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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1961
Page
1
The Hound Dawg climbs to Santa’s icy headquarters for a candid view of the workers preparing for the big night. Santa leads the team in the theme song Work for the Night is Coming as all workers, white and black, work happily together.
The school board appointed a Textbooks Committee to evaluate and recommend textbooks for the coming year. Members include George Callender, Stanley Smith, Glen Driskill, Sequoyah Jackson, Clint Ramsey, C. M. Watson, James Beam, Bill Whitfield, A. D. Weier, Paul Harvey, Charles Price, Miss Virginia Nelson, Mrs. Natella Baude, Mrs. Effie Brantley, and Mrs. Aline Kay. Superintendent Callender reported district enrollment at 2,988 as of December 1 and De bra Faye Goodwin was named census trustee to lead January census efforts. Routine bills totaling $9,834.63 were approved for payment, and building needs discussions were noted with no action taken.
Postmaster W R Shelton urges last minute mailers to use air mail for distant Christmas cards and gifts to prevent pile ups. He lists tips including not mailing money, clear return addresses, using four cent first class rates for forwarding, insuring valuable parcels, marking fragile items, and noting perishables. He thanks Monahans residents for cooperation.
Monahans High School and junior high bands are selling 14 by 22 inch glow in the dark posters to raise funds for summer band school scholarships. The four designs feature Merry Christmas Son season’s greetings and similar messages, and posters cost 1.50 each.
Rites were conducted in Alexandria Alabama for Charles M Tiquette 55 who died Monday night of a heart attack while employed by Pittman Trucking Company He was born November 5 1906 in Seaman Alabama Barnes Funeral Home handled local arrangements Survivors include brothers Kenneth Tiquette of Montgomery and James Tiquette of Seattle and sisters Elna Butler of Montgomery and Eva Thrasher of Victor.
Several Monahans churches announce Christmas music programs led by pastors and music directors. First Baptist presents a 6 p.m. Handel Messiah adaptation with five soloists and choir. First Methodist offers the Night of Miracles cantata at 7:30 p.m. with featured soloists and narration. First Christian hosts a Christmas pageant and White Gift Service for Dallas orphanage. First Presbyterian at 11 a.m. December 24 features The Music of Christmas with church choir and soloists led by Mrs. Cecil Turner.
Hudler Junior High School choirs present an annual Christmas concert Friday at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium Director Bill Whitfield notes a mix of new and familiar songs with both individual choir pieces and combined performances The finale features 241 voices plus band accompaniment with no admission charge.
Downtown merchants observe special Christmas shopping hours beginning tonight directed by Chamber manager R T Wilson. Stores stay open until 8 pm nightly through December 23 to assist non day shoppers. Monahans High School choir performs 6 30 to 7 30 tonight at Sealy and Main led by Shirley Etheridge with junior high choir planned for Tuesday at the same time and place led by Bill Whitfield.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. for Louis O. Red Newton 65 of 508 South Gary who died Monday at Ward Memorial Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. Rites were at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. C C Gober and Rev. Henry Haupt officiating and burial in Monahans Cemetery. He was born June 26 1896 in Pearsall and retired as transportation superintendent for Gulf Oil at Wickett. Surviving are his wife Mrs L O Newton two daughters Mrs R B McGowen Jr and Mrs J W Thrasher Jr both of Monahans and one sister Mrs Maybelle Hamilton of Mertzon.
Monahans city council approved low bids for Allen Street paving and drainage at 42833.14 to Parker Construction Company of Odessa and awarded water tower maintenance to Water Tank Maintenance Company of Dallas at 4600. The panel also authorized adding a North Monahans paving segment and discussed a Vernon Addition property sale bid, which was rejected.
Monahans Opportunity School invites the public to an open house Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Courthouse Annex. The event showcases student work and Christmas decorations and reveals a new county added classroom. Refreshments will be served as Mrs. Jack Dufek explains how the school grows through individual contributions under Ward County Council for Retarded Children.
Two former Wink residents Dr. and Mrs. Glyn Breeden will address First Baptist Church Monahans Friday at 7 p m about their four year mission tour in Colombia with the Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Mission Board. Dr Breeden will discuss Baptist Hospital Barranquilla and Mrs Breeden works as a missionary nurse. A reception follows in the church fellowship hall. Public invited.
Ward County commissioners met in a routine session. Bills were approved, county officials’ monthly reports were approved, and Bill B. Hart of Midland was retained as delinquent tax attorney for 1962.
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