Proposed Constitutional Amendments Voted On November 8
The News lists 16 proposed amendments with capsule explanations. Highlights include repealing poll tax and annual registration (Amendment 7), allowing armed forces voting in Texas (Amendment 14), airport authorities (2), county official benefits (5), and expansion of hospital districts dissolution rules (12). Other items cover tax assessments for agricultural land, conservation district terms, education bond protections, and governance consolidations for large counties.
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Arlington State College
Permanent University Fund
Texas Department of Corrections
Texas Water Development Board
Texas Water Development Fund
Texas
Once Around THE Hometown By A. G. Adair
A. G. Adair argues against restricting firearms as a crime solution and advocates harsher penalties and easier prosecution. He aligns with Governor Connally on lifelong commitment for the insane to protect the public, contrasting with auto restriction logic.
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Washington
United States
John Connally
School Days Just Around The Corner
The school business office sets the first day of school for August 30, with a full faculty meeting planned for August 29. Superintendent Callender is interviewing to fill two elementary teaching positions while other staff roles are reported full and the football program enters its final week of summer drills.
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Callender
Doug Etheridge
Pool Well Names W. C. Herricks District Head
Pool Well Servicing announced personnel changes in the local office. W. C. Herricks will manage the Monahans Kermit District joining Gene Butts who transfers to San Angelo and Bradley Herricks moves to Kermit. The new manager is a Wink native, UT graduate 1959, two years Army, married with a son, Baptist, Lions Club former member, eager to move to Monahans. The local office currently employs about 30 people.
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Pool Well Servicing Co
Gene Butts
San Angelo
Monahans
Kermit
Monahans-Kermit
W. C. Herricks
Bradley Herricks
Wink
University of Texas
Europe
The
Baptist Church
Lions Club
School District Adopts 1966 67 Budget With Tax Rate Cut
The Board of Education adopted the 1966 67 budget at the August meeting, approving expenditures of 1 697 750.00 an increase of 56 720 over last year. A tax rate reduction is planned to offset the higher budget.
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Board of Education
Ward County Petitions Seek 175000 Bond Elections
Petitions circulating to urge Ward County Commissioners Court to call two bond elections totaling 175000 for a new County Library about 150000 and Wickett Community Center about 25000. Library plans include a 10000 square foot masonry brick building facing east with drive in depository at 5th and Dwight in Monahans.
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Ward County Commissioners Court
Wickett
Bob Orr
County Library Board
Commissioners Court
Tom Huckabee
Hermann Richerd
Lubbock
5Th and Dwight
Monahans
Wickett Drug
Luckie’s Grocery
Inoner
County Officials Seek Bond Order Wording Change
County Attorney Ed Keys said an AG opinion forbids bond elections for public libraries or community centers under Texas law. Key and County Auditor R T Harris call it technical and suggest renaming bond questions to court house improvements or park improvements to fit the library and community center projects. Mrs Conrad Dunagan for sponsors apologizes and says petitions seek a new County Library and that commissioners will adjust wording to comply.
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Ed Keys
Waggarer Carr
Texas
Keys
R. T. Harris
Court House
Conrad Dunagan
Giants Take Second Cats In Consolation
Monahans district state entries the First State Bank Giants and the Lions Club Cats competed in Mt. Pleasant. The Cats were eliminated from the championship bracket by Mary McCarty 19 of Grandfalls joined Monahans News as teletypesetter this week. The Giants lost the championship game by one run in a rain affected affair in San Angelo, while the Cats won 4 3 in consolation and advance again today.
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Mary McCarty
Grandfalls
Monahans News
A. R. McCarty
Grandfalls and Conputes Daily
Mary
Grandfalls Royalty High School
Columbia Business College
Odessa
the News
The
Corner Drug
Pete McKenzie
Mt. Pleasant
Giants
Cats
Glory
Haskell
State Giants
San Angelo National Bank
San Angelo
Gulf Gets Drilling Permit In City Limits
City Council on Monday issued a second permit to Gulf Oil Corp for drilling an oil well in the Nancye Addition within city limits. Earlier this summer Paul DeClera of Wichita Falls received the first city well permit, reportedly finaled as a flowing producer on pasture land.
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Gulf Oil Corp
Nancye
Paul DeClera
Wichita Falls
Gulf Gets
Swedish Miss Arriving Soon To Attend MHS
A Swedish high school student, Karin Eva Kris tina Edebol, age 17, will soon arrive in the United States to live with Mr and Mrs Claude W Hoven at 1207 S Franklin and attend Monahans High School as an international exchange student. Her sister Christy Hollen, 17, is a MHS senior, with other family members nearby, and a Field Service welcome is planned in New York and Midland.
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United States
Teday
Texas
Monahans
Monahans High School
Karin Eva
Kristina Edebol
Claude W. Hoven
S. Franklin
Christy Hollen
MHS
Henry
Claudia
Agnes Scott College
Decatur
Karia
A Field Service
New York
Seven Seas
Midland
Council
Germany
Gerhard Schuler
Elizatth Heaths
AFS
Board Postpones Appointment When Vote Tied
The County School Board could not name a replacement for the late Mills Losater after a 2-2 split between Pyote nominees Lee Parken and J R Edger ton. Action postponed to a later date. The board approved purchasing a 54 passenger bus for the Monahans Wickett Pyote district and signed this year’s budget.
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County School Board
Mills Losater
Lee Parken
J. R Edgerton
Pyote
Monahans- Wickett-Pyote
Truett Peer
Monahans
Pat Avary
Barstow
Bill Agey
Jess Wristen
Grandfalls
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Price
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Present County Library
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Wednesday Study Club
H. H. Patterson
Nu Gamma
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Rotary Club
Selman Rae Henty
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Asher
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H. J. Asher
Teeler
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Norrta Je
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Hellens
Helton
Eléctrical “Service
Karin Eva Kristina Edebol
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