Wind-Swept Fire At Hi Plains Gin-Loss To Cotton
A wind driven blaze at Hi Plains gin devastates cotton loss reported. Fire crews battled the flames as trailers and surrounding structures sustained damage in the gusty conditions. The article notes a local legal discussion on school decorum and student rights in connection to a district case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Plains
Hi Plains Co-Op
North Sixth Street
Windham Gin
Doyle Moss
Windham
Burris Resigns Bank Position
B J Bob Burris assistant vice president and assistant trust officer at Brownfield State Bank and Trust Company resigns effective January 8 1969. Bruce Zorns president and trust officer announces the move Burris joined the bank in 1965 from Fort Worth National Bank and will join Texas Bank and Trust Company of Dallas as associate trust officer. The bank directorate and staff extend best wishes.
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B.J
Bob) Burris
Brownfield State Bank and Trust Company
Bruce Zorns
The
Bank
Burris
Fort Worth National Bank
Texas Bank and Trust Company of Dallas
Zorns
Cromer Completes Five Day Sheriff Training in Austin
Deputy Sheriff Pete Cro mer completed an intensive five day training course for sheriffs and deputies at the Texas Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Academy in Austin. The program ran from December 2 to December 6 and drew 85 lawmen including sheriffs and deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Cromer
Texas Department of Public Safety
Law Enforcement Academy
Austin
Arnold Rimer
Brownfield City
Services Held For John Hull
Funeral services for John Glenn Hull 31 were held at the First Baptist Church with Rev Ed Crow officiating. Burial was in Denver City Cemetery. Hull and his wife Carole Cates lived in National City California. He was killed December 21 when his small aircraft crashed into Tecate Peak California while hunting for missing Navy divers and a musician. He was a charter pilot and a 5 year Army veteran. Survivors include his wife a son Jeffrey his parents and siblings.
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John Glenn Hull
First Baptist Church
Ed Crow
Hull
Carole Cates
P.R. Cates
Tecate Peak
California
Hulls
National City
Calif
Carole
Jeffrey
Beatrice Phillips
Lakeside
Judson Hull
Sacramento
Sue Stevens
Ben Miller
Denver City
Second Holiday On Tap For City
Brownfield citizens will observe a second holiday on Wednesday New Year’s Day 1969. Businesses around the square close. three supermarkets stay open. Banks and government offices close. The News suspends Tuesday deadline and prints a Thursday date, resuming normal schedule Jan 2.
Bale Count Shows Terry County Cotton Harvest
The Texas Employment Commission reports Terry County harvested 113743 bales of cotton by noon Friday. Estimates for the year project 115000 to 120000 bales.
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Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Terry County
Texas Employment Commission
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Big Sister
Texas Police Jour
Herman Jones
Bar
Brownfield
Brownfield Optimist Club
Deputy Pete C. Cromer
B. J. Burris
Dallas
John Hull
Denver City Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
James N. Franklin
Imperial Beach
Robert E. Cline
Gene Heatherington
Navy
Harold F. Carpenter
Cline
Phoenix
Brown Field
Peacock Military Institute of
San Antonio
United States Army
Texas Tech
Southwestern College
San Diego
North Fifth Street
Brownfield Fire Department
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