Water Directors Up For Election In South Plains District
Voters in the South Plains Underground Water Conservation District will elect five district directors. Eligibility rules include precinct residence and 1967 voter registration or exemption. property ownership is required for candidates. Absentee voting is available at the Terry County Courthouse.
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South Plains Underground Water Conservation District
the News
John J. Kendrick
Cochran
Yoakum
Commissioners Court Room
Yoakum County Court House
Couch Presents Kiwanis Program in Brownfield
Captain Royce Couch of the Brownfield City Police Department presented the Kiwanis program at the regular noon meeting. He showed a film titled The Dangerous Years about juvenile delinquency. Bud Cotham gave the invocation and C. G. Grizzle led the pledge. Charlie Reese led a sing song to close. A directors meeting was scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Flame Room of Pioneer Natural Gas Company.
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Royce Couch
Brownfield City Police Department
Kiwanis Club
Captain Couch
Bud Cotham
C. G. Grizzle
Charlie Reese
Pioneer Natural Gas Company
New Year's Quiet for Officials with One City Accident
City officials reported a quiet New Year's holiday with one accident at the intersection of Lamesa Highway and Seagraves Highway. The crash involved a 1967 Chevrolet flatbed driven by Edward Alton Ply and a 1960 Massey Ferguson 65 tractor driven by Raymond Garcia, owned by Alvin Herron of 1502 E Tate.
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Marvin Brown
Gaines County
Willie Lee Nolan Jr
Jimmie Ray Price
Tommy Lee Lamar
Juan Canales Rodriguez
Ray Morin
W. D. Robertson
E. Cardwell
Lamesa Highway
Seagraves Highway
Edward Alton
Denver City
Raymond Garcia
Alvin Herron
E. Tate
United Fund Surpasses Goal in Terry County Drive
The 1967 Terry County United Fund campaign topped its $27,065 goal by about $50, with daily new contributions. A victory celebration is set for 4 p.m. in the Flame Room, recognizing 100 percent contributors, with John J. Kendrick in charge and divisional chairmen listed. PMID: agencies and requested amounts include Boy Scouts of America 4800, Brownfield Boys Club 4000, Salvation Army 3240, American Red Cross 3000, West Texas Boys Ranch 2150, Girl Scouts 2100, Girlstown USA 1500, Terry County Society for Crippled Children and Adults 750, Volunteers of America 700, Goodfellow Fund 600, United Service Organization 325, Texas Rehabilitation Center 200.
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Terry County
United Fund
Vernon Clem
John J. Kenndrick
Ike Bailey
Arlie Lawrimore
Fred Harwell
C. G. Grizzle
Don Turner
Jim Cherry
J. W. Hawkins
Gerald Bevers
Wellman
Dan Roberts
Meadow
August Steinrath
Union
Boy Scouts of America
Brownfield Boys’ Club
The
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
West Texas Boys’ Ranch
Girl Scouts of America
Girlstown
U.S.A
Terry County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Volunteers of America
Goodfellow Fund
United Service Organization Inc
Texas Rehabilitation Center
Clem
Rites Held for Spencer Murphy in Brownfield
Services for 42 year old Spencer Murphy were conducted at Crescent Hill Church of Christ with Doyle Kelsey presiding. Burial followed at Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction. Murphy, a rancher and owner of Murphy Wholesale Meat Packing Plant, died Saturday morning. An inquest is being conducted by Justice of the Peace Frank Gray. He was a World War II veteran born in Terry County. Survivors include his wife two sons and two daughters all at the home, his father Dewey Murphy of Brownfield, one brother Dewey Jr., also of Brownfield, and three sisters Genevieu Jordan Wisconsin Glenda Reed Florida and Ki Kibbe Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Spencer Murphy
Crescent Hill Church
Kelly
Timothy
Tricia
Sunday
Dewey Murphy
Brownfield
Dewey Jr
Genevieu
Jordan
Wisc
Glenda Reed
Florida
II Kibbe
Albuquerque
N. M
Water depletion deadlines stated for South Plains District
Farmers in the South Plains Underground Water Conservation District must file an estimated tax return with the IRS by January 15 to claim cost-in-water depletion allowances for 1967 and prior years. Final returns are due April 15 if estimated, or February 15 if no estimate is filed.
