Open House marks crowning of Miss Girlstown USA
Kathy Stull recounts the Girlstown Open House with sponsors and parents touring the campus. Crowning occurs after a coveted $20,000 donation is delayed briefly, drawing quiet anticipation before the new Miss Girlstown is revealed. The editorial also blends local pride, health notes, and a horoscope column concluding with a cautionary social message.
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Kathy Stull
Girlstown
Brownfield
Kathy
Population clock races with world growth
The Population Reference Bureau reports the world population at 3.7 billion, up 74 million since mid July 1970, with a 2 percent annual growth rate. At that pace the globe gains about 200 thousand people per day, 8500 per hour, and 142 per minute, highlighting the population explosion.
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Census Bureau
Washington
Population Reference Bureau
Globe
Past Thirty Years Ago and Fifty Years Ago Notes
A rounded look at local happenings from 30 and 50 years ago includes visiting preacher Dr. Pond and son Billy Pond in a Monday arrival for a Baptist meeting, Ed Thompson delivering roasting ears and beans from a Meadow Community visit, Uncle Sam Davison turning 70, school policy notices to the public, West Texas Gas Co officials touring the city, and reflections on the cotton market. Also recorded are the Maggie and Jiggs Club gathering at Mrs. Flem McSpadden’s home, Brownfield High School opening plans, and Rev J E Anderson’s recall by the Baptist Church amid updates on Tokio’s drought.
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Dr. Pond
Billy Pond
Arp
Texas
Ed Thompson
Herald
The
Sam Davison
West Texas Gas Company
Our City
B. F. Heath
Maggie and Jiggs
Flem McSpadden
E. E. Hatley
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Queen of
Marshall W. Cooper
Whiteface, Tex
Brownfield News
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Ed Gussie
Guess
BY Andrew Damis
Publisher’s Report
Terry
Brownfield High School
J. E. Anderson
Baptist Church
Terry County Herald
Continental
United States
Carrier Boy
West Hill
Terry County
Texas Press Association, West Texas Press Association and
National Newspaper Association
Sig H. Atkinson
Bill Cone
Bill Quinn
Billie Norman
Mons Rélar
Celeste Thomas
Kris Warren
Virginia Atkinson
Glenda Baggett
Goodyear Field
Goodyear
Goodfyear
W. Broadway
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