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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1976
Page
1
Laymen's Luncheon happens today at noon in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church. The Junior High School Choir will perform under Mrs Valencia's direction followed by a 12 to 1 pm luncheon and a Ministerial Alliance meeting.
The Rotary Club selects two high school boys each month as guests. November honorees are William Griffin and Arnold Nall. Griffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Griffin, resides at 900 South Leon and leads the National Honor Society chapter at MHS, participates in Drama Club FTA and Golf, and has received NHS Academic Awards and other honors.
A large Frid ay crowd lined Monahans streets for the annual Christmas parade sponsored by the Retail Trade Committee. Lisa Cox, sponsored by Coca Cola, was crowned by last year’s winner Georgina Tackett. Runners up were Sandra Neel Marla Creel Pam Gerald and Karen Hill. The 4 H Club float won 100 first prize, with second prize of 50 to the Opportunity School float and third to the Catholic Youth Organization. Bands from Monahans High and Junior High performed Santa and elves featured among the floats.
Santa announces readiness for letters from children. Readers urged to mail or bring letters to the News office for inclusion in the Christmas edition dated December 23. North Pole snow keeps elves indoors while toys are made, aiding sleigh readiness on Christmas Eve.
Approximately 50 to 60 nurses attended the workshop in Monahans on Saturday serving a five city area. Nurses from Monahans Pecos Kermit Andrews and other nearby communities participated in the two day event hosted by WMH.
The Odessa area toy drive runs with a deadline of December 10 for applications. Toys are distributed by application only from the fire department. forms require children’s names and ages and signatures of both parents or guardians.
The second scheduled meeting between a PBRPC representative and interested citizens is set for Tuesday night at the Jaycee Building in the 100 block of South Alice. Bob Dickson will answer questions on MHHR facilities for areas not yet covered in Monahans, though he will not bring a solution to the problems.
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