This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1973
Page
1
A lighthearted column notes dense populations near oceans or the Great Lakes and jokes about parking woes. It references Noah and the Ark, the Watergate scandal as part of everyday life, and a sci fi comic panel where amplified tapes cause people to collapse from sound.
A brief New Year message wishing readers a happy and safe start to the coming year. It emphasizes well wishes, good health, and prudent celebration for all communities.
Ward County commissioners vote to set courthouse hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. should Daylight Saving Time take effect to align with area businesses. They reopen Juvenile Probation with Jane Kirkham, pay $450 monthly plus car allowance, noting her Waco experience and Baylor sociology degree. The court also approves a bid of 28,075 dollars.
Most Monahans businesses will close Tuesday January 1 to observe the New Year's holiday. All three financial institutions city county and state offices post office and federal offices and utility companies will observe the day. The Chamber of Commerce will be closed New Year Eve and New Year Day per Chamber Manager Joe Cozby.
Simon Rodriguez of Barstow faces a near certainty of reindictment on murder charges for the August 25 shooting that killed Louisa Morales and left Pablo Morales mortally wounded. Pablo Morales died at Odessa Medical Center Hospital after two days of hospitalization. Rodriguez remains free on a 10,000 dollar bond after Deputy Billy Bob Doggett arrested him when he went to the deputy’s home.
TESCO officials investigate extensive damage to a new 14 cell cooling tower at the Permian Basin power plant after partial collapse on Friday December 21. The plant recently added a 540000 kilowatt generator and plans partial load operation within about two and a half weeks. no service disruption to customers is expected.
Monahans Police Chief Bob Patterson was found ill at his home and hospitalized in Odessa after a suspected stroke. City Manager Jack Forga said initial assault reports were unfounded and Patterson, located by Police Captain Joe Drea, remained in fair condition at Medical Center after transfer from Ward Memorial.
Wickett residents must remove abandoned autos from streets under a city program. A public notice states cars not removed will be hauled away by the city at the owners expense.
A Social Security Administration representative will visit Monahans on seven dates over three months. Sessions run 10 to 11 30 a.m. at the Monahans Community Center. Dates include January 3 17 and 31 February 14 and 28 and March 14 and 28.
Monahans schools plan a 9:45 a.m. start and 4:45 p.m. dismissal for all grades through March, aligning with DST after a new federal law. Elementary students will end at 4 p.m. Junior high and high school follow the same shift, contingent on Texas adopting DST.
Monahans merchants may shift to 10 a.m. openings to aid working mothers with 9:45 school drop offs while keeping 6 p.m. closings. A Chamber survey showed 19 favor changes, three oppose, and several with no opinion. The Retail Trade Committee is expected to vote soon.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.