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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1973
Page
2
When making sandwiches ahead cover them with a damp cloth and refrigerate. To remove chokes from artichokes use a serrated curved grapefruit knife. The juice of a medium lemon yields about 2 tablespoons. Red wines are usually served at room temperature and white wines are usually chilled.
Gas royalty interests in the county jump from 5.77 million to 7.41 million, a 1.6 million increase since 1972, while oil royalties slip from 3.29 million to 3.22 million. Total 1/8 royalty interests reach 10.902 million after state deductions as utilities and plants drive a 4.19 million overall uptick. In Missouri, Onondaga Cave tours feature a new song playlist from the film Tom Sawyer guiding visitors.
A checklist for recreational vehicle owners stresses advance packing, securing heavy items, checking weight limits, and overestimating loads. It urges proper tire inflation, thorough mechanical checks, right side driving, and carrying a survival kit for wilderness risks. The piece also notes a Santa Fe chamber music festival starting summer with multiple concerts, including a Navajo Reservation event and attendance by Georgia O Keeffe.
The Monahans News prints a message of gratitude from the family of Mrs. Ella V. Smith thanking friends for support during their mother’s passing. Signed by Taggart and family members including C. Pearson Cooper Tom Kelley Beverly Boase A.G. Adair Pam Blanchard Marian Lary Mr. and Mrs. Chester.
A May 16 Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee meeting called on the Commissioners Court to request another hearing on the Wink cutoff project. The plan requires broad attendance and may include chartering an aircraft. Attending from Monahans were County Judge Chester Taggart, City Manager Jack Forga, Chamber Manager Joe Corby, Clayton Tatum, Jack Grant, Trey Edwards and others with groups from Winkler County and Fort Stockton.
The board estimates 400 for repainting yellow taxiway lines and white runway marks. 350 for mesquite brush removal and fence repair plus 250 for a gas pit fire extinguisher. They urge council to seek federal or state aid for runway resurfacing and to establish a direct Wink flight service connection. Joined by McShane and others, they commend Airport Manager Anderson and Swarb and back West Texas Airways cooperation.
Funeral services were held Friday in Eastland for Mrs. R.M. Susie Cole who died last Wednesday at a Kingsville Hospital. She was the sister of Mrs. Doyle Hubbard and Mrs. W. M. Boyett both of Monahans.
Funeral services for 73 year old Murphy Johnson were held today at 10 a.m. at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home in Odessa. He was a former Monahans resident who moved to Odessa in 1951 and was a member of the First Christian Church and a Mason. Burial followed at 4 p.m. in Alpine Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were pending for Mr. and Mrs. Ned Wooley of Odessa and formerly Monahans after their twin engine plane crashed in a Chihuahua thunderstorm en route to El Paso. Officials from Mexico investigated the crash Friday. Mr Wooley headed Wooley Tool Manufacturing Division of Chromally American Corporation.
Funeral rites were held Sunday at 3 30 p m at First United Methodist Church Albany for Mrs Josephine Opelia Culp 75 of 1209 S Calvin with burial in Albany Cemetery She died Thursday June 14 at 11 30 p m in Ward Memorial Hospital after a three day illness She was born November 24 1897 in Palo Pinto County She was a Methodist and a member of Toyah Eastern Star Survivors include two daughters Creola McNeeley Monahans and Dew Gay Patterson Cucamonga California a son William Culp Big Lake a sister Buford Hogue Hobbs New Mexico 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren
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