This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1968
Page
1
Monahans City Council approved an emergency measure to move regular meetings from the second and fourth Mondays to Tuesdays to avoid conflicts with the Commissioners Court which meets those same days. The change, effective immediately, aims to synchronize actions on shared issues and expedite county-city cooperation.
The second annual symposium at the high school auditorium drew more than 500 engineers and oil field personnel. Sponsored by the Trans Pecos section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Deep Drilling and Development of the Delaware Basin event runs morning and afternoon with technical sessions starting at 9 a.m.
The event features a noon luncheon with Cayce Moore as special guest at the County Coliseum at 12 15. Afternoon sessions run 2 to 5 pm focusing on ultra deep Delaware Basin gas wells drilling and completion. Speakers from oil firms discuss geology rigs drilling programs well control and market potential led by Robert Orr and Bob Burger. Attendees travel from multiple states and countries. Colonial Inn hosts headquarters and registration.
Dr Don Slaughter of El Paso, Republican candidate for U S House 16th District, plans a Monday April 1 campaign coffee 2:30 to 4:30 p m in the National Room of the First National Bank Monahans Mrs C S Patterson chairs the event inviting all to meet the candidate and discuss his bid. Dr Slaughter is a general practitioner active in El Paso County civic and medical affairs.
State Representative Gene Hendryx received the honorary title Alumnus Emeritus from Sul Ross State College. Dr Wildenthal, the college fifth president, was memorialized for dedication and service, with the proposed new library to be named in his honor.
City and school board elections are scheduled next week with city voting on Tuesday April 2 and school board voting on Saturday April 6. In Monahans three councilmen will be chosen from six candidates listed on the ballot in order: Wesley Box, Ed Martinez Jr, L E Sloan Jr, E WW Whitt.
Bids opened Tuesday for extra dormitories at West Texas Children’s Home ran about $100,000 over available funds. Architect and State Building Commission will meet in Austin to resolve the shortfall. Total appropriation for the project stands at $588,000.
Judge Ernie King fined each defendant 50 dollars and 46.75 dollars in court costs. Probation periods ranged from three to six months with ten dollars monthly probation fees. The next County Court session is slated for the latter part of April.
A special Neal Huffaker Post No 473 American Legion meeting is called by Department Commander William G. Nami in Austin. The 7:30 pm session at the Chamber of Commerce Building aims to reorganize the Monahans post and elect officers to fill vacancies to avert possible charter loss before the April 7 department meeting.
Voters in Monahans City Council and Monahans Wickett Pyote School Board races are urged to mark an X in the square next to their chosen candidates. Do not strike through names to cast a ballot.
Assessor-Collector Arthur Bowman warns a mad rush will occur this weekend as about 25 percent of required license tags remain unsold. Motorists must buy and affix the new reverse color plates by midnight Monday, with 1968 models needing immediate action.
A get acquainted coffee is set for Tuesday April 2 at 10 30 a m at Mc Lain s Restaurant for Rodd Harrison a Pecos native and Reeves County attorney who is a candidate for district attorney of the 143rd Judicial District. Voters are invited to meet him and discuss the race.
Ward County commissioners heard a construction engineer outline adding four security rooms at the hospital for sick prisoners juveniles in protective custody and the mentally disturbed but rejected the plan as too costly. Estimated at about 50 000 the proposal was shelved while jail remodel plans are prepared for April 8. The board also named appraisers and approved travel funds and a junior college endorsement contingent on site feasibility.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.