Brownfield Chamber of Commerce 1959 Program of Work
The Brownfield Chamber outlines its 1959 program with committees led by directors. Key areas include Advertising to supply for quarterly News Bulletin and local news. Agriculture coordinating with Terry Soil Conservation District, Field Day, farm awards, conferences, and business ties. Aviation aiding Terry County Airport. Civic Activities revitalizing downtown, supporting administration and free enterprise. Congressional Action handling legal matters and informing the public on legislation. See No 5 Page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saramy Jones
Brownfield
Terry County
Agriculture
James Thurman
Terry Soil Conservation District
Aviation
Earl Jones
Burton G. Hackney
Chamber
Renowned Speaker Scheduled for Brownfield Chamber Banquet
Melvin T. Munn, director of public relations for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, will be guest speaker at Brownfield Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet. The event Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Junior High School cafeteria features local dignitaries, a program by Rev. Tidwell, introductions by Curtis Sterling, and music by A. V. Wall and Brownfield High School Choir. An evening dinner is on the menu with tickets $2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Texas
Melvin T. Munn
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Dover
James E. Tidwell
First Methodist Church
Bruce Zorns
Brownfield State Bank & Trust Company
Zorns
Chas. S. Kersh
Kersh Implement Company
Dennis Q. Lilly
First National Bank
Pres. Zorns
A. V. Wall
Brownfield High School
Brownfield News Briefs Spur Local Business Notes and Notices
King and Jackson of Hogan Dry Goods report strong opening business in Brownfield. Roy Davis leaves for Houston for the Agricultural Workers Conference. J Cadenhead and G B Jones visit from Meadow. A 10 story addition to the Crawford Hotel at Big Spring will be let within 40 days. Stray horse, two-row planter, five-room house for sale, and purebred Rhode Island Red advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Spring
Johnson
W. B. Ray
Meadow
Emerson
J. S. Siddons
City
J. O. Kinne
Rhode Island
NEWS delivery alert in front yard prompt request
A caller asks for immediate newspaper delivery to their location. They request contacting John Pepir, NEWS circulation manager, by phone at 3214 to arrange delivery. The note implies a failure to find NEWS in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pepir
Six File for Brownfield City Council Seats
Six men filed for three Brownfield City Council positions to be vacant in April. The candidates include J O W Schelling, Marion C Bowers, Ross O Black, Mike Barrett, Joe Ramsdell, and Curtis J Sterling. Election is April 7 at City Hall with a March 6 filing deadline and absentee voting March 18 to April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfiield
City Secy
A. J. Geron
Slim) Schellinger
East Broadway
Kyle Grocery
Marion C. Bowers
East Oak
Ross O. Black
East Cardwell
Plains Liquefied Gas and Farmer
Mike Barrett
East Tate
KTFY
Joe Ramsdell
Glenwood Homes Inc
Curtis J. Sterling
East Sons
Virgie Travis
Sam Murphy
East Main
Troy Noel
East Hester
City Hall
Geron
Services for Lynn Wright Today at First Baptist Church
Funeral rites for Lynn J. Wright aged 34 of 1207 North Atkins are set for 3 30 p m at First Baptist Church with Rev Jones Weathers officiating. Wright owned a snack bar at Sands Bowling Lanes and died about 1015 p m Friday at the bowling alley. He had a lifelong heart condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn J. Wright
North Atkins
First Baptist Church
Jones Weathers
Wright
Sands Bowling Lanes
Local Tidbits from Coryell to Canyon
A collage of short notes from the area features Miss Barbara Knox of Canyon crowned at the Bowery Ball, details on the Four County Agricultural Workers Conference in Seminole, and a kidnapping coffee scam run by the Brownfield Rainbow Girls. Also noted is a new SBA branch in Lubbock and a film screening at Regal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Assembly
Order of Rainbow Girls
First National
Genie Chrstian
Joe Christian
East Broadway
Sherron McCarley
Grace Buchanan
German youth tours world stops in Brownfield Texas
Alfred Wurst a 21 year old German world traveler stopped in Brownfield to discuss his hitchhiking tour that has covered about 40 000 miles and 23 countries He met General Chiang Kai Shek and President Sukarno and planned to travel to Dallas Fort Worth then into Austria and Mexico He travels on a visitors visa with help from organizations and individuals and began his journey after leaving Germany in August 1955
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Wurst
Texas
Byron Evans
Brownfield
Wurst
Chiang Kai Chek
Sukarno
Indonesia
Fritz Nepel
Dortmund
Germany
Ralph O'Dell
First Presbyterian Church
Brownfield Lions
Rotary
Dallas- Fort Worth
Austri An
Mexico
Fritz Nopel
Nopel
Japan
See No. 4
Cotton Classing Ballots Sent to Dallas Office
Robert Baumgardner leader of Brownfield Cotton Classing Association says ballots on the proposed cotton classing office will be bundled and mailed Tuesday to USDA officials in Dallas. He urges nonvoters to register Monday with County Agent Jim Foy as the vote stands 265 for and 23 against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Baumgardner
Brownfield Cotton Classing Association
Baumgardner
U. S. Agriculture Department
Dallas
USDA
Terry
Jim Foy
Immunization Clinic Scheduled at South Plains Unit
A monthly immunization clinic will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday at the South Plains Health Unit located at 191 South D Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains Health Unit
South D
Last Rites Held For Mrs Huckleberry Pioneer of Terry
Funeral services were held for Mrs Della Huckleberry 80 of Route 1 with Rev Jones Weathers officiating. She came to Terry County in 1903 with her husband and died after a month long illness at Terry County Hospital. Burial was in Terry County Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters and four sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Huckleberry
Brownfield Funeral Home
Jones Weathers
First Baptist Church
Huckleberry
Terry County
Commanche
Albert K. Huckleberry
Terry County Cemetery
C. S. Lambert
Lovington
Claude Oxford
San Angelo
Lambert Smith
Bells
Claud
Eugene
Roy
A. K
California
State President to Meet with Group
Texas Hospital Auxiliaries President Mrs. Milton Loring of Midland will visit Brownfield Tuesday to counsel with the Terry County Hospital Auxiliary. The meeting at 10 am in South Plains Health Unit will set uniforms orders and announce committees and work schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Hospital Auxiliaries
Milton Loring
Midland
Brownfield
Terry County Hospital Auxiliary
Ben Monnett
South Plains Health
Terry County Hospital
Charles T. Davis
Cleone Morris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Terry County Airport Board of Managers
Wm. J
Bill) McGowan
Melvin T. Mann
Brownfield News
Terry County Herald
Tex
Messrs
King and Jackson
Hogan Dry Goods
R. L. Holley
the Sanitary
Bennett & Bynum
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Davis
Houston
Agricultural Workers Conference
J. J. Gaston
Gomez
Haskell County
Jersey
John Cadenhead
G. B. Jones
Clyde C. Coleman
Lynn Wright
Topsey
Coryell County
Flat
Matt
Four County Agricultural Workers Conference
Seminole
Monte Griffin
Dawson County
Deborah
Small Business Administration
Veterans Administration
Lubbock
Inn of the Sixth
Regal
Ingrid
NEWS
Brownfield Savings & Loan Association
Broadway-Second Street
C. K. Kendrick
J. M. Teague
J. B. Knight
Otis Larner
East Reppte
Mac Thomason
G. W
Brownfield Savings & Loan
A. H. Daniell
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