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South Plains Underground Water Conservation District
Internal Revenue Service
High Plains
South Plains
Terry County
Rites Set For Farl E Anthony
Funeral services for Farl E. Anthony 60 will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church with Rev. Jack Garrett officiating. Burial will be in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Anthony died Wednesday at Brownfield General Hospital after a short illness. He lived at 409 E. Hill since 1920 when he moved from Wilbarger County and worked 36 years as maintenance foreman for the Texas Highway Department. He was a member of the First Christian Church. He is survived by his daughter Mrs Homer Lawson of Lubbock, his mother Mrs Earl Anthony Sr of Midland, sisters Mrs Mary Katherine Terry of New Orleans and Mrs Elizabeth Jo Fowler of Midland, and one grandson and one granddaughter.
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Farl E. Anthony
First Christian Church
Jack Garrett
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Anthony
Brownfield General Hospital
E. Hill
Brownfield
Wilbarger County
Texas Highway Department
Homer Lawson
Lubbock
Earl Anthony Sr
Midland
Mary Katherine Terry
New Orleans
Elizabeth Jo Fowler
Farm Bureau leadership conference set for Waco
More than 250 county Farm Bureau presidents and membership chairmen from across Texas will attend a Jan. 9-10 leadership conference at the Alice Inn in Waco. Billy Timmons, James Willis and J W Hawkins represent Terry County. H L King will also attend. NFL line judge Art Holst will speak at a Jan. 9 banquet on pro football leadership, and Pete Peterson of Chicago will address a general session.
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Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Bureau
Alice Inn
Waco
Terry County Farm Bureau
Billy Timmons
James Willis
J. W. Hawkins
H. L
Hub) King
National Football League
Art Holst
Peoria
T.C
Pete) Peterson
Chicago
Chamber Lays Out 1967 Plan as Beck Resigns
Raymond Beck resigns as Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture manager to take the Eagle Pass post. New year committees and a manager search group are named as Weiss and the board map a busy schedule with tours, tours, and a spring banquet featuring Brigadier General John M. McNab as guest speaker and Outstanding Citizen of 1967 selection.
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Bill McKinney
David Nicholson
Ken Muldrow
Vernon Clem
Chamber
Red Coats
Punch Nelson
Harold Klein
Billie Norman
Bill Campbell
Klein
L. G. Smith
John Thomas
Jake Geron
Paul Blackstock
Weiss
Dennis Q. Lilly
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
WTCC
Austin
Weissger
Collier
Loyd Hahn
Neisti
Terry County
Lilly
Abilene
Beck
Lubbock
Agriculture Committee
John M. McNab
Sheppard Air Force Base
Services Held For Carl Willis 71
Funeral services for Carl Willis 71 were held at Crescent Hill Church of Christ with Homer Jones and T. J. Finley officiating. Willis died Saturday in Brownfield General Hospital after moving to Brownfield in 1945 from Paducah and serving in World War I. Survivors include his wife son James L. of Brownfield two sisters and two grandchildren.
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Carl Willis
Crescent Hill Church of Christ
Homer Jones
Wellman
T. J. Finley
Haskell
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Willis
Brownfield General Hospital
Brownfield
Paducah
American Legion
James L
Texans Must Renew In Person For New Photo Licenses
Colonel Homer Garrison Jr saying Texans must renew in person at DPS offices for a color photograph to become standard on licenses issued after Jan 1. Photo and vision checks will be done in local offices. notices mailed, renewal per birth date with two or four year terms.
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Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Garrison
Bill Laird
L. J. Foster
DPS
Texas
Foster
Little League Meet Slated in Brownfield
All men interested in the Terry County Little League are asked to meet at the Commerce and Agriculture building at 7 30 tonight to elect officers for the coming year name new managers and finalize plans for two new baseball diamonds on land donated by the City of Brownfield Dale George president for 1967 will preside at this meeting.
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Terry County
Little League
Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Brownfield
Dale George
Gregory Rites Held In Lamesa
Funeral services were held for W. B. Gregory 85 at the First Methodist Church in Lamesa with graveside rites at Lamesa Memorial Park. He died Sunday night at his home. He was a retired farmer and survived by two daughters, one son, a sister, a brother, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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W. B. Gregory
First Methodist
Lamesa
Lamesa Memorial Park
Branon-Phillips Funeral Home
Gregory
1604
FE. Cardwell
W. N. Anderson
Florence Benson
Bill Gregory
Spur
A. M. Johnson
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Karie Rae Price
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Gary
J. N. Drake
Cactus Lane
Buck Price
M. W. Baccus
Highway 385
Seagraves
Joe Simmons
Christian Association Grain Company
Seminole
James Stephens
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Couch
ARMY
Curtis Dewayne Huckabee
Curtis Huckabee
Huckabee
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Hale and Hearty
Eagle Pass
Raymond Beck
Jim Reed
Phil Gaasch
Dub Legion
Carrol Collier
W. W. Swaringen
Robert Baumgardner
Jack Brooks
Frank Gorton
L.J
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