Yoakum Group Attends Texas Farm Bureau Meeting
Four delegates from Yoakum County Farm Bureau attended the 42nd annual Texas Farm Bureau meeting in San Antonio. More than 1,000 voting delegates from 210 county units adopted policies and reviewed national issues to be sent to the American Farm Bureau Federation in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakum County Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Bureau
San Antonio
Texas
American Farm Bureau Federation
St. Louis
TFB
Carrol Chaloupka
Dolph Briscoe
Reed Lang
Janey Briscoe
Tokio visitors greet Johnson family kin and friends
The article lists relatives and guests visiting in Tokio and Lubbock over the holiday period. It notes Angela Estill from Lubbock visiting Mr and Mrs Quenton Johnson, extended family dinners, and multiple local social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quenton Johnson
Angela Estill
Lubbock
FHA Club December meeting and January plans
The HD Club met in Mrs. James Altman’s home in December to plan the FHA banquet for December 15. Secret pals were revealed, 1976 names drawn, and Yoakum County Council set a January 6 macrame demonstration open to the public with a sack lunch advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Line Home Demonstration Club
James Altman
FHA
Yoakum County Council
Brownfield Event Held at Local Church
Brownfield event held at the church with contact By Ferne Lamrey listed as organizer and phone number 22 5360 for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferne Lamrey
Plains Community Notes Share Local Events and Visits
Margara Bor reports Plains residents enjoyed a National Rodeo finals trip in Oklahoma City and a Stockton deer hunt. The Cowboy Band plans a December 18 party at the Band Hall. Kindergarten classes held a December 5 surprise birthday for Sydney Murphy with gifts from pupils and teachers. Community gardens sponsor Operation Christmas Card. calls to participate go via Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Harris
Oklahoma City
Stockton
Sydney Murphy
Arlen Alexander
Ira Tidwell
Barbara Howell
Rusty
Robin
Austin
Eldridge Tidwell
Eddie
Ronnie
Becky
Leroy Howell
Lyndyl Tidwell
Plains
Edmund Vickers
Alan
Lufkin
Jean Martin
Shelley
Pam
Victoria
Vickers
The
Plains School
Martin
Local families gather for birthdays and hospital updates
A Sunday birthday celebration at Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Cleveland’s home honors Glenn and G W Cleveland. Relatives include Dale Cleveland of South Plains College and Jack Cleveland of Brownfield. Wade Redman has returned home from Brownfield Hospital and is doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Cleveland
Glenn
G. W. Cleveland
Dale Cleveland
South Plains College
Lloyd
Seminole
Jack Cleveland
Brownfield
Wade Redman
Randy Redman
Bronco
Brownfield Hospital
Brad Decker
Danny Decker
Brownwood
el Paso
Wayne Davis
Wayne Lee
Raynee
Michael
Jim Barron
Alan
Jeffery
Jack Hayes
Tom Box
Terry Bacon
Tammy
Wayne
Melissa
Jennifer
Denny Huffman
Christi
Mark
Shelley
Poolville
Charles Brown
Beverly
Debbie
Sharon
Arlington
Carmelita Ledford
Helen Pope
Brownfield General Hospital
Local visitors and weekend travels noted in Plains report
