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Newspaper

Brownfield News

Location

Brownfield, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1956

Page

2

City committee approves holiday observe and toy drive support

A local committee voted to observe January 1 as a holiday. Chamber members thank city officials for aiding the Goodfellows toy drive. Dewitt Stafford will repair toys again this year and volunteers will deliver toys to his shop on Seagraves Road.

Niv Chamber of Commerce Santa Claus Eunice Jones Jim Cousineau Er Eet Dewitt Stafford the Goodfellows Dewitt The Goodfellow Mid Tment Seagraves Road

Rites for Mrs Jom Are Held in Tahoka

Funeral services for Mary Virginia Sikes 80 mother of Mrs C R Riley were held Monday at First Baptist Church Tahoka with Rev George A Dale and Rev Clifford Harris officiating Burial followed in Tahoka Cemetery under Stanley Funeral Home direction She died Saturday at her daughter's home where she had lived since August Survivors include two daughters three sons fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren Mrs Sikes a Lynn County painter had lived in the county since 1915 and married W E Sikes on December 13 1896 who died in 1939.

Mary Virginia Sikes C. R. Riley North Fourth First Baptist Church Tahoka George A. Dale O Lubbock Clifford Harris Tahoka Church Tahoka Cemetery Stanley Funeral Home Sikes Severa A. P. Strasner Bakersfield Calif T. M. Ellis East Oak EF. L. Sikes Amarillo J. R. Sikes Waco Clint Sikes Tohoka

Texa s agriculture requests emergency feed support

A regional plea notes about 400 000 acres in cultivation and 85 000 acres irrigated with 65 000 cotton and 20 000 sorghum. Pastures are below normal while eastern western and southern counties are designated growth areas. Letter sent to Robert G Shramner, chair of the Texas ASC committee. The emergency feed program expired Monday but observers expect extension.

Grouth Robert G. Shramner Texas Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee

Distributive Education Program at Brownfield High

Brief notice notes a Distributive Education program event at Brownfield High School. Further details expected in later issues from the 2188 Classified Ad Department.

Brownfield High School

Bledsoe and Sundown Games Highlight Busy Basketball Week

On November 26 the girls lost 45 32 and the boys 53 26 to Bledsoe. November 28 the B team won 22 19 and the A team 5 48 at Frenship. December 1 the A girls beat Sundown 69 53 while the boys fell 50 22. Tuesday ships Plains at 7 p.m. and Thursday Loop trips.

Bledsoe Frenship Plains Wer

Buria Services Held Here for J. B. Burke

J B Burke 85 Terry County resident died Sunday at Treadaway Daniell Hospital. Services were held Monday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev Warren Stowe officiating. Burial followed at Brownfield Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction. He lived in Terry since 1918 farming near Gomez Community. Survivors include wife two sons two daughters a sister and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

J. B. Burke Terry County Treadaway- Daniell Hospital Calvary Baptist Church Warren Stowe Brownfield Cemetery Brownfield Funeral Home Burke Terry Gomez W. B. Burke Sundown M. B. Burke

Robert Mason Puppet Revue at Wellman Auditorium

Robert Mason and his International Puppet Revue perform December 4 at 12 30 p m in the Wellman Auditorium La Rue and Carroll invite readers to attend next week.

Robert Mason Wellman Auditorum la Rue Carroll

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