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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1963
Page
1
A light local column discusses compiling tales for readers and invites tips. The writer jokes about a pleasant but sometimes challenging task and notes Ole Zero’s return from a Kentucky trip. A casual scene recalls Franklin George Faker and wife with Paul Randolph visiting Smiley Neace’s place Saturday morning.
Edward B. Allison, 50, died of a heart attack at Ward Memorial Hospital. He collapsed at Wickett while at work and lived in Monahans for about three years. Services planned for 4 p.m. today at Barnes Funeral Home Chapel with graveside rites Tuesday in San Angelo. Survived by his widow of Monahans, two sons in Dallas, a daughter in Midland, and a grandchild.
Democrats from the 29th Senatorial District attend a charter presentation tonight at 7:30 in the Century Room Farr's Restaurant. Mrs. Robert H. Dooley of Odessa presents the Ward County Democratic Club charter to Mrs. W. A. Scott. Gene Hendryx, State Representative for the 73rd District, will speak, with John Ben Sheppard and Warren Burnett among expected Odessa attendees.
Miss Helen Phipps and Miss Karen Sherrill, attending the Miss Majorette Twirling School, are in Dallas for the session at the Adolphus Hotel. The two have been there since Saturday of last week preparing for the upcoming school year.
The Dodgers and White Sox, both 12 and 3, travel to Marfa this week to represent Monahans in the playoff round. The teams compete as National and American League delegates in a regional postseason event.
West Texas shoppers should prepare for Krazy Dayse on August 2 and 3 with about 40 local merchants taking part. Prizes will reward craziest dressed staff and customers while prices promise deep discounts across items from tooth picks to a locomotive. Names of participating merchants appear in this issue’s page ad with more expected by Thursday.
R T Wilson chamber of commerce manager announced new city maps and brochures are available. The Monahans Trading Stamp Association distributes the literature, and residents can pick up copies at Wilson's office or participating merchants.
Len Prueitt a minister from East Highway Eighty will lead a Monahans Jehovahs Witnesses delegation to the international convention at the Pasadena Rose Bowl from September 18 eight days expect about seventy thousand attendees from the Western United States Canada and Mexico representatives from three nations will participate in the event.
Teen-Age League honors awarded at Pony League Park with the Owls and Swabbers taking trophies. Calvin Wilt led with a 5-0 pitching record and Tim McMasters topped batters. Heat wave in Ward County persisted for about 20 days, pushing temperatures toward 100 plus degrees and stressing water use in Monahans.
Fort Worth pathologist Dr. John J. Andujar urges a statewide medical examiner system in the Texas State Journal of Medicine. He argues the old justice of the peace death investigation delays and mislabels deaths, citing past cases and the need for modern autopsy methods, with seven counties authorized to set up medical examiner offices.
Mrs. Jerry Hamman a nurse at Ward Memorial Hospital saved the life of 15 year old John Adams of Garden City Kansas after a rock struck him during a Colorado mountain climb. She organized Lake City residents to provide emergency care until a doctor arrived five hours later.
Rev L Wayne Sears will headline a revival at the First Church of the Nazarene starting tomorrow. The church at 12th and Calvin invites all to attend with sermons and special music. Sears has 22 years of pastoral work and now dedicates himself to evangelism, having served in Kansas Alabama Texas and Oklahoma.
One in ten workers without elementary schooling is unemployed versus one in fifty college graduates. The contrast highlights how educational attainment affects job prospects in the current labor market.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday for Mrs Jewell Lacy Cook 60 who died Friday in Ward Memorial Hospital. Rev Dor Rhymes led at the First Baptist Church with burial planned for 10 a.m. today. Anson Barnes Funeral Home handled arrangements. A Brown County native, she had lived in Monahans 25 years and was the widow of Dr E J Cook. Survivors include six brothers Joe V Pitcock of Abilene Prince of Houston Roger Anson Charlie of Lubbock Brookie of San Antonio Earl of Robert Lee and a sister Mrs Willie McCart of Anson.
The News greets four new families joining Monahans this week. Eddie Crump of 204 S. Erie, E. Stewart of 1103 S. Ike, C. P. Mullen of 500 S. Calvin, and A. V. Martin of 302 W. 45th are welcomed as new residents.
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