Elvis Guest Appearance in Andrews 1955 Sparks Controversy
Elvis Presley and his band performed two shows in Andrews in 1955 under Delta Beta Sorority sponsorship. The event faced air conditioning woes and a late arrival with a damaged car incident. Interim superintendent M O Woolam faced criticism for the show and the odor of scandal lingered as readers recalled the era.
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Andrews County News reshuffles staff roles this week
Advertising sales gain Don Ingram replacing him as news editor while photographer Serena Nelson teams with Ingram in ads. Donny L. Brown and Carolyn Wallace join the news staff to cover Andrews city and county government, schools, and local activities with Brown focusing on sports and Wallace on women’s news. Brown, 29, arrives from Lubbock’s Avalanche Journal after a 1975 Texas Tech MA. Wallace, 21, is Baylor 1977 Outstanding Senior Woman in Journalism.
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Round Top
Emfinger Wins City Council Seat After Third Election
Les Emfinger won the vacant city council seat with 170 votes on Tuesday, defeating Darrell Jackson who had 137. The race followed a June vacancy and two prior runoffs due to a three-way field and a prior tie between Jim Bintz and Emfinger.
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Kermit Man Arrested in $200 Oil Field Theft
Freddie William Henderson 47 of 413 North Popular St Kermit was arrested Monday in Kermit by Winkler County officers and later handed to Andrews County Jail on a $10 000 bond. The missing hand tools from a pulling unit at the 3 Bar oilfield near 18 miles west were reportedly found with him.
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Bud Gregory
Mustangs Seek Snyder Victory After 62 20 Loss
Andrews Mustangs travel to Snyder to face the Tigers in District 3-AAA action hoping to avenge a 62 20 defeat from two years earlier. Coach Watkins recalls the drought in Snyder and cites key foes Richard Willis Clay Peterson and Richard Crayton as threats. Players sidelined include Mickey Seal and others with injuries while Tim Dyson may return to bolster the lineup.
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Richard Crayton
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Mickey Seal
Charley Adams
Jeff Phillips
Ronnie Bohannon
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