Casual Corner Tidbits and Community Notes
A collage of short items from Brownfield area life. reunions announced for Hopkins County at McKenzie Park Lubbock today with basket lunches and card tables. Polar homecoming set for Sunday August 20 at the Polar Barn with prizes for farthest traveler. Golf club quips at Brownfield Country Club. hospital seeks Joint Commission accreditation with site visits planned. new hires and fund drives noted. rifle club preparing range and hunter safety program slated.
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Hopkins County
McKenzie Park
Lubbock
Polar Barn
Brownfield Country Club
J. T. Bowman
Colorado
Pat McMillan
Brownfield General Hospital
Joint Commission of Aoh
Chicago
Tobacco Company
Lindsey Hardware
Loyd Phillips
Dallas
Loyd
Pat
E. Cardwell
Scott
Brad Earl Elrod
Citizens Band Radio
Jerry Wilson
The
Rifle Association
Hunters
National Rifle Association
WTCC Membership Drive In Progress
WTCC captains and teams meet at Holiday House to finalize plans for contacting prospective members in Terry County. Don Workman highlights WTCC gains in water resources and agriculture, plus an upcoming vegetable seminar, as residents are urged to support local representation in Washington and at the state level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Holiday House
West Texas Chamber
Hank Jordan
Terry County
WTCC
Bill Walker
Abilene
Don Workman
Lubbock
Workman
West Texas
West
Texas
Jordan
Washington
Wellman School District Adopts Free Lunch Policy
Wellman Independent School District this week announced a free lunch policy for Wellman students. Families may apply by submitting forms sent home, at the principal's office, or anytime during the school year. The policy ensures confidentiality and prohibits stigma for students unable to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman Independent School District
Wellman School
Superintendent of Schools
Board of Trustees
Wellman
Morris To Attend Washington Seminar
Frank Morris Jr. Western Area operations manager for General Telephone in Browne field is selected to attend the USITA Public Relations Public Affairs Seminar September 11-15 in Washington DC. He is the only General Telephone Southwest participant and one of six company wide. Morris began with General Telephone in 1942 and has held multiple leadership roles before becoming the Western Area manager in 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Morris Jr
Western Area
General Telephone
Brownefield
United States Independent Telephone Association
USITA
Washington, D.C
General Telephone of
Southwest
Morris
General Telephone & Electronics Corporation
Telephone
Congress
Inustry
Federal Communications Commission
Robert Byrd
W. Va
Ernest Hollings
S.C
John Andersson
Classes Begin August 21 At Brownfield Schools
Brownfield schools start Monday August 21 with full day sessions and normal bus routes. High school principal Jesse Geron sets 8:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. schedule. first holiday not until October 20 for a TSTA workshop in Lubbock. Registration Aug 17 covers Oak Grove Colonial Heights and grades from Kindergarten through 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Jesse Geron
TSTA
Lubbock
John Garrison
Elaine Shaw
Cub’s den
Oak Grove
Colonial Heights
Virgil Allen
Ruby Arnold
Robert Becker
Carol Blair
Lawrence Brown
Dorothy Jane Burnett
Neal Campbell
Brownfield Teachers Honored With City Proclamation Week
Mayor Lloyd Hahn proclaims August 13 to 20, 1972 as Teacher Appreciation Week honoring Brownfield Independent Schools faculty for service to the city. The notice lists teachers and staff across subjects and grades as school reopens with 6th to 8th grade classes at 8:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Independent Schools
Lloyd Hahn
Outstanding Farm Family Nominations Sought in Terry County
The Terry County Soil Conservation Service board plans the annual Farm Tour for September 14 and outlines two award categories. The farm family award honors conservation, sound farm management, and community leadership while a second award recognizes individuals contributing to agriculture. Nominations due by September 1, mail to Chamber of Commerce or SCS Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Chamber of Commerce
Soil Conservation Service Office
Four Lubbock Cotton Cooperatives Plan August Meeting
The nineteenth annual membership session of Plains Cooperative Oil Mill Plains Cotton Cooperative Association Grower's Seed Association and Farmer's Cooperative Compress will be August 16 at the Texas Tech Municipal Auditorium. Morning program features state 4 H winners Linda Moody Spencer Reid and speeches by William Reid Dolph Briscoe. Lunch at noon, then afternoon business sessions and financial report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Municipal Auditorium
Texas Tech University
J. A. Rodgers Jr
Brownfield
Plains Cooperative Oil Mill
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association
Liam E. Reid
Riegel Textile Corporation
New York City
Dolph Briscoe
Land
Jones Stadium
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Brownie
CCC
L. J. Richardson
Stan Blacklock
Don Burda
Wayne Rousseau
Jack Brooks
Mont Muldrow
George Weiss
H. L
Hub) King
Don Tankersley
Paul Shelhamer
Jackie Cargill
Richard Collins
Island Broadway
Luther Harmon
North 14Th Street
Broadway
Harmon
Dave Cushman
Washington Seminar
Kilgore
Irving
North Texas
Divi
Sion
East Texas
Frank Morris
Fred Cawthon
Sue Jo Cole
Rita Collier
Scottie Cooper
Eileen Davidson
Larry Devett
Stanley Dixon
P.T.A
Roy Ervin
Alice Feagan
Terry R. Forbes
Bill Gilmore
Roy Gonzales
Richard Griffin
M. B. Hair
Hamilton
Jerald Haynes
C. O. Head
Sharon Hensley
Jo Hickman
P.E
Betty Jobe
Leon Pope
Brent Scott
Flaine Shaw
Lucille Shinn
Glenn Standly
Harold Teal
Oleta Toliver
Kathleen Weiss
Aleton West
Carey White
Vocaional Office
Cornelia Peters
Don Hendley
Hendley
Marilyn Adams
Brenda Arnold
Ronnie Allcutt
Kelly Baggett
Anita Bielss
Henry
Moss
Tech
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