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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1975
Page
1
Band members urged to attend the 7 pm practice and warm up for new pieces by month end. Dan Gibbs invites interested locals to join for fun and musical activity, while a distant federal official’s high salary and inactive committee sparked a separate reflection on reforms.
Mrs Rex Wilson Baker Ward county County Chairman for the Savings Bonds Program reports April 1975 sales of Series E and H United States Savings Bonds totaling 12 702. First four months sales reach 59 341 representing 59 percent of the goal with Texas April sales 20 376 490 and four month total 82 368 654 achieving 35 percent of the 234 3 million annual goal.
Students from fifth grade through high school begin the annual Summer Recreation Program at 8 30 this morning offering basketball track golf tennis weights and girls volleyball. Sign-ups are in the High School Gym for basketball field house for track and weights Girls Gym for volleyball tennis courts for tennis and Monahans golf course for golf. All activities are free of charge. A complete schedule will be available after sign-up.
Ward County Attorney Ed Keys announced new procedures to prosecute hot checks after a surge in cases. Merchants must obtain positive identification, and checks submitted must include the issuer's driver’s license or auto registration number in the left corner.
The Ward County Board of Equalization meets today at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners Courtroom with the commissioners acting as the board. The session focuses on oil and mineral properties and related assessables.
Director Dan Gibbs invites all to Monday evening band practice at 7 in the High School Band Hall. The group, formed from former musicians, will meet weekly for two hours with a summer public concert planned. Contact Gibbs at 943 7215 for details.
Ward County Riding and Roping Club wrapped its AJRA Rodeo with a Friday night dance at the County Coliseum. All Around girls honors went to Toby Hutto Del Rio in 16-19, Dena Alexander Lovington NM 13-15, Candy Watts Iraan 12 and under. Boys winners were Ikey Akers Clyde 16-19, Darrell Lambert Abilene 13-15, Dirk Duncan Fort Stockton 12 under. Scholarship winners were Miss Alexander and Lambert.
A possession of heroin charge against Oscar Corrales is expected to go to trial tomorrow in the 143rd District Court. Other defendants listed for trial include Earl Irving Powell for aggravated assault Donald Ray Thomas for burglary and James King for auto burglary. Docket call at 2 p.m. and jurors report Tuesday at 9 a.m. A list of those called appears in this issue.
Mary Deitiker announces the 1975 Agricultural Conservation Program sign-up runs through June 30. ASCS reviews applications with a $2,500 per person limit. Ward County allocation is $5,309. Five practices approved include permanent vegetative cover and wells for livestock water. Contact Mrs. Deitiker at 943-4421.
Chamber President Wayne McPeak leads a Thursday meeting to form Medical Project 76 a citizen group to attract more doctors to Ward County and possibly establish a two to three doctor clinic near Ward Memorial The plan includes subsidies to attract doctors and public education on clinic rules with KMOM TV involvement.
Wickett Refining Company restarts this week after a year and a half of rebuilding. Buck Kent says testing is underway and full production will yield about 8,000 barrels daily of unfinished gasoline plus heavier oils and bunker fuel. About 30 workers will be hired. Backers include Kent Oil Adobe Gas and Oil and Tom Brown Drilling.
Four persons face felony charges after a Friday grand jury session. Indicted are Joe Luis Gomez for possession of a heroin substance, Jesus G Molina for aggravated assault, Henry Dean Smith for burglary, and Larry Douglas Alves for burglary. Gomez was arrested June 4 after a traffic stop and an officer recovered forty packets of the suspected heroin. Continued on Page 2.
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