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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1982
Page
2
A reader critiques local development trends favoring oil ties and new builds over renovation. They advocate diversifying away from oil, preserving old structures like Chuck Reynolds has, and argue growth raises tax base and lowers costs but clashes with small town identity.
A reader recounts a caller posing as her to order expensive flowers for herself while in the hospital. The Monahans flower shop verified the claim, and the writer asks the woman to repay 79 dollars. The letter ends with a harsh critique of a separate community note and a controversial line about discipline.
Funeral services for Neely Bingham were held at First United Methodist Church with Masonic graveside rites at Monahans Cemetery. He was 72, a WWII veteran, Air Force flight instructor, and longtime Monahans airport manager. Survivors include his wife Flossie, son Neely Jr., sisters, and grandchildren. Other notices mention Ralph Wayne Idlebird of Houston, Billy W. Squires of Arvada, and local survivor details.
Members held a January 26 monthly meeting in the Monahans Housing Authority building with a covered dish supper. President Jim Doran chaired the business session as by laws were discussed and several new members added. A scheduling committee was appointed for the year’s events. Francis Benson provided a closing thought.
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