Wrap-Up On Year Just Completed In Monahans
The town reflects on 1962 with birth totals 291 and 99 district clerk cases, notes on March of Dimes progress and poll tax reminders, riding club success, building permits near 1961 levels, and a year of varied weather led by 104 degree highs and 4.6 inches of snow.
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Ward
Jack Griggs
143Rd District Court
Griggs
Ibuilding
Monahans
Department of Public Works
Jack Forga
Department
Andrews Cagers Hold Off Lobos In Loop Opener
Andrews B team led from the start to beat the Lobo B squad 33 22 as Mike Neace and Thompson tied for 10 points each. The A team defeated Mus tang A Five 47 37 with Don Humphrey scoring 16 and Lee Wheelis 12 for the Lobos.
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Andrews
Lobo
Mike Neace
Thompson
Lobos
Andrews Lads
Mustang
Don Humphrey
Lee Wheelis
Randy Jackson
Green
Page Seven
Services Today For Burn Victim Linda Vargas
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 from the Catholic Church of Grandfalls for Linda Vargas four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Valtazar Vargas. She died Saturday afternoon from burns suffered December 22 and will be buried in Grandfalls Cemetery. The child was burned when a wool nightgown caught fire as she warmed by a stove. Survivors are her parents.
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Catholic Church of
Grandfalls
Linda Vargas
Valtazar Vargas
Linda
Burns
M F Yeary’s Mother Dies in Fort Worth
Mrs. T. N. Yeary age 84 mother of M. F. Yeary of Texas Electric Camp died in her Fort Worth home Thursday shortly after noon from an apparent heart attack. Services and burial were held in Fort Worth on Saturday morning.
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T. N. Yeary
M. F. Yeary
Texas Electric Camp
Ft. Worth
Hearing in Roberts Case Re-set for January 12
Attorney Murray Howze entered a plea of insanity for his client when Curtis Ray Roberts appeared in District Court for sentencing by Judge Dick Starley. Roberts had faced the death penalty after a Ward County jury found him guilty of armed robbery and shooting a Pecos service station attendant in June 1960. The hearing was moved on change of venue and re-scheduled for January 12.
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Murray Howze
Curtis Ray Roberts
Dick Starley
Roberts
Ward
Pecos
Starley
Jack Griggs
Banks S and L Set Stockholders Meeting
The annual stockholders gathering for First State Bank First National Bank and the Savings and Loan Association will occur this week. First State and First National banks meet at 2 30 p.m. Tuesday at their offices and the Savings and Loan assembly is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday.
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The
Savings & Loan Association
First State
First National Banks
Savings and Loan
Subscription costs rise with postal rate increase
Postal rate hike effective January 7 forces higher subscription prices for papers sent through the Post Office. Rates will be 4.00 per year within Ward County and 6.00 per year outside the county.
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Ward
New Postage Rates Take Effect At Midnight
New postage rates became effective at midnight Sunday and may affect sending letters. Add a one cent stamp to leftover stamps or acquire new denominations at the post office.
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The
Social Security Official to Visit Monahans Courthouse Annex
A representative from the district Social Security office will be at the courthouse annex in Monahans from 2 to 3 p.m. on January 15 and 29, February 12 and 26, and March 12 and 26. People with social security problems or questions are invited to attend.
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District Social Security Office
Monahans
Four Burned In Butane Car Explosion Near Pecos
Four Odessa men were burned Sunday night when their car caught fire after an explosion believed caused by a cigarette. The incident happened about 15 miles south of Pecos along the Cayanosa highway. J. T. Pollock W. F. Denison W. T. Seay and F. W. Green, all of Odessa, suffered facial and hand burns but were not believed to be seriously injured.
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Odessa
Pecos
Cayanosa
J. T. Pollock
W. F. Denison
W. T. Seay
F. W. Green
Mrs. Whitt Dies During Georgetown Visit
Mrs. T. C. Whitt of Liberty Hill, mother of Mrs. Robert E. Law of Wickett, dies on arrival at Ward Memorial Hospital. She was visiting Mrs. Law when death occurred around 2 a.m. Services set at Guthrie Funeral Home Chapel Georgetown with burial at Baghdad Cemetery Leander.
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T. C. Whitt
Liberty Hill
Robert E. Law
Wickett
Ward Memorial Hospital
Whitt
Law
Guthrie Funeral Home Chapel
Georgetown
Baghdad
Leander
Riding and Roping Club Parade in Odessa Feature
The Ward County Riding and Roping Club joined the Odessa Sandhills Parade at 3 p.m. and the Rodeo Grand Entry at 8 p.m. on December 31. Twenty two horses and riders led the group with 15 club members, families, and guests. The club, formed in November, received uniforms just in time and president S. G. Pittman praised members for their effort and invited new joiners.
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Sandhills
Odessa
S. G. Pittman
Ward County
Local S and L Assn Hikes Dividend Rate
Texas Savings and Loan Association of Monahans reports 1962 dividends of 119959.08 at 4 percent and announces to raise to 444 percent on savings effective January 1 1963. Assets rose 26029.40 to 3466475.56. mortgage lending hit 3089331.14, up 8.8 percent from 1961. Hudgins cites stronger mortgage activity and forecasts a slight rise in lending in 1963.
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Texas Savings & Loan Association of Monahans
L. M
Mac) Hudgins
Association
Hudgins
January Is Month For March Of Dimes Drive
January marks the annual National Foundation March of Dimes drive in Ward County with chairmen named for Monahans Wickett Barstow Pyote and Grandfalls and campaign plans in formation. Campaign Director George Callender notes the 25th year aims to aid polio research and birth defects while expanding prevention and treatment efforts.
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National Foundation
Ward County
Lefty Wells
Walt Roeber
Keith Randolph
George Callender
Glen Ratliff
Bill Waldron
Monahans
W. F
Lefty) Wells
Wickett
Barstow
Teresa Walker
Pyote
John I. Carr
Grandfalls Royalty
Ike Harbison
Callender
Mystery Of Hall Death Report Solved
Elbert Henry Hall, US Navy, arrived on emergency leave and said a false letter from Odessa claimed his father Doyle Hall died in a car wreck. The family confirmed no death occurred and reported funds sent to California after the dec 26 inquiry.
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Doyle Hall
Elbert Henry Hall
US Navy
Monahans
Hall
San Diego
Odessa
First State Bank
California
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Texas
John Rogers
S. Harry
West Texas
Rogers
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
S. Main
Fort Worth
BANKS
Mrs. Law
S&l Ass'n
the News
M. D. Cabbage
Ward Memorial
Sabin
Otto Munk
Vest
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