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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
2
Livestock organizers urge planning for a large four day event with many entries and enthusiasm. The four day schedule remains similar to last year except for the final night dance which is dropped due to low attendance and financial losses.
In Harrodsburg Kentucky Tom Martin urged his father to refuel as the gas gauge neared empty. The father refused saying he had enough gas. They stopped at a station only to find a cardboard sign stating the pumps were out of gas.
An unidentified man faced a morals charge while a telephone complaint at headquarters described a neighbor claiming a cat was locked inside a house. Officers were dispatched and reported success after investigations. Minor thefts and children’s use of BB guns on windows drew remarks from Chief Bob Patterson about broken windows and parental costs.
The Kentucky capital, Frankfort, was not named for the German city Frankfurt. It originated as Frank’s Ford after Stephen Frank, killed in 1780 by Indians at a river fording point on the Kentucky River.
The article notes Independence Hall has been altered or restored inaccurately 14 times since its 1735 use by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. It highlights repeated changes affecting historic integrity and funding debates surrounding conservation work.
An Enco station attendant detected a bogus $20 on December 20 at IL 20 and Logo Road. Deputies alerted authorities. the suspect, William Campbell of California, was arrested in Big Spring the same day and released December 21 after posting a $1000 bond.
The Monahans News, published Mondays and Thursdays from 107 West Second Street Monahans Ward County Texas, documents growth and development of the Great Southwest. The paper is a second class matter, entered February 26 1931 at Monahans Texas under congressional act 1879.
Leon Gage of Monahans described as the brains of a decorating stunt on a Parker Drilling Co rig at Fort Stockton. With a 15 man crew the team converted the rig frame into West Texas' tallest Christmas tree using inverted light patterns and a Santa figure in a red chimney atop the 1-B Ligon well near Fort Stockton. The plan hinged on Parker supplying materials if the crew decorated the rig for Christmas.
Mrs. Mary Taylor 86 mother of A. T. Taylor of Monahans died December 21 in Bryan. Funeral December 22 at Willow Hale near North Zulch. Survived by an additional son, six daughters, 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Myrtle May Melton 65 died December 26 at Medical Center Hospital Odessa. Funeral at Assembly of God church. burial Monahans Cemetery. Survived by husband William F. Melton, eight daughters and four sons, 24 grandchildren and six great grandchildren, and one brother.
Canuto Dominguez Carrasco, 50, is in Ward County jail on charges of indecent exposure and fondling a minor girl. Bond set at $5,000. He was arrested by City Police on Christmas Eve about 5:30 p.m. after a mother filed the complaint. He was taken to police headquarters, advised of rights, then transferred to the county lockup.
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