City Council Raises Paving Standards to Hot Mix Method
The council voted to require hot mix asphalt paving at 100 pounds per square yard, an inch thick, replacing the former tar and gravel method. Also approved a $700 bid for a city house sale with buyer to move it, and authorized sale of Gail Street land pending clear title. A sewer service proposal for a trailer court south of Shell Oil property was tabled amid unresolved questions.
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Gail Street
Shell Oil Co
East 80
Morris Howard
Monahans
S. Gail Street
Seventh
Eighth
Enduring Debate Over U S Diplomatic Cocktail Budgets
The State Department seeks 850 000 for representation allowances a 100 000 raise over last year diplomats call it duty funded entertaining overseas for goodwill amid food surplus concerns Eisenhower proposes using excess crops to aid needy foreign nations while Democrats across chambers push to channel 4 billion in four years.
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State Dept
Congress
Eisenhower
Election Judges and Voting Places Listed for 1959
The commissioners named election judges and assistant judges for nine polling locations though no county elections are docketed this year. Precincts 1 through 8 designate centers, judges, and assistants, with names from Barstow, Monahans, Grandfalls, Pyote, Royalty, Wickett, and Cabot. An absentee ballot committee includes Crouch, Ratliff, and Mrs Fearruvat Ravaly.
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Barstow Community Center
Robert Miller
Paul Williams
Monahans Calvary Baptist Church
M. C. Gunter
W. L Kennedy
Monahans Community Center
Walt Roeber
Cliff Greenlee
Monahans
Jack Caroll
Rena Wright
Grandfalls Community Center
D. S. Nichols, Sr
J. H. Raglin
Pyote Community Center
W. L. Bearden
E.L. Yarger
Royalty Girl Scout Hut
Peggy Black
I. L. Harbison
Wickett Methodist Chuch
S. W. Tyra
F. E. Parker
Cabot Recreation Center
Juanita Bawcom
Marshall Vaughn
G. B. Crouch
Barstow
Glenn Ratliff
C. C. Fearvruvat Ravaltv
Conoco Plans Portable Natural Gasoline Plant Near Pecos
Conoco will build a $430,000 portable natural gasoline plant on Continental Oil Ramsey lease near Pecos with 5,000,000 cubic feet daily capacity. Construction starts now, with completion expected by April 1. Southwest Industries of Houston received the contract. major units are built there and will be mounted on skids for quick relocation.
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Continental Oil Company
Ramsey
Pecos
G. T. Pearson
Southwestern
Continental
Conoco
West Texas
Southwest Industries, Inc
Houston
Southwest Industries
Monahans High to Crown King and Queen of Hearts
Monahans High School will crown the King and Queen of Hearts at a Saturday ceremony in the school auditorium. Sophomore representatives are Linda Bowman and Cecil White. juniors are Sandy Peer and Mary Cooper. seniors are Jim Pete Flores and Jo Ann Franklin.
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Monahans High
Assembly of God To Hold Revival
Rev E H Anderson announces revival at Assembly of God Church at 9th and Betty starting Sunday and lasting through February 22. Evangelist Claude Spilman of Clovis New Mexico will conduct nightly services at 7 30 p m with a Pecos Sectional Youth Rally on Monday evening. Public invited.
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E. H. Anderson
Assembly of God Church
9Th
Betty
Claude Spilman
Clovis New Mexico
Pecos
Two in County Jail on Theft Charges
Oran Tookie Fielding and W T Deaton, both of Mona hans, are jailed in Ward County on theft charges. They allegedly stole seven cases of oil and a power lawnmower from the Ibex Oil Company lease in the county's southern area last Monday night, according to Sheriff Blackie McNerlin.
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Oran “Tookie
Fielding
W. T. Deaton
Monahans
Ward
Ibex Oil Company
Blackie McNerlin
Monay
Boy Scout Week Exposition Climax At County Coliseum
Scout and Girl Scout exhibits from Arrowhead district conclude Boy Scout Week with a 6:30 to 9 p.m. exposition at Ward County Coliseum. Packs Troops and posts showcase crafts, skills, and activities with leaders and sponsoring organizations listed.
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Troop 143
Monahans
Ward County Coliseum
Eddie Christensen
Don Croft
Ronnie James
Leland Haning
Randy Hachtel
van Elrod
Boy Scout
County Coliseum
Arrowhead
Girl Scout Troops
Evaluation Committee to Meet Friday Night
The Monahans Chamber of Commerce work program evaluation committee will meet Friday night at 7 30 at the courthouse to review suggestions submitted by members for the current year's projects. The meeting was postponed from February 2 due to bad weather.
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Monahans Chamber of Commerce
C of C
4-H Traveling Barn Becomes Livestock Transport and Camp Wagon
Ward County 4-Hers build a 49 foot combined trailer and tractor unit to move livestock to shows and serve as living quarters. Johnny Harrison leads the project funded by local donations and county purchase. The setup includes a kitchenette, bunking for 8 to 10 boys, and a fiberglass tent for girls leaders. Dry camp facilities and show-site rest rooms are used, with ongoing refinements including paint plans for the Barstow Club.
