First State Bank Opens New Building and KMID Goes On Air
December 17 1943 Monahans News notes the formal opening of the First State Bank building at Minor and Adriance with 3rd and Main corners. Midland KMID television station launches a dedicatory program followed by newscasts and feature shows. Ration calendar outlines sugar, meats, processed foods and gasoline stamps valid through early 1944. Names chosen for the 1953 era appear in the report.
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Monahans News
First State Bank
Minor and
Adriance
Midland
KMID
Robber Steals Cash From Loop Road Liquor Store
A lone armed man escaped with about 200 dollars in cash from the Loop Road Liquor store just before 8 p.m. Saturday. The robber, described as about 20 years old, wore a stocking over his face and carried a yellow handled pistol. Store attendant Wanda Neal provided the account to Ward County Sheriff John T. Ashcraft. the only other detail given was a possible white undershirt and a vague age estimate.
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Loop Road
Ward County
John T. Ashcraft
Ashcraft
Wanda Neal
Police Seek Help Over Vandals Damaging Monahans Lights
Monahans Texas officials including Monahans Police Chief Bob Patterson and Tesco manager Harry King plead with residents to curb vandalism to street lights and safety signals. King cites 10 to 20 lights damaged weekly by rifles and shotguns, mostly in remote areas and parks. Patterson reminds that discharging a firearm is illegal and BB guns fall under the ordinance. residents are urged to report damage, even anonymously.
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Texas Electric Service Company
Monahans
Bob Patterson
Harry King
TESCO
Patterson
Ward County Court docket lists 41 cases
County Court docket shows 41 cases with 25 DWI charges. Other counts include four driving while license suspended and four traffic violations. Also listed are three aggravated assault charges and one each for contributing to delinquency of a minor fraud driving under the influence of drugs a hunting violation and swindling with worthless check. Trials for cases set after Wednesday will be heard January 7 in the District Courtroom starting at 8 30 a m.
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Ward
Chester Taggart
County Officials and Staff Get Monthly Pay Increases
The proposal outlines about $82 monthly for County Judge, $96 for the Sheriff, and $87 for the Tax Assessor. Commissioners would gain around $71.50 monthly while sheriff's deputies receive about $70. Office workers see $35 to $48 increases, and equipment operators in four county precincts would gain $55 to $60 monthly.
Ward County road grant approved for six miles near Pyote
Permian Basin Regional Planning directors approved a $276,000 Texas Highway Department grant at Air Terminal in Midland to fund about six miles of roadway in Ward County near Pyote. The grant, part of $1.4 million in grants to member organizations, had prior favorable review by the PBRPC committee.
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Permian Basin
Texas Highway Department
Air Terminal
Midland
Ward County
Pyote
Kenneth Plunkett
Monahans
PBRPC
Commission
Grand Jury Indicts Man After DWI Conviction
Hix was arrested by City police on December 7. The Grand Jury heard the DWI case he faced, which was the only matter presented in Friday's session. He has a prior DWI conviction from March 1969 in Ward County Court.
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Hix
Ward
Open House Set For Senior Citizens Center
The Senior Citizens Center invites the public to an open house on Wednesday December 19 from 3 to 5 30 p m at the corner of 4th and S Bruce. Director Louise Massey welcomes visitors to tour the remodeled center and enjoy refreshments.
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Senior Citizens Center
4Th and
S. Bruce
Louise Massey
Pecos County Sulphur Lease Sale Fetches Record Bonus
A 7,680 acre Pecos County sulphur lease sold for 1,152,222 dollars, winning Texas Gulf Sulphur Company the tract owned by the University of Texas. The sale also included 84,000 acres of unproven oil and gas lands in West Texas that yielded a combined 11,124,800 in bonus payments.
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Texas Gulf Sulphur Company
Austin
The
University of Texas
West
Texas
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