Local Tidbits and Quick Town Notes from Terry County
A collection of brief items from Terry County including ASC contract openings, cotton quotas voting at 17 gins, social security talk at the courthouse, postal deadlines for Christmas parcels, church and civic meetings, a Brownfield football banquet, and community announcements from the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority to Goodfellows toy drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
ASC
Lee Brownfield
Plainview
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Plains Forms First Chamber of Commerce to Spur Growth
Plains organized its first chamber of commerce on Thursday at the old courthouse, with Bill Loyd elected as president of Plains State Bank. D. N. Taylor and Dave Levens joined as vice president and secretary, while seven directors were named to guide local business, agriculture, highways, housing, industry, trade promotion and health initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Chamber
Plains
Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield Chamber
Pete Sampson
Bill Loyd
Plains State Bank
George Burke
Dick McGinty
D. C. Newsom
Dave Levens
Plains State
Chamber
Rod Duff
D. N. Taylor
Pete St. Romain
Allen Wagley
Joe Curry
Newsfoto
Neighborly Plains
Loyd
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Plains Group
J. L
Dusty
Plains High School
Plains State Cashier
Reverend Don Murray Elected to BGCT Rural Advisory Group
The Rev. Don Murray, pastor of First Baptist Church at Meadow, was elected to the rural advisory committee of the Baptist General Convention of Texas in Dallas. The nine member panel plans church rehab and construction for rural churches and advises the direct missions department on a town and country achievement program. Last year the program enrolled over 335 churches in a campaign for church, community and world improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Murray
First Baptist Church
Meadow
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Dallas
Texas
Bgct Direct Missions Department
Darwin Farmer
Harvest totals show strong cotton ginning progress
The latest bale count reports 9,860 bales ginned in the week ending Friday, bringing Terry county's season total to 39,176. Yoakum district tallies 10,667 bales, up from 8,771, with observers noting the halfway mark may be within reach for this year's crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Yoakum
Five Brownfield C C Directors to Be Elected Next Year
Letters sent to Brownfield Chamber of Commerce members outline a vote to select five of ten candidates for the C C board for the coming year. Deadline for return is December 20. Retiring directors this year are Morgan Copeland Cliff Jones George O Neal Myron Fenton and J T Hoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C-C
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield
Morgan Copeland
Cliff Jones
George O'Neal
Myron Fenton
J. T. Hoy
Appreciation From Union School and Community
A Brownfield and Union School tribute thanks Curtis Sterling and The NEWS for cooperative support after the Wildcats defeated Jayton to claim Region 1 football crown. The note credits Brownfield Quarterback Club Lions Rotarians merchants and locals for attendance and town spirit shaping student values. Signed by M G Gary Superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Union School
Union
Wildcats
Jayton
Lions
Jayton School
Union School and Community
M. G. Gary
Political Candidates File Notices After First of Year
Brownfield NEWS outlines policy for political announcements with one column photo and five inches of material for each candidate. Names appear in each edition from Jan 1 to the first primary election with advance payments: justice of the peace 20 dollars and other county district and state candidates 35 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield News
Justice of the Peace
Brownfield Chest Drive Seeks Wider Donor Support
U S C Brownfield Fire men Relief and Retirement Fund and the Heart Fund join the Community Chest drive led by chest president J C Powell. He urges residents who were not asked to donate to contact secretary Mary Salmon at Brownfield Savings Loan Room 6 to authorize drafts or payroll withholdings for next year. Powell notes no house-to-house drive this year and urges all citizens to participate. Fund drive ends December 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.C
Brownfield Firemen Relief and Retirement Fund
The
Heart Fund
J.C. Powell
Chest
Mary Salmon
Brownfield Savings & Loan
Powell
Final Services Held Here For Terry Pioneer
