Kennedy Named Top Newsmaker of 1960
Associated Press editors across the nation named John Fitzgerald Kennedy the top Newsmaker of 1960, noting his historic presidential win and broad coverage from West Virginia to Los Angeles. Khrushchev placed second for foreign affairs, with other winners including Pope John XXIII in religion, George Romney in business, Von Braun in science, Hoffa in labor, Drury in literature, Clark Gable in entertainment, Patterson in sports, and Casey Stengel in baseball.
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Associated Press
Nikita Khrushchev
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Kennedy
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Los Angeles
Harry Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
White House
Khrushchev
United Nations General Assembly
New York City
United Nations
Harold Macmillan
Pope John XXIII
George Romney
Wernher von Braun
James Hoffa
Allen Drury
Clark Gable
Floyd Patterson
Pope John
Billy Graham
Geoffrey Fisher
Canterbury
Anglican Church
Britain
Africa
American Motors
Romney
Werder von Braun
United States
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Ingemar Johansson
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Students Guests At A Christmas Party
Piano students of Mrs. Bill Wolff were guests at a Christmas party in her home at 1405 East Cardwell on Dec. 18. Guests performed piano selections and sang carols before refreshments. Attendees included Gay Luckie Diane Webster Teresa Vaughn Sandra Davis Peggy Smith Tommy Jones Judy Wolff Debbie Bendler Marcus Braziel and Regina Chambers.
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Bill Wolff
East Cardwell
Gay Luckie
Diane Webster
Teresa Vaughn
Sandra Davis
Peggy Smith
Tommy Jones
Judy Wolff
Debbie Bendler
Marcus Braziel
Regina Chambers
Lt Johnson to Speak at Gomez Baptist Church
Lt. Johnson chaplain at Whiteman Air Force Base Missouri will address Gomez Baptist Church at 10 a m Sunday. Former Emmanuel Baptist Church pastor and Pool Community resident, he and his family spend holidays with the Grady Dicksons of Gomez and the Wood E Johnsons of Pool. Rev L B Edwards invites the public.
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Carrol. Johnson
Whiteman Air Force Base
Missouri
Gomez Baptist Church
Immanuel Baptist Church
Pool Community
Lt. Johnson
Grady Dickson
Gomez
Wood E. Johnson
Pool
L. B. Edwards
Holidays Bring Criswell Family Visits Across States
Fourth Class and Mrs. Doyle Criswell of Fort Lee Virginia spend holidays with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Bob Burnett of Seagraves Road and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Criswell of Denver City.
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Doyle Criswell
Fort Lee, Va
Bob Burnett
Seagraves Road
J. C. Criswell
Denver City
All South Plains honors go to four Brownfield seniors
Brownfield 1960 football seniors receive All South Plains recognition as Jimmy Tollett and Glen Koch earn first team honors on offense and defense respectively while Knox gains second team defense and Johnny Murphy receives honorable mention. The quartet made all district and will depart after graduation.
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South Plains
Brownfield
Jimmy Tollett
Cub
Glen Koch
Junior Knox
Johnny Murphy
Cubs
Telephone Employees Have Christmas Dinner
Personnel of the traffic department of General Telephone Company met Dec. 16 in The Party House for their annual Christmas dinner and tree. With operators not on duty, relieving those on duty, all employees attended the dinner. Gifts were exchanged, Johnnie Gauntt, chief operator, and Fay Smith, assistant, directed arrangements. About 60 attended.
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Traffic Department of General Telephone Company
Johnnie Gauntt
Fay Smith
Christmas Play Presented By Students At Wellman
The annual Christmas play Visions of Sugar Plums was directed by Mrs Sam Thompson and staged by elementary and junior high pupils. H E Stevens and Sam Thompson introduced the program. Visitors included Californians Mr and Mrs Hope Hartman and relatives of the Adairs from California. Baptist Church guests included Tokio residents Mr and Mrs Royce Kelly and visiting students Alton Carmichael Curtis Morton Anna Lee Morton Velda Hill and Barbara Fails.
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Sam Thompson
H. E. Stevens
Prade
California
Hope Hartman
Wellman
Sam_ Adair
Jessie Adair
Tom
Royce Kelly
Tokio
A. Smith
Alton Carmichael
Curtis
Anna Lee Morton
Velda Hill
Barbara Fails
Gomez Sets Bible Study Week At Gomez Baptist
Gomez Baptist Church announces Bible Study Week with sessions 7 to 830 pm Monday through Friday. Adult and youth groups will study First Corinthians, Please God With Our Bodies, and Good Times At Church led by local teachers including Rev. L B Edwards and several Mrs. named leaders.
