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Newspaper
Lamesa Press Reporter
Location
Lamesa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1973
Page
1
County Agent Colgan reports cotton losses from Sunday sand were not unusual with 99 percent of the county planted and only modest damage on the western edge. Lamesa preparations note Golden Tornado hosting Pecos Eagles in regional playoff and Collins/Lamesa notes on community movers Hal Boyd and Dan Martin leaving for new ventures.
Dawson County agricultural officials report 10 000 to 15 000 acres of cotton blown out by Sunday's sand storm, a figure small against 430 000 to 440 000 acres planted this year. Colgan notes acreage mirrors last year with about 256 000 actual acres, some replanting follow hail damage south of town, moisture remains favorable and many fields already look upright.
The Lamesa Golden Tornadoes host Pecos Eagles in the opening regional playoff game at Lobo Park with a potential second and third game in Pecos if needed. Both teams enter with strong records after come-from-behind doubleheader wins. Lamesa sits 18-8 on the season, claiming the Brownfield district title and a bi-district crown over Wichita Falls.
Jerry Slough, a Piggly Wiggly assistant manager, sees his first record released under Action Records in Lamesa with two songs Stolen Moments and Now That The Sun Doesn’t Shine Frank Perry of Hollywood sings while Slough wrote the words and music He pursued music from high school poems to a demo tape path and hopes a major publisher and name singer will record his up-town country style while his wife Kaye offered encouragement.
Edward Charles Mason, 22, pled guilty to burglary in Judge George Hansard's 106th District Court. He received four years in prison and will be held for transfer to Taylor County on other charges. Mason, jailed since his Christmas Day drug store burglary, was caught fleeing near Turner's Cafe and Lamesa National Bank. Police recovered stolen pills, TV sets, stereo gear, wrist watches and about $30 in change found hidden in the suspect's car and behind nearby businesses.
Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Lamesa for Major Edgar J. Hawkins. The Rev. Raymond Smith of Austin will officiate, assisted by Rev. E.R. Holder and Major Harry J. Henigar. Hawkins, missing in action since Sept. 20, 1965 in North Vietnam, was later classified dead by the Defense Department on May 14. He was born May 3, 1929 in Hereford, grew up near Lamesa, and was a Texas Tech graduate and athlete. Survivors include his mother in Lamesa and two brothers, Bob of Lamesa and Ernest of Commerce. Memorials may go to the Edgar L. Hawkins Scholarship Fund at First National Bank of Lamesa.
Dan Martin vice-president and cashier of Lamesa National Bank resigns effective June 1 to enter private business in Belton. The Martins will move next week as he launches Martin's House of Flowers with a greenhouse nursery and gift shop. Catherine, 12, is their daughter.
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