Gas Rate Okayed as Pioneer Increase Spreads to 27 Cities
Brownfield residents face about a 10 percent rise in natural gas costs as City Council approves Pioneer Natural Gas Company petition. The rate includes a 10 percent delayed payment charge and applies after all 50 towns approve. The council also canvassed Nov. 22 results and settled other ordinances and zoning board appointments.
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Pioneer Natural Gas Company
Brownfield
West Texas
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Pioneer
Joel R. Price
Commissioners meet on reevaluation plan in Terry County
A five member committee appointed to study a tax reevaluation for Terry County will discuss steps toward a fairer assessment at 10 o clock Monday in the Commissioners Court. Oil firms press for adjustments, claiming some properties are assessed far below true value.
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Terry County
Commissioners Court
Mon Telford
Robert Beasley
Meadow
B_ Stice
Frank Jordan
East Reppto
Fred Finley
Republicans Organize Second Major Party in Terry County
The Republican Party of Terry County forms with James Evans as chairman and Mrs. Joe Fiala as vice chair. Precinct chairs and officers announced. Evans plans one chair per precinct. The group stresses active contest for offices and two-party competition, not a protest party, with leaders from Texas Republican and district officials attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Evans
Old
Lamesa Road
Terry County
Jack Church
East Cardwell
G. N. McDaniel
Borger
Texas Republican Party
Jack Bendler
East Reppto
New Terry
Terry
Republican Party of
National Party
Joe Fiala
East
Phil Gaasch
East Sons
Bill Noble
Bill McGowan
East Buckley
Evans
121St District Court
United States
Lee Brownfield
South C
Texas Re
News Circulation Expansion Campaign Ends Tonight
A successful subscription drive for the NEWS wraps up at 8 p.m. Tuesday with capital prize winners to be announced Wednesday at 10 30 a m in the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs Lorene Lee leads the $1 200 race with Florence Parker Roy Fleming contesting for $600 prizes and Bessie Nelson Mildred Smith holding the $300 third places. See No 2 Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Lorene Lee
Florence Parker
Roy Fleming
Bessie Nelson
Mildred Smith
Lena Lewis
Brownfield trio in Fort Worth sugar beet forum notes
Three Brownfield men returned from Fort Worth where they attended the West Texas Congressional Forum at the Worth Hotel. Leo Holmes Joe Satterwhite and Dennis Lilly will report on sugar beet production topics at 7 30 p m Monday for the Terry County Sugar Beet Growers Association at The Party House.
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Brownfield
Fort Worth
West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Cow Town
Leo Holmes
Brownfield State Bank
Joe Satterwhite
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Dennis Q. Lilly
First National Bank
Worth Hotel
Ed Gossett
Omar Burleson
Frank Ikard
George Mahon
W. R. Poage
Walter Rogers
Jim Wright
Texas
West
Terry County Sugar Beet Growers Association
Brownfield Man Finishes Five Month Shoestring European Tour
Loman Jones son of Eiry and Jones of 1116 East Hill returned from a five month European tour begun November 26 in Spain. He traveled with Don Boyd of Clovis but Boyd stayed in Copenhagen with a commercial photographer. Jones spent the last 30 days in Spain visiting a cousin, Captain J. D. Downing of the U S Air Force in Madrid.
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Brownfield
Europe
Loman Jones
Eiry Jones
East Hill
Spain
Jones
Don Boyd
Tommy Zorns
Clovis
Boyd
Copenhagen
Denmark
J. D. Downing
U. S. Air Force
Madrid
Business Letter Clinic To Be Held On Monday
Brownfield Credit Managers Club sponsors a 7 30 p m business letter writing clinic in the high school library. W H Bill Butterfield vice president for development at Texas Tech leads the course. Fee five dollars paid at the library. Open to anyone seeking to improve business letter writing. Refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Credit Managers Club
Texas Tech
W. H
Bill) Butterfield
Latest Bale Count Thunders Past 100000 in Texas Fields
Ter ry farmers hit a third straight 100000 bale season as 23 gins report 100702 bales Monday and 102840 by Friday morning. Joe Spears of Texas Employment Commission pegs 86 percent harvest done with a 120000 bale yield estimate. Yoakuma and Lynn counties report strong totals with 21518 and 105913 bales respectively and year estimates around 115000.
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Terry
Joe Spears
Texas Employment Commission
Yoakuma
Lynn County
Cubs Meet Plains There On Tuesday
The Brownfield Cubs, fresh off a Friday cage win, travel to Plains to face the Cowboys in Plains new gymnasium opening. A 6:30 p.m. B game leads into the varsity clash with Plains, district 5-A champions and 1958 59 state tourney participants, making their first game. Cowboys football was playoff eliminated Friday and most players have yet to practice. Brownfield then heads to Odessa Saturday for a tournament, with a 6:20 p.m. tip Thursday vs Muleshoe.
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Brownfield Cubs
Plains Cowboys
Plains
Cowboys
Odessa
Kiwanis Club Installs 1960 61 Officers in Brownfield
Charlie Keese was installed as president of the Brownfield Kiwanis Club for 1960 61 at a banquet in the high school cafeteria. Wes Hicks passes the role after 1969 0 term. Other officers include Joe Ed Sullivan as president elect Dale Brown vice president J C Dorsett secretary Lee Freeze treasurer Don Hendley director and Hicks director.
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Charlie Keese
Brownfield Kiwanis Club
Wes Hicks
Joe Ed Sullivan
Dale Brown
J. C. Dorsett
Lee Freeze
Don Hendley
Hicks
Kiwanis International
Club
Keese
Kiwanis
Sullivan
William Nunn
Joe Roussell
Leonard Ellington
Robert Baumgardner
T. A. Wartes
Brownfield Freeze
Don Hendry
Kiwanis Club
de- Charlie Reese
Tails
Lee
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Amherst
Crosbyton
Canyon
Dimmitt
Friona
Hart
Happy
Hereford
Lamesa
Lockney
Lorenzo
O'Donnell
Prato’ Ey Frogge
Looe Miller
ASC
Publican Party
G. McDaniel
Berger
Bill Klattenhoff
Slaton
John Price
Cubs
Organization
Kiwanians
Ralph O'Dell
First Presbyterian Church
Brownfield High School
A. V. Wall
O'Dell
Ed Pessink
Levelland
Kiwans
Texae
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