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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1968
Page
1
City Council heard City Manager Jack Forga report that two more lots need cleaning and gave authority to notify owners and let them address the work or let the city do it and assess charges. Members asked news media to help clarify the newly passed ordinance aimed at controlling unsightly lots inside the city.
County Judge Ernie King revealed that population estimates used for a redistricting plan were prepared by Kenneth Esmond and Associates of Odessa. The paper notes a potential mismatch between Esmond figures and the newspaper’s own counts, as the commission acted quickly to adopt the plan. It questions whether the Esmond estimates or another source provided the data and points to a 2 to 6 ratio between county population and voter registration.
Harold G Davidson, a Dalhart native and Humble Oil veteran, rises to District Operations Superintendent in the Monahans District after service as a fighter pilot. He and wife Lilly Dove have daughter Charlotte Ann, a Texas Tech student. Davidson succeeds J W Bagley at Humble headquarters in Houston. Snow and ice trigger several holiday accidents across Ward County, with ice on Interstate 20 overpasses blamed for a trailer rollover and other crashes during a two day period.
Dwain Weisent elected as Charter president of the Wickett Lions Club at Colonial Inn. Monahans Lions Club sponsored the event with a Ladies Night as Charter Night activities. Lions District Governor Vershel Smith attended and presented the charter. Cullen Aiken of Odessa spoke, renowned as a long standing Lion and after dinner speaker.
Richie Mae Wadley spent time in the city jail after being charged with intoxication and discharging firearms inside city limits. Ward Memorial Hospital alerted police about a man with a gunshot wound. Warren Harding Smith was treated for a right wrist wound from a .22 caliber bullet and released after nonfatal injuries. The shooting followed a dispute between Wadley and Smith.
Civil Jury Week starts in 143rd District Court with Judge J H Starley calling the docket at 9 no and jurors expected by 9 39. The docket lists 15 damage and compensation cases though no trial order is available yet.
The U S Supreme Court refused to block the 78 mile Permian Basin Railroad linking the Texas and Pacific line at Odessa with the Santa Fe at Seagraves. Construction to start in early 1969 with operation planned for 1970, per James Roberts of Andrews. Andrews and Seminole are the largest Texas towns without rail service.
Odessa council approved airport work with Wade Howell presenting plans. Project cost about 36 500 dollars funded mainly by a state grant. Runway extension seal coats and taxiways to handle heavy traffic. Grant application sent to Austin. work expected Feb 3 to mid June. Perry Lange named fixed base operator with staged pay. two new cars purchased for police and manager use.
Officials from eight counties will attend a Wednesday 10 a.m. meeting at the Monahans courthouse to hear Colonel Cliff Chamberlain explain a proposed plan to bring Mississippi River water to West Texas.
Winton W. Wahl named station manager for Dowell in Monahans, succeeding Tom Moore who moves to Anchorage. Wahl, a 12 year veteran from Odessa, is a University of Kansas chemical engineer and married with three children. Community meeting planned to discuss regional water project plans benefiting West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.
The Monahans Optimist Club postpones its Christmas tree sale due to a late delivery. Pre registered ticket holders were to pick up Monday December 2 with general sales the next day. A new sale date will be announced once trees arrive.
The Ward County Labor Survey closes on Thursday December 5. As of Friday November 29, 1564 persons had registered their vocational and professional skills, leaving 436 needed to reach the 2000 goal. The notice urges last minute participation to boost local industry prospects and community prosperity.
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