Park Signs Approved for Monahans Sandhills Access
Congressman Richard C. White announced highway signs will be placed on State Highway 18 at the Interstate 20 junction directing visitors to Monahans Sandhills State Park. District engineer Paul H. Coleman said a future Interstate 20 interchange will include park access signs. The park, developed with federal aid from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation via the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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Richard C. White
Texas State Highway Department
Odessa
Monahans Sandhills State Park
Paul H. Coleman
White
Jack Forga
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Corby
Monahans
Monahans Sandhills
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Busy Week at Monahans High
Activities this week include a senior trip to Carlsbad Caverns and an assembly by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company on Tuesday afternoon. The annual Junior-Senior barbecue is Thursday afternoon, the choir’s spring concert Thursday evening, and the Junior Senior prom is Saturday night.
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MonAhans High School
Carlsbad Caverns
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Louise Massey Named Texas Outstanding Clubwoman
Louise Massey of Monahans was named Texas Outstanding Clubwoman of the year at the Texas Federation of Womens Clubs meeting in Fort Worth. The Ward County resident is cited for work with senior citizens and service on the Governors Committee on Aging, nominated by Nu Gamma Study Club of Monahans. Earlier she was District Federated Clubwoman of the Year.
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Joe
Louise) Massey
Monahans
Texas
Texas Federation of Womens Clubs
Fort Worth
Ward County
Massey
Governors Committee On
Nu Gam
Federated
Monahans Class Of 51 Reunion Planned At Country Club
The Monahans High School graduating class of 1951 will hold its 20th reunion on July 3 at the Monahans Country Club with registration and coffee all day and a dinner hosted by class sponsors George Cullender Lathan Walker and Mrs. R B McGowan Sr. Mrs. McGowan is retired and splits time between her Monahans home and a Santa Anna ranch.
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Monahans High School
Monahans Country Club
George Cullender
R. B. McGowan
Lathan Walker
Cullender
Walker
Odds and Ends on Poetry Requests and a Satirical View
A speaker vents about receiving too many poems by mail and mocks modern verse while noting personal aging and a preference for simpler writing. The piece contrasts Shakespearian sonnets with contemporary poetry and jokes about amateur poets inundating the author.
Monahans Council Weighs Street Extension to Highway 80
The Monahans City Council will discuss extending a southeast street to Highway 80 in regular session Tuesday at 2:00 PM. The talks follow a series of meetings with property owners for access to the highway, with residents now needing six blocks to reach U.S. 80. Officials consider access on Kenneth or Leon Streets and also plan final payment to Chicago Bridge and Iron for the new water tower.
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Monahans
U.S
Kenneth
Leon Streets
Chicago Bridge and Iron
First Look at Monahans Baseball Board Contract
Ward County commissioners review a proposal creating the Monahans Baseball Board to oversee youth baseball with county city and school district participation. A coordinator will manage all levels. monthly financial reports and bylaws require joint approval. board membership and terms are to be determined. public support remains open. The measure awaits Monahans City Council and school board action. Also on the agenda: La-Vaca Gathering request on hospital additions and organizing the board of equalization.
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Ward County
Monahans_ Baseball Board
Monahans
Monahans - Wickett - Pyote Independent
Monahans_ City Council
la - Vaca Gathering Company
Board of Equalization
Band Boosters Meet Tonight at Monahans High
The Monahans Band Boosters meet tonight at 8:00 in the high school cafeteria. Trophies from Canyon City and other awards will be on display. A slide presentation of the band's Colorado trip will follow the business meeting. All band parents and others interested are invited.
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Monahans
Canyon City
Colorado
Auto Mechanics On Board Agenda At Monahans Board Meeting
Monahans-Wickett Pyote School Board meets Tuesday at 6 30 pm to discuss a 1971 72 budget of about 3 million with slight increases from valuation gains. They plan a 1 5 million bond for a new junior high and vocational facilities including auto mechanics. Superintendent Callender says taxes won t rise and projects will be paid in under ten years.
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Monahans - Wickett- Pyote
Tommie Huckaby
George Callender
Callender
Adult Education Class Overflows
An AAUW led GED class organized by Mrs. A R Archer Jr has drawn an overflow crowd with 55 adults enrolled and more awaiting admission. Limited by class size and teacher shortages, organizers plan to expand. credit is given to John Weld and volunteers including Mrs. Ronnie Skaggs Mrs. John Knerium Mrs. Bill Whitfield and Mrs. Paul Fleming for efforts.
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A.R. Archer, Jr
American Association of University Women
AAUW
John Weld
Ronnie Skaggs
John Knerium
Bill Whitfield
Paul Fleming
Tower and White announce Pecos River channel contract
U S Senator John Tower and Congressman Richard C White announced the Bureau of Reclamation awarded a 119814 contract to Hudson and Sparks Construction Company of Colorado City to clear the Pecos River channel for a 13 mile segment from ten miles north to three miles south of Pecos Texas as part of the Pecos River Water Salvage Project.
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U.S
John Tower
16Th Congressional District
Richard C. White
Bureau of Reclamation
Pecos River
Ward
Reeves Counties
Pecos
Hudson and Sparks Construction Company
Colorado City
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Lois McAnally
Farmington
New Mexico
Ruidoso
Texas Ranger
Baseball Board
Monahans Baseball Board
Jerry Larned
Pyote
Permian Basin
Pecos River Project
Monahans Lobo
Austin
Ronnie Huckabee
Dub
Huckabee
Johnny Wheeler
Glenn Smith
Steve Weaver
Terry Wells
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