Obituary for John Edward Prather
Funeral services for John Edward Prather 76 are held at Hammond Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mona Hans Cemetery. He died in his sleep in California on December 25 after living in the area until four months ago. Born October 5 1889 in Arkansas he was a Pentecostal Church member and survived by eight daughters including May Belle Poston Weslace Geneva Harpin Victoria Juanita Kuhn Irene Webb and Adeline.
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John Edward Prather
Hammond Funeral Home
Monahans
Prather
Fecondide
Calif
Calforna
Arkansas
The
Pentecostal Church
May Belle Poston
Weslace
Geneva Harpin
Victoria
Juanita Kuhn
Escondido
Irene Webb
Goldsboro
N. C
Adeline
Rites Pending for Lewis A. Carrell Killed in Rig Accident
Lewis Alonzo Carrell, 33, an employee of Taggart Well Servicing Co, was killed when a workover rig collapsed pinning him against a pump jack twenty miles northwest of Monahans. Born in Brownfield, he had lived in the area five years and served in Korea. Survivors include his widow, two daughters Lisa and Joy Faye, his parents and a large extended family. Services are pending at Hammond Funeral Home.
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Hammond Funeral Home
Lewis Alonzo Carrel
Carrell
Taggart Well Servicing Co
Monahans
Mobil
Brownfield
Taggart
Lisa
Joy Faye
Joe Carrell
Skelleytown
Ernest
Jal
Wesley
Borger
Creed
Pred
Pampa
Rocky
Festive V-8 Juices and Holiday Snack Ideas
In a saucepan, heat V-8 juice with oregano garlic powder bay leaf and parsley. Meanwhile cut cheese into Christmas tree and snowflake shapes and serve floating on juice. Also prepare spiced V-8 cups with cloves mace nutmeg brown sugar and chill before serving in glasses. Includes carrot curls and olive skewers for kabobs.
Christmas Reunion At E L Jernigan Home
Festive Christmas gathering at the E L Jernigan house brings together family from Odessa El Paso Tulsa Wickett Lubbock and nearby for a multi generation reunion. Attendees include Bill Downing Haws Jernigan Ivins Koke and Stiles with host E L Jernigan and relatives all descended from Pat Jernigan.
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W. A. Koke
Debbie Koke
E. L. Jernigan
Pat Jernigan
Local TV Showers Back King Family and Lawrence Welk
The page notes support for keeping the King Family and the Lawrence Welk show on the local TV station. It mentions traffic sign safety concerns and questions who would destroy a sign, while expressing personal disappointment at possible removal of the King Family. The tone shows nostalgia for traditional music programs.
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Ross Rucker
King
King Family
Lawrence Welk
Bald Head
Do It Right With Gas Water Heaters
If you want the job done right do it with gas. The average family of four uses 120 gallons of hot water daily. A modern family-size gas water heater provides rapid recovery and ample hot water, more per hour than an electric model, while costing less to run.
New Monahans Inn to Open With Staff Hiring Plans
Colonial Innshop will operate 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. with about 18 restaurant workers and 10 to 12 motel staff, per Spaugh. The Spaugh children Linda a Monahans High School senior and Kenneth are part of the new residents who say they are busy establishing themselves and plan to integrate into the community.
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Page One
Spaugh
Linda
Monahans High School
Kenneth
Monahans
Dog impoundment rules and fines outlined
Vaccination requirements continue to be enforced with impoundment and destruction of dogs not claimed by their owners. Owners face a $25 fine, $2 impoundment fee and $1 per day board charge while the dog remains in the pound.
Local families spend Christmas across Texas towns
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jaynes hosted Leiland and Leila at Christmas. Leiland is Rider High School in Wichita Falls director and Leila teaches English in Lubbock. The piece lists many relatives visiting Breckenridge, Shamrock, Arlington, Cisco, Dallas, Temple, Big Spring, El Paso, San Angelo, Tyler, Kilgore and other cities for the holiday, with students at West Texas State University, Tyler Junior College and Kilgore College among the group.
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J. A. Jaynes
Leiland
Leila
Rider High School
Wichita Falls
McKensey Junior Hull
Lubbock
Wilson Hart
Susan Hart
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
Breckenridge
Oresa Lewis
Jerry
West Texas State University
Dallas
Charlie Hale
Temple
L. L. Stewart
M. A. Eckerman
Joe Duncan, Jr
el Paso
Jay
Texas Western
Duncan
Mr. Eckerman
A. H. Eckerman
San Angelo
Dale Ayres
Tyler Junior College
Joe Homer
German Scientists Collect Folklore in Katmandu Villages
Three West German researchers travel through Kathmandu valley villages collecting folk songs and observing dances. They listen to locals and document cultural practices while not acting as talent scouts.
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Fritz Thyssen
Eastan Lantschner SI
Hubert Schniebl
Innsbruck
Austria
Grad
Nepal
Europe
Khumbu
Mount Everest
Terai
Burglary hits home as guns and gifts vanish on Christmas
Police reported a burglary at the home of Charles C. Ice Jr outside town on Christmas Eve. Unknown thieves took 21 guns, 200 rounds of ammunition, and Christmas packages while the family visited elsewhere. Sheriff McNerlin and Chief Patterson lead the investigation with bulletins issued.
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Charles C
Buddy) Ice, Jr
Faily
Mr. Ice
S. Calvin
Ward County
W. B. McNerlin
Bob Patterson
McNerlin
Mrs Don Andrews Visits Parents in Corpus Christi
Mrs Don Andrews visited her parents Mr and Mrs Davidson Jr this week. She and her husband have recently been transferred to Corpus Christi.
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Don Andrews
Mis
Davidson, Jr
Corpus Chiisti
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B. L. Jernigan
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A. O. Smith
Southern Union Showroom
Southern Union
Colonial Inn
Howard Price
Shamrock
Mrs. Montie Rowe
T. Day and
Edwards
Arlington
Cisco
Mr. Rowe
John Allen Taylor and
John Jr
A. T. Taylor
A. T Taylor
Cleta Brown
John Harlan
Ann Harlan
Trinity University
San Antonio
Mike Neace
Kilgore
Mike
Kilgore College
Bond
Interstate 20
Buddy Ice
Hellmich
Himalayas
Jay Derrick
Allstate Insurance Agency
Alli
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