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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1972
Page
3
A traveling salesman recounts hunting rattlesnakes in West Texas with a 2x4 to clear dens near Grand Falls. He notes 37 snakes, including four to five foot specimens, and says he was bitten once but treated promptly. He praises the climate and outdoor life despite the danger, joking about Gulf boating opportunities 600 miles south.
Nixon administration continues to push local self determination in job training, with Assistant Secretary Lovell stating policy favors local governments over centralized control. California county leaders hear clarifications on CAMPS and multi jurisdictional collaboration to extend area wide planning and reduce centralized decision making.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Friday at Lamesa First Baptist Church for Keith Malett 59 a farmer who died after a brief illness in Lamesa. Rev. Dr. Claude Graves of Big Spring and Rev. J W Cohorn officiated burial was in La Mesa Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife Irene his mother Mrs Inez Baker of Brownfield a sister Mrs R E Keyes of Covina California and two brothers Alvin of Osage Arkansas and Dan of California.
In Lubbock at the annual meeting, W. A. Leigon Brownfield was elected council vice president and George Weiss Brownfield joined the Executive Board for 1973. John Whitcomb Lubbock was named council president succeeding Col Clyde Morganti. Roy Farr Lubbock led the nominating committee.
Funeral services for Frank Soukup 58 were held at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel in Hobbs with burial in Prairie Haven Cemetery. He was found dead Tuesday morning by his wife from an apparent heart attack. Soukup had lived in Hobbs since 1960 and is survived by his wife Lillian two daughters Mildred Guetershoh and Darlene Mata two brothers Adolph and Henry Soukup and a sister Mrs George Anderson.
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