Fire at Monahans service station narrowly averted
A Monahans Chevron service station escaped total loss after a customer drove off with a nozzle in the tank. The uprooted pump tank struck another pump, starting a small blaze that firefighters controlled within 15 minutes. One pump was a total loss with damage undisclosed. Police and court notes follow.
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Monahans
Chevron Self- Service
East Sealy
Fred Woodruff
Woodruff
Margarita Rodriguez
South Alice
Randy Adams
Wickett
Better Business Bureau origins and role in self regulation
The piece explains the BBB as a community supported watchdog not a government agency. It traces its roots to Vigilance Committees promoting truth in advertising and notes current BBB services including reliability reports complaints handling and arbitration.
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Better Business Bureau
BBB
Better Business
Cicero
Boston
Coca-Cola Company
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Better Business Bureaus
County adopts 15 percent raise and minimum wage boost
County commissioners approve a 15 percent pay rise for most employees and raise the minimum wage to 3.80 per hour. Lenora Price opposed blocking transfers, while Spinks and Collins favored policy changes but no motion passed. Salaries for the county auditor, assistant auditor, and court reporter were raised by 15 percent per Judge Fuller. Employee Grievance Committee members were picked by lot, with alternates named. Public official bonds and rights of way for Liberty Natural Gas were reapproved, along with 1981 holidays. Card of Thanks follows.
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Lenora Price
Spinks
Collins
Dist
Larry Fuller
Richard Litz
John Shelton McAfee Jr
Diane Vallie
Charlotte Brown Wilcox
Litz
Porfirio G. Garcia
Carolyn Hemby Belgeu
Obituaries for Francis Pate and San Juana Borrego
Francis Pate a former Monahans resident and Mobil Oil employee died Sunday January 11 at his Houston home. Funeral services were held January 13 at Holy Rosary in Houston with burial at Lake Jackson Texas. Survivors include wife Geneva a daughter two sons one brother two aunts and three grandchildren. San Juana Borrego 84 of 407 West 10th Street died Monday at Ward Memorial Hospital. Funeral was held Tuesday at St James Church in Sanderson burial in Sanderson Cemetery. Borrego born December 27 1896 in San Diego Texas moved to Sanderson in 1901 then to Monahans 18 years ago. Survivors include three sons Pablo Valles Joe Borrego Felix Valles five daughters Santa Maldonado Amelia Escamilla Juani Villarreal Manuela Rebulcave 28 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren and two great greats. A note of thanks expresses heartfelt appreciation for kindness cards and floral offerings during illness and passing of our loved one. Rex Baker and the C H Baker Family. Two more companies were represented American Desk Temple with three models 43 87 51 04 and 61 34 and Endeco Sales Lubbock with two models 52 and 64.
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Mobil Oil
Houston
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
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Tex
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Geneva
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West 10Th Street
Ward Memorial Hospital
Wilson-Miller Chapel
St. James Catholic Church
Sanderson
Sanderson Cemetery
Borrego
San Diego
Pablo Valles
Joe Borrego
Felix Valles
Santa Maldonado
Amelia Escamilla
Juani Villarreal
Manuela Rebulcave
San Antonio
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Lubbock
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Liberty Natural Gas Co
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Francis Pate
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