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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1961
Page
1
The Chest fund shows gifts from four divisions: Advanced Gifts 15830, General Solicitation 1200.91, Employees 2886.23, and Schools 914.31 with three divisions yet to report. Nine local agencies begin January to share Chest funds. Herb Chesshir is general chairman.
A Brownfield Texas meeting urges Terry County farmers to hire American citizens for farm labor as a U S Labor Department rule tightens against braceros. Officials report a Washington trip highlighted a deteriorating labor situation and stress a paper record of need before bracero contracts.
Mrs. Eric Evans 76 longtime Terry resident died Thursday in Amherst rest home. Funeral held Friday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Crow officiating. burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters Mrs. Chambliss Plains and Mrs. Milips Route 1. two sons Nathan and Olan Evans Route 1. three sisters. one brother. five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She moved to Terry from Kaufman County in 1932.
Roy Bell of Terry died Thursday morning at 1018 East Hill after years of ill health following a five year old automobile accident. Services were held at First Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Crow and burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Survived by his mother Mrs Hattie Bell of the home and siblings including Diana Beth and Sharon of McKinney and four brothers.
Brownfield Goodfellows urge donations of toys and food for Project Cheer. Boxes will be delivered at 9 a.m. on December 23. Donations can be dropped at Knight Farm Machinery, Brownfield Volunteer Fire Department, City Hall, Dewitt’s Welding, Seagraves Road, or the Sheriff’s Office. Names of needy families with details are needed by calling Jake Geron or local officials.
Five defendants were sentenced in the 121st District Court with Judge M C Ledbetter. Royce Crumpler Jr Ira Hammer and Jose Garcia Leyva received four year terms for burglary theft cases and four year terms for theft over fifty dollars. Billy Ray Swoopes and Larry Bradford were placed on probation. Trout paid fines for DWI. three other civil cases were heard. Prosecutors were Morgan Copeland and Monroe Clayton. Appointed counsel included Richard Prigmore R L Graves and John L Overman.
William G. Martin of Tyler will be hosted by Brownfield Council 825 UCT at a 7 p.m. banquet in the Pioneer Flame Room. The event aims to greet the Supreme Counselor of United Commercial Travelers of America, with wives and guests invited.
The Brownfield landmark hotel, operating since 1926, is under renovation to become the Kirschner owned Brownfield Bargain Center. Jerry Kirschner has contracted L. A. Waller to remodel the 6,175 square foot ground floor, install new windows and wiring, remove columns, and add a tiled entrance. The project aims for completion by February 22 and opening in the spring with local subcontractors.
VFW members of Hand Bros Post 6794 will leave Brownfield Thursday for the District 7 VFW hospital party for veteran patients in Big Spring. Commander Dennis Fairbairn announced no regular meeting that day and urged members to meet at the post home at 5 p.m. for travel preparations.
The week brought 2,650 bales ginned from Terry’s fields, with 138,222 total for the season and 12,000 to 20,000 bales still expected in Terry. Yoakum reports 39,526 bales countywide, while Lynn records 114,724 bales as of Thursday. The First Baptist Church announces an 8:00 p.m. operetta Amahl and The Night Visitors performed by church members. A book excerpt from Dr. Joseph Peck cites a wife’s influence on finances and a democratic party split discussed by Senator Ralph Yarborough in San Angelo.
Jose Leija Jr. 28 of Brownfield overturned his car last Sunday night and, hours later, was jailed on 500 bail. Calletano Guerra 18 of El Campo was passenger. Both escaped injury as their vehicle skidded across a barrier on Highway 62 north of Brownfield. Leija arrested after riding into Meadow with a stolen car.
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