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Brownfield News

Location

Brownfield, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1971

Page

5

Free Lunch Policy Adopted by Three School Districts

The Brownfield Wellman and Union Independent School Districts announce a free and reduced price lunch policy for eligible children. A three-district income scale guides eligibility. applications are confidential, reviewed by each superintendent, with hearing officials named for appeals. Family size adjustments apply, and benefits cover all children in the same family within the same district.

Brownfield Independent Wellman Independent School District Union Independent W. C. Caraway Brownfield Schools Robert Smotherman Union School Frank Odom Wellman Schools

Festival Queen Candidate Named in Brownfield Harvest

Bobbye Jo Turner a 17 year old Brownfield High senior is the Harvest Festival Queen candidate named by the Brownfield Optimist Club. Lee Bartlett Jr Optimist Club president Don Park and James Evans attended the Optimists Zone Three meeting in Odess a where Bartlett was installed lieutenant governor for Zone Three. Installation services for the local club are set for September 30 with Don Park to be installed as president.

Bobbye Jo Turner Paul Turner East Tate Brownfield Optimist Club Miss Turner Brownfield High School Lee Bartlett Jr Optimist Club Don Park James Evans Optimists Zone Three Odessa Bartlett Park

Nominations Sought for 1971 Outstanding Farm Family

Deadline August 31. Duane Moss says nominations for the 1971 Outstanding Farm Family must be sent to Box 672 Soil Conservation Service or Box 152 Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. The award will be announced after the Farm Tour on September 16, co sponsored by the Chamber and SCS. Last year’s winners were the Don Binghams of the Pool Community. A 15 member nominating committee of farmers businessmen SCS directors bankers and county representatives will select the winners.

Duane Moss Soil Conservation Service Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture The Chamber of Commerce Don Binghams Pool SCS Wellman, Meadow and Union FHA

Sound Color Film Shown To Rotarians

An unusual sound color film titled Second Effort was shown to local Rotarians at the Party House Friday noon. Arranged by Ken Muldrow and presented via Ken Kelsay of Kelsay-Blacklock Chevrolet, the film featured Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers and highlighted perseverance and both physical and mental fitness as keys to success in life and sales. The projector came from the local police department with Lieut. Sydney Hester as projectionist.

Ken Muldrow Ken Kelsay Kelsay-Blacklock Chevrolet Vince Lombardi Green Bay Packers Lombardi Lieut Sydney Hester

Best Sellers On Hand At Kendrick Memorial Library

Kendrick Memorial Library reports rising book lists with both fiction and non fiction. New fiction includes The Exorcist by William P Blatty The Passions of the Mind by Irving Stone The Other by Thomas Tryon QB VII by Leon Uris The Drifters by James A Michener On Instructions of My Government by Pierre Salinger The New Centuri ons by Joseph Wambaugh The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The Shadow of the Lynx by Victoria Holt Penmarric by Susan Howe ath. Non fiction features The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown America Inc. by Morton Mintz The Sensuous Man by Lyle Stuart Boss by Mike Royko The European Discovery of America by Samuel Eliot Morison Future Shock by Alvin Toffler Stilwell and the American Experience in China by Barbara W. Tuch man The Greening of America by Charles Reich Myself Among Others by Ruth Gordon.

Kendrick Memorial Library William P. Blatty Irving Stone Thomas Tryon Leon Uris James A. Michener Pierre Salinger New Centurions Joseph Wambaugh Sylvia Plath Victoria Holt Susan Howeath Germaine Greer Wounded Knee Dee Brown America, Inc Morton Mintz Lyle Stuart Boss Mike Royko America Samuel Eliot Morison Alvin Toffler Stilwell China Barbara W. Tuchman Charles Reich Ruth Gordon

Newton Assigned To Grand Forks Air Base

Airman Virgil R. Newton, son of Mr and Mrs Herbert L Newton of Loop, has received his first U S Air Force duty assignment after completing basic training at Lackland AFB. He is assigned to a Strategic Air Command unit at Grand Forks AFB North Dakota as a security policeman. Newton is a 1971 Loop High School graduate.

Virgil R. Newton Herbert L. Newton Loop U. S. Air Force Lackland Air Force Base Strategic Air Command Grand Forks Air Force Base N. D

Slaton Tigers Preview Depth and Plans For Brownfield Match

Slaton head coach Ernie Davis told the Slaton Lions Club that the Tigers open against Brownfield Sept. 10 with quickness and depth. Nine lettermen return with three co-captains Brad Winchester Bobby Hopper and Randy Davis. Offensive changes include a split backfield and split end as the team, limited by size, conducts two drills daily before the opener. Last season the Tigers went 5-3-2 and allowed 31 points in seven district games.

Ernie Davis Slaton Slaton Lions Club Tigers Brownfield Brad Winchester Bobby Hopper Randy Davis Willie Freeman Steve Mosser Tom Roach Gary Dillard Darrell Eastman Mike Speer Davis Denver City

Special County Football Issue Planned Sept. 5

The Brownfield News will publish a special tabloid section on Terry County football on Sunday September 5. It will cover Brownfield Meadow Wellman and Union teams with stories features and pictures. Bill Quinn supervises with Kris Warren assisting and contact available at 637-4535.

Brownfield News Terry County Footeball Brownfield Meadow Wellman Union Bill Quinn Kris Warren

CAP Seeks Youth and Adults for Civil Air Patrol

The Brownfield Composite Squadron invites youths 13 to 18 and adults interested in aviation to a 7:30 p.m. meeting on August 31 at the Terry County Airport Clark Aerial Service Building. A CAP film will show activities and missions.

Brownfield Civil Air Patrol Clark Aerial Service Terry County

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James Willis Board of Trustees C. C. Faught Optimists’ Choice Bobbye Turner Bank Americard TC le Newton Grand Forks Airman Newton Loop High School Hildegard Knef Slaton Tigers Special County CAP Goody Yvear Goodyear Service W. Broadway Texas Discount Center Elmer’s Staplers Sten Elmer Kleer 200 Gibson W. Hill
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