Record Falls Cotton Boost Feeds 1959 Brownfield Growth
Brownfield shows rapid growth with a record 2.66 million in building permits for 1959 and a 131,052 bale cotton harvest in Terry County. New homes plus a National Guard Armory and clinic addition boost the year, while postal receipts rise to 124,404 from January 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Wood
Terry County
Terry
Brownfield
Jake Geron
National Guard
Hill Church of Christ
Glenwood Homes
Butler and McKinney Const. Co
East Brownfield
Joe Spears
Texas Employment Commission
General Telephone
Brownfield Chamber elects 27th president and expands board
O R Douglas, Brownfield public schools superintendent, was elected unanimous 27th chamber president for 1960 by the 116 member board. Paul Farrar becomes the new vice president and the executive committee grows from three to five, with Grady Goodpasture John Kendrick and Bruce C Zorns joining. The Membership Banquet is set for February 4 with speaker Jack Lacy, Amarillo Chamber executive vice president, under the theme Beautiful Bountiful Brownfield Queen City of the South Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Douglas
Brownfield
Chamber
Paul Farrar
General Telephone
Grady Goodpasture
Goodpasture Grain & Milling
John J. Kendrick
First National Bank
Douglas
Farrar
Goodpasture
Kendrick
Bruce C. Zorns
Amarillo
Beall Brothers 3 Inc Expands with Dunlap Stores Purchase
Brownfield gains newest department store at 511 West Main as R G Beall heads the 3 Beall Brothers 3 Inc chain. The Dunlap stores in Brownfield and Littlefield were acquired, expanding Beall’s Texas network to 42 stores. The Beall team, led by R G Beall, plans manager installations while keeping existing staff. The all Texas chain dates to 1923 with locations across Henderson Nacogdoches Mt Pleasant Longview San Augustine and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
West Main
Beall Brothers 3, Inc
Dunlap
Littlefield
Beall Company
R. G. Beall
Bell
Beall
Texas
E. W. Shank
R. W. Beall
T. D. Stevens
B. M. McCollum
F. T. Good
Royce Beall
Jacksonville
New York
California
Henderson
Nacogdoches
Mt. Pleasant
Longview
San Augustine
Gilmer
Paris
Center
Kilgore
Lufkin
Greenville
Sulphur Springs
Marshall
Palestine
Port Arthur
Carthage
Beaumont
Conroe
Baytown
Stephenville
Plainview
Rusk
Bryan
Mercedes
Floydada
Bay City
Killeen
McKinney
Victoria
Corpus Christi
Austin
Orange
Texas City
Denton
Weatherford
Local clearance sales boost shoppers cash savings
Royce Hardy notes ongoing January clearance at Cobb's with many bargains left as other stores like Burnett's Clothiers extend sales into the weekend. New Beall's manager Lynn Brown invites Brownsfield residents to greet him and enjoy the town’s friendly reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobb
Royce Hardy
Burnett's Clothiers
J. O. Burnett
Water and utility figures for Terry County 1959 report
The report shows November counts or totals for instruments 875 versus 3591 last year, Lamesa telephones 4406, Denver City 1592, Post 499, plus 11 620 feet of pipe added. Births 513, deaths 113, with 1959 total water usage 504 949 371 gallons and 1958 at 497 481 786.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa
Denver City
Post
Pioneer Natural Gas
Terry County
Tankersley Seeks Reelection As Precinct 1 Commissioner
E S Red Tankersley announces candidacy for reelection as Precinct 1 commissioner. He won the seat in 1956 and cites learning from his first term and plans to continue serving Brownfield and Terry County. Tankersley, a resident since 1920, asks for support in the Democratic Primary in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S
Red) Tankersley
Tankersley
Brownfield
South Third
Darlene Turner
East Buckley
R. D Newsom
East Reppte
Prec. 1
Terry County
Wellman Rites Read for Terry County Resident Irvin Oliver
Final rites held Wednesday afternoon in the Wellman High School Auditorium for 81 year old Irvin Oliver longtime Terry resident who died Monday at his home Burial followed in Terry County Memorial Cemetery Seagraves Funeral Home directed services Oliver born November 3 1878 in Elizabethtown Kentucky Survived by four sons H T Or B and R J all of Seagraves three daughters Mrs Ruby Fleming Mrs Jo Hill and Mrs Mary Lou Currie all of Seagraves 15 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Mrs Oliver died six years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weill Man High School
Irvin Oliver
Terry
Oliver
Lance Hurst
Wellman Methodist Church
C. A Reed
Muleshoe
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Seagraves Funeral Home
