County Redistricted Taxpayers Should Reap Fringe Benefits
County commissioners void their November redistricting plan and adopt a citizen group plan to better balance four precincts. They unitize road operations and hire George Wayne Bishop as supervisor at $850 monthly, retroactive to December 1, with a possible $900 in six months. A Building and Property Maintenance Superintendent proposal is discussed with Jake Asbury as candidate. Detailed new precinct maps and voter counts are provided.
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Commissioners Court
Highsey
Grandfalls
Barstow
George Wayne Bishop
Bishop
City
Midland
Jake Asbury
Esmund Planning and Engineering Firm
Odessa
Christmas lighting contest entries near deadline
County residents are urged to enter three Christmas lighting contests sponsored by Jaycees and clubs. Judging occurs the night of December 20. Entrants in Wickett Monahans Grandfalls call numbers 943 5048 943 4173 943 2571 for entry details before the listed deadlines.
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Grandfalls
Wickett
Monahans
Cabot Camp
Sorosis
Texas Electric
Monahans - Wickett
County Attorney Promotes Check Verification For Shoppers
Ward County merchants can obtain certain forms to record transients and strangers who cash checks. The County Attorney Ed Keys says identification reports are essential to prosecute passers and that merchants must file charges rather than rely on officials to collect debts.
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Ward County
Ed Keys
Key
Keys
Sheriff's Department
Council Opens Airport Contract With New Operator
The city council hired Perry D Lange as airport operator, effective December 15, with a salary plan and duties to run fuel sales, flying instruction, and charter flights. Mayor Thrasher and City Manager Forga authorized contracts for an $18,269 grant from state aviation fuel funds to refurbish the municipal airport, totaling about $40,000 with county cooperation. Work starts in February and continues into next year.
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J. W. Thrasher Sr
Perry D Lange
New City
Jack Forga
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Lange
Dick Hoyer
One Paper Christmas Week Publication Notice
During Christmas Week the paper will combine the regular Monday and Thursday issues into one edition published on Monday December 23. Advertisers reporters and others needing advance information are urged to note the change and plan accordingly.
Commissioners Allocate Contracts For Roof Repairs And Building Upgrades
Two contracts for roof work were awarded by the Commissioners. Industrial Roofing Company of Midland won the hospital roof job at 7496 dollars with a 30 day completion target, bringing total costs to 7945 dollars with engineering fees. Abbot Building Company of Odessa received a two part contract totaling 3006 dollars for replacing the Horse Barn roof and end walls. Twenty 4-H horses are housed at the barn.
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Industrial
County Coliseum
Johnny Harrison
Monahans
Coliseum
Richerd
Pat Middlebrook
Ten Shopping Days Till Xmas in Monahans
Merchants plan late closures tonight and next week to serve Christmas shoppers. Santa will greet children on downtown street corners and in the shopping center area through December 23. Stores stay stocked with seasonal merchandise for Christmas giving.
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Monahans
Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
School Board Advances Routine Actions And Band Honors
In a routine session the Board of Education formed a 15 member text book committee and named Debra Faye Goodwin Cen sus Trustee. It ordered a new 72 passenger bus, approved instructional supplies expenditures, and okayed the Band trip to the Corpus Christi Buccaneer Festival. The Board commended Band Director Dan Gibbs for M H S second place in a Disneyland contest and heard Gibbs explain the band program. Supt. George Callender reported 2995 enrollments at November end and trustees approved bills totaling 30224.17.
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Board of Education
Debra Faye Goodwin
Corpus Christi
Did Johnny Parr Drown In Balmorhea Lake
The search for four year old Johnny Wayne Parr believed lost in Balmorhea Lake continued without results through the weekend. His grandmother R C Hammack of Monahans drowned the same day. her body was recovered but Johnny remains missing after three weeks of dredging and shoreline patrols. Reeves County hosts the lake, not Ward County, complicating jurisdiction as investigators seek clues to Johnny’s fate.
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Johnny Wayne Parr
Balmorhea Lake
R. C. Hammack
Monahans
Johnny
John Ashcraft
Teo
Little Johnny
Ashcraft
Reeves County
Ward County Sheriff’s Office
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