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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1964
Page
1
A local column voices frustration over missing and defaced stop signs on Ike Street and other intersections in Monahans. The writer urges stricter enforcement, universal signage, and penalties up to 200 dollars for sign tampering, noting safety risks and urging civic action. The piece also mentions a hunting trip tale and a Toys for Christmas drive by firefighters.
John Atwood of Seminole has been named wire chief for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Monahans. He succeeds Frank Barrett who moved to Abilene as chief assigner. Atwood has 14 years with the company and began as a lineman in Abilene. He later worked as a station installer and was transferred to Midland in 1951, serving in several roles until July last year when he became Seminole wire chief. He is married to Tommie and they have a daughter.
Ward County Service Officer Earl Earp is named a member of the Membership and Organization and the Distinguished Guest Committees by the National Executive Committee of the American Legion.
Clifford B. Porter of 1512 South Bruce was appointed by Grand Master J. Carroll Hinsley at the 129th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Texas AF and AM in Waco. The 83rd District includes Reeves, Ward and Winkler counties with Porter serving as personal representative of the Grand Master. Porter has Masonry roots back to 1935 and has held multiple lodge secretary roles in Megargel Seymour and Monahans lodges.
The Lobo Varsity Basketball team struggled in the Lakeview Tournament in San Angelo dropping games to Coleman 82 41 and Tulsa 56 43. Arlen Griffith earned All Tournament Team honors while the Lobo B squad won Rankin Consolation and Mendez made the Rankin All Tournament team.
The December term of District Court begins at 9 o'clock with 65 petit jurors summoned and grand jurors at 10. Judge J H Starley is in the Rio Grande valley on special assignment and District Clerk Jack Griggs says local cases will be heard in docket order. The docket lists 26 cases including Kermit Whitesale Lumber Company versus J E Murphy and Ward County Water Improvement District No 2 versus Mattox and Worsham, plus J S Witt versus W M Barnett, with more to come next week.
Mrs Roberta Long matched the weekly Lucky Number Bonanza number posted at Sears and in Monahans News and received a movie camera for 19c.
A new weekly feature The Family Lawyer will launch soon in Monahans News. Will Bernard, a Michigan lawyer, will explain everyday legal topics in plain language with public service backing from the American Bar Association and State Bar of Texas.
The 1959 Ward County census shows 50 farms and ranches, down from 88 in 1954, with an average size of 9 390.6 acres. Farm and ranch product sales totaled 1 064 585 dollars, with crops 814 310 and livestock 250 275. Building permits in Monahans rose to 38 850 in November, totaling 1 564 287 dollars for 1964 and 1965 projections include Texas Electric Service Co modernization.
The Friday survey of rotary drilling activity in the Permian Basin Empire by Reed Roller Bit Co. reports 207 rigs in operation, up from 204 last week and 219 a year earlier. Lea County New Mexico leads with 35 rigs, followed by Pecos 17 and Yoakum 14, with various county counts listed.
Community Chest President Roland Maxwell announced the drive has reached 13636 dollars of a 19000 goal, leaving 5364 to go. He pledged to meet the target even if it runs into next year, noting several workers have not yet reported their sections and that totals may be higher than counted.
The Permian Basin Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute will hold its final meeting of 1964 at Ranchland Hills Country Club in Midland on Thursday December 10. Don ald M. Taylor of Brown and Root Houston will present a slide illustration on Project Mohole. The program begins at 6 30 p m with a social hour and buffet dinner at 7 30. After dinner an election of 1965 officers will be held. The evening ends with Taylor's Mohole talk and a short Q A session.
The News records another donation to the Eddie Lewis Fund with a check from C. M. Watson.
Newcomers Alberta Calzada Tommy Holt Leon Raglin Barbara Biles and Robert Denton are listed with street addresses 409 N Betty 1202 S Dwight 807 S Gary 1516 S Imperial and 1501 S Bryan respectively.
Mona Hans residents attended the Malaga Bend Experimental Salinity Alleviation Project dedication at Red Bluff Dam. County Judge Carl D Estes County Agent Johnny Harrison and others including Sybil Burch Holt Magee Roland Maxwell and Ben Young were present. The project aims to remove salt from Pecos River water and has cut salt content by about 70 percent before entering the Pecos main stream.
Funeral services for Cleve J. Martin, 60, will be Tuesday at 10 a m in the Hammond Funeral Home Chapel. Interment follows in Monahans Cemetery with Brother H V Coats officiating. Martin, operator of Sandhills Motel, died Sunday at Ward Memorial Hospital about 9 15 a m after two and a half years of ill health. A Church of Christ member and retired oil well driller, he had lived in Monahans since 1958. Survivors include his widow of Monahans, two children T J Jones of Fort Worth and Billy Mack Martin of St Louis, two sisters and eight grandchildren.
The Pyote boys captured the Valentine Invitational with a 52-19 win over Sierra Blanca 60-48 versus Fort Hancock and 68-44 against Van Horn. Moses Ruiz and Douglas Dodson earned all tournament honors. The Pyote girls went 1-2, beating Fort Hancock 32-29 and losing to Sierra Blanca 36-27 and Dell City 36-18 in Consolation.
Seaman Recruit Donald I Riggs USN son of Mr and Mrs Robert Palmer Monahans Texas has reported to recruit training at the Naval Training Center San Diego California He studies basic military law customs and etiquette seamanship and shipboard routine along with extensive drill first aid swimming water survival and physical fitness.
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