Congressmen Pool and Foreman Back Common Ground on Guadalupe Peak Park
Democratic Congressman-at-Large Joe Pool and Republican Ed Foreman join on a plan to create Guadalupe Peak National Park funded by private land purchase and donation to the government. Senator Yarborough backs the proposal, while Foreman negotiates with a national group and Pool with local boosters.
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Joe Pool
Ed Foreman
Pool
Guadalupe Peak National Park
Foreman
Ralph Yarborough
Pecos
West Texas
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Odessa
Dallas
Monahans
Chamber of Commerce
Mac Hudgins
Tom Neel
Edna Jo Scott
Carl D. Estes
Bullard Child Rites Pending
James Weldon Bullard two day old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank K. Bullard died at Ward Memorial at 5 40 a m today He was born August 10 at 5 41 p m Other survivors include brother Robert Keith and sisters Debra Kay and Linda Susan Services are pending at Barnes Funeral Home.
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James Weldon Bullard
Frank K. Bullard
Ward Memorial
Robert Keith
Debra Kay
Linda Susan
Barnes Funeral Home
Donations to the Vinson Eye Fund Grow
The News acknowledges new contributions to the Mary Ellen Vinson eye operation fund. Donors include Mrs Edna Jo Scott and W M Widdess, each giving $20. Additional donations may be made at the News Office.
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Mary Ellen Vinson
Edna Jo Scott
W. M. Widdess
Ross Gann Rites Held Saturday
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday from Monahans Christian Church for Ross S. Gann who died August 8 in Hendricks Memorial Hospital in Abilene. He was 68, born March 24, 1895, in Hamilton. Interment was in Monahans Cemetery. Survivors include his widow, a son Ross Gann of Monahans, a daughter Charlene Rogers of Big Spring, two brothers Joe Gann of Carlsbad NM and Price Gann of Crane, four sisters Maude Graham and Wayne Cowden of Carlsbad NM, Julie Driver and Eva Shervill of Odessa. Pallbearers were L. L. O'Brien, Faye Hunter, Joe Clark, B. D. Martin, Fitz Litten, Lee Swan, Ell Long.
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Ross S. Gann
Hendricks Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Hamilton
Monahans Cemetery
Gann
Ward County
The
Baptist Church
Monahans
Ross Gann
Charlene Rogers
Big Springs
Joe Gann
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Price Gann
Crane
Maude Graham
Wayne Cowden
Julie Driver
Eva Shiervill
Odessa
L. L. O'Brien
Faye Hunter
Joe Clark
B. D. Martin
Fitz Litten
Lee Swan
Ell Long
Chamber Board Discusses District Office Move
The Chamber of Commerce Board met Thursday with routine agenda items. R T Wilson reported on the Institute of Organization Management in Colorado and the board discussed securing the Continental District office for Monahans after closing Pecos district personnel.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
R. T. Wilson
Institute of Organization Management
University of Colorado
Monahans
Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Ward Memorial Hospital Administrator to Join Hospital Admins
C. A. Woody, administrator of Ward Memorial Hospital, will be advanced to membership in the American College of Hospital Administrators at the 29th annual convocation ceremony in the Imperial Ballroom of the American Hotel in New York City. The college honors outstanding hospital administrators and holds its ceremony before the college meeting and AHA convention.
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C. A. Woody
Ward Memorial Hospital
American College of Hospital Administrators
Imperial
American Hotel
New York City
Woody
American Hospital Association
Pool backs federal aid for salt cedar program and critiques policy
Texas Congressman Joe Pool spoke at a Chamber of Commerce event outlining opposition to a broad federal role. He criticized the closing of Pyote Air Force Base, risked Civil Rights legislation, and opposed public accommodations and foreign aid as defined by federal reach. He urged curtailing foreign aid and resisted tax reform that increases spending, expressing hopes to curb federal programs within two years.
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Texas
Joe Pool
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Mac Hudgins
Hudgins
Pyote Air Force Base
Pool
United States
County Court Set August 19
County Judge Carl Estes will sit on August 26 with County Attorney Ed Keys prosecuting. The docket lists 61 cases, mostly old causes, spanning many offenses. They aim to reduce backlog and dispose of cases on a current basis.
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Carl Estes
Ed Keys
Son of Former Postmaster Dies in Pecos
L. H. Nutt Jr., 55, prominent Pecos businessman, died last Thursday after a brief illness. His father L. H. Nutt Sr. was a former bank cashier here and later served as postmaster.
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Pecos
L. H. Nutt, Jr
Mr. Nutt
L. H. Nutt, Sr
First State Bank
Lions Club Meeting Place Updated for Next Week
Correction: The Lions Club meeting location was misreported as Cliff's No. 2. The club will convene at Farr's Restaurant next Tuesday.
