Texaco opens Lockridge Gasoline Plant near Pyote
Texaco announces start up of the Lockridge Gasoline Plant eight miles southwest of Pyote. The plant processes 60 million cubic feet per day of high pressure well gas from the Lockridge field, producing a single high vapor pressure natural gas liquid and sending 500 barrels per day to Magnolia Pipeline. Residue gas goes to Pioneer Natural Gas. The complex also includes Knight and Pecos Monahans area plants. 15 local residents are employed.
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Texaco Inc
Lockridge
Pyote
Darrell Smith
Texaco
Magnolia Pipeline
Texas Gulf Coast
Pioneer Natural Gas Company
Comlex
Lantseeves County
Knight Treating
Pecos- Monahans
Northern Natural Gas Company
Pioneer Natural Gas
Coastal States Natural Gas
Visitor Here Plays Major Role In Moon Flights
A visitor from Houston, Albert C. Graves Jr., played a key role in the descent and ascent phases of Apollo 11 and 12 lunar landings. He spoke in Monahans about NASA work and noted a relaxed Center atmosphere after Apollo 12. Graves coordinated onboard and ground monitoring for lunar landings, has worked on 19 space flights since 1963, and received NASA’s Superior Performance Award for Apollo 7 and 8 planning efforts.
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Albert Graves
Manned Space Center
Houston
NASA
Monahans
C.A. (Albert) Graves Jr
R.E. Shipp
Graves
Clemson University
South Carolina
Drexel Institute
Optimists Plan Youth Appreciation Banquet
Eleven Monahans youths will be honored guests when the Monahans Optimist Club hosts its annual Youth Appreciation Banquet at Colonial Inn. The event starts at 7 p.m. with tickets priced at $2.50 per person.
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Monahans
Monahans Optimist Club
Colonial Inn
Area Chamber Managers Convene At Local Meeting
The Permian Basin Chamber Managers meet Thursday at 11 a.m. hosted by the local Chamber of Commerce. Joe Corby expects representatives from surrounding Permian Basin cities. Topics include a work program and appointing a program chairman with Gene Garrison of Odessa presiding.
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Chamber of Commerce
Permian Basin
Joe Corby
Gene Garrison
Odessa
Where To Find It Obituaries Sports Society
The notice lists sections and page numbers for the newspaper content including Obituaries on page 2, Sports on pages 6 and 7, Society on pages 10 and 11, Classified on page 12, and TV Guide on page 13. It serves as a guide to upcoming pages and content locations.
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TV Guide
Snow Remains On Ground After Thanksgiving Snowfall Strikes Ward County
Snow began Friday night and lingered into Saturday morning with two inches recorded in Monahans. B B Rogers notes about .20 inch moisture and a yearly total reaching 16 inches. South Ward County towns like Grandfalls saw six to seven inches and Guadalupe Mountain areas near west of Monahans reported up to 12 inches.
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B.B. Rogers
Ward County
Monahans
Guadalupe Mountain
Lobos Dump Demons At Canyon Saturday
Monahans Youth Center to elect new officers and directors at a Wednesday meeting. The event, set for 5 30 p.m. at the Youth Center, invites current officers, Adult Council members, and club representatives to attend with Jack Forga noted as past two year president. Additional details follow.
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Lobos
Canyon
Adult Council
Monahans Youth Center
Jack Forga
All Must Participate In County Retirement Plan Opined
An Attorney General opinion says nearly all county employees must join the retirement program unless employment rules prohibit it. Hospital staff who previously refused are exempt, and the ruling excludes the Civil Service agents for County Agricultural and Home Demonstration. County officials recently raised eight salaries to help staff meet the plan costs amid public opposition to its payroll impact in Austin. The petitions with over 300 signatures were presented to the Commissioners.
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Ward County
Ed Keys
Crawford Martin
Austin
Newcomers to Monahans list residents from nearby towns
The notice lists recent arrivals in Monahans over the past two weeks. Names include James E. Hall 609 Alpine Wickett Albert Israel 600 W Fourth La Mesa W M Lee 721 S Main Cayanosa L A Mc Cormick 1004 S Kenneth Redoak Iowa and Tom Enloe 1109 S Harry Franklin Louisiana.
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Monahans
James E. Hall
Alpine
Wickett
Albert Israel
W. Fourth
Lamesa
W.M. Lee
S. Main
Cayanosa
L.A. McCormick
S. Kenneth
Redoak
Iowa
Tom Enloe
S. Harry
Franklin
Louisiana
Old Tom In Commodity Food Basket
Ward County’s Commodity Foods Distribution fed 234 low income families about 742 people with a turkey dinner and 35 pounds of groceries per person. Supervisor G T Medley noted items included canned turkey peaches beef pork pinto beans rice cereals evaporated and powdered milk cheese meat flour and more.
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Ward County
Lobos Advance To Class AAA Quarterfinals At Brownwood
In Canyon the Lobos overwhelmed Dumas 35 33 to secure a state Class AAA playoff spot and set Friday 7 30 p m match versus Brownwood in Big Spring. Monahans line and backs led a 360 plus yard ground attack while Dumas defense forced five Laughry interceptions.
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Lobos
Dumas Demon
Canyon
Demons
Brownwood
Big Spring
S. Betty
Dumas
Bobbby Laughry
lLaughry
David Jones
D. J. Bryan
Larry McClanahan
Dick Dutton
Jerry Foster
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Pecos-Monahans
Snow
Moncahans
G.T. “Doc” Medley
Charley Murphy
Mark Strawn
D.J. Bryan
Peyton McCone
David Mills
Dale Emanuel
Donnie Hennigan
Curtis Schrimsher
Bo Wood
Jesse Guzman
Arturo Sabia
Carlos Ochoa
Terry Duncan
Bruce Madison
Stanley White
Morris Helms
Billy Phipps
Laughry
Mark Robins
Johnny Carter
Strawn
True
Billy Elliott
Carter
Murphy
Jones
Happy Lobos
Hodges
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