Rehearsal Begins as Brownfield Band Heads to State Fair
Organizational rehearsal under Fred Smith kicks off at Brownfield High School with plans for a state fair Dallas performance. The band schedules two concerts before school starts, a Aug 22 8 p.m. show at the High School Auditorium and an Aug 23 outdoor concert, plus a three day Dallas trip with appearances at the fair grounds and Cotton Bowl. Jr high students rehearse afternoons while daily sessions run 9 to 10 thirty.
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Brownfield High School
Fred Smith
Dallas
Cotton Bowl
Smith
Jr. High
Terry Students Attend Seminar
Three Terry County Farm Bureau Citizenship Seminar delegates attended the August 9 13 program in Wico. Terry Taylor Carol Nash and Kirk Brown represented local families and explored American economic moral and social life plus visits to Strecker Museum Armstrong Browning Library and the Texas Historical Collection in Waco.
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Terry County Farm Bureau
Wico
Terry Taylor
Raymond Taylor
Rt. 4
Carol Nash
Edgar Nash
Meadow
Kirk Brown
Earl J. Brown
E. Cardwell
Waco
Strecker Museum of Natural History
Armstrong Browning Library
Texas Historical Collection
DE Students In Search Of Jobs
Brownfield High School DE students will be interviewed by merchants starting Monday until school opens. About 17 students remain unemployed and may be placed by wholesalers, service sellers, or retailers, excluding tax supported institutions. call 637-3641 to participate.
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Brownfield High School
Harold Andrews
Andrews
Brownfield School Adds Speech Therapist and Nurse
Brownfield Public Schools will hire a speech therapist Mrs. Paul Anderson and a school nurse Mrs. Lewis Simmonds to serve students across all levels. Brownfield High will offer Spanish II and a basic skills block for seventh graders focusing on math science language arts and social studies with coordinated teachers.
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Brownfield Public
O. R. Douglas
Paul Anderson
Lewis Simmonds
Brownfield High School
FE. B. Posey
Brownfield
Rotary Club Sponsors Group
The Brownfield Rotary Club met at the First United Presbyterian Church fellowship hall Friday noon. Four youths, Dawn Pemberton Cheryl Franks John Marchbanks and David Hahn, will attend the Attorney General's Youth Conference in Austin next week sponsored by the club. Mr and Mrs D L Pemberton accompany the group. Pemberton is a member of the local club. Holland Evans and Dale Travis presented a program with selections from Carmen and The Sound of Music sung by Dorothy McDonald, 1933 Miss South Plains. Buron Hackney Rotarian was honored at a West Texas Chamber of Commerce meeting in Pampa for service on the Texas Welfare Board.
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Brownfield Rotary Club
Fellowship Hall
First United Presbyterian Church
Attorney General
Austin
Rotary Club
Dawn Pemberton
Cheryl Franks
John Marchbanks
David Hahn
D. L. Pemberton
Pemberton
Holland Evans
Dale Travis
Carmen
Sound of Music
Dorothy McDonald
McDonald
South Plains
Burton Hackney
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Pampa
Texas Welfare Board
Weiss Attends Tech Dads Meet
George Weiss, secretary of the Texas Tech Dads Association, attended a summer meeting of officers and past presidents in the Student Life Conference Room. Officers discussed Dads Day plans for Nov 5 and reviewed the association’s aims with Dean James G. Allen coordinating activities.
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George Weiss
Texas Tech Dads Association
Hart Shoemaker
Abilene
Bill Butler
Orange
H. P. Shep
Edwin Smith
Lubbock
James G. Allen
Dean Allen
Brownfield Cubs Football Practice Opens August 15
Football practice for the Brownfield Cubs starts August 15 with two daily sessions 9 11 a m and 5 7 p m coach Doug Cox says all players must pass physicals before participation. About 55 boys trial with 12 lettermen return. First game is 8 p m at Cub Field against Denver City.
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Brownfield Cubs
Doug Cox
Cox
Cub
Denver City
Births and Deaths in Brownfield July 19XX
A total of 30 births were recorded during July in Brownfield with 13 boys and 17 girls. The year’s total births reach 223. Nine deaths were reported in July, bringing the year’s total to 70 with causes including cerebral anoxia, respiratory distress, viral pneumonia, and emphysema with bronchitis.
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Brownfield
Optimist Club to Start Young Texan Program locally
Brownfield Optimist Club discussed launching the Young Texan Program at Thursday noon meeting. Local selection picks one boy each month from Terry County for potential state recognition. statewide winner receives a 2000 scholarship, trophy, and state tour.
