Monahans Honors Three At Annual Chamber Fete
Monahans Chamber of Commerce hosts its 27th banquet at Ward County Exhibit Building with mayor Dick Hoyer as master of ceremonies. Reagan Brown praises community cooperation while three residents receive honors: Juan Arrendondo Youth Leadership Award, Dr. Bryan Stuckey Merit Award, and Walt Roeber Outstanding Citizen of the Year.
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Monahans
Horn City
Monahans Chamber of Commerce
Ward County
Dick Hoyer
Juan J. Arrendondo
West Texas
Bryan Stuckey
Walt Roeber
Center
Groundhog Day traditions grip Punxsutawney crowd
The event centers on Phil the groundhog at Gobbler's Knob as celebrations fill Punxsutawney. Authorities transport the rodent to a heated burrow before the early morning appearance amid a long local folklore that sets winter’s end or prolongation.
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Charles Hosler
Pennsylvania State University
England
Phil
Punxsutawney
Punxsutawney Library
Gobbler’s Knob
Jobless rate shifts across demographics in 1978 report
The department reported January gains with 72 percent of major industries posting increases led by retail trade adding 130000 new positions. Overall manufacturing rose 65000 while unemployment trends varied by race and occupation. Officials warn inflation and slower growth may delay full employment.
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Carter
Khomeini assassination claim shocks Tehran as riots surge
Khomeini was reportedly shot in the street near his Tehran home by gunmen tied to a new group called the People's Warrior Touheed Guerrillas. A note on his body claimed responsibility, while Khomeini spoke at a cemetery denouncing the monarchy and vowing an Islamic republic backed by the nation. Mehdi Bazargan signaled plans for a Revolutionary Council were scrapped, and Bakhtiar warned the government would not yield to a coup, threatening force against violence.
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Tehran
Touheed
Shah
Khomeini
Bakhtiar
Ayatullah
Iran
Radio Monte Carlo
County and District Court Records with Births and Discharges
Marriage licenses issued list seven couples including Roger L Romero and Carol A Durk. Divorce suits filed feature seven pairings such as Det Lee v Robert Lee and Renee Jones v Bob Jones. Medical Center Hospital reports numerous admissions and discharges for February. Births announce two girls to Fed. Mr and Mrs Clay Walker and Paul Sandoval and Daniel Rodriguez have two daughters.
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Roger Lee Romero
Carol Ann Durk
Dewaeyne Curtis
Holly Ann Badger
Brooks Livingstone Harman Jr
Marthe Claydene Shreve
Dwight Aubrey Young
Medeline Sue Gonzeles
Billy Clark Puckett
Anna Ree Hubert
District Court
Det Lee
Robert Lee
Elene Jan Branch
Trumen D. Branch
Paul G. Johnson
Anna P. Johnson
Virginia Rubelcado
Adam Rubalcedo
Gregory Alan Drennen
Gloria Jean Drennan
Renee Jones
Bob Jones
Helen M. Woodward
Ferman R. Woodward Jr
Clay Walker
McKnight
Paul Sandoval
Lincoln
Daniel Rodriguez
Zeneta
Cooler weather moves into Permian Basin tonight
The National Weather Service in Midland reports cooler temperatures for tonight and Saturday with a high near 50 degrees on Saturday, compared to today’s low 60s. Tonight’s low will be in the upper 20s after a 29 degree start this morning, with no precipitation but lingering cloudiness. A warming trend returns Sunday into the upper 50s by Tuesday, while record highs and lows from past years are noted. A weak cold front moved across Texas today with light change and clearing skies.
