Four Teenagers Charged In Monday Vandalism Spree
Four youths, including two exiles, face charges after a Monday night spree at Monahans Country Club caused about 1000 in damage. Clyde Benjamin 17 Darcey Phillips 18 were jailed on 1000 bonds. Kenneth Kisey 16 and Buster Goats 15 were cited in Juvenile Court and released to parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans Country Club
Clyde Benjamin
Darcey Phillips
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Vernon
Benjamin
Kenneth Kinsey
Buster Goats
John Ashcraft
Ashcraft
Titanic golfer and legal notes dominate local news
Alvin C. Titanic Thom as, known for risky stunts like tossing a playing card at Dallas and launching a pumpkin atop a Kansas City roof, draws attention. Judge Harvey Williams seeks reelection to the El Paso Court of Civil Appeals. A Century Plant blooms in Royalty per Mrs. John Turmes. Lee Moor Construction v Ward County set for July 21 over roughly 67000 in road work claims. cross-action cites alleged road construction flaws. A. R. Archer Jr opens a Monahans law office after moving from Kermit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin C. “T Tanic
Thomas
Thompson
Baker Hotel
Dallas
Kansas City
Harvey Williams
Court of Civil Appeals
el Paso
Williams
Joseph McGill
Lee Moor Construction Company
Ward County
Monahans Wickett Board Bans Senior Class Trips
The Monahans-Wickett Independent School District trustees vote to end overnight senior trips after the 1960 class. Trips for 1959 and 1960 must remain within Texas or about 600 miles of Monahans and occur before graduation. Fundraising limited to football concessions and five additional activities under supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Monahans-Wickett Independent School District
Monahans-Wickett Independent School
State of
Texas
Monahans
TV Station Plans Outlined For Monahans Area
Rucker outlines KVKM TV studio and transmitter site near Kermit with 100 000 watt tower 780 feet high on a 40 acre plot. Coverage targets Kermit Pecos Fort Stockton Monahans and surrounding towns with ABC network but no live feed initially. Programs include Maverick Westerns Zorro Disney and Sinatra Show among others. delays depend on film availability and microwave links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Rucker
J. B. Walton
Kermit
Tri-Cities Broadcasting Co
Monahans Jaycees
Kvkm-Tv
KVKM
Kermit Highway
Wickett Road
ABC TV Network
Eunice
N.M
Andrews
Midland
Fort Stockton
Pecos
Toyah
West
Odessa
Kermit, Pecos
Monahans
City Pool Set to Open June 21 After Repairs
City Manager Morris Howard said the municipal pool will be ready about June 21 after cleaning and a pump replacement. The council rejected bids for a filter system as too high. County pools at Pyote and Grand Falls are advancing toward readiness, with Wickett 90 percent complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Howard
Pyote
Grandfalls
Walter Harwell
Wickett
Commissioners Review Tax Valuations and Derby Plans
The County Equalization Board met briefly to approve Texas and New Mexico Railway Company's rolling stock rendition and to review individual property renditions. It will reconvene next Monday to continue valuations. The court granted the Catholic Church Ladies use of the Cow Palace for the Monahans Terrapin Derby on July 4 and approved surety bonds for Barstow directors Arthur Babcock and W. L. Fuller of the Red Bluff Water Power Control District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners
Texas and New Mexico Railway Company
Equalization Board
Catholic Church
Cow Palace
Monahans
Arthur Babcock
W. L. Fuller
Barstow
Red Bluff
Monahans Construction Surges as May Permits Reach 315000
May permits total 315000 lifting the year to 970775 with 21 new homes and multiple commercial projects across South James Harry Main and West A streets. Builders include Parsons Luckie Pardo Bates Prother and Stand ard of Texas among others.
