Chamber directs meeting on board reorganization and fund-raising event
Old Smokeless Corby asks all to attend a 6 15 p.m. chamber meeting in the Chamber building. A Monahans Jaycees Sandhills Relays fish fry is set for Friday March 30 at MHS Cafeteria from 6 to 8 30 p.m. Tickets cost 150 for adults and 75 cents for kids. The menu features fish hushpuppies salad and beans and promotes the Sandhills Relays on Saturday March 31.
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Sandhills
Absentee Voting Opens Across Monahans Area Elections
Absentee voting begins in Monahans and neighboring towns Thorn tonville Grandfalls Wickett Pyote and Barstow with polls open through March 30 City Marshall and three council seats on April 7. detailed polling sites listed for each locality and a note that Grandfalls and Wickett ballots will be cast at designated city offices.
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Barstow
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Marshall
3Rd Street
Pot Conviction Brings 25 Years
Pablo A. Alaniz of Fort Stockton drew two to 25 years in the state pen after a 143rd District Court conviction for possession of marijuana. Arrested November 4, 1972 in Monahans, he faced the narcotic charge.
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Fort Stockton
Alaniz
Monahans
Taggart Opposes Court Revamp in Texas Legal Debate
Ward County Judge Chester Taggart rejects a constitutional amendment to reshape Texas courts. He argues the current system works well and warns that expanding laws would delay cases and weaken county court quality if the Legislature acts.
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Chester Taggart
Ward
Texas
Taggart
Pyote Barstow Voters To Name Officials
Voters in Pyote and Barstow will elect city officials in April elections. In Pyote the April 10 vote features incumbent Mayor Mead B Shirey and City Aldermen Donald L Price and G G Garcia all unopposed for their council seats.
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Pyote
Mead B. Shirey
Donald L. Price
G.G. Garcia
Monahans Board Looks at Gensler Grade Move Wednesday
A special Monahans School Board meeting is set for 5 p.m. Wednesday to decide moving Wickett’s Gensler Elementary fourth and fifth grades into Monahans and to finalize next year’s staff appointments. About 15 Wickett residents opposed bus transfers as nearly half of Gensler students ride to Wickett. Transfer could save about 25000 dollars annually, with add on construction costs similar.
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Gensler Elementary
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Wickett
Jaycees To Build Stadium Facility in Monahans
The Monahans Jaycees will construct a 40 by 80 foot restroom facility at the south end of Estes Stadium as a Community Development Project costing about $5,000. Construction begins within 10 days and will take roughly six weeks with CVAE students and local contractors participating. final approval came at the bi monthly Jaycee meeting and school board permission was granted.
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Bruce Treadaway
Monahans
Treadaway
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Monahans_ School Board
Rain Adds .03 Of An Inch In Permian Basin
Monahans measured another .03 of an inch of moisture on Thursday afternoon as showers swept the Permian Basin. Temperatures fell to the 40s early Friday and then climbed to the 70s with clear skies. The radios station tally raises the year total to 2.69 inches, a hopeful start to a wet year.
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Permian Basin
State Senator Proposes Habitual Traffic Offender Act
State Senator John A Traeger of Seguin introduces a bill in February proposing the Habitual Traffic Offender Act. Twelve traffic offences in five years would draw a $1,000 fine or up to one year in jail. The act targets habitual violators with stiff penalties.
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Seguin
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