Drive Launched For New Guardsmen In Brownfield
A Brownfield Sunday drive runs through Jan 31 to enlist for the National Guard artillery battery. Battery B commander Captain Vernon O. Gayle says 35 vacancies exist for clerks radio operators artillery mechanics heavy equipment mechanics cooks and bakers. Enlistees may train at Army specialized schools and serve six years with two weeks annual summer camp. Age limits 17 to 35 with adjustments for prior service. Enlistment offices at Brownfield National Guard armory Cole man Park. contact Sgt. Marcus Bourland.
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Brownfield National Guard Artillery
Vernon O. Gayle
Texas National Guard
Fort Ord
Calif
Fort Polk
National Guard
Gayle
Brownfield National Guard
Coleman Park
Marcus Bourland
Briscoe Rites Held Friday
Funeral services for Melton Briscoe 57 of Brownfield were held at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Christian Church. He died Wednesday night at Brownfield General Hospital after a heart attack. Burial followed at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include his wife and two others.
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Melton
Briscoe
North Bell
Brownfield
First Christan Church
A. J. Franks
North Side Baptist Church
Jack Garrett
First Christian Church
Brownfield General Hospital
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Marlow
Okla
Underground Pipe Systems Increase on Terry Farms
Terry County farmers increasingly install underground irrigation pipelines to conserve water. Since 1959, 55000 linear feet have been laid with Terry Soil Conservation technicians aiding design. Benefits include uniform water distribution, reduced losses, better soil and crop adaptation, labor savings, and easier access for operation.
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Terry County
Terry Farms
Terry Soil Conservation Technicians
Dusger
Briscoe Family Noted In Obituary Details
The obituary lists sons Melton Jr Brownfield and W. T. Briscoe of Seminole, three daughters Mrs Harl Forbes of Brownfield Mrs James Thompson of Knoxville Tennessee and Miss Peggy Briscoe of the home a sister Mrs Jack Tierman of Lovington New Mexico a brother H T Briscoe of Brownfield and eight grandchildren.
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Melton Jr
Brownfiled
W. T
Seminole
Harl Forbes
Brownfield
James Thompson
Knoxville
Vernon Brewer Jr Visits Parents During Holidays
Vernon Brewer Jr. field representative for Arizona Agro-Chem Corp visited his parents Mr. and Mrs Vernon Brewer at 414 East Hill over the holidays. He makes his home in Casa Grande, Arizona.
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Vernon Brewer Jr
Vernon Brewer
East Hill
Arizona Agro-Chem Corp
Cosa Grande
Ariz
Transylvania College, Kentucky, oldest college west of Alleghenies
Transylvania College in Lexington Kentucky, founded in 1780, claims status as the oldest college west of the Allegheny Mountains. The institution’s early charter and long history mark it as a landmark in American higher education.
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Transylvania College
Lexington
the Alleghenies
Underground Pipelines Teach Terry County Techniques
The article notes pipelines in Terry County vary by pressure and material. High pressure lines use asbestos cement and treated steel while low pressure lines employ concrete plastic and asbestos cement pipes to meet efficiency and power requirements.
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Terry County
Turkey Shoot In Meadow Saturday
The Meadow Junior Class sponsors a turkey shoot Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm about 2 miles south of Meadow. Prizes include turkeys ham and T bone and club steaks, with trophies for best marksmen. Guns and shells sold, coffee free for visitors. skeet shooters and marksmen invited.
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Meadow
One Man Lives In Wall Street Residence
A report notes a single inhabitant occupying a Wall Street townhouse in New York City, describing the unusual living arrangement and the quiet street scene surrounding the residence.
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Wall Street
New York
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Air Force
Marine Corps
Navnal Guard
Charlie Mae Walker
House of Beauty
Bob Lakin
Hallmark
Gibson
West Main
Parker
Oxford, Holman, Cambridge and
World
Amplified
New Testament
Bible
Childrens’ Bible Story Books
Carrol Bowden
Horace Fox
Sam Murphy
Virgil Travis
Dan Hulse
Chuck Clark
Bill Dugger
J. A. Borum Jr
W. Tate
Er Lindsey
Santa
Lindseys
Die
Benrus
SanTa Claus
Ind
Santa Post
Indiana
Remington Rol
Lady Remington Vy
Remington Auto
Westinghouse Vacuum Cleaner
Knight
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