Muser Jaycees Build Booth For Basil Love’s Carnival
A report from Monahans notes the Muser and other Jaycees have spent a week constructing a carnival booth in Basil Love’s yard. While discussing, a Siamese cat is mentioned and a joke about advertising as a business expense surfaces. The piece also highlights candy sales rising despite recession and new household gadgets like a dry-weight picnic container and automated fish feeder.
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Muser
Basil Love
Basil
Jaycee
Official Ballots Planned for July Democratic Primary
The newspaper notes printing of official ballots for the July 26 Democratic primary with sample ballots available at 2.00 dollars per 100 by cash on order. Also mentions June 30 issue changes, and local items about a large garden squash and Judge Bob Hamilton seeking the Supreme Court seat with endorsement from the State Bar Association.
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Bob Hamilton
Midland
Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
Monahans
Hamilton
State Bar Association
Appeals Court
Council To Study Water And Budget
City Council meets at 2 p.m. to study the Hogg water field development and the proposed 1957 58 budget. Fiscal agent Joe Smith of First Southwest will discuss issuing bonds. Also on the agenda are downtown parking, annexation of areas near the city, and buying the East A Street school building for a park and recreation center for colored people.
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Hogg
Joe Smith
First Southwest
Annual July 4 Terrapin Derby at Cow Palace
Eighty five entries listed by noon Saturday for the Terrapin Derby scheduled July 4 at the Cow Palace. Sponsor Altar Society of Christ the King Church funds church improvements. Entry fee five dollars. finals winner to receive fifty dollars and a loving cap. At least 150 expected to run. entries accepted up to start time.
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Cow Palace
F. L. Williams
Altar Society of
Christ the King
Two Discoveries Assured In Ward County Fields
Ward County reports two new oil discoveries in the Crawar field with Devonian and Delaware oil. Edwin L. Cox and Chambers Kennedy Midland No 1 Ed wards flowed 119.5 barrels in 8 12 hours at 6 450 to 6 480 feet, thirteen miles southeast of Monahans. Tradewinds Oil Co Midland No 1 Miller flowed 117 barrels in 24 hours at 4 850 to 4 860 feet, three miles south of Barstow.
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Ward County
Crawar
Edwin L. Cox
Chambers & Kennedy
Midland
Edwards
Monahans
Delaware
Barstow
Tradewinds Oil Co
H&tc
Cabot safe in ruling on employee committees by appeals court
The Fifth Circuit ruled Cabot's employee committees are not illegal company unions. The decision holds a bona fide undominated employee management committee may exist outside labor organizations, enabling direct mutual discussion without undermining any right to bargain. Background traces to NLRB charges in 1956 and a 1943 context.
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United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
New Orleans
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Cabot
Thelrb
Central Committee
Hugh “Buck” Burdette
Court of Appeals For
Congress
Funeral services here Thursday for Mrs L H Nutt
Funeral services will be held Thursday for Mrs Eula Nutt who died in a Bellingham Washington hospital. She was born November 27 1879 in Fort Worth and married L H Nutt in 1906. The couple later lived in Barstow and Monahans before he became postmaster. Interment will be in Monahans Cemetery beside her husband. Survivors include two sons a daughter and two grandchildren.
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Eula Nutt
Bellingham
Wash
Earl Estes
Nutt
Texas Tech hosts 29 high school scholars in summer physics course
Among the attendees at the Texas Tech summer physics institute are 29 intellectually oriented high schoolers. Robert Morris Howard of Monahans stands out as a football letterman and track athlete active in radio and student leadership. The group balances academics with sports, clubs, church work, and government interest as they study the field and explore related activities.
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Lubbock
America
Texas Tech
Robert Morris Howard
Monahans
Stanley Winter
Odessa
Beatrice Young
Andrews
Robert M. Howard
American Legion Installation Set With Dinner Tonight
The local American Legion Post will hold its annual officer installation Tuesday at the Legion Hut. A 7 p.m. covered dish supper precedes the 8 p.m. installation and business meeting. New officers include Jack R. Smith as commander Buck Prather first vice commander Elvis Williams second vice commander Fred McGloughin finance officer Jim Boler sergeant at arms H B Moore chaplain Walt Barrett adjutant and Scooter Murphy historian. Sixth District Commander Monte Goode is expected to attend along with many guests.