Mrs. Bessie McCravey hosted overnight guests Friday and Saturday being her nieces Mrs. A. B. Hilburn and Mrs. Woody Tippitt of Dallas. Mrs. L. O. Smith and Mrs. G. W. Cleveland visited Lubbock on Saturday. Mrs. Jim Barnett returned Saturday from Weribest after a week with her daughter and husband Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Tingle and Emily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Waters
E. K. Hester
Lubbock
Hester
Lubbock Methodist Hospital
Hugh Snodgrass
Olan Smith
Lori
Ruth Moore
Brownfield
Ray Jones
Jim Bob McDonnell
Plains
Amos Smith
Bessie McCravey
A. B. Hilburn
Woody Tippitt
Dallas
Jim Barnett
Weribest
Eddie Tingle
Emily
Abercrombie Family Fire after Oklahoma Visit
Mr and Mrs Hugh Abercrombie of Plains returned from a ten day trip to Denison Tupelo and several Oklahoma towns. In Tulsa a fire at the Zaragoza Hotel around 2 am damaged their bathroom items due to an electric wire fault with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Abercrombie
Plains
Floyd King
Denison
King Ranch
Tupelo
Okla
Eddie King
Lou King
Pawusha
Jim Smith
Dennis Abercrombie
Tulsa
Dave King
Debbie
Dave Jr
Lawton
Altus
Saragoza
Plains woman turns cellar into storm shelter art project
Mrs. Fitzgerald in Plains shows a converted cellar door painted by her daughter Linda Huddleston of Canyon. The large family shelter, built from a former swimming pool, holds about 100 people and has served the community during tornado alerts. The Fitzgeralds arrived in Yoakum County in 1905 and 1918. An automotive note warns improper alignment can raise fuel use by 0.3 mpg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John FE. Fitzgerald
Plains
Fitzgerald
Cordell
Linda
Huddleston
Canyon
Linda) Huddleston
John E. Fitzgerald
Yoakum County
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Yoakum Group
Stephanie Myska
District II
Warren Newberry
Dalhart
Irma Jean Carillo
Ladonna Farnham
Mary Lazos
Betty Miller
Marla Norman
Kim Stephens
Misty Gass
Farm Bureau
Earl Fox
Connie Marion
Ray Bearden
Ronald Marion
R. E. Bearden
Tokio
Mrs. Quenton
Brenda
Angela
Shawn
George Alexander Jr
Steve Gayle
Llano County
Don Day
Don Jr
Rick
Meadow
Jimmy Gray
John Gray
Philip Williams
A. K. Gilliam
W. H. Davis
Gilliam
Alvin Paul
Debbie Jean
John
Karen
Jennifer Gilliam
Sherry Sherrin
Janice and
Ferne Lowrey
Bob McDonnell
Sherm Tingle
Gene Smith
Glen Morehouse
Robert Young
Champ Perkins
Raymond Bookout
Joe Henry Thompson
Bert Bartlett
Carl Lowrey
Starks Wagley
Pat Howard
Ray Gentry
Natchitecher
David Lollar
Young
Adut First Baptist
Ured
Darlene (McDonnell) Wilson
Mike Blount
Chillicothe
Dicky Green
Mike
Billy
Darlene) Wilson
Tommy McDonnell
Tom
Velma) Warren
Houston
Carolyn
Gilbert Pierce
Johnny A. Richardson
Levelland
Denver City
J. H. Daniel
Daniel
Brownfeild
Nea
Girlstown
Mary Dale Williams
State Line Club
Lee Roy Box
P. H. Heckman
Williams
Clark Jones
Grace Hughes
Randy Forbus
Wayne Guetersloh
Heckman
Altman
Tia Ma Ga Club of Plains
Whiteface
Billy Winn
Valerie
Ben Pate
Glenn Harlin
Pierre St. Romain
M. W. Luna
Ircillia Howard
A. B. Carpenter
Casey Jones
News of Plains Community
By Margara Bor
George Blount
Baltimore
Howard County Junior College of
Big Spring
Paula Blount
Susie Nelms Ferrand
R. G. Hartman
Fitzgerald Cellar
Tommy Guy Box
Lebeth and Kimberly
Robert Box
Adell Box
Ace Hamm
Texas Tech
L. D. Hamm
Automotive Parts & Accessories Association
Ara
Geeta
Steamex
Pro
Lubbock Road
REST
Lawn
Brownfield Hwy
Wolfforth, Texas
Wolfforth
Tex
A ‘Rens U
C. Scoo
Wellman
Brownfield Savings & Loan
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