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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1961
Page
2
Big Spring defeated Brownfield 67 to 45 as Leonard George led with 21 points and Tommy McCollough added 9. Brownfield struggled after a 14 12 first quarter, trailing 35 19 at halftime and 56 27 after three quarters.
Frances Bell PTA convenes at 7 39 p m in Brownfield Junior High Cafeteria with White of Lubbock as third speaker in the American Heritage series. Introduced by Mrs Cecil Knox, music pupils under Miss Glyn da McWilliams perform Christmas carols. Brownfield falls 59 28 as Big Spring leads 16 10 35 18 50 18. Joe Fiala tops Brownfield with seven, others score two to four points. Brownfield meets Big Spring again Tuesday.
Ty Cobb homered three times and added two singles and a double for Detroit against the St. Louis Browns in 1925. The Tigers totaled eight doubles a triple and four home runs in the game.
The article lists current and retiring directors of the chamber slate and election terms ending in 1963. Names include L. G. Smith Joe Ed Sullivan Alton Webb Gene Gunn Bill McGowan Vircle Travis Jim Bayless James Thurman Paul Farrar John Kendrick and others. A canvassing committee with Ned Self Dennis Lilly Gene Gunn O R Douglas Bill McGowan Jim Thurman and Vircle Travis prepared the nominee list.
At a Wednesday meeting the board heard an update on a proposed 68 mile railroad from Seagraves through Andrews to Odessa named the Permian Basin Railroad. Bill Thomas of the Andrews Chamber of Commerce outlined an estimated 3.5 million construction cost, a three month build window, and a possible year for ICC permits as they plan freight links crossing Santa Fe and Texas & Pacific lines. A separate item reported a minor pickup accident on West Main injured Rickey Haney, 4, who was treated and released from Brownfield General Hospital.
The Pittsburgh Hornets resume play in the American Hockey League after a five year hiatus, marking a notable comeback for the franchise.
Mr and Mrs K Lanse Turner and children on Lamesa Road and her parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Anderson of Plainview visited Mr and Mrs Frank DaHard and their children in Roswell New Mexico recently.
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