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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1968
Page
1
Two youths from Monahans missing since July 27 as a 1967 Ford pickup vanishes. Joe Mc Culloch, 16, tall and slim with blue eyes, and Velma Brock, 16, were last seen heading toward Odessa with intentions to marry against parents.
For 1968-69, registration runs August 26 to 29 across the district. High School seniors go first August 26, then juniors 27, sophomores 28, freshmen 29. Old students register mornings 9 to 12, new students afternoons 2 to 4. Junior High and Elementary follow the same pattern with grade-specific entry times.
City and County approve a five year lease for Duffey Park at North Bruce and F Street with water service by the city and park upkeep by the county. option for a five year renewal. Bentley represents the county and notes plans for a permanent sprinkler system. paving and seal coating of 150 blocks underway. annexation of two lots near North C and Harry streets approved. funds allocated for sprinkler at Municipal Cemetery and delinquent curb gutter accounts to be collected by suit.
Robert L. Carman 26 of El Paso formerly Monahans was killed near Da Nang Vietnam on August 10 while serving as a naval corpsman with a Marine unit. He was a 1966 Odessa enlistment and will be buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery with full honors. He was born March 12 1942 in Woodville Oklahoma.
Grandfalls Royalty Schools will open August 26 announced by Sup J C B Wheeler. Registration for grades 7 through 12 runs August 22 to 23 with a general faculty meeting at 9 a.m. August 24 in the school cafeteria.
Principal W N Gaddy announces registration for the coming school year with times for each grade on August 22 and 23. Seniors 8 15 a m Juniors 10 15 a m Sophomores 1 p m Freshmen 2 30 p m Eighth Grade 8 15 a m Seventh Grade 10 15 a m All district students should register at the stated hours.
Supporters of George Wallace for President plan a 7 30 PM rally at Hill Park in Monahans with the American Party organizing the program and inviting the public to attend.
County commissioners weighed amending July minutes to require a registered civil engineer head the unitized road system. They planned four to five written yardsticks, budget trimmed from 154000 yearly, and a master plan by August 26. Other actions included fence work payment, painting contract, new calculating machine, car radio bids, park maintenance lease, budget hearing date, vet service trip, and $31043 in current bills.
The local School Board adopted the 1968-69 budget of $1,818,261.00 and set the tax rate at 1.70 per 100 assessed value, a two cent reduction from last year. Assessed value this year is $69,500,000.00 with $1.50 for maintenance and operation and 20 cents for debt service.
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