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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1966
Page
1
Richard Hoyer reports on Shoes, a Mona Hans run charity financed by local residents that outfits children who lack shoes. Last year 58 pairs were provided, this year 82, with $477.54 spent. Local eateries and the Riding and Roping Club support youth activities, while Little League and Pony League signs show firm community backing and local business buying supports.
The Chamber of Commerce announces the annual Green Thumb Exhibit to be held July 8 in the Reddy Room of Texas Electric, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free with no entry fee. Ward County residents of all ages are urged to enter fruits vegetables and flowers. groups like 4-H and Desert Sands Garden Club plus individuals will exhibit. Edd Cox chairs the agriculture committee. Texas Electric Service Co will host homemaker demonstrations and pesticides will be shown.
Two Oklahoma State University zoologists collected four lizard species in Sand Hills State Park West Texas. They described leopard like lizards, a small tan variety with no spots, and noted unusual jumping, fly feeding, group behavior, and tracks resembling snakes after rain. Park staff call lizards beneficial for cleanup.
Barstow's water system undergoes a $136 000 reconstruction by Clyde Construction Co of Odessa. The project shifts supply from local wells to Pecos water fields with a five week tie-in and bonds financed by user revenue over 40 years at four percent.
Thunderstorms Friday and Saturday boosted the year's rainfall to 8.11 inches. John Rogers measured 0.66 inches on Friday night, while Saturday's total was not listed. The weekend total surpasses the same point last year when Monahans had 6.59 inches as of June 21.
Brother Bob Thrift, former Monahans area pastor now serving in Houston, will preach each evening at 7 30 at Bethany Baptist Church 308 S Helen daily Monday through Friday in June 2024. Morning services begin Tuesday at 10 00 and continue through Friday.
Kathy Bruton Billy McKesson top hands as All Around Girls in multiple age groups and Ray Cooper the All Around Boy. Bobby Campbell and George Paern earn 13 15 and 16 19 titles respectively. Other results include barrel races breakaway and bull riding with numerous juniors named for top finishes.
The calendar declares tomorrow, June 21, as the start of summer and the longest day of the year, correcting a junior's mistaken belief that summer began with school’s end.
Tom White and Holt Magee, court appointed attorneys for Delbert Winston Jones, had a motion for a new trial denied in 143rd District Court. Jones was convicted of the November 19 murder of Martha Garcia and charged with her husband’s killing. The court ruled the new criminal code allows the sentence choice by the judge, not the jury, and the motion was struck down. An appeal is anticipated.
The board completed the athletic head coach table for next year naming Ronnie Huckabee as basketball head, James Segrest track coach, Gary Hinds baseball head, Darrell Walker tennis, Wanda Koonce girls tennis, and Mrs. Kyle Ellis volleyball. Cafeteria prices rise for grades 1-8 to 40 cents and grades 9-12 and adults to 50 cents. A 1951 school bus was sold to Monahans Tennage Baseball League, and property sales on South Betty and West Sixth were approved. resignations accepted. teachers appointed for fall courses listed. summer school enrollment noted. payroll bills approved at 21 607.60.
Grandfalls Lions Club elected W. O. Walker president and installed officers for the current term. Rev. Glenn Hutton, Jack Higginbotham, and Joe Sharpnack became vice presidents. Gary Sanderford is secretary-treasurer with Marion Brooks. Ed Martin is lion tamer. S. S. Patterson and Clyde Benson are directors. Cindy Lasiter is club sweetheart.
AP report describes Southwestern Bell's use of a line identification detector and a yellow plug to trap anonymous nuisance callers. The system delays tapping, records voice patterns, and alarms the office to identify the origin while keeping the line private.
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