Christmas Charges Against Kris Kringle
A humor piece notes a Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association holiday spoof filed as a legal instrument seeking dismissal of burglary and disturbing the peace charges against Santa Claus. Christmas Eve events at Ebenezer Scrooge’s residence are cited with milk and cookies theft and boisterous laughter alleged.
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Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
Mr. Claus
Scrooge
Kris
Ebenezer Scrooge
County Plans 10 Percent Pay Hike For 1974
Ward County to vote on a 10 percent across the board pay raise for county employees at the January 14 Commissioner's meeting. The plan would add about 42 thousand dollars annually, based on a payroll just over 35 thousand dollars per month. Most elected officials except the County Judge Sheriff and Tax Assessor/Collector would see averages around seventy four dollars.
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Ward County
Senior Citizens Meet Thursday Christmas Luncheon Planned
The December Senior Citizens Luncheon will be held Thursday December 2 at the Senior Citizen Center. Ross Rucker will read the Christmas Story and a Tatum Elementary choir will sing. Decorations feature Here Comes Santa Claus. Door prizes include a Christmas tree donated by the Monahans Optimists Club. Transportation is arranged by Mrs Gerald Evans.
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Senior Citizen Center
Ross Rucker
Tatum Elementary
Santa Claus
Monahans Optimists Club
Grand Jury Returns DWI Indictment Against Hix
A felony indictment for driving while intoxicated second offense was returned Friday by the Ward County Grand Jury against Larry Gene Hix of Monahans. Conviction of the offense is punishable by a penitentiary.
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Ward County
Larry Gene Hix
Monahans
TESCO Opens Largest Unit at Permian Basin Plant
Texas Electric Service Company began operation of its biggest generating unit at the Permian Basin station, raising capacity to 700,000 kilowatts. The unit, fueled by natural gas, will undergo trials while 100,000 barrels of residual oil storage were added and 750,000 more storage is planned for 1974.
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TESCO
Permian Basin
Texas Electric Service Company
Lynn Griffin
Electric
Texas
Somervell
Fort Worth
RC&D Area Names Board Sets Annual Meet
Ward Winkler and Reeves counties formed a new RC&D Area board in Monahans with H A Collins of Barstow named chair. Wynn Hamilton of Pecos was named vice chair. First annual meeting set for January 17 at Ben's Spanish Restaurant Pecos. Reeves County Judge Darrell Glover named liaison with Permian Basin RPC.
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Rc&d Area Names Board
Monahans Chamber of Commerce
Ward
Winkler
Reeves
Ward County
Harry King
Joe Corby
Harold Cox
George Bentley
Monahans
George Ann McNeme
Winkler County
Dale Christian
The
Kermit Chamber of Commerce
W.C. Locklear
James Waddell
Dalton Haines
Wynn Hamilton
Pecos
Reeves County
Darrell Glover
Leason
Rc&d
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Last Music Man Show Set Tonight At 8
The MHS A Capella Choir presents Meredith Wilsons Music Man at 8 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium with David Sublett as Harold Hill and Kitty Keith as Marian Paroo. Tickets are 2 for reserved, 3 reserved, 1 general. The town River City Iowa and characters like Mayor, Shinn, and Zaneeta appear in the early 1900s musical.
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Meredith Wilson
MHS A Capella
MHS
Harold Hill
David Sublett
Miss Marian Paroo
Kitty Keith
River City
Iowa
Tim Sanders
Mrs. Shinn
Judi Haynes
Lida Rose
New York
Robert Preston
Hill
Voters Cancel Pool Bond Issue in Ward County
In light turnout voters decided 104 to 13 to cancel $80,000 in bonds for a Barstow swimming pool. Bonds approved in July were halted by commissioners.Unofficial totals show 117 county votes with Precinct 2 posting 26 for 3 against.
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Ward County
Barstow
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