Brownfield police log tracks thefts and minor wrecks
Brownfield police handled more than 40 calls over four days with six drunkenness reports and multiple thefts and traffic mishaps. A 1953 Chevrolet was stolen with a hitchhiker. a burglary at Phillips Service Station is noted along with several minor vehicle crashes and injuries to three minors in a highway collision north of Brownfield.
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Brownfield City
Tokio
Sport
Pendleton
Phillips
Lubbock Road
Thomas Diel
Diel
el Paso
Pete Cromer
910
S. Lons
W. C. Robertson
Route 5
Lubbock
Brownfield
Robertson
Helen Barton Sewer
Plains
Collison
Ruth Wood Oliver
Sgt
A. Roberts
Teas Highway Patrol
Karen Sewell
Timothy Oliver
Janie Oliver
Chevrolet
Ford
Charles E Ashcraft
E. Harris
Lolvestor Junior Emery
Mary Kemp Stillwell
Elbridge Newley Cooley
S. 3Rd
Mercury
Felix Perez
Pontiac
Ray Gutierrez
Big Spring
James Edmundson Niday
Angledon
E Main
Jolene Durham
E. Main
David Earl Auburg
E. Oak
Auburg
Durham
Walter ©. Moore
W. Hill
Terry County
Commissioners Approve 1964 County Budget and Staff Change
A busy Monday session in the Terry County courthouse saw the Commissioners Court approve the 1964 county budget totaling about 1.3 million dollars, lower the tax rate, and accept Bennie Jo Davidson’s resignation as Home Demonstration Agent. Patricia Brookey was named to replace her, effective October 5, with Davidson assisting through October 4. The court also moved a transmission line along a county road, set a $650 per mile relocation cost, and appointed Jim Foy to the Veterans Land Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners Court
Bennie Jo Davidson
Raymond A. Simms
Terry County
Patricia Bookey
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Miss Brookey
Perod
Simms
Davidson
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern
H. M (Dube) Pyeatt
Jim Foy
Terry County Veteran Land Board
Pyeatt
Stella Yandell
L. D. Bailey
E. N
Red
Dollar Day Edition Scheduled For Sunday
The monthly Dollar Day edition of the News announces a Sunday release and a full day of money-saving ads from local merchants. Labor Day observes Dollar Day Monday with most merchants operating normally on that date.
Judge Simms Elected President of Pioneer Group
R A Simms was elected president of the Terry County Pioneers Association at its third annual reunion held in the American Legion Hall. Malcolm Thomason and Mrs Aiva Bell were named first and second vice presidents, with Mrs Jake Johnson of Modes to as secretary. Johnson had traveled the farthest to attend.
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Elsie L. Treadaway
Minnie Harris
Wiley Bridges
Terry County Pioneer Association
American Legion Hall
R A. Simms
Terry County Pioneers Association
E Malcolm Thomason
Aiva Bell
Jake Johnson
Modesto
Calif
Johnson
Terry County
California
Esse L
Splash Season Ends Early At County Pool
County pool activity halted Monday due to a malfunction in the pool's filtering system. James King, park manager, says the issue forced an unscheduled, premature closing of the season several days before the planned end.
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James King
Nomination Open for Outstanding Diversified Farmer
Nominations are being accepted for the outstanding diversified farmer of the year with a noon deadline in September. A four judge panel will select the winner who receives a $250 cash award and a recognition plaque. The Terry Soil Conservation District and Brownfield Chamber of Commerce sponsor the tour and nomination process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Soil Conservation
Soil Conservation District
Bruce
Terry County Singing Convention at Westside Baptist Church
The Terry County Singing Convention will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at Westside Baptist Church 1200 W Powel. The public is invited to join for a program of old fashioned singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Westside Baptist Church
W. Powel
Students Register Today as Brownfield Reopens
About 3 500 students return to Brownfield schools for registration ahead of the Sept 3 start. Seniors pick up schedules 8 30 to 10 00 with ring payments, juniors 10 to 11 30, sophomores 1 to 2 30, and freshmen 2 30 to 4 00. Fees apply for PE and choir band uniforms. Seventh graders new to Brownfield report to the principal’s office 9 00 to 12 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Brownfield Junior High School
Registration For Students Set Thursday
Superintendent O R Douglas announces one day registration for all students on Thursday. Junior high registration runs alphabetically from 9 to 10:45 am with last names A to F at 9 am, G to L at 9:45 am, and M to Z at 10:45 am. Elementary students register 9 am to 4 pm with a $2 activity fee. First graders must bring a birth certificate and health form signed by a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Douglas
Dr White Addresses Teachers At Opening Workshop
Dr Travis A White president of Midwestern University delivered the opening address for the Teachers Preschool Workshop. He urged focus on moral and spiritual attitudes amid concerns that homes and churches fail to shape youth. He called education the nation's emergency and urged teachers to influence the "cello phane wrapped generation."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis A. White
Midwestern University
White
Dr White
Texas Christian University
Terry County Farm Labor Advisory Committee Meeting Report
A Terry County Farm Labor Advisory Committee meeting was held in Brownfield with W H Townsend. The group discussed cotton production surpassing expectations and debated Public Law 78 braceros. Labor supply for irrigation remains unresolved as a key farmer concern.
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Terry County Farm Labor Advisory Committee
Brownfield
W. H. Townsend
Texas Employment Commission
San Angelo
Garvin Wilkes
Lamesa
Joe Spears
Raymond Simms
Jos. J. Kendrick
HK. N. McClain
J. W. Hishtop
Willie Hyman
Otis Bass
Dewey Rhiunneis
Valley Association
Terry County
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Snes
Brownfield Country Club
Clovis Kendrick
Marion Bowers
Teas Highway
Judge Simms
Pioneer Group
Westside Baptist
Jim Cherry
Wellman High School
Meadow
Union
Union and
Wellman
Dr. White
University of Chicago
Union Theological Seminary
Cation
Larry Morton
Colonial Heights
Fred Smith
A. V. Wall
Billie Moore
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Kathy
See Speaks
Farm Labor Committee
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