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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1966
Page
4
Editor notes veterans and families ask about government benefits. The piece provides representative VA inquiries and guidance. An example discusses filing for increased pension while hospital care or nursing home needs are anticipated. The answer advises filing now to qualify for housebound benefits of $35 per month.
Hugh White of Alpine honored as West Texan of the Month by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce for June. White, 71, longtime civic leader and former Alpine mayor, operates White's Highland Village with wife Golden Foster and has chaired multiple regional committees and projects.
The piece surveys large scale waterworks, irrigation canals, and desert greening from Libya to Turkmenistan and California. It notes the Kara Kum Canal converting sands to cotton and orchards, Aswan Dam boosting Nile irrigation, Negev research, and ancient Nabataean terraces aiding arable land revival.
A backup accident at 3 30 p m involving Larry Wayne Shoemaker and Roscoe Noel Grubbs caused minor damage. Investigator A M Heislars was on scene. A separate collision occurred at NE Second and Ave F between Charlotte Pearcy and Marie Ganales Galvan with a pickup and a car.
The Smith family expresses deep appreciation for prayers and acts of kindness after Martin’s accident. Thanks go to neighbors who brought food and helped with the other children, Dr Hutcheson Rev Carl Grissom hospital staff ambulance attendants and the RN at the accident scene.
A 109th district court jury panel is summoned for civil cases with names listed for appearance. Concurrently, multiple leases in sections and blocks are reported with bidders Humbie and M. Hober Corp. winning parcels and total sums reaching $19,800 for 1 278 250 acres, plus other individual leases and lessees named.
Doug Gaines issued a citation to Mrs. Pearcy for failure to yield. The brief report notes the traffic stop occurred in the city and cites the cited violation without further details.
The convention committee met Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce office to discuss possible meets in Andrews. They reviewed the S80 tennis tournament details for next week and appointed chairmen for assignments. A bid for sixerman coaching schools in Abiene was considered, plus a community calendar and a promotional gimmick for Andrews conventions. Harold Cox presided. attendees included L. T. Tompkins, Brodie Hutchinson, Mrs. Fern Nix, Mrs. Frances Eppler, Bud Gregory, Dan Crow, Glenn Frazier, and Chamber Manager Leo Lambert.
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