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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1968
Page
12
A fragment notes an investment theme tied to church attendance this Sunday. It references Robert Louis Stevenson and a view that the world is full, hinting at a moral or reflective message to readers.
A weekly sponsored listing highlights local businesses along Southside Gulf and Sealy area in a roster of advertisers. Included are service providers like motor shops, cleaners, florists, inns, bakeries, automotive services, and a funeral home, with contact addresses and phone numbers.
A collage of church names and addresses appears, listing denominations and locations across Monahans. It includes Assembly of God, Calvary Baptist, Freewill Baptist, Shiloh Baptist, First Methodist, Church of God, Church of Christ, First Presbyterian, St Pauls Lutheran, St Johns Catholic, First Baptist, Monahans Baptist, First Christian, Immanuel Baptist, Templo Bautista La Hermosa, Faith Tabernacle, Latter Day Saints, Church of Nazarene, Methodist, Bethany Baptist, Mt Zion Baptist, Jehovahs Witnesses, Matthews A M, United Pentecostal, St James Episcopal, Monahans Christian, Southside Baptist, and Christian Science with various streets and contact notes.
Scott Moshier reports that Ricardo Rubio, visiting his sister Mrs. Henry Sanchez, recuperates from wounds in Vietnam. Rubio earned the Army Commendation Medal for heroism during military operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. He distinguished himself by brave actions.
Alfredo Chavez SP4 21 of 804 N Betty is home on leave after 12 months in Vietnam with the 44th Artillery. He will report to Fort Bliss after 30 days leave and is awaiting discharge this fall. Chavez earned a Purple Heart after being wounded near Con Thien and served as Chief Medical Airman with the 10th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Division. He helped evacuate wounded during a battle northwest of Luy Hoa in the Yen Province.
The article recounts a Vietnam veteran James I F Osborn returning home after service with the 173rd Airborne Division including his duties in Vietnam and education plans. It also details Navy River Assault Flotilla One action near Vinh Long with Wayne S. Moshier of Monahans in a day long battle against Viet Cong forces, noting casualties, captured weapons, and personal history.
Airman 1st Class Wayne L Harris leaves Fairchild AFB Spokane Washington on temporary duty to Guam for about six months. The son of G L Harris and Kay Hamilton Harris, he trained at Chanute AFB Illinois and Fairchild AFB as a jet engine technician. His wife will live in Monahans while he is stationed abroad. He requests mail at APO San Francisco California 96334.
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