West Texas Citizens Plan California Water Tour
Clem Weiss heads a 75 member group from Amarillo, Lubbock, and Brownfield plus their spouses on a December 10 13 tour to California water projects. Water Inc sponsors the trip and will visit Sacramento and the Oroville Dam then Kern County to learn about Master Districts and state water operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Lubbock
California
Water, Inc
Water Development Agency
West Texas
New Mexico
Brownfield
Marion Bowers
Jess McWherter
John Kendrick
Sacramento
Oroville Dam
Kendrick
Kern County
San Joaquin Valley
Kern County Water Agency
Bakersfield
Oae Pedecal
West
Texas
Oklahoma
Goodpasture Rites Pending for Kathryn Goodpasture
Funeral services are pending for Kathryn Goodpasture 75, who died after arriving at Brownfield General Hospital. She lived at 0. E. Ripley and moved to Terry County in 1917 from Ada Oklahoma. Survivors include one son Grady. five daughters Rozelle Stevens Gertie Hill Estelle Rhyne Mary Joyce Jordan and Lois Bidwell. 14 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Her husband R M Goodpasture died July 24 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Goodpasture
Brownfield General Hospital
E. Ripley
Goodpasture
Terry County
Ada
Oklo
R. M. Goodpasture
First Baptist Church
Grady
Brownfield
Rozelle Stevens
Newark
N. J
Gertie Hill
Estelle Rhyne
Albuquerque
N. M
Mary Joyce Jordan
Farmington
Lois Bidwell
Services Set For Lewis Ervin
Funeral services for Marvin Lewis Ervin 60 will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Northside Baptist Church with Rev A J Franks officiating Burial will follow in Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction Ervin died Wednesday at Brownfield General Hospital after a heart condition He was manager of B E Implement Co Moved to Brownfield in 1936 and was a deacon at Northside Baptist Church He belonged to Brownfield Masonic Lodge 903 Survivors include his wife Mable one son Jim Ervin of Brownfield two daughters Nelda Blackman and Inez Beesinger both of Brownfield his mother Mrs Lucy Franklin three brothers Earnest Roy both of Brownfield and Tom of Oxnard California two sisters Mrs Bill Irwin of Brownfield and eight grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Lewis Ervin
Northside Baptist Church
A.J. Franks
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Ervin
Brownfield General Hospital
B&e Implement Company
Brownfield
Students Present Christmas Program at Brownfield High
Second and third grade students from Colonial Heights Elementary will present a 7:30 p.m. Christmas program in the Brownfield High School auditorium. Directed by Mrs. Jorene Gaiton, music teacher, about 200 children perform novelty Christmas selections and Nativity scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Heights
Brownfield High School
Jorene Guyton
Planning an Industrial Site Evaluation Process
The I D Committee should appoint a group to evaluate existing and potential industrial sites and coordinate with the Industrial Foundation. Build a complete inventory using Site Data and Existing Building Data forms, map locations, photograph buildings, and mark property as industrial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point
I.D
Industrial Foundation
Texas Industrial Commission
I. D. Committee
Legion Oratorical Contest Hosted by Howard Henson Post
Legion Sponsors Oratorical Fete at Brownfield High School Auditorium today at 2 45 p m. Bill R Neel of Lubbock chairs the 19th District contest with winners from the Lubbock December district. Fred Jackson, Union High School junior, placed second and will not compete today. District covers Bailey Cochran Yoakum Gaines Andrews and Floyd Mitchell counties. Billy Bond of Seminole is 19th District Commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Henson
The
American Legion
Brownfield High School
Bill R. Neel
Lubbock
Terry County
Fred Jackson
Union High School
the Legion
Bailey, Cochran
Yoakum
Gaines
Andrews
Floyd
Dickens, Garza
Borden
Mitchell
Billy Bond
Seminole
Burglary Suspect Arrested as Local Officers Coordinate
Jesus Gomez Garza was arrested and charged with burglary and placed under a peace bond after a prior burglary conviction. The report lists additional arrests including James Alexander for DWI, Jennie Jenkins for drunk in public, and others with varied bonds. Multiple vehicle accidents, streetlight vandalism, and a hospital fire scare near Brownfield are noted alongside police activity and summaries of recent local enforcement actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Gomez Garza
Garza
James Alexander
Jennie Jenkins
Charles Earl Hobbs
Martha Villerreal
Milton Williams
Ella Syday
Williams
Homer Durham
Seven Directors Introduced At CC
George Weiss was elected president of the Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture for 1968 at the final board meeting. Seven new directors were introduced: Ken Muldrow Loyd Hahn Howard Hurd Punch Nelson Bill Campbell Jack Brooks and Paul Blackstock. The annual banquet will be Jan 25 at the National Guard Armory with Brigadier General John M. McNab as guest speaker. Bill Campbell was named banquet chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standing
Ken Muldrow
Paul Blackstock
Punch Nelson
Loyd Hahn
Jack Brooks
Howard Hurd
Bill Campbell
George Weiss
Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Vernon Clem
Weiss
Jim Reed
Pete Harris
Morris Knox
Joe Masso
Bill McGowan
National Guard
John M. McNab
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Phil Gaasch
Bill McKinney
C.G. Griffith
Harold Klein
Dennis Q. Lilly
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Lilly
Texas
Raymond Beck
Education and Recreation
Brownfield
John J. Kendrick
Plains Chamber of Commerce
Beck
Chamber of Commerce
Plains
Nelson
Borger
West Texas Irrigation
Prather Sheetmetal
Crabtree Machine Shop
Terry County Plastics
Kermit
The
Chamber
Brownfield Band Boosters Sell Fruitcakes
Brownfield High School Band Boosters sell Texas Manor Fruit Cakes with orders taken through December 20. Cakes priced 3.70, 5.25 and 8.25 in two, three, and five pound sizes. President Jack Garrett led the meeting as about 14 band students travel to Odessa for All-District tryouts and band events include a Christmas Concert on December 19 and Sun Bowl Parade participation in El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield High School
Texas Manor
Jack Garrett
BHS
Odessa
Fred Smith
Tijuana Brass
el Paso
Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lewis Ervin
Boy Scout Troop 743
Farr’s
Ralph Hedrick
Cliff Toliver
Johnny Hedrick
Mike Finley
Rex Reese
John Hill
Mark Woods
Legion
Peach Street
South Fifth
Barbara Chesshir North
N. Bell
Wanda Barton Smith
Rt. 3
Woody
Enco
Janet Dee Parker
E. Cardwell
Mancho C. Cabrera
Tohoka
Gonzalo S. Gonzales Jr
Juan
Vadalad
Santa Claus
Santa
North Pole
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