Andrews Girls Basketball Memory Sparks 25 Year Gap
A reflective piece recalls Andrews long absence from girls basketball since 1938 and notes Grandfalls vs Gail Tuesday night revived the rough and enthusiastic play. It lists former Andrews stars Minnie Fowler Mat tie Boyd Elnora Price and others while wondering about the game’s return.
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Andrews
Grandfalls
Gail
Minnie Fowler
Mattie Boyd
Elnora Price
Yvonnie Mae Suggs
Grace Price
Mary Ruth Roberts
Vivien Suggs
Sybil Rose
Lometa Taylor
Winnie Montgomery
Ila Faye McCarley
Pauline Wright
Jewel
Louis Dillard
Fort Worth Store Promotes 50 Miler Shirts
A Fort Worth department store this week features 50-Mile Shirts for all ages and genders. The garments display an American eagle the letters JFK a 50 miler sign and two large barefoot prints sparking mention.
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Fort Worth
American Eagle
JFK
Enuf
Detergent Impact Prompts Big Bubbles at City Sewer Plant
A local feature notes that detergents soften water and hinder sewer systems. Humble Co plans to buy sewer water for a waterflood project and builds a treatment system to remove suds, injecting air to bubble the water, creating a large bubble-blower facility benefiting both the lagoon and city sanitation efforts.
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Andrews
Sewer Lagoon
Humble Company
Means
Humble
All Negro Train Crew Offered for New Railroad
Since the Interstate Commerce Commission filing the project has drawn many responses. A Houston preacher proposes the Perm an Basin Railroad hire the nation’s first all Negro train crew led by an experienced conductor with relatives in rail roles ready to relocate.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Houston
Perman Basin Railroad Company
Five More Candidates Seek Two Spots on School Board
Andrews students enjoy a Friday holiday as the Andrews School System closes for teachers to attend the West Texas Teachers Association conference in Odessa. Maurice Mitchell of Encyclopaedia Britannica will speak at 10 a.m. in the Odessa High School fieldhouse, with a full slate of convention events surrounding the meeting.
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Andrews
West Texas Teachers Association
Odessa
Mitchell
House of Delegates
Baylor Coach To Talk Here At Mustang Banquet
John D D Bridgers athletic director and Baylor football coach will be principal speaker at the Andrews Mustang Club annual sports banquet in Andrews High School to honor all athletes. The event April 8 at 7 30 p m includes new booster club officers for 1963 64 and a Captain's Table. Tickets are available at Commercial State Bank and Nix's Restaurant.
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John DD. Bridgers
Baylor University
Andrews Mustang Club
Andrews High School
Commercial State Bank
Nix’s
Fred Courtney
Roy Sparks
Harold Cox
Bud Duncan
W. C. Young
Tiny Vickers
Gerald McCaskill
Birmingham
Ala
Auburn
ALL Sports
Chamber To Form Ambassador Club
The chamber of commerce plans an Ambassador Club to represent Andrews at events across the Permian Basin. The 25 members must attend two of five events and keep chamber membership. Interested persons should contact the chamber office.
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Andrews
Permian Basin
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Thomas
Chamber
Postal Receipts Show Large Increase in February
Postmaster Bob Luck reports February postal receipts totaling 9105.51, up 2436.79 or 36 percent from last year’s 6668.72. He cites rate increases as the main cause, with only about 11 percent from new business.
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Bob Luck
Luck
Contract Let On Highway Improvements Near Andrews
Work began Tuesday on three miles of service road improvements south of Andrews on the Odessa highway. Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving Contractors won the bid with a $40,996.30 contract to be completed in 40 days, including 30 feet of caliche base and 24 feet of penetration surface. The project covers two miles west and a half mile east of the four lane, with a few culverts to be added and barricades already set up.
