Thefts and Vandalism Burden Local Law Enforcers
Local police and the Sheriff's Department report a spate of break-ins theft and vandalism. Arrests include Joe Eddy Fulbright William Allison Conner Julian R Charles and Francisco T Villegas with fines bonds and jail stays varying by case. Additional minors and adults face liquor law violations and DWI charges. A West Ward School break-in and two shop incidents yielded recovered money and damaged vending machines. The period also included two vehicle collisions involving several drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Eddy Fulbright
William Allison Conner
Julian R. Charles
Francisco T. Villegas
Wilson County
Pat W. Hendricks
Augusten Hernandez Gonzales
West Ward
Border Patrol
Spanish Paok Hall
T. B. Richards
W. Buckley
Jimmy Rodriguez
10Th Street
Louis Arrezola
Billye Benton Holmes
E. Broadway
Kitty Beulah Hassell
Lonnie Hassell
Tahoka Road
B Street
Brownfield Chamber Committees Hold Early 1966 Meetings
The Brownfield Chamber of Commerce opened its year with two of ten committees meeting. The Public Affairs Committee, led by Ray Anderson, discussed legislative letters and town hall meetings to aid citizens, planning a letter to Congress on the minimum wage. The Highway and Transportation Committee, chaired by Jim Reed, reviewed Highway 385 and 82 activities, traffic flow, light timing, and a Brownfield transportation study for prospective industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Champer
Ray Anderson
Highway and Transportation Committee
Jim Reed
Jesse George
George
Congress
Marathon
Mexico City
Brownfield
Services Set For Mrs Dollie Adair
Funeral services for Mrs Dollie Adair 69 are set for 3 p.m. Thursday in the Wellman High School Auditorium with Homer Jones of the Wellman Church of Christ officiating Burial will be in Brownfield Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction Mrs Adair died at 1230 a.m. today in Brownfield General Hospital after a long illness She was a native of Leon County moving to Terry County in 1924 and settled in Wellman She was a member of the Wellman Church of Christ Survivors include four sons Elmo Sam and C all of Wellman and Art of Brownfield one sister Mrs L P Glover of Mexia 12 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dollie Adair
Wellman High School
Homer Jones
Wellman Church of Christ
Ihy
Bobby Hoover
Lubock
Brownfield Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Adair
Brownfield General Hospital
Leon County
Terry County
Wellman
Elmo
Sam
Art
Brownfield
L. P. Glover
Mexia
New Cotton Bill Aims at Research and Promotion
House Agriculture Committee advanced H. R. 12322 by Chairman Harold D. Cooley to fund a cotton research and promotion program with a $1 per bale assessment. The plan requires a two thirds referendum approval and offers refunds to nonparticipants with safeguards and area based handler designations. Cooley aims to bring the bill to the House soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Agriculture
Harold D. Cooley
Cooley
House
Inflation costs Terry County residents last year
Inflation reduced the local purchasing power by about 145 per family in the past year. The average dollar was worth about 2 cents less, with food up 4.5 percent, transportation 4 percent, and services 2.5 percent. Total local inflation cost reached 723000 for the community, affecting fixed incomes more than other earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Court Canvasses Trustee Election Results For County
County Commission meets at 10 a m with Judge Raymond Simms presiding. Present: E L Tankersley Wayne Mullings Jr H B Dock Settle R L Bob Burnett and Wade Yandell. Votes canvassed show E A Wilson 85 H H Harred 28 and C C Cought 17 for county trustee at large. Union Schools trustee results: August Steinrath 24 R R McNeil 19 Rufus Dill 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Simms
Commissioners Court
E. L
Red) Tankersley
Wayne Mullings Jr
H. B
Dock) Settle
R. L
Bob) Burnett
Wade Yandell
E. A. Wilson
H. H. Harred
C. C. Cought
Union Schools
August Steinrath
R. R. McNeil
Rufus Dill
Wellman ISD trustee vote yields split 26 ballots each
Ballots canvassing the Wellman Independent School trustee race show R. G. Herron and Burke Slaughter tied at 26 votes apiece. The court approved tire purchase for Sheriff Homer Parker’s car at 50 dollars and authorized 40.80 for Fred Tucker’s Police Identification School expenses in Austin. Commissioners OK'd 210 for a chair and adding machine for the Tax Assessor-Collector's office. A road waiver for Precinct 4 on the Thompson Estate was ordered with authority to open the road. Judge Simms may take April 22 to 28 as vacation. A 5600 transfer from the Road and Bridge Highway Fund allocated 1400 to each commissioner precinct fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman Independent School Trustee
R. G. Herron
Burke Slaughter
Homer Parker
Fred Tucker
Austin
Thompson Estate
Simms
Brownfield Joins West Texas Sparkle City Contest
Brownfield is among 57 West Texas towns in Operation Sparkle a two year program by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce to attract visitors and encourage longer stays. The effort runs 1966 through 1967 with Brownfield landscaping the chamber yard as the first step and garden clubs aiding the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Alpine
Andrews
Breckenridge
Burkburnett
Canyon
Coleman
Colorado City
Dalhart
Dumas
Fort Stockton
Graham
Kermit
Lamesa
Lampasas
Levelland
Littlefield
Pecos
Seminole
Stamford
Weatherford
Births Outnumber Deaths In Terry County March Totals
Terry County recorded 25 births and 10 deaths in March. Males accounted for 15 births to 10 female births. The year totals reached 98 births and 34 deaths. Heart disease led deaths with three, followed by cancer and several other causes. One fetal death was listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Terry County
New Child Welfare Licensing Worker Named in South Plains
Rosemary Holcomb named the new Child Welfare Licensing Worker at the South Plains Health Unit replacing Carolyn Williams who resigned to marry. She earned a Texas Tech degree in May 1965 and completed welfare training in Austin in February. The program licenses day care facilities to meet minimum state standards for child protection. Brownfield lists seven licensed centers and inquiries can be made to the Child Welfare Licensing Office at 637-6878. Babysitting by the hour or at night is not covered by the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Holcomb
South Plains Health Unit
Carolyn Williams
Department of Child Welfare
Brownfield
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Deeeeee
Sherriff's Department
Lupe Rayes
CC Committees
Tommy Merrifield
Dean Merrifield
Tammy
Secretary of Agriculture
Anual Lions Club
Coleman Park
Kathy Glover
Clyde Glover
Chris Foster
L. J. Foster
Ricky Cagle
Will Edd Cagle
Johnny Garcia
Felipe
Court Canvasses
Mrs. Holcomb
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