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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1961
Page
1
Ten long serving Brownfield volunteer firemen were honored at the Firemen’s Ball for at least 20 years of service. Fire Chief Billy Hamilton lauded their unpaid work and four had volunteered since 1927. Seventeen firemen, spouses and guests attended the Christmas banquet and dance. six honorees are pictured with names and addresses of attendees mentioned.
The newspaper notes this final issue before Christmas and plans to skip Sunday publication so staff can enjoy days off. It bids readers a Merry Christmas and thanks them for support, urging civic responsibility to preserve freedom and oppose Communist influence.
Brownfield Goodfellows seek volunteers with cars to deliver 8 a.m. Saturday Christmas boxes, finish by noon. Pick-up at Knight Company Office Tate and Sixth. County students begin 12 day Christmas vacation this afternoon and return January 3. City businesses and many offices close Sat through Tue. banks and utilities observe closures. night depositories noted.
Meadow High School and Meadow Elementary released honor rolls for the second six weeks. High School Principal Willard Hedges noted two juniors and two sophomores on the scholastic roster with Bennie Spain and Robbie Beasley on the junior list and Richard Copeland and Morris Pate on the sophomore honor roll. Elementary Principal Joe Burleson listed 27 students from grades 1-8, including Linda Horton Beasley Ginger Tongate Karen Dunn Butch Tongate Phyllis Henson Mike Beasley Bobby Nash David Watson Jan Turbough Linda Caswell Jessie Minyard Lynn Carroll and others.
The paper features several color it yourself cartoons with Christmas scenes. Readers can enjoy hours of fun using a box of coloring pencils.
Kendrick Memorial Library will close Saturday and reopen Tuesday for Christmas holidays. Head librarian is Miss Cary Ann Geron and a list of staff members including Kerren Beasley Loretta George Rudy Joe McCallister Kenny West Donna Bingham Cynthia Liles Billy Wright Harriet Burleson Rita Henson Vickie Norman Margarita Villareal Bryce Pate Juan Guevara and Ernesto Gonzalez.
The Brownfield NEWS announces no paper on Sunday December 24 to observe Christmas holidays and a postal rule. The next issue will be printed December 28. The staff wishes readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
A R Doc Harris 61 manager of Motel Texan at 301 Lubbock Road died at Taylor Clinic after months of illness. Funeral services were held in Brownfield with burial at Streetman. Survivors include Jewel his widow and Rayford Harris son plus siblings and two grandchildren. Harris, native of Winkler County, came to Brownfield in 1949 as a geophysicist and led De Luxe Motor Inn before taking Motel Texan post.
Lubbock architect R Turner Kimmel of Butler and Kimmel Architects died Monday in West Texas Hospital from acute pancreatitis. He, 39, leaves wife Panze and children Robert and Carol Elizabeth. survived by parents R V Kimmel of Lubbock, sister Mrs Eugene Sherrod Jr of Wichita Falls, and two aunts. His firm's notable local projects include Brownfield Chamber of Commerce City Hall and additions to First Baptist Church and Wheatley School. Services were held Tuesday at St Pauls Episcopal Church in Lubbock.
Editor notes many Brownfield and Terry students leave college for the holidays. The list names Judy Teague Trinity San Antonio and dozens more, including Don O'Dell North Texas Denton and Sue Shewmake Texas Tech Lubbock, with home addresses and parental lines.
John F. Lane, 58, of 911 South Eighth, died Saturday morning in Brownfield General Hospital after about a month of illness. He worked for Goodpasture Grain & Milling and lived in Brownfield the past 18 months. Services were conducted Sunday afternoon at Memorial Chapel of Brownfield Funeral Home with Rev. Lee R. Jones officiating and burial at Brownfield Cemetery. Survivors include his widow and two sons, J. C. Lane of Santa Lee.
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