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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1966
Page
1
Readers request the name and class year of two ex-students in a Thursday photo. Local talk praises Carlsbad Lobos as a top New Mexico team, mentions Artesia schedule, and greets Swedish exchange student Karin Edebol visiting Monahans.
Mrs. Edna Jo Scott was elected chairman of the Ward County Community Action Committee at a public meeting in Monahans. She thanked about 20 attendees from across the county and noted other events on the evening. The group will serve as the Board of Directors for potential Economic Opportunity Program projects pending official recognition by the Commissioners.
Wickett pool hours are 4 p.m. to 7 30 p.m. on weekdays until Saturday and Sunday and Monday when regular hours resume through Labor Day weekend. The Monahans Hill Park pool closed for the season last night. Pyote Pool will also close after Labor Day.
Karin Edebol a 17 year old Swedish exchange student arrives for a year at Monahans High and stays with the Hollen family. She enjoys Texas hospitality and plans to study senior subjects while joining the Varsity Band as a bell lyre player. She studied English German French math and sciences and taught Sunday School back home.
The News will not publish a paper on Labor Day Monday September 5. The regular Monday issue will be combined with the Thursday issue on September 8. Advertisers reporters and others with matters to present to the public are asked to note the dates.
Gralls opens today as Superintendent George Callender outlines policies for 1966 67. 168 teachers on payroll, 3200 anticipated enrollment, labor day holiday, 15 mph school zones, updated cafeteria prices, and bus routes. Grandfalls Royalty starts with 275 students and Barstow plans classes Tuesday with 250 pupils.
Extension courses in Spanish and Modern Math will be taught by college instructors in Grandfalls this fall with college credit for the Math course. Courses meet at Grandfalls Royalty Elementary Library with organizational meetings on Tuesday Sept 6 430 to 6 pm and Tuesday Sept 13 7 pm. Tuition is 45 dollars per course. preregistration requires at least ten students for Spanish and twenty for math. Contact Mrs Don Adair LI 7 2834 Box 41 Grandfalls for information.
West Texas Trail Riders Association schedules a Labor Day weekend ride to Pyote with participants from Monahans Denver City Midland Stanton Lamesa and Kermit. Events include horse back games at Ward County Riding and Roping Club arena on South Highway 18. Riders depart Saturday night and return Monday. contact Bill Rhodes in Monahans to join.
A community notice lists new residents with street addresses including Norman Smith 306 S Doris Lloyd R Henley 1516 S Main Marlin Marshall Jr 1206 S Bruce Kenneth R Burch 2106 W Third Albert Light 607 S Eva B M Medley 1203 S James Rita Dunaway 1407 S Allen Norman Graham 521 W 13th St
Sul Ross College announces an Extension Course on Arithmetic in the Grades to be held at Grand Falls with potential additional courses if enough interest. Registration is at 4 30 p m September 6 at Grandfalls High School with this one.
The West Texas Childrens Home WTCH will receive its first group of youngsters this Friday as nine more are due within a week. Sup t Fred Conradt said by September end 20 or more children should be in residence with 40 by October. Four new staff join WTCH including Rayborn Matthews as Director of Cottage Life and Mrs Judy Lenamond as Acting Clerk in Business.
H A Clements vice president of First National Bank is hospitalized in El Paso after a boating accident at Balmoeh Lake Saturday night. He suffered broken facial bones including his nose a punctured lung and a broken arm. Condition described as satisfactory despite considerable pain. He was in a trot line incident blamed on lost direction. the boat wrecked others only lightly injured. He started at Pecos hospital then to El Paso.
Registration begins September 6 at 8 30 a m for the Baptist Kindergarten taught by Mrs Eddie Sanchez in North Bruce and Sealy. Classes start the next day from 8 30 to 1 00. Open to ages 4 1 2 through 5 and children turning six late for public schools. South and north side families invited. Last year there were as many pupils in the scrub Kindergarten.
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