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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1963
Page
1
The Voice offers a warm Christmas meditation on friendship over gifts and urges inner resolve for a better next year. It notes the season prompts gratitude for kindness, laments a sentimental trend, and promotes community greetings from local business and professionals.
The Rev. Fred A. Ryle Jr. accepts the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church of Monahans and will begin duties January 5. A Texas native and Occidental College graduate with a Union Seminary degree, he arrives from Slaton where he pastored for two and a half years. The Ryles will move December 0 to the Presbyterian manse at 1109 S Bruce, succeeding Rev. Henry Haupt now in Presbyterian Mission work.
Bonnie Green of 1015 S Allen heads the newcomers list for this issue as she and other residents arrive in the city.
El Paso and Juarez prepare for a week of Sun Carnival events themed Famous Sweethearts. The celebration features the Sun Bowl stadium inauguration, coronation, parade, and culture sports and a bullfight, with Festivities running through New Year’s Day.
The Permian Basin Empire reports 225 rotary units in operation on Friday per Reed Roller Bit Co weekly tally. Up from 224 last week and down from 235 on the 1962 comparison. Lea County leads with 37 units, Crane 15, Ector 14. Ward 8, Andrews 13, Gaines 11, Pecos 13, Reeves 4, Upton 10, Winkler 8, Yoakum 11.
A four vehicle crash in Barstow kills 4 year old Lynette Barnes and 6 year old Ray Barnes of Compton California. Their father remains in serious condition at Pecos Hospital while mother Annie Barnes suffers head injuries and a broken leg. The wreck occurred around 1:20 PM as the Barnes family en route to Palm Beach Florida passed a truck trailer combination and attempted to reenter the right lane. Charles Lane Cotton of Lubbock was driving the second car involved. a chain reaction pulled in two other vehicles. A five month old daughter and a two year old girl were unharmed. It is the first major accident of the Yuletide season in Ward County.
A City Council regular meeting will tackle extending sewer and water lines to and near the disposal plant and outside city limits. The session will also review charge-offs on the 1963 and delinquent tax rolls before hearing public comment.
Three Standard of Texas employees were presented with thirty year service awards on December 17 during a dinner in their honor at the Petroleum Club of Midland. J. C. Parker of Crane, P. B. Scott of Kermit, and Jerry Harding of Snyder received the awards from J. R. Graham. Among the 24 Standard employees at the dinner were L. A. Swanson, S. J. Mathews Jr., W. L. Taylor, and M. L. Broman, highlighting company leadership and district supervision.
Seventeen year old Jack Womack son of Mr and Mrs H C Womack 901 S Dwight is in Harris Memorial Hospital Fort Worth undergoing treatment for spinal meningitis Latest report on Saturday said he was doing as well as could be expected.
Melvin Craft brought a festive decorated cake to his eighth grade Hudler Junior High School home room party. Instead of sharing with classmates the cake was taken to Pleasant Haven Rest Home to bring joy to its residents.
St James Episcopal Church in Monahans invites the public to two Christmas observances. An eleven oclock Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols service precedes a Holy Eucharist near eleven twenty five that ends after midnight. A daytime plain celebration occurs at ten o clock Christmas Day lasting about thirty minutes.
Ishmael Worth Davis 43 died near Mona hans after a brine transport incident at a substation south of Cayanosa. He worked as driller and truck driver and was aboard the transport when a shock and fall caused fatal head injuries. Barnes Funeral Home took the body to Electra for final arrangements. Survivors include a widow, a son Jerry Bob in Bowie, a daughter Sandra May Huddleston and granddaughter Sandra Ann Huddleston in Bowie, and his mother Mrs. J. W. Taylor of Electra. Born October 3, 1920 in Hastings Oklahoma. He resided at 700 S Main Monahans.
David Lew Templeton 72 died Saturday. Retired resident of 510 S Harry born March 15 1891 in Kirbs Oklahoma. Barnes Funeral Home said remains were taken to McAlister Oklahoma with services and interment date undetermined.
The paper will publish on Monday and Thursday this week and on Tuesday, December 31 next week as the sole issue.
City offices will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday and reopen Monday morning in the new administrative wing on West Second after the move. The corporation court and police station work are advancing and expected to finish around January 10.
County offices operate from Dee 25 to Dee 27 and January 1, while city offices follow the same dates. Banks and savings institutions open on Dee 25 and January 1 only. Post office hours apply on Dee 23 and January 1 only.
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