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the News
Lions Club
Cliff's No. 2
Farr
Gralls Jaycee Ettes Open Public Library
The Grandfalls Royalty Jaycee Ettes celebrated the opening of a public library with an open house on Sunday August 4 from 2 to 4 PM. Over fifty guests registered and forty one books were checked out.
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Grandfalls Royalty Jaycee-Ettes
Public Library
Stanley Harp
Jaycee Ette
Mesdames
A. R
Bucky” Adams
Charles Oliver
Ken
Texas crime rate soars in first half of 1963
An average of more than 26 major crimes occurred every hour in Texas during the first six months of 1963 as crime outpaced population growth. This translates to a major crime roughly every 242 minutes across the state.
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Texas
Filling of City Manager Post On Council Agenda
The agenda for this afternoon's City Council meeting includes a report on the status of applications to fill the vacant City Manager post. After the report the Council will plan procedures. Other items include bid openings for gasoline and diesel fuel, condemnation of three houses deemed fire hazards, and a discussion by Judge Carl Estes on radio communications changes. Business from the floor is the final item.
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Carl Estes
Rev. Levi Price To Preach Bloys Camp Meeting Opens Tuesday
The Bloys Camp Meeting begun by Fort Davis missionary W. B. Bloys marks its fourth year this week. August 13 to 20 will see a growing attendance and a camp ground now featuring cottages and six cooking camps run by pioneer ranch families. Meals remain free on the grounds and no sales occur, preserving the old ethos of the gathering. The event sits on 640 acres of live oak studded land with multiple tabernacles and a mix of modern comforts and traditional fellowship among Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and Disciples of Christ attendees.
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Big Bend
W. B. Bloys
Fort Davis
Stillman Grove
Bloys
George W. Evans
John Z. Means
Otis Finley
W. T. Jones
Skillman Grove
Methodist
Presbyterian
Baptist
Disciples of Christ
Monahans Schools Begin Distributive Education Program
Monahans schools will launch a distributive education program this fall as part of the high school curriculum. Superintendent George Calender announced the plan to provide on the job training and supervision for students aiming at retailing or service selling careers. Derrell Walker will coordinate between the school and participating merchants with a minimum of 15 hours per week paid as agreed by the firm, the school, and the student.
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Monahans
Sup
T. George Caltender
Callender
Derrell Walker
Monahans Class of 1953 Reunion This Weekend
The Monahans High School Class of 1953 hosts a three day reunion August 16 to 18 with events at the High School Cafeteria City Park County Coliseum and McLain's Restaurant. Admission 2 per couple dance 3 per couple barbecue 1.35 per plate breakfast dutch treat reservations WI 3 3656.
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Monahans High School
County Coliseum
McLain’s
Balmorhea farmer and ex clerk dies from self-inflicted wound
Troy Patrick, Balmorhea farmer and poultry dealer and a former Ward County and District Clerk who served two terms in the early 1930s, died last Thursday from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Funeral services were held Saturday and he was buried in Balmorhea cemetery. Survivors include his widow, two sons and two daughters.
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Troy Patrick
Balmorhea
Ward
Ed Keys Explains Potent Check Law Enforcement
County Attorney Ed Keys says 1963 legislation gives prosecutors a potent weapon to crack down on hot check writers. The strict rules take effect at midnight August 22. An open forum to explain provisions to local businessmen and enlist their cooperation in enforcement is set for Tuesday night August 20 in Ward County Court House District Courtroom.
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Ed Keys
Ward County Court House
Tragic Death of Private Loftin Near Grandfalls
Private Robert Earl Loftin, 1:15 a.m. August 11, died when his car left a curve east of Highway 18 Imperial Caya nosa road and overturned while allegedly fleeing a deputy sheriff after a disturbance at Grandfalls Reservoir. Surviving relatives include a brother and another man. Loftin, based at Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene. Remains taken to Barnes Funeral Home and shipped to Cameron for services. Most survivors reside in Odessa.
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Robert Earl Loftin
Imperial
Cayanosa
Grandfalls Reservoir
Fort Stockton
Barnes Funeral Home
Cameron
Odessa
Loftin
Dyess Air Force Base
Abilene
Jaycees Meet at Cliff’s No 2 in Monahans
Monahans Jaycees will meet at Cliff’s No 2 tonight at 6 30. Speaker Norrell Wallace head of the Information and Education Branch of The Texas Game and Fish Commission will speak. He has spent five years in Canada and three years in San Angelo.
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Monahans Jaycees
Cliff's
Norrell Wallace
The
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Canada
San Angelo
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