One Million Vacuum Cleaners Mark Andrews Revival
The north side Kirby plant produced its millionth cleaner this past week, highlighting Andrews growth from 1968's downturn. Wentworth Manufacturing, Scott & Fetzer, and local investors backed construction, bringing 400 plus jobs, rising home values, and new housing as industry revived.
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Kirby
Andrews
Industrial Foundation
Wentworth Manufacturing
South Carolina
Wentworth
Niles Hammick
Hammick
Scott & Fetzer
Mississippi River
Japan
Hawaii
Cleveland
Mississippi
Homecoming showdown as Andrews and Snyder meet in Mustang Stadium
Andrews Mustangs ride a three game win streak into Friday night’s homecoming clash with the Snyder Tigers at Mustang Stadium. Parade, queen coronation, and post game dance accompany the event with multiple prize categories for parade entries.
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Andrews Mustangs
Snyder Tigers
Mustang Stadium
Mustangs
Main Street
Mike Fenner
Main
NW Ave. D
NW Ave
NW Ist
Tigers
Andrews
Mike Jenkins
Big Spring
Snyder
Annette Harcrow
Kim McCarley
DeAnn Gainey
Civic Center
Andrews-Snyder
Annette Harecrow
Kim McCarney
United Way Kickoff Breakfast Drives 1976 Campaign
About 50 attendees gathered for the annual United Way Kickoff Breakfast at the Community Building. Keith Wiseman and Andy Stringfellow spoke as fund drive leaders. Dan Sullivan urged Democratic women to bake pies for a chili supper at the Andrews Civic Center before the Levelland game on Oct 1 1976. Pie chairman Darlene Wilson invited interested ladies to call 34496. Pies due by 5 p.m. Oct 1. Rotary Club sponsors the event. The goal is 29 178 to aid local charities and youth. House to house drive starts Oct 18. Campaign divisions listed with local organizing names and participating groups and foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Way
Fund Campaign
Keith Wiseman
Andy Stringfellow
Reeder Price
Dan Sullivan
Andrews County
White House
Andrews Civic Center
Darlene Wilson
Andrews’ Rotary Club
Wiseman
Fat Woman Gets Stuck in Small Car Joke
A humorous quip notes that if cars shrink further headlines might read Fat Woman Gets Stuck in Small Car, recalling odd old newspaper sensibilities about sensationalism and body size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnip Green
Fillies Finish Sixth At Lobo Tourney In Close Meet
Andrews Fillies place sixth among 16 teams at the Mona Hans Tournament. High scorers were Leslie Adams Barbara Niemann and Melissa Dyson with Terry Gray named to the All Tournament Team after close losses 14-10 and 14-16. Next games include Wink and a Sept 30 home match at Mustang Gym.
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Andrews
Leslie Adams
Barbara Niemann
Melissa Dyson
Denver City
Imperial
Mustang Gym
Monahans
Buena Vista
Five Vehicle Crashes Reported in Andrews Over Weekend
City police log five traffic accidents in Andrews over the weekend. A 1971 VW driven by Steven Horton collided with a 1972 Oldsmobile driven by Reba Stillwell at 1400 NW Ave. Horton received an improper start ticket. Other crashes involved two Ford's on North Main, a Chevrolet and a Ford on Ave A and SW 10th, and a 1970 Mercury striking a trash container on NW Ave E.
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Andrews
NW Ave
Steven Horton
Terrace
Reba G. Stillwell
NW 5Th
Horton
North Main
Don A. Swaboda
Terry D. Bloom
Swaboda
Main
Bloom
Ave. A
Danny Lee Osterhout
Ford
Johnny Madrid
Chevrolet
Madrid
Ave. B
Lynn S. Pollard
NE Ave
Donald Pryor
Pollard
NW Ave. E
Mercury
Timothy E. Owens
Owens
Emergency Blood Drive Set Monday
An urgent blood drive will run from 2 to 7 30 p m Monday here to replace blood used in open heart surgeries on two Andrews patients. A Lubbock bank team will collect all blood types with a 50 pint goal from volunteers.
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Tim Culp
James Ketcham
Snyder Tigers
Tommy Watkins
Tigers
Andrews
Lubbock
Betty Snow
Willard Snow
Gertrude Averyt
John Parker
Amoco
Houston
Averyt
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Brownfield Cubs
Cubs
Black and Gold
Booger Brooks
Mike Mace
Mike Reid
Joe Barnes
Jesse Madrid
Jones Brothers
Joel Gilliland
Brooks
Brownfield
Lamesa
Wilson
Jerry McWilliams
Joel Locke
J. C. Donaldson
al Humphries
James Craddock
Len Wilson
Raymond Teston
Rod Schumacher
Doug Schoenwolf
Larry Chaney
Gerald McCaskill
Girl Scouts
Boy Club
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Arthritis Foundation
U.S.O
SW Diabetic Foundation
Texas United Community Service
Planned Parenthood
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Pickins
Terry Gray
Crane
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