Three Die In Martin County Rig Blast Near Knott
Explosion at Hale No. 2 drill site in northeastern Martin County killed Willie Joe Waller 41 and John Paul Hemphill 32 both Lamesa workers, plus Joe Gregg Dawson 20 from Harris Rat Hole Service. Delmer C. Oller 48 remained in serious condition with severe burns. Investigators traced the 12 inch Santa Fe pipeline puncture to a rat hole machine centering the site as Britt Construction prepared caliche and Jet Oil planned to move in Monday.
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Britt Trucking and Construction
Martin County
Knott
Lamesa
Willie Joe Waller
John Paul Hemphill
Joe Gregg Dawson
Harris Rat Hole Service
Midland
Lubbock General Hospital
Delmer C. Oller
Harris Rat Hole
Britt
Harris rate hole
Gene Sledge Drilling Corporation
Jet Oil Company
Cushing
Okla
Charles Sebastian
Mike Bass
Bass
Dawson County Hospital Bond Issue Endorsed
The Country Editor notes October on the high plains of West Texas as harvest nears. County Commissioners call for a mid November hospital bond to refurbish Medical Arts Hospital, a 22 year old facility praised for service since 1959. Endorsement urged with confidence in the hospital board and county finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
high plains
West Texas
Dawson County
Medical Arts Hospital
Lamesa Young Farmers Host Area II Convention Highlights
Lamesa hosts the Area II Young Farmer Convention with 12:15 registration on Saturday. Activities include an afternoon session, tours of a cotton classing facility and a pecan operation, followed by a 6:30 p.m. awards banquet at the High School Student Center. James Seago will preside. Earl Norris and Herbie Marchbanks participate in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa Young Farmers
James Seago
Lamesa
Area II
Herbie Marchbanks
Terry County Young Farmers
Kelly Gaskins
Four Counties Young Farmers
Bill Thrash
Seago
Marchbanks
Earl Norris
County to hold 1.5 million Medical Arts Hospital bond election
Dawson County plans a November 17 bond vote to finance remodeling and updated equipment at Medical Arts Hospital. Petition circulation for the 10 percent real property owner voter requirement has begun, with locations including banks, clinics, courthouse, Chamber of Commerce, and more.
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Medical Arts
Dawson County
hospital board
Chuck Latham
Chamber of Commerce
Klondike
Welch
O’Donnell
Ackerly
Lubbock
Atcheson, Cartwright and Associates
Elwood Freeman
Freeman
Dawson County Pioneer Mrs. M C Lindsey Dies in Lamesa
Mrs. M C Lindsey 95 of Lamesa, a Dawson County pioneer, died Saturday at Medical Center Hospital Odessa after a brief illness. Services were Monday at First Baptist Church with Rev C H Murphy. Burial followed in Lamesa Cemetery. She taught at Lou School, led WMU, presided over the Lamesa Delphian Club, supported Girl Scouts, and donated land for a Scout Hut. She married M C Lindsey in 1908. he died in 1955.
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M.C
Tommie) Lindsey
Lamesa
First Baptist Church
C.H. Murphy
Branon Funeral Home
Lindsey
Dawson County
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Hope
Ark
Tommie Smith
M.C. Lindsey
East Texas State Teacher’s College
old Lou
the
Baptist Church
WMU
Lamesa Delphian Club
South Bryan St
Local youths win top honors at Panhandle South Plains Fair
Dawson County 4 H’er wins grand champion in capon division at the 64th Panhandle South Plains Fair in Lubbock. Lamesa FFA entries claim high honors in swine show as Dale Archer seizes first in lightweight and then grand champion with a Cornish cross capon while Susan Miers takes first in mediumweight and David Rebber places fourth.
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Dale Archer
Panhandle South Plains
Lubbock
David Rebber
Dawson County
Lamesa FFA
Susan Miers
Rawlings Leads Pack In Press Reporter Gridiron Guessing
In week four of the Press Reporter football contest, Rawlings paced the field with 17 correct picks alongside six entrants who also posted 17 winners. The standings reflect several upsets among professional picks, highlighting the difficulty of the weekly challenge.
Weather summary from KPET radio report
Daily data notes 24 hour high and low temperatures read at 6 30 a m with precipitation to date totaling 18 42 inches Courtesy KPET Radio.
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Jack Phinizy
Walter Buckel
capon
Jimmy Thompson
Paul Rebber
Larry Harris
Latham
Herb Henderson
Seminole Highway
Britt Trucking
F.2
Rawlings
KPET Radio
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