Elizabethtown
H. T
R. J
Seagraves
J. B. Brownfield
Ruby Fleming
Jo Hill
Mary Lou Currie
Smith Seeks Second Senate Term from West Texas
Sen Preston Smith of Lubbock announced his bid for a second term in the 28th Senatorial District. The 47 year old businessman, elected in 1956, recently joined the Texas Legislative Council and becomes the first West Texas senator on the council. He and his wife Ima live at 2808 22nd Street with children Mickey and Jan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Preston Smith
Lubbock Today
Smith
Texas Legislative Council
West Texas
Senator Smith
Ima
Mickey
Jan
22Nd St
Brown Names New Beall's Manager in Brownfield
Lynn A Brown named manager of the new Beall Department Store at 511 West Main in Brownfield He comes from Victoria where he worked for Beall s in Lone Tree Shopping Center A Rosebud Arkansas native and SMU graduate with a BBA Brown served in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific. See No 4 Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Brown
Beall’s
Dunlap’s
Brown
Brownfield
Victoria
Texas
Beall Department
West Main
Lynn A Brown
Lone Tree
Rosebud
Ark
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Marine Corps
South Pacific
Poll tax drive under way in Brownfield
The 1860 Pay Your Poll Tax campaign is underway with three firms deputized to collect taxes Dennis McCutcheon at First National Bank Ruth Ramseur at Brownfield State Bank and Millie Mellroy at Brownfield Savings and Loan Taxes payable at the courthouse in J D Akers office Deadline January 31 Joe Satterwhite Brownfield Chamber of Commerce manager spoke at the Jaycee meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Jaycees
Dennis McCutcheon
First National Bank
Ruth Ramseur
Brownfield State Bank
Millie Mellroy
Brownfield Savings
J. D
Jet) Akers
Jaycee
Joe Satterwhite
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Local trio opens Farm & Gin Supply in Brownfield
A new farm supply store, Farm & Gin Supply Inc., opened on Seagraves Highway near Levelland Cut-Off in Brownfield. Owners Jay Harris Jerry Jones Joe Ed Sullivan and Harris brother Joe from Plainview announced stock includes fertilizers irrigation pipe insecticides veterinary and garden supplies field seeds and farm tools. The firm plans a Feb 1 formal opening though store is already open with new stock arriving weekly. Harris 32 will also serve as irrigation engineer for the business, bringing prior experience from Gifford Hill Western Co and Soil Conservation Service. Jay Harris 29 has seven years in Terry County, veteran gin operator, while Jones 33 is a local farmer and partner. Sullivan 29 runs the Terry County Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm & Gin Supply Inc
Seagraves Hwy
Levelland
Jay Harris
Jerry Jones
Joe Ed Sullivan
Brownfield
Harris
Joe
Plainview
Joe Harris
Gifford-Hill- Western Co
Lan
Soil Conservation Service
Terry County
Virgil Travis
Jones
Funeral rites for W. H. Kelly in Quemado Texas
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Quemado Baptist Church for W. H. Kelly former Terry County resident who died Saturday at Eagle Pass hospital aged in ill health for months Graveside rites followed Monday at Terry County Memorial Cemetery Brownfield Funeral Home directed survivors include wife four sons Harleth Whittier Calif E R Quemada and Denver and Odis in the city six daughters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren all listed with hometowns across Texas and California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quemado
Tex
W. H. Kelly
Terry County
Eagle Pass
Terry
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Harleth
Whittier
Calif
E. R
Quemada
Denver
Odis
City
Joe B. Whitley
Tustin
R. E. Reynolds
Clovis
J. B. Draper
Levelland
Alton Webb
Dallas
Ross Black
Earl J. Brown
Brownfield
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Opes
Othe
David Nicholson
Leonard Ellington
Lal Copeland
Morgan Copeland
Douglas, Farrar
Sid Lowery
Poka Lambro Telephone Cooperative
Tahoka
Washington
Fort Worth
U.S
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Gareta Mitchell
Cinderella Beauty Shop
C. L
Billie) Aven
Mitchell
Weldon Callaway
Precinct
Wellman
Terry Man
Senate
New Beall
Lynn A. Brown Beall
Carole Cates
P. R. Cates
East
Buckley
Llano County
Arlie Law
Rimore
East Cardwell
Howard
Carolyn Farrar
E. H. Farrar
Tack Bailey
East Tate
M. G. Tarpley
East Broadway
Piroey Frogc
Sponsored
Jaycees
New Farm
Sullivan
Terry County Farm Bureau
Kelly
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