Texas 16th District Census Shows Young Population
The 16th Congressional District of Texas has a median resident age of 22.8 years, younger than the state median of 27. Only the 15th District has a younger population at 20.4 years. The district covers 33,918 square miles after losing seven counties, larger than twelve small states.
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16Th Congessional
Texas
15Th
Rio Grande Valley
The
Bureau of the Census
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hamshire
New Jersey
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
West Virginia
Monahans to Host Regional Meet of City Officers
Monahans plans a one day Region Four meeting of Texas Municipal League with 36 cities attending. State Senator H J Blanchard is being courted as main speaker for the February 24 event, featuring banquet and speeches. Mayor Jim Williams City Manager Jack Forga and council members organize. Mayor Pro-Tem Jack Sharp serves as Region Four TML vice president.
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Texas Municipal League
H. J
Doc” Blanchard
Jim Williams
Jack Forga
Jack Sharp
Region Four
TML
Estimate of Ward County voter registrations
Tax Collector Arthur Bowman estimated that 3900 registrations had been issued to Ward County voters by mid afternoon Wednesday. About 500 residents over 60 were not required to register, bringing the potential voting strength to around 4400.
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Arthur Bowman
Ward County
Camp Contract and Damage Suits In District Court
Sixty prospective jurors report to 143rd District Court at 9 30 Monday morning for civil jury trials. Lead cases include a damage suit Charles Hae et al vs Oilwell Reverse Unit and a breach of contract suit Hubert Hill suing Gary Elliott. The two compensation matters likely span the rest of the week with Jerry Don Sledge versus Texas Employers Insurance Agency and Jose Huertas versus National Automobile and Casualty also on the docket.
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143Rd District Court
Ge J
Hubert Hill
Gary Elliott
Jerry Don Sledge
Texas Employers Insurance Agency
Jose Huertas
National Automobile and Casualty
Modern Day Outlaws Surface in West Texas Shootouts
A Dallas couple chased by Billy George Roberts near Orla, Texas, sparks new westward outlaw mythos as shots fly for miles before lawmen halt the pursuit. Alfredo Hernandez, captured after a cafe shootout with Sheriff Bill Cooksey and a Texas ranger, faces 99 years for wounding the sheriff. In Ward County a cattle rustling case ends with a missing suspect, likely fled south of the border, echoing old frontier days near Langtry and Dryden.
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Dallas
Pecos
Orla
U. S. Highway 285
Billy George Roberts
Texas
Pecos River
Monahans
Billy the Kid
Lincoln National Forest
New Mexico
West Texas
Roy Bean
Dryden
Langtry
Ward County
Kael
Cipicio Gonzales
Sinclair Bulk Plant Announces Formal Opening
Oran O Whitten new Sinclair Oil distributor announces the grand opening of the bulk plant and service station at 518 West Sealy for Friday and Saturday. J Toby Love manages bulk operations and John Hill operates the station. Patrons may register free for Gold Bond stamps a Goodyear tire set and a 21 inch RCA Color TV. no purchase or presence required.
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Oran O. Whitten
Sinclair Oil
West Sealy. Co. J
Toby” Love
John Hill
Four Monahans Youths Charged In Ft Stockton Case
Four Monahans youths were arraigned in Fort Stockton on assault with intent to murder after a Friday night fight at a dance left four men knifed. Freddy Jaques Luis Carrasco Lupe Molina and a 15 year old faced charges with bonds set at 1500 each. Carrasco and Molina also faced 1000 bonds for alleged truck theft from Gorman Wiseman.
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Monahans
George Willey
Fort Stockton
Freddy Joe Jaques
Lupe Molina
Luis Carrasco
Carrasco
Molina
Gorman Wiseman
Pecos
Reyes Rodriguez
Tony Ortega
Estian Gamboa
Joe Gaitan
Justice of the Peace
Fourth graders offer witty oil insights from Kirkwood study
In Kirkwood Missouri fourth graders respond to oil questions with witty lines. A Humble Oil publication features Harold Dunn's classroom quotes on petroleum origin refining ships and rocket fuels. The piece highlights playful student understandings and puns like cat cracker and visa versa.
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Kirkwood
Missouri
Harold Dunn
Mr. Dunn
B. C
Dunn
Groundhog Day Remarks From Old Ben and Friends
Ben and his bench companions at general stores await Groundhog Day forecasts. They discuss whether the burrower will see a shadow, with the outcome predicting six more weeks of winter or its end. Observers note skeptically that weather forecasts seem equally unreliable.
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Sam
Rube
John
Seniors Rehearse For School Play
Monahans High School seniors rehearse the fantasy Alice in Wonderland directed by Lloyd Shirley. The 39 member cast performs for elementary schools on Thursday February 9 and for junior and senior high students on Friday February 10 with an evening show on the same date.
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Lloyd Shirley
Monahans City to Use Earned Interest for Seal Coat Project
City officials plan to spend about 10 000 on a seal coat program for 75 city blocks this spring using 7 500 in earned interest from a Dallas bank. City Manager Jack Forga notes the interest accumulated over three to four years at roughly 2 200 per year and that street work waits for warm, dry weather.
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Monahans
Jack Forga
Dallas
Hearing On Frontage Roads Near Monahans
A public hearing is scheduled for tomorrow at 10 00 A M at the Chamber of Commerce building at 4th and Dwight to discuss proposed frontage roads along Interstate 20 from three miles east to three miles west of Monahans. Property owners developers and citizens may attend. Drawings of proposed locations and design are available at the Highway Department offices on the Grandfalls highway.
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Chamber of Commerce
4Th and Dwight
Monahans
Highway Department
Grandfalls Highway
City Building Permits Start Year With 35170 Report
Building in city starts the year with permits totaling 35170, up from 31250 a year earlier. Humble Oil Co. filed the largest permit for a 33570 warehouse near the Humble offices on South Stockton. Two residential repair permits total 1600, per inspector Harold W. Kirby.
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Humble Oil Co
Humble
Stockton
Harold W. Kirby
Gala Band Banquet Saturday at Tatum Cafeteria
Monahans Band Boosters Club hosts a Saturday 7 pm banquet and dance for Varsity Band members and dates at the Tatum Cafeteria. A Band Sweetheart will be secretly crowned during the festivities as Kenneth Mills serves as master of ceremonies and Dan Gibbs directs the bands.
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Monahans Band Boosters Club
Tatum
Becky James
Kenneth Mills
MHS
Dan Gibbs
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Dick White
Bill Whitfield
Billy Fine
Bert Wisely
Beta Sigma Phi
Whitfield
Old West
Sinclair Bulk
Ft. Stockton
Humble News
Friends
Monahans High School
YWA
Immanuel Baptist Church
Croft
Fourth and Main
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene
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