Pan American Oil to Build Million Dollar Plant Near Wink
The Wink Bulletin reports unofficial sources that Pan American Oil Corp will sign a contract next month to build a million dollar gasoline plant about 16 miles southeast of Wink in the Sealy Smith field. Other items note pool payments, Little League plans, a glass door hazard at Monahans Drug, a Democratic committee meeting, Odessa softball tourney details, a Terrapin Derby fundraiser, and a humorous Terrapins poem about faith and a church.
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Pan American Oil Corporation
Wink
Sealy Smith Field
Monahans
Shipping Shed Created in Monahans for Local Produce
A new produce warehouse and shipping shed on West A Street built by Mona Hans Industries is complete and ready for use. Local businessmen launched the project to support Monahans vegetable and cantaloupe business from the Cisco Canaosa farming area. Griffin Brand Produce will use the shed to ship onions in about 10 to 14 days, with Parkhill Produce planning to handle carrots cantaloupes and lettuce.
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West A
Monahans Industries, Inc
Monahans
Cayanosa
Griffin-Brand Produce Company
Parkhill Produce Company
Monahans Terrapin Derby Set For July 4 At Cow Palace
The second annual Monahans Terrapin Derby will be held July 4 at the Cow Palace sponsored by Christ the King Altar Society. Entry fee is 5 dollars with tortoises supplied if needed. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Heats lead to a 50 dollar prize and a loving cup for the finals winner. Entry inquiries go to Mrs Sue Hellinghausen.
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Ladies of Christ the King Altar Society
Cow Palace
Corral
Monahans
Christ the King Altar Society
Rotary Banquet Friday Night Honors New Monahans Leader
Ed Crites will become president of the Monahans Rotary Club at the annual installation banquet and ladies night at the Cow Palace. Dr F M Applegate ends a year as president. Dr Nicholas Nyaradi of Bradely University will speak. Banquet tickets are $2.50 and speaking only $1.00. Starts 7:30 PM with a 9:00 PM address.
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Ed Crites
Monahans Rotary Club
Cow Palace
F. M. Applegate
Nicholas Nyaradi
Bradley University
Hungary
Nyaradi
Cpl Harry Ballowe Completes Army School
Marine Cpl Harry N Ballowe Jr the son of Mr and Mrs Harry N Ballowe of Monahans Texas graduated June 6 from the Non Commissioned Officer Leader ship School at Camp Pendleton California The four week course covered leadership troop maneuvering military science compass marches patrols and drill
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Cpl
Harry Ballowe
Camp Pendleton, Calif
Marine Cpl
Harry N. Ballowe, Jr
Harry N. Ballowe
Stockton Street
Monahans
Tex
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Monahans Firemen Answer Two Weekend Calls
Monahans firemen answered two calls late last week. On Thursday at 7 30 p m grease on an over heated cook stove ignited at Cliffs No 1 110 East Sealy. The flames were extinguished quickly with very little damage. Firemen were called to Doc s Grocery on the Grandfalls Highway at 3 10 p m Friday but it was a false alarm.
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Monahans
Cliffs No. 1
East Sealy
Doc
Government Okays Plants To Convert Brackish Water
The US Senate approved a 10 million dollar appropriation to build five demonstration plants for converting sea and brackish water for human use. Three sea water plants and two brackish plants will be built across the west or Gulf coast Virgin Islands northern plains and Southwest with locations arranged by the Interior Secretary. The Monahans area is cited as having abundant brackish water.
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US Senate
Gulf Coast
Virgin Islands
Plains
Chamber of Commerce
Rutherford
Monahans
Funeral Rites This Afternoon For J. L. Ragsdale
Funeral services for John Lewis Ragsdale 78 a Monahans resident for over 20 years will be held at 4 oclock this afternoon at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Levi Price officiating. Burial will follow in Monahans Cemetery under Barnes Funeral Home direction. Survivors include his widow of 705 S. Alice three daughters Mrs. Earl Fitch Mrs. L L Lane and Mrs. O G Lee a son Clyde Ragsdale five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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First Baptist Church
John Lewis Ragsdale
Monahans
Ward Memorial Hospital
Levi Price
Barnes Funeral Home
Mr .Ragsdale
Hamilton County
S. Alice
Earl Fitch
L. L. Lane
O. G. Lee
Oklahoma City
Clyde Ragsdale
Local Boy In Italy With NATO Forces
Master Sergeant Carl Wilson of Monahans Texas serves with Allied Air Forces Southern Europe in Naples Italy as part of the NATO command AFSOUTH led by Lt General Richard C Lindsay His unit covers a large Mediterranean area including Italy Greece and Turkey Activated June 21 1951 AFSOUTH spans land sea and air and extends over 2000 miles from northern Italy to eastern Turkey adjacent to the Soviet Union
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Naples
Italy
Allied Forces Southern Europe
Robert P. Briscoe
USN
Carl Wilson
Monahans
Texas
Lillie Lamphear
Allied Air Forces Southern Europe
Airsouth
NATO
Richard C. Lindsay
USAF
Mediterranean
Greece
Turkey
Afsouth
Free World
Soviet Union
Pony League Meeting Called For Tonight
The Monahan Pony League Association Board of Directors has scheduled a meeting for 8 o'clock this evening in the Maple Room at Cliff's No 1. All board members and interested individuals are urged to attend.
