Monahans Faces Nationwide Housing Crisis Impact
Read on Monahans residents and builders feel a national housing downturn with high interest rates. Local permits rise to 10 million this year, mobile homes surge, and lots outside city limits grow. Builders like Jerry Deal cite high financing and scarce city lots as main obstacles.
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Yesteryear
Monahans
Limdits
Wesley Barnes
Barnes
Ward
Jerry Deal
Jerry
Modern Housing
Kermit
Deal
Veterans Service
Joe Drea
Don Hughes
Texas Savings Association
Drea
TSA
Hughes
Pecan Perfection Show Draws Plentiful Competitors
About 30 entrants entered pecan varieties and 54 cooks entered pecan based foods in the yearly Pecan Perfection Exhibition. John Tatum won Grand Champion with Apache, plus Championship and Reserve Champion in shell pecans. Dale Wood placed second with Reserve Champion pecan Western and Champion shelling pecan. O E Anthony was runner up in Pecan Growing with a San Saba. Corbett Avary won Champion Native Pecan. Terri Espino led the Food Division with Baklava and also won Grand Champion wreath in Craft. Susan Edington entered Holiday Pecan Cake and Dade Lamkin earned Runner up in Food with Deviled Pecan Cheeseball. Maudie Antee won Most Unusual with Creamy Pecan Blueberry Pie. Nell Berry earned Most Entries. Espino also earned best cook and crafted the wreath. Continued on Page 3.
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John Tatum
Ward County
Dale Wood
O. E. Anthony
Corbett Avary
Terri Espino
Susan Edington
Dade Lamkin
Maudie Antee
Nell Berry
Ward County 4 H Council Meeting Planned
The Ward County 4 H Council will meet Wednesday evening at 6 o clock at the Extension Office 1900 S Stockton. Officers will be elected and plans for the county wide Christmas party will be finalized. County Agents Mark Guelker and Levine McCurdy urge all members to attend.
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Ward County 4-H
S. Stockton
Mark Guelker
Levine McCurdy
Christmas Parade Set for December 3 in Monahans
The Monahans Chamber of Commerce will stage its Christmas parade on December 3 along the same route as last year. Chamber manager Bob Duckworth will attend his first parade in Monahans. Staging is behind the tennis courts and Hill Park on Calvin, with participants due by 2 30 p.m. No parking on Fifth between Hill Park and the courthouse.
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Monahans
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Duckworth
Hill Park
Calvin
Courthouse
Monahans Declares December Christmas Seal Month
Mayor Richard Hoyer signs a proclamation in Monahans declaring December Christmas Seal Month in support of the American Lung Association of Texas. Oleta Snodgrass notes Seals fund year round programs such as Better Living Better Breathing and Freedom From Smoking with Lung Association education and services for schools hospitals and health offices. Mayor urges residents to back the appeal by using Christmas Seals on holiday cards and packages.
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Monahans
Richard Hoyer
American Lung Association of Texas
Oleta Snodgrass
L.V.N
Lung Association
Big Country
The
Hoyer
Peewee Snodgrass
Helen Buchanan
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West
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4-H Council
Richard C. White
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