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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1978
Page
1
A brief statement asserts social harmony and order with no riots floods strikes or racial tensions reported or implied in the current context. The note emphasizes peaceful conditions across communities and institutions.
Jeff Patton of Niceville Florida wins Texas Monthly March contest with a business name using Texas town puns. First prize tied to a line about Look Monahans, reflecting local towns in familiar phrases amid Tornado publicity and city leadership events drawing statewide attention to Monahans.
Texas Municipal League President Dick Hoyer will head a 75 member delegation of mayors and city officials to Washington D C. Meetings with Representatives and Senators are set to discuss urban policy under President Carter. Hoyer criticizes proposed federal reform of home rule as bureaucratic overreach affecting Texas cities.
Wickett announces a 7 pm town hall meeting at the Community Center to discuss Certificates of Deposit for financing a new lift station and potential revenue sharing funds. At the last council meeting Mrs. J C Howorth was appointed election judge per Mayor Bob Lee.
Ward County youth showcased animals and talents in the annual 4-H Horse Show drawing over 130 entries. Odessa judge Maurice Black presided as Shelly McShane earned the Senior All-Around trophy, Keven McShane won Junior Division, and Kevin Deavers topped the Inexperienced class. McShane also claimed the Showmanship Buckle, while Wayne Wood won the Production Buckle.
Ten door prizes awarded at the 4 H Ranch Breakfast last Friday awarded free barbecue dinners. Winners include D. Hall Cecil White Eldon Woodruff Don Finley Mrs Alis Hunt Patsy Murphee Doug Lindsey Angelo McAnally Kay Middleton and A G Adair.
About 250 entries entered in the Thirty-Ninth Annual Ward County Livestock Show underway at the Ward County Coliseum. The Auction of Champions starts Friday at 1 p.m. after Production Buckle presentations with Flying Colonel Sandy Leverett as auctioneer. Sale order features Grand Champions and Reserve Champions across steer, barrow, capons, goat, lambs, and meat rabbits. limited numbers set for each class.
Monahans School Board met in an emergency session to accept trustee Houston Branam’s resignation effective February 27. Branam cites personal commitment and cites Article 5996a to aid flexible personnel decisions for the Monahans Wickett-Pyote Independent School District. His unexpired term remains on the April 1 ballot. Wayne McPeak began as vice president and loan officer at First National Bank, bringing years of banking experience, after previously serving with a savings and loan association in Austin.
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