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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
1
The Hound Dawg bids goodbye to 1961 and welcomes 1962 with reflections on mistakes and growth. Readers are urged to learn from the past, strive for self-improvement, and look forward with two sides to every story. The editor expresses gratitude and a wish for a Happy New Year.
Monahans City Council met on a moved date to notify property owners on A Street between Main and Eva about curb and gutter assessments and set a public hearing for January 8. The low bid of 9999.95 from Treanor Equipment Co. of Odess a was accepted for a Caterpillar bulldozer to replace an obsolete unit. The Sandhills Garden Club beautification request near U S Highway 80 was tabled due to unresolved orbit issue and pending final settlement.
Graveside services for Thomas D. Meacham age 57 of Monahans were set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Monahans Cemetery with Roy Stephens officiating. Barnes Funeral Home arranged. Meacham died Monday after an illness of four months. He was a Monahans leader in education business and community groups. Survivors include his wife Margie and three children. Donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society via County Judge Toon Estes.
The News will publish only once next week on Wednesday January 3 with classified ads due by 3 p.m. Tuesday. Regular Monday through Thursday issues resume January 8. The office will be closed Saturday through Monday for the New Year holiday.
W T Neidhardt announces candidacy for county commissioner Precinct 2 in the May 5 Democratic primary. He lists 15 years as City of Monahans property owner and 26 years in Ward County, says he previously served as commissioner and will strive to represent voters efficiently and impartially. Pay your poll tax.
Several Mona hans churches schedule New Year observances on Sunday night led by Bethany Baptist Calvary Baptist and Immanuel Baptist with a joint 10 p.m. service at Calvary Church at E and North Betty. First Methodist replaces its evening service with the Lord's Supper at 11:15 p.m. United Pentecostal Church at 1700 Grandfalls Highway offers a 7:30 p.m. service featuring the Lord's Supper and foot washing.
A 20-year-old Latin American man, Richard Walles, is in good condition at Ward Memorial Hospital after admitting to shooting himself in the abdomen with a .22 caliber rifle early Tuesday at his North Mona home. He offered no excuse to investigators.
Dowell a Dow Chemical division will open a bulk cement plant one quarter mile north of U S Highway 80 along the Texas New Mexico Railroad. Fifteen workers will be hired at start with about 30 expected within six months and total cost near 100000 dollars. Local hires will comprise about half the staff with supervisory posts from Midland.
Funeral services were held in Odessa for 45 year old Lloyd H Stanger a Monahans oilfield worker who died in a Odessa hospital from injuries in a leg mishap. Burial followed in Bardley Missouri where he formerly lived. He suffered a broken neck in a December 18 fall while employed by White Well Servicing Company. Survivors include his wife Marie.
Seven families were listed as newcomers during the past week by Southern Union Gas and Texas Electric Service. Names and addresses include H. J. Milner 1503 South Main, Robert Gartman 213 South Carol, L. L. Cain 514 West Eighth, Doyle Graham 1903 1/2 South Alice, A. M. Lobell 505 North Alice, George D. Lindsey 103 South Pauline, and Robert Davis Cabot Camp House 22.
Carl D Toon Estes announces candidacy for re-election as Ward County judge, subject to the May 5 Democratic primary. He notes service as judge since January 1 1959 and in prior years 1951 1952 1953 1954, pledging equal opportunity and dedication to work.
About 200 Hudler Junior High students continue winter workouts after football and before basketball. Coaches Martin and Jackson run weight lifting, tire runs, rope jumps, and a charging chute with help from Monahans High seniors Ted Ward De Hawkins Jimmy LaBaume and Calvin Phipps. The program runs through the school year with many boys leaving for track later in winter.
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