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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1978
Page
2
David J Bardin administrator of the Economic Regulatory Administration explains a proposed rationing plan. The plan would affect all members of the general public if supplies are limited and shared. He invites comments and suggestions to improve the plan.
A car owned by Melody E. Cox of 202 W. 22nd St. rolled over twice and ended upright. The Cox woman sustained minor injuries in the 2:30 am Wednesday mishap. Monahans Police were notified at 8:05 am and Patrolman Tommy King investigated the accident.
Ward Memorial Hospital notes list patients admitted from Monahans including Sandra McKellips Teresa Elliott Noa Molinar Claude Quattlebaum Georgina McKellips Melissa Hayman Ronnie Graham Roger Porter Sherman Bracken and Delfina Nunez as well as Donna Lindsey Rodney Rogers Wynelle Wallace Irvin Cheatham Helen Mann Billy McAnally William Howland Donald Smith Glen Elrod Ruth Rockwell Ethel Limbacker Leo Johnson Ricky Mooring and M K Whitman. Also listed are Billy Sprouse Kerry McKellips Cecil Pounds Maybelle Huggans Janita Bawcom Alana McKellips Joann McClendon Velma Bush and Harmon Williams. Out of town admissions include Janice Payne Fort Stockton Joe Wayne Boner Kermit Modesta Magallanez El Paso Lucille Little Odess a Clarence Young and Ola Bell Conner Pyote. From Pecos are Sally Gomez Augusta Spencer Carla Milson Wickett and Michael Sanchez from Sierra Blanca.
G. H. Hutch Reynolds of Monahans has qualified as a member of the 1978 Top Club of New York Life Insurance Company. Top Club honors are based on 1977 78 sales figures and Reynolds will attend an educational conference in San Francisco California.
Monahans police reported an incident Thursday at 2 18 p m in which a rock was thrown through a large plate glass window at the Chuck Reynolds building located at 200 East Sealy Avenue causing 250 dollars in damage.
The Water Quality Management Plan for the Rio Grande Basin is distributed to local governments ahead of a Tuesday meeting in Laredo. Attendees at 10 a.m. at the South Texas Development Council will include Ward County Pyote Wickett Monahans Grandfalls Bardstown Red Bluff Water Power Control District Grandfalls Drainage District and the Upper Pecos Soil and Water Conservation District number 213. The Plan Summary Report lists chosen management ideas and copies have been sent to the County Courthouse and city halls. Written comments should go to Bernard Johnson Inc Environmental Planning 5050 Westheimer Houston Attention Robert M Roseman Jr. Do not rely on verbal agreements. ensure written terms in contracts. Read the classified.
Obituaries report services for William Herman Self 65 of 1011 South Doris at 2 p.m. Monday in Wilson-Miller Chapel with burial in Monahans Cemetery. Self died Friday July 28 1978 in Big Spring after a lengthy illness. born March 9 1913 in Kirby Arkansas, resident of Monahans six years, retired pipeline worker. survivors include his widow Martha and several children. Also listed are Leslie Howland 50 of 828 West Sealy with services at Ward Lumas Funeral Home Pleasant Hill Illinois, born May 15 1928 in Hamburg Illinois Ohio. relatives named include Anna Mae Foster Lola Robinson Jewel Eaton and others. Additional notes express heartfelt appreciation for kindness received during illness and passing. a list of family names follows. Services for Mrs Wiley Sandlin mother of Ivan Sandlin of Monahans were held in Lubbock with burial under Rix Funeral Directors. born March 29 1917 in Hunt County resident of Lubbock since 1958, Pioneer Park Church of Christ member. survivors include daughter, son, sister, three brothers and five grandchildren. Services for Raymond L. Snow 71 of Wickett at 3 p.m. Sunday with burial in Monahans. died Friday July 28 1978 from injuries in an automobile accident. born April 21 1907 in Montague County. Wickett resident 30 years. married Frankie Guinn October 20 1926 in Wilson Oklahoma. retired from Warren Gulf. widow of the home. an additional daughter Mrs W D Mathews of Carthage and two brothers Tom Snow of ?
The Monahans News corrects a misprint in the July 25 collision story. Raymond L. Snow aged 71 of Wickett drove a 1972 Chevrolet toward West Highway 80 when Harry A. Crumpley age 44 of El Paso pulled from Loop Road 464 in a 1975 Plymouth van. Crumpley struck Snow’s car, which then hit a Southwestern Bell pole. Snow died at the hospital after transfer by Wilson-Miller Ambulance. Crumpley cited for failure to yield. Investigating officers were Monahans Police Patrolman Tommy King and Chief Joe Drea.
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