A Pee-Wee League Busts With One Big Batting Moment
An Associated Press dispatch from Houston captures a lively Pee-Wee baseball scene where eight year old Marty Bis hop, under tense crowd noise, steps away to use the bath room and returns to hit a triple with the bases loaded. The piece pivots to a humorous contrast with Fremont Guilfoyle’s unlikely rise from WPA-era struggles to wealth, as told in a quirkily titled feature.
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Associated Press
Houston
Marty Bishop
Marty
Gil Gorman
Frank Mahoney
Fremont Guilfoyle
Fifi
Cy Butt
Fremont Guilfoyle-Fremont
Fremont
WPA
California
Storm Strikes Monahans With 80 MPH Winds and Outages
A violent thunderstorm hit Monahans Monday afternoon bringing sand, 80 mile per hour winds and up to an inch of rain. Roofs were damaged, power lines were down, and parts of St John’s Church suffered about 1000 dollars in damage as Texas Electric crews restored service by late evening.
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Monahans
John Rogers
Weather Bureau
Manalans
Marbles
Sealy Street
Farr Addition
Sandhills Park
J. A Jaynes
Second and
Doris Streets
Monahans Engine & Supply
Sealy and
Doris
T&p Railroad
St John's Catholic Church
John Lauretti
Metzer
Bill Solomon
Texas Electric Service Company
West Second
West Sealy
Gulf Camp
Texas Electric
Roland Maxwell
Second
Metzger
T&p
Ward County Joins Jubilee With Wooden Nickels
Five thousand Diamond Jubilee wooden nickels circulate in Ward County through July 21. Merchants must honor them as legal tender. redeem later at First State Bank or First National Bank in Monahans. Nickels, featuring Ward County outline and 1887 1962 history, were designed by Tom Rodgers and sold at Monahans Jubilee HQ.
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Bill
Smiley) Neace
Monahans Drug
Tom Rodgers
Ward County
First State Bank
First National Bank
Monahans
South Main
Jaycee
Army recruiter to visit Monahans on select Wednesdays
Sgt. Billy G. Dart of Pecos will hold talks at the Courthouse Annex in Monahans on the first and third Wednesdays each month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Interested locals may also reach him at his Pecos home by calling HI 5.2600 collect.
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Billy G. Dart
Pecos
Monahans
Cars Needed to Support Jaycee Fitness Meet Trip
Lubbock transportation asked for Saturday to haul boys to a track meet as part of a Jaycee summer fitness program. Coach Clint Ramsey said trips will depart Monahans around noon and return by midnight. organizers seek volunteers with room for boys. contact Kokm at WIE 3 3231 with names and numbers.
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Jaycee
Lubbock
Clint Ramsey
Monahans
Kokm
Wie
Hospital To Train Vocational Nurses In Ward County
Ward Memorial Hospital announces a vocational nursing program in cooperation with Odessa College Texas Education Agency and affiliated hospitals. Applicants 18 to 50 must have at least a tenth grade education be in good physical condition and reside in Ward County. Apply by June 22.
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Ward Memorial Hospital
Odessa College
Texas Education Agency
Affiliated Hospitals
Medical Center Hospital of
Odessa
Ward County
Enrollment Up 110 at Monahans-Wickett District
Superintendent George Callender reported 1961-62 closing enrollment at 2 915 in the Monahans-Wickett district, up 110 from last year. The board accepted Andrew J. Smith’s resignation as speech and English instructor and heard staff appointments for Ronald Stovall, Shirley Estes, and Barbara Gayle Smith.
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George Callender
Monahans-Wickett
Andrew J. Smith
Smith
Mississippi Southern
Ronald Stovall
Monahans High School
Shirley Estes
Hudler Junior High
Barbara Gayle Smith
Police Advise Before Vacation Leave in Monahans
Monahans Police Chief John Ashcraft urges residents to inform the police before leaving town. A short form at the downtown station helps officers watch over vacated property. He also recommends partial blinds, lamp timer, canceling deliveries, locking doors and windows, closing garage doors, lawn care, neighbor mail checks, and renting a safe deposit box.
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Ashcraft
Equalization Board Sets Meet July 16
Ward County Equalization Board organized by the Commissioners Court with July 16 set as the first convening date. Formal notice will be published in The Monahans News. The court reviewed last year's budget and planned the 1963 county budget amid routine bill payments and tax roll statements.
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Ward County Board of Equalization
Commissioners Court
Monahans News
Board of Equalization
Texas & New Mexico Railway Company
Ward County
Toon Estes
Churches Asked To Give History For Ward County Jubilee
Ward County churches are asked to provide histories of their organizations and progress since founding. All churches both in and out of the alliance should submit materials by June 30 for a special histori cal edition of The News tied to Ward County 75th Anniversary Jubilee. Submissions go to The News office or to Mr Dykes at Monahans First Christian Church.
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Ward County
Monahans Ministerial Alliance
Weems
S. Dykes
Alliance
Monahans First Christian Church
Barbecue Raises Over 284 for Warm Springs Foundation
A May 27 barbecue at Ward County Coliseum cleared 284.39 for the Warm Springs Foundation in Gonzales, per organizer James Lamothe. Sponsors included local groups, and about 400 people were fed as a check was sent to the foundation, which faces financial difficulties.
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Ward County Coliseum
Warm Springs Foundation
Gonzales
James Lamothe
Foundation
Lamothe
Older Teenage Boys May Start Baseball
An effort is underway to form a Sandhills Teenage League team for 16 to 18 year olds. Teams from Kermit Wink and Andrews already compete. Needed are usable equipment and loaned or donated gear. Interested boys and donors should contact Harold Kirby or Bill Lovera.
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Sandhills
Kermit, Wink
Andrews
Harold Kirby
Bill Lovera
First State Bank Declares Stockholders Dividend
Directors in regular session Tuesday declared a stockholders dividend of $1 per share payable in July to holders of record June 30. Bank President Willard Paine described the remainder of the meeting as routine.
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First State Bank
Willard Paine
Paine
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Harry Craft
Colt 45'S
Calmy
Washington
Paul Foraker
Thru County
Joe Banks
J. L.blair
Mike Wright
Roger Goza
John Rutherford
Lubbock Meet Transportation
John Ashcraft
WSF
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