Monahans Christmas Cheer and Leadership Call
Residents share holiday joy including a found dog and Christmas gifts. Arthur Carpenter, leader of the Youth Leadership Award committee for the Chamber of Commerce, seeks recipients for the 1975 award and requests information at 606 S. Allen or Box 1058. Jack Smith wins a camera at the Sandhills Gunfighters dance held as a Christmas charity event.
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Arthur Carpenter
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur
S. Allen
Jack Smith
Sandhills
Raglin Announces Candidacy For Ward County Precinct 3
James Harold Raglin 50, seeking Ward County Precinct 3 County Commissioner. He has served in Precinct 3 for nearly five years as a Ward County employee and oilfield contractor resident since 1954. A former Grandfalls mayor and 20 year volunteer firefighter, Raglin lists Navy service in World War II and community work among his credentials.
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James Harold Raglin
Raglin
Ward County
Grandfalls
City Studies Waste Collection System Proposal Considered
City Council moved to study a containerized waste system replacing alley cans. Estimated cost 229750 with annual savings near 34900 and payback about 6.7 years. Plan includes 828 three yard residential and 130 four yard commercial containers plus two trucks and a brush loader.
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Jack Forga
Forga
Seminole
Tripp enters race for Commissioner of Precinct 3
Phil Tripp launches a bid for Commissioner of Precinct 3 subject to the May Democratic Primary. A 45 year Ward County resident he cites deep ties to Precinct 3 and a long history in local business and energy service. He notes past roles with Continental Oil and a Permian Basin butane firm.
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Phil Tripp
Precinct
Continental Oil Company
Permian Basin Butane Company
Fragmented text entry on society topics and civic notes
An unclear clipping mentions support for America and civic topics with stray numbers and phrases. The readable parts reference societies or community actions but lack coherent events or names for full summarization.
White To Speak At Dedication
U S Congressman Richard White will be featured speaker at the January 17 landscaping dedication at Ward Memorial Hospital. The 30 minute ceremony on the south grounds is open to the public free of charge and will include the planting of a tree. Special invitations go to donors to the hospital auxiliary project. The unveiling of a landscaping painting by Mrs E A Grissom will incorporate all donor names through December 31 and a Bicentennial certificate from Ward County.
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U.S
Richard White
Ward Memorial Hospital
E.A. Grissom
Judge Taggart Proposes Coliseum Renovation Plan
County commissioners on December 22 directed the study of a coliseum renovation by County Judge Chester Taggart. He proposed removing inside bleachers and paneling to create a welcoming space at low cost and planned equipment to seat and serve up to 1500 people, leaving it in place for events. The court authorized plans as the first step in the project.
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Chester Taggart
Taggart
G falls to Get New P O Building in Grandfalls
The U S Postal Service awarded a contract to Donald Lee Terrell of Plainview to build and lease a 1067 sq ft post office at the southwest corner of State Highway 18 and Third Street Grandfalls. The site may be bought via option on 17700 sq ft and the building funded privately for a 10 year base term with a 20 year renewal.
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U.S. Postal Service
Grandfalls
Robert L. McCoy
San Antonio
Donald Lee Terrell
Plainview
Terrell
Third Street
Postal Service
Christmas Isn't White Just Wet in Monahans
Moisture fell December 22 and 23 with .37 and .03 inches recorded by the Soil Conservation Service. The two day total reached .40 inches, delaying a white Christmas. For 1975, rainfall totaled 13.28 inches, well below 1974's near record 21 inches.
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The
Soil Conservation Service
Monahans News to Print Early Wednesday Issue
The Monahans News announces two weekly issues with the Thursday edition printed early. The January 1 paper will release around noon Wednesday to give staff the New Year holiday off. Subscribers, advertisers and route carriers are asked to note the schedule change.
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News
Monahans News
Monahans coach deflects overconfidence with eagle comeback
Coach Jerry Larned of Monahans Almost Anything Goes reacts to a rival note after a claim of confidence ahead of a March 6-7 national show against Pecos and Fort Stockton. He quips that they aren’t counting chickens but plucked eagles in a sharp retort.
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Phooey
Jerry Larned
Monahans
Larned
Pecos
Fort Stockton
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MHA
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Lucille King
Commish
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Precinct 3
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Ward
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P.O
Elouise James
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
PBRPC
Department
Witcher
Lloyd Walsh
H.A. Clements
Ward County Historical Survey Committee
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Court House
MHS
Randall Palmore
Leigh Ann Scott
Palmore
Joe E. Palmore
S. Main
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A.D. Scott
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