Monument marks graves of 1616 Confederate prisoners
A Crown Hill Cemetery marker honors 1616 Confederate soldiers and sailors buried in a common grave after Morton's Prison near Indianapolis. The piece recalls Col Richard Owen’s four months as its commander and the prison’s harsh conditions, with last prisoners released June 13, 1865.
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Indianapolis
Crown Ill
Morton Prison
Andersonville
Col
Richard Owen
Indiana Statehouse
Col. Owen
Augustus M. Clark
The
Indianapolis Journal
Morton
White River
Greenlawn Cemetery
Crown Hill
Chains
Crown Hill Cemetery
Corvair Monza Promises Unique Handling And Comfort
The ad extols the Corvair Monza as a driver friendly car with bucket seats and superior handling. It emphasizes rear engine balance light steering and braking stability, plus strong traction and independent suspension for a smooth ride.
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U.S
Corvair
Courthouse Records District Court Dockets and Divorces
State cases include Franklin S Bagley child desertion and A L Phelan in SWWC set for June 7. Civil actions list A H Adams to J D O Michael and Brown Securities to Mary Dell Coopers in Monahans. Multiple district court divorces set for June 2 6 8 and removal of disabilities for Donald Holbrook June 7.
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Franklin S. Bagley
A. L. Phelan
SWWC
A. H. Adams
J. D
Jean Thurman
Sam H. Thurman
Cleda Jean Falk Zepeda
Rodolfo M. Zepeda
Donald Holbrook
C.N. Oliver
Lucille Oliver
Rotary Drilling Stuffs Off Again In Basin Area
There were 216 rotary rigs active in the Permian Basin Friday, down from 226 a week earlier per Reed Roller Bit Company. Lea County New Mexico led with 41 rigs, followed by Andrews 15 Ector 13 Pecos 13 and Ward 4. Other counts included Crane 9 Gaines 12 Howard 2 Loving 3 Lubbock 1 Midland 9 Reeves 3 Scurry 4 Upton 3 Winkler 8 Yoakum 7. Blank. The text also recalls a Civil War note: Buckner, captured at Munfordville in 1863, met Col. Owen and was paroled returning north.
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Permian Basin
Reed Roller Bit Company
Lea County
New Mexico
West Texas
Andrews
Ector
Pecos
Ward County
Crane
Gaines
Hockley
Howard
Loving
Lubbock
Martin
Midland
Reeves
Pyote Soldier Now Stationed In Greenland
Army Specialist Five Bernardo M. Mendoza 24 arrived in Greenland and serves with Battery C of the 55th Artillery Nike Hercules unit at Thule Air Force Base. He joined the Army in April 1956 and is a 1954 Artesia High School graduate. His wife Josephine lives in Harbor City California. his father Manuel Mendoza resides in Pyote Texas.
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Thule
Greenland
Bernardo M. Mendoza
Josephine
W. 256Th St
Harbor City
Calif
55Th Artillery
Thule Air Force Base
Mendoza
Artesia
N. M
Manuel Mendoza
Pyote
Tex
Monahans School Board declines youth center funding
The Monahans School Board unanimously refused to participate in the Youth Center program and rejected financial aid for operating the center. The City of Monahans is authorized to post Public Water Supply Approved signs on highways entering the city.
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Monahans
Bill Eason
Grandchildren Visit Before Trip to Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Joe Clark hosted their grandchildren who later traveled to Waurika Oklahoma to return the youngsters to their home following a prior visit last Wednesday.
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Joe Clark
Waurika
Oklahoma
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Webb Jenkins
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