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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1969
Page
2
The 1968-69 academic year closed Friday with 3200 students on summer vacation. 149 seniors received diplomas at graduation then parents held celebrations. Summer school starts June 9 at Monahans High with English and other courses. behind the wheel driver education begins June 11.
Fresh or Pinky Cone leads sponsoring club as junior rodeo gets help with a $290,363 funding package. A barbecue supper at 1.50 per plate will aid participants and the public after the parade at the County Coliseum along South Stockton Highway. Harold Heath of Grosvenor supplies stock. high point winners earn silver belt buckles and two All Around Cowboy and Cowgirl receive hand-tooled saddles.
A card of thanks expresses sincere gratitude for flowers, cards, gifts, and visits during illness and hospital stay. Special thanks are given to Nurses Perez and Patterson, and Mrs. N R Bragg for support. A local newspaper note lists the publication details for The Great Southwest.
Senator William Proxmire cites a $4 billion public works budget filled with projects aimed at re election and costly to taxpayers. A Grinnell College study of 147 water projects shows 63 indefensible economically. Many congressmen take legal fees.
A study of 50 law firms with partners in Congress shows 40 represent banks and 31 insure companies, with major clients such as General Motors Coca Cola and Gulf Oil. Everett Dirksen joined Davis Morgan and Witherell in Peoria, later rising to Senate Republican Leader, while maintaining firm abstention from federal cases.
Hudler Junior High band director Jerry Finnell resigned Friday after five years to take a similar job at Crockett Junior High in Odessa. His Hudler band, about 200 members, earned four sweepstakes in the past five years under his leadership.
Republicans from eight West Texas counties will meet in Monahans on Sunday June 8 at 2:00 p.m. in the National Room of First National Bank for a strategy planning session led by Jonn M. Stakey and Paul Desronchers. A social hour follows adjournment.
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