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Newspaper
Lamesa Press Reporter
Location
Lamesa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1973
Page
1
In a call to aid the local merchants, residents are urged to keep storefront frontages clear by using church and other lots for parking. The plea aims to ease holiday shopping crowds as the county reports a strong Christmas season and ample downtown space off the square.
Dawson County farmers report 153 342 bales ginned with 270 000 acres in production and forecasts of at least 270 000 bales for the season. Weather held steady in November aiding gins and lifting expectations of a county wide record yield at about one bale per acre across the season.
The Air Force formed a board of inquiry after a Friday morning jet trainer crash about 14 miles northwest of Gail killing both occupants. Capt. Robert Alexander, 26, from Antlers Oklahoma, ejected but could not deploy his parachute. 2nd Lt Michael J. Dypvik, 25, of La Jolla California, perished with the plane.
ASCS office provides fuel assistance forms identified as OOG-PAP-20 for individuals and OOG-PAP-17 for distributors. Eddie Brown notes three problem areas the forms cover, including cases of total fuel shortage, with submissions routed to the Texas Railroad Commission for consideration.
The Lamesa Dawson County United Way reports 96.4 percent of its $37,290 goal with $35,899.68 raised as of Friday afternoon and optimism the goal will be met by mid December. In sports, Lamesa faces Monahans as Petties and McCurley trade scoring runs, tying for West Texas led scorers at 168 each, while a separate destruction of a structure gains city approval for tear-down and rubble removal.
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