Local apathy and civic participation noted in Brownfield column
A Brownfield column laments low interest in city county and school affairs amid civic meetings and upcoming elections. It notes staff shortages in coal mining, critiques public charity, and urges reader involvement while reflecting on Christmas preparations and community progress.
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Kentucky
Appalachian War-on- Poverty
Brownfield
Terry Memorial
Job
Solomon
Births and Deaths in Brownfield for November
A total of 39 births were recorded in Brownfield during November with 23 males and 16 females. The year to date births total 348. Eight deaths were recorded that month including two from heart disease and one each from pneumonia cancer septic conditions and a newborn infant.
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Brownfield
Goal Within Sight For Terry County United Fund
Terry County directors plan a concentrated two day drive to reach the United Fund goal of 27 000 with only 1800 needed to hit 100 percent. John J Kendrick commended the effort and Jackie Cargill urged more donations as a 25 195 03 total is reported to date.
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Terry County
United Fund
John J. Kendrick
Chamber of Commerce
Jackie Cargill
Terry County United and Campaign
Jaycees and Wesley Awarded Certificates of Appreciation
Jaycees and Wesley received certificates of appreciation from Bill Renfro of Lub bock representing the National Heart Association at a noon Jaycee meeting. The club sponsored the Strike Out Heart Disease campaign with Wesley owner of Sands Bowling Lanes, raising funds for the Heart Association. Dr. Malcolm Thomas of Lubbock spoke on heart surgery progress and heart attack causes, noting that 50 percent of men under 30 who have heart attacks do not recover.
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Brownfield Jaycees
Dr. Thomas
Lubbock
Houston
Thomas
Mary Lou Buddy
Richard Prigmore
Mark Wyatt
Marion Snell
Young Farmers Schedule December Meeting in Brownfield
Terry County Young Farmers hold the regular December meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Ag Building at Brownfield High School Donald Hancock president. A film Nawapa about the North American Water and Power Alliance explains the proposed project to transfer water from Alaska and Canada to the Southwest United States and Mexico. The state Convention is set for January 13 14 in Corpus Christi.
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Terry County
Brownfield High School
Donald Hancock
North American Water and Power Alliance
United States
Mexico
Corpus Christi
THP Investigates Seven Accidents in Terry County
Texas Highway Patrol recorded seven rural highway crashes in Terry County during November. Sgt. A E Roberts notes injuries and property damage totaling 4610. Through November 1966 Terry County reports 79 accidents, 1 death, 39 injuries, and 61895 dollars in damage.
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Texas Highway Patrol
Terry County
A.E. Roberts
Lubbock Firm Submits Only Bid for Maintainer
Terry County Commissioners accepted West Texas Equipment Company of Lubbock as the sole bidder for a used maintainer at 11 000 plus trade in. They approved a Northern Natural Star Gas permit to install a six foot deep high pressure line under county roads and a warning sign plan. Items approved include library fund transfer, limited furniture budget, and county road slurry seal contracts totaling 30 869.53 with breakdown by precinct.
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Terry County
Precinct Two
West Texas Equipment Company of
Lubbock
Northern Natural Star Gas Company
Virgil Crawford
Crawford
R.A. Simms
Kendrick Memorial Library
Thomason Construction Company
Tourism Committee Outlines Brownfield Program for 1968
Brownfield's Tourism and Conventions Committee met with W W Swaringen to map a year of work. They aim to attract over night visitors through better entrances, updated rest facilities, roadside signage, a Brownfield brochure, placemats for restaurants, and studies of attractions and convention facilities tied to upcoming events such as the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and Hemisfair.
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Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
W.W. Swaringen
Swaringen
Brownfield
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Sheriff's Posse
Convention of Federation of American Women’s Clubs
American Legion
Sheriff’s Posse
Mexico City
San Antonio
Brownfield High to Host Inaugural Debate Tournament
Brownfield High School hosts a Saturday debate tournament starting at 9 a.m. in the auditorium with eleven schools, including Monterrey and Coronado. Events cover poetry prose oratory extemporaneous speaking and drama with multiple directors and no admission fee.
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Monterrey
Coronado
Lubbock
Wellian
Meadow
Snyder
Andrews
Levelland
Kimbell High of
Dallas
Seminole
Brownfield
Brownfield High School
Monterrey High School
Coronado High School
Lubbock High School
Wellman High School
Meadow High School
Snyder High
Andrews High
Levelland High
Kimbell — of
Seminole High Sch
Suzanne Eakin
Martha Thomas
Gary Peddack
Bobby Craig
Connie Cockrell
Olga Gues
Tanya Frice
Bruce Littlefield
Vicki Gould
Harla Stone
Sandy Bayless
Mike Skupin
Barbara Rieck
Mary Jane Blackstock
Barbara McCabb
Loretta Bielss
Sharie Fabian
Judy Kerns
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Solons
Jaycees
The
Browfield Jaycees
E.E. Wesley
Howling Lanes
Agat Heart Jr
Malcolm Thomason
Heart Socialist Pack
Terry
Wesley
Ray Anderson
BHS
Gary Paddock
Bobby Criag
THP
Texas
Lubbock Company
Tourism Committee
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