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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1963
Page
1
Local column warns readers about eye protection during the July solar eclipse and notes heat records. It promotes the Jaycee Carnival, mentions new dove hunting rules, Krazy Daze on Aug 2–3, and humorous musing on grass burrs.
Calvary Baptist Church hosts its First Annual Bible Conference Tuesday through Thursday with speaker C. O. Jackson Jr. of Pasadena. Jackson, born in Corsicana, flew 64 WWII missions, studied at Tyler Junior College and East Texas Baptist College, and now pastors Greenwood Baptist Church in Pasadena. Morning services at 9:15 10:10 and 11:00, evenings at 7:30 and 8:30.
Services are pending at Barnes Funeral Home for Mrs. Sarah Katherine Conklin of Route 1 Beebe Arkansas. She died of a heart attack at Baird while en route to Monahans. Her husband John Conklin died in 1950 and is buried locally. Survivors include three daughters Mrs. Seymour Menasha Wisconsin Mrs. Vachalik Chicago Illinois Mrs. Farmer Beebe Arkansas and one son C. C. Conklin La Porte.
G. D. Spider Webb suffered a heart attack in Carlsbad New Mexico while on business and is confined to Room 320 at St Francis Hospital. Mrs Webb remains with him and reports he is improving though expected to stay about three weeks.
A reflection urges honesty with children about the nation’s flaws while highlighting the country’s significant contributions to human progress. It emphasizes balancing critical awareness with pride in national achievements.
An autopsy by Air Force physicians found Airman William Oscar Payne apparently strangled after vomiting while swimming in the Pyote base pool. Payne was to be transferred due to the base closure. services were held, and his body sent to Liverpool for burial. He is survived by his widow and a 3 year old daughter, plus his mother in Galveston and father in Burbank.
Park manager James A. Jaynes reports 10 320 visitors at Sandhills State Park in June. Texas cars numbered 1 536 and 528 came from other states. Peak day Sunday June 16 saw 785 visitors. Daytime traffic reached 10 095 with 225 listed as overnight campers.
Monahans Jaycees announce a four night carnival July 17 to 20 behind the Community Center. Family entertainment includes rides games concessions and major prize drawings with tickets available at local merchants for chances to win a stereo a 23 inch GE television an automatic washer or a dishwasher. Newcomers also arrive in town this week. Governor appoints new Civil Appeals justices to El Paso bench and replaces Langdon with Fraser as Chief Justice. Preslar to join as Justice.
An elderly man injured by a collapsing ladder during tree pruning underscores a pattern of home accidents. Texas recorded 1384 fatal incidents in 1962, with fires falls and poisonings predominating. Experts urge nationwide home safety campaigns and community programs to cut preventable deaths.
The Friday tally shows 211 active rotary drilling rigs in West Texas and southeast New Mexico, down eight from last week and 28 from two weeks prior. Lea County falls to 41, Eddy to 11, with Ward at 12 and Pecos at 15, while Lea County remains region leader and Pecos holds steady.
Charles Raymond Penrod, 29, jailed on a $60 fine and charged in County Court with driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest. He allegedly fled a City Patrol chase, rammed a police car, and was captured about 10 miles north on State Highway 18.
County Agent Johnny Harrison and the Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee invite participation in a Green Thumb Exhibition. Youth and adults compete in growing vegetables and fruits with judging at 12 noon and prizes for first second and third places. Exhibits include four uniform specimens on plates and a nuts class. viewing 1 to 6 p.m. at the First National Bank Annex in arid Texas.
Joe Ratliff captured first place in the Novice Flight at the Jaycee Regional Golf Tourney in Andrews. Mike Neace of Monahans shot 80 in the Veterans Flight, which did not produce a placer, while John Brinker of Odessa won the Vet Flight with a 71. Ratliff earns eligibility for the State Tourney in Austin July 23 and 24. Glenn Ratliff accompanied the team to Andrews.
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