National Guard Seeks Recruits in Monahans Tex
Monahans unit of the 36th Infantry Division launches a doubling recruitment drive aiming to enlist 5,284 Texas guardsmen in six months through June 1963. Two-month basic training followed by eight weeks of advanced instruction and final unit training, with call lines to the Mona Hans Armory.
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Monahans
36Th (Texas) Infantry Division
Donald R. King
Ren Sq 124Th Armor
Texas
Texas National Guard
National Guard
Guard
Fort Polk
Monahans-Kermit
Jack Grant Nominated For Top Jaycee Award
Jack Grant state director and Monahans Jaycees member has been unanimously endorsed as a candidate for Outstanding Young Texan of the Year 1962. Five awards will be given across Texas. nominees must be 21 to 35 and not yet 36 by Jan 1, 1962. Grant led Boys Club work and built a $20,000 Jaycee Building and left the club debt free.
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Jack Grant
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees of Texas
Texas
Grant
Monahans
Texas Jaycees
Motor Company
Lois
First Baptist Church of
Jaycees
Jack
Interscholastic League Marching Contests in Odessa
Local bands and the Grandfalls Cowboy band compete at Barrett Stadium in Odessa on Saturday. Admission is free as Dan Gibbs leads Monahans High School Band, Bob Jack Low directs Hudler Junior High, and Vershel Smith heads the Grandfalls Cowboys band. Performances scheduled: Hudler 11:05 a.m., Grandfalls 9:15 a.m., Monahans 2:10 p.m. Both group and individual honors possible.
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Grandfalls
Odessa
Barrett Stadium
Ward County
Dan Gibbs
Monahans
Bob Jack Low
Hudler
Vershel Smith
MHS
Riding and Roping Club Plans Friday Meeting
Ward County Riding and Roping Club will meet Friday at 7 p m in the Humble Building to choose a uniform and assess rider availability for the Ector County Parade on December 31, which opens the Sandhills Hereford and Quarterhorse Show in Odessa.
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Bob Stockstill
Ward County Riding and Roping Club
Odessa
Father Awarded Custody of Son In Court Action
Judge John Sutton ruled in favor of Jerry Clark Runnels in a custody suit against Bill and Frances Bien. The decision orders the Bien grandparents to deliver Ricky Alan Runnels to his father, reversing a prior writ issued in Greene County Missouri last September.
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John Sutton
J. H. Starley
Jerry Clark Runnels
Bill
Frances Bien
Runnels
Ricky Alan Runnels
Bien
Sutton
Mrs. Bien
Greene County
Missouri
Commissioners Court Holds Routine Meeting Monday
The Commissioners Court in a Monday session approved routine claims and heard sales pitches from two photo recording machine representatives but did not authorize a purchase.
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Commissioners Court
This Web
Weekend of Three Auto Crashes Leaves One Hospitalized
Police tied up with three weekend crashes. Charlene Gann Rogers of Big Spring was hospitalized with minor injuries after a 9 32 a m collision at Eric and East 5th Street. Damages were about 300 to Rogers and 200 to the Hardin car. Rogers cited for failure to yield right of way. Earlier, Willie Wooten and Opal Battereal collided at Betty and Second Streets about 5 34 p m with Wooten cited for disregarding a stop sign and damages totaling 350 to Wooten and 300 to Battereal. The third crash at Faye and West 10th involved John Allen Ros and Nancy Simmons Hayes with a ticket for following too close.
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Charlene Gann Rogers
Big Spring
S Eric
E. 5Th St
Hardin
Rogers
Willie Eugene Wooten
Opal Hayes Battereal
Betty
Second Streets
Wooten
Battereal
S. Faye
West 10Th
John Allen Ros
Nancy Simmons Hayes
Tickets Available For Children To Ride In Santa Sleigh
Santa Claus with the World's Biggest Sleigh visits Monahans on Tuesday December 11 to give preschool and school children free rides. The loading zone is near The Motor Co and the Texas Theatre on Allen Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are free at local stores and require no strings. Children from Ward County and nearby towns are invited. rides last 10 to 15 minutes and parents should accompany their kids. Free candy will be given.
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Santa Claus
Monahans
Santa
The
Motor Co
Texas Theatre
Allen Street
Ward County
Imperial
Wink
Kermit
Cone Jewelry
Pinkerton Studio
Sprinkle Printing Company
Adams Corporation
Asher Furniture
Jo Lynn
City Drug
Family Shoe Store
Wacker's
White's
Jack & Jill
Oilfield Appliance
Fair Dept
Southern Union
Jury Rules Defendants Not Liable in Civil Case
In 143rd District Court a civil jury found in favor of defendants in a suit by Mrs. Terry Davis as next friend of Bonnie Ruth Elliott against Howard Milson et ux seeking 48,000 damages plus hospital costs for injuries from a October 1961 auto crash. The jury held Milson couple not liable. Arguments continued yesterday in Levi L. Cooper vs Texas Employers Insurance Corp with more civil cases slated today.