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Jack R. Smith
Buck Prather
Elvis Williams
Fred McGlouphin
Jim Boler
H. B. Moore
Walt Barrett
Scooter Murphy
Floyd Smith Flown to Houston for Heart Operation
Floyd Smith of 605 S Eric was flown Sunday afternoon to Houston for a delicate operation on a ruptured heart blood vessel. He was taken to Wink then aboard a 14th Medical Air Transport plane from San Antonio to Houston. Smith is a pusher for Richardson Oils.
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Floyd Smith
Houston
S. Eric
Smith
Wink
14Th Medical Air Transport
San Antonio
False alarm at Monahans fire call on S Allen
Monahans firefighters responded to 1306 South Allen around 5 30 pm Friday but the alarm proved false.
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Monahans
S. Allen
Supreme Court Denies Writ In Election Suit
The Supreme Court refused Herman Boroughs' writ of error in the Boroughs Williamson election contest for precinct 3, Ward County. The court acted for want of jurisdiction, with Boroughs given until July 3 to perfect an appeal. The 19 month dispute began with District Judge Starley ruling Williamson favored, then Appeals Court first for Boroughs, then reversing to treat as an election contest.
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Supreme Court
Herman _ Borough
O. O
Shorty
Williamson
Ward County
Tom White
Boroughs
Abilene
Court of Civil Appeals
White
District Court
J. H. Starley
Trash Hauling Begins Today In Clean-up Drive
City and County trucks with paid volunteers started Operation Pick-up the Clean-up Campaign by the Civic Improvement Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Residents are urged to have trash ready today as crews will work through most of the week to finish a thorough cleanup.
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Civic Improvement Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Dick Hoyer
Six New Families Move To Monahans In A Week
Six new families moved to Monahans in the past week per local utility lists. Names listed include Henry J. Teague, Ralph Fogelman, L. E. Edwards, Farr Addition residents, J. P. McNeme, and others with street addresses in Monahans.
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Monahans
Henry J. Teague
E. Eric
Ralph Fogelman
S. Dwight Cecil Branch
W. 6Th
L. E. Edwards
Farr
E. T. Murphy
S. Carol
J. P. McNeme
N. Allen
Grand Jury Impaneled for 143rd District Court June Term
Sixteen Ward County residents are summoned to report at 9:30 a.m. Monday June 30 for Grand Jury duty signaling the opening of the new June term. Names listed include Monahans residents Mrs. E. E Watt Ira Hudler Lewis Jones Joe Goodwin and Fern Tatum Barstow entrants R W Burkholder Lloyd Smith Grandfalls Chester Taggart George Bentley Pyote Bluford Thornton Wright Chrane Wickett residents F O White C E Cullum Mrs. E. T. Smith and C H Baker Royalty resident Ed Henderson.
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Ward County
143Rd District Court
Monahans
E. E Watt
Ira Hudler
Lewis Jones
Joe Goodwin
Fern Tatum
Barstow
R. W. Burkholder
Lloyd Smith
Grandfalls
Chester Taggart
George Bentley
Pyote
Bluford Thornton
Wright Chrane
Wickett
F. O. White
C E. Cullum
Mrs. E. T. Smith
C. H. Baker
Royalty
Ed Henderson
Carrie E. Lewis Dies in Dallas Mother of Sam Lewis
Mrs. Carrie E. Lewis of Dallas, mother of Sam Lewis of Monahans, died of a heart attack around noon Sunday. Funeral services set for 10 am Tuesday at Sanger Church of Christ, Dallas, with burial at Rosemont Cemetery, Wichita Falls. Dudley Hughes Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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Carrie E. Lewis
Dallas
Sam Lewis
Monahans
Sanger Church of Christ
Rosemount Cemetery
Wichita Falls
Dudley Hughes
Super Value Day Planned in Mona Hans Week
Next Tuesday July 1 will be Super Value Day again in Mona Hans. The Retail Trade Committee of the Chamber of Commerce has alerted merchants and a fine array of bargains is expected. Watch Monday’s issue of the News for your best Super Values.
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the News
Monahans
The
Chamber of Commerce
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Monahans Muser
George Swindie
Thornton
George
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A. E. Avants
Buster
Lynde
Council
Ward Fields
Court of Appeals
Cabot Southwestern
Bob MccQuiddy
Labor Organization
L. H. Nutt
Bob Howard
MHS Radio Club
American Legion
Legion
Monte Goode
Richardson Oils
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