Annette Stanley
Newspapers Need Your News For Community Bond
Readers are urged to share news with the hometown paper as a civic duty. Tips from letters and social events help fill editions and foster neighborly interest, with personal illness or family milestones prompting notices.
Even Hens Know It Pays To Advertise
A Dade County Veterans piece jokes that advertising pervades daily life from razors and soap to cars and meals. It contrasts hens laying eggs with geese, noting eggs are well advertised while goose eggs remain little known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dade County
Fla
Board Declares Demands Unjustified in Rail Move
The board finds the demands unjustified by the evidence and warns the switchmen gain would create unfair pay advantages over other railroad workers. It notes the burden on railroad costs and cites another case of a union flouting Emergency Board findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Western Railroads
Switchmen’s Union
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South Plains Press Association
Herbert Hoover
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
General Motors
Walter Reuther
Buck Wilson
Chevrolet
Martin Chevrolet CO
William R. Nelson
Charles W. Roberts, Jr
Courthouse Square
Eastern
Eee Railroaps
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
The
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company
Creat Northern Railway Company
Western Pacific Railroad Company
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