This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
1
Monahans reports a May surge in permits driven mainly by home construction. Total value of residential new work repairs and commercial additions reached 148 325 dollars, exceeding late 1960 and early 1961 totals. Twelve new houses began, with further additions and repairs, while April figures lagged behind.
Monahans Country Club stockholders met in a special session Tuesday night and approved a 35000 loan for a new club house. Construction to start in 2 3 weeks features include lounge dining room ballroom game room kitchen and west facing plate glass with pool view. Plans call for phased 18 hole expansion with first new hole to begin after tractor purchase and water line work on fairways No 2 and No 9 with water supply improvements anticipated.
Nineteen year old John T. Duffy on parole from a California prison is jailed in Ward County charged with burglary of a home in north Monahans during May. Bond set at $1000 as Sheriff Blackie McNerlin and Monahans police say other local burglaries may be solved with his arrest.
Ward County Board of Equalization will start property value hearings on June 19 per Judge Carl D Estes. Notices to owners will be issued separately for each property and sent by towns in a non alphabetical order with Monahans residents receiving notices first followed by Wickett Royalty Grandfalls Pyote and Barstow in that sequence.
Funeral services for Samuel S. Fortune 59 were held at Barnes Funeral Chapel at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Fortune died Sunday night at his daughter's home, Mrs. Joe Harwell. Rev. James H. McKittrick officiated with burial in Monahans Cemetery. He was born October 2, 1901, in Falls County and had worked for Magnolia Oil Company and a local brine hauling firm. He resided at 1709 South Stockton. Surviving are his wife, daughter Betty Harwell, son Billy Fortune stationed with the U S Navy in San Diego, one brother Alec Fortune of Argyle, and two sisters Edith Thomas of Longview and Ina Madewell of Denton.
Sixty Ward Countians have been summoned as prospective jurors for Judge J. H. Starley's 143rd District Court next week. Jurors must report at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Ward County Courthouse.
State Representative Dick Slack of Pecos spoke to Mona Rotary members at noon on the recently concluded session. He reviewed bills before lawmakers and noted straw votes showing Rotarians aligned with the Legislature. The group backed a general sales tax for Texas.
An informal open house will be held Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ward County Courthouse Annex, inviting the public to inspect facilities as the Opportunity School begins operations here and continues through July 7. Barbara Mosshart and Ward County Council for Retarded Children members will attend.
Monahans appoints Don Edmonds city manager effective Monday with a $7500 annual salary. Edmonds, 24, comes from Donna where he served two months as city manager and previously led Rosebud for 18 months. He succeeds Bus ter Fuller, who resigns today after just over a year.
Opening Monday at 9 a m in Ward County Courthouse Judge J H Starley presides over ten trials in the 143rd District Court eight involve selling securities without license with venue change to Monahans from Reeves County Defense is Murray Howze for the state attorneys District Attorney prosecutes all eight cases Ramon Garcia and Robert Oral Caffey also set for trial on burglary and second offense driving while intoxicated respectively
Jaycees sponsor a weekend buffalo rodeo in Monahans with Hackberry Johnson of Austin presenting. Buffaloes from Reynolds Cattle Company will appear at Ward County Sheriff's Posse Arena for two shows at 7 30 p m Saturday and 2 p m Sunday. Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for children.
Jurors who reported for duty in Judge J. H. Starley’s 143rd District Court during civil week were excused until further notice. The venire was not needed as all cases set for trial were settled out of court before proceedings began.
Ward County gains full state highway patrol strength with the arrival of Bob Gallagher and Jodie Fore to replace Ken Blanchard and R. V. Martin. Gallagher, 27, previously served two years at Fort Stockton and is married with an 18 month old daughter. Fore, 24, is new to the patrol and brings a two year old son. Both families reside in Monahans with Gallaghers at 706 South Bruce and Fore at 603 South Gary.
Funeral services for Felix L. Barthelemy 65 of Imperial were held this morning at 10 at Imperial Community Building with graveside rites at Elmwood Memorial Cemetery Abilene Barnes Funeral Home in charge He died likely of a heart attack sometime Sunday on a lease east of Imperial Surviving are his wife three children Weldon Dale and Mrs G L Hillbelt and one brother Joe Barthelemy.
Mrs. Jack Blair announces annual summer kindergarten to begin Tuesday and run six weeks with sessions on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday from 9 to 11 a.m. Information is available by phone WI 3 3022 or at 604 South James. Fall kindergarten enrollment is open.
City police activity rose in May with 661 parking tickets issued versus 391 in May 1960 and 54 traffic citations, up from 43. There were 13 accidents, 7 break ins, 6 thefts over 50 dollars, and total collections of 2132.51 led by parking meters and traffic fines.
Wickett pool in Ward County operates six days weekly with 25 cent admission. Hours run 2 to 7 p m on Monday Wednesday Friday and Saturday 2 to 10 p m Thursday and 1 to 6 30 p m Friday. Closed Tuesdays. Season tickets priced 8 3 per person for under four in a family or 12 for four or more. Private parties and swimming lessons available by phone at WI 3 4458.
A two vehicle crash at the U S 80 and SH 115 intersection in Pyote left five injured and one bus carrying the Alpine Cowboys baseball team involved. Richard L Matern Jim Moser Jr Allan Roberts Jesus Cortanas and Reymundo Guzam were treated at Ward Memorial Hospital with Cortanas and Guzam kept for observation. Highway Patrolmen Bob Gallagher and Jodie Fore investigated the morning crash.
Diana Pittman a MHS senior elect was selected with 40 others statewide for a UT speech workshop this summer June 26 to July 22. She won district first and state second in senior girls declamation and is a National Thespian Society member with extensive stage work.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.