Monahans Updates Include City Sprucing and Public Notice
Bud Norris buys Master Cleaners and paints rooms while Fred Smith adds to Freds Bar-B-Que. A Ladies Major League meeting is set for Aug 23 at the Texas Savings and Loan Thrift Room at 8 p.m. Swimmers face a last day at Hill Park. City Manager Forga urges plans for wet activities. Hair length rules are clarified by Principal Smith with a collar rule.
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Bud Norris
Master Cleaner’s
Fred Smith
Fred
Texas Savings and Loan Thrift Room
Hill Park
Jack Forga
Explosion at Barstow gas plant injures two men
A gas main explosion at the Costal Mi Vida Gas Plant six miles north of Barstow injured Jim Burleson of Coyonosa and C. A. Clark of Monahans. Fire and debris damaged multiple vehicles, downed lines, and interrupted phone service as crews fought the blaze and assessed damage.
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Mi Vida
Barstow
Pecos
Jim Burleson
Coyonosa
C. A. Clark
Monahans
Monty Cox
Costal Mi Vida
Auto Rates May Drop 10 Percent With Course
Ward County drivers could see a 10 percent insurance rate cut for completing an eight hour Defensive Driving Course. National Safety Council plan, Texas Safety Association administration, and an Austin source project about 45 dollars saved per driver over three years and 43 million dollars statewide. Instructors from insurance agents. Monahans agents questioned showed little optimism.
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Ward County
National Safety Council
Texas
Texas Safety Association
Austin
Monahans
Housing Authority confrontation over site selection process
Monahans Housing Authority secretary circulated material to broadcast fairness after a Monday meeting. Both Moore and Grant had five days to inspect HUD described properties and five hours could have sufficed for site viewing. Contracts remain contingent on HUD approval and committee satisfaction.
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Monahans _— Housing Authority
H. P. Cooper
Moore
Grant
Tentative HUD Lease Approval For Monahans 46 Unit Project
Monahans Housing Authority voted three to one to enter a contract with Pierce Pace and Associates of Midland as developers and lessors for a 46 unit low rent project. The contract is subject to changes approved by HUD officials. Land lot recommendations were read and will be sent to the developers with owner notifications this week.
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HUD
Monahans Housing Authority
A. P. Cameron, Jr
Jack Stark
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Monahans’ Housing Authority
Pierce, Pace and Associates
Midland
H. P. Cooper
MHA
Stark
Monahans
Housing Authority
The
Monahans' Housing Authority
Pearce
Pace
Cooper
County OKs 7200 for airport additions
County commissioners on Monday approved 7210 for four engine run-up areas at the city county airport and may leave the remaining 13000 improvement tab for the city. The court chose a local firm to perform the job to save about 1000 and urged budget attention to airport maintenance. The plan includes runway resurfacing and a photo cell beacon control. Patrol gains a new radar unit to curb high speed chases with 1/4 mile range enables preemptive stopping of speeders.
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Joe McShane
George Bentley
McShane
Bentey
Jack Forga
Bentley
Forga
Highway Patrol
Wendell Bean
Ronnie White
Bean
School Boundary Details for City Elementary Schools
City officials released tentative elementary school boundaries. Edwards Elementary serves all first and second graders south of C Street north of the rodeo grounds and east of Veronica. third graders south of C Street east of Allen or south of Eighth and east of Main attend Edwards. Tatum serves fourth to sixth graders south of C Street north of the rodeo grounds and east of Veronica. third graders with specific borders around C Street south of Eighth and near Main attend Tatum. Gensler serves K through fifth in Gulf Camp Wickett Pyote. Middleton Sudderth serves grades one through six north of C Street north and east of Monahans and west of Veronica. Bus riders in grades one through six south of the rodeo grounds go to Clements Pope. Kindergarten students east of Gulf Camp attend Clements Pope.
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Edwards
C St
Rodeo Grounds
Veronica
Edwards Elementary
Allen
Eighth
Main
Tatom Elementary
Main St
Tatom
Gensler
Gulf Camp
Wickett
Pyote
Middleton-Sudderth
Monahans
Carlisle
Middleton - Sudderth
Clements-Pope
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Dallas
Edna Jo Scott
Scott
Fermin Vasquez
Paul Moore
Southern Methodist University
Paula Prater
Debbie Steinman
Patsy Prater
Donna Davis
Kathy Jones
Londa West
Lobo
Tatum
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