Ballinger Man Named Brownfield Chamber Manager
J O Satterwhite of Ballinger appointed manager of Brownfield Chamber of Commerce by C of C president B F Mutson, replacing Grady Elder who moves to Snyder. Satterwhite’s career includes aviation committee chair in Houston, PR director for a major oil company, and roles with farm equipment firms and West Texas Chamber of Commerce. Mrs Satterwhite will join him in Brownfield.
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B. F. Mutson
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
J. O. Satterwhite
Ballinger
Chamber
Satterwhite
Grady Elder
Snyder Chamber
Aviation Committee
Lubbock
West Texas
County to Provide Sheriff Dept Cars and Road Seal
County commissioners voted to provide and maintain two automobiles for the Sheriff's department in the future and to drop the eight cents a mile expense payment. The move aims at economy and follows neighbors in pursuing cost cuts.
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Sheriff Dept
Terry County
Sheriff's Department
James W. Evans
Old Lamesa Road
Santa Fe trip notes and local road plans emerge
Jerry Stoltz recalls a weekend trip to Santa Fe and Las Vegas with reflections on crops people and family. The piece shifts to county government notes: Judge Herb Chesshir names a County Veteran's Land Board and outlines a state land board restructuring. The article lists 1956 road seal coating totaling 40.7 miles and project costs across Terry county from FM and US routes, with bidding set for December 12 on park landscaping and a diesel motor grader.
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Terry County
Santa Fe
C. S. McCarty
Texas Highway Department
McCarty
John Wan
Hockley County
Gomez
H. Bruce Bryan
Highway Patrol Seizes Licenses in Weekend Checks
Thirty five motorists were fined for driving without a license as Highway Patrol and Justice of the Peace offices stepped up checks. Twenty eight people paid 20.50 in fines and costs each. The Driver’s License officer in Brownfield conducts tests Saturdays and Mondays. Free study pamphlets are available at Rhyne’s and the Sheriff's office. The week also saw nine turkeys stolen from the Horal Forbes farm in Pleasant Valley.
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Justice of Peace
Lonnie Dhyme
Rhyne’s
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Department
Horal Forbes
Pleasant Valley
Jaycees Sponsor Lighting Decoration Contest
Brownfield Jaycees sponsor the annual Christmas Lighting Decoration Contest with prizes of 15 for first 10 for second and 5 for third. Enter by December 9 with judging on Tuesday evening December 20. Send name and address to Christmas Lighting Decoration Contest Brownfield Jaycees Box 1186 City or call 2188 for entry.
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Brownfield Junior Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield Jaycees
Subscription Price Increase Noted for January
A newspaper note informs subscribers to verify expiration dates and renew before January first to lock in current prices. The ad explains a small increase is needed due to rising newsprint and machine costs used to produce the paper.
Poll Tax Payments Lag Behind 1951 Figures in Terry County
County Tax Assessor-Collector Don Cates reports poll tax receipts fall 42 behind 1951 levels as January 31 deadline nears for voter and convention participation. Only 744 Terry County residents have receipts or certificates, compared with 786 by this date in 1951.
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Don Cates
Chicago
San Francisco
Terry County
Plug And Abandon Two Terry Tests In Texas
Ada Oil Co. plugged and abandoned two Pennsylvanian testers in southeastern Terry County Texas. No commercial prospects were found. The Eddy Ackers reached 9 818 feet and the Frank Sargent 9 506 feet with no shows. Location details reference Section 10 and Section 24 nearby Brownfield.
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Ada Oil Co
Terry County
Eddy Ackers
Frank Sargent
Ackers
Statex-Penn Field
Brownfield-Penn
Sargent Venture
Pennsylvanian
PSL
Brownfield
Construction Still Setting Records in Brownfield Nov 1955
Construction in Brownfield set records in November 1955 with 21 permits valued at 285 813 and an eleven month total of 2 690 858. Aubrey Jones reported Terry and Yoakum counties harvest totals of 416 535 and 6 250 bales, while Braceros and native pickers dwindled as mechanical harvesting rose.
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Terry County
Aubrey Jones
TEC
Yoakum
Mexico
Juarez
Jim Foy
Community Chest Falls Short of Goal in Terry County
Terry County’s first Community Chest drive nears its Dec 10 deadline with 10 campaigns merged into one. Gifts and pledges total 15 832 37 toward a 21 478 goal as organizers defend non denominational support and local control while listing divisions and early contributions from Employees County Teachers General Business Advance Gifts and more.
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Terry County
R. J. Purtell
Purtell
Ministerial Alliance
Porter
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Red Cross
YMCA
Crippled Children
Cancer Salvation Army
Heart Fund
USC
Goodfellow Fund
S-D Day Accident Dampens Brownfield Festivities
Brownfield opened S-D Day with an 8:15 a.m. collision between an auto and a pickup, causing $175 damage to the auto and minor damage to the truck. Police logged one more traffic accident by noon, as week totals rose to over $4,000 in vehicle damage.
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Brownfield
Rubinoff to Play at Brownfield High Tues Evening
World famous violinist Rubinoff will appear with the Stradivarius in Brownfield High School auditorium at 8 15 p m Tuesday. Proceeds benefit the United States Olympic Fund. Tickets from Brownfield Jaycees or at the door.
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Rubinoff
Brownfield
Brownfield Jaycees
Brownfield High School
Chicago Herald-Examiner
United States Olympic Fund
Call District Court Session Next Week
Ninety special venicemen were summoned for a 106th Judicial District Court session to begin Monday in Brownfield. The docket opens with a perjury case. The Pat's 66 robbery case may start Wednesday with four men indicted by the Grand Jury. Other cases await if time permits.
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Ballinger Man
C. of
The
Houston
By Jerry Stoltz
Grandma Heath
Dub Pyeatt
John Cadenhead
Bill Fitzgerald
Dave Heath
Pearl Cotton
Plains
Las Vegas
New Mexico Mines
Pearl Harbor
Kansas State College
Billy the Kid
Fort Summer
Pecos Valley
Billy
Dallas
James Harley
Rotary
Herb Chesshir
Chesshir
Veteran’s Land Board
R. N. McClain
L. D. Bailey
Duke Pyeatt
Veteran's State Land Board
Foster Road
Lamesa
Weillman
Wellman
Highway Patrol
Jaycees
Jake Geron
Jones
Bath House
Party House
Ross Black
E. Cardwell
C. L. Aven
Oak Grove
Glenwood Homes
Green Acres
East Cardwell
Aven
E. Hester
W. F. McSwain
Lubbock Road
South
Lindsey Brothers
South Second
Bell Buck Ballard
Cc. H. West
W. Main
P. R. Cates
E. Reppto
Wade Yandell
E. Broadway
J. W. Ball
South Sixth
HK. D. Miller
South Seventh
Warsaw
North Pole
Santa Claus
J.B. Knight Company
Jimmy Boen
J. V. Boen
East Sons
Jimmy
Santa
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