Midland Sandstorms Get Named In Local Tradition
Midland in 1955 adopts personalities for dust storms with a three member Sandstorm Advisory Board led by Mrs. Barbara Culver. They name storms such as Adam and Benson, inviting citizen suggestions to craft characterful monikers while dust must cut visibility to under three miles to qualify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Bill Collyns
Collyns
Barbara Culver
Midland
American Association of University Women
Culver
Delbert Downing
Chamber of Commerce
Reporter-Telegram
Adam
Benson
Ezra T. Benson
Texas
Personalty Roundup Travels and Family Visits This Week
Fort Worth and Dallas visits by C R Smith on business. Harold Sheppards and family from Colorado City, visiting Otis Smiths. Gene Keeney and family from San Angelo visited Keeney and Price families. Annie Lee Price and more visitors in Will Price home. Capps family from Mason visited Knoxs. Marlon Mackey from Balls visiting J M Mackeys. Grace Motley and Buddy Hudson among weekend guests in Rotan and San Angelo. Modglings visiting Weatherford to be at grandson Elmer Lynn Modgling’s bedside after car wreck. Holecombes moving to Denver City after school. Claude Ward home from Stamford oil field work. Baker from San Angelo visited Kate Good. Meyers brought her home from Shreveport Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Smith
Fort Worth
Dallas
Harold Sheppard
Donna
Randy
Colorado City
Otis Smiths
San Angelo
Gene Keeney
Charlie Keeneys
Will Prices
Annie Lee Price
Will Price
Bill Capps
Mason
Thomas Knox
Marlon Mackey
J. M. Mackeys
L. C. Robbins
Franklin Cowley
Fort Stockton
Rotan
Sounday
Carroll Robbins
S. A. Kiker
O. S. Kiker
Roby
Kiker
Vernie Lee
Barney Modgling
Weatherford
Elmer Lynn Modgling
Chet Holcombe
Atlantic Pipeline Company
Holecombes
Denver City
Claude Ward
Stamford
Charlie Baker
Kate Good
Noah Pruitt Jr Leads Crews Revival Singing This Week
Noah Pruitt Jr leads a revival in Crews this week, directing a singing program that draws local attendees and echoes traditional worship style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Pruitt, Jr
Woodses welcome grandson born in Eileen Texas
Mr and Mrs Bob Woods learned Tuesday morning they have a new grandson born to their son and his wife Mr and Mrs Bobby Gene Woods The father serves in the army and is stationed in Eileen Texas Mrs Buster Hester Mrs EB Caperton and Mrs Jack Belcher with children visited Ruth Coleman and the Bob Coleman family in San Angelo Tuesday Mrs Coleman plans to stay with her son there for several weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Woods
Eileen
Texas
Bobby Gene Woods
Buster Hester
EB. J. Caperton
Jack Belcher
San Angelo
Ruth Coleman
Bob Coleman
Coleman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ornery
Midland Paper
Weather Bureau
W. M. Perry
U. S
Midland Air Terminal
Mrs. Grace Motley of
Lamesa
B. G. Timmons
Mr. Timmons
Bud Hudson
DR. W. Myrddin Lewis
Birmingham
England
Ana
Laden
Christ
W. Myrddin Lewis
MR. Otis Allen
Singer
First Baptist Church
Bronte, Texas
M. R. Rogers
American Cancer Society
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