Elam Elected President as Brownfield Chamber Picks Leaders
Paul E Elam becomes chamber president and Charles Paul vice president by acclamation along with seven new three year directors. The slate includes Bob Hansen Bonner Lytle J T Fulford Leo Holmes Jimmy Nail Bill Noble and others with two vacancies filled by Woody Swaringen and Houston Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Charles Paul
Elam
Joe L. Price
General Telephone Company of
Southwest
Bob Hansen
Pan American Petroleum Corporation
Bonner Lytle
Lytle Treadaway Pharmacy
J. T Fulford
Leo Holmes
Brownfield State Bank
Jimmy Nail
South Gin Cooperative
Bill Noble
Robert Ll. Noble Insurance Company
Wag Gee
Robert Knight
Woody Swaringen
Houston Gray
Leonard Eljington
Virgil Crawford
Joe Christian
Val Garner
Paul Campbell
Jake Geren
Hugh Thomas
Lal Copeland
Charles Darwin
T .A. Wartes
Newell Reed
Wright recalls JFK’s humanity and calm in Dallas motorcade tale
The Wright newsletter portrays John F Kennedy as a young, intellectually gifted, deeply loyal president who walked among the people. It recalls his belief in the nation’s future, his warmth, and a moment when he calmly returned a whiskey glass thrown by a hostile spectator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Wright
JFK
Dallas
White House
Secret Service
John Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
Brownfield Builds a 100000-pound Bargeman Barge
A Brownfield plant constructs a 60 by 20 foot flat bottom steel dredge barge weighing about 54000 pounds unassembled and potentially 100000 pounds fully equipped. The craft will serve Galena Park for Houston Ship Channel dredging under Grady Goodpasture and haul by truck with a permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodpasture Manufacturing Co
Goodpasture Grain & Milling Co
West
Texas
Galena Park
Houston
Grady Goodpasture
Houston Channel
Won
Sheriff Report Reveals November Case Totals For Terry County
The November arrest record shows Terry County Sheriff’s Department handled 50 cases, with 4 by the department, 6 transferred from Texas Highway Patrol, and 3 from city police. Specific charges include 1 murder, 1 theft over 50, 2 thefts under 50, 3 forgeries, 2 frauds, 2 prohibited weapons, 1 prostitution, 3 family offenses, 12 drunkenness, 8 disorderly conduct, and 3 other miscellaneous charges.
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Terry County
Rites Held For Former Brownfield Resident Mrs J D Faught
Funeral services were held for Mrs. J D Faught 84 at Memorial Chapel Brownfield Funeral Home with Rev Cletus Caswell officiating. Burial followed in Brownfield Cemetery. A native of Alabama she lived in Brownfield from 1929 to January then moved to Rotan. She was a Methodist Church member. Survivors include a daughter Kinness Daniel Irving eight sons W D Ardmore Gkle J S Rony I O Buchanan C F Alviso n Cal f W A Santa Clara Calif R E Muskogee Okla L H Liano and P L Brownfield 42 grandchildren and 66 great grandchildren.
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J D. Faught
Brownfield
Cletus Caswell
Challis Baptist Church
Buria
Brownfield Funeral
Faught
Rotan
Alabama
Methodist Church
Kinness Daniel
Irving
W. D
Ardmore
Gkle
J. S
Rony
Buchanan
C. F
Alvison
Calif
W. A. Santa Clara
Burns Suffered In Gin Blaze At Lahey Gin
Severe burns afflicted Willard Tibbits manager of the Lahey Gin on the Seagraves Highway after a fire broke out in the press area. He and two helpers sustained injuries while Brownfield Fire Department battled the blaze. Tibbits treated in Brownfield then moved to St Marys Hospital Lubbock for care.
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Willard Tibbits
Lahey
Seagraves Highway
Brownfield
Tibbits
St. Marys Hospital
Lubbock
Ofter
Law Enforcement Activity Vamed Law Enforcement Activity Vamed
The Terry County Sheriff's Department reports a busy period with several arrests and charges. Thom as Garcia and Joe Randon Torrez Jr. face rape warrants and post bond. Claude Ellison held on theft charge. Francisco Salinas pleaded guilty to vagrancy. Domingo Cruz pleads innocent on aggravated assault and is held on bond. a 16 year old was arrested for carrying a prohibited weapon and released to his father. Pete Morin pleaded guilty to simple assault and paid fines. Highway Patrol documented a one vehicle crash near Ropesville injuring the driver and causing property damage. Francisco Macias of Wellman was cited for the accident involving a Ford sedan. Brownfield blotter notes multiple incidents including gambling arrests for Joe Perez Jr Manuel Perez Perez and Delvino Hernandez, drunk arrests, a reported theft of hub caps, and Denton Watts injured in a traffic mishap. See LAW, Page 3.
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Francisco Salinas
Domingo Cruz
Texas
Pete Morin
Tommy McMeany
Fred Lenz
Ropesville
Macias
Brownfield City
Joe Perez Jr
Manuel Perez Perez
Delfino Hernandez
Mercury Dips to 23 Degrees In Brownfield
Signs of approaching winter appeared in Brownfield as temperatures fell to 23 degrees during Tuesday and Wednesday early hours. Radio KTEF Y official Weather station logged the frigid readings, though sunny days yielded pleasant temperatures afterward.
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Brownfield
Radio
KTEFY
City Council To Meet In Brownfield This Morning
The Brownfield City Council convenes at 9 in City Hall for a regular meeting. On the agenda is a major discussion over the proposed power unit for the electric plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Graveside Rites For Cindy Lee Scott Infant
Graveside services were held at 10 am Tuesday for Cindy Lee Scott infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Bruce Scott who died at 1155 am Monday in Brownfield General Hospital. Rev A J Franks of Northside Baptist Church officiated. Burial was in the baby section of Terry County Memorial. Survivors include one sister Lisa paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Ocie Mason maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs L E K DePoyster and two great grandmothers Mrs W F Jackson and Mrs J B Rose, all of Brownfield.
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Cindy Lee Scott
Ifant
Bruce Scott
Brownfield General Hospital
A.J. Franks
Northside Baptist Church
Rural
Terry County
Brownlined Funeral Home
Lisa
Ocie Mason
L. EK. DePoyster
W. FF. Jackson
J. BR. Rose
Brownfield
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Paul
Harry Elam
A. Bishop
Jack Hamilton
Roy D. Harris
Lie Lawrimore, Price J L. G Smith
Joe F. Sullivan
and Alton Webb
Bishop
Denver
Colorado
Great Western Sugar Beet Co
Armour and
Atedales
Calle
Price
Convention Facility Committee
Lee Elam Page
President
J. T. Fulford
Congressman Wright
Goodpasture
West Texas
Sheriff's Dept
Philip Thompson
6Th
Goodpasture Manufacturng Company
Houston Ship Channel
Rex Keach
Terry County Sheriff's Department
Thomas Garcia
Joe Randon Torrez Jr
Sheriff's Department
Claude Ellison
McMeanhs
Francisco Macias
Wellman
Thomas Colvin
Lanny Ave
Denton Jackson Watts
EB Main
See Law
Hiere
Scott
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