Sidewalk Project Gets WPA Approval in Monahans
Telegrams from Senator Connally and Congressman Thomason noted by city officials and The Monahans News report approval by the President of a WPA program to build sidewalks curbs and gutters on city property along public thoroughfares with related work including caliche pit operation. The project includes $20 110 in federal funds for labor.
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Senator Connally
Thom Ason
Chamber of Commerce
Monahans News
WPA
City of
Monahans
Monahans Approved for City Sidewalks Project
The president has approved a Works Progress Administration project for construction of sidewalks curbs and gutters across Monahans Texas. Federal funds totaling 20011 for material production and city works will support quarries near the city and related operations.
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Works Progress Administration
City OF Monahans
WPA Work Eligibility Expands in Mona Hans Area
The State office may authorize sidewalks and gutters on private property with owner transfer of right of way to the City. Mayor Hill and Council members say private property cannot be used for WPA work unless ownership transfers occur. A two week wait for action and a planned special meeting discussed. Mrs. Mabel George notes 20 men in Mona Hans and others in nearby towns eligible for work with a sewing room project pending a site.
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State
Hill
State Office
Mabel George
WPA
Monahans
Wickett
Pyote
Lise
George
Anita Stevenson Earns Honor at John Tarleton College
Anita Stevenson, a John Tarleton student in Stephenville Texas, has earned honor student status by placing in the top five percent of her class for the school year. Dean J Thomas Davis praised the achievement as a reflection of the students intelligence effort and preparation.
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Anita Stevenson
Mienahans
Tarleton Stephenville
Texas
Miss Stevenson
Thomas Davis
Mrs Ire Morris and child return from Sayre trip
Mrs Ire M. Morris and her child returned Sunday after a two week vacation to Sayre Oklahoma.
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Ire
M. Morris
Sayre
Oklahoma
Royalty L L Stewart dismissed after medical treatment
Sadie Naomi Elmo and John Lawson of Barstow underwent tonsillectomies Wednesday. Born to Mr and Mrs Jess Harvey an eight and a half pound girl Saturday.
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L. L Stewart
Sadie
Naomi
Elmo
John Lawson
Barstow
Jess Harvey
Fight Result No Surprise To Local Prize Ring Fans
Monahans fight fans accepted the heavyweight title bout results as foregone. The Bee Baron challenged Champion Joe Louis with aggressive exchanges before the effect shifted. Johnny Hutchinson remarked that Ethiopians can handle the Italians here.
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Monahans Fight
Bee Baron
Joe Louis
Johnny Hutchinson
County Values to Remain at Same Figure
County valuations are expected to stay near 21 million dollars this year after a Board of Equalization meeting. Judge Fred Snellson noted shifts from the south Ward field to the north field on the new schedule as oil firms reviewed assessments with county engineer Thomas Y. Pickett and other representatives.
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Fred Snelson
Commissions Court
Oil Company
Supply House
Thomas Y. Pickett
Snellson
South Ward
New Caddy for Dick Bonine Born in Local Hospital
James Richard Bonine, eight pounds one half ounce, arrived last Friday to Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Bonine at a local hospital. The father, a follower of the little white pellet at the local golf patch, joked he will soon have a caddy of his own.
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Dick Bonines
James Richard
R. R. Bonine
City Extends Water Mains With 1000-Foot Pipe Run
More than a mile of new water mains have been laid in Mona, plus thirteen additional fire plugs. This week a 1000 foot 3 12 inch pipe line was laid from a hard water well south of town to the municipal swimming pool under construction. Randall Blackmon, city water superintendent, leads the project.
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Monahans
Randall Blackmon
City Water
Marriage Licenses Listed For Local Couples
James H. Otto and Melba Simpson were issued a license on June 24. Morgan D. Riley and Eileen E. Anderson were issued on June 26. W. B. Winston and Hazel Oleta Walker were issued on June 26. Cecil G. Burnett and Jane Colergany were issued on June 27.
