Valley Mills Firm Wins 6.4 Mile State Highway 18 Contract
Robert Hall Construction Company of Valley Mills won the bid at 528000 to build 6.4 miles of four lane divided highway on State Highway 18 from Monahans south to the Cayanosa cutoff. The State Highway Commission is expected to approve the bid and work will start later this month with traffic kept on the existing lanes during construction.
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State Highway Department
Monahans
Cayanosa
Robert Hall Construction Company
Valley Mills
State Highway Commission
Kenneth Plunkett
Highway Department
Plunkett
Optimists Preview Classic Green Bay Cowboys Film
Monahans Optimist Club plans a 6 am Tuesday viewing of last year’s Green Bay at Dallas game that decided the world championship. The film shows a dramatic finish as Bart Starr scores on a fourth down in cold weather to help Green Bay repeat as champions. Members and guests urged to attend.
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Monahans
Green Bay
Dallas
Bart Starr
Ward County runoff primary yields Ashcraft sheriff win
John Ashcraft captured the Democratic nomination for Ward County Sheriff with 1646 votes, a 337 vote margin over L R Snelson. H A Collins won Precinct 1 Commissioner in a 294 to 260 race, and Preston Smith led Don Yarborough 1707 to 1228 in the gubernatorial contest. Voter turnout was about 55 percent statewide, with 2983 Ward County residents voting.
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John Ashcraft
Ward County
L. R. Snelson
H. A. Collins
Barstow
al Vasquez
Monahans
Preston Smith
Don Yarborough
W. B
Blackie
McNerlin
Snelson
Grandfalls
Ashcraft
Collins
Theresa Walker
Vasquez
Ward
Pakistani Couple in Monahans Admires Texas and Sari Fashion
Pakistani visitors Mr. and Mrs. Wasim Zuberi from Karachi study gas development near Fort Stockton and Cayanosa while praising Texas. He is an Esso Standard Eastern engineer. she wears a sari and enjoys American life, including an Iowa stay and art classes. They arrived May 6 and will stay about a month. their daughter Abintah remains in Pakistan.
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Texas
Pakistan
Wasim Zuberi
Karachi
Monahans
Fort Stockton - Cayanosa
Humble Oil Company
Zuberi
Esso Standard Eastern, Inc
U. S
England
Mobina Zuberi
America
Iowa
Iowa State University
Islam
Odessa
Joe Lanier
Big Bend National Park
Carlsbad
Hudgins leaves Mona Han Savings for Albuquerque post
L. M. Mac Hudgins, president and managing officer of Texas Savings and Loan Association of Monahans, will resign June 14 to become executive vice president of Security Federal Savings and Loan in Albuquerque New Mexico. Board Chairman Conrad Dunagan announced applications for the vacated post are being accepted. Hudgins joined the Mona hans S&L in 1962 after earlier work with Southwestern Bell. He notes asset growth from 3.5 million to 6 million under his tenure and has been active in civic affairs with his wife Paula and their three children. They will move to Albuquerque mid year.
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L. M
Mac’’ Hudgins
Texas Savings and Loan Association of Monahans
Security Federal Savings and Loan
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Conrad Dunagan
Hudgins
Monahans
Southerwestern Bell Telephone Company
Local Savings and Loan
Dunagan
Paula
Jaycee DS and Boss Night Honors in Odessa Crowd
George Snapp won the Distinguished Service Award and Glenn Elrod was named Outstanding Boss at the Jaycee Distinguished Service Award and Boss Night Banquet held at Colonial Inn. Odessa Mayor Jim Reese spoke urging leadership and civic involvement amid persistent social strife.
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Colonial Inn
Jaycee
George Snapp
DSA
Glenn Elrod
Jim Reese
Odessa
Jaycees
Calibration Service Company
Wickett
Jaycee Board of Directors
Chuck Wilson
Snapp
Rotan
Monahans
First Methodist Church
Legion To Elect New Officers
The American Legion Post will elect new officers at a Tuesday 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Chamber of Commerce building. All members are urged to attend at 7:30. Reynolds Buys Old Hotel Property The Monroe Hotel at 113 S. Bruce and two lots sold at public auction May 25 for 1925 to Charles Chuck Reynolds to settle Morris Zimmerman estate.
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American Legion Post
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Hotel
S. Bruce
Charles
Chuck’’ Reynolds
Morris Zimmerman
Temperatures Leap Above One Hundred as May Ends
The article notes a hot spell in 1968 with Old Man Sol pushing temperatures over 100 degrees for the first time that year. Weatherman B. B. Rogers recorded 101 degrees on Thursday, with Friday mirroring the heat as May concluded.
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Old Man Sol
B. B. Rogers
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Hiway
College Station
Harold Kirby
John Rutherford
D’lyla Kirby
Cherri Middlebrooks
Jaylie Longbotham
Rickey Pierce
Mike Jernigan
Robert Smith
Bill Kelton
E. J. Harrison
Pat Crenshaw
Texas A&m
H. A, Collins
Monahans High School
Stanley Smith
Jane Coleman
Jane
Tommy King
Weldon Dodson
Mac Hudgins
S&l
Jaycee DS
Boss
Aurelia
S. James
John Franks
WITCH
Legion
Reynolds
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