Parade This Afternoon Opens 36th Livestock Show
The Heart Fund Drive, postponed from last Saturday due to weather, will run all week as workers seek donations to fight the nation’s leading killer. A new column Big M debuts in this issue with poetry and bits. Home Demonstration Club sells barbecue samples Wednesday and Thursday at lunch for 2.25. A letter misattribution from Lori Conklin is clarified as Leslie Rhodes of Edwards Elementary.
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Home Demonstration Club
George Washington
Lori Conklin
Leslie Rhodes
Edwards Elementary
City Council Sets Two Item Agenda For Tuesday Meeting
City officials will discuss two items including a Board of Equalization appointment and tax adjustments for residents over 65. The agenda notes the first $3,000 exemption on property tax for seniors and explains the Equalization board’s role in assessing local taxation.
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Board of Equalization
Daylight Saving Time Reminder Sparks Morning Rush
The article reminds readers of DST and explains the spring forward rule. It notes many Americans miss the time change and the loss of an hour of sleep occurs when clocks jump from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. on Sunday.
An Historic Evening to Kick Off Ward County Bicentennial
Ward County marks its Bicentennial with an event on Thursday March 13 at 7 30 p m at Monahans Junior High School The Festival USA project features a 30 minute historical pageant Who Fired That Shot presented by Minutemen Productions of Pecos Tickets at $3 go on sale early in the week through Lions Optimists and Rotary clubs with the Ward County Bicentennial Commission chaired by Bill Griffin and Mrs Conrad Dunagan
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Ward County
Monahans Junior High School
Minutemen Productions of
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Monahans Junior High
Woodard Files For City Council Post
Monahans City Councilman Harold Woodard filed Friday for re election to Place 1 for the April 1 vote. He joined Ed ward Hammond and Mayor Richard Hoyer as incumbents seeking re election while Jim Noelke filed for the remaining term. Absentee voting runs March 12 to 28 per City Secretary Marge Wilson.
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Harold Woodard
Edward Hammond
Richard Hoyer
Jim Noelke
Robert Tucker
Woodard
Marge Wilson
Winter Storm Drops Rain and Snow Across West Texas
A Canadian cold front moved into West Texas over the weekend bringing mixed rain and snow. The Soil Conservation Service reports about .72 inch of moisture, bringing total rainfall to 2.00 inches, per Virgil Herrington.
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West Texas
Soil Conservation Service Office
Virgil Herrington
County Commissioners Agenda Holds Two Items
Ward County commissioners meet at 9 a.m. to continue selecting a county depository. The Feb 10 session paused on bank choice and directed study of proposals for county funds. The second agenda item remains unspecified.
Kanine Karnival Judges Named For Fourth Annual Event
Kanine Karnival committee selects judges for tonight's fourth annual Kids Kanine Karnival at County venue. Bill Griffin to ringmaster at 7 with exhibitor check in by 6 30. Entry fee 25 cents. Judges include Mike O Sewell Jim Noelke Floyd Langford Smokeless Joe Corby Mrs John Boase Mrs George Pascal Dandy Don Walsh Johnny Jordan Dan Gibbs Harold Cox County Judge Chester Taggart Miss Betty Hatcher and Chairman Pearson Cooper oversee Best Purebred contest. Special MHS Hobo Band numbers planned.
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Molly O’ Sewell
Jim Noelke
Floyd Langford
Joe Corby
John Boase
George Pascal
Don Walsh
Johnny Jordan
Dan Gibbs
Harold Cox
Chester Taggart
Betty Hatcher
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