Brownfield Launches Sunny Days Treasure Hunt Across Town
The three day Brownfield Sunny Days event kicks off Monday with 38 participating firms and a treasure hunt worth 3944 prizes totaling 7762 dollars. Shoppers spot red placards in windows to find the serial numbers tied to prizes and may win by presenting the front page of today’s NEWS showing their number. Firms may add prizes or swap numbers daily as the hunt progresses and locals are urged to visit multiple stores to maximize chances of winning.
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Brownfield
McCormick
Tucson
Ariz
Martha
Cornett
Henry Cornett
San Antonio
Taylor Land & Cattle Company of Cowboys
Texas
Dodge City
Kan
Tl&cc
Kansas
Matt Dillon
Tom
Brownfield Western Cotton Oil Mill Reopens After Standby
Western Cotton Oil Company's Brownfield mill, idle for two years, will reopen with John Odell returning as manager. The facility will process cottonseed and store seed cake meal and hulls, employing an annual payroll around 75000 dollars. J W Gilbert will head the installation with 30 years at the company. The mill sits just north of Brownfield on Lubbock Highway.
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Western Cotton Oil Company
Mil
Roy Mack
Lubbock
Plains
John Odell
Odell
J. W. Gilbert
Western Cotton Oil
Lubbock Hwy
Public payrolls in Terry County run one per forty three residents
A 1957 Census of Governments report shows Terry County with 384 public employees, including 339 full time, and total payroll of 100 400 for a test month. Per capita cost is low, with 43 residents supported by each public worker, higher than national and Texas averages.
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New York
Terry County
United States
Department of Commerce
Texas
Terry
No News Delivered Promptly in Local Yard Call Pepin
A reader asks why no news reached the front yard this morning and offers a solution to contact John Pepin NEWS circulation manager at 3214 for immediate delivery of the NEWS.
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John Pepin
Champion Here Visits From El Paso for 1951 Title
The 1951 Brownfield Country Club Women’s champion, less Baldwin of El Paso, visited here last week for a golf event.
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Hereless Baldwin
el Paso
Brownfield Country Club
Committeemen Named For County ASC Elections In Terry Area
Nine ASC communities in Terry will elect by mail next week nine slates of candidates for county committee membership. Additions to slates are possible until Aug. 23, with ballots due Sept. 8. Delegates to the county ASC convention will be chosen from the elected committeemen. Nine communities list their nominees and groups include Billy Winn to Pippin in Terry, plus CHALLIS, POOL, LAHEY and WELLMAN areas.
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Terry
Love Miller
ASC
Miller
Experienced Vet Handles Wide Range Of Pets In Terry County
Dr Tim Faulkenberry of Faulkenberry Animal Hospital at 1010 Seagraves Road treats hamsters elephants and wild birds as well as farm animals. He notes animals arrive day and night for care with horses used for roping or racing and mules dwindling to about two in Terry County.
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Tim Faulkenberry
Faulkenberry Animal Hospital
Seagraves Road
Faulkenberry
Terry
Terry County
Ruidoso Downs
Yoakum County
Bob Clements
East Tate
Lawrence
Kan
Local Tidbits and Notices From Rockwall Area
A collage of town items and notices includes new Turner Bear Agency address in Rockwall near Royse City, showtimes for Ten North Frederick at Regal, Wise County Old Settlers Reunion at Mackenzie State Park, an immunization clinic in Lubbock, and notes on gas values, Navy recruit Petra Jones, Terry County Field Day, and an election absentee ballot deadline with reference to Ballots See No 3 page 5.
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Turner- Bear Agency
North Fourth
Ross Ford Sales
West Main
A. W. Turner
Perry Bear
Wise County
Old Settlers
Mackenzie State Park
Lubbock
French visitor asserts resilience after wars at Lions luncheon
Jean-Bernard Landeche of Bordeaux and Luciana Onesti of Padua address the Brownfield Lions luncheon noting France's postwar revival. Landeche cites 12 percent production growth since 1945 and recalls wartime devastation to towns and factories.
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Jean-Bernard Landeche
Brownfield Lions
Landeche
Luciana Onesti
Bordeaux
France
Miss Onesti
Padua
Italy
PROGRAM PLANNED Quarterback Club Meeting Set
The Quarterback Club will meet in the junior high school cafeteria at 7 30 p m on August 25 to lay plans for the coming year. President C G Griffith says election of officers will highlight the activities and urges past members and interested persons to attend.
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C. G. Griffith
Griffith
Golf Event For Women Set at BCC
Brownfield Country Club prepares a women’s golf tournament with medalist qualification on August 26 guided by tournament chair Mrs. John L. Cruce. Non medalist qualifiers begin the following Sunday while match play follows later in August.
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Brownfield Country Club
BCC
C. G. Griffin
John L. Cruce
Tourney
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Brownfield Merchants
Tom Cornett
East Reppto
R. H. McCormick
Columbus
Ohio
Rich Lake
Cyrus McCormick
Logan
West Texas
Frank H. McCormick
Josh Billings
Brownfield News
Terry County Herald
OLUME
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Service
Torio
Billy Winn
W. E. Brantley
I. W. Bailey
Charlie Jones
Welburn Bailey
Ray Jones
Reg Martin
J. B. Meeks Jr
Roy Perkins
O. A. Pippin
Challis
Co. S. Carroll
Odis Caswell
Co. R. Farrar
Hubert Henson
Homer Hinson
T. C. Hogue
Charlie E. Johnson
Carl Pendergrass
R. E
Bob) Smith
James Martin
Pool
Leroy Barrer
Eddie Bingham
Jack Brown
Herbert Hicks
Glenn Mason
Ralph Spain
Fred Terry
Charles Tyler
H. D. West
A. O. Waters
Johnson
R. L. Lewis
Tim A. Willhoit
A. J. Hartman
Ronald Stice
George Kempson
Doyle V. Crowder
I. W. Lovelace
Milner Speed
G. W. Henson Jr
L. M. Waters Jr
Sam Adair
S. M. Dill
J. O Farrar
Wayne Goza
R. G. Herron
John L. Hill
Jack Mason
J. A. Roach
R. I. Bowden
E. H. Wood. Wellman
R. I. Oliver
Robert Hamm
John K. McKenzie
George Ingram
Elmo Adair
G. C. Bevers
G. I
Bogie
NEWS
Denver City
Rockwall County
Royse City
North Frederick
Regal
Gary Cooper
Diane Varsi
Suzy Parker
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Tom Tully
South Plains Health Department
Johnie M. Jones
USN
Bennie C. Jones
San Diego
Terry Soil Conservation District
Chamber of Commerce
Samuel
God
Montgomery Clift
Elizabeth Taylor
Eva Marie Saint
Raintree County
Rustic
MGM
Tion
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