Neighbors Help In Union Community After death of Frank Dixon
Neighbors gathered Thursday to prepare Frank Dixon’s fields for spring planting after his death from a heart seizure on April 16 at age 52. Group members supplied tractors and noon meals with help from Lester Short and others. Farmers Co-Op Station provided tractor gas. Dixon, who farmed on Route 5, died while driving a tractor. his widow survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dixon
Route 5
Union
Dixon
Lester Short
Frank Collins
Herbie Pickett
Carroll Shults
Earl Cornett
Darrell Lewis
Cletus Floyd
Raymond Byers
W. H. Thomas
Carrol W. Jones
Shults
Billié Lou Tone
Cornett
J. E. Cunningham
Short
Farmers Co-Op Station
Union Baptist Church
Terry County Livestock Show Nets $21 000 From Sale and Prizes
The Terry County Junior Livestock Show raised over 21 000 dollars from swine and calf sales plus prize money. Prize funds totaling 3 700 came from the Jaycees and Terry County Young Farmers with donations from 185 Brownfield and Terry firms and individuals. Additional gifts came from Goodpasture Grain First National Bank Brownfield State Banks and Terry County Farm Bureau. Showmanship and awards covered calves swine and fat steers with donor likes Burnett Kiwanians Alvin G Davis Trophy R N McClain and Dennis Q Lilly. General superintendents Weldon Mason and Bruce Griffith led the 18th annual show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Jaycees
Terry County Young Farmers
Brownfield
Terry
Goodpasture Grain
First National Bank
Brownfield State Banks
Terry County Farm Bureau
Joe Ed Sullivan
J. W. Burnett
Kiwanians
Alvin G. Davis
R. N. McClain
Dennis Q. Lilly
Burnett
Black & Thompson Accountants
Davis
Brownfield State Bank
MeClain
Lilly
Keith Pender
Wellman
Homer Jones Jr
Homer Jones Sr
Steve Mason
Wel
Brownfield State
First National Banks
Weldon Mason
Terry Farmer
Bruce Griffith
Senior to Austin Meet in State Interscholastic League
Brownfield High School senior David McDonald will compete in extemporaneous speaking at the Texas Interscholastic League State Meet in Austin. The event draws hundreds of high school participants across track and literary contests, after McDonald won the mid-April Lubbock regional with top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield High School
Austin
State Capitol
Texas Interscholastic League
David McDonald
S. McDonald
East Sons
Lubbock
Carroll Beavers
Levelland Country Club
West Texas
Brownfield Country Club
BCC
Beavers
Eddie Crawley
Levelland
Tom Hardy
Buckley
Bob Latham
Cal Garrett
Ken Shields
Littlefield
Bill Widener
C. C. Griffin
Hardy Loudermilk
Jal
Hardy Cook
Jack Shirley
Jane Shirley
Brownfield
Chamber Directors Convene in May Session at 6:30 A M
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce directors meet at 6 30 a m Wednesday for the May business session. Pres L G Smith says the agenda is full and attendance is urged. In Lubbock he speaks on federal aid to elementary and secondary schools and the terms of its justification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Pres. L. G. Smith
Lubbock
May 5 Primaries Polling Sites Announced in Terry
County chairmen for Republicans James Evans and Democrat John Kendrick list 23 polling boxes for the May 5 primaries. Locations span City Hall, Oak Grove Elementary, Meadow School, Union School, and more with election judges named for each site. Absentee voting ends at 5 p.m. in the County Clerk's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
James W. Evans
Old Lamesa Road
John J. Kendrick
East
Buckley
City Hall
Carrol W. Collier
Oak Grove
Marion Bowers
William C. Cope
James Heartsill
Veterans Service Office
M. R. Paddock
Union School
Meadow School
B. C. Horton
W. J. Hinson
House of Graves Nelson
Johnson Community
Graves Nelson
Five Mile Chase Lands Farm Hand In City Jail
Eusevio E. Olivarez, 24, was fined 100 dollars on 11 traffic tickets after a chase involving two police cars and a 1957 Plymouth. He could not pay and was jailed. Tickets listed disobeying a lawful order, no license, running stop signs and red lights, no yielding to police signals, speeding.
