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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1966
Page
4
Dr Horace W Morelock, president of Sul Ross State College from 1923 to 1945, died August 4 in Austin at 93. He shaped Sul Ross and oversaw its growth, with tributes noting his pivotal role and 22-year leadership.
Mrs. Prudie A. Franklin of Lamesa was buried in Lamesa Tuesday after funeral services at North Side Baptist Church. She was 82 and died August 13 in Yellville Arkansas while visiting a daughter. Survivors include five sons two daughters 14 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
Relatives of Mrs. Eulalia Madrid attended her Midland funeral after she died in Odessa. Burial followed services at Lady of Guadalupe Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Survivors include her mother Mrs. Peula Deanda sister Mrs. Elisia Deanda and brother Manuel Deanda all of Monahans and son Thomas Madrid Jr. of Midland.
H Morris Zimmerman 72 died Tuesday night after surgery at a temple hospital. He was a former deputy sheriff and police chief in Monahans with over 40 years in law enforcement across Dawson, Martin and Ward counties. He moved to Lamesa in 1958. He is survived by two daughters Mrs Houston Branam and Mrs Bob Stockstill. Funeral plans were incomplete.
Funeral services for Mrs Laura Murrell age 83 mother of Mrs Layne Turner of Monahans are held at 2 p m in Eastland. She died Wednesday from a heart attack last week burial is in Abilene.
Mrs. W M Casey, a Monahans pioneer of 52 years, died Aug 16 at Ward Memorial Hospital. Funeral Friday at 10 am at First Baptist Church officiated by Rev Francis Wilson. Burial in Monahans Municipal Cemetery. She is survived by her daughter Maxine Moore and several children, 15 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren.
The 4th annual Sandblast Fiesta and Member-Guest tournament will be held at Monahans Country Club this weekend. Activities begin 11 a.m. Saturday with awards Sunday evening. Entry fee is 15 dollars with merchandise prizes for winners.
The Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco begins trading at 7 a.m. to align its hours with the New York Exchange and synchronize the work day.
On New Britain in the Pacific, mothers bind infants’ heads with bark cloth to shape skulls into the desired form as part of local beauty standards and cultural practice.
Throughout the year the Bureau of Land Management sells thousands of small tracts unsuited for development. Vacationers buy them for fishing, hunting and camping retreats. The land sits within the government’s 460 million acres of public domain, mostly in 11 Western states and Alaska.
A Kiplinger Changing Times article summarizes government surveys showing housing as the largest family outlay, followed by food and transportation. Across income groups housing shares stay similar, with variations in food, clothing, and recreation. Medical care and personal items fill the rest of the budget.
Last week Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Adams welcomed visiting relatives Capt. Ralph E. Adams and his two daughters Pat and Mike. The twins plan to enroll in a Utah college after living with their father in Taipei Taiwan previously Formosa.
The Keith family expresses gratitude for cards letters flowers and sympathy during their sorrow and asks friends and neighbors to accept their appreciation in this time of loss.
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