Federal Contract Opportunities To Be Explained In El Paso
Local businessmen were invited to a Business Opportunity Federal Procurement Conference in El Paso on April 11. This is the third conference arranged by Congressman Dick White of the 16th District. White said millions of government contracts are available to small businesses and urged attendees to consider these opportunities, noting a prior meeting in Kermit last fall.
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Public notice from 143rd District Court Ward County
The state commands R J Davis to appear by filing a written answer by 10 A M on the first Monday after forty two days from April 1 1968 in the matter of Plaintiff vs In Re Adoption of Vivian Annette Davis a minor.
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R. J. Davis
143Rd District Court
Ward County
Texas
Vivian Annette Davis
Monahan
T. J. Griggs
Judicial Court
SLAL
Home safety urged to cut injuries and deaths
The article cites that more than 21 million people were injured in home accidents during 1966 29 500 fatally and stresses carelessness as a primary factor. It offers practical tips on store toxic substances out of reach supervise children avoid loose sleeves while cooking secure matches and supervise ladders to prevent falls.
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Goss Retires After 20 Years With Sinclair Oil
Claude W. Goss of Canton retires from Sinclair Oil & Gas after nearly two decades. A native of Sioux City Iowa he started in Pampa as a roustabout and later worked in Berger and Odessa. He and his wife have three children: Mrs Atkisson of Monahans, Mrs Alkire of Corpus Christi, and Donald Ray Goss of Odessa.
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Canton
Sinclair Oil & Gas Company
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Pampa
Berger
Odessa
Sioux City
Iowa
Phillip Atkisson
Monahans
Harry Alkire
Corpus Christi
Donald Ray Goss
Monahans News Chronicle of Southwest Growth
The Monahans News publishes weekly updates on development in the Great Southwest. It details local growth, industry, and community progress in Ward County Texas with regular Monday and Thursday editions from Monahans.
Teachers Elect Vershel Smith To High Post
Vershel Smith of Grand Falls was elected second vice president at the District Six Trans Pecos Texas Teachers Association convention in El Paso. Jim Jordan Monahans joined the auditing committee, George Callender of Monahans began another year on the state executive committee. About 200 Ward County teachers attended the March district event with over 5800 area participants. Local teachers led panels and workshops.
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Grandfalls
Trans- Pecos
Texas Teachers Association
el Paso
Grandfalls Royalty
Smith
Jim Jordan
Strictly Fresh Night Life Keeps Town Awake
A quirky column notes the town remains lively after dark while others roll up sidewalks. It contrasts busy streets with a culture of watching television and marketing hype, and observes rapid aircraft conversions between freight and passenger roles.
Deepest Wells in Pecos County Highlight Record Depths
Oil Facts notes Pecos County hosts the world’s deepest oil field depths. A dry hole reached 25,340 feet after nine years drilling at about $3 million. The deepest producer is a gas well completed in 1967 with production from 22,610 feet.
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Oil Facts
Army Offers Language Courses to High School Graduates
The US Army announces language training for graduates with instruction in French Arabic Indonesian Korean Romanian Russian Serbo Croation Spanish Thai and Vietnamese. Classes at the Defense Language Institute Presidio Monterey California, with aptitude testing and enlistment guarantee to attend after eight weeks basic training. Contact SFC Billy G. Dart at 118 L Broadway Hobbs New Mexico. phone 397-3017.
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Winter weather alters tire inflation in Akron
The AP reports Goodyear notes tire inflation fluctuates with temperature. For each nine degree change, inflation changes by one pound, prompting a weekly pressure check during winter months to maintain proper tire pressure in Akron.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Companys
Ward Memorial Hospital Admits Week of Feb 26 to March 5
List of patients admitted to Ward Memorial Hospital during the week of February 26 through March 5 includes names from Monahans and other towns such as Odessa Grandfalls Midland Wickett Pyote and notable individuals like Mrs. J B Erwin Durward Piers on Damon Duncan and Ariana Moore.
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Monahans
J. B. Erwin
Durward Pierson
Damon Duncan
Sandra Hillburn
Alicia Gallegoes
Elizabeth Johnson
J. H. Marlowe
Shirley Gibbs
Marie Greenlee
Perry Pickens
Jackson Pomeroy
M. H. Alexander
Terry Don Riley
Ruth Armstrong
Shirley Turner
Marie Spivey
Dorothy Vandeveer
Robert White
Sara Logan
Dorothy Fulmer
Sam Buchanan
Walter Shows
Sara Mendoza
Raymond Guzas
Jesse Suber
Paula Olgin
Gladys Gigoux
Sara Escamilla
Tony Zoecher
Albert Munz
George Bentley
Linda Wallender
Irene Moore
Carol Enriquez
John Strickland
Wanda Smith
Very Lee Powell
Dale Digoux
A. G. Adair
Toby Routh
Town
A. C. Large
Cyrus
Odessa
Ariana Moore
Joe Kasner
Grandfalls
Doyle Russell
Midland
William B. Luckie
Nelda Metz
Wickett
Keith Babcock
Pyote
Births Reported With Several Newborns
Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Olgin welcome a boy 7 pounds born March 1. Mr. and Mrs. David Walender announce girl twins March 2 weighing 2 pounds 15 ounces and 3 pounds 5 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. David Enriquez greet a girl 7 pounds 11 ounces born March 3. Mr. and Mrs. William Metz announce a girl 7 pounds 4 ounces born March 3.
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Ramon Olgin
David Wallender
David Enriquez
William Metz
The Eagle as U S Symbol Across Ages
The eagle, national bird of the United States, has long symbolized courage and power. It also appeared as an emblem for ancient Lagash, a Sumerian city in the third millennium BCE.
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United States
Lagash
Lions Club Luncheon Features Grandfalls Brass Band
The Monahans Lions Club noon meeting at Colonial Inn highlighted a Grandfalls High School stage band with members Judy Ellerd Richie Hays Joe Ben Brandenburg Steve Brooks and Bob Randolph. Faculty sponsor Ed Martinez of Grandfalls Lions Club accompanied them. Ellerd enters Grandfalls Beauty Contest on March 18. Fifty-one members attended with guests Bob Rothrock Gene Vaughn Ray Johnson and W O Walker.
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Judy Ellerd
Richie Hays
Joe Ben Brandenburg
Steve Brooks
Bob Randolph
Ed Martinez
Grandfalls Lions Club
Optimist Club of Mona Hans Signs Nine More Members
The Optimist Club in Mona Hans grows to 41 charter members after nine new signups. Tuesday night’s Colonial Inn meeting included Odessa Optimist assistance for planning and organization with Rev. J. R. Bunts named temporary chairman and other officers appointed. Next Tuesday marks the charter membership deadline as a field representative plans the official organizational meeting.
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Robert Patterson
Bunts
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Norman Loftin
Benefit Talent Show Friday In Grandfalls
A benefit talent show is set for Friday night in the Grandfalls school auditorium at 8. Proceeds support the Grandfalls Royalty PTA with baked goods and sandwiches available after the program. Mrs. LaQuintha Smith and Mrs. Evelyn Wheeler chair the event and invite out of town talent and the public. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
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PTA
LaQuintha Smith
Evelyn Wheeler
Grandfalls Royalty Pta
Couple Ends Engagement Over Marxism Loyalty
An Indian couple ended their romance on the wedding day after an argument about loyalty to Marxism. The girl fled in tears when the fiancé said he would die for Marxism without question but would hesitate to do the same for his wife, the Statesman reported from Calcutta.
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