Easter Seal Appeal To Aid Ward County Cripples
Ward County launches annual Easter Seal drive to aid crippled children and adults. About 75 percent of funds stay locally for polio cerebral palsy and other conditions. Donations to Willard Paine at First State Bank or coin drops in county stores and cafes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Reynolds
Ward
Willard Paine
First State Bank
D. S. Nichols
Fort Worth
Ward County Society
Paul Kun- Stadt
W. G. Driskill
Charles Hale
Willard Eugle
Joe Brandenburg
Charlie Wilcox
Grandfalls
Ike Harbison
Lenora Price
Pyote
Forrest Walker
Barstow
George Callender
R. H. Butler
Raymond Lindsey
Monahans
Hedge cutting offer spurs Li gustrum roots in Monahan area
Mrs. D H Behne of 709 S Main calls to offer cuttings from her Li gustrum hedge for trimming to promote growth in Mona hans. She provides her phone WI 3 4477 for those interested. The Monahans Lobos begin track and field season with the Comanche Relays at Fort Stockton after practice meets in McCamey and Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Behne
S. Main
Fort Stockton
McCamey
Odessa
Monahans
Lobos
Five file for Monahans Wickett Pyote school board race
Three more candidates joined the Monahans Wickett Pyote Independent School District Board of Trustees race bringing the field to five. Incumbents Dr. Clarence E. Peters and Mrs. Rose Moshier had already filed, with Joe Luther R T McDaniel and Brice W Fowler entering earlier in the week. Filing deadline for the April 2 election is Wednesday March 2. Interested individuals file with Glenn Elrod at the district business office 606 S Betty.
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Monahans- Wickett - Pyote Independent School District
Willard Paine Honored As Outstanding Aggie Alumnus
Willard Paine the local banker was named the first annual Outstanding Aggie Alumnus by Delta Tau Alpha in Horizons Magazine published at Abilene Christian College in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Paine
Aggie
Delta Tau Alpha
Horizons
Abilene Christian College
Warner recuperating from heart surgery in Fort Worth
c. E. Pop Warner who had heart surgery in Dallas on February 7 is reported to be doing nicely and recuperating at the Fort Worth home of his daughter and son in law Dub Crow. Cards and letters should be addressed to 4909 East Lancaster Apt 52 B Fort Worth.
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C. E
Pop” Warner
Dallas
Dub Crow
Fort Worth
East Lancaster
Apt
Ward County Parade Precedes Livestock Show Opening
Area riding clubs and sheriff delegates join Ward County Riding Club for the annual parade before the Ward County 4 H and FFA Livestock Show opening on March 2. The parade starts at 5 p m Wednesday with a barbecue at the Coliseum to follow at 6 p m Tickets cost 150 for adults and 100 for students and are available from club members or by calling the listed numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward County
FFA
Ward County Riding Club
J. T. Yates
Registration plan may add up to six hundred voters in Ward County
Ward County residents could gain eligibility to vote under a state registration plan approved in a special session. A free annual registration bill passes and becomes law seven days after governor signature. A 15 day conditional period may apply to those who did not pay a poll tax, contingent on the poll tax ruling by the Texas Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Gov. Connally
Supreme Court of Texas
Arthur Bowman
Yates Files For Re-election To City Council
Incumbent councilman J T Monk Yates was the sole filer in the City Officer election as of yesterday. Other terms for Bob Orr E W Whitt and L E Sloan end in April with Sloan serving out the Hamman resignation term. Filing deadline is March 5 with City Secretary Mrs Margie Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T
Monk) Yates
Yates
Bob Orr
E. W. Whitt
L. E. Sloan
Sloan
Jerry Hamman
Margie Wilson
Bill Tipton Files For Gralls Board Relection
Incumbent trustee Bill Tipton filed for re election to the Grandfalls Roy alty School Board for the April 2 election. Filing for a ballot place is at County Judge Carl D Estes' office with a March 2 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tipton
Grandfalls Royalty School Board
Carl D. Estes
Historical Meeting Slated for Ward County Delegates
Edd Cox of Monahans and H B Eudaly of Grandfalls are to represent Ward County at a regional Historical Survey Committee meeting Sunday March 6 at 2 p.m. in the Lincoln Hotel Odessa. John Ben Sheppard Odessa is president of the state group and Region 16 director. Other expected attendees include Charles Woodburn Amarillo Mrs L E Dudley Abilene Dr Rupert N Richardson Abilene Truett Latimer and Robert Risher of Austin. The Odessa workshop will evaluate the statewide RAMPS program Recordation Appreciation Marking Preservation.