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James H. Otto
Melba Simpson
Morgan D. Riley
Eileen E. Anderson
W. B. Winston
Hazel Oletaalker
Cecil G. Burnett
Jane Colergany
Smashed Golf Ball Destroys Windshield in Golf Course Incident
X. Ray Godfrey drove a golf ball from the first tee at the local course and it struck an approaching car’s windshield. The ball broke both panes after hitting the windshield divider, then bounced back onto the fairway. He called it his most expensive day of golf.
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Godfrey
Mr and Mrs Charles March Plan Fort Worth Return
Mr and Mrs Charles March departed Wednesday evening for Fort Worth and expect to return this week.
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Charles March
Fort Worth
Ena
Menahans Pool Set to Open Before July Says Mayor
City officials report heavy public interest in the pool project as concrete walls for the pool and bath houses go in. A 3 12 inch water line from a southern well, 1100 feet away, is installed and expected to allow early season swimming once the concrete seasoning is completed.
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Monahans
Hill
Things at Coca Cola plant puzzle Abilene visitors
A visitor named Helen Donegan brought back two mysterious living specimens from Abilene that resemble a cross between a fish a horned toad and a lizard. They have been found in Abilene Sweetwater and Big Spring and sent to Austin and Washington for analysis. The two specimens may be viewed at the Coca Cola plant.
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Abilene
Helen Dunagan
Sweetwater
Big Spring
Austin
Washington
Tudor Guilty Of Floating City's De
W B Tudor was found guilty by a six man jury in Monahans of violating the city trash haul and disposal ordinance. He operated without a permit since November, ignoring city licensing and sanitation requirements. Appeal was not filed after the verdict.
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W. B. Tudor
Monahans
Tudor
R. L. Reed
Clark couple back from two week Texas vacation
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Clark returned Wednesday from a two week vacation trip to south and east Texas.
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Kenneth Clark
South
East
Texas
Let's Be Alive On The Fifth Fourth Of July Safety Slogan
The Texas Safety Association urged safety groups and newspapers to adopt "Let's Be Alive on the Fifth" as a nationwide Fourth of July safety slogan. The letter notes the Glorious Fourth has been a fatal period for Texans and calls for weekly effort to reduce drownings fires and traffic deaths through public awareness and agency cooperation.
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Texas Safety Association
Former Local Man Loses Arm In Accident
A. L. Riley, 27, Odessa oil field worker and former A. G. Drilling Company employee, is in critical condition in an Odessa hospital after an automobile crash 14 miles north of Monahans on the Wink highway. R. I. Miller, Texas Electric Service district manager, suffered only scratches and bruises. Both men were hospitalized. Riley moved to Odessa and Miller returned to Midland.
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A. L. Riley
Odessa
A. G. Drilling Company
Monahans
Wink
Riley
R. I. Miller
Texas Electric Service Company
Miller
Wink Hospital
Ricey
Mr. Miller
Midland
Fort Worth Visitors Share Time With Harwell Family
Harold Jr and family visit Mr and Mrs Walter Harwell. Mrs Everetts is identified as a sister of Mrs Harwell, linking extended kin during the gathering.
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Harold, Jr
Walter Harwell
Mrs. Everetts
Mrs. Harwell
Crew removes seven miles of line near town
A crew of 30 men began Monday removing seven miles of inch line from the Gulf Refining Company's pump station north of town through the sand hills to the Shell station east of town. The line will be put into use a grain in the Goldsmith field in Ector county.
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Gulf Refining Company
Sandhills
Shell
Goldsmith
Ector
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs J W Harvey
Mr and Mrs J W Harvey announce the birth of a daughter Sherry Jean on Saturday the 24th at 2 o clock in a local hospital. The baby weighed nine pounds.
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J. W. Harvey
Sherry Jean
Mrs. Hudler Substitutes at Rotary Luncheon Program
Mrs. Frank Hudler pinch hits at a Rotary luncheon with piano music replacing her ill brother-in-law Ira Hudler who was to lead the program. Spud Reynolds notes Rotary wheels to be installed on four town approached highways this week. Roy McKee of Midland attends as a visitor.
