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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1981
Page
1
The message notes the twice yearly ritual of changing clocks at 2 o clock this morning and states it is now one hour earlier than it would have been without the change. It reminds readers to adjust their timepieces accordingly.
Ward County 4-H youth excel at the State Fair of Texas with 26 of 30 exhibited animals placing. Seven youths finished in the top 10 across lamb, heifer, and steer classes, including Kelly Cooper 3rd in heavyweight Crossbred Mediumwool lambs and Alicia Martin 10th in Medium wool lambs. Other Ward County ribbons and high placements follow behind a large statewide field of 60 to 80 entries per class.
Monahans postmaster Bob Fletcher announced a new 20 cent first class rate effective 12:01 a.m. Sunday as part of Postal Service increases approved last month. The office reports a good supply of the new stamps including 2 cent and 1 cent stamps and the new C stamp bearing a 20 cent value. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2.
Police say Miguel Alvarez 41 was shot in the head at 9 24 a m near 500 West 6th Street. He was transported to Ward Memorial Hospital then to Odessa Medical Center where he died at 6 50 p m Friday. Magdalena Johnson 31 who lived at the scene says Alvarez shot himself. she had warned officers earlier that he carried a gun. In a separate incident, tractor trailer driver Jessie Martinez Primera 37 was trapped after a crash at Loop 464 and TX 18 as the vehicle overturned on a right turn. responders freed him as the inquiry continues.
A Texas Board of Health order requires all students through 12th grade to have a measles vaccine or physician validated history. Vaccinations must be after January 1, 1968, with histories replaced by physician validation if provided before September 1, 1979. By December 3, parents must submit proper vaccine records or a physician statement.
The proposal would allow political subdivisions to exempt a percentage of market value for residence homesteads up to 40 percent in 1982 84 then 30 percent 85 87 and 20 percent from 1988 onward with a minimum exempted value of 5000 each year Other limits could be set by the legislature If the exemption would impair pre existing debt taxes could be levied on the homestead until the debt is paid It would also change truth in taxation notices to show total property taxes if taxes were not increased over the prior year It notes background on prior 1978 relief and data on shifts in tax burdens toward residences and the need for reappraisal notices pages continue.
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