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Edd Cox
Monahans
H. B. Eudaly
Grandfalls
Ward County
Historical Survey Committee
Lincoln Hotel
Odessa
John Ben Sheppard
State Group
Texas Committee
Charles Woodburn
Amarillo
L. E. Dudley
Abilene
Rupert N. Richardson
District Court Schedules Trials Next Week
District Court in 143rd District sets civil jury week with five damage and two compensation cases on the docket. Robert P Coley vs William Card Ill leads off auto accident damages, followed by Cox and Saunders against Continental Supply. Putnam vs Furrs alleges a fall on premises. Moss vs Argonaut Southwest Insurance and Bishop vs Hartford Accident occupy compensation cases. Criminals include assault with intent to murder and arson by Charles Hardin and Eugene Summers. Fondling charges face Dewey James Francisco and Wilbourne Dale Ivie. Jurors report Monday at 9:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
143Rd District Court
Jack Griggs
Robert P Coley
William Card
Don Co. Cox and
Lyles Saunders
Continental Supply
Dam
Robert Putnam
Furrs
Puttnam
Furr
Bob Frank Moss
Argonaut Southwest Insurance
Billy L. Bishop
Hartford
Charles Hardin
Eugene Summers
Mobil
Dewey James Francisco
Wilbourne Dale Ivie
Trail Riders Plan Odessa Meeting for Club Membership Drive
West Texas Trail Riders invite prospective members to a planning and membership drive meeting in Odessa on March 5 at 7 30 p m at First National Bank. Trail boss Bill Rhodes and John Brimlett in Monahans urge riders to join and note plans for a Ward County Livestock Show parade, June Trail Ride, overnight stops in Monahans or a West Texas Children's Home site, with annual dues of 3 dollars.
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West Texas Trail Riders
Odessa
First National Bank
John Brimlett
Monahans
Bill Rhodes
Ward County
Pecos
West Texas
What Is A Hospital Emergency
Ward Memorial Hospital warns Monahans residents about emergency room misuse due to doctor shortages. The memo urges patients to call their personal physicians before presenting at the ER and reserve the ER for true emergencies to prevent overload and ensure prompt care.
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Monahans
Election Slated For County School Board
One County School Board member from Precinct 4 and one member from the county at large are to be elected April 2. Filing closes 30 days before the election. Absentee voting runs from the 20th day to the fourth day before election in all districts. Details in the notices elsewhere.
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Independent School District
Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD to call March bond vote
The School Board convened in special session to approve a bond election for March 19. Voters will decide on issuing 200000 dollars in bonds to air condition all district schools. Superintendent George Callender stated no new taxes would be needed if approved.
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Monahans-Wickett
George Callender
Sulphur Mining Likely Near Fort Stockton
More than 300 mining claims have been filed by Duval Corp Houston Sinclair Oil and Refining Co and Piper Petroleum Co for lands 18 to 20 miles north of Fort Stockton and 10 to 15 miles from Imperial as field surveys continue in brushy flats staking additional claims and signaling possible sulphur production as a new Fort Stockton industry.
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Fort Stockton
Imperial
Duval Corp
Houston
Sinclair Oil and Refining Co
Piper Petroleum Co
Fort Worth
Operation Sparkle Moving In Monahans Meeting
A Monday night session at Colonial Inn organized to form Operation Sparkle in Monahans. Pat Murphy reports appointed committee heads and a tentative plan to conduct a town-wide cleanup to compete in a West Texas contest with a 1968 winner announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Colonial Inn
Chamber of Commerce
Pat Murphy
Norman Loftin
Charles Dendy
Sam Hanks
Conrad Dunagan
Charles Roberts
Jack Griggs
L. C. Spaugh
Murphy
West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Old Mexico
Chamber
Fourth and
Dwight
Naturalization Class Postponed for Mission Trip
Naturalization classes led by Rev. Eddie Sanchez are halted until his return from Youngstown Ohio where he will preach in an Evangelistic Crusade. Friday’s session and the February 28 meeting are canceled. Twenty seven aliens attend the classes with four nationalities represented. Nu Gamma Study Club sponsors note. Rev. Sanchez, pastor of the Mexican Baptist Mission Church, left by plane for the week of services in Ohio.
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Eddie. Sanchez
Youngstown
Ohio
Sanchez
Nu Gamma
Mexican Baptist Mission Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas Society For Crippled Children
Ry A. G. Adair
Glenn Elrod
S. Betty
Warner
K. W
Barbara) Keenan
Keenan
Lloyd van Oostrum
New Mexico
Gralls Board
District Court States
Cox and Saunders
Trail Riders
Ward Memorial Hospital
Bulletin
Clements-Pope
Tiny Baker
Brian Bracken
Edwin Lamb
VFW
Bracken
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