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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1963
Page
1
In Once Around Hometown columnist A. G. Adair notes Dr Paul Kunstadt kept his south side office roof in repair, joking that the Almighty held back heavy rain to spare the doctor. The roof was fixed, and Tuesday night rain finally came.
Grandfalls Royalty Independent School opens Thursday August 29 with classes for grades 1 8. August 19 band and football practice begins. Senior and Junior registration August 26 Sophomore and Freshman August 27. Sept C B Wheeler to meet faculty August 28 at 9 00 a m. Bus transportation on start day.
Junior Raymond Hess died on arrival at Ward Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon at 5 02 an apparent heart attack Born November 28 1919 in Pikesville Kentucky he is survived by his wife Alice of Monahans Services are pending at Barnes Funeral Home
The commission received a second set of petitions for a 96000 hospital bond election and forwarded them to the Tax Assessor for signature verification after a technical flaw in the original request. Officials expect final budget approval at the August 26 meeting.
Monahans High School has been informed by Newsfote Publishing Co that the annuals will arrive for distribution next week. Plans are tentatively set for an Annual Party at the High School Gym Tuesday at 7 30 p m.
Monahans Country Club hosts the 7th Annual Men's and Women's Labor Day Invitation Team Golf Tournament at the local course August 31 through September 2 with qualifying August 31. The event offers low total match play across eight team flights. A buffet supper and jukebox dance are planned for August 31. Entry fee is $7.50.
Superintendent C B Wheeler of Grand Falls Royalty Independent School announced the faculty for the coming year hiring a band director and a home making teacher. Elementary teachers span grades 1 through 6 led by principal Joe Brandenburg with staff including Ruth Hickey Norris Harp R R Browning Sherry Bullion A H Ford W N Gaddy Don Adair M N Turley Harold Ward Mildred Rose Glendolyn Hammon and others. Junior High faculty covers grades 7 and 8 with Don Adair Robert Moore and Mrs Charles Potts. High School staff for grades 9 to 12 lists Mrs Bobbie Henderson Mrs Marion Brooks Miss Marion Campbell Home Economics and Spanish taught by Mrs Potts and Doug.
Local business men form Boy's Club of Monahans with articles of incorporation and plan a September 12 public meeting at the high school auditorium to explain purposes and raise operating funds. Officers include Jack Grant president and Dr Paul Konstadt vice president with Dob Avary secretary treasurer. Directors are Charles Switzer Holt Magee George Bentley and Bill Agey. The Boy's Club of America, established in 1906, guides social education vocational health and character development for boys.
All members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post are reminded of a meeting on Monday August 19 at the Post home.
Walter Harwell, longtime Monahans resident and former two term mayor plus two term judge, chosen unanimously by the City Council to become City Manager at a salary of 8100 per year. He will take over August 19 after years in business and local politics. The council also discussed a hot check law enforcement plan and its impact on Worthless checks in Ward County. County Attorney Ed Keys outlined the new measure with mandatory jail terms and a ten day payment notice before charges, targeting fraud and shifting prosecution to the county attorney’s office.
The Rev Henry Haupt pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Monahans will deliver his last sermon Sunday before moving to a new assignment on the Board of National Missions Field Staff. He will base in Albuquerque New Mexico.
Victor G. Davis, area production manager of the Monahans area for Gulf Oil Corporation, will complete 30 years of service on August 17. He began as a well tester after joining Gulf in 1936 and has held multiple roles, returning from Army Engineers duty in 1945 to advance to assistant area production superintendent in 1951 and to his current post since 1959.
In the United States about 220,329 people are held in federal and state prisons. This translates to roughly one inmate for every 818 residents, not including city or county jails.
county court will convene at 9 a.m. Tuesday August 20 with County Judge Carl Estes presiding over backlogged trials. jurors named E Buck Jr Opal Martin Don Thresher Patrick Blackburn Alis Hunt Reo Day Arthur Carpenter Paul Carr Donald Howell L A Webster N T Emanuel L E Sloan Royce Fox Ross Gann Addie Austin Mildred Bodenhoff Sam Rosson R E Dawson report at the stated hour. another juror group will report August 26 there is a second session listed.
The News acknowledges a $10 donation from Mrs. John Black of Grand Falls and a $12 donation from Monahans Rebekah Lodge No. 27 to the Mary Ellen Vinson eye operations fund. Friends report Mary Ellen is improving and may return home mid next week if no complications arise.
Col Homer Garrison Jr warns motorists not to take the higher daytime 70 and nighttime 65 mph limits literally. He emphasizes conditions govern speed, urges prudent driving, and notes traffic deaths already rising, warning of a possible all time high in 1963.
The Monahans-Wickett Independent School District board accepted resignations from Jim Jordan Brenda Bai Dorothy Buffington and Amy Sparks. Edwin Lamb moved from Edwards to Clements Pope and Brockman with James Beam named to Edwards. New teachers include Kyle Ellis Delore Hudler Constance Pope Robert Coker Glee Lorette Sally White James Arnold Frank Fielding Estallene Rayburn J R Hitchcock Frank Dodson Charles Upton Bill Hare.
Distributive Education course will be offered this fall at Monahans High School with Darrell Walker as instructor. Eligible students are juniors and seniors aged over 16 who wish to receive business training in the afternoons and on Saturdays.
According to The News, county rainfall Tuesday night varied with Pyote at 3.5 inches, Barstow and Wickett at 1.25 inches, Monahans north side at 1.58, ASC gauge at 0.85, Grandfalls dry, and official Weatherman John Rogers recording 1.14 inches on South Harry Avenue 800 block.
Grady Weller, coordinator, says Ward County Civil Defense directors will gather at 7 30 tonight in Grandfalls City Hall. Public attendance is invited.
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