Bi County Track And Field Meet At Hi School Stadium
The report notes a track and field meet scheduled for Saturday at Hi School Stadium. Marriage ceremonies were performed by Justices of the Peace J B Jordan H A Bailey and Pearl Baker on March 21 for John Gregory Jr and Peggy Lea Roldi on March 19 and for J H Wyatt and Mrs Anne St John on March 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi School
Justice of the Peace
J. B. Jordan
H. A. Bailey
Pearl Baker
John Gregory, Jr
Peggy Lea Roldi
J. H. Wyatt
Anne St. John
Enos Willis Traveled Through Monahans En Route to Hobbs
Enos Willis a former Monahans resident was passing through Monahans last weekend while traveling toward Hobbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos Willis
Monahans
Hobbs
Stop Lights Installed Around Local Schools
Traffic signals were installed on Minor Pacific and Guadalupe streets near the High and Elementary schools. Signals operate before and after school and during noon hours, with drivers required to stop. Two switches control operation at the two schools. Red lights appear when active and drivers may proceed only after a complete stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Guadalupe
Mazo Hill
Monahans Delays Clean-Up Week to Late April or May
Mayor Hill announced Monahans will postpone the annual Clean-Up Week to the last week in April or early May. The plan mirrors last year with one day for hauling trash from four residential sections and one day for the downtown area. The Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club and Boy Scouts will cooperate to ensure a thorough cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Monahans
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Boy Scouts
Wink's Wildcats Favored In Bi County Track Meet
Wink's Wildcats led by J R Callahan look to repeat at the bi county track and field meet at the High School stadium. Monahans Kermit and Grandfalls chase second to Wink with prelims at 9 and finals at 1. Local entries include Pat Carroll Jimmie Handlin George Davis and Bill Andrews among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chum
Wink
Wild Wildcats
J. R. Caltainin
Sansinogclo
Bobcats
Barnhall Range
Cactus
Iraan
Callahan
Kermit
Midland
Gibson
Grandfalls
Monahans
Pat Carroll
Jimmie Handlin
George Davis
Bill Andrews
Elton Ellis
Ed Hary
Wadlington
Stringer
Bull Katrola
Labor Unions Call Confab At Local High School
A public mass meeting was held at the High School called by local labor organizations to state labor's stand on municipal government and improvements and to give city candidates a chance to speak on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McAnally
Carpenter's Union
Protective Ass'n Gains Momentum in West Texas
A new Monahans chapter of the Protective Association forms with two directors George Young and Johnny Smith. Local leaders from Wink Kermit Pyote Wickett and Mentone join as members planning a April 15 barbecue with state officials Elliott Barker and Judge E B Elifers as guests. A Wickett chapter also organized this week and Odessa unit is planned next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Pish Protective Association
Wink
Kermit
Pyote
Wickett
Mentone
George Young
Johnny Smith
Uni
Elliott Barker
New Mexico
Odessa
Know Your Neighbor LD King Coke A Merry Soul
Know Your Neighbor profiles LD King Coke born 1905 in Atlanta Texas. He ran a small East Texas saw mill with two boys and later sold vacuum cleaners while working through college. As a Baylor medical student he earned the nickname real cut up giving amputated toes and fingers as souvenirs before his engagement in 1929 altered his course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Texas
Coke
King
Baylor
Filing Closes in City Races for Four Seats
Twenty candidates seek six city executive and staff posts in filings at City Hall. The April 4 election will pit Mayor E R Hill against Dr. E J Cook and J O Donaldson, with Cook leading a Progressive Association slate including Harry L Wilson, Dick Bonine, and Ben Nedow. Donaldson runs unaffiliated. Other hopefuls include Conrad Dunagan and Jimmie Terrell. two council seats will be filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Hill
E. J. Cook
J. O. Donaldson
Dr. Cook
Ward County Progressive Association
Harry L. Wilson
Dick Bonine
Ben Nedow
Deadline set for 1939 auto licenses next Friday
About 500 passenger car and 200 truck licenses had been issued by noon yesterday, deputy sheriff Ed Hocking said. With March 31 the license deadline, motorists are urged to obtain licenses promptly to avoid penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hocking
Monahans Float and Band in Sand Hills Parade
Monahans High School will send a float and band to the Sand Hills Stock Show parade in Odessa this morning. The float is entered as a Ward County float and is sponsored by local citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Sand Hills
Odessa
Monahans High School
Rhinehart Fined in City Court for Ticket Scheme
E R Rhinehart of Fort Worth was convicted in city court for absconding with funds from selling game tourney tickets billed as Royal Neighbors sponsored. He paid a $14 fine and returned money to local merchants and buyers. he disappeared after selling tickets and was later arrested in Midland. Local Royal Neighbors officers say all funds have been refunded to merchants and purchasers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighboro
E.R. Rhinehart
Ft. Worth
Rhinehart
Midland
Royal Neighbors
Water to reach Grandfalls irrigation ditches
Red Bluff officials report water from the Red Bluff system should reach Grandfalls city ditches last Saturday. WPA labor finished the ditches to supply irrigation for homes and few businesses and to water trees planted under the project. Farmers in the Candfills area will begin irrigating for the third year since completion, with about 3000 more acres added but total usage not rising much due to soil conservation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bluff
