Reception To Honor State GOP Candidate Millard Neptune
Millard Neptune, Republican candidate for Texas land commissioner, will be honored at a Tuesday evening reception in the National Room of the First National Bank at 8 p.m. The 57 year old engineer and former executive has held roles with oil and gas companies and served as senior vice president of Texas Eastern Transmission. He is a rancher near New Ulm and Houston and was a director of the Houston Council on World Affairs. Neptune will be a guest of the Lions Club at noon Tuesday.
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Millard Neptune
Exas
First National Bank
Will Kate
Neptune
U.S
Plattipeline Company
Apco Oil Corporation
Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation
Mrs Bertie Robinson 82 Funeral Services Held in Monahans
Funeral services were held Sunday at Hammond Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Bertie Robinson 82 who died Friday at Monahans Rest Home where she lived five years. Rev Ken Anders officiated burial followed in Monahans Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs Marie Adams of Kermit a brother W D Adams of Austin a sister Mrs Rena Dacis of Del Rio two grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Hammond Funeral Chapel
Bertie Robinson
Monahans
Ken Anders
Marie Adams
Kermit
W. D. Adams
Austin
Rena Dacis
del Rio
Witnesses Held Service For Mrs Martinez
Service was conducted at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses for Pauline Cabral Martinez 61 who died after a sudden illness at Odessa Medical Center Hospital Burial followed in Monahans Cemetery under Hammond Funeral Home. Born March 2 1907 in Hollywood California she lived in Monahans 32 years Survivors include her husband A Martinez seven sons Leon Lupe Paul Martinez all of Monahans Leonard Odessa Gilbert Austin James Dallas and David with the U S Air Force in Oregon a daughter Helen of the home and 14 grandchildren
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Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Pauline Cabral Martinez
Odessa
Medical Center
Monahans
Hammond Funeral Home
Martinez
Hollywood
Calif
2. A. Martinez
Leon
Lupe
Paul Martinez
Leonard
Gilbert
Austin
James
Dallas
David
U. S. Air Force
Oregon
Helen
John C. Myers 78 Dies After Long Illness in Wickett
John C. Myers, 78, of Wickett died Thursday in a Big Spring rest home after a long illness. Services were held Saturday in Hammond Funeral Home chapel with burial in Monahans. Born May 8, 1890 in Streeter, he was a retired oilfield worker and longtime Ward County resident. He was a Baptist, Mason, and Scottish Rite member. Survivors: wife Lanice of Los Angeles. daughters Peggy Austin of Los Angeles and Joe Brown of Laringo, Colorado. son John Myers of Wickett. 13 grandchildren.
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John C. Myers
Wickert
Big Spring
Hammond Funeral Home
Monahans
Mr. Myers
Streeter
Ward County
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite
Lanice
Los Angles California
Peggy Austin
Los Angeles
Cards of Thanks for Ashburns and hospital staff
We thank our friends and neighbors for prayers and kindness during Mr. Ashburn's hospitalization. Gratitude also goes to the nurses at the hospital for their care. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ashburn.
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Mr. Ashburn
Junior Rodeo Gets Underway Thursday
The four day event begins with an afternoon parade Thursday at 4 and a public barbecue at 5 30 in the County Coliseum. Contestants from Arizona Louisiana New Mexico and Texas compete in nine events across three age groups with prizes including Sterling silver buckles and handmade saddles. Harold Heath supplies stock and Bob Stockstill will announce. General tickets are 1 for Thursday through Saturday 8 p m and Sunday 2 p m Mayor Thrasher proclaims June 17 23 as Junior Rodeo Week.
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Ward County Riding and Roping Club
American Junior Rodeo Association
Arizona
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
Harold Heath
Grosvenor
Bob Stockstill
J. W. Thrasher
Pinkerton Named Presidential Elector by Texas Republicans
Mrs. J. L. Pinkerton, Republican State Committee Woman, named one of 25 Texas presidential electors at the Corpus Christi state convention. She chaired the pre-convention resolutions committee and reported a sane platform. J. L. Pinkerton said three-fourths of Texas national delegates favored Nixon, one-fourth Reagan. Next GOP meeting set for July 6 with picnic and swimming at Wickett Community Park.
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J. L. Pinkerton
Republican State Committee
Texas
Corpus Christi
Pinkerton
Ward County Republicas
National Party
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Wickett Community Park
Loyd Jean
Monahans Resident Mrs A I Taylor Admitted In Dallas
Mrs A I Taylor, longtime Monahans resident, was admitted to Baylor Hospital in Dallas last Tuesday after a suspected heart attack. She is in Room 3110 and reported Sunday to be showing improvement.
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A. I. Taylor
Monahans
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Real Estate Appraiser Paul Moore to Join Tex as Loan Panel
Paul Moore an associate member of the National Home Builders Association will replace L M Hudgins who moves to Albuquerque this week. Moore and his wife Joy plan to move to Monahans after July 1 and he has held civic roles in Brenham including president of the Washington County United Fund and vice president of Brenham Community Theater. Directors named include Tom Pence Faye Hunter Hogg Charles Potts Clyde Barton John Cammill and Willard Paine. Precinct chairmen are asked to submit names of election workers and clerks must be chosen from both major parties under the new code.
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National Home Builders Association
Moore
L. M
Mac
Hudgins
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Dunagan
Texas Avings and Loan Association
Barbra Walsh
Tom Pence
Faye Hunter Hogg
Charles Potts
Grandfalls
Clyde Barton
John Cammill
Kermit
Willard Paine
Lubbock
Joy
Laura
Monahans
Brenham
Man Dies in One Room House as Gun Found Nearby
Authorities investigated a fatal shooting after a gun with a rifle caliber was found in an open closet in a one room house. A ballistics test in Austin aimed to match the weapon to the fatal bullet. Time of death was about 9 p.m. Wednesday after an autopsy in Midland. The body, found Thursday morning by his father Leandro Lujan, was near the parents’ home. Lujan, born June 4, 1930, in Artesia New Mexico, had lived in Ward County 33 years and worked as a laborer for Cayanosa Construction Co. He is survived by a sister, Augustine Ramez of Wattsville, California.
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Austin
Snelson
Leandro Lujan
Mr. Lujan
Artesia
N. M
Ward County
Cayanosa_ construction company
Augustine Ramez
Wattsville
California
Former City Tech Man and Family Business Link
The text chronicles a man connected to City Tech and a family business from 1952 to 1959, military service, a department store in Lovington, and a career at Fort Stockton Savings and Loan before moving to a Kermit post. It also notes Wall Street’s name origin linked to Peter Stuyvesant and identifies Angela Kay Brister Handlin as a newborn in Columbus Mississippi with grandparents listed.
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Wall Street
New York City
Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
Fred Handlin
Laredo
Monahans
Angela Kay
Columbus
Miss
Leroy Brister
Brister
Karen Handlin
MCC Women Golfers Win At Odessa
Two Monahans women golfers reached finals in their flights at the Women's West Texas Golf tournament at Odessa Country Club. Miss Faula Riley of Odessa College defeated two time champion Charlotte Schultz for the championship. Mrs Betsy Dunagan reached the semifinals in Sixth flight consolation.
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Monahans
West Texas
Odessa Country Club
Bob Franklin
Bertie James
EFC
Monahan
Country Club
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