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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1982
Page
1
The author reflects on graduating youths facing a tough job market, suggesting crisis-era adaptability and modesty. He compares current hardships to the 1930s, notes regional recession pressure in the Permian Basin, and mentions a nine-member Sandhills tent family as a stark example, signaling a possible positive side to hardship.
A 20-year-old man was charged after he allegedly beat 69-year-old service station manager George Behne and robbed the Star station at Sealy and Franklin around 12:30 p.m. Witnesses described a young black man in blue overalls leaving the scene. Police later found blue overalls in a dumpster and arrested Clarence Davis. Behne was treated at Ward Memorial Hospital.
Ward County Central Appraisal District released figures showing oil and gas firms will be assessed for 88 percent of tax revenues next year, down from 95 percent, shifting 12 percent to local properties. Exemptions for homesteads, especially for the elderly, leave businesses and rental property owners bearing much of the 12 percent.
The annual All Sports Banquet at Monahans High honored Monte McGuire Michelle Thresher Hill and Cynthia Ferguson as top athletes. Coaches announced outstanding and most improved players across boys and girls teams with recognitions in basketball tennis golf swimming volleyball and track. Continued details cover exemptions and district plans.
County Clerk Pat Finley warns voters that those who participated in the Republican primary are ineligible for the Democratic runoff on June 5. Finley notes 51 citizens voted in the Republican primary on May 1. A Class A misdemeanor applies to voting in both primaries in the same year, while the general election in November allows voters to choose freely in either party.
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