Letter to Santa From a School Desk in Our Town
The piece is a playful letter from a student requesting a week of rest in a hospital room with privacy and two gold edged signs for visitors. She asks for knee high boots and a miniskirt to pretend to be a high school student for a month, and for various whimsical wishes such as traffic lights turning green and memory of ZIP codes. It ends noting a Powder Puff Football Game between junior and senior girls at 7 p.m. to raise funds for Student Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santa
Downfield High School
Cub Stadium
Nominations For 1968 Outstanding Citizen Sought
The Terry County Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations for an outstanding citizen of 1968 to be honored at the January 13 1969 chamber banquet at 7 30 p m in the National Guard Armory. Residents should submit forms from this edition and mail them by January 6 for committee review. The award honors total community contributions including church civic leadership and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Hahn
W. A. Leigon
Charles Darwin
Terry County
Nurse of the Year honored by LVNA
Thelma Heartsill was named Nurse of the Year by the Licensed Vocational Nurses Association at its annual meeting and Christmas party. Presentations were made by Helen Bramlett and Dr. A H Daniell. Heartsill, a charter LVNA member, has worked at the hospital since January 24, 1945 and volunteers in church circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Heartsill
Licensed Vocational Nurses Association
Helen Bramrett
A.H. Daniell
Heartsill
East Broadway
LVNA
Daniell
Licensed
Vocational Nurses Association
Helen Bramsett
A. H. Daniell
Hospital Plans Discussed by Terry Memorial Board
Atmark Atkinson of Lubbock and Charles Dunn of Dallas outlined rough hospital plans to the Terry Memorial Hospital District board led by Robert Baumgardner. They reviewed carpet use for noise reduction and upkeep benefits, three room layouts, and cheaper plumbing for bath adjacent to bedrooms. The group noted rising building costs from 1948 to 1968 and the need to approve carpeting with Hill Burton. Pat McMillan said Part Two is underway with Part Three due by Jan. 15, three months ahead of schedule. An annual audit showed net income of 33733.21, and a name change proposal to Terry Memorial Hospital was tabled.
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Atmar Atkinson
Lubbock
Charles Dunn
Dallas
Terry Memorial Hospital
Robert Baumgardner
Atkinson
Pat McMillan
George Black
Brownfield General Hospital
Prisoner Held on Burglary Charges in Terry County
Local officials report Gilbert Alvarez, 21, arrested on two burglary counts in Terry County with $2,500 bond per charge and held for Dallas County authorities on murder with malice. Other arrests include Jesus Flores for drunkenness and unlawful weapon carry, released after $142.30 fine, and minor incidents of passing worthless checks, forgery, and drunkenness across area jails.
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Gilbert Alvarez
Terry County
Dallas County
Jesus Flores
Jakie Frances
Chester Mason Gregg
Mary L. Byrd
Gaines County
David James Davis
Andrew Cortez
Plains
L.H. Hubbard
Michael Don Malone
Jack Patton
Chamber Banquet Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the Terry County Chamber of Commerce banquet are on sale for 3.50 at the Chamber office and local banks. The 7 30 p.m. January 13 1969 event at the National Guard Armory will feature Dr. Kenneth McFarland as speaker and 1968 Outstanding Citizen of the year announced.
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Terry County
Commissioners Transfer Funds From Multiple County Funds
County commissioners met to approve transfers totaling several thousand dollars among Park Maintenance, Public Building Permanent Improvement, Road and Bridge, County Farm, Jury, General, Courthouse and Jail Bond, Airport, Library, and other funds. They closed Road and Bridge Number Five, approved a $3000 bond for a new commissioner, paid minor bills, traded a Coke box for flower fund use, and hired Ralph Douglas to study airport runway extensions.
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Public Building
Public Building Permanent Improvement Fund
County Farm Fund
Jury Fund
General Fund
County Library
Immunization Clinic Set Today
A free immunization clinic runs 2 to 5 p.m. at the South Plains Health Department at East Main and D Street. All children from three months and older lacking vaccines for diphtheria, whooping cough, lockjaw, measles, polio, and smallpox are urged to attend if they cannot visit a private doctor.
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South Plains Health Department
East Main
D Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Norman
Extor
Hawaii
Mrs. Heartsill
The
First Methodist Church
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Mmes
Bramlett
Flossie Richards
Ruth Ryan
Faye Huff
Mae Franklin
Mildred Conners
Laura Bellis
Dale Kerley
Bonnie Forsythe
Ruth Winston
Wanda Carlisle
Levelland
LYN
Randal Rogers
Mickey Joplin
Rusty Baggett
Cub
Dunn
Hill-Burton
Hill- Burton
National Guard
Kenneth McFarland
United States
Kenneth Wells
Valley Forge, Pa
Freedoms Foundation
Dr. McFarland
American Trucking Association
Free World
McFarland
American Academy of Achievement
Optimist International
Chicago
Rotary Club
Bob Graves
North First
Graves
W.C. McKinney
E.S. Tankersley
Little League Park
Brownfield
Brownticket Funeral Home
American Legion
Ralph Douglas
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