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Monahan Pony League Association
Cliff's No
Hit and Run Ruled in Traffic Death Near Here
A 26 year old Odessa man Francisco Rey was found dead on Highway 80 about 142 miles east of Mona Hans after stopping his car and being struck as he exited. Santiago Navarrette of Odessa was asleep and unaware until awakened by the commotion. Highway Patrol and Justice of the Peace E E Nobles ruled it a hit and run. The body was taken to Barnes Funeral Home.
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Odessa
Highway 80
Monahans
Francisco Rey
Santiago Navarrette
Justice of Peace
E. E. Nobles of
Rey
Barnes Funeral Home
Four Teens Held for Pyote Service Station Burglary
Four Lexington youths are jailed in Ward County on burglary charges for the Pyote Gotcher Bros. station break in at about 6 a.m. Sunday. Bobby West 19 Bobby Kingston 18 and two 16 year olds are in custody after a cigarette machine was robbed of 20.12 dollars and money recovered. Deputy Ashcraft said the group planned to head to White Sands New Mexico when stopped.
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Lexington
Ward County
Gotcher Bros
Pyote
Bobby Lee West
Bobby Kingston
John Ashcraft
White Sands
N.M
Hutchinson
Sheriff's Department
van Horn
Monahans Men Win Odessa Car Races
Leon Whisenhunt of Monahans won five first places in stock car races at Odessa last Friday taking the stock trophy fast heat semifinal Australian pursuit and feature. Cecil Cope of Monahans won the stock slow heat.
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Leon Whisenhunt
Monahans
Odessa
Whisenhunt
Cecil Cope
Boys Needed For Work on Cleanup Campaign June 23
About twenty boys aged 15 to 18 will be hired for the annual city wide cleanup on June 23 announced by Dick Hoyer. Interested boys should submit names to the Chamber of Commerce office this week and bring a rake or shovel. Rotary Club Monahans Jaycees and Lions Club have pledged funds to pay workers with other clubs asked for money or labor.
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Dick Hoyer
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Monahans Jaycees
Lions Club
Harold Eudaly Receives Medical Degree in Texas
Harold Eudaly Jr. earned the Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston on June 3. He is a Phi Chi member and Alpha Omega Alpha honoree, with prior degrees from North Texas State College and Grandfalls Royalty High School. He plans an internship at John Sealy Hospital and resides in Galveston with his wife and two children. Grandfalls aims to fund an 18 000 dollar clinic, with city and civic groups contributing and plans to raise the rest.
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Harold Eudaly, Jr
Harold B. Eudaly
Grandfalls
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
Eudaly
Phi Chi Medical Fraternity
Alpha Omega Alpha
Grandfalls Royalty High School
North Texas State College
Eben J. Carey
Margaret Lindsey
Monahans
John Sealy Hospital
New York College and Hospital For Women
Westchester County
N.Y
Brooks Army Hospital
San Antonio
Commissioners Court
John Howze
Earl Lasiter
Herman Boroughs
Austin
City of
Lions to Install New Officers Tuesday Night
Monahans Lions Club plans a 7 30 banquet at the Tatum School cafetorium for installation of officers Deputy District Governor Frank Barton of Wink will install Jack Carroll as president Earl McGill becomes zone chairman for District 2 T 2 Marvin Adkins of El Paso announced the new slate Other officers include Helen Hawkins O G Rudy Morris Howard Harold Jackson Henry Treadaway Jack Moore Bill Burke Jr Jamer R Hayes Ernest King J D Richey and Harold Kirby Directors holdover Harold Kirby Special awards go to Louis Pinkerton and Jack Stoneback with 100 attendance honors for Hal Adams Ralph Bolte and others Dinner by Cliff s Catering Service.
