Monahans Guardsmen Prepare for Fort Hood Training Camp
About 55 Monahans National Guardsmen depart 6 30 a m Sunday by bus for Fort Hood for a 24 day summer training program under 2nd Lt Gayle Watt. The unit 1st Platoon Troop A 1st Re con 124th Armor of the 36th Division will take part in nine days of field training and operate mortars as part of the drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans National Guardsmen
Fort Hood
Gayle Watt
Monahans
124Th Armor
36Th Division
Texas National Guard
Opps End Of News Highlights Local Oddities
County Attorney John Howze faces his first cavity scare in a light local note. Willie McDade grows a 15 inch Coco Relle squash on East B Street. County hospital air conditioning gets a new compressor after years of trouble. This week’s vacationers favor mountainous or seaside getaways with a humorous regional verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie McDade
McDade Janitorial Service
East B Street
Willie
Toon Estes
Mrs Louella Graham Observes 85th Birthday
Mrs Louella Graham spent her eighty fifth birthday in bed after a recent illness. Friends sent gifts and flowers during her illness and she asked The News to publish a note of thanks to those who showed kindness including the ladies of the Methodist Church for a gladioli basket and others for flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louella Graham
Methodist Church
Dollar Day Plans Set for Monahans Merchants
Dollar Day Tuesday and Wednesday July 7 8 will be Dollar Days in Monahans. Merchants advertise to have a copy ready by Wednesday July 1. Most local firms close Saturday July 4 and no News issue Thursday July 2. Merchants offer summer days at prices in line with temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Final Report on Water Project in Monahans
A 850 gallon per minute well at Hogg Ranch meets city needs per A F Daniel special engineer. Lane-Wells under contract to supply 1000 gpm faces penalties for shortfall. Reservoir completion delayed to late week with $50 daily penalties for late work by Bering Co. City engineers monitor progress and report satisfactory system pressure up to 50 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogg Ranch
A. F. Daniel
Monahans
Lane-Wells Co
Daniel
Lane-Wells
Bering Co
Carl Maxwell
Pool Opens After Algae Cleaning and New Chlorinator
The pool was closed for algae cleaning per operator Stanley Smith. A new gas type chlorinator will stop algae, and the pool should reopen this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Smith
Scout Day Camp Offers Archery and Cooking for Girls
Girl Scout Day Camp at Gulf Camp five miles north of town offers archery instruction each morning by Mr and Mrs T V Longbotham along with hiking cook-outs outdoor crafts flag ceremonies and song fests. The camp runs 745 am to 2 pm through Friday June 26 with one overnight planned for older girls led by camp director Mrs C G Myers and assisted by local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Gulf
T. V. Longbotham
C. G. Myers
Robbie Ramsey
Mesdames Ray Hill
W. B. Anderson
R. E. White
Bill Taylor
B. I. Rhoades
G. H. Henson
O. W. Sparks
George Gannaway
W. L. Stubblefield
R. J. McDaniel
Melvin Reynolds
Charles Clark Attends VFW Convention in Austin
Charles Clark served as delegate from the Butler-Rowland-Locke-Hayes Post No. 4004 to the thirty-ninth annual Veterans of Foreign Wars convention held in Austin from Thursday to Monday. The event drew 1053 registered attendees. O. E. Barker of Pecos was installed District 25 Commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Clark
Austin
O. E. Barker
Pecos
Marine Sergeant William O'Dell Stationed in Germany
Marine Sergeant William R O'Dell is stationed in Frankfurt Germany after graduation from the Embassy school in Arlington VA He serves as a guard at the American Consulate in Frankfurt He is the son of Mr and Mrs Clarence ODell of 1122 S Doris Avenue Monahans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R O'Dell
Frankfurt
Germany
Arlington
O'Dell
Clarence O'Dell
S. Doris Avenue
Monahans
Citywide Holiday Halts July 2 Edition
The News will not publish on Thursday July 2 due to Independence Day holiday and heat. Many merchants with ads in the June 29 issue will keep bargain prices through the week.
Monahans Commended For Its Water System And Fire Department
A State Board of Insurance letter praised Monahans fire department and equipment as in excellent condition. Commissioner George C. Hawley congratulated the chief and crew for their good work and noted progress with the water system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Fire Department
State Board of Insurance
City of
George C. Hawley
Monahans Council Approves Tentative 1959-60 Budget
City officials approve a tentative budget keeping the 1959-60 tax rate. The general fund gains 27 000 and the system fund 39 000 with offsetting revenues. Major items include police staffing street work master plan and sanitation equipment plus water rate driven gains.
