Cubs Prep for Friday Opener Against Colorado City Wolves
The Cubs enter final practice sessions ahead of Friday's season opener at Cub Stadium set for 8 p m. Coach Doug Cox returns eight seniors and several lettermen including Jimmy Tollett Larry Jackson and Johnny Murphy as he builds a younger squad to face a tall order from the Wolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Maple
Cubs
Colorado City Wolves
Cub Stadium
Brownfield
Doug Cox
Jimmy Tollett
Larry Jackson
Johnny Murphy
Cox
Wolves
Elbert Landers
Glen Koch
Leon Clark
Lewis Roscoe
Johnny Rodgers
Denver City
Hereford
Latin American Man Fatally Shot After Clash at Cafe
Frutoso Gutierrez, 61, of Brownfield died from a single .22 caliber bullet at 500 West Hill in a dispute outside Mike's Cafe. Suspect Aveline DeLeon, 37, of North Fifth, is jailed on murder with malice charges in Terry County after allegedly firing one shot. bond set at 10,000 by JP Lonnie Rhyne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aveline DeLeon
North Fifth
Terry County
Justice of the Peace
Lonnie Rhyne
James Tippit
Bill Gordon
Mike’s
West Hill
Burleson Grain Elevator Sold Names New Owner
The Burleson Grain Elevator at Meadow is sold to Goodpasture Grain & Milling Company of Meadow. Marcus Burleson and Grady Goodpasture announced the sale, with L. T. Stone of Brownfield as operator. Burleson retires after 15 years in the grain business and 26 years managing a gin. He is a former Meadow mayor and a Ter ry Courty Farm Bureau member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleson Grain
Meadow
Marcus Burleson
Grady Goodpasture
Brownfield
Goodpasture Grain & Milling Company of
L. T
Stony) Stone of
Burleson
Terry Courty Farm Bureau
Tri-County Cotton Classing Association
Son is Born in Lub bock Methodist Hospital
Jeffrey Lynn Wright was born at 9 52 p m Thursday in Methodist Hospital in Lub bock. Parents are Mrs Lynn J Wright of 709 Cactus Lane and the late Mr Wright. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs M A Gorman of 709 Cactus and Mr and Mrs R E Wright of Littlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey Lynn Wright
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Lynn J. Wright
Cactus Lane
Mr. Wright
M. A. Gorman
Cactus
R. E. Wright
Littlefield
Lightning kills farm laborer near Wellman
A 26 year old Latin American farm laborer Samuel T. Barrera died Friday night after a lightning strike 3 miles south of Wellman on the Rufus Dill farm. The body was found about 15 minutes later and Justice of the Peace Lonnie Rhyne pronounced him dead at the scene. The sheriff said the force of the bolt ripped Barrera’s clothes from his body.
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Wellman
Samuel T. Barrera
Rufus Dill
Route 3
Dill
Barrera
Justice of the Peace
Lonnie Rhyne
James Fulford
Miss Pat Runnels Receives Brownfield Scholarship
Miss Pat Runnels daughter of Mr and Mrs Dewey Runnels of 1005 East Hill won a 200 annual student loan scholarship for five years from the Maids and Matrons Club. The same student will also receive a Texas Tech award to study music with a commercial art minor and work with Lavern Collier in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TO Tech
Brownfield Club
Pat Runnels
Dewey Runnels
East Hill
Joe Satterwhite
Miss Runnels
Texas Tech
Laverne Collier
Hemphill-Wells
Lubbock
Roy Collier
East Buckley
Brownfield High School
Lions Club
KTFY
Airman Chosen for Antarctic Deep Freeze Phase Five
Technical Sgt. Fred J. Downing, husband of Selma Bing ham Downing of 1105 East Hill, will join Operation Deepfreeze Phase Five in Antarctica. A 1950 graduate of Wellman High School, he serves as flight chief on a C 125 Globemaster with the 15th Troop Carrier Squadron. His wife and two children reside in Greenville, South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Antarctic
Fred J. Downing
Selma F. Bingham
East Hill
Wellman High School
Downing
Air Force
Chiropractor At Austin Sessions For State Conference
Dr. H W McIlroy of 220 West Lake among 100 chiropractic leaders attending the fifth annual Texas State Chiropractic Association district officers conference in Austin on September 12. The program aims to train newly elected officers for the coming year with participants including Dr J W Miller Plainview Dr W S Deel Levelland Dr W B Boyd Denver City Dr C D Whitley Lamesa and Drs Gordon W Climer W A Schaal W G Blair from Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. McIlroy
