Local Hometown Notes Highlight Community Life
Community columns celebrate local people Marge Wilson and Joan Bond at City Water office for friendly service. Texas Electric Service Co and Monahans city add new service centers to cut material and improve utilities. Clay Winsten of Grandfalls elected Agriculture Club treasurer at Lubbock Christian College for 1963 64 with a four day field trip and farm visits.
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Marge Wilson
Joan Bond
City Water Office
Marge
Joan
Texas Electric Service Co
Monahans
Tesco
Clay Winsten
Grandfalls
Agriculture Club
Lubbock Christian College
Wristen
Grandfalls High School
Jess Wristen
Notaries Public Must Requalify Through County Clerk
Secretary of State Crawford C. Martin says all qualified Notaries Public seeking re appointment must re qualify by paying the fee and filing a new oath and bond with the County Clerk of their residence between June 1 and June 10 1963. No notary should mail requests to the Secretary of State. county clerks approve bonds. Applicants must be at least 21 and county residents with exact name and permanent address on file.
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Secretary of State
Crawford C Martin
Martin
Rainfall Totals Reported Across West Texas
Last Wednesday night rainfall ranged from fine sprinkles at Barstow to measurable showers in Monahans. The Soil Conservation Service recorded .61 inch in Monahans with Grandfalls Wickett at .30 and Pyote at .20 inches.
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Monahans
Soil Conservation Service
Wickett
Barstow
Hiway Industrial Committee Meetings Monday and Tuesday
Two noon chamber of commerce committee luncheons are planned this week. Highway Committee chaired by Walter Harwell will meet at Cliff's No 1 on Monday, and Industrial Committee led by Bob Russell will meet at the Country Club on Tuesday. John I. Wheeler of Fort Worth will speak at the Industrial meeting. Dutch treat and open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Committee
R. T. Wilson
Highway Committee
Walter Harwell
Cliff's
Bob Russell
Industrial Committee
Country Club
John I. Wheeler
Fort Worth
Texas Electric Service Company
Dutch Treat
Boy Wanted to Manage Country Club Pool This Summer
Country Club officials seek a boy to manage the swimming pool this summer. Must be a good swimmer, reliable, and responsible. Red Cross lifesaver certificate not required. Pay is $1.00 per hour, about $50 weekly. Apply to Bunco Mathews at Standard Oil District office or to Pro Horace Norman.
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Red Cross
Williamson Named Monahans Coach After Lonestar Career
Kenneth Dean Williamson, 37, a Sul Ross College 1951 graduate, is named head basketball and golf coach at Monahans High School. He previously coached at Big Lake winning a district title, and co champions another year. Williamson, a Navy veteran, is married with two children and will move to Monahans mid June from Irving.
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Kenneth Dean Williamson
Sul Ross College
Monahans High School
Williamson
Big Lake
Cochamps
Danny
Sandy
U. S. Navy
Sulphur Springs
Monahans
Irving
Waterflood Association field trip scheduled today
The Permian Basin Waterflood Association invites members to a 2:30 registration at the Country Club with buses depart at 3. The itinerary includes Gulf North Ward Estes Injection Plant Humble Wickett Area Plant Forest Gordon Lease Plant South Ward Field and Sinclair Shipley Queen Sand System. A $5 per person fee covers transport brochure refreshments and dinner at Monahans Country Club.
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Permian Basin Waterflood Association
Country Club
Gulf North Ward Estes
Humble Wickett
Forest Gordon Lease
South Ward Field
Sinclair Shipley Queen Sand
Monahans Country Club
Board Refuses Commutation In Roberts Case
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles refused to commute the death sentence for Curtis Ray Roberts for involvement in a 1960 Pecos service station robbery and shooting. Roberts, a Midland Negro, was sentenced in 1961 by a 143rd District Court jury after venue was moved from Pecos. His attorney Murray J. Howze has pursued multiple appeals and may file further motions ahead of the June 3 electric chair execution.
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State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Curtis Ray Roberts
Midland Negro
Pecos
Roberts
Murray J. Howze
Mrs Mary Lou Springer Buried in Cisco Funeral held for Monahans resident
Funeral services were conducted Friday in Andrews for Mrs Mary Lou Springer 81 of Monahans who died Thursday in an Andrews convalescent home where she resided since October Burial took place in Cisco She is survived by five daughters a sister a brother 16 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren
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Andrews
Mary Lou Springer
Monahans
Cisco
Band Officers For 63 64 Named At GRHS
Grandfalls Royalty high school elected Bobby Joe Sidle president for 1963 64 with Ronnie Tipton as vice president Lea Sliger named drum major and Harm on Hinkley senior band manager. Criminal case notes detail Unholy 13 thefts, two juveniles held in Midland, police recover loot from Jerry Baty and others. Authorities discuss possible additional charges against three adults involved.
