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Brownfield News

Location

Brownfield, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1965

Page

2

Brownfield Leader to Represent Texas at Farm Bureau Meet

J. L. King of Brownfield will join six Texas delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in Chicago. Texas officials, including C. H. Delaney and J. T. Woodson, travel with a delegation featuring Kerri Lee Norman and other Farm Bureau leaders to discuss national policy and issues such as federal budget, trade, and farm programs.

J. L Texas Oun King C. H. Delaney Waco Texas Farm Bueau J. T. Woodson Gober Edwin Sanderson Paris Sidney Kean Victoria Claude Anderson San Anegro G. Kendrick Jr Marlin Charles B. Shuman Roger Flemng AFBF Farm Bureau

Wellman High honors students shine on honor rolls

Wellman High School announces honor rolls led by Roseanne Tubb a sophomore with all A grades for the second x weeks. B honor roll includes Pamela Bass Arthur Ontreras Jannie Ace and Mary McCollister across grades.

Wellman Roseanne Tubb Wellman High School Miss Tubb Frank L. Odom Pamela Bass Arthur Ontreras Jannie Ace Mary McCollister

Gunfire Damages Texas Highway Signs in Vandalism Trend

In Texas, gunfire causes about 3.45 million dollars in highway sign vandalism annually. State Highway Engineer D C Greer notes 85 percent of replacements in one West Texas district stem from bullet damage. Signs, from simple markers to costly displays, incur replacement costs funded by motorists. He urges hunters to target game, not signs, to prevent danger and inconvenience.

Austin Texas D. C. Greer Texas Highway Department Greer

Cotton classing totals dip again in Brownfield area

The USDA Cotton classing unit in Brownfield reports 13 153 Smith Doxey samples for the week through Thursday, lifting the season total to 40 191 a roughly 24 000 decline from last year. Officer in charge Wilburn L Reeves says classing is current with receipts as six classers work and more will be added next week as needed.

Usda Consumer and Marketing Service Wilburn L. Reeves

Boy Scouts South Plains Council Sets 40th Annual Meeting

The South Plains Council of the Boy Scouts will hold its 40th annual business meeting December 14 at the Holiday Inn Parkway in Lubbock at 7 p.m. Pres. Oscar Crain will preside with reports from committees and districts. The council serves over 10,000 boys and 3,000 adults in 20 counties. Reports from Ken Flagg on Advancement and Howard Schmidt on

Lubbock South Plains Ken Flagg Howard Schmidt Richard Dickey Paul Woods Bill Pitstick Bob Brummal J. Davis Armistead Marlin Derebery National Council John Lott Br. F. B. Malone Harold Pernod Bob McKelvy C. W. Meharg Plainview Emmett Mediock Crosbyton J. D. Dyer Lamesa Aaron Williams Littlefield Roy Farr Rolan Simpson W. B. Rushing Marvin C. Reed A. C. Verner South Plains Council

Harran Becomes Junior Member of Angus Association

Bobby Dale Harran, 13, was named a junior member of the American Angus Association at St. Joseph Missouri. The designation allows him to register purebred Angus at regular rates and grants association privileges until age 21, at which point he may convert to a lifetime membership.

Bobby Dale Harran American Angus Association St. Joseph Glen Bratcher United States

CARE Food Crusade aims six million overseas packages

CARE Food Crusade opens with a goal of six million packages to feed more than 27 million in 32 countries. Frank J. Phillips says donations fund rice salt and nuoc mam for Vietnam civilians, with government partnerships covering most delivery costs.

New York Frank J. Phillips Southwest South Vietnam U. S

Tax Man Sam Sez Educational Path for IRS Recruits

The Tax Man explains IRS hiring favors college degrees and ongoing training for new employees. Tax staff attend schools throughout their careers to master tax procedures. He urges taxpayers to study instructions to save tax dollars this year.

Medicare Meet Set On Three

A meeting to discuss provisions of the new health insurance program Medicare for people 65 or over will be held at the Terry County Party House on Thursday at 7 15 p m Gerald L Schantz Social Security representative for Terry County will be here to furnish information and to answer questions This meeting is open to the public and all interested persons are urged to attend The recent changes in the Social Security law provide for health insurance benefits to nearly every person age 65 or older There are many people in Terry County who are eligible for these health insurance benefits even though they may not be entitled to Social Security benefits either because they haven't worked on Social Security jobs or they are earning too much to draw monthly benefits We are especially anxious to have persons in this category attend Schantz said but other interested persons are welcome

Terry County Gerald L. Schantz Social Security Schantz

Texas Death Benefit Payouts Reach 150.7 Million in 1965

Insurance data show Texas families received 150.7 million dollars in life insurance death payments in the first three quarters of 1965, up 3 percent from a year earlier. Blake T. Newton Jr. notes rising life protection. nationwide payments rose 116 percent over ten years.

Texas Institute of Life Insurance Blake T. Newton, Jr Institute United States

Insurance figures show policy totals by type

The report lists 5.53 billion under 1.878 million policies in the first period, and 3.38 billion under 1.829 million policies in the same period last year. It details 1965 totals: 1.94 billion under 587.7 thousand ordinary policies, 1.34 billion under 481 thousand group certificates, and 303.8 million under 809.3 thousand industrial policies.

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