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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1963
Page
1
Mary Vinson a 14 year old from Mona who lives in Houston faces retinal detachment treatment after routine eye check revealed holes in both retinas. Her 12 year old brother had a detachment earlier, and their family of 90 has seen 14 with such detachments. Doctors note 90 percent repair success but no known prevention.
Friday survey by Reed Roller Bit Company lists 192 active rigs in the West Texas area, down 16 from last week. Lea County leads declines with 36 rigs, Ector 16, Pecos and Gaines 14 each, Ward County 13 up one, and several other counties showing minor totals across the two-state region.
Guy B. Andrews 59 died Saturday afternoon in Dallas of a heart attack. He lived in Dallas 15 years and worked 30 years for Safeway Wholesale. Born in Monahans, he is survived by wife Pauline a daughter Mrs. Tommy Hill and a granddaughter all of Dallas two brothers Joe of Phoenix and H W of Fort Worth and a sister Mrs W N Gaddy of Grand Falls. Services were set for 2 pm at Hubbard Brewer Funeral Home with burial to follow.
John Rogers official weather observer for Ward County reports 1.30 inches of rain in August up to early this morning. .07 inch fell in showers today and he notes heavy clouds with potential additional moisture expected before day’s end.
Gov. Henry Bellman of Oklahoma will be honored at a barbecue in Midland on Friday August 23 at 6 p.m. Tickets are available from Lion tamer Pinkerton.
W F Moore, who since August 10 has worked in this area for Gulf Oil Corp., received a ten year pin and certificate of award earlier this month. Moore began as roustabout and rose to engine operator and process operator, now serving as repairman at Monahans Warren Petroleum Corp., a Gulf Oil subsidiary.
Monahans High School opens 1963 football preparations with 7 am and 7 pm drills, planning twice daily sessions until September 3. Coach Foster expects 80 to 90 players across sophomores to seniors, with junior high starting later. A combined physical and parental consent form is required.
The News acknowledges a five dollar donation from T. R. Higginbotham to the Mary Ellen Vinson fund. Mary Ellen is expected to return home this week barring any unexpected complications.
A meeting to organize men's winter bowling leagues is scheduled for 8 o'clock Thursday night at the Perry R. Bass Building on 303 North Main. All bowlers and interested persons are urged to attend.
A docket lists 61 cases in County Court for hearing starting Tuesday at 9 am. The docket includes 28 DWI charges plus aggravated assault destruction of property removal of mortgaged property resisting arrest contributing to delinquency of a minor drunk theft by bailee and disturbing the peace. Jurors are summoned for Tuesday and the following Monday. Some cases have been on the docket over 18 months per County Attorney Ed Keys.
Last year over 14 000 Texas residents sought Census Bureau help to verify where and when they were born for social security passports jobs and insurance. The bureau notes about 20 million Americans lack birth proof and offers searches for a fee with expedited options and confidentiality rules governing access to the records.
Monahans students from last year register at 9 30 A M on August 28 for seniors and ninth graders August 29 for juniors and eighth graders and August 30 for sophomores and seventh graders High School students report to the High School Auditorium and Junior High to the Junior High Auditorium First day of school is September 3 New enrollees from Browne Elementary through Sudderth Elementary enroll at 1 30 P M on their grade date
Ward County business leaders and the public are urged to attend a hot check clinic at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the courthouse. County Attorney Ed Keys and County Judge Carl D Estes will lead with Noriie Ketchum of the Retail Merchants Association of Monahans. The talk covers the new hot check law effective August 23 and its stricter penalties to deter worthless checks.
Tourists in Las Vegas may be surprised to learn airport slot machines, once installed by Western Airlines, now generate about $190,000 annually for the county airport. This amount exceeds the airport’s yearly landing fees by roughly $63,000.
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