Poll tax deadline and local sports league notes in Texas
The column warns that the January 31 poll tax payment deadline is near and urges action at the Texas Employment Commission office. It also notes groundwork for an independent Brownfield Terry County basketball league inviting local participation. It ends with a light aside about banana splits and amusing observations.
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Jet Akers
Sayan
Basketeers
Brownfield
Terry County
Charles Soehagen
United Super Market
Terry County Retail Boom Topped Yearly Quota
A Standard Rate and Data Service survey shows Terry County retail sales totaling 28 840 000 for the 12 months ending June 30 1964. Local disposable income averaged 7 148 per household with net earnings at 36 528 000. Electric clocks and home appliances led sales as tax cuts and rising personal income fueled spending.
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Standard Rate and Data Service
Terry County
Hlome
Civil Defense Ordnance Study Scheduled Here
An Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance Course sponsored by Brownfield Terry County Civil Defense will be held Jan 56 at the National Guard Armory. Sessions start at 7 p.m with Fort Sill Oklahoma based ordnance detachment instructors. Attendees include local fire police and sheriff's departments. Public interest may contact Civil Defense Director Lewis Simmonds.
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Brownfield - Terry County Civil Defense
National Guard Armory
Ordnance
Fort Sill
Oklo
Fire
Police
Sheriff's Departments
Civil Defense
Lewis Simmonds
Building Permits Hit 38025 In December
City building inspector Lewis Simmonds reports December permits totaled 38025, boosting 1964’s yearly total to 1311492.26. The year marks the eleventh consecutive over million, the largest since 1963. The biggest permit was 20000 for Robert Noble Jr's three bedroom house at 1801 KE Buckley. Other December permits include Mike Smith 500 for storage building, J R Smith 200 for garage, Joe Bertram 450 for room addition, B M Builders 10000 for a three bedroom house, A J Wyatt 500 for car port, Jack Hodges 300 for single garage, Dale Travis 6000 for residence remodel, and Moses Garcia 75 for a one room addition.
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Lewis Simmonds
Mike Smith
E. Main
J. R. Smith
Tohoka Road
Joe Bertram
W. Lake
B&m Builders
Magnolia Drive
A. J. Wyatt
No. Bell
Jack Hodges
Dale
United Fund Drives to Close With Last Chance Push
Terry County Unit of the United Fund urges volunteers to finish the campaign by January 5. At a December 22 board meeting it was revealed the $24,897.25 goal was not reached, leaving over $8,000 short. Contributions can be delivered at the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce office.
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Terry County United Fund
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
First Baby Gift Drive Aids Brownfield Family
Brownfield merchants welcome Shannon De Wayne Stewart born to Terry County parents with a community gift drive. United Super Market donates canned milk, Brownfield Savings & Loan $5 deposit, Anthony's infant seat, Collins' $5 gift certificate, Tony's Restaurant steak dinner, Brownfield Floral arrangement, Thrift Furniture high chair, Frizzell Drawt? etc.
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Brownfield
Shannon DeWayne Stewart
Terry County
United Super Market
Brownfield Savings & Loan Association
Anthony's
Fragmented White Collar Ad Fragments from Local News
A jumble of business names and items appears in a clipped OCR section listing services and products. Names include Tom's Gulf Service, Dis count Center USA, Jones Theaters, Inc., E&H Econ O-Wash, and Brownfield News with a six month subscription noted.
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Tom's Gulf Service
Discount Center USA
Boston
Humble Station
Jones Theaters, Inc
House of Beauty
Gift of Choice
E&h Econ
K&s Redemption Center
Brownfield News
Chamber Board To Gather Wednesday
The Brownfield Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will meet at 6 50 a m Wednesday at the chamber office. All board members are urged to attend the session marking the start of the new year.
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Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Murder Charge After Brownfield Shooting Death
Richard Galvan a 23 year old Brownfield resident was killed by four close range shots on State Highway 137 near an old cemetery. Reynaldo Gareia 26 faces murder with malice charges and Domingo Alvarado 23 is charged as accessory with bonds set. Galvan had been awaiting trial in another case and was Garcia’s brother in law.
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Richard Galvan
Ino
Levelland Cutoft
Reynaldo Aguirre
Ray) Gareia
Raymond Simms
Garcia
No. 2Nd
Max Hamilton
Domingo CC. Alvarado
23, 501 No. Ltd
Alvarado
Galvan
Pete Morin Alemon
Alemon
New Year Quiet For Town With Minor Police Actions
City police report a quiet New Year period with two arrests for drunkenness and a burglary scare in the Magnolia 700 block. A total of four of five missing medical bags were recovered, one bag remains missing, and two bags tied to Dr. Morris Knox were located near a pasture. A traffic collision at Island Hill involved a 1961 Cadillac and 1961 Ford with injuries. Funeral services were held for Santos Galvan with a Brownfield church procession and several siblings named as survivors.
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Larry Beauchamp
Noah W. Stone Beauchamp
Morris Knox
Galvan
Brownfield Funeral Home
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
James Daley
Santos Galvan
John Galvan
Tony Galvan
Santos Galvan Jr
Mario Galvan
Jerry Galvan
Brownfield
Lupe Chadis
Olivia Ruiz
Julia Ruis
Terry County Ginning Surges to 119,180 Bales in Season
A Texas Employment Commission report shows Terry County ginned 15,008 bales in the two weeks ending Thursday, boosting the season total to 119,180 and signaling near season end with an TEC estimate near 120,000. Officials also swore in elected county officers and deputies in a morning ceremony led by County Judge R A Simms.
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Texas Employment Commission
Terry County
R. A. Simms
Max Hamilton
L. J
Jeff) Coker
Homer Parker
J. D
Jet) Akers
Betty Frazier
Jackson
Joe Spears
Spears
C. E. Ross
Hive
J. OD
Max Haraiiton
Red) Tankersley
Simms
Trucker's Sleep Cause Kills Dozens Of Cattle Near Brownfield
A 1964 Mack truck hauling cattle from Old Mexico to Vega overturned on the Seagraves Highway about five miles south of Brownfield in the early hours Saturday. An estimated 25 to 30 cattle died, with many others scattered. The driver allegedly dozed at the wheel, crossing into the opposite lane and tipping the trailer. The crash blocked the southbound lane between 2:30 and 3:00 am. Texas Highway Patrolman Tommy McMeans credited the Terry County Sheriff's Posse, about six volunteers, for aiding in removing carcasses and rounding up remaining calves.
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Brownfield
Old Mexico
Vega
Seagraves Highway
Texas
Tommy McMeans McMeans
Terry County Sheriff's Posse
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Civil Defense Ordnance Study
Robert Noble Jr
KE. Buckley
United Fund Desirous
Chamber Board
Ford
Old Cemetery
Brownfield General Hospital
South 1St Street
Vagran
Magnolia
National Guard
Darel Stewart
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