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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1964
Page
1
Winter’s first full blast drops Brownfield temperatures to 12 degrees at dawn Friday then to 24 by afternoon. Sleet coated roads with a half inch of ice, prompting hazardous driving though county highway patrol reports few major wrecks, as sun returned Saturday and temps rose.
A light editorial piece surveys year end names in politics, entertainment, and foreign affairs with quirky nickname labels. It playfully mocks lists of “person of the year” type selections and fantasizes about celebrities and public figures in various roles.
Claude P Henderson died at 6 am Friday after a long illness. Services were held at 2 pm Saturday at First Baptist Church with Rev Fd Crow officiating. Burial followed in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. He lived in Brownfield area since 1910 and worked for Paul Goodman Ranch, a dairy farm, and a lumber yard before retiring in 1950. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, a brother, two sisters, an aunt, and a granddaughter. Pallbearers named.
Funeral services for Mrs. T. J. Taylor age 62 were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Charles E Prince and Rev Williams officiating. Burial followed at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. She died Wednesday at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock after five days’ hospitalization. The Taylors lived in Terry County since 1924 and farmed in Foster Community until retirement in 1954. She had worked at Griffith Variety Store for three years and is survived by her husband Orval Lee Taylor of Boise City Oklahoma, three daughters Mrs Alvin Kelly of Slide, Mrs Naydean Almons of Bermuda and Mrs Wanda Jean Brown of Oklahoma City, one brother, three sisters, eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
City Council granted Monsanto Chemical Company permission to build a fertilizer blending plant north of the Santa Fe Depot, limited to dry fertilizer with no anhydrous ammonia storage. The panel discussed possible future liquid blending and interim location options, and tabled codification of city ordinances for another meeting. Dr J P Jones was named City Health Officer for two years.
Residents are urged to donate toys for needy children in Brownfield before Christmas. Drop offs can be made at the fire station behind Brownfield City Hall. People with names of families in need should contact Jake Geron or secretary Wanda Blevins at City Hall.
Partly cloudy to cloudy and warmer today then cooler tonight. High around 40 to 45 degrees. Monday outlook: partly cloudy to cloudy and mild. Light showers possible in northern areas with under a quarter inch. Westerly winds 15 to 20 mph shift to northerly this afternoon. Humidity 90 percent in the morning, about 50 percent in the afternoon with around 50 percent sunshine. Sunrise 7:47 a.m., sunset 5:42 p.m.
Joe Spears of the Texas Employment Commission reported Terry County ginning progress with an updated annual production forecast of 115000 bales, higher than prior estimates. Week figures show 20313 bales produced, lifting the season total to 104172, well above last year’s pace. no tally will be released on the holiday week, with December 31 as the next target.
State Representative Jesse T. George forms a non partisan Terry County Legislative Council to gauge public opinion on upcoming bills. Howard Hurd elected chairman and J C Gillham co chair. many local residents named as members to survey views and report back to George in Austin.
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