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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1965
Page
10
Interior decorator Thomas Curtis imports fossilized rhe colepis buccalis from Brazil. The 10 inch petrified fish are set in gray lava stone and sold for 80 pounds. The items are described as ancient remains petrified when the world was young and intended for wall display.
Willard McSpadden remains in Medical Center Hospital Odessa in serious condition. Letha Sliger arrives from Ardmore Oklahoma to summer with parents Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Sliger Sr. Loa attends college in Oklahoma living with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A M Warner. Charles Hickey of El Paso visits mother Ruth Hickey and plans return for summer school at Texas Western College. Alma Ruth Houndshell and children move to Tucson Arizona after six months in Grandfalls. she is daughter of Mrs. Jim Mosley.
Nearly 100 billion pounds of salt water fish are caught annually. The geographic center of Texas lies 15 miles northeast of Brady in McCulloch County.
Army Specialist Five Richard R. Stewart 28 son of Mr and Mrs Lovie B Stewart of Monahans Texas qualified as expert in firing the M 14 rifle in Germany on May 24 He serves with Company C 54th Engineer Battalion near Wildflecken and entered the Army in September 1957 A Hobbs New Mexico High School graduate of 1953
Reed Roller Bit Co reports 196 rotary units active in the Permian Basin Empire, down from 212 a week earlier and 54 below the 250 figure a year earlier. Lea County leads with 34 units, followed by Pecos with 29 and Andrews with 18. other counties list smaller counts.
Girls from all levels gather at 6:30 a.m. for the opening session of Day Camp three miles south of town. Sessions run 6:30 to 11:30 daily through Friday, when a visiting International Girl Scout from China attends. Director is Mrs. Ray Holcomb.
A reader asks about pointing at objects, another about a husband with a big mouth, and a seventh grade boy deciding between two high schools. Amy Adams advises verbal attention, persistence, and visiting both schools before choosing.
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