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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
1
A reader relays a family Sunday trip to the Davis Mountain area with Hill City Park visits and a Balmorhea picnic, noting crowded sites, heat, no shade, and long drives. The piece closes with reflections on flood control and dam plans for Sanderson and the river region.
The Ward County Republican Men's Club will host a noon meeting at McLain's Restaurant on Monday June 21 with Reverend Russell Criner of Monahans as speaker. Criner, Ar kansas native and WWII veteran, is noted for Americanism talks. H B Moore acts as president and invites all Republican men to attend.
Ward County authorizes operation of a Neighborhood Youth Corps project. Monahans and local school districts will run the program to provide summer jobs for 150 youths ages 16 to 21. The eight week schedule starts June 28 with a 32 hour work week plus four hours of counseling and guidance. Total program cost is 68260 with 60900 funded by the federal government and 7360 in kind by sponsors.
The Fourth of July display at Sandhills State Park will be held Monday July 5 after dark. Walt Roeber says the event features more fireworks. Monahans Volunteer Fire Department will discharge the fireworks with sheriff and city police managing parking.
The City Council approved a traffic channelization and signal plan for the South Stockton Betty intersection and granted easements for Texas-New Mexico Pipe Line with a guaranty letter instead of bond. Speed limits on Highway 80 and State 18 within city limits will be adjusted, and frontage road matters were deferred to June 28.
City Council voted Monday to permit all day free swimming at Alberta Allen Park on June 19 Emancipation Day. The move invites residents to enjoy pool facilities without charge on the holiday.
Clean up campaign led by Jack Griggs and Wil lard Paine aims to run through June 30 to spruce up Monahans West Texas. Citizens and civic clubs are assigned areas of responsibility while property owners with debris are urged to obtain permits via the Chamber of Commerce.
The County Commissioners, in a Monday meeting, hired Kenneth Esmond’s Odessa firm to redraw precinct boundaries. No voting places will be moved. Guiding criteria include current population by precincts, projected growth or loss, and tax valuation by precincts. The firm has previously redistricted Ector County twice and Crane County once. A firm representative will meet Judge Toon Estes to discuss details.
The Monahans American Legion Post elected officers for the coming year. New Commander Jackie Wilson was named along with First Vice Commander R. T. Raines and Second Vice Commander Red Cuttrell. Finance Officer Mel Beam Chaplain L. D. Fuller and Sgt At Arms W. D. Sisson were also chosen.
Gov. Connally signed the general appropriation bill providing for a West Texas Children’s Home at the old Pyote Air Force Base. UT will purchase buildings, with $200000 for remodeling and $560000 for two years of operation. Home expected to open by February.
Mrs. Phyllis Swindle secretary at the Chamber of Commerce will be on vacation June 21 to July 3. Beverly Bristow will fill in during her absence.
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