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Andrews
Odessa
Jones Brothers
State Highway Department
Virgil Watkins
Highway Department
Watkins
Seven Names To Appear On Ballot In School Board Race
Seven candidates will run for two school board seats after filing week. R G Tonkin Humble Oil executive J L Jim Brown Oil Well Supply manager Ray Horton Underwood Oil Distributors Harold G Cox Commercial State Bank officer Mark Grissom El Paso filling station operator Frank Clements Pan American foreman and W C Buddy Melton Texaco pumper previously ran for office. Election date set for April 5 with terms of board president Dr Z W Hutcheson Jr and secretary Jimmy Jones expiring.
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R. G. Tonkin
J. L
Jim’’ Brown
R. K
Ray” Horton
Harold G. Cox
Mark Grissom
Frank Clements
W. C. “Buddy” Melton
Tonkin
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Andrews
Brown
Jimmy Jones
Bud Duncan
Roy Smith
Fred Hughey
C. E. Carruth
Smith
Duey Braswell
Seminole Meet Arrives in Andrews with Twenty Teams
Twenty teams are set to compete Saturday as Andrews High hosts the Seminole Invitational Track Meet at Mustang Stadium. Seminole coach Tom Rogers joins Max Goldsmith to help run the event after Seminole moved the meet due to a state basketball tournament in Austin. Billy Burk leads Andrews as weightman and top point earner from recent meets at Fort Worth and Fort Stockton.
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Andrews High School
Mustang Stadium
Seminole
Seminole Cage
Austin
Tom Rogers
Andrews
Max Goldsmith
Billy Burk
Fort Worth
Fort Stockton
Burk
Goldsmith
Kermit
Lamesa
Levelland
Denver City
Salesman Palmer to Headline Clinic in Andrews
Fred A. Palmer a nationally known sales consultant from Columbus Ohio will speak in Andrews on Thursday March 14 for a two session sales clinic sponsored by KACT Radio. The 2:30 to 4:30 session covers big item sales and the 7:30 to 9:30 rally focuses on selling fundamentals and etiquette. Tickets are $2 per session or $3.50 for both. venues include the community building and the high school area.
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Fred A. Palmer
Columbus
Ohio
Andrews
Kact Radio
Commercial State Bank
First National Bank
Andrews Savings & Loan
Chamber of Commerce Office
KACT
Fred Palmer
Palmer
American Society of Association
Kenneth McFarland
Dallas
Andrews Chamber Urges Unity to Build 1963 Program
Frank Elkins, chairman of the Andrews Chamber Membership Committee, urged unity and recruitment for the 1963 program of work. He noted membership costs, voting rights tied to contributions, and a spring barbecue to welcome new members. Mrs. Gertrude Averyt was praised for selling the most memberships for two straight years.
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Andrews
Frank Elkins
Chamber of Commerce
Elkins
Champer
Chamber
Elking
Permits Climb To New High In Andrews
February building permits show six new residences under construction in Andrews. The month totals reach $94 237 and push the year to $24 457. Compare January–February 1962 with $150 010 and 95 375 for the prior year. Archie Holman and W E Flanary receive permits for homes at 311 S W Avenue C and another location.
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Andrews
Archie Holman
S. W. Avenue C
W. E. Flanary
Gail Girls Top Grandfalls To Take Bi-District Title
Gail Coyotes defeated Grandfalls Royalty Cowgirls 45 32 to win the Bi district championship and advance to the regional playoffs in Odessa. Pam Stephens scored 27 points, Mary Dennis 12, Brenda Billock 8, Pam Beaver 1. for Grandfalls Sharon Warner 13, Nancy Wheeler 9, Sue Pittman 9. Gail led 12 7 after one quarter and 28 16 at halftime, finishing with a 36 26 final stretch. Andrews was chosen for the playoff site at a Midland meeting.
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Gail Coyotes
Grandfalls Royalty
Gail Sextet
Borden County
Odessa
Pam Stephens
Mary Dennis
Brenda Billock
Pam Beaver
Grand Falls
Sharon Warner
Nancy
Wheeler
Sue Pittman
Gail
Andrews
Midland
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Baylor
John Bridgers
Ambassador Club
East Broadway
Andrews County
Roy Bennett
Gwynda Murphree
Gretchen Walling
Sandra Morgan
Judy Pinnell
John Connally
Junior Leadership Association
Grandtalls
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