Linda Pearce Departs for German Summer Program
Linda Pearce, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Pearce of 807 South James, leaves Midland at 10:07 AM for a two month stay in Rheinland-Pfalz as part of the American Field Service Summer Program. She will live with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Koch and aims to enhance goodwill between the U S and other free nations while pursuing music studies at North Texas State University.
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Monahans
Midland Air Terminal
Linda Pearce
John R. Pearce
South James
Otto Koch
Rheinland-Pfalz
Germany
United States
Free World
Linda
Seven Seas
AFS
Sam Zweiger
Budget hearing urged to sway town toward city status
A community column urges residents to attend today’s budget hearing at 2 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce building to support progress and cityhood, noting many will oppose and calling for balanced turnout and factual reporting of the meeting.
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Chamber of Commerce
Two Injured In Friday Morning Collision Near Cliff's No 2
Two occupants of a two door sedan were hospitalized after their car rammed a tractor trailer near Cliff's No 2 on East Sealy at about 5 50 Friday morning. Mr and Mrs Robert Maxey Hunt of El Paso were listed injured and their 10 month old child in the rear seat was uninjured. The truck driver Connie Watson Smith of Kermit awaited the public report.
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Robert Maxey Hunt
el Paso
Cliff's No. 2
East Sealy
Connie Watson Smith
Kermit
Monahans Entrant Linda Powers Picks Miss West Texas Pageant
Linda Powers 18 and Monahans High School graduate was chosen by local Jaycees as Monahans representative for the Miss West Texas Pageant in Odessa July 3 and 4. She is sponsored by First State Bank of Monahans and will perform a dramatic reading as her talent.
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Linda
Monahans High School
Odessa College
First Baptist Church
North Texas State University
Linda Powers
Jaycees
Monahans
Odessa Jaycees
Miss Powers
J. R. Powers
West Second
First State Bank of
Texas Tech
Kemp Child Accident Fatality in Midland
Joe Bill Kemp a 5 year old son of Mr and Mrs Joe Kemp of Monahans died after a head on collision west of Midland. Their car collided with a Midland man W Farrells vehicle. Jenna Lee Kemp 3 was listed in poor condition along with Mr and Mrs Kemp. The Kemps own Deluxe Cleaners on South Main. Funeral details not available.
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Joe Bill Kemp
Joe Kemp
Monahans
Midland
Midland Mefemorial Hospital
Kemps
Oklahoma
Kemp
W. Farrell
Farrell
Jenna Lee Kemp
Midland Hospital
South Main
ZIP Code Numbers Expanded for Local Mail Handling
Postmaster W R Shelton provides new ZIP Code guidance for Monahans and nearby towns. Letters to Monahans for Monahans delivery or to Grandfalls or Royalty require no ZIP, while all other destinations need the ZIP. ZIPs listed: Monahans 79756 Grandfalls 79742 Royalty 79779 Wickett 79788 Pyote 79777.
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the News
W. R. Shelton
Monahans
Pyote
Do It Now Signs Fall After Cashier Loots Firm
A business executive hung many signs reading Do It Now but the scheme collapsed when the cashier ran off with $20,000, the accountant eloped with the efficient secretary, three clerks demanded raises, and the office staff enlisted in the Navy.
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Navy
Former Grandfalls Mayor James R. Wills Funeral
Services for James R. Wills age 61 were held Friday at 10 a.m. from Hubbard Kelle y Chapel Odessa. A retired Grandfalls druggist and early 1940s mayor, he died at home in Odessa. Burial was in Monahans Cemetery with Grandfalls Masonic Lodge conducting the graveside rites.
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Hubbard-Kelley Chapel
Odessa
James R. Wills
Grandfalls
Local Men Buy Bum Gibbins Well Service
L. E. Sloan and Alex Bus ter Crabtree of Monahans have bought the J P Bum Gibbins Well Service business and equipment in Monahans and Kermit. Gibbins liquidated after 28 years serving West Texas and New Mexico oil fields to allow employee buy in. The new owners will operate Monahans and Kermit plants as Buster Well Service Inc.
