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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
1
A village note greets visitors from Lamesa Tornados and supporters with a friendly welcome and safety reminders. It reports a grade correction for Juli Ann Lancaster from 3.5 to 4.0 at Angelo State and warns drivers to watch for school-age pedestrians now that the term ends.
Ron Uhl and a father attended the Midland event over the weekend. The team shot three 76s to finish in third place. He joked about being “closest to the bone on a par 3” as part of the lighthearted report.
Wonder Bond owned by John Fitch claimed the futurity at Ruidoso, defeating Mitch Witless in Postulatum. No hard feelings were reported after the race.
Important meeting for Wickett Little League parents and adult supervisors scheduled for Thursday at 7 30 PM at the ball park. Attendees urged to be present and prepared for discussion of league matters.
Clayton Tatum, House Chairman at the Country Club, reports a fresh shipment of goodies for the weekend as the Oyster Bar opens again.
Monahans High School Principal Stanley Smith announced that Summer School will begin Monday June 5 at 9 am in the High School Auditorium. Schedules will be set at the meeting. Attendance is stressed. Courses include Government with Mike Peek and English I II III with Jim Holbrook Ken McAnally and Health.
The News covers a best-of-three quarter-final series between Monahans and Lamesa at Perry Nunley Field with game times 5:30 today and Friday, a potential Saturday 8 p.m. deciding game, aiming for the state playoffs in Austin June 8-9. Lobo Booster Club president H A Red Barron Lee will call a postgame meeting at the ballpark to elect officers and plan activities.
Monahans High School sponsors a summer program starting June 5 led by Head Coach Jerry Larned. Courses cover golf tennis track basketball and weights led by Dub Huckabee Perry Coursey Lowell Bishop and Calvin Carroll. Tennis events run June 8 to 28 across multiple towns with intersquad basketball on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 30 pm.
The entire coaching staff will supervise weight lifting with the room open five nights a week from 6 to 9. Admission is free for all ages. Tournaments are planned in track and tennis and intersquad basketball games, with track events in Fort Stockton on June 10 and Andrews on June.
The Monahans High School varsity volleyball squad was ruled ineligible for 2 3A honors in 1972 73 after playing 26 matches, two over the 24 match limit, including tournaments. Superintendent George Callender says the penalty is the minimum and the team may play next year with outcomes counting in 2 3A. He plans to appeal to the state UIL in Austin under a new 24 match rule. The ruling also voided 1971 72 Fort Stockton golf honors due to an uncertified contestant.
Kiwanis announces a fund raising White Elephant Sale set for June 10 at the Fedman club ground floor located at 3rd and Doris in Monahans. Donors are urged to contact Glenn Elrod at First National Bank or R T Harris at Ward County Courthouse.
Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday for runoff races in several statewide offices. Democratic voters use May 6 precinct locations. Republican voters vote at City Hall. Absentee votes reached 126 by Tuesday, with Dolph Briscoe leading Farenthold in Ward County May 6 votes.
List of polling sites for the second Democratic primary dated June 3 1972. Precincts and venues include Barstow Community Center Wickett DPS Building Ward County Library County Coliseum Royalty Girl Scout Hut G Falls Community Center Sands Motel MonAhans Pyote Community Center.
Dr. Graham Palmer, an orthopedic surgeon, will open his Monahans office at 907 E. 5th this Thursday. He comes from Eunice New Mexico after five years of practice, joins Ward Memorial Hospital staff, and will also handle some general surgery. A coffee honoring him is set for June 6 at 2:30 p.m. at the First National Bank National Room.
The Ward County Parks Board celebrated its first anniversary on May 23. Critics say the board mainly planned finances for Little League and Girls Softball state trips and did not fully fulfill its parks oversight function. The group, formed by county resolution, consisted of city and county representatives.
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