Cotton harvest resumes in Brownfield area after wet spell
Cotton picking speeds up late in the week with Rob Schultz noting 15 200 samples classed for the week ending Friday and total classes reaching 55 000 for the season. Predominant grades were Strict Low Middling and Low Middling with staple lengths mainly 31 to 33 and 55 percent of classed cotton in the premium micronaire range 3.5 through 4.9. Brisk trading reported by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Rob Schultz
U.S.D.A
Shower honors Mrs Coy Lowrey and baby Chad Daniel
A baby shower at the home of Mrs. Knett Jones in Tokio honored Mrs. Coy Lowrey and her son Chad Daniel. Guests enjoyed cake and drinks with a gift of a stroller given to the mother and baby. Hostesses listed include Sue Jones and Bobby Gayle among others. Market notes: Lubbock area cotton bids higher by 5 to 10 per bale with most lots 22 to 25 cents and premium prices over loan. Cottonseed sold for 47 to 52 per ton at gins.
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Coy Lowrey
Chad Daniel
Knett Jones
Route 1
Tokio
Sue Jones
Bobby Gayle
Bonnie Earnest
Opal Perkins
Serena Elmore
Helen Midstead
Romalee Elmore
Beth McMallum
Tissy Smith
Velma Gayle
Nita Williams
Lubbock
Greggs Honored On 40th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J H Gregg of Ropesville were honored on their 40th wedding anniversary at a surprise dinner hosted by their daughter and son in law Barney and Judy Lindly and family. Attending were Ray Norman of Post and many relatives from Grassland, Abernathy, Wolfforth and Plainview. Brownfield Senior Citizens plan a Christmas party at Colesman Park with a lunch and gifts, while the Greggs received engraved china and a wrought iron chandelier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Gregg
Ropesville
Barney
Judy Lindly
Teresa
Gregg
East Lake
Ray Norman
Post
Greggs
Normans
Lovington
N. M
Grassland
Gail Gregg
Plainview
Brent Gregg
Danny
Wolfforth
Augie Johnson
Junction
Marelin Rowland
Bobby Rowland
San Angelo
Jean Nunn
Jimmy
Billy
Abernathy
Earl Gregg
Pete Gregg
Littlefield
Ralph Gregg
Beverly Eddleman
Plaineview
Mauerice Martin and
Staci
Brownfield
Colesman Park
Senior Citizens Club
Seaman Nicky White Assigned to Great Lakes Submarine School
Seaman Nicky White, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth White of Route 1 Meadow Texas, completed Navy basic training in San Diego and is assigned to Great Lakes for machinists mate schooling aboard nuclear powered submarines. Also notes Meadow High graduate of 1972 and Texas motorists served by 16 632 service stations.
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Nicky White
Kenneth White
Route 1, Meadow
U.S. Navy
San Diego
Calif
Great Lakes
Ill
Career Education Expert To Speak On LCC Campus
Dr. Alan C. Lloyd, career education consultant for McGraw Hill, will address Lubbock Christian College at 7 p.m. Thursday on the U S Office of Education emphasis on career education. He will discuss attaining marketable skills and motivating students to value all work settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LCC
Alan C. Lloyd
Mc Graws Hill, Inc
Lubbock Christian College
Lloyd
United States
Office of Education
Attempts World Speed Record at Palm Springs
Brownfield native Lyle Shelton from Cypress California plans a February attempt to set a new world speed record for a single engined prop driven aircraft. He will pilot a Grumman Bearcat at 10000 feet along a 15 kilometer course starting over Mt. San Jacinto hoping to surpass 500 miles per hour. The current mark is held by Jacquelin Cochran Odlum of India. Shelton, a TWA pilot, previously reached over 460 mph in 1951 while flying a P 51.
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Brownfield
Palm Springs
Calif
Lyle Shelton
Cypress
Brownefield
Shelton
Mt. San Jacinto
Jacquelin Cochran-Odlum
India
TWA
Brownfield and Gomez Communities Visiting Visitors Notes
Brownfield and Gomez communities list frequent visitors and guests visiting relatives in Amarillo Longview Fort Worth Houston Lub bock and other Texas towns. Residents include Johnny Benson and James Moreland Clyde Keith W F Mce Cracken Sam Houtchens Raymond Houtchens Clark DeLaver Curtis Roberts Don Duggan Kyla Kingery J N Phillips Alton McKee Sallie Landess Lola Hill and others. Hospital and travel mentions include Ray Walser flown to a Houston hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Benson
East Hester
Sam White
East Tate
Amarillo
Benson
James Moreland
Clyde Keith
Magnolia
Longview
Bobby Keith
W. F. Mce Cracken
Jerry Kehoe
Jeff
Seymour
Johnie Marion
Gainesville
Charles Darwin
Howard
Fast Harris
Fort Worth
Sam Houtchhens
Lanny Avenue
Raymond Houtchens
Rhonda
Lubbock
Rod Houtcchens
Clark DeLaver
Ray Walser
Cactus Lane
Houston
Jake Landess
Sallie Landess
Brownfield General Hospital
Lola Hill
Denver City Private Begins Training With 41st Infantry Unit
Army Private Jack McCune of Denver City has arrived at Fort Hood to start light infantry training with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Armored Division. He will learn rifle squad tactics, land navigation, landmine warfare, and weapons handling including M1 rifle and M60 machine gun, with a minimum 16 months of duty after training. He entered the army in July, completed basic training at Fort Ord, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. McCune.
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Army
Jack McCune
Denver City
Fort Hood
2Nd Armored Division
41St Infantry
McCune
Pvt. McCune
Kenneth E. McCune
Sk. Birch
Fort Ord
Calif
Denver City High
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Brownfield News
Agricultural Marketing Service of
Illinois
Seaman
Meadow High
Texas
News of
Brownfield and
Gomez Communities
Dan Perkins
Curtis Roberts
Burnett
Don Duggan
Llano
J. J. Duggan
Dewayne
Plains
Kyla Kingery
LaGrange
Bill McKee
Petersburg
Iisi Iting
J. N. Phillips
Fast Cartlewell
Alton McKee
Park Lane
SEARS
Brownfield Garden Club
Bo Camp
1817 Gillham
Cay
Lynda Weddle
Ed Weddle
Earl Weddle
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District
Brownfield, Texas
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