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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1978
Page
1
Tax Assessor A M Bowman reports 5203 Ward Countians registered as of March 20 for the May 6 primary with 1160 voter cards returned or unclaimed. New post card forms are available at the Courthouse Tax Assessor office for those not yet registered, though gold cards remain valid.
The County Blood Bank appeals for donations at the National Room today from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with the Lions Club and Hospital Auxiliary assisting. Prospective donors are warned against common excuses, noting the process takes about 30 minutes including a brief medical history and refreshments.
Churches plan Maundy Thursday rites including Tenebrae and candlelight Communion at First Presbyterian Church with a Feast of Love meal. Easter Sunday features usual worship at Eastor Church and lilies in sanctuary. Monahans Methodist holds The Last Supper with tables of twelve and candlelight communion. St John Catholic Church observes Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper at 7:30 p.m. with Adoration to follow.
School board candidates are invited to speak at a Classroom Teachers Political Forum Tuesday night. Open to the public, the event begins at 7 PM in the Junior High Cafeteria. Place 2 contenders are Ross Gann, Robert Wells, and Joe McGee. Place 6 candidates are Mrs. Bill Parks and Arthur Carpenter, while incumbent Floyd Langford runs unopposed for Place 7.
Griggs, long time Grandfalls Royalty High School principal since 1977, will become Assistant Superintendent effective July 1. A Monahans native, he holds a B.S. in Education from Abilene Christian College and an MEd from Sul Ross. He previously taught at Crockett Junior High Pecos and led Marathon schools before joining Grandfalls.
Absentee ballots were scarce in both elections with only eight cast by midday Wednesday in each race. Parish churches outline Holy Week services including Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter vigils, and Sunday masses across Monahans and surrounding communities.
Late Tuesday evening residents in Monahans were teased by a brief springlike shower that lasted about 10 minutes before the clouds drifted away. The light spritz left damp surfaces but no lasting rain or significant weather impact.
In Marian Rodgers Drifting Sands column James Roberts of the Andrews County News shares a satirical piece arguing the problem with cancer tests is the rats themselves not the products. The author imagines Canadian rats failing to prove carcinogenicity and proposes Chihuahua rats as a more robust alternative.
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