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143Rd District Court
Terry Davis
Bonnie Ruth Elliott
Howard Milson
Jwy
Milson
Levi L. Cooper
Texas Employers Insurance Corporation
One Dead One Hurt In Highway 18 Collision
A head-on crash on Highway 18 half a mile south of Pecos River killed Charles Maryland Bellows 61 of Wichita Falls and injured Sam A. Jenkins 44, both Civil Service employees at Sheppard AFB. Jenkins and Bellows were en route to a hunting lease. Bellows died on arrival at Ward Memorial Hospital. Driver of the truck, John A. Golden 27 of Big Spring, escaped injury. The Pecos County sheriff will file charges. investigation continues.
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Pecos River
Ward Memorial Hospital
Department of Public Safety
Jodie Ford
Steere Tank Lines
Big Spring
Ford
Charles Maryland Bellows
Wichita Falls
Bellows
Sam A. Jenkins
Civil Service
Sheppard Air Force Base
Jenkins
Fore
John A. Golden
Pecos County
Ward
Community Chest Drive Falls Short of Goal in Monahans
Monahans-Wickett Community Chest closes drive with about four thousand dollars under the $21 054 goal. Co chairs Roland Maxwell and Bunce Mathews praise Pyote Air Force Base staff for per capita contributions and note possible 15 to 19 percent reductions in agency funding if underage. Contributions still welcome by mail to Monahans Wickett Chest Box 1043.
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Roland Maxwell
Bunce" Mathews
Monahans-Wickett Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Maxwell
Pyote Air Force Base
Ben
Monahans
Texas
Monahans Forms Jr 4-H Parents Club
The Monahans Junior 4-H Parents Club organized Monday under County Agent Johnny Harrison. Wanda Ice elected chairman Patsy Ransleben secretary. Club aims to educate parents about 4-H fourfold purpose and 105 activities. 48 members ages 9-12. Regular meetings set for the first Tuesday each month. Next meeting Tue Dec 8 at 7 30 p m in the commissioners court room.
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Monahans
Johnny Harrison
Wanda Ice
Patsy Ranselben
T. V. Longbotham
Vince Ransleben
Ice
Commissioners’ Court Room
Court House
C. O. Ice
Walter Pierce
Bill Lamothe
R. T. Speer
O. E. Anthony
L. H. Uechert
V. A. Ransleben
Grover Kidd Dies in Grandfalls Residence
Grover Kidd retired resident of Grandfalls was found dead at his home on December 5. He passed away likely Tuesday night. He was a member of the Baptist Church at Roy alty. Surviving are three sons Grant of Seattle Washington Van of Grandfalls and Donald of Austin and one daughter Mrs Hettie Jo Brune of Austin. Funeral arrangements had not been completed as this edition moved to press. Barnes Funeral Home said services were expected to be scheduled later this morning.
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Grover Kidd
Grandfalls
Baptist Church
Royalty
Grant
Seattle
Washington
Van
Donald
Austin
Hettie Jo Brune
Barnes Funeral Home
Three New Homes On Building Permits In Nov
In November the Building permits department issued three permits for new homes valued at about $43 750. Additions and repairs totaled $1 600, with a combined residential figure of $45 350. The month saw three commercial permits, one for new construction at $1 500 and two for additions or repairs totaling $2 500, pushing the monthly grand total to $4 350 and the year to $836 963.
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Harold Kirby
Mrs. A. C. Riley Dies At Home
Mrs. A. C. Riley, 900 W Second St, died about 6 15 a.m. Thursday. Funeral services were pending at Barnes Funeral Home as the issue went to press.
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A. C. Riley
Second St
Tourists Visit Sandhills State Park In November
An estimated 3675 persons visited Sandhills State Park in November per Superintendent James A. Jaynes. Of these 2825 were from Texas and 850 from outside the state. The peak day was Sunday the fourth with 695 visitors at the sandhills and camp headquarters.
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Sandhills State Park
James A. Jaynes
Texas
Sandhills
Also Mentioned on This Page
John H. Lovelady
TSTA
Ward County Teachers Association
Tatum Cafetorium
Lovelady
Texas Future Teachers of America
State of
University of Texas
Texas Western College
Nohn H. Lovelady
Monahans Lobo
Larry Stewart
Randy Jackson
Clarence Phipps
Joe Ratliff
E. B. Mitchell
Wayne McPeak
Steve Cornwell
Mitch Lohman
Leslie Butler
O. C. Ward
Lee Wheelis
Lakeview
Jr. 4-H
Parents Club
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