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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1976
Page
1
A columnist shares a collected lore on the origins of whiskey, bootlegging, and the first cocktail. From St Patrick’s craft to 18th century bartending standards, the piece links terms bootlegger booze and cocktail to historical anecdotes and social shifts.
Texas crude oil output in 1975 fell for the third straight year though at maximum recovery in most fields. Production surpassed 1.2 billion barrels, lifting cumulative Texas production above 40 billion but well below 1974 figures. Ward County led counties with 10.74 million barrels in 1975 at 29 428 daily rate.
Congressman Richard White is asked to serve on a House-Senate Conference Committee to reconcile differences in Military Construction Authorization bills. The House version, passed in May, would authorize about $3.33 billion for fiscal 1977, roughly $40 million less than the $3.68 billion requested by military departments and defense agencies for facilities at installations in 43 states and D C. The measure includes $12 million for a major annex to William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso.
Monahans Sandhills State Park in West Texas offers sand surfing and dune buggy rides on 4000 acres of shifting dunes up to 50 feet tall. Visitors can rent sand surf boards and ride the dunes while shinoak stabilizes some slopes. the dunes form a 200 mile dune field from Monahans toward New Mexico. Indians sought these dunes for water as far back as 12 000 years ago, with water pockets found near the surface among the sandhills.
Ward County voters head to precinct sites 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday for the second Democratic primary. Absentee ballots total 172 with 112 from Precinct 3 and 39 from Precinct 4. Candidates include Cox and Raglin for Commissioner Precinct 3 and Price and Whitt for Superintendent Precinct 4. Railroad Commissioner candidates Jon Newton and Jerry Sadler. Court of Criminal Appeals candidates Carl Dally and W P Phillips. Eligible voters are those who did not vote in the May 1 primaries.
City Manager Jack Forga announced new waste containers are being placed in the downtown business district to replace the Dempsty Dumpsters. After replacement, the city will move containers to residential areas, reducing the need for garbage cans.
Commissioner Precinct 3 Edd E. Cox and J H Raglin. Constable Precinct 4 Ray Price and W L Dub Whitt listed for the run-off election by the commission.
Civil court cases will be heard in 143rd District Court next week with a list of 162 petit jurors called to serve. Jurors report to the District Court room at 9 a.m. Tuesday June 8. Names include Johnny Diehl Tony R Baker O E Dumas Plasido M Reyes Mrs J P Halbrooks Mrs Natella Baude Dee Powell and many others. Continued on Page 8.
This note discusses an 1895 Hat A outfit photo with W A Estes and a model chuck wagon, inviting all to dinner on the grounds. It mentions Monahans School in a two story building at 300 East Second Street, with students and staff, early focus on the three R's and later addition of athletics.
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