25 years
Lubbock residents caught a glimpse of sunlight Friday afternoon as the South Plains continued through yet another day of rain and clouds that have produced near-flood conditions in many area towns.
50 years
Cities Service Oil Co., Midland, will drill an 8,700-foot wildcat to test the Pennsylvanian line in northwestern Dawson County, 10 miles Northwest of Lamesa at 550 feet from south and 1,650 feet from west lines of Section 2, Block 3, D.L. Cunningham survey.
75 years