City Council weighs traffic lights and Hawkins parking plan
The council delayed action awaiting Hawkins to establish a parking area and signage to gauge impact. They debated traffic light changes, voted to remove one signal, and asked the State Highway Department for counts at 3rd and Main and other intersections. A Main Street signal requires state approval to avoid loss of maintenance. bids will be sought for 11 tax‑foreclosed properties after county and school agreement.
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State Highway Department
3Rd
Main
Jack Forga
Forga
Mishap Claims Nine Year Old Girl Mishap Claims Nine Year Old Girl
Nine year old Tommy Kay Yates daughter of Mrs. Carolyn Allen of Monahans died Sunday afternoon from injuries after being struck by a northbound auto in the 2300 block of S Stockton. She died en route to Medical Center Hospital. an Ector County JP ruled accidental death. The driver, 16 year old Steve Wayne Phipps of Monahans, remained at the scene as Patrolmen Dale Seago and Greg Howell investigated.
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Tommy Kay Yates
Carolyn Allen
Monahans
S. Stockton
Medical Center Hospital
Ector County
J.A. Purifoy
Ward Memorial Hospital
Wilson-Miller
Dale Seago
Greg Howell
Steve Wayne Phipps
Monahans notices and obituaries round up
County Judge Chester Taggart said a Monahans group may buy the former DPS and State Welfare building now housing DPS files. Veteran's Service officer A F Hammons was granted a Dallas conference trip. Miss Yates of Dallas died in Monahans after two years here. funeral in Odessa. Tommie Cleveland Oxford, 79, Monahans resident, died after a four month illness. services in Monahans. Jimmie Lynn Wilson, ex-Monahans resident and former News employee, died in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. burial in Idaho.
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DPS
State Welfare
Chester Taggart
Monahans
Veteran’s Service
A.F
Doc) Hammons
Dallas
Taggart
Hammons
Tommie Cleveland Oxford
S. Leon
Veteran’s Administration
Big Spring
First Baptist Church of
Bill Taylor
Wilson Miller
Jimmie Lynn Wilson
Yates Funeral Home
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Forest Cemetery
Wilson
Tackhammer
Breakfast briefing on meat buying and prep planned
Estes and Poer chair the event inviting all interested to attend the annual breakfast that covers beef pork and lamb production processing and merchandising and aims to share facts about meat buying and preparation.
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Estes and Poer
Big Green Band to perform at Dallas Cowboys game
Monahans Big Green Band travels to Dallas on November 4 for halftime at the Cowboys Bengals game. The 250 member ensemble shares the bill with Grambling Tiger Band, Bryan Adams High School Band, Tyler Junior College Apache Band and Apache Belles. Director Dan Gibbs and manager Jim Skinner organize the special program and intermission entertainment for the event.
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Monahans
Dallas
Dallas Cowboy
Cincinnati Bengal
Grambling College Tiger Band
Bryan Adams
Tyler Junior College Apache
Apache Belles
Jim Skinner
Cowboys
Dan Gibbs
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Hospital Board Sets Two Agenda Items for September Meeting
Ward Memorial Hospital board will meet Wednesday September 5 with two main items. Administrative updates include review of proposed expansion plans and discussion of a meeting in Odessa the prior week. Also on the agenda is Administrator Hill's August financial report.
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Hospital Board
Hill
Odessa
Jack Woods
CPS
Houston
Woods
42 Predicted To Die In Holiday Traffic
Ward County residents face Labor Day travel risk as DPS projects up to 42 Texas drivers may die on highways during the period. The Operation Motorcide program will issue death tallies three times daily while extra Highway Patrol officers and agencies step up enforcement.
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Ward County
DPS
Texas
Department of Public Safety
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