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Plymouth
Terry Farm
City
Eusevio E. Olivarez
Court of Peace
Lonnie Rhyne
Brownfield
Texas
Loyalty Day Observances Marked By Public Pledge
Hand Bros. Post 6794 VFW schedules Loyalty Day Tuesday in Brownfield per 85th Congress joint resolution. Mayor proclaimation designates the day with a flag ceremony at 7 a.m. and a public pledge at 12 45 p.m. Citizens urged to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hand Bros
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jess McWherter
Brownfield
85Th Congress
House of Representatives
Senate of the United States
VFW
Courthouse Square
Bruce Salmon
Babe Ruth Tryouts Set For Five Thirty Later This Week
Little League graduates and newcomers may try out for six Babe Ruth League teams at 5 30 p m on Thursday and Friday at Babe Ruth League Park. Boys ages 13 to 15 not yet on a team must attend and sign up with H B Virgil Crawford. Coaches and league officials draft at 7 30 p m Friday at First National Bank conducted by Joe Stevens. Fifteen games on schedule May 24 to July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth League Park
H. B. Virgil Crawford
First National Bank
Joe Stevens
East Lake League
Bachelor of Divinity Degree Earned by Nicholson at Golden Gate
Donald Ray Nicholson of Brownfield joined eight fellow graduates as Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary awarded the bachelor of divinity degree in Mill Valley near San Francisco. Nicholson, son of Mr and Mrs A R Nicholson, previously earned a Hardin-Simmons University degree in Abilene. Baccalaureate speaker was Dr Harold K Graves president of the seminary. Commencement address delivered by Rev Herman E Wooten of Richland Baptist Church Richland Washington and president of the Oregon Washington Baptist Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Ray Nicholson
Brownfield
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
Calfornia
Nicholson
A. R. Nicholson
Plaza Motel
Hardin- Simmons University
Abilene
The
Seminary
Mill Valley
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Harold K. Graves
Herman E. Wooten
Richland Baptist Church
Richland, Wash
Oregon- Washington
Party Chairmen To Visit Jaycee Club
Terry County Democratic and Republican party chairmen John J. Kendrick and James A. Evans will speak at the weekly Jaycee luncheon Monday at noon in The Party House. They will outline city, precinct, state and national level work and preview Saturday's primary election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Jaycee Lancheon
John J. Kendrick
Democratic Party
James A. Evans
Republican
Buccaneer Festival Concert at Brownfield High School
Brownfield High School Band presents The Buccaneer Festival Concert at 8 pm in the high school auditorium under Fred Smith. Proceeds fund the trip to Corpus Christi for Buccaneer Music Festival. Junior High Contest Band directed by Thomas Wright also performs. The band has recent firsts in concert and sight-reading at regional UIL events in Lubbock and the Lamesa Band Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BHS
Brownfield High School
Fred Smith
Corpus Christi
Thomas Wright
Lubbock
Texas
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Don Mason
Route 1
Robert Harred
Gene Harred
East Hester
Murphy Meat Co
Murphy Meat Company
Plains Hog Company
Noah Lemsey
Murphy Meat
Edward Reed
Luders Feed Lots
Piggly Wiggly
United Super Markets
Texas Meat Company of
Dallas
Demos
Republicans
Evans
No. 12
Colonial Heights
S.ee
Wade Vanell
Wellman School
G. Lt. Sims
Keith Vandivere
Leonard M. Ellington
B. F. Hutson Jr
Travis Gin
North Sixth
Jackie Cargill
Vernon Farrar
County Clerk's Office
Lewis Simmonds
Jessie G Randal School
Dpd
A. Lowe
County Judge's Office
Jack DuBose
B. Suice
Union Gin Office
Troy Phillips
Meadow High School
Fred Finley
Johnson Gin
Wood E. Johnson
Tokio Community Center
O. A. Pippin
Pool Church
Roy Barrier
Wellman High School
Victor D. Watts
Anderson's
Tokio
Rega Martin
Murphy May
Henry Newman
Babe Ruth
Pete Washington
Washington
Carl H. Rice
North Fifth
Rice
Donald Nicholson
Jaycee Club
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