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Monahans Lions Club
Tatum School
Frank Barton
Wink
Jack Carroll
Earl McGill
Marvin Adkins
el Paso
Helen Hawkins
O. G. Rudy
Morris Howard
Harold Jackson
Henry Treadaway
Jack Moore
Bill Burke, Jr
Lion Jamer
R. Hayes
Ernest King
J. D. Richey
Harold Kirby
Louis Pinkerton
Jack Stoneback
Hal Adams
Ralph Bolte
J. J. Coats
Bill Eason
Cliff Greenlee
T. R. Higginbotham
J. T. Moseley
Joe Vandiver
Cliff
Alleged Florida Pen Escapees Held in Ward County
Wayne O'Brien is held in Ward County jail awaiting habeas corpus hearings early this week Deputy Sheriff Bill Pinkston said Saturday. He fights extradition to Florida where he is sought as an alleged state penitentiary escapee. O'Brien was arrested on a car theft charge.
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Wayne O'Brien
Ward County
Bill Pinkston
O'Brien
Florida
State
Pinkston
Eight Families Move To Monahans During Past Week
Eight families have moved to Monahans in the past week per new customer lists of local utility companies. The names listed include S. A. Basham Grandfalls Highway Billy J. Gallagher 414 Franklin Ave F. M. Osburn 103 West St H. A. McDonald 500 A S. Gary Ave Mary Butler 802 Hast C St Ralph D. Howell 502 E. 7A St R. A. Owen 504 S. Dwight Ave George Alexander 1405 S. Allen Ave
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Monahans
Wight
S. A. Basham
Grandfalls Highway
Billy J. Gallagher
Franklin Ave
F. M. Osburn
West
H. A. McDonald
S. Gary
Mary Butler
Ralph D. Howell
R. A. Owen
S. Dwight
George Alexander
S. Allen Ave
New Calvary Baptist Chooses Rev. R. A. Thrift as Pastor
The Rev. Robert A. Thrift begins ministry at Calvary Baptist Church in Mona han, arriving from Freer where he led Second Baptist Church. He previously pastored Crane Calvary Baptist Church for three years, hails from Houston, and trained at the University of Corpus Christi. He and his wife raise four children, Robert 13 Jo Ann 12 Jack 6 and Mark 3, at 1201 N Main.
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Robert A. Thrift
Calvary Baptist Church
Thrift
Monahans
Freer
Second Baptist Church
Crane
Houston
University of Corpus Christi
Robert
Jo Ann
Jack
Mark
N. Main
Bids Open for Rehabilitation Work at Pyote AFS
The Base Procurement Office Webb Air Force Base Big Spring will receive bids until 3 p.m. June 23 for repairing the officers club fire station garage and a warehouse roof at Pyote Air Force Station. Plans and specs are at the Monahans Chamber of Commerce office.
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Webb Air Force Base
Big Spring
Pyote Air Force Station
Chamber of Commerce
Monahans
Yarborough backs Pecos River salinity relief bill
Senator Ralph Yarborough urged a $225000 appropriation to begin salinity relief on the Pecos River. The request includes $50000 for advance planning of channelization and $25000 to complete planning and survey work to leverage New Mexico funds for pipelines well sites and a brine disposal basin.
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Ralph Yarborough
Pecos River
J. T. Rutherford
Yarborough
Senate
State of
New Mexico
William Dobkins to Complete Basic Training
William R. Dobkins son of Mr and Mrs Charlie M Dobkins of Grandfalls Texas is scheduled to complete recruit training June 20 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego California. The 11 week course covers basic military subjects and firing of infantry weapons. After graduation Marines are assigned to a unit for further infantry training or to Marine Corps schools.
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San Diego
Calif
William R. Dobkins
Charlie M. Dobkins
Main
Grandfalls
Tex
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Marine Corps
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Wickett
Bill Neidhardt
Murray Howze
Monahans Drug
County Democratic Executive Committee
Commissioners Court Room
W. R. Bird
Park and Recreation Department
N. Vine
Hot Rod
Sue Hellinghausen
Rotary
Waggoner
Vernon
House
Secretary of the Interior
Fred Seaton
J. L. Ragsdale
Pony League
Sweetwater
Grandfalls Medical Clinic
With the Hoe
Harold Eudaly
Lions
Florida Pen
Pyote Afs
Sen
William Dobkins
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