Ward County Backed for New Counties 1885 Petition Unveiled
A photostatic copy of a 1885 petition leading to Ward County creation is found in the State Archives. It urges forming counties of constitutional size attached to Reeves County, to ease travel to San Angelo, with signers including Hogg and Brashear.
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State Archives
History Committee
Sandhills Park Association
Ward County
Texas
San Angela
Monahan
Tex
San Angelo
Midland County
Jobs Now Open At Proving Track Near Cayanosa
Representatives from Texas Employment Commission and B F Goodrich Automotive Proving Grounds will be in Monahans tomorrow from 2 to 4 p m at Ward County Courthouse Annex to take applications for drivers and mechanics. Minimum requirements are reading and writing English 21 years old and a valid Texas driver license. The jobs are permanent with three eight hour shifts per day on a 48 hour weekly basis at the new proving track near Cayanosa about 25 miles southwest of Monahans.
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Texas Employment Commission
B. F. Goodrich Automotive Proving Grounds
Monahans
Ward County
Texas
B. F. Goodrich
Cayanosa
German student Heidi Simon details German education at MHS event
Foreign exchange student Heidi Simon outlined Germany’s compulsory schooling since 1920, ending at high school after a two-track fourth grade exam. She described six day schedules, limited extracurriculars, and state funded schools, noting German system suits its culture while America suits its own.
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Monahans High School
Heidi Simon
Germany
Miss Simon
Four Break-Ins Reported in Manitahans Within 10 Hours
Four break-ins were reported to city police between 12 30 a m and 10 30 a m Sunday in Manitahans. The City Lounge on East Sealy saw an undetermined amount of change taken from a cigarette machine and an assault begun but not completed on the juke box. Fina Service Station also on East Sealy had change taken from a cigarette machine and several packs of cigarettes missing. Richard's Mobil Service on East Sealy saw 14 01 dollars removed from the cash register. Judy's Drive In on East Sealy lost between 20 and 25 dollars from the juke box.
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Monahans
East Sealy
Fina
Richard
Mobil
Judy
Bus Depot Break-In Netted Thugs $33.50
Monahans Greyhound Bus station on Second and South Alice was entered by forcing the front door latching mechanism in early Friday hours. Investigators report about $33.50 taken from a change pan and an additional $13 left in a nearby cigar box.
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Monahans
Greyhound
Second
South Alice
Newcomers to Monahans Include Three Families
Three families moved to Monahans in the past week as recorded by the local utility company. A. E. McAnally at 205 East Seventh, Charles A. Suter at 1407 South Bruce, and G. R. Rhodes at 1306 South Alice are listed as new residents.
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Monahans
A. E. McAnally
East Seventh
Charles A. Suter
South Bruce
G. R. Rhodes
South Alice
Paradera kick off for Ward County Livestock Show week
Ward County gears up for the 1961 Livestock Show with a parade at 5 p.m. Wednesday featuring floats horses and Mona h an s high school bands. The event forms at Mona han s High School and proceeds north on Betty Sealy east on Sealy Bruce south west on Second and back to the high school.
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Monahans
Monahans High School
Betty
Sealy
Bruce
Gladys Shipley
J. T. Mounce
Change in Ward County Water District Deadline
Farmers in Ward County Water Improvement District No 2 must file by March 15 instead of March 1. An official notice detailing this and other regulations appears in full on the classified page of today’s News edition.
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Ward County Water Improvement District No. 2
Rate Boost Sought By Electric Co
Monahans city council meets at 2 p.m. to hear Texas Electric Service Company's request for a rate increase. Agenda includes Jaycees carnival July 5 to 8, Equalization Board appointment, water line work in paving program, and a filing by Roland Maxwell on the rate proposal.
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Monahans
Texas Electric Service Company
Monahans Jaycees
Equalization Board
Roland Maxwell
Texas Electric
Two Car Collision Causes Major Vehicle Damage
A two car crash at Fourth and Doris Saturday evening damaged two vehicles. A 1961 Chevrolet Impala driven by Bobby Joe Watkins 35 of Crane sustained about 300 dollars in damage and a 1954 Oldsmobile four door driven by John E. Peveto 17 of Monahans sustained about 250 dollars in damage.
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Rolet Impala
Bobby Joe Watkins
Crane
John E. Peveto
Monahans
Monahans Booster Days Set for Friday and Saturday
Monahans plans Booster Days this Friday and Saturday with a Thursday issue promising a complete list of special bargains across the city. Advertisers are urged to prepare copy in advance for the event.
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Monahans
Two More Candidates File For Monahans City Posts
Two candidates joined the April 4 city election slate in Monahans. J. W. Thrasher Sr. filed for mayor re election and Billy Don Whitmire sought a city council seat. Waylon C. Martin had filed for council last Monday. Filings closed March 4.