A Terry County resident for 55 years Mrs John Burnett of 217 South Third died Thursday noon in Treadaway Daniell Hospital after a long illness Final services were held Saturday afternoon in First Baptist Church with Dr Jones W Weathers pastor officiating and burial was in Terry County Memorial Cemetery Brownfield Funeral Home directed Her husband four sons Virgil Burnett Earl Burnett Cecil Burnett N Y Fourdaughters Mrs Homer Parker Mrs Leo Willis Mrs Tom Glenn and Mrs J T Davis 17 grandchildren and three great grandchildren Honorary pallbearers were Virgil Kinard Arnett Bynum Frank Proctor Virgil By See No 2 Page 4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
John Burnett
South Third
Treadaway-Daniell
First Baptist Church
Jones W. Weathers
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Big Spring
Cecil Burnett
North Tonawanda
N. Y
A. J. Burnett
San Tome
Venezuela
Homer Parker
North Atkins
Leo Willis
Route 1
Tom Glenn
Midland
J. T Davis
Lafayette
Virgil Kinard
Arnett Bynum
Frank Proctor
Virgil By
Livestock Prices Edge Up in Fort Worth Trade
Fort Worth market reports higher supplies and steady demand as hog runs reach 1000 head the largest in two months. Receipts at 12 major centers slightly down from last Monday while hogs and sheep offered were higher. Slaughter cattle and calf demand remains active with steady to uneven cattle prices and unchanged bulls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Continuous conservation urged to save topsoil losses
Marvin Whitmire of the U S Soil Conservation Service warns Terry area farmers that a single severe windstorm could erase 300 to 1,000 years of topsoil. He cites that one inch of topsoil takes long to replace and wind erosion threatens local fertility and crop yields on sandy South Plains soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Marvin Whitmire
Brownfield Office
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Whitmire
South Plains
Harrison appeals ruling in commission dispute
Attorneys for Anna Bell Lay Harrison deposed Precinct 3 commissioner filed an appeal of a jury verdict granting a permanent injunction for Terry Commissioners Court. They also asked the 106th District Court reporter prepare a transcript for the Seventh Judicial District Court of Civil Appeals in Amarillo with a 60 day deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Bell Lay Harrison
Precinct 3
Terry Commissioners Court
Morgan Copeland
Harrison
106Th District Court
Seventh Judicial District Court of Civil
Episcopal Bishop Will Administer Rites Today
The Right Rev. George H Quarterman, bishop of Amarillo, will preside and preach during his semiannual visitation to the Episcopal Church in North Texas. Scripture readings and rites are expected at the service today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church of North Texas
Church of the Good Shepherd
George H Quarterman
Amarillo
Episcopal Church
North Texas
Highway work planned in Terry County for 1958
A total of 91 800 will be spent for highway improvements in Terry County during 1958, state engineer D C Greer reports. Three projects covering 30.6 miles are planned including U S 380 seal coating 12 miles west of Brownfield and seal coating of Texas 51 from Brownfield to the Hockley County line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
D. C. Greer
Greer
Seal Coating
Brownfield
Seal
Texas 51
Hockley
Christmas cantata by First Methodist Church choir featured
The First Methodist Church choir will present a Christmas program at 7 p.m. next Sunday, performing the cantata The Christmas Song of Songs. The event invites the public to attend and lists many choir members and accompanist Newell A. Reed and director Mrs. Newell A. Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church Choir
Pat Dillon
Mary Kate Ramseur
Doug Cox
Bill Curry
Don Hendley
Leonard Chesshir
Charles Reese
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Add
Ran
Paris
Hopkins
City Council
Quarterback Club
B & J Humble
Lubbock Road
Terry County Amateur Radio Group
Goodfellows
DeWitt
Seagraves Road
First
Sonny Brantley
Virgil Short
Allen Maxey
Roy D Burke
Sisco
J.W Moore Jr
Vance Glover
Johnnie Keith
M. S. Weed Ford Hawkins
Melvin Walser
Dick Whitaker
W. B. Scott
John R. Morgan
Red Duff Rogers Curry
Leo W. White
Mrs. Wagley
Bartist
L. M. Lang
C. E. Ross
Bruce Zorns
C. G. Griffith
Bill MceGowan
Burton Hackney
Charles Kersh
W. L. Patterson
O. B. Larner
Jack Hamilton
Curtis Sterling
the News
Curtis
Community Chest
East Cardwell
Copeland
Carmen Davis
Cleo McPherson
R. B. Sampson
Mary Jane Brownfield
M. J. Craig Jr
Clifford Niles
Harvey Gage
James Thurman
Joe Collum
Bill McNeely
Wanda Williams
Newell A. Reed
B. F. Hutson
Don Frederick
Elroy Payne
Lee
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