O'Donnell barber links town memory with changing times
Nayman Everett runs the town’s barbershop in O’Donnell since 1925, a social hub across generations. He supported Boy Scouts, the Methodist Church, and local history efforts, while the community evolves from seven grocers and 29 barbers to a quieter rural center. The piece notes his lifelong ties, the shop’s era displays, and his view on progress and retirement.
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O'Donnell
Everett
Dan Blocker
Saleh Brothers
Moody
Our Prodigal Sons What to Do About Draft Resisters
Paul Harvey weighs amnesty for draft dodgers and urges a calm, history guided approach. He cites Gallup splits and official counts, notes deserters, and argues decisions should avoid politics or vindictiveness. Commager cautions against petulant policy and suggests time may heal wounds as exiles face future consequences.
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Canada
George Gallup
United States
F. Edward Hebert
Sen
Robert Taft
Pentagon
The Abundant Life Home Life and Family Faith
A devotional piece extols Christ centered homes as the greatest family test of Christian living. It urges daily prayer for unity and the spiritual formation of children, contrasting secular education with soul training, and notes the heavenly family formed through faith and baptism. It ends with the poem YOU AND I about lasting partnership.
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Christ
Jesus Christ
Paul
Heaven
Fonda Called Liar by War Critics in Editorial
Editorial condemns Jane Fonda for labeling returning American POWs as liars. It argues many endured torture and isolation, questions the Vietnam war rationale, and asserts Fonda’s actions betray country and ideals. The piece blasts her for antiwar stance and urges her to leave for Hanoi.
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Jane Fonda
Local news notes and social happenings in Lubbock area
Congress deliberations may shape the High Plains future as study on a Texas New Mexico import proposal continues for years. Nelson Hogg resigns from First National to rejoin Hub City banking, with best wishes for his new role at Lubbock National’s agricultural department. The American Cancer Society plans to organize a local chapter Friday at 10 a.m. in Chamber of Commerce offices. Harry Bruner draws attention at the Country Club in knickers recalling Bobby Jones era, joining a six some with J D Harris C A Hollingsworth Jap Baldwin Matt McCall and Eerie Barron.
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Congress
High Plains
Texas
New Mexico
Nelson Hogg
First National
Lubbock National
Agricultural Department
American Cancer Society
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Bruner
Bobby Jones
Bruner
J.D. Harris
C.A. Hollingsworth
Jap Baldwin
Matt McCall
Eerie Barron
Harry
Bank Gains Signal Strong Local Economy in 1972 Comparison
County banks report solid profits matching years of stable growth as Raymond Howington, once a Lamesa resident, now resides elsewhere, reflecting a broader shift in the area’s financial landscape.
Nelson leaving for Hub City aims at agri banking career
One of Lamesa's dynamic native sons departs as First National Bank loses a energetic leader. The community wishes Nelson and Cheryl well as they relocate to Lubbock hub city, where Nelson will pursue his agri banking career at Lubbock National Bank.
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Lamesa
First National Bank
Nelson
Cheryl
Lubbock National Bank
Two Lamesa Seniors Named Top Students in Senior Class
Rebecca and David, National Honor Society members and church participants, were honored as top ranking seniors in Lamesa. Rebecca won regional UIL science fair second place in Odessa, received an Army special award, and will study secondary education at Baylor after a summer at Glorieta Encampment. David earned an Optimist Young Texan Award, will join the state UIL piano contest, attended Boys State, and plans to study music at Lindenwood then accounting at Baylor. Both participated in plays and church youth programs, including Celebrate Life and the Bell Choir, and both expressed excitement about their future.
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Rebecca
Odessa
Army
Lamesa
Austin
David
Glorieta
N.M
Baylor University
Lindenwood College
St Charles
Missouri
Baylor
Howington a Tech graduate serves as Air Force navigator
Texas Tech graduate Howington joined the Air Force to get away from school and spent 25 months in air pilot training. He has logged 54 attack missions in the B 52 and 82 support missions in the F 4. Stationed in Korea Thailand and Vietnam he holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and eight air medals. He is visiting his mother in Lamesa and plans to return to Parksdale Air Force Base. He discusses action under fire POWs and mission risks with a veteran’s perspective and notes the life’s brief span for most who enter this world.
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Texas Tech
Air Force
Howington
Korea
Thailand
Vietnam
Billie Howington
North 19Th St
Audie Hughes
Lamesa
Parksdale Air Force Base
35Th Tactical Fighter Squadron
MI6
DeNang
Windys Windsock by WW J Beckham
A humorous piece recounts a doctor visit before surgery where the patient asks for plain speech. The doctor bluntly calls the patient lazy and the narrator seeks a simple term to share with Jo, reflecting a light tone about medical talk.
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J. Beckham
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Dawson County
Paul Harvey
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You
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Hanoi
Raymond Howington
Another World
Hogg
The
First Baptist Church
Society For Outstanding
Bell Choir
Dawson County News
Dawson County Courier
Lamesa Reporter
Dawson County Free Press
North First Street
Dawson
Lamesa Press
Walter Buckel
Stephen Henry Lynn Brisendine
Hank Myers
ADV
Free Press
Aley
WHA
By Ace Reid
Lesee
Hoss
Bob Brown
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