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Monahans
South Main Motor Company
S. Main
Anthony's Department Store
S. Main Cen
Jack Forga
Public Works
E. O. Parsons
South James
Pardo & Bates Construction Co
S. Harry
E. T. Prother
Luckie Construction Co
A. E. Tannehill
South Main
Anthon’s
Jack Stewart
N. Main
South Main Motors
West A Street
Standard of Texas
East Fourth Street
Artelia Brinkley
E. A
Eli Long
S. Calvin
Luckie
Billy Wells
E. 14Th
E. E. Hixson
Anthony
Pardo & Bates
S. Ike
E. L. McBee
S. Gary
Juan Rubio
N. Betty
Floyd Neill
W. 14Th
Mrs. Chappell
N. Bruce
Parsons Const. Co
Fred Smith
West A. St
PO Dent Chooses Fourth and Betty for New Monahans Post Office
The Post Office Department selects the corner of West Fourth Street and South Betty Street as the Monahans post office site. A regional real estate manager states the location is most acceptable service and real estate wise. Two prior Fourth Street options were dropped. Lease on East 2nd Street expires next spring. The chosen lot, owned by Safeway Stores, Inc., offers roughly double current floor space and better parking and service facilities.
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Post Office
West Fourth
South Betty Street
Monahans
the News
A. P. DeWitt
PO Department
West Fourth Street
Fourth and
Calvin
W. N. Rutherford
Bill Eason
Fourth
Alice
East 2Nd Street
Post Office Department
Fourth and Betty
Safeway Stores, Inc
Safeway
Funeral Services Set Today for F M Rogers
Funeral services for Floyd Maurice Rogers 47 are at 2 p m today at First Baptist Church. He died of a heart attack Tuesday at a relative’s home in Waco while en route to a veterans hospital. He lived in Monahans about a year and operated the Dairy Mart on east Highway 80. Born July 18 1910 in Marlin Texas he is survived by his wife a daughter Mary a step son Curtis Watkins two brothers Leland Rogers of Lubbock and Clarence Rogers of Cleburne his mother Mrs Alma Smith of Dallas and a sister Mrs Ilene Bacca of Merkle.
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Floyd Maurice Rogers
First Baptist Church
Rogers
Waco
Veterans Hospital
Monahans
Marlin Texas
Levi Price
Monahans Cemetery
Barnes Funeral Home
Mary
Curtis Watkins
Leland Rogers
Lubbock
Clarence Rogers
Cleburn
Alma Smith
Dallas
Ilene Bacca
Merkle
Junior High Driving Class Enrolls 92
Summer driving classes begin at the junior high with 92 students enrolled. Principal George Callender announced the program, led by instructors Ted Averitt and Eugene Hill. The course runs two weeks of classroom work followed by behind the wheel instruction for the rest of the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Callender
Ted Averitt
Eugene Hill
Seven Hurt in Head-on Collision on Hwy 80 East of Monahane
Seven people were injured in a head-on crash on Hwy 80 east of Monahane at 9 46 p m Tuesday. John Peck of Odessa allegedly drove his pickup on the wrong side into a 1958 Chevrolet driven by Winford R Griffith of 1209 S Dwight. Both cars were totaled and eight victims were taken to Ward Memorial Hospital for treatment. Peck was charged with DWI.
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Monahane
John Peck
Odessa
Winford R. Griffith
S. Dwight
Ward Memorial Hospital
Peck
Sandra Bryant
Lethe Delay
Shisler
R. B Teery
Johnnie Forrest
Sue Redman
West 2Nd St
Margie Combie
Griffith
DWI
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Benjamin Boy
Welton Merrell
Buck Kent
Merrell
Phillips Boy
Parollee
California
Blackie McNerlin
John Turmes
Royalty
Turmes
A. R. Archer, Jr
S. Allen
Mr. Archer
Baylor
Abilene
Ter — Standard of Texas
Fourth St
New Stewart's Cleaners
Rucker
ABC
CBS
NBC
Amarillo
Scott Island
Jim Bowie
Frank Sinatra
Lawrence, Welk
Pat Boone
Patrice Munsel
Circus Boy
Rin Tin Tin
Sir Lancelot
Superman
Wild Bill Hickock
Woody Woodpecker
Sid Caeser
Ozzie and Harriet
Voice of Firestone
Telephone Hour
Jaycees
Wayne McClung
James Milam
Ken Welch
Walt Roeber
Fred Burk
W. 12Th
PO Dent
Betty
F. M. Rogers
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