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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1975
Page
1
Readers are urged to pick up the Medical Project '76 questionnaire in this issue or back papers. Provide constructive comments on improving medical services. Submit forms to the News or other listed addresses.
Monahans merchants plan a three day Moonlight Madness sales event with doors opening at 6 p.m. offering deep discounts on clothing cameras tires and more through Wednesday. The promotion by local stores and the Chamber of Commerce encourages buying local to boost the economy and jobs.
The annual Monahans Jaycee Carnival runs five days July 8 through 12 at Estes Field east parking lot. New booths add skill tests and games while the Treasure Chest nightly prizes include a dishwasher and a Citizen Band radio. Gene Ledel Shows Inc of Fort Worth returns with rides of various sizes and speeds.
The publication will be closed Friday July 4 for holiday observance. July 3 issue and July 7 issue will be published. Advertisers must submit plans by July 3 if possible and call 943-4313 for information. Meetings and classified ad deadlines shift to Thursday at 5 p.m.
City of Monahans faces a tax revenue drop as oil property values fall by 1.64 million dollars for 1975-76, offset by an increase in real estate values and sales tax gains. Oil values drop to 2.3246 million with a total valuation decline of 819,155, while the real estate gain helps limit the real tax loss to 12,288 dollars under a 1.50 rate on 55 percent of value.
U S Congressman Richard White of El Paso will visit Monahans for about two and a half hours on Tuesday as part of a district wide swing during the July 4 recess. He arrives about 9 a m and will meet residents at downtown businesses and media offices with informal talks at local banks and the Texas Room.
An eight hour in service school in Crime Prevention for Officers in Monahans and Ward County will be held today sponsored by the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission and the local police department. Buck Luttrell crime prevention coordinator for the PBRPC will be the Continued on Page 2.
Directors declare a $1 per share cash dividend to stockholders of record at the June meeting. The total payout amounts to $24,000, reported by vice president Paul Corby as the first dividend paid this year.
Dan Gibbs invites drummers and flutists to join the Monahans Community Band. Rehearsals occur Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. in the MHS Band Hall with about 50 musicians. the group, mostly former students, plays marches popular tunes and older songs and seeks players to fill gaps.
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