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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1968
Page
2
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Monahans Theatre Guild extends its holdover of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple at the Art Center. Roy Marchek and Leon Flood lead as Oscar Madison and Felix Ungar with strong, seasoned performances. Supporting cast includes Bobbie Winans, David Robinette, Charlie Crites, Gerald Virden, Ann Huddleston, Mimi Kordsmeier, and Dottie Fetts directing.
Charles Clark suffered serious injuries from a gasoline flare during a small fire. A passerby woman continued on unaware of the crash, while doctors note the broken ribs likely came from a violent inward crack during the blast.
Local fire reports list two incidents including a house fire on May 21 at 45th Street Farr addition and a car fire near the intersection of 14th and Alice. Jefferson County Jail addresses inmates at a Liberty Street facility, with optimism noted about the relocation.
The Monahans News published weekly reports on growth in the Great Southwest from Monahans Texas. The paper notes its Monday and Thursday issues from Ward County Texas with second class post status and historic post office filing dates.
Thomas A Dial 85 of Brady died Monday in a hospital. Services were held Tuesday at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel and burial followed in East Sweden Cemetery. G Swede Paulson 66 of Monahans died Sunday at Ward Memorial Hospital. Burial was in Monahans Cemetery with Hammond Funeral Home directing. Survivors include his wife Anna. three daughters Mrs Joe Ragan of Kermit Ms James Boone and Ms Charles Markham of Houston. one son John Keg Paulson of Houston. nine grandchildren. He was a 36 year Monahans resident and a retired Gulf employee. Pallbearers were Johnny Struss Jake Whitefield Bill Wheeler N W Park Gene Gensler and Charley Prescott.
Mrs. Kate Bright of 1305 South Calvin is among 48 Texas and New Mexico elementary educators chosen for an eight week NDEA Institute in English at the University of Texas at Paso. The June 10 start is a joint English and Modern Languages effort with the U.S. Office of Education to boost instruction for non English native speakers, led by Dr. Ray Past with linguistics, literature, reading and composition instructors.
A truck load shifted at the Birdwell Gravel Pit causing a crash that killed 14 year resident of Grandfalls, employed by Well Concrete of Fort Stockton. He was brought to Ward Memorial Hospital and died on arrival. Services at Grandfalls Catholic Church and burial in Grandfalls Cemetery follow. His parents Mr and Mrs Ramon Marquez and twelve siblings survive. Evangeline Cory Booth, the Salvation Army’s only woman general, was born in London on Christmas Day 1865.
Herman Rubio of 412 N Betty Monahans has been named one of ten of 100 applicants to receive a University of Connecticut fellowship for 1958 69. The program at Storrs funds study toward a masters in mathematics and training in new teaching methods for under achieving students. Rubio, native of Monahans, graduate of Sul Ross with honors, teaches at Clements Pope Elementary and will relocate to Connecticut with his wife and son Raymond in August. He is former president and charter member of the Evening Lions Club.
Ministers reassigned to Methodist pastorates after the New Mexico Conference include Rev. J. R. Bunts Monahans Rev. Glenn Hutton Grandfalls Imperial and Rev. C C Gober Wickett Pyote in the Carlsbad district Also named were Rev Kenneth Ford Kermit and Rev Mert Lampson Wink
Newcomers named include J. M. McKinney 504 S Gary Gary Coon 707 S Gail Jerry R Wright 603 S James William R Moody 2201 S Stockton Tommy Wharton 213 E H Street all recently moved into the Gary area details and exact streets provided in the notice.
On May 23 at 2 p.m. the HD Club meets at the Community Center and the Dupli cate Club hosts a 7 30 master point game. Beauceants meet at 7 30 in the Masonic Hall with hostesses Mrs O W Hiskett and Mrs A M Crowson. FBI events run May 24 Poppy Sale by VFW Auxiliary at First National and First State Banks and a May 24 graduation commencement at 8 p.m. in the Monahans High School auditorium.
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