Monahans Oysters Challenge Fish Lovers at Country Club
Oysters from New Orleans offered as a challenge to West Texas appetites by Clayton Tatum, Country Club house chairman. Oyster Bar opens today and Friday at five and Saturday at one. Hudler Junior High Choir hosts Spring Concert at 7:30 in High School Auditorium. Jack Grant family wins Puerto Rico trip via Mercurys sales contest. Big Green Band hosts Ice Cream Supper at Hill Park Friday starting 6:30 with 50 cent treats.
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New Orleans
West Texas
Clayton Tatum
Country Club
Hudler Junior High
High School
J.W. Harris
Jack Grant
Puerto Rico
Thie Motors
Big Green
Hill Park
MHS
Absentee Voting Opens in Ward County May 24 for Second Primary
Absentee voting for the June 3 second primary starts May 24 and runs through May 30. Ward County Clerk Mary Childs says only statewide office candidates will appear on the ballot and voters should vote absentee if they will be away on election day.
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Ward
Mary Childs
City Receives Rain Sunday and Again at Noon
Rain fell in Monahans for several hours Sunday totaling about 0.72 inches with 0.22 inches from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 0.50 inches from noon onward. Grand Falls saw more, while yearly total stands near 1.50 inches. Forecast calls for slim chances of additional late day showers through the week.
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Monahans
Grand Falls
Merchants Set Dates for Moonlight Pajama Party
The Monahans Retail Merchants Association announced June 29 for this year’s Moonlight Pajama Party with stores closing at 4 p.m. and reopening at 7 p.m. Crazy Days are July 27 and 28 with judging at 9:15 p.m. July 27. August 10 is set for the annual Back To School Supplement. Association President Milt Benham urged unpaid $20 Christmas lights assessments be paid soon.
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Monahans Retail Merchants Association
Association
Milt Benham
AIME officer elections set Tuesday night
The Trans-Pecos Section of AIME meets at 7:30 on Tuesday May 23 at the Country Club. Election of officers tops the agenda along with a talk by Harold Briscoe District Engineer for Dowell's Midland District on a new Dowell Gastrac Service for dry gas wells.
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AIME
Country Club
Harold Briscoe
Dowell
Midland
Briscoe
University of Texas
San Angelo
Texas
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Senior Citizens Dine Monday at Community Center
Senior Citizens will dine Monday May 22 in the Community Center at noon. County Sheriff John Ashcraft will provide the meat. Rev. George Alexander of Royalty Baptist Church will present a devotional. Sunshine Seven and MHSA Capella Ensemble will perform.
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John Ashcraft
George Alexander
Royalty Baptist Church
Sunshine Seven
Immanuel Baptist Church
Sprinkle Printing
Circuit Rider
Janet Connelly
Fleming to Austin Atomics Meet at Texas Nuclear Symposium
Martin Fleming a Monahans High School junior from 1104 S James will attend the 12th Texas Nuclear Science Symposium for High Schools at the University of Texas at Austin June 5 8 accompanied by C L Carrell science teacher. Texas Electric Service Company a member of the Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation will sponsor them. About 0 outstanding science students and their teachers from across the state are chosen.
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Martin Fleming
S. James
Monahans High School
University of Texas At Austin
C.L. Carrell
Texas Electric Service Company
Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation
Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundations
Wallace Ballot Bid Aims In Texas Despite Shooting
Ward County leaders back Governor Wallace for the November presidential ballot. Mrs. C S Lambert says the attempted assassination of Wallace will not alter local efforts. Texas delegates plan a petition drive with about 40 Ward County names, while district referendums show mixed votes on China UN membership busing Nixon China trip abortion and daylight saving time.
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Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
C.S. Lambert
Ward County
Texas
Lambert
China
United Nations
Nixon
Baccalaureate Sunday for Monahans High School Seniors
One hundred fifty five Monahans High School graduates elect to attend Baccalaureate services at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Reverend Ken Andress will preach, with music by the A Capella Choir and benediction by Reverend Ronnie Skaggs. Class officers, valedictorian Elaine Arnold and salutatorian Carl Speed are named. commencement set for May 25 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
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Monahans
Ken Andress
First Baptist Church of
Immanuel Baptist Church
MHS
Gary Cunningham
Gary Fine
Shelley Strawn
Caleb Rhodes
Rebecca Rucker
Elaine Arnold
Carl Speed
Mike Fletcher
Virginia Bishop
Dorothy Davis
Frank Fielding
Monte Jones
Calvin Kirkham
Jim Marks
Ken
Kermit to face Pecos in AAA baseball playoff action
A two game sudden death series Friday and Saturday will decide District 2-AAA baseball representative. Monahans has a bye. Kermit hosts Pecos at Yellowjacket Diamond at 7 30 p.m. Friday with the winner meeting Monahans Saturday at 2 p.m.
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Monahans
Kermit
Pecos
Yellowjacket Diamond
Four Demo Delegates To Go Uncommitted At County Convention
Ward County Democratic delegates to the June State Convention will go uncommitted. County Chairman Edna Jo Scott announced at the Saturday May 13 meeting that delegates Mrs. Scott Madge Glass Sue Carter and Earl Earp will be uncommitted. Committed delegates Robert White Rebecca White supporting George Wallace and Thelma Cooper backing Hubert Humphrey were named with several alternates listed. A split ticket voting ban resolution proposed by Sue Carter failed after debate. Mrs. Scott was elected chairman of the State Convention delegation.
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Ward County
Edna Jo Scott
Mrs. Scott
Madge Glass
Sue Carter
Earl Earp
Robert White
Rebecca White
Alabama
Govenor
George Wallace
Thelma Cooper
Hubert Humphrey
Scott
W. T. Wheeler, Jr
Galveston
Albert
Line
McShane
Pinkerton
MHA Seeks Additional Bids for City Housing Land
About three weeks remain for offers to sell property to the Muarnavians Posure Authority for a low rent housing project. Land must be within the city, debt free, no occupied structures, and include taxes. Interested parties should contact the MHA at City Hall 112 W. 2nd Street with a property description and address.
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Muarnavians Posure Authority
MEA
MHA
City Hall
W. 2Nd Street
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Republicans Adopt Three Convention Resolutions
Ward County Republicans adopted three resolutions at the First National Bank meeting. Joe B. McShane, author of the oil taxation and drilling reform proposal, cited oil and gas shortages. Resolutions also praised Nixon’s Vietnam actions and pledged support for Nixon and Tower. Delegates to the Galveston State Convention were named.
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U. S. Congress
Ward County
First National Bank
Joe B. McShane
Nixon
Vietnam
John Tower
Pinkerton
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