Malawi Persecutes Jehovah's Witnesses, 1975
Brownfield News reports Jehovah's Witnesses in Malawi face brutal persecution after 34,000 refugees who fled to Mozambique in 1972 were ordered back on August 19, 1975. Leland Knowles cites a Brooklyn-based report from N H Knorr. Malawi Congress Party officials pressure returnees to cooperate with the party. Witnesses faced roadblock entries and coerced compliance as they returned to villages.
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Malawi
Leland Knowles
Brownfield
Jehovah's Witnesses
Mozambique
Knowles
N. H. Knorr
Brooklyn
Knorr
Central Region
Malawi Congress Party
League of Malawi
Jesus
Kanchenche
Sosola
Kasonjola
Funeral Rites Held for Frank J. Holleman 88
Funeral services were conducted at Konawa Funeral Chapel for Frank J. Holleman 88 of Vamoosa Oklahoma, who died November 26 in Seminole Oklahoma after an extended illness. Born November 5 1897 he was a native of Boles Arkansas and lived in Oklahoma since 1910. He farmed in Dawson Terry and later returned to Oklahoma where he lived with his daughters in Seminole and Brownfield. He was survived by eight sons and four daughters with numerous grandchildren.
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Frank J. Holleman
Konawa
Vamoosa
Okla
Holleman
Seminole
Boles
Ark
Oklahoma
Dawson County
Terry County
Tex
Brownfield Nursing Home
Dessie
PNG Presents Service Awards to Brownfield Employees
Two Brownfield residents were honored at Pioneer Corporation’s annual service award dinner for its natural gas division. Treva Smyers and Leona Davis received awards. Davis has 25 years with Pioneer and serves as senior distribution office clerk while Smyers has five years as a distribution plant clerk. President K. Bert Watson presented the honors at the Lubbock Country Club banquet. A total of 187 awards represent 2,390 years of combined service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Pioneer Corporation
Pioneer Natural Gas Company
Treva Smyers
Leona Davis
Ms. Davis
Pioneer
Ms. Smyers
K. Bert
Tex) Watson
Lubbock Country Club
Inflation Listed As Cause For Raise In Car Premiums
An insurance industry spokesman says auto insurance premiums will rise next year mainly due to higher costs for repairs parts medical treatment and new cars Inflation is the main driver with a 7 2 percent increase over 1971 levels Houston shows steep cost hikes in repairs parts and labor Professionals say claims severity rose despite a brief fall in accident frequency and drivers are partly to blame for higher costs The article notes no expected drop in rates and cites the complexity of setting prices for insurance.
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A. Earl Jones
Jones & Lowe
David Irons
Dallas
Texas Automobile Insurance Service Office
Irons
Houston
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Frank Holleman
Ray
Conwell
Jeff
Auburn
Calif
Willie
San Antonio
Vereal
Chico
Floyd
Stroud
James
Post
Seril
Beaver
Donald
Wichita
Kan
Dorothy Gross
Jewell Fields
Page
Trilby Gaillie
Jal
N.M
Arnold
Lennis) Burnett
Burnetts
Arnold Patton
Gillham Drive
Patton
Burnett
Bruce
U.S. Marines
Memphis
Tenn
Bobby White
Mon
June
Lubbock
Barbara Marshall
A. N. Addison
Snyder
O. W. Davis
Addison
Chimasongwe
Lilongwe
Youth League
League of Malawi Women
Zambia
Quant
Mies
Gia
Dinty Moore
SWIFT
Gal
Jug
Green
California
Lity Paper Products
Eri
Teee
BEA
PNG
Texas
Tokio
Joe Trout
Shirley Tanner
Ricky
Morton
Claudie Addison
Timmy
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