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Ward County 4-Hers
Johnny Harrison
Ward County
el Paso
Commissioners Name Service Officer and Hospital Doctor Complaints
The Commissioners Court named James Lashrothe as County Veterans Service Officer, plans a meeting with the Hospital Board to probe persistent complaints about local doctors and hospital admissions, and spent most of the day on county fiscal matters. Lamothe, of Pyote, to serve five hours daily from the courthouse annex. The court discussed patients denied admission after hours or not treated by local doctors, prompting care at Kermit or Pecos hospitals. They also set Precinct Road Supervisors salaries, fixed the 1960 tax rate at 1.15, authorized an adding machine for the Tax Office, approved a $2000 loan between road precincts, and tabled fly control, elevator maintenance, and Youth Center expense items.
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Commissioners Court
James Lashrothe
Veterans Service
Hospital Board
Lamothe
Pyote
Ray Coon
Thomas Marlow
Kermit
Pecos
Tal
Monahans
Mayor Eason Withdraws From Reelection Bid
Monahans Mayor R. L. Eason announced he will not seek another term after ten years in city government. He served six years as Councilman and four years as Mayor and thanked the City Council, City Manager Morris Howard, and the community for their cooperation and support.
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Eason
R. L
Bill) Eason
Monahans
Morris Howard
Benson
Grand Jury to Convene This Morning in Ward County
The Ward County grand jury for the December term will meet at 9 30 this morning to receive their charge from Judge J H Starley in open court. Items expected include the October-December county tax audit, the District Court Trust Fund audit, a rape case and county matters in general. All members were urged to attend at the Commissioners Court meeting held Monday.
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Ward
J. H. Starley
District Court Trust Fund
Monahans Wickett ISD board reelects principals calls trustee election
The Monahans Wickett Independent School District re elected principals for 1959 60 and issued an election order to fill three trustees term expirations. Principals named include Leaird Meadows George Callender Cecil Turner Middleton Lathan Walker Francis Apple Charlie Bailey Edwin Lamb and Charlie Cobb. Trustees set April 4 as election date for the terms of Dr L B Stevenson H V Brown and Sears Brown. Mrs Brooks Estes replaces Landell Blocker as junior high teacher.
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Monahanswickett Independent School District
Leaird Meadows
George Callender
Hudler
Charlie Cobb
Gensler
L. B. Stevenson
H. V. Brown
Sears Brown
Brooks Estes
Landell Blocker
Lubbock
Estes
State Teachers College
Bridgewater
Massachusetts
County Officials Plan Austin Meeting With Attorney General
County Auditor R T Harris County Judge Carl Estes and Commissioners G W Thurston Leroy Price and O O Williamson will travel to Austin February 23 to confer with the Attorney General on fiscal matters. Estes and the commissioners then will proceed to Bryan February 24 27 for a Texas A&M County Judges and Commissioners conference on school matters.
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R. T. Harris
Carl Estes
G. W. Thurston
Leroy Price
O. O. Williamson
Austin
Estes
Bryan
County Judges and Commissioners Conference of
Texas A&m
Harris
Jury panel selection criticized by Commissioners Court
The Commissioners Court discussed reforming jury selection after criticism of drawn grand and petit juries. They considered using a wheel or cage to mix names from voter and poll tax lists. Current five member Jury Commission confines selections to a fixed group behind closed doors.
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Commissioners Court
Grand Jury
Petit Jury
Sandhills Archaeological Association Finds Ancient Artifacts
Twelve members on a Sunday field trip in East Texas uncovered 75 projectile points flint knives pottery fragments an etched bead a pottery pendant and a major portion of a Folsom point dating from 6 000 to 8 000 years ago. The group plans a burial ground excursion for museum presentation and meets monthly at 7 30 with Buddy Tatum as president.
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East Texas
Sandhills
Sandhills Association
Sandhills State Park
County and District Courts Set to Run Concurrent Terms
County Judge Carl Estes announced that County and District Court terms will run concurrently with regular District Court terms for 1959. Regular term start dates are February 16, June 1, September 21 and December 7. No district or county court cases are docketed for February 16, with hearings likely by early March. many DWI cases form the docket.
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Justice of the Peace
Carl Estes
Estes
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By Ray Vernon
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E. L. Blum
Cowboys
A. E. Ashley Wickett
Jack Nelson
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John Meldrum
Presbyterian Church of
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Booker T. Washington School
R. E. Dawson
Oddfellow's Lodge
John Avent
First Methodist Church of
Bob Croft
Ed Dain
Monahans Volunteer Fire Department
Archery Range
Jack Bawcom
Mark Adams
Gulf Oil Corp
Wickett
C. G. Myers
Hubert Lewis
Valentine
Ray Fry
Joy Dickson
R. E. White
Bill Taylor
Conrad Dunagan
Basil Love
L. A. Cook
Lucille Elrod
Bill Niedhardt
H. E. Treadway
Bobby R. Cook
Harrison
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Glenn Elrod
Archaeological Association
Sandhills Museum
Buddy Tatum
Jack Skiles
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