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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1969
Page
2
A 1969 recipe presents Date Nut Bread baked in six 10 1/2 ounce soup cans. The steps include soaking dates in boiling water, creaming butter with brown sugar, and folding in flour raisins and walnuts. After baking 60 to 70 minutes the loaves are cooled and released for slicing.
AP reports a Britain wide poll shows roast beef still preferred by 30 percent while steak climbs to 23 percent. Among 16 to 24 year olds steak leads 31 percent to 22 percent for roast beef.
Johnny Cash discusses a forthcoming Reality Records LP to be released by Columbia in January. He recalls milestones from Folsom and San Quentin live albums, explains song choices, and notes a projected $3 million year as country music gains broader appeal. He also describes life on his Arkansas farm, acting plans, and a possible Bob Dylan duet.
Mrs. Morgan notes four sons learn cooking at home with a philosophy of pass it on. Howard won third prize in the Pecan Show for an ice box fruit cake, Gary earned a blue ribbon and saved $50. James studies at Odessa College. Kim and Gary are active students. Gary also plays in the band. Grandmother in Mississippi awaits a Christmas bake.
Services for Ruth E. Brown 69 will be at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church with burial in Monahans Cemetery and Eastern Star rites. Brown, born January 7 1900 in San Antonio, died after a month illness in an Odessa hospital. Survivors include two daughters Norma Wallace and Maurine Ried and one son Gene A. Brown. Also noted is Jeroy Hary, a former Monahans resident and ex Lobo football star, who died in Odessa Medical Center hospital. his survivors include two daughters and two sons. Thomas Jackson Mecham, longtime Monahans resident, died in Houston with arrangements pending.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at First Baptist Church for Lester Vernon Jones known as Pockets Jones aged 76. Burial followed in Monahans Cemetery. He lived in Monahans years before moving in 1955 to near Stephenville where he died Sunday. He was a ranch foreman for Jim Tubb. Survivors include his wife Eva Jones of Lipan a daughter Ruth Howard of Irvine a brother Marion Jones a mon mona California and four sisters W M Eaton Kermit W H Clayton Odessa Mary Moody San Antonio and W T Peacock Jal New Mexico.
Our hearts overflow with sincere appreciation for all who expressed love and sympathy during our sorrow. We are deeply grateful to all of you and we would like to particularly thank Rev. Bob Porterfield, The Family of Royce Lee Williams.
The Monahans News describes growth and development in the Great Southwest. Published weekly from Monahans Texas, the paper operates out of 107 West Second Street in Ward County.
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