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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1975
Page
1
Monahans merchants will open late for holiday shoppers. Stores stay open until 9 p.m. on Thursday and December 11, then until 8 p.m. December 15 to 17, and until 9 p.m. December 18 to 23. Christmas Eve closes at 5 p.m. Local shoppers urged to buy gifts locally.
Monahans 1975 Christmas Parade sponsored by AAUW will be held Thursday between 4 30 and 5 p m. Floats built by civic and youth groups and sponsored by local merchants will be judged for prize money. Miss Merry Christmas will lead the parade and 12 to 40 girls are in contention with judging tonight at the National Room First National Bank.
Ward Memorial Hospital board will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. to consider Dr. Tzzy Wen Hsu of Odessa for a staff position. The Medical Staff will review his application on Tuesday, then the board will vote. Hsu has worked as weekend emergency physician since September 25 and an office is ready. If accepted, five doctors will practice in Monahans. Construction progress, recruitment, and a December 15 lab move were also on the agenda. The project should wrap by March or April 1976 with new lab, therapy, X ray, and storage facilities.
A town meeting will be held at the Grandfalls Community Center on Tuesday December 2 at 7 30 p m. Grandfalls residents are urged to attend a discussion of the HUD community block grant and the prere quistes for applying for Community Development Grant funds. Pre applications for non metro discretionary grants run from December 1 to January 15, according to Mayor Bobby Street.
Monahans High School seniors join the 22nd Betty Crocker Search for Leadership in Family Living, a General Mills scholarship program with local tests on Tuesday. Scholarships range from 500 to 5000 dollars, with state winners earning 1500 and a trip to Washington DC for the national round. The national winner receives 5000 dollars, with the next three prizes of 4000, 3000, and 2000 dollars. General Mills notes over 10 million have enrolled since 1954 55, pushing total gifts to 2.3 million this year.
Grandfalls plans a new post office building with bids due by 1:00 p.m. December 11. The facility will be leased to the USPS for a 10 year base term with four optional renewals of five years each. Information from William H. Brady or the US Postal Service Real Estate Officer, PO Box 830, San Antonio 78293.
Fragments indicate a newspaper section listing obituaries and sports classifieds. No readable names, dates, or places are preserved to identify individuals or events.
Sandhills State Park serves as the backdrop for a high fashion photo session led by Chamber Manager Joe Corby. At least 12 models and Walter Nelson Studios photographers from Houston work among the park’s sculptured sand dunes for the shoot.
Santa Claus writes that he and the elves are finishing toys and invites boys and girls to send letters. The News will forward letters to the North Pole and publish them in the December 22 Christmas edition so Santa can see what each child wants.
The Lions Club sells one pound bags of shelled pecans at 2.50 each to support service projects. Outlets include Master Cleaners The Prescription Shop Andy's Food Store First National Bank First State Bank and Texas Savings and Loan. Proceeds fund Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Swim Club summer baseball glasses for needy children and other regional and national efforts. Sale continues until supplies run out.
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