Monahans High seniors plan eight day California tour
The 1958 Monahans High School senior class departs Saturday by bus at 7 am for an eight day southern California tour. They stop in El Paso Deming New Mexico Safford and Phoenix before Los Angeles where they stay five nights at the Clark Hotel. Activities include Forest Lawn Farmers Market Beverly Hills Disneyland Catalina Island Dodgers game NBC Studios and Tijuana Mexico with a return trip via El Centro Tucson and El Paso arriving Saturday at 3 30 pm.
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Monahans Hgh School
Beverly Hills
Will Rogers Ranch
LaBrea Tar Pits
Griffith Park
Planetarium
Chinatown
Olivera Street
Marineland
Disneyland
Catalina Island
Long Beach
Amusement Pier
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati
NBC
San Juan Capistrano Mission
Balboa Park
Tiajuana
Mexico
el Centro
California
Tucson
Arizona
el Paso
Monahans
Bob Jack Low Named Director of MHS Band
The Monahans-Wickett school board accepted Charles Enloe’s resignation as high school band director and named Bob Jack Low Jr to the post in a special meeting. Enloe will take a similar role in Seymour. Low, formerly Hudler Junior High Band director, has 12 years’ local and Perryton experience and holds a Master in Instrumental Music.
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Monahans-Wickett
Charles Enloe
Bob Jack Low
Enloe
Seymour
Low
Highway Plans Prompt Local Protest and Questions
At a public meeting residents from Monahans Pyote and surrounding areas pressed officials about Route 80 changes and a four lane bypass. Protesters Karl McLain and James Lamothe warned of costs and business impact while others queried fencing and utility relocations. Officials stated compensation for relocate costs and that bypasses are standard for easier right of way.
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Mary Stewart
Monahans
Joe Farr
Karl McLain
James Lamothe
Pyote
City Council Advances Water and Sewer Rates and Holidays
City Council approves 413 and 414 on water and sewer rates for multi units and adopts Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year’s Day as official holidays. Formerly observed San Jacinto Day. Sets June 9 as first Board of Equalization meeting and to reconvene at 2 pm to review bids for a city pool filter system. All members attended.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Equalization
Honors and Awards Celebrate Monahans Students Achievements
The Monahans B P W Club awards Georgia Bengel for scholastic merit, Scotty Adams named Lo bo Football MVP, and Johnny Winder plus Martha Sudderth receive God and Country honors. Lone Star and Bluebonnet State attendees include Jan Eason Mike Kunstadt Rosa lind Ramsey, with Jimmie Muldrow and Clara Markham named top seniors. Various class scholarships and departmental awards honor high achievement across seniors juniors and sophomores. National Thespian Society honors Billy Reagan and Elizabeth Rowland. Absent or tardy certificates go to listed students.
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God and Country
American Legion
Post 473
Johnny Winder
Martha Sudderth
Neal Huffaker
American Legion Post 473
Lone Star Boys State
Bluebonnet Girls State
Jan Eason
Mike Kunstadt
Rosalind Ramsey
Monahans Jaycee
Jimmie Muldrow
Clara Markham
National Thespian Society
Billy Reagan
Elizabeth Rowland
Johnny Asbury
Mike Konstadt
Karen Shaid
Jerry Lancaster
Ann Ueckert
Marvin Wilson
Jack R. Smith Elected Commander of American Legion
Jack R. Smith was elected commander of Neal Hauffaker Post 473 of the American Legion Tuesday night. He has served as post commander in the past months filling the unexpired term of W. T. Marlow. New officers include Buck Prather as first vice commander Elvis Williams as second vice commander Fred McGloughlin as finance officer James Boler as sergeant at arms Jack Moore as chaplain J E Scooter Murphy as historian and W T Marlow as three year trustee.
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American Legion
Neal Hauffaker
Smith
W. T. Marlow
Buck Prather
Elvis Williams
Fred Mce Gloughlin
James Boler
Jack Moore
J. E. “Scooter” Murphy
Fires Reported In Automobiles And T P Boxcar
Monahans firemen answer three times to a railroad boxcar fire near North Main Street. A refrigerant failure in a lemonladen car caused insulation to burn requiring unloading. Heavy load damage reported. other car fires on Highway 80 destroy two vehicles with no local fire response.
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Monahans
North Main Street
Highway 80
Odessa
Ward County
Junior High Commencement Slated Tonight
Hudler Junior High School will hold commencement exercises at 8 p.m. at the high school auditorium. Ninety five ninth grade students are candidates for graduation and promotion to high school. Principal George Callender will introduce the class and Supt Wesley Martin will present the diplomas. Names of the class members appeared in last Monday's issue of The News.
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Hudler
George Callender
Supt
Wesley Martin
El Paso Rancher Named Baptist Father of Year
Joe Evans a 77 year old retired El Paso cattleman has been named District 7 Texas Baptist Father of the Year. He now drives 8000 miles yearly to supervise interdenominational services across New Mexico Arizona Colorado Wyoming and South Dakota for ranchmen families and ranch hands with open invitation to all.
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Joe Evans
el Paso
Southwest
Texas Baptist
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Wyoming
South Dakota
Evans
Grandparents Welcome Lamar Van Griffin in Hobbs NM
Mr and Mrs L Q Griffin are the grandparents of Lamar Van Griffin born to Mr and Mrs Paul grain in Hobbs New Mexico last Saturday. The newborn carries the Griffin name and adds a new family member in the region.
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L. Q. Griffin
Paul Grain
Hobbs
New Mexico
Lamar van Griffin
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