Stockton Firm Gets Sandhills Park Contract
Great Mountain Construction Company of Ft Stockton wins a contract from the Parks and Wildlife Department in Austin to build 20 camping sites at Sandhills State Park plus restrooms showers sewer lines and paved parking. Utilities included. Work to begin late this month or early October.
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Stockton
Sandhills Park
Sandhills State Park
Great Mountain Construction Company of
Ft. Stockton
Parks and Wildlife Department
Austin
Spotty Rainfall Reported Across Permian Basin Tuesday
Spotty rain fell Tuesday afternoon with showers totaling .25 inch in southeast Monahans and .12 inch on the northside. The showers match a broader pattern of scattered rain across the Permian Basin earlier in the week.
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Monahans
Permian
Mistakes Noted in Budget Report Corrections Example
A publisher acknowledges errors in past issues. They correct that advertising expenses were $2000 instead of $20,000 and that the budget adoption referred to 1970 rather than 1967. The note attributes the mistakes to gremlins and promises accuracy going forward.
Monahans School Enrollment Edges Up on Opening Day
Sup t George Callender reports 2979 pupils on first day, four more than last year. High School enrollment hits 900, the highest ever and six above 1968. Elementary counts generally down due to birth cycles as most schools hold their own at the high school level.
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Monahans
Sup’t
George Callender
Callender
Four Building Permits Issued Drive August City Value
Permits issued in August totaled four with a value of 33,955 all for residential work. A $30,000 new residence and three additions or repairs accounted for the total. No commercial or institutional permits were issued. Year to date permits reach 290,240 versus 199,285 a year ago.
AIME Field Trip To Delaware Basin Gas Ops Sept 12
The Trans-Pecos Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME schedules a 1:45 PM bus departure from Ward County Coliseum Monahans for a field trip to Delaware Basin gas operations. Registration opens 1:30 PM. A barbecue ends the visit at 7:30 PM with tours of drilling rigs wells and gas processing. Reservations requested by Sept 12.
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Trans-Pecos
Society of Petroleum Engineers of
AIME
Delaware Basin
Ward County
Monahans
Coliseum
Delaware Basingas
Paul W. Henderson
AIML
Goniity Coliseum
Billy KK. Watson
Watson Facker Service
Six Mile Segment Of Highway 18 To Get Resurfacing
The Texas Highway Department announced a contract for resurfacing a six and a half mile section of State Highway 18 south of Interstate 20 to Farm to Market Road 1776. The project, part of the 1970 improvement and safety program, is expected to cost about 185 700 dollars, with total district funding of 475 900 dollars under District Engineer Paul H. Coleman of Odessa.
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Cayanosa
Texas Highway Department
District Six
Paul H. Coleman
Odessa
Buckles Retires As Orr Heads Consulting Firm
Buckles retires as president of George J. Buckles Company. Robert M. Orr elected president at the stockholders meeting. The firm, started June 1 1957 as a sole proprietorship, incorporated January 1 1962 and operates from Monahans Texas with oil and gas leases in New Mexico and Central Texas and cable tool drilling rigs.
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Robert M. Orr
Bill T. Hammitt
Lillian P. Neblett
East 4Th Street
Monahans
New Mexico
Texas
Permian Basin
Agri-Business Farm-Ranch Tour Slated September 13
The Ward County Chamber of Commerce schedules an all-day Agri-Business Tour on Saturday September 13 starting with a ranch style breakfast at the Community Center in Cayanosa. A chartered bus departs 7 AM from the Courthouse, with stops at Beaty Brown and Will Moore farms before visiting Monahans and returning by 12:30 PM. Breakfast costs 1.50. tickets require reservations by calling 943-2187.
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Cayanosa
Ward County
Beaty
Brown
Will Moore
Monahans
Chamber of Commerce
Obituaries and Classifieds Listings Overview
Classifieds section highlights obituaries on page 2A and society notes on 1-3B Batraliores. entertainment on 6B. services for men on 7B. Page navigation details accompany the listing.
Booster Club Sets First 1969 Lobo Meet At Istes Stadium
The Lobo Booster Club holds its first official 1969 meeting tonight at Istes Stadium under lights with Lobos players introduced by Head Coach Maurice Hodges. Floyd Langford announces weekly Tuesday meetings at the High School Cafeteria and films plus scouting reports are shared by coaches.
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Lobo
Istes Stadium
O'Clock
Lobos
Maurice Hodges
Floyd Langford
Lobo-Odessa High
Vocational Training Expands At Monahans High School
Monahans Wickett Pyote schools introduce three diploma paths for eighth graders. The new Coordinated Vocational Academic Education CVA teaches trades with academics to reduce dropouts. CVA is TEA sponsored with 30 boys and 15 girls enrolled at Hudler Junior High.
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Board of Education
Monahans- Wickett-Pyote
John Harris
Auedra Rasco
Cvafk
Hudler Junior High
CVAEL
Texas Education Agency
Walker
Snyder
MHS
Monahans High School
Drew Pearson Dies September 1 Columnist Passes Away
Columnist Drew Pearson, famed for the Washington Merry Go Round, died Monday from a heart attack. He was a controversial crusader against high level corruption whose exposes sparked court actions but were thoroughly documented. His Merry Go Round will continue by Jack Anderson, his longtime associate.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Monahans News
Pearson
Jack Anderson
Meryl Walters Joins Monahans Water Dept as Service Foreman
City Manager Jack Forga announced that Meryl Walters, formerly with Midland water works, becomes Service Foreman in Monahans. Walters, a Parsons, Kansas native, served in Korea, is an Army veteran, Moose Lodge member, and first aid instructor. He attended Kansas State and has about 11 years in water works.
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Jack Forga
Meryl Walters
Water Works Department of
Midland
Monahans Water Department
Walters
Moose Lodge
Kansas State
Parsons
Kansas
Texas
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Meer
Georgie L. Buckles
Buckles
Bob Orr
Agri-Business
Big Green
Kathy Reynolds
Jenni Fausett
Pat
Booster Club
News
Water Dept
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