Grandsalls’ City
WPA
Candfills
M. B. Murray
Water District No. 3
Geandfalls
Masonic Building Plans Await Lodge Approval
Plans for the new Masonic Building were to be submitted to a lodge members for approval by the architects tomorrow night. The building committee said Grand Lodge approval is not yet obtained but there is little doubt the new plans will be submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
City Considers Five Acre Site For Pool and Park
Monahans council eyes a five acre tract on south Hoxie street for a municipal pool and adjacent park. The Seary estate heirs own the land and will meet next month to discuss the offer. The pool would measure 50 by 150 feet with drainage water used to irrigate the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Hoxie Street
Seary
Monahans
Four Schools Enter West Texas Choral Meet at Monahans
Four schools will send choral units to Monahans for the West Texas Choral contests on April 1 under Charles G. Walker. This marks the first year of interscholastic league sponsorship with many schools unprepared. About 350 out of town students from Wink, Kermit and Odessa are entered in choral numbers along with glee clubs solos and ensembles. Monahans will field 40 to 50 students. Outdoor pageant finale plans remain undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
West Texas
Charles G. Walker
Walker
Wink
Kermit
Odessa
Harvest Time For Ward County AAA Farmers
Ward county receives 7378.10 dollars from the 1938 agricultural conservation program. County agents distribute checks in the Grandials and Barstow communities to farmers who complied by planting cotton seed and soil building crops as required under the AAA terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward County
John Magford
Grandialls
Barstow
Mogford
Monahans Becomes 12th Largest City in SW Texas
Texas Almanac figures rank Monahans as the twelfth largest in Southwest Texas with about 6,000 residents in 1839 and a gain of over 5,000 since the 1930 census. San Angelo leads the region with 30,000, while Odessa ranks seventh with 12,500, up from 4,07 in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Texas
The
Texas Almanac
San Angelo
Odessa
Nine Seek Seats On Monahans Wickett School Board
Twelve candidates filed for Monahans Wickett Independent District trustee positions. two withdrew and L A Jones cannot be located, asking voters to scratch his name. Remaining candidates include O A Bruton R K Hornbeck Joe Lambert J E Middleton Joe Schneider B F Bulls Ernest Hes L O Newton and R C Ryle. Four members will be elected April 1 for two year terms with voting at three local school buildings in Monahans and Wickett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
H. W. Davis
H. C. Hostetler
Wickett
Mr. Jones
O. A. Bruton
R. K. Hornbeck
Joe Lambert
J. E. Middleton
Joe Schneider
Monahans
B. F. Bulls
Ernest Hes
L. O. Newton
R. C. Ryle
Bulls
Newton
April 15 Deadline Set for AAA Sign-Ups in Texas
The AAA announces April 15 as the last date for Texas farmers and ranchers to sign work sheets indicating intent to apply for 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program payments. The earlier deadline, approved by the State Agricultural Conservation Committee, targets operators who did not receive 1937 or 1938 payments and notes allotments are available earlier this year. E N Holmgreen, state administrator, cites earlier allotment readiness as the reason for the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Texas
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
E. N. Holmgreen
The
Holmgreen
Air Mail Service at Monahans Faces Possible Cut
Postmaster Earl Estes warns that the daily star route air mail from Monahans may be discontinued by July 1 if outgoing volume does not increase. The service, operating daily except Sunday, provides fast connections east and west and saves 12 to 24 hours on deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Earl Estes
Here
Menahans HS Boxing Show Delivers Knockouts and Crowds
Local high school gym hosts a rousing intramural boxing night with multiple weight class bouts. Cotton Wooten wins flyweight title, Otis Westfall and Gilbert Wallace advance to finals, and Don Leuth earns light heavyweight crown. Proceeds fund medals for division winners. attendees include Mr and Mrs Ted Graham and Mr and Mrs Fred Postele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menahans High School
Fda Hary
Clyde Garner
Roland Carroll
Pat Eithorne
Hary
Carroll
C. J. Seale
Elton Ellis
Don Leuth
M. J. Crow
Leuthy
Seale
Big Bill Andrews
Ralph Wadlington
John Campbell
Barrel Harris
Andrews
Campbel
Campbell
Buck Kent
Bob Reese
J. E. Boyd
Toby Greer
Rex Keeling
Fiving Club Looms Here
Organization of the Mena hans Aviation Club progresses with plans for Apr 1 classes and a new light trainer aircraft. A Piper Cub Aeronco or Taylorcraft is likely, with 15 members limited to one ship and reduced costs for salaried participants in Monahans and Wickett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Jony Smith
Monahans
Buck
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Pinkerton Studios
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O. K
Lodge
Hoxie Tract
Monahans Wickett School Board
Monahans-Wickett
L. A. Jones
Minor Street
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Otis
Westfall
Jimmy Handlin
Gilbert Wallace
Odess McNeme
Walace
Richard “Flash” Duncan
James Whitmire
Lawson Musick
Pete McKenzie
Musick
Duncan
Ted Graham
Overton
Fred PosteHe
Odessa Weer
Menahans Aviation Club
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