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Brownfield Optimist
Troy Post Foundation
Terry County
West Texas Chamber Attends Mid Summer Pampa Meet
A group including Dennis Lilly Raymond Beck Harry Flam and Burton Hackney attended the West Texas Chamber of Commerce mid summer meeting in Pampa. Hackney was among 275 Texans honored for service on 103 state boards and commissions at a recognition dinner. Hackney received a certificate for service on the Texas Welfare Board with Lt Governor Preston Smith Ben Barnes presenting the awards.
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Dennis. Lilly
Raymond Beck
Harry Flam
Burton Hackney
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Pampa
Hackney
Texas Welfare Board
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Ben Barnes
DeJean
House of Representatives
Light Police Activity Reports Minor Incidents
Over four days city police logged limited action with one accident under investigation and two drunkenness charges. Robort A Cochran was arrested for drunkenness and fined 27 dollars. Howard L Ellison faces a 57 dollar fine for being drunk in a car and is jailed. Jercy Don Bealey was released to New Mexico authorities after an assault with a deadly weapon charge. A vandalism report notes two windows shot out of a 1958 Chevrolet and a 1957 Anglia. An 8:11 a.m. Tahoka Road collision involved a 1956 Ford and a 1964 Dodge. no injuries.
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Robot A. Cochran
Howard L. Ellison
Jercy Don Bealey
New Mexico
B. L. Petty
N. A
Tahoka Road
Guadalupe S. Vasquez
Paul Vasquez
W. Powell
Terry Don Borum
J. A. Borum
E. Tate
Little Leaguers State Meeting Announced
Adult members of Little League will meet in a called meeting at 7 30 p m Monday in the directors room of Brownfield Chamber of Commerce. Alford Bond president says equipment will be checked and stored and final plans for park improvements will be made.
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Little League
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Alford Bond
Football Film Shown To Lions
Brownfield Lions Club held a regular noon meeting presided by president Doug Cox with 47 in attendance and guests. Susann Eakin and Burl Warren attended as special guests while Charles Darwin presented a program featuring a 16 mm color movie Dallas Cowboys Football Highlights of 1955. Next meeting is Wednesday noon August 17 at the Party House.
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Brownfield Lions Club
Doug Cox
Susann Eakin
Lion Bob Eakin
Burl Warren
Charles Darwin
L. D. Bailey
C. C. Scott
Dallas Cowboys
Gillham Marks 30 Years at Brownfield Bank in August
J C Gillham, chair and president of Brownfield State Bank and Trust, reaches 30 years with the bank. Since joining in 1936 as executive VP and CEO, assets grew from about 400000 to nearly 13000000, while he helped organize Levelland State Bank and Yoakum County State Bank and led Brownfield Savings and Loan Association. He also served in the Texas Legislature from 1953 to 1957 and as president of the Texas Bankers Association in 1944. He says he has no plans to retire, preferring to wear out rather than rust out.
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J. C. Gillham
Brownfield State Bank and Trust Company
Gillham
D, FE
Col
House of Representatives
Texas
Texas Bankers Association
Rotary Club
Brownsfield
Notice to All Farmers on 1956 Crop Acreage Certification
Farmers must certify crop acreages by August 15 1956 in Terry County with no extensions. Those not certified will be out of compliance for all program purposes forfeiting diversion and price support payments CCC loans unavailable. Certification required even if crops were measured by county office personnel.
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Terry County
CCC
Terry Road Reconditioning Approved in Terry County
The Texas Highway Commission approved reconditioning and resurfacing a 15.6 mile section of U. S. Highways 62 and 82 in Terry County from the Hockley County line to Brownfield. The project is estimated to cost 764 thousand dollars.
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Terry County
Hockley County
Brownfield
Texas Highway Commission
Local 4-Hers Win Honors at District II Judging
Local 4-H members earned blue ribbons in the junior division at District II Record Judging in Lub bock. Winners included Steve Mason beef Odell Tuggle horses Danny Starnes money management and Toni Dixon swine. Red ribbons went to Randy Speed electricity Terry Oliver safety Cindy Brown clothing Kay Oliver home economics. In seniors Danny Tuggle was first alternate in field crops and Gary Burnett placed fourth in the Texas Electric Awards program earning $15. The County-Wide Electric record placed second with a $50 prize. Other senior entries included Judy Burnett entomology Nancy Tyler home economics and Herbie Marchbanks beef.
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Steve Mason
Beef
Odell
Randy Speed
Terry Oliver
Cindy Brown
Kay Oliver
Danny Tuggle
Gary Burnett
Texas Electric
Gary
Judy Burnett
Nancy Tyler
Herbie Marchbanks
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David Lester
Ann Wheeler
Nancy Turner
Terry
Weiss
Tech
Optimist
JO Gillham
Little Leaguers State Meeting
Bank
Terry Road
Garden and Arts Center
Quanah Parker
Lamesa
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American Legion Post
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