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Bobby Joe Sidle
George Sidle
Grandfalls Royalty High
Ronnie Tipton
Bill Tipton
Sidle
Lea Sliger
Marvin Sliger
Lea
First Baptist Church
Carl D. Estes
Freddie Edward Hightower
Jerry Baty
Billy Carpenter
John Ashcraft
Midland
Ashcraft
Dugan Longbotham
Monahans
Rainfall totals in Ward County exceed three inches this year
Thundershowers lashed Monahans Saturday and Sunday with .79 inches on Saturday night and .36 inches on Sunday night. Official Observer John Rogers records 3.62 inches of moisture for the year to date.
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Monahans
John Rogers
Ward County
Rogers
Monahans High School to Graduate 86 Seniors
Commencement Friday at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. The list of graduates includes Jimmy Vincent Andrews John Ross Avent Jr James Lee Babcock John David Baird Patsy Ray Bates Barbara Lou Bell Jeannie Ruth Benson Nancy Jo Bevill Frank Blakley Elda Loveta Boren Maxine Jane Bowling Troy Dean Breeding Arnold Ray Bright Beverly Ann Bristow Leslie Don Butler and 60 more seniors from the Monahans High School class of 19__.
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Jimmy Vincent Andrews
John Ross Avent, Jr
James Lee Babcock John David Baird
Patsy Ray Bates
Barbara Lou Bell Jeannie Ruth Benson
Nancy Jo Bevill
Betty Ann Crider
Don Neely Croft Michael Anthony Capito
Frances Ann Dawkins
Danny Gale Dunham Lynda Fausett
Thomas Lee Fields
Sam F. Flores, Jr
James Alfred
Fire department busy with three calls in three days
Monahans Volunteer Fire Department answered three calls over two days. A Gulf lease oil well head gas blowout near Wickett caused a unit to burn completely. Friday saw a minor auto fire and a large house blaze west of the Farr Addition, with firefighters lamenting water shortages and reliance on brine water.
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Monahans
Gulf
Wickett
Ray White
Farr Addition
Wickett Adopts Animal Control Ordinance
Wickett Council passes animal control ordinance to curb dumping of cats and dogs. It sets a $100 fine for future violators, vaccination program, a dog pound, and redemption rules for impounded animals. Non redemption leads to disposal with a $50 violation fine.
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Wickett Council
Wickett
Opportunity School Closes Friday May 24
Ward County Opportunity School ends its year on Friday May 24 aligning with citywide closing dates. The Council for Mentally Retarded Children thanks volunteers and clubs for keeping the school open and notes a second grade entry and return to regular classes for another child. A summer Bible School at First Baptist Church will run eight days after school, open to any handicapped or retarded child. contact Mrs. Jack Dufek or Mrs. Glenn Murray for details. A new physical therapy room is planned for September with more information to follow.
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Ward County Opportunity School
Council For
Council For Retarded Children
Monahans
First Baptist Church
Jack Dufek
Glenn Murray
Prayer of Vision From Senate Chaplain in 1947
In a 1947 Senate Chaplaincy reflection Dr Peter Marshall asks for clear vision to define what to stand for amid a widening gulf between right and left. He notes America’s shift from a melting pot to a unified but diverse nation with many approaches to combating communism.
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United States
Peter Marshall
United States Senate
America
Janice Hudson Captures Kiwanis Sportsmanship Honor
Janice Hudson, a 1962 Monahans High School graduate and HCJC freshman majoring in Physical Education, received the Kiwanis Sportsmanship Award at Howard County Junior College in Big Spring. She captains the HCJC volleyball team and was an all tournament pick at Hardin-Simmons.
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Janice Hudson
Monahans High School
Kiwanis
Howard County Junior College
Big Spring
Grady Hudson
Monahans
Kiwanis Club
Janice
HCJC
Hardin - Simmons
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Joe
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Kenneth Williamson
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George Winkley
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Ed Keys
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Roy Lee Moss, Jr
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Pamela Joanne Parmelee
Abe Lynn Perucca
Clarence Phipps
Constance Ann Pope
Linda Fay Powers Joe Bryan Redman
Bobby Gene Richardson
David Leon Rutherford Dannie
Maurice Shelton
Samuel Ortega Silvas
Margaret Evelyn Sleeper
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John Lynn Sprinkle
Janice Lee Stanfield
Sherry Lynn Starring
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Robert A. Thrift, Jr
Gary Edd Tune
Ismael P
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Erasmo Ramos
Vasquez Valley
Earl Wessels, Jr
Gary Wayne Walker
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