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Monahans
Nor
System Fund
General Fund
Commissioners Study Plan To Aid Monahans Youth Center
The Monahans Commissioners Court debates county support for the Youth Center program with legal review by County Attorney Howze and considers a possible lease or deed arrangement tied to property ownership by the City. The panel also weighs a Jaycees lease request for a nearby site and ponders future similar needs while approving expenses and a pipeline easement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners Court
Monahans Youth Center
John Howze
Jaycees
Monahans Community Center
Chamber of Commerce
Williamson
Dr Teddy J Whitmire Opens Monahans Practice
Dr Teddy J Whitmire, recent Texas Chiropractic College graduate, opens a Monahans practice with Dr W L Fausett at 105 E 4th St. He held multiple student leadership roles including president of the student body and junior national chiropractic association. He and his wife Pat and daughter Tami Jo live on the Grandfalls Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy J. Whitmire
Texas Chiropractic College
San Antonio
Monahans
W. L Fausett
E. 4Th Street
Chiropractic College
Odessa College
Tarleton State
Sul Ross State College
Whitmire
Pat
Tami Jo
Grandfalls Highway
DWI Plea Leads to Jail Fine and License Suspension
Juan Marquez Castro of Ker mit pled guilty to a DWI in County Court on Monday. He received three days in jail a $50 fine and a six month license suspension. Eurebio Meraz Pisana of Odessa entered a not guilty plea at examining trial with bond set at $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Marquez Castro
Kermit
Estes
Eurebio Meraz Pisana
Odessa
Jaycees to sponsor Sandhills Relays next spring
The Monahans Junior Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Sandhills Relays at Mona hans High School next spring. Ken Welch says trophies and awards will be provided, with Ray Pope coordinating school events. The meet will remain open to A and AA schools in West Texas and the Permian Basin. The Jaycees will share carnival proceeds with the Jaycee-Ettes and members planned booth work after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans High School
Monahans Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jayceees
Ray Pope
Ken Welch
Jaycee
Jaycees
Pope
West Texas
Permian Basin
Entries Still Pour In For Monahans Terrapin Derby July Fourth
Jim Ape Still Favored as entries roll in for the Monahans Terrapin Derby set for July 4 at 5 p m in the County Cow Palace. An entry fee of 5 00 is charged by the Catholic Church ladies to fund a new church building and sponsors include Village Villain Village Food Market Honey Bunch Jo-Lynn Shoppe and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Cow Palace
Ladies of the Catholic Church
Monahans
Village Food Market
Honey Bunch
Jo-Lynn Shoppe
Dirty Dalton
Tipton’s Men's Shop
Holcomb Skelly Station
Monahans Reproduction
Dillon
Earl McGill
First State Bank
Cone Jewelers
Speed Demon
Claude's Grocery
Jack Pot
Buffalo Drilling Co
Hollis Truck Line
Flashbulb Floogie
Pinkerton
Lickety Split
Asher’s Furniture
Hot Tip
Western Company
Shortcut Sam
Honda Drilling Co
Long Gone
Permilan Mud Service
Lightning Louie
SHK Drilling Co
Money Grabber
Chestnut Well Service
Poison Pete
Stanley Nunley
Jim Webb
Guided Missile
Blount Drilling Co
Million Dollar Baby
Wackers
Starfire
Bruton's Jewelry
Local Boy Scouts Attend Summer Camps In West Texas
About 50 scouts from five troops in Monahans and Wickett will attend camps this summer. nearly 1,000 boys are expected at Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch in the Davis Mountains and about 500 at Camp Ed Murphy on Lake J. B. Thomas. The camps offer an 80 by 40 foot swimming pool and activities including horseback riding archery rifle marksman ship skeet shooting nature lore and scouting skills. Staff includes doctors lifeguards and instructors. Troop 143 from Monahans First Presbyterian Church with 15 members will go to Camp Murphy returning next Saturday. Troop 69 from Gulf Oil and Wickett Refining with 14 members will go to the Ranch for a week starting Sunday. Troop 117 from the Oddfellows will depart July 5 for the Ranch. Additional scouts from Troop 63 Methodist Church and Troop 116 Monahans Volunteer Fire Department will join one camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans and
Wickett
Buffalo Trail
Davis Mountains
Ed Murphy
Lake
J. B. Thomas
Camp Murphy
Monahans First Presbyterian Church
Billy Wilson
Karl Shelton
Leaird Meadows
Davey Reagan
Mike Young
John Young
Don Croft
Eddie Christenson
Albert Hill
Ronnie James
John Wood
Hal Croft
van Elrod
Tommy McNealy
Gene Graham
Bob Croft
Gulf On and Wickett Refining
Billy Randolph
Roy Crowson
Leland Miller
Mike Smith
Abie Hernandez
Albert Hernandez
Stanley Smoots
Larry Crume
Ronnie Money
Joe Rodriguez
Tommy Smith
Scott Moshier
Scotty Snead
Shorty) Smith
the Oddfellows
Jerry Kirby
Dan Stanton
Lowell Thompson
Carl Thompson
C. A. Blount
Ray Dawson
Larry Hicks
Sammy Johnson
Scout Ranch
Claude Edgin
Methodist Church
Monahans Volunteer Fire Department
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Troop 18
Katheryn White
Susan Marie Hill
Doris Jones
Willie Snelson
Betty Knott
Nancy McAnally
John
VFW
Sgt
William O'Dell
City
Morris Howard
Brackettville
Trans - Western Pipe Line Company
Dr. Whitmire
NEW Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
5Th
6Th
Dwight and
Erie Streets
Henry Haupt
Jaycee-Ettes
Jim Ape
Boy
Lake Site
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