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Frank Hudler
Rotary
Ira Hudler
Spud Reynolds
Roy McKee
Midland
R King Coke Returns from El Paso Tuesday
R King Coke came back Tuesday from El Paso after a brief trip.
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R. King Coke
el Paso
Mayor Hill defends $60,000 bond vote for water sewer upgrades
Monahans Mayor E. R. Hill argues for approving a July 8 bond issue to fund a $60,000 water storage expansion and a $30,000 sewer system enlargement. He says current income cannot cover the upgrades and notes the plan could lower future connection charges after completion.
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Hill
Monahans Inventor Entitled To Air Next To Driver
The Monahans News reports G E Robinson auto air conditioner placed beside the driver. State Press defends the placement arguing it safeguards driver comfort and safety, noting cooler condition aids focus and reduces spill hazards if the driver remains undisturbed.
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Monahans
State Press
Dallas News
Monahans News
G. E. Robinson
Mr. Robinson
The
Monhans News
G. E Robinson
Robinson
Grandfalls Lions Plan Boys Program Details
Members of the Grandfalls Lions Club discuss a new boys program including baseball and swimming along with a minstrel show. A father and son luncheon was held Tuesday to outline plans before launching the initiative.
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Grandfaills Lions Club
McMurrys Enjoy East Visit From New York
Dr and Mrs McMurry report they are in New York and enjoying a visit to the East field.
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Mrs. McMurry
New York
Smyers Family Begins Two Week Vacation Tour
W. R. Smyers and family left Wednesday for a two week vacation visiting Galveston Houston Corpus Christi Beaumont Port Arthur Paris and Oklahoma. They will also spend time in Paris with both parents in laws.
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W. R. Smyers
Galveston
Houston
Corpus Christi
Beaumont
Pot. Arthur
Paris
Oklahoma
Mrs. Smyers
Bruton family hit by theft and car trouble headlines weekend
Ollie Bruton faced a rough weekend after a motor bearing failure near Big Spring and a burglary at his store upon returning home from Snyder. He had accompanied his mother to Snyder and retrieved his daughter in German. The incidents left him reeling and opting to stay home for a while.
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Minnie Bruton
Snyder
Ollie
Big Spring
Olie
Public Health Visit Sparks Ward County Unit Discussion
Dr. H. H. Puckett San Angelo district health officer spoke in Monehans this week about establishing a more complete public health unit in Ward County. He met with the Commissioners Court which agreed to take the matter under advisement.
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H. H. Puckett
San Angelo
Monehans
Ward County
Puckett
Commissioners’ Court
Grandfalls Water Bond Sale Efforts Continue
Grandfalls town council remains active on the sale of water bonds as Unseld works on all required papers. Calls for information persist, but no buyers found yet. The board of equalization aims to raise valuations to strengthen the bond issue.
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Grandfalls
Board of Equalization
Weekly Band Concerts Continue in Grandfalls
Sixty students take part in summer music work under director Paul Brannum at the band hall. The group presents a concert every Tuesday night in Grandfalls.
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Grandfalls
Grandfells
Paul Brannum
Suit Challenging Ward County Courthouse Bonds Filed
Ross Carr files new suit attacking the legality of the second removal election and seeking reopening of the November 1937 case. The action targets bond approval procedures, argues the 1937 election was void though the election stood, and aims to delay bond issuance pending court rulings.
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Ward
Supreme Court
Ross Carr
Roy Downey
Grandfall
Monahans
Barstow
Ward County
Cameron
Howard
Crane
Trial Court
Court of Appeals
Commission of Appeals
Sec. A
District Court
J. A. Crane
Charlie H. Miller
Robert Miller
Fred Saeison
F. I. Dyer
Mona
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Monahans, Texas
R. E. Thomason, M. C
John Tarleton
Menahans
Coca Cola
FT. Worth
E. R. Hill
Grandfallls
Lions Plan
Bruton
Ollie Bruton
Grandfalls Water
S. Ross Carr
Miller, Et al
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