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J. W. Thrasher Sr
South Calvin
Billy Don Whitmire
West Fourteenth
Thrasher
Monahans
Whitmire
Waylon C. Martin
Paine Named VP of ACC Trustees
Willard Paine, president of First State Bank, elected vice president on Abilene Christian College Board of Trustees. He has served on the board since 1956 and is an ACC alumnus, a three year football letterman and Purple Heart recipient from World War II.
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Willard Paine
First State Bank
Abilene Christian College Board of Trustees
Paine
ACC
Hollis L. Manly Sr
Abilene
R. G. Meggs
Dallas
W. B. Cayce
Fort Worth
E. V. Mitchell
Midland
Firemen's Ball Set Here For March 11
The Monahans Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual Firemen's Ball on Saturday March 11 at Ward County Coliseum on Grandfalls Highway. Tickets cost $3 per couple from any fireman or at the door. Music will be provided by Bill Carrico and his orchestra of Pecos.
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Texas
San Antonio
Toon Estes
Cow Palace
Ward County
Monahans Volunteer Fire Department
Milt Alexander
Bill Carrico
Orchestra of
Pecos
Ward County Coliseum
Grandfalls Highway
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Gee, Hogg
W. B. Jones
R. P. Trent
T. B. Brashear
J. J. Amburgey
Kelly Hogg
T. W. Morris
G. M. Skelton
C. D. Price
James Hogg
G. M. Hogg
J. G. Dawson
Jim Prather
H. G. Brashear
W. S. Brashear
J. D. Stamfer
John P. Parker
W. B. Radford
L. M. Trent
George E. Cowden
Joseph Harvey
J. D. Jones
Silas Hogg
J. M. Cowden
M. C. McCall
E. W. Hill
Jo Martin
A. H. Birchfield
M. S. Bowenagent
S. H. Allen
Charles W. Conner
Adolphus Wilson
John Guest
J. J. White
Wm. Forrester
J. M. Granberry
W. A. King
John Otis
Wm. Mathis
S. R. Dawson
A. J. Cooper
S. C. Brook
Monahans- Wickett Independent
el Paso
Trans-Pecos
Texas State Teachers’ Association
West Texas
Cortez
Texas Western College
George Callender
Wesley N. Martin
Harley Sledge
Odessa Adams
Tommy Pearson
Margie Smeadley
Evelyn Cates
W. E. Lamb
W. L Spurgin
Grandfalls
Wright Chrane
Pyote
Vernon V. Sisney
Veterans Hospital
Oklahoma City
George Z. F. Bereday
Columbia University Teachers College
Paul Foraker
Heidi
MHS
Mach
United States
U.S.A
Simon
Bindlach
Ray Pope
Thomas Bell
Brockman Elementary
Bell
Wolf Pack
Harold Bell
Albert Mitchell
Austin Whitfield
Freddie Whitfield
Paul Fletcher
Walter Carter
E. B. Mitchell
Lewis Rider
Charles Norman
Jessie Branch
Miles Adams
Wayne Carter
James Ramsey
Rubio
Teddy Joe Whitmire
Barrow
Ward
Golden Chevrolet Company
Trio Motor Company
Treat-Rite Water Labs
Stanfield-Tatum Insurance Agency
Bill Solomon
Dick Hoyer
James Erwin
Tubb’s Auto Parts
Russell Tool and Supply
Monahans Auto Parts
R. T. Harris
Betty Martin
Blackie McNerlin
A. M. Bowman
Ernest King
Fred Snelson
John Howze
Mary Childs
Tubb-Watt Company
Murphy Oil Company
Thurston Trucking Company
Montex Chemical Company
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Southwest
B. W. Fowler
V.S. Day
Henry Treadaway
E. W. Calhoun
R. T. Speer
Calhoun
Speer
Jimmy Dobkins
C. W. Cox
Bluford Thornton
John Wilson
Elmer Hunt
Wanda Greenhill
Johnny Harrison
Nancy Williams
Brenda Williams
Cecilia Cherry
Jeanne Cherry
Brooks Jenson
Jeane Rice
Jo Ann Rice
Earlene Law
Beverly Pritchard
Perry Pritchard
Gene Pritchard
Larry Hughes
Bill Garrard
Pat Garrard
Vickie Whitmire
Sherry Whitmire
Delmar Harkey
Electric Co
Doris
ACC Trustees
Middleton School
Jerry Henson
Dennis Ray Prothro
Danny Zee
Marsha Schulz
Linda Harpole
Linda Freeze
Deana Smith
Karen Buford
Terry Lake
Diane Rains
Glynda Woods
Jimmy Hayes
James Poor
Johnnie Tupman
David Evans
Norman Henderson
Darrell Montgomery
Timmy Spurgers
Robert Brooks
Kenneth Moody
Larry Tone
Glen Gambrell
Gayland Neel
Curtis Browning
Roy Fulmer
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