Santa Letters From Town Council Members And Citizens
Local readers submit a humorous holiday letter to Santa outlining requests for patience kindness humility and front page news while acknowledging community figures including chamber officials city and county leaders and police and fire crews. A separate note mourns Walt Disney and mentions a Disney film preview in Lubbock with appreciation for Auxiliary members and the American Legion.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Bach
Marion
Boston
American Legion Auxiliary
Cotton Classing Offices Close Across South Plains Harvest
W K Palmer in charge of the Lubbock Cotton Classing Office says most harvest activity has moved to the Lamesa area with the local office closing. Through December 14 the three offices have classed 1 169 000 samples this season, compared with 1 139 000 a year earlier. Prices in the Lubbock market remain steady with micronaire ranging from under 3 5 to higher values and premiums over loan varying by grade.
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South Plains
W.K. Palmer
Lubbock
USDA
Lamesa
Decemer
Consumer and Marketing Service
Traffic Accidents In Brownfield Rising
Sgt. Fred D. Marshall of the Safety Education Service spoke to Brownfield City Council on the annual traffic inventory. He warned that traffic deaths have risen about 30 percent since 1961 and noted a large Federal program under way to support states meeting traffic safety standards set by the Secretary of Commerce.
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Fred D. Marshall
Safety Education Service
Texas Department of Public Safety
Brownfield
National Safety Council
Marshall
Secretary of Commerce
Ord
Sgt. Marshall
Jack Geron
General Telephone Company of the
Southwest
J.P. Jones
Geron
CRMWA
Lubbock
Bobby Gillham
John J. Kendrick
Arlie Lawrimore
United Fund
Chamber Banquet Plans Discussed In Brownfield
The Brownfield Chamber of Commerce sets a 7 30 p m banquet on January 19 at the National Guard Armory. Grover E Murray Texas Tech president will speak. Bob Sewell chairs ceremonies and Brownfield High Choir provides entertainment. Tickets are 3 dollars with decorations led by Mrs Bob Sewell and Dick Lindley handling decor and theme.
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Chamber of Commerce
National Guard
Vernon Clem
Grover E. Murray
Texas Tech
Holiday House
Bob Sewell
Chamber
Brownfield High School Choir Christmas Program Monday
Members of the Brownfield High School Choir will present their annual Christmas program in the auditorium Monday evening. The event promises uplifting songs about love peace and goodwill and may close with We Wish You a Merry Christmas as a highlight of the season.
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Brownfield High School
Brownfield High School Choir
Tommy Dodson
82 Percent Yes Cotton Research Measure Carries
Terry County farmers supported a cotton research referendum by mail with 920 yes votes out of 1125. The cotton marketing quote referendum attracted 1036 ballots, with 59 against. Dick Whittington noted 44 percent turnout and a strong statewide and national support for the base check off.
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Terry County
Dick Whittington
ASCS
Whittington
Brownfield ISD Trustees Set Evening Meeting
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District trustees will meet at 6 30 p m in the high school library with president Paul Farrar presiding The agenda covers unfinished business including wage law implications fire escape progress and a report on the admin building Also scheduled are medical staff communications federal programs Title II and Head Start budget items calendar changes and personnel matters.
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Board of Trustees
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District
Paul Farrar
Brownfield High School
O.R. Douglas
West Ward
Brownfield General Hospital
O.R. Oeet
Douglas
E.B. Posey
Holand Evans
County Singing Schedule at Nazarene Church Today
Terry County hosts a singing convention this afternoon at 2 30 at the Nazarene Church corner of Second and Tate Streets. Solo duets trios and quartets and group singing are planned under the direction of C D Hester Clayton Littlefield and Mrs M A Gorman.
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Terry County
the Nazarene Church
Second
Tate Streets
C.D. Hester
Clayton Littlefield
M. A. Gorman
Law Officials Attend Week Long Fingerprinting Course
J T Churchwell of Brownfield Police and Ted Jones of Terry County Sheriff’s Department attended a week long school at Seminole taught by Special Agent Lee Stephens. The advanced fingerprinting course, sponsored by Gaines County Sheriff Department and the FBI, drew law enforcement from throughout the area.
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J.T. Churchwell
Brownfield City
Bachelors Abound In Terry County
Terry County shows a high bachelor surplus with 148 bachelors per 100 single women. Nationwide 124 to 100 and Texas 137 to 100. In Terry County 20.8 percent of males over 14 are single, 14.6 percent of females over 14. Census Bureau officials say postwar births swell the marriageable pool causing brides to face a shortage of available men. Next year 847 girls will be 17 to 21, while 892 local boys will join that age group.
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Terry County
United States
Texas
Department of Commerce
Oughout
Census Bureau
Paul C. Glick
Robert Parke, Jr
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Council
P.S
Walt Disney
Disney Pictures
National Life and Accident Group
Terry County United Fund
Ronald Coleman
Gerald Keith
Fom
Charles Kingsley
Susanne Eakin
Liza Shirley Sheryl Franks
Choir Memors
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