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L. E. Sloan
Alex ‘‘Buster’’ Crabtree
Monahans
J. P. “Bum
Gibbins Well Service Busi
Gibbins
West Texas
New Mexico
Kermit
Buster Well Service, Inc
Newcomers List Nine Welcomed to Mona City
Nine newcomers are welcomed to the City of Mona with this issue. The list includes E. N. Dossey at 515 N. Alice, Eddie Thornhill at 1005 S. Allen, W. R. Barnhart at 310 Wilth, George W. Finch on W. Highway 80, E. J. Butalla at 607 S. Dwight, Ken Williamson at 1000 S. Harry, Donald R. Burns at 903 S. Eric, Billy Vogel at 901 A S. Main, and Raymond Ellison at 800 E. 3rd.
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Monahans
E. N. Dossey
N. Alice
Eddie Thornhill
S. Allen
W. R. Barnhart
Wilth
George W. Finch
W. Highway
E. J. Butalla
S. Dwight
Ken Williamson
S. Harry
Donald R. Burns
S. Eric
Billy Vogel
A S. Main
Raymond Ellison
Bobby Yeates Named Distinguished Student at Texas A&M
Bobby Yeates former Mona Hans boy and high school grid star earns Distinguished Student recognition at Texas A&M He is the son of Mrs Mary Yeates and will receive his geology engineering degree in August.
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Bobby Yeates
Monahans
Texas A&m
Bobby
Mary Yeates
Forty Two Teams Compete in Monahans Sandblast Fiesta
John Wheeler of Monahans and Ken Arnold of Pecos top the first annual Sandblast Fiesta member guest event with a 58 front nine 12 under par. Forty two teams played in hot windy conditions. one player Robert Kirkpatrick of Sherman suffered a heat stroke and was hospitalized after nine holes.
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John Wheeler
Monahans
Ken Arnold
Pecos
Robert Kirkpatrick
Sherman
Charlie Baker
Slick Sligh
Jim Beam
Dave Hutchins
John Kramer
Coy Cee-Wayne Hodges
Bob Russell
Bill Pounds
Odessa
Johnny Jordan
Dan Blair
Wheeler
Arnold
Sligh
Beam
Hutchins
Kramer
Coe
Hodges
Russell
Pounds
City Council Sets Budget Hearing Amid Old City Hall Battle
The City Council meets at 2 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce building with a short agenda. The Budget Hearing draws many opponents of tearing down the old city hall for a modern Administrative Wing and new fire station work. bids on slurry seal for streets and a loop road west of the city are slated.
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Chamber of Commerce
Estes
Correction notice on editor letter wording
The News corrects a Thursday Letter to the Editor error. The line about criminal misuse of public monies with documentation should have stated without documentation. The error is acknowledged and regret expressed.
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Bill Lee
the News
Former Monahans youth in critical condition after wreck
Kelly Joe Cooper 22, a former Monahans boy, remained in critical condition at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth late Sunday after an automobile accident early Saturday morning.
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Kelly Joe Cooper
Monahans
Harris Hospital
Ft. Worth
Equalization Board to Meet Thursday
The City Board of Equalization will be in session Thursday June 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce Building and all persons with city tax problems are invited to be present regardless of notice.
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City Board of Equalization
Chamber of Commerce
Congressman's Questionnaire Prompts Public Opinion Study
Congressman Ed Foreman mailed more than 100000 copies of a yes or no questionnaire on issues before Congress. The paper notes the questions oversimplify complex matters and suggests adding a letter explaining answers. The items include taxes, deficits, urban transit, education aid, Medicare, Cuba, foreign aid, agriculture, Guadalupe Peak taxes, and salt cedar removal.
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Ed Foreman
Congress
Cuba
Guadalupe Peak
Pecos River
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