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Monahans News

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Monahans, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1980

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John A Straight recalls Pearl Harbor in Hawaii days

Fort Collins native John A. Straight enlisted in 1939 and served as an Army Air Corps radio operator. In Hawaii he trained at Wheeler Field with a stint at Hickam, played sax in a dance band, and recalls prewar nerves and “maneuvers” with live ammo. He celebrated promotion to corporal the night before December 7 1941.

John A. Straight U.S. Army Fort Collins Colo Cruiters Hawaii Army Air Corps Hickam Field Wheeler Field Army

West Texas council to study Delaware Basin water issue

West Texas officials prepare for a Tuesday council meeting to review a petition from the Odessa League of Women Voters urging EPA designation of Delaware Basin aquifers as sole or principal drinking water source. The agenda also includes a WTCC call for local hearings and a letter campaign to Dallas EPA, plus an updated retirement service credit study and a hotel motel tax increase proposal to fund art programs.

West Texas League of Women Voters of Odessa Environmental Protection Agency Delaware Basin Monahans West Texas Chamber of Commerce EPA WTCC Chambers of Commerce Dallas Odessa League of Women Voters Carlsbad N.M Texas Municipal Retirement System

Sr. Citizens Open House Thursday

The Monahans Senior Citizens invite the community to a Christmas Open House at their Center 205 East Fourth on Thursday December 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served and no one will leave with an empty stomach. The center is decorated for Christmas and organizers urge many locals to visit and share in the Christmas Spirit.

Monahans East Fourth

Expanding ZIP code project eyed for 1981 rollout

The U S Postal Service plans a 9 digit ZIP code starting in 1981 adding a hyphen and four digits. Monahans Postmaster Bob Fletcher explains sectors will be drawn by two added digits and maps are being finalized. The aim is to speed sorting for large volume mailers with OCR reading and bar code printers, eventually aiding ordinary letter writers.

U.S. Postal Service Monahans Bob Fletcher Fletcher Proctor and Gamble Reader’s Digest OCR Grandma

Slayer of local girls faces 99 year sentence in Texas

A Fort Worth jury on Friday afternoon ordered 31 year old Larry Norris Mosely to serve 99 years in the state penitentiary for the May 6 stabbing deaths of two Monahans women. He has 10 days to seek a new trial, with appeal possible if Riley denies rehearing.

Fort Worth State Monahans Larry Norris Mosely Criminal District Court Randall Riley Lonnie Munoz Mosely Penny Chere Dale Rebecca Hampton Riley

Weather Outlook for December 3 4 5

Forecast shows December 3 with a low of 34 and high of 61 degrees, December 4 reaching 41/71, and December 5 warming to 48/70. Temperatures rise through the period with partly cloudy skies and no precipitation expected.

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