Brownfield Low Rent Housing Project Discussed
A Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture board meeting discussed a possible low rent housing project for Brownfield using federal aid. Vernon Clem led the talks noting similar local efforts in Seagraves Post Tahoka and a 40 year loan plan, with city ownership after loan payoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Vernon Clem
Seagraves
Clem
Post
Tahoka
George Weiss
Fort Worth
Chamber
City Council
Boston
C. E. Ross
W. T. McKinney
Frank Gray
L. A. Rhyne
W. T. Carraway
Chamber Red Coats
Red Coats
Frank Gorton
Brownfield Optimist Club
Jim Hale
The
Optimists
Billy Bond
Seminole
Steele Enters Commissioners Race Precinct 1
George B. Steele entered the race for Commissioner of Precinct One pending Democratic primary action. A Brownfield native and former Stele Machine Shop owner, he has a long local service record and family ties, and vows full participation with the County Commissioners Court. He plans to reach every voter before election and asks for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Steele
Precinct One
Steele
Steele Machine Shop
Brownfield
Lamesa High School
Lamesa
United States Army
Armored Force Tank Mechanic School
Fort Knox
Ruth
Sue
Buzz
Calvin
First Methodist Church
Terry County
County Commissioners Court
Immunization Clinic Slated Here Today
The regular monthly immunization clinic sponsored by the South Plains Health Unit will run from 2 to 5 p.m. today for indigent families. Dr Evelyn Smiley of Lamesa, acting unit director, will administer vaccines to children whose parents cannot afford private care.
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South Plains
Booster Week Drives Brownfield Subscriptions Contest
The booster drive in Brownfield intensifies as contestants race toward a top position in the Everybody Wins subscription contest. With four days left, participants push to secure 2-year subscriptions for bonus votes and to end Booster Week with momentum. Winners for the week ending February 5th include Mrs. Pearl D. Williams, Mrs. Edrie West, and Mrs. Evelyn Washington, each receiving prizes from local sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield News
First National Bank of
Brownfield
Pearl D. Williams
Edrie West
Anthony
Economy Department Store
Evelyn Washeington
Water depletion tax info offered by South Plains district
Taxpayers seeking income tax depletion for irrigation water drawn from land in South Plains Underground Water Conservation District No Four may obtain maps guidelines and forms approved by the IRS. A $100 deposit per land section is required with $90 refundable later. filings may cover past years via amended returns. District directors and manager Wayne Wyatt listed.
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South Plains
Internal Revenue Service
Wayne Wyatt
23Rd Street
Lubbock
Howard Hurd
E. Tate
Bob Lee
Plains
Doyle Moss
Rt. 5
Brownfield
Claude Hearne
Seagraves
Joe Anderson
Seminole
Services Held For Mrs Barrier
Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Barrier 79 a Brownfield resident 1902 to 1940 were at 4 p m Monday at the First Christian Church with Rev. Jack Garrett officiating Burial followed at Terry County Memorial Cemetery directed by Brownfield Funeral Home She died at 2 20 a m Sunday in San Saba Memorial Hospital after about two weeks patient care She and her husband Raymond moved from Brownfield to Dallas in 1940 and to San Saba in 1964 Survivors include husband Raymond one son Raymond of San Saba five daughters Olivia Fulenwider Odessa LaRue Svacek Seminole Catherine Barrier Sacramento Calif Rhoda Ann Hornady Austin Margaret Lee Daigh West Point N Y two brothers Arthur Brownfield Oscar Lubbock five sisters E A Graham Clarence Lewis and John Givens all Brownfield Cye Tankersley Lubbock Tillmann Stitt Clewiston Fla 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild Pallbearers were Joe Woods Truett Flache R N McClain Herbert Chesshir John Jennings and Barion Bowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Barrier
Brownfield
First Christian Church
Jack Garrett
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Dallas
San Saba
Raymond
Olivia Fulenwider
Odessa
Larue Svacek
Seminole
Catherine Barrier
Sacramento
Calif
Rhoda Ann Hornady
Austin
Margaret Lee Daigh
West Point
N. Y
Arthur Sawyer
Oscar
Water Inc Sets First Annual Meeting in Plainview
Water, Inc. schedules its first annual meeting for February 20 at the Hale County Agricultural Center in Plainview. President John J. Kendrick will run the session from 10 a.m. with 8:30 a.m. registration and coffee. The program ends at 2:45 p.m. an optional color film on Water Projects of California follows at 3 p.m. All members and guests may attend. meeting open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water, Inc
Plainview
Hale County Agricultural Center
John J. Kendrick
California
Wright Services Conducted Here
Funeral services for Bill Wright, 67, were held at Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. P A Powell officiating. Wright died Sunday in Brownfield General Hospital after 27 years residency in Brownfield. Survivors include brothers O R of Greenville and W R of Corpus Christi.
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Bill Wright
Brownfield Funeral Home
P. A. Powell
Westside Baptist Church
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Wright
Brownfield General Hospital
Brownfield
O. R
Greenville
W. R
Corpus Christi
Brownfield Officer Named Outstanding Officer of 1967
Captain J. T. Churchwell of the Brownfield City Police Department was named Outstanding Officer of 1967 at the Terry County Peace Officers Appreciation Banquet. The event, hosted by Howard Henson Post 269 of the American Legion, honored local law enforcement with over 300 attendees. Churchwell, promoted to Captain February 1, succeeds Royce Couch, who joined the Border Patrol, and has served since 1961 with a series of promotions aided by Texas A&M Extension Service, FBI, and regional academies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Churchwell
Brownfield City
Howard Henson Post 269
American Legion
Captain Churchwell
Terry County
Churchwell
Royce Couch
Border Patrol
Couch
Paris
Texas A&m Extension Service Department of Public Safety
FBI
Howard County Junior College
Southwestern Law Enforcement Academy
Billie
Texas Highway Patrol Unit
James E. Tippit
Homer Parker
A. E. Roberts
THP
Jack Young
Muleshoe
Young
Bailey County
154Th Judicial
Lamb, Bailey
Palmer
Texas District and County Attorneys Association
House
Ben Barnes
Commission of Law Enforcement Procedure of
Texas
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Commissioners Race
Precinct
Dennis Q. Lilly
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
el Paso
Weiss
Bill Campbell
Loyd Hahn
Harold Klein
Raymond Beck
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Southwest Division
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
H. D. Boston
American Legion Auxiliary
Howard Henson Post
Barrier
H. B. Virgil Crawford
Sheryl Franks
Brownfield High School
Ed Crow
First Baptist Church
Distributive Education Clubs
Billy Boen
Ray Crudup
David Springer
Judy Graves
Houston
Connie Mackie
David
Miss Mackie
Caprock High School
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