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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1968
Page
1
Local notice lists Cox Feed Lot sale followed by the potential for a meat plant. Voter locations for the May 4 Democratic Primary include Barstow, Monahans, Grand Falls, Royalty, Pyote, Wickett, Thornton and Delong. Precincts cover DPS Building, county coliseum, art and community centers, Girl Scout huts, and local groceries.
Dan Gibbs will head the Classroom Teachers Association for the 1968 69 term. Elected officers include Paul Harvey first vice president Mrs Frances Coleman second vice president Jack Cox third vice president Mrs Pat Kelton secretary Mrs Nancy Doyle treasurer Mrs Kate Bright reporter and Mrs Nelda Lancaster parliamentarian. Stanley Smith Monahans High School principal will install and Mrs Betty Buford past Texas Classroom president will speak. The meeting is at 7 30 p m Monday at Colonial Inn.
A consolidated list of polling locations for upcoming Monday elections includes Middleton School Precincts 1-E and 2-N Mon Precinct 2-E Chamber of Commerce Monahans Precincts 2-S and 3-N Tatem School Monahans Precincts 3 and 5 School Office Grandfalls Precincts 4 and 4-E Greb Residence Wickett Immanuel Baptist Thorn tonville.
Forty eight outstanding area high school students will be honored at an awards luncheon in Midland. The group includes Glenna Ann Ivy and John Thomas Marrs of Mona hans and Jeffrey Lynn Lasiter and Anita Elizabeth Woody of Grandfalls. Winners were chosen for scholastic achievement leadership and character traits by WTCC with local school input.
A total of 248 absentee ballots were cast in the primary on Saturday with 233 for the Democratic primary and 15 for the Republican primary.
Margaret Elaine Booth, a Monahans High School senior, is named recipient of a $4,000 scholarship from Educators Security Insurance Co. She ranks among the top students and leaders, with National Honor Society and Varsity Band honors, editor of the Sandstorm, and selection from over 1,000 nominees. Her parents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Alan Booth.
Voters must mark an X in the box next to the candidate’s name to indicate the vote for that candidate. Even with a single candidate, indicate whom you are for. Changes in the election code require voting for the chosen candidate rather than crossing out opponents. Voters who moved to a new precinct may vote at the new precinct with proper affidavit. Primary votes separate from general election.
The Texas Highway Commission approved two Ward County road projects requested by city and county officials. The Mona Hans Loop Road, a 6 mile loop around the town, will be taken over for maintenance after a re survey confirms location and right of way. A 2 mile extension from RM 2355 and Spur 27 in Pyote to State Highway 115 will be built with an estimated Pyote cost of 2000 dollars, with right of way provided by Pyote and the county.
The Tatom P T A holds its regular meeting moved from May 2 to May 16 at 3. The sixth grade band under Dan Gibbs and Jerry Finnell will present a program. P T A officers for the coming year will be installed.
A spring concert by the choral department of Monahans High and Hudler Junior High is set for Thursday evening May 9 in the high school auditorium. Tickets are available from choir members or at the door.
Four months of campaigning end Saturday as both parties hold their first primaries. Polls run 8 am to 7 pm with voting places listed in this issue. Key races include Sheriff, Precinct 1 Commissioner, District Attorney, County Attorney, and multiple referendums on liquor, horse racing, and milk pricing. Approximately 5700 voters in Ward County face contests including governor, constables in Precincts 2 and 3, and party nominations.
City street crews are performing base work in preparation for the spring paving program. They are patching holes as part of ongoing maintenance. Unpaved streets within the city limits will be topped with asphalt under a program started last year. Work resumes in early June. City Manager Jack Forga announced Tuesday.
Robert K. Hill of Borger was selected to succeed Norman Loftin as Administrator at Ward Memorial Hospital. The board offered the post Friday. Hill accepted Monday. He is 35, Navy veteran, former North Plains Hospital business manager, and Borger local with X ray tech background. He plans to start May 13, with Loftin mentoring through June.
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