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Gomez Baptist Church
L. B. Edwards
Homer Britton
L.A. Brannon
J.C. Wooley
Edwards
A. V. Britton
God
Mrs Sue Travis Services Held For Resident's Mother
Funeral services for Mrs Sue Travis 79 mother of Mil lard Martin were held last Tuesday at Crosbyton First Baptist Church with Dr. Jones Wea thers of Lubbock presiding Burial followed in Crosbyton Cemetery She died in Dallas at Mary Trew Baptist Home for the aged Survivors include sons Millard Brownfield Jack Martin Lubbock Carroll Martin Dallas Daughters include Mrs Margaret Collins Dallas and Mrs L Taylor Lufkin
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Sue Travis
Millard Martin
E. Hill
Crosbyton First Baptist Church
Jones Weathers
Lubbock
Crosbyton Cemetery
Travis
Dallas
Mary Trew Baptist Home
Brownfield
Millard
Jack Martin
Carroll Martin
Margaret Collins
L. Taylor
Lufkin
ONeal Family Hosts Christmas Guests At Home
At the home of Mr and Mrs Cecil ONeal 503 East Buckley they entertained their sons and families during the Christmas holidays Burl Montgomery and Raridal and Becky of Del Rio Gordon Montgomery and Sharon and Carolyn of Blackwell joined Mrs T P Griffin of Blackwell as guests in a holiday gathering.
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Cecil O'Neal
East Buckley
Burl Montgomery
Raridal
Becky
del Rio
Gordon Montgomery
Sharon
Carolyn
Blackwell
T. P. Griffin
Traffic Victim Enrique Aguirre Killed Near Tahoka
Enrique Aguirre 29 a Brownfield man dies in a late Saturday traffic accident near Tahoka. The 128th area traffic fatality this year, his car overturned four times and he was thrown onto the pavement. Funeral service is Tuesday at a local Catholic church. Burial in Brownfield.
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Newthony
Enrique Aguirre
Brownfield
Tahoka
Aguirre
Brownfield Cemetery
Rams to Tour New Mexico with Visiting Parents
Visiting son S C Rams and his wife plan a 10 day visit to Brownfield with their son Joe Ramsdell and family. Ramsdell, a retired retailer, will take his parents on trips to White Sands Carlsbad Caverns and Ruidoso in New Mexico.
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S.C. Rams
Joe Ramsdell
East Tate
Ramsdell
Brownfield
Joe
New Mexico
White Sands
Carlsbad Caverns
Ruidoso
Miss Sherron McCarley Visits Lansing Family
Miss Sherron McCarley of Lansing Michigan spends holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs FE B McCarley at 511 Magnolia Drive. She is with Warren Holmes Architecture Company and attends night classes at Michigan State University in Lansing.
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Sherron. McCarley
Lansing, Mich
FE. B. McCarley
Magnolia Drive
Warren Holmes Architecture Company
Michigan State University
Lansing
Christmas Party At West Texas Boys Ranch Draws Local Visitors
Mr and Mrs Byron Cabi ness of 711 East Lake visited San Angelo Friday for the annual Christmas party at West Texas Boys Ranch. They saw four Terry County youths Robert Van Story and Dewey Van Story and a Latin American youth from Meadow.
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Byron Cabiness
East Lake
San Angelo
West Texas Boys’ Ranch
Terry County
Robert and
Dewey van Story
Meadow
Evans Attend Christmas With Brother in Kermit
Visit records show Mr and Mrs Jack Evans of 1317 East Reppte spent Christmas with her brother L C Edwards and his family in Kermit.
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Jack Evans
East Reppte
L C. Edwards
Kermit
Holidays in Lanesville with Walker Family
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Walker Jr. and their son visited Mrs. Walker’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Pepper in Laneville for Christmas.
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Lanesville
H. O. Walker Jr
South Cedar
Tolson Christmas Visit Spans Two Families
Miss Mary Joyce Tolson, of 804 South Fir Street, spent the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Tolson of Chisholm, joining festive family time over the season.
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Mary Joyce Tolson
South Fir Street
T. R. Tolson
Chisholm
Hendleys Visit Kin in Abilene and Mason
Mr and Mrs Don Hendley and family of 802 South Sens spent the holiday visiting Mrs Cecil Hendley in Abilene and Mr and Mrs Frank Muller in Mason.
Carpenter Couple Visit In Littlefield Holidays
In Littlefield Mr. and Mrs. Hubert M. Carpenter of 606 East Hill spent the holidays visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jordan of Littlefield.
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Hubert M. Carpenter
East Hill
W. E. Jordan
Littlefield
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Newsmaker
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Foreign Affairs
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United States of America
Republic
Brownfield News
West Hill
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Sterling
Jon Bynum
Anelwon Callaway
D Fairbairn
Terry, Yoakum and Gaines
Ational Editorial RA Agp Gat OH
Shugart
Lubbock Road
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BOYS
Senate
Maury Maverick Jr
San Antonio
U. S
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Wayne Brown
Southland Life of Dallas
Central Assembly
Central Assembly OF Gods
Second & W
Reputo
Cameron
Stanton
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