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Permian Basin
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Weather Service
Texas
Weather outlook from Midland with warm day to cool night
The National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport reports considerable cloudiness through Saturday. Today will be warmer with a high near 62 and a low around 28 tonight, with westerly winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to northwesterly 10 to 15 mph tonight. Tomorrow’s high near 50. yesterday’s high 51 and overnight low 29. Year to date precipitation stands at .16 inch. Sun sets today at 6:24 p.m. and rises Saturday at 7:41 a.m.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Davenport R M 78 Fort Worth Odessa death notices
Graveside services for R M Davenport 78 of Fort Worth and formerly of Odessa are set for 3 p m Sunday at Sunset Memorial Gardens Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home directs Fort Worth services follow at 11 a m Saturday in Greenwood Funeral Home chapel Davenport dies in Fort Worth after a long illness He was born in Sherman September 23 1900 came to Odessa in 1943 moved to Fort Worth in 1967 He was active in Sherwood and Belmont Baptist Churches a deacon and building chairman Mason Shriner Eastern Star and Scottish Rite Survivors include his wife Kathy son Bob Davenport Odessa daughter Mrs Maxine Parks Odessa stepson Bill Davis Fort Worth stepdaughter Louretta Lawler Ranger brother Marc Davenport Monticello Ga sister Fannie Mae Davenport Odessa four grandchildren two great grandchildren four step grandchildren and four step great grandchildren BIG SPRING Services for Jack Cunningham 72 of Big Spring brother of Odessa resident Johnny Cunningham were at 3 30 p m Thursday in Alley Pilock Funeral Home chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park Cunningham died in a Big Spring hospital Tuesday He was born in Dekalb September 12 1906 and married Opal Randolph November 2 1924 in Dekalb They moved to Big Spring in 1951 He was a retired carpenter Survivors also include his wife a daughter two other brothers a sister three grandchildren and two great
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R.M. Davenport
Fort Worth
Odessa
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Davenport
Greenwood Funeral Home
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Sherman
Sherwood
Belmont
Eastern Star
Scottish Rite
Kathy
Bob Davenport
Maxine Parks
Bill Davis
Louretta Lawler
Big Spring
Jack Cunningham
Johnny Cunningham
alley-Pilock Funeral Home
Trinity Memorial Park
Cunningham
Dekalb
Opal Randolph
Midland
Ida Viola Henderson
Fresno
Calif
Ellis Funeral
Resthaven Memorial Park
J.C. Henderson
James Henderson
Lebanon
George Tolley
Eric Lawler
San Antonio
L.N. Box
Arlington
Grover Laney
Paducah
D.R. Laney
Waco
Florence Wells
Hillsboro
Quitaque
William E
Bill) Helms
Mildred Freeman
First Baptist Church
Resthaven
Helms
Lockney
Coleman County
Briscoe County
Eastern Star of
Council of
Kermit
L.H
Bud) Dickey Sr
Wink
Cooper Funeral
Kermit Cemetery
Dickey
Veterans Administration Hospital
Kerrville
Clara Gertrude Thompson
Bolton
Miss
L.H. Dickey Jr
Houston
J.W. Dickey
Lake Charles
O.E. Jones
Monahans
E.C. Carr
Comanche
Nancy Zugenfuss
Grand Prairie
Betty Cornett
Orlando
Beaumont
Glenda Saxon
Glen
Doris) Breaux
L.M. Williams and Sons Funeral Home
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Saxon
Democratic Party
First National Bank
Salvation Army receives $75,000 donation in Odessa
The Odessa Salvation Army, aided by Murphy and Rochester Real Estate and Insurance, received a $75,000 gift from the Houston Endowment for its building fund. Major William Thomas said the gift raises the total to about $1 million and earmarks 45,000 for existing facilities at 810 East 11th and 30,000 for renovating 304 Pearl to move the thrift store there. Rochester noted a prior $100,000 gift and described Houston Endowment as active in Odessa and other local causes. The endowment funds come from the Jesse Jones Endowment Fund.
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Odessa Salvation Army
Houston Endowment
William Thomas
Murphy and Rochester Real Estate and Insurance
Thomas
Odessa
East 11Th
Red Shield Lodge
Salvation Army
Army
Pearl
Louis Rochester
Rochester
Houston
YMCA
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Evening Playbill in Odessa Tonight at Two Venues
Tomorrow in Odessa events include a 7 30 P M show at Odessa Brand New Opree Globe of the Great Southwest and an 8 P M performance of Scapino at Permian Playhouse featuring local theater groups and audiences.
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Odessa
Brand New Opree
Globe of the Great Southwest
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Reagan Brown
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
Hoyer
Monahans Chamber
Chamber Awards
Mehdi Bazargan
Bazargan
National Movement
Medical Center Hospital
Lloyd Scarrow
Jimmy Clark
Ray Fox
Ruth Valentine
Barnadean Harrison
Elizabeth Matejowsky
Donna Gibson
Oscar Green
Clarita Martinez
Monty Been
John Grissom
Roy Stone
Brent Yet
Taletta Brumfield
Rex J. Abbott
Robin M. Florez
Scott M. Slawson
Herman T. Reynolds
Cecilia Matta
Josephine T. Saenz
Gloria Wheeler
Ernestine Russell
Kenneth W. Robinson
Gene O. Jackson
Everett Parson
Allen Criswell
Mary L. Sharp
Charles Heard
Linda N. Daniels
Foy
Chambers
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Jesse Jones
Bill Thomas
Don Williams
Ida Henderson
Joseph Miles
Pecos
Joseph Yates Miles
Fort Bliss National Cemetery
Harding, Orr and McDaniel
Montana Avenue Funeral Home
el Paso
Miles
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Alpine
Jerry Miles
Austin
Gene Miles
James Miles
William Helms
L.H. Dickey
Burns Institute
Galveston
Shriners Hospitals For Crippled Children
Texas Avenue
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Dick Sivalls
Permian Playhouse
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