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Newspaper

Brownfield News

Location

Brownfield, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1957

Page

5

Gin Manager Hurt In Collision With Earth-Moving Machine

A 45 year old Terry man and McNabb Gin manager J D Pendergrass was critically injured when his car struck a road construction machine on an unpaved road south of Wellman about 7 30 a m Thursday He was transported to Lubbock Methodist Hospital paralyzed from the neck down with a broken neck and other injuries Investigating officers cited Stanley R Holley Jr 21 Brownfield as the machine operator who was unharmed in the crash

Terry Wellman J. D. Pendergrass McNabb Gin Lubbock Methodist Hospital Pendergrass Treadaway-Daniell Hospital Lubbock Brownfield Funeral Home Stanley R Holley Jr Brownfield A. Usda

Union Cagers Take Victories in Ackerly Tourney

Union's boys beat Sterling City 60 23 as David Cabe led with 15 points and Alton Foster 14. Wylie Kay added 12 as seven Union players scored while Sterling City managed only eight points. In the girls opener Barbara Gruben scored 25 and Doris Howell 19 as Union defeated Dawson 45 38. Frances Dyer added the remaining Union point with free throws helping the team gain the margin at the line.

Union Sterling City Dawson David Cabe Alton Foster Cabe Foster Wylie Kay Barbara Gruben Doris Howell Nets Miss Gruben Miss Howell Frances Dyer Dawson A. Blair P. Fortenberry

Construction Firm Employee Suffer Neck Injury

Mobile device data and local reports indicate Holley of Stafford Construction Co. in Lubbock worked on site when a top-heavy object crushed the area. Officials say Pendergrass is resting but suffers a neck injury.

Holley Henry Stafford Construction Co Lubbock Methodist Hospital Pendergrass

Plains Cotton Growers Propose Five Point Farm Program

Plains Cotton Growers outlines a three part plan to support cotton use and price. The five points push for a world price, dual allotments, equalization payments, a loan program, and Soil Bank provisions while boosting total acreage.

Plains Cotton Growers, Inc PCG

National Magazine Covers Local VFW Activity Here

The Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6794 received state recognition in the November issue of the Texas VFW News. Earlier 1701 pamphlets on Americanism and miniature flags and pencils were distributed to first three grades in Brownfield Wellman Union and Meadow schools. A photo shows Tack Aaldrup and Lejeune Lincoln distributing kits to Claudius Peters daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Peters and Bob Payne son of Mr and Mrs Bob Payne of 703 Park Lane.

Hand Bros. Post Texas Vew News Brownfield Wellman Union and Meadow Tack Aaldrup Post Lejeune Lincoln Post Claudius Irs Carl Peters Levelland Highway Bobby Payne Bob Payne Park Lane James W. Stone the Meadow School O'Drup

This Week's School Menu at Brown Field Schools

The menu for Brown Field schools lists meals for December 9 to 13. Menu items include baked ham with rice and salad, meat loaf with potatoes and carrots, macaroni and cheese with Weiners, roast beef with mashed potatoes, and tuna loaf with vegetables plus fruit or dessert, bread and milk each day.

Deadline urged for mailing Yule parcels and cards

Postmaster Joe Shelton appeals to patrons to mail out of town parcels and Christmas cards by Tuesday. He asks locals to drop local mail by Sunday to ease staff workload and emphasizes careful packing of fragile items, with insurance or registration advised. Pamphlets on packing are available at the post office. Combination mailing is discussed under current rules, with postage on the outside and First Class marked on the package.

Joe Shelton Shelton

Wellman PTA Sets Monday Box Supper for Fund Drive

The Wellman PTA announces a box supper at 7 30 pm on Monday in the school cafeteria. Proceeds support cout and scout work and fund outdoor tennis court construction. All girls are asked to bring box suppers.

Win Pta Wellman

Brownfield Cubs to Attend QEC Barbecue Event

About 85 Brownfield junior and senior high football players will receive a barbecue dinner in the junior high cafeteria at 6 pm Monday. C. G. Griffith, president of the Quarterback Club, sponsors the event with chicken and all the trimmings announced.

Brownfield Cc. G. Griffith Griffith

Water Authority Meet Director to Attend Plainview Board

Director Lee Brownfield will attend a Canadian River Municipal Water Authority board meeting at 10 a.m. Monday in Plainview. Agenda includes approval of Oct 14 minutes payment of bills treasurer's fiscal report nominating committee report and other business as submitted.

Lee Brownfield Plainview Canadian River Municipal Water Authority

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