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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1968
Page
1
Lloyd Shirley leads a free daily swimming program at Hill City Park pool for Boys Club members ages 8 to 16. Classes run Monday to Friday from 11 30 to 1 with no admission. A 50 cent Boys Club membership card grants access to all club activities.
A Gulf Camp house fire occurred on June 2 causing damage to a residence. By June 5 investigators listed 1207 S as a related site in Alice. Authorities are assessing cause while residents await updates.
A local clean up drive urges residents to improve the town’s look along highways and around public buildings such as the courthouse, schools, hospital, and post office. Initiative aims to remove dilapidated structures and encourage pile clean up, weed removal, and business area tidiness to boost morale and commerce.
A brief page index lists where to find sections in the issue. It mentions Society on pages 4 and 5a, Classifieds on page 8a, Sports on pages 10 and 1a, Summer Program on page 1b, Drew Pearson on page 2b, Cong. White on page 3b, and Local Fort History on page 4b.
Area summer school enrollment numbers show 251 students from Monahans Wickett Pyote district in sessions across grade levels. Details cover Tatom Elementary, Sudderth Elementary, tennis program participation, and Kennedy’s critical condition after a California primary night assassination attempt.
Pat Ramsey of Taggart Well Service was elected co chair of the Permian Basin Oil Well Servicing Contractors Association in an organizational meeting this week. Joe Ginnor of Big Horn Well Service Odessa was elected chairman. Charles Wash Forsan Well Service secretary treasurer. Area spans Levelland to Kaan Pecos to Colorado City. About 120 contractors 620 rigs 2600 employees 20000000 payroll. Next meeting June 25 in the Flame Room of Pioneer Natural Gas Co.
Civil Jury Week begins Monday with 9:30 a.m. reporting at Ward County Courthouse Judge J H Starley presiding for the 143rd Judicial District of Texas Sixteen cases are listed on the docket by District Clerk Jack Griggs A jury of 12 will be selected in each ready case First three on the docket are Lanier Gulf v damages Brown v Rose compensation and Ray v National Bank of Odessa damages
City officials and their spouses converge on El Paso for the Texas Municipal League quarterly regional meeting and the Mayors and Councilmen Association bi annual gathering. Sessions run through Saturday with speakers including Governor John Connally and Ben Barnes. Whitt serves Region Four as vice president.
All area ropers and riders are invited to the Saturday night Calf Roping contest at the Ward County Rodeo grounds. Events begin at 8 oclock in the arena with no admission fee. Concession stand will be open. Sponsored by the Ward County Riding and Roping Club.
Teams selling schedules for girls playing in the summer softball leagues. Schedules are offered Saturday morning with a minimum price of 15 cents. buyers may pay more if they wish.
Ward County Texas residents plan to petition for redistricting to meet the one-man one-vote standard following the US Supreme Court ruling. A letter to the County Judge and Commissioners asks alignment of precinct populations within a 5 percent variance, with a deadline of August 1, 1968, and warns of potential district court action if not done.
Seven Ward County youths and four adult leaders attend the annual 4-H Roundup in College Station. At an awards luncheon on Wednesday two adults, Mrs. Harold Kirby and John Ruth erford, were singled out for special honors. Accompanying them are Monahans County Agents Johnny Harris and Pat Crenshaw along with D Lyla Kirby, Cherri Middlebrooks, Jalie Longbotham, Rickey Pierce, Mike Jernigan, Robert Smith and Bill Kelton.
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