Monahans At a Glance and Local Happenings
A mix of brief notes from Monahans highlights includes the A Capella Choir praised for a Spring Concert directed by Ken Mills, and a note on pistachio nuts imported to Ward County by E J Harrison. Also mentions Justice of the Peace Bill Reagan at home, and a bank list of unknown accounts from last week’s papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MHS
Ken Mills
Texas
Sheba
Ward County
E.J. Harrison
Johnny
First State Bank
First National Bank
Texas Savings and Loan
Texas Draft Boards to issue Induction Orders for 1972 group
Colonel Melvin N. Glantz, Texas Selective Service director, orders induction of all 1972 First Priority Group men with lottery numbers 35 or lower. About 13 orders will go to Reeves, Loving, Winkler, Pecos, and Ward Counties. ~18 more for pre induction physicals. Induction Cut Off set at 35 for June calls. notices provide 30 days prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin N. Glantz
Selective Service For
Texas
H.T. Collier, Jr
Reeves
Loving
Winkler
Pecos
Ward
Selective Service
Byron V. Pepitone
United States
Defense Department
Glantz
Cable TV Closer To Reality In West Texas towns
Com municable of Texas progresses on cable service to Monahans and Kermit. Ten homes on James and Kenneth streets receive channels 7 2 and 9 via a small system. A permanent tower should be finished next week with June 1 as the target date for full installations. Local manager Ron Saling cites FCC permit as the main holdup to West Texas Microwave transmitting Dallas signals. Service costs are up to 7.50 dollars monthly plus an installation fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communicable of
Texas
Monahans
Kermit
James and
Kenneth Streets
Ann Dowdy
Ron Saling
FCC
West Texas
Dallas
Saling
Arnold Speed Named Top Students At MHS
Arnold and Speed earn top honors as Valedictorian and Salutatorian at MHS Principal Stanley Smith announces. Elaine Arnold reports a 95.73 four year average with extensive activity in National Honor Society Band and academic awards. Carl Speed holds a 94.95 average and National Honor Society membership since sophomore year with French and Scholarship awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold- Speed
MHS
Elaine Arnold
Carl Speed
Stanley Smith
Jim Speed
Grandfalls Hwy
Miss Arnold
Future Teachers Association
Office Education Association
Big Green Band
National Honor Society
Sul Ross
Speed
Waste Wood May Be New Industry Soon
A Texas Forest Products Laboratory discussion in Lufkin explored turning Mesquite and Salt Cedar into new products. Hart of Ward County and other group members discussed using mesquite wood for furniture and flooring, with tests showing strong hardness and plans for enzyme aided silage and range reclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Forest Products Laboratory
Lufkin
Ward County
E.J
Johnny) Harrison
First National Bank
Dewayne Weldon
Lufkin Lab
Wood Utilization and Research Association
Harrison
Forest Products Lab
Lufkin Group
Huckabee-Carrell Take Varsity Coaching Posts in Monahans
Superintendent George Callender announced Ronnie Huckabee will be full time golf coach while Calvin Carrell assumes the varsity basketball post. Huckabee leaves the head basketball role after seven years to focus on golf and will remain a football assistant. Carrell, longtime freshman coach since 1968, also works with the 9th grade football program and has led freshman basketball to four winning seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Callender
Ronnie Huckabee
Calvin Carrell
Huckabee
Carrell
Coyote
Callender
Sul Ross University
Monahans
Lobo Linksters
Dub Huckabee
Lobo
Ector
Grandfalls-Royalty Baccalaureate and Commencement Plans
Grandfalls city officials announce May 21 and May 25 end of year events. Rev Glenn Hutton will deliver the bac calaureate sermon at Wink United Methodist Church with CC Wheeler delivering the welcome and WN Gaddy introducing the speaker. Rev Lloyd Shirley will give the benediction and Rev Gene Thurber will offer the invocation. Rudy Sanchez is senior class president and will give the address with John Kinman delivering the Salutatory. Bill Derrick will provide special music as diplomas are presented by George Sidle and Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calaureate
Glenn Hutton
Wink United Methodist Church
CC. B. Wheeler
W.N. Gaddy
Lloyd Shirley
Grandfalls Church of Christ
Gene Thurber
Grandfalls First Baptist Church
Rudy Sanchez
Chance Of More Rain This Week
The forecast calls for a slight chance of rain early in the week with mild days from 80 to 85 degrees and cooler nights. Early Sunday morning showers added 0.13 inches to the city total, with a second shower at 10 a.m. delivering another 0.07 inches.
Grandfalls Lions elect officers and new president
Rev Albert Peak pastor of Grandfalls Union Church was elected president of the Grandfalls Lions Club and will assume duties July 1. New pianist and club sweetheart is Linda Morphew daughter of Mr and Mrs Morphew of Royalty a junior at Grandfalls Royalty school and member of the Big
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Peak
Grandfalls Union Church
Grandfalls Lions Club
Linda Morphew
Dalton Morphew
Royalty
Morphew
Grandfalls Royalty School
Big
Classified fragment hints at page navigation text
OCR fragment shows scattered page labels and column headers including 10 11 Classified 12 Pye on es ey 13 with unclear context and no readable event or names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom Kelsey
Bill Reagan
Kermit Hospital
William Arnold
S. James
Spalding Co
Los Angeles
Calif
Upton
Midland
Glascock
Hill Park
Preston Smith
Huckabee-Carrell
Ft. Stockton
Your City Council
Grandfalls
Vershel Smith
Bac
Dick Hoyer
J.W. Thrasher
Norton
ED Hammond
Robert White
Robert Tucker
Dralls Lions
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!