West Lake
Austin
Texas State Chiropractic Association
McIlroy
South Plains
J. W Miller
Plainview
W S. Deel
Levelland
W B. Boyd
Denver City
C. D. Whitley
Lamesa
Gordon W. Climer
W A. Schaal
W. G. Blair
Lubbock
Chamber Influence Felt Afar Across Cities
An editors note discusses letters to Joe Satterwhite from Brownfield Chamber of Commerce manager Joe Cooley. The exchange highlights a plan to present slides of new chamber buildings at the American Chamber of Commerce Executives annual convention in Denver October 3 to 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Satterwhite
Brownfield Champoer of Commerce
American Chamber of Commerce
Denver
United States
Joe
Brownfield
Joe Cooley
Exec
Vice Presibilene Chamber of Commerce
Local Tidbits From Bleiblerville and Beyond
A rotating set of small town notes covers Aerographer's Mate Charles T. Seay at Lakehurst Navy School his awaiting Oct. 23 graduation after 16 weeks. Angus Association member Mike Smith of Brownfield among 28 Texas breeders elected in Missouri. An immunization clinic opens at South Plains Health Department Wednesday at 4 pm led by nurse Viola Simminds.
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Aerographer's Mate School
Lakehurst
N. J
Charles T. Seay
USN
C. A. Seay
East Harris
Naval Air Technical Training Unit
Mike Smith
Brownfield
South Plains Health Department
Viola Simminds
Committee sets harvest worker needs for cotton in county
The Terry Farm Labor Committee says about 8 460 cotton pullers will be needed during peak harvest. Members R D Jones Sr Judge Herb Chesshir O R Douglas and John J Kendrick met with Texas Employment Commission Manager Joe Spears to assess domestic and Mexican labor counts under Public Law 78. The ceiling on bracero workers will be posted in Brownfield Meadow Wellman post offices the county agent's office and the courthouse.
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Terry Farm Labor Committee
R. D. Jones Sr
East Reppte
Herb Chesshir
East Tate
O. R. Douglas
East Lake
John J. Kendrick
East Buckley
Joe Spears
Texas Employment Commission
T.E.C
Secretary of Labor
Spears
Brownfield
Meadow
Wellman
Doves Plentiful as Terry Hunters Prepare for Season
Terry game warden Tom Cornett says a strong dove crop promises good shooting on the 1959 dove season opening Tuesday. He cautions hunters on common violations including shooting times, bag limits, vehicle or road use, electric lines, private property permission, and targeting quail instead of doves. Local residents age 65 and older need no license within Terry County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Tom
Cornett
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Appreciation Letter From Brownfield Fire Fund Recipient
Mrs Wayland Parker expresses gratitude for a portion of the Firemen's Disaster Fund placed in Brownfield Savings & Loan as a family trust. She thanks contributors and neighbors, noting her family has many friends. The note follows editor's tribute to Wayland Parker who died in the explosive incident. The Weekly News notes summer deadline pressures ending publication for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Savings & Loan Association
Wayland (Monk) Parker
Brownfield Volunteer Firemen's Association
Two Brownfield Residents Injured in Separate Mishaps
Julian C. Lopez, 37, of North Sixth, fell 30 feet from a catwalk at Western Cottonoil Company and suffered a broken arm and leg. He was listed in serious condition at Terry County Hospital. Kerry Beth Nowell, 15, of 905 East Lake, sustained head and back lacerations after falling from a car rear bumper near Brownfield High School. She was observed overnight and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian C. Lopez
North Sixth
Western Cottonoil Company
Lubbock Road
Terry County Hospital
Kerry Beth Nowell
Faris Nowell
East Lake
Brownfield High School
BHS
Weekly News to Close After Summer Run
The Weekly News edited by Joann Knox and Jane Germany ends with the new school term. Revenue came from 5 cent ads and 2 cent subscriptions, but the editors say only 25 cents were spent on typing. the rest will be shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joann Knox
Jane Germany
Joann
Cecil B. Knox Jr
East Lake
Jane
G. W. Germany
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