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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1978
Page
1
Monahans gained nationwide publicity as the Big Green Band rode the Cottonbowl parade in Dallas on January 2 signaling a bright start to 1978. Political hopefuls joined elections talk as officials granted a hospital exemption and residents faced mixed gas rate news.
A 1978 weather review notes a year of wide swings from 75 degree high in January to 116 in July and 106 in June. It details heavy rains, a major June downpour, and a total rainfall around 19.72 inches by November, with snow at year start and end, plus drought periods and the tornado crisis aftermath in Monahans.
The Monahans News 1978 women’s pages tally 73 announced engagements up from 66 in 1977 and 60 wedding stories, including one double wedding, down three from the prior year. Highlights include golden anniversaries, long marriages, births, fine arts honors, local civic moves, and notable March and April events.
Monahans athletics marked a strong year with basketball district champs the Loboes finishing 27-6 under coach T. J. Loafman. Clifton Smith Bobby Almanza Lovell Moore starred as Loboes dominated 2-3A, edged Ector for the crown, then fell to Mineral Wells in bi district action.
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