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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1972
Page
1
At Tesco teddy Room a meeting is planned tonight for forming a Tennis Association with Coach Perry Coursey urging support and attendance. Also notes a rodeo week, summer baseball action, and a track program led by Coach Lowell Bishop at Andrews with potential strong showings all summer.
Joe Corby at the Chamber of Commerce seeks high school students for summer jobs. Visit Smoky at the chamber for assistance with bills and summer work opportunities.
The city recorded about .07 of an inch of rain early Saturday after a light shower Friday. Earlier in the month rain has made June notably damp, bringing the total to 2.26 inches with much more anticipated toward the 12 inch mark.
Ward County hosts the eighth annual AJRA rodeo with about 250 entrants from Arizona and Louisiana. A dance by the Permian Playboys closes the event at the County Coliseum. Winners earn scholarships and buckles, with finals set for Big Lake in August. Roddy McCullough was injured with a broken arm after a bull stepping incident.
The City Council in a special Thursday session approved Mobil Oil’s request for a drilling permit in the Hogg Ranch Water Field. A company representative presented a $1,000 permit fee to the council as the meeting addressed an urgent deadline before the regular June 27 meeting.
Monahans opens a one acre lake test site to prove Dowell sealant efficacy. First 24 hours show minimal seepage .07 ft and evaporation, with expansion needed for full effectiveness. The 60 day test targets three inches seepage avoidance before full 15 acre lake construction and 55 acre park follow.
A Social Security representative will visit Monahans at the Community Center on six Wednesdays from July to September. Sessions run 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on July 5 and 19, August 16 and 30, and September 13 and 27. The visits cover payments enrollment and related questions.
A free tuberculin skin test will be available today at the County Nurse's office in Monahans Community Center 400 S. Bruce from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Nurses Nora Williams and Pearl Cobb will administer the tests, with a reading set for June 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. to review results.
Ward County district court filings rose six percent in 1971 to 303 cases, with 79 criminal and 224 civil matters. Judge J. H. Starley presides over Ward, Loving, and Reeves counties. The court disposed 280 cases and had 660 pending at year end. Statewide, 245 district courts saw a seven percent rise to 278,338 cases, with one fourth criminal, and 51 percent disposed. The record notes a guilty plea rate of 47 percent in 1971 for the defendant.
CommuniCable awaits FCC action on a temporary permit to import Dallas channels 13 and 39 through West Texas Microwave. President Lawrence Flinn sought help from Senators Bentsen and Tower and Representative White, but no contact with Flinn or local manager Ron Saling has occurred. Saling reports ongoing work in Monahans with focus on Kermit as the main completion area.
Pam Randolph of Wickett won a second place red ribbon at the State 4-H Food Show at Texas A&M for her Carrot Cake entry. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Randolph.
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