Christmas Week Notes and Local Government Ruling
A column notes a quiet week between Christmas and New Year with few meetings and holiday closures. The Texas Hood County ruling by Atty Gen Will Wilson requires county commissions to establish and fund a free county library if petitioned, plus authority to allocate funds for maintenance. The piece reflects on gifts, community care, and holiday spirit amid winter weather and seasonal reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
Will Wilson
Burton S. Burks
Hood County
Quiet City Police Log Details Minor Accidents and one Mercy Killing
City police logged six accidents since Saturday with two injuries from a Monday 2:07 a.m. single vehicle crash on Tohoka Road near Brownfield. Two people, Sammy Garcia and Frank Lopez, were treated at Brownfield General Hospital. A separate report notes a dog shot after its owner fed it ground glass, seeking mercy for the suffering animal. A burglary complaint involved a pistol stolen from a glove box, with no injuries reported. Other Saturday collisions at Buckley and Broadway caused $175 in damage, while two more Monday incidents produced no injuries and moderate damage. Continuous city crashes mention drivers Cole Cove Colen, Duane Lucas, Elmer Ward, and Felice Beasley among others.
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A. K. Williams
N. Atkins
Williams
Tahoka Road
Sammy Garcia
Frank Lopez
Waco
Brownfield General Hospital
Garcia
Oldsmobile
Tohoka Road
Brownfield
James Wilson
Sea Graves
Cole Cove Colen
W. Harris
Duane Lucas
E. Main
Weisman
Elmer C. Ward
Meadow
Felice C Beasley
Route 1
4Th
Main
Peach and
Donald Gillham Cary
EF Tate
Betty W. Beauchamp
S. Pecos
Stamps Buy Yule Puppy Popeye Joins Schmucker Family
The Schmucker family at 809 South 2ecos finally own Popeye the five month old fox terrier after exchanging trading stamps as payment. The story includes the girls Darlene Glen and Carol Ann and a Christmas payoff involving Mrs Theola Wheeler of the Pillows Ice House. Separately a major house fire at Reed Body Shop 701 S Eighth destroyed equipment, two new cars, a boat and paint. Firefighters battled the blaze for nearly an hour, with smoke blanketing the area.
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Popeye
Bob Schmucker
South
Billie Schmucker
Betom
Theola Wheeler
Pillows Ice House
Reed Body
S. Eighth
Reed
Virgil Proffitt
Eighth Street
Jack Bailey
Baileys’ Place
Bailey
Rites For Pioneer Terry Farmer Held Wednesday
Funeral services for L. P rence Price pioneer Terry County farmer were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Challis Baptist Church with Rev. Don Crossland and Kes Nayland Edwards officiating. Price, 74, a Mississippi native, farmed in Challis since 1900 and was a charter church member. Burial followed in Brownfield Cemetery. Survivors include wife two daughters a stepdaughter six grandchildren and two great grandchildren plus five brothers and two sisters.
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L. Prence Price
Terry County
Challis Baptist Church
Don Crossland
Kes Nayland Edwards
Price
Challis
Mr. Price
Mississippi
Terry
Young County
Brownfield Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Lillie May Whitney
Brownfield
Crash Victim Identified As Lawrence Reine In Missouri Plane Crash
A Missouri man Lawrence Lee Reine 23 of Warrensburg was killed when a light private plane crashed nine miles northeast of Brownfield while en route to Meadow to pick up his wife’s parents Max and Gain Kisor. The wreckage lay in a cotton field on the D S Carroll farm with snowfall blanketing the site. Reine was thrown from the aircraft and died instantly. funeral details were not available.
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Missouri
Lawrence L. Reine
Meadow
Brownfield
Max Kisor
Texas Highway Patrol
Gain Ann Risor
Lawrence Lee Reine
Warrensburg
D. S Carroll
Reine
Newsdelivery shift lets staff take Christmas day off
The NEWS scheduled Thursday afternoon delivery instead of morning, prompting several calls to the NEWS office. The later time allowed staff to have Christmas Day off.
Gins Still Working On Cotton Backlog
Cotton arrivals at the U S Department of Agriculture Brownfield Classing Office remained heavy as all area gins work to clear backlogs. Through Tuesday May 21 259 samples had been classed, about 5 percent of expected production for Terry Gaines and Yoakum counties. Unclassed cotton totaled around 5 000 with receipts expected to fall this week.
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U. S. Department of
Terry County Retail Sales Show Strong Local Year
Local Terry County retailers posted gross sales of 26 708 000 for the year ending June 30 1962 . The figure topped prior year totals and reached 6118 percent of the national total with the county population at 0 9 percent of the U S The surge reflected shifts toward big ticket purchases like autos while nonessential services saw a dip and contrasts with higher national unemployment.
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Terry County
Standard Rate and Data Service
Christmas Baskets Brighten Brownfield Meadow Families
Goodfellows delivered 116 Christmas baskets with food and toys to needy families in Brownfield and Meadow on Monday morning. About 10 Meadow families, rest Brownfield, aided by city and county workers and volunteers. Lions committee chair Jake Geron said over 530 people in 110 families benefited and more toys were collected this year.
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Goodfellows
Brownfield
Meadow
Goodfellow Committee
Yale
Jake Geron
Lions’ Committee
V L Patterson Rites Held Here
Services for 58 year old W L Pat terson long time Brownfield resident and 25 year Piety Wiggly Store manager were held at Crescent Hill Church of Christ. He died of a heart attack after visiting friends. Burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include wife a son Johnny Abilene a daughter Ann a mother and two sisters.
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W. L
Pat) Patterson
Brownfield
Crescent Hill Church
Joe Chisholm
Plains Church of Christ
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Johnny
Abilene
Ann
Abilene Christian College
Rebecca Patterson
Gunter
Clyde Halsey
Joe Vaughn
Dallas
Volunteer Firemen Awarded At Annual Christmas Party
Volunteers honored at the annual Christmas party with awards and photos. The writeup highlights the event and the pictured attendees, noting community appreciation for local firefighting efforts.
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Arizona
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Eta
Speedy Nieman
Odo
B and Buckley
Clyde J. Davis
E. Sons
Blanche S. Winn
E. Buckley
West Broadway
Leo Langford Brock
Kermit
Charles Homer Britton
Darlene
Glen
Carol Ann
Reeds
Reed Body Shop
Terry Farmer
Snow Men
Ann Schmucker
Bobh
Schmucker
Lubbock
S.L.M
Ss.l.m
The
Goodfellow Organization
V.L. Patterson
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