Absentee Voting Bottoms Out in South Plains Groundwater Race
Low turnout marks district director election in South Plains Underground Water Conservation District with no absentee ballots recorded at the County Clerk’s Office. Howard Hurd seeks Precinct Two seat in Terry County Brownfield area while Doyle Moss seeks reelection in Precinct Three. Other incumbents include Bob Lee in Precinct One, Claude Hearne in Precinct Four, Joe Anderson in Precinct Five, and O B Smith listed for Precinct Five as well with unnamed opponent in some precincts.
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South Plains
J. O. Burnett
Howard Hurd
John J. Kendrick
Texas
Hurd
Terry County
Brownfield
Doyle Moss
Rt. 5
Highway 380
Union Gun Office
Bob Lee
Plains
Cochran
Yoakum
Claude Hearne
Seagraves
Gaines County
Highway 385
Joe Anderson
Seminole
Anderson
O. B. Smith
Rites Conducted for J F Farrar
Services for J F Farrar 77 were held at First Methodist Church with Ministers Kyle and Cockrell officiating. Burial followed at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Farrar died Friday after a long illness. born January 26, 1890 in Ellis County. survived by wife Ester and six sons, two daughters, two siblings, 31 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. He farmed in Pool Community, Terry County, until 1945 and was a member of the Methodist Church and Thalia Masonic Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Farrar
First Methodist Church
A. D. Kyle
Alby J. Cockrell
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Farrar
Brownfield General Hospital
Ellis County
Ester
Irene McKibbin
Terry County
Pool
Methodist Church
Thalia Masonic Lodge
Paul
Eunice
Vernon
Cecil
J. O
Brownfield
Alton
J. E. Hudgens
Odessa
David Renfro
Dee
Kilgore
Abby Sprull
Bakersfield
Calif
Young Farmers to Hold State Auction in Terry County
Terry County Young Farmers hold a Farm Equipment Auction at the Terry County Livestock Show Barn on Tuesday with Ken and Corky Bozeman of Lubbock as auctioneers. Items may be dropped at the Barn starting Friday and accepted through Monday. Merlin Speed and Donald Hancock chair the Community Auction. A 5 percent commission applies. items selling for 100 dollars or less incur 10 percent. Pull out charges are 10 dollars. Public attendance urged.
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Terry County
Ken
Corky Bozeman
Lubbock
Merlin Speed
Donald Hancock
Speed
Hancock
Klein Speaks To Lions Club in Brownfield Session
Harold Klein was guest speaker at the Brownfield Lions Club. He introduced by Bill McKinney and showed a film Piper Aircraft Navajo Air planes. He noted county commissioners helped install a new automatically controlled lighting system at the local airport, keeping it in real good condition for industrial clients. Mein stressed airport facilities as a priority for fast travel. Wilkerson announced a Lions Tournament of Talent committee meeting at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Party House.
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Harold Klein
Brownfield Lions Club
Klein
Bill McKinney
Piper Aircraft
Mein
Wilkerson
Four County Agricultural Workers Set Monthly Breakfast Meet
Members of the Four County Agricultural Workers will meet for their regular monthly breakfast at 7 a.m. Tuesday at Turner Farm and Ranch Supply in Welch. Bill Loyd of Plains State Bank will discuss his California trip sponsored by Water Inc about water movement.
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Turner Farm and Ranch Supply
Welch
Bill Loyd
Plains State Bank
California
Water, Inc
Brownfield City Council Convenes First Regular Meeting
Brownfield officials led by Mayor C. E. Ross discussed a one percent sales tax using $8.10 per person for an 11 500 population yielding about $91 287 with $1 863 to the state. The group approved hiring an architect to begin remodeling plans for the old post office into a new city police court jail and civil defense HQ with matching funds from Civil Defense.
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Jake Geron
Zelma Miller
Eunice Jones
Stanley Miller
Richard Prigmore
Brownfield
Geron
Miller
Civil Defense
Civil Defense Emergency Operating Center
Austin
Arizona Couple In Car Truck Accident
A West Point collision sent Winslow Arizona couple to Brownfield General Hospital then Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. John Scott 60 and wife 58 were in fair condition Saturday. Narciso Rosales of Ropesville drove the northbound truck. he was uninjured. Others faced charges or theft reports as police investigated multiple local incidents.
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West Point
Winslow
Ariz
James Burdette
Tohoka
John Scotts
U. S
Narciso Rosales
Ropesville
Brownfield Funeral Home
Scotts
Brown
Field General Hospital
Methodist
John Scott
Brownfield General Hospital
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Postal Receipts Hit $155 580 For Brown Field Office
Brown field Post Office reports postal receipts for the year ending December 30, 1967 at 155,580.42 dollars, down from 164,907.13 dollars in 1966. Post master Howard Davis says anticipation of the rate change, effective January 7, prompted firms to delay postage purchases, marking the first yearly decline in several years.
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Brownfield
Howard Davis
Davis
Brownfield Hospital Receives New Oxygen Treatment Machine
Brownfield General Hospital’s Auxiliary donated a refrigerated oxygen machine worth 975 dollars in memory of Lenore Copeland. The unit controls patient temperature and floods the tent with oxygen to ease breathing, aiding care when the tent is opened.
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Brownfield General Hospital
Gladys Bu
Lenore Copeland
Six Cent Stamp Switch Triggers Post Office Embarrassment
Postmaster Howard Davis says Terry County patrons were slow to switch to the new six cent stamps at midnight Saturday. He notes supplies of the Franklin D Roosevelt stamps will not be available for several days, leaving the office unprepared for the change.
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Terry County
Howard Davis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Davis
Congress
Amarillo
Lubbock
Terry County Chamber Banquet Plans and Officials
The Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture committee met at 10 a.m. Thursday to organize the annual banquet set for 7:30 p.m. January 25 at the National Guard Armory. General chairman Bill Campbell presided. tickets cost 3.50 with Dean Merrifield and Bill Noble handling sales. program chairmen were Charles Darwin, Joe Masso, and Jim Parrish. Don Turner led the sound team. Vernon Clem heads the Greeters. Earl Jones and Harold Klein lead the food crew. James Tippit heads the police route and parking team. Rev. Jack Garrett will MC. Brigadier General John M. McNab of Sheppard Air Force Base is guest speaker. Outstanding Citizen of 1967 will be named.
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Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
National Guard
Bill Campbell
Cochairmen
Dean Merrifield
Bill Noble
Charles Darwin
Joe Masso
Jim Parrish
Don Turner
Vernon Clem
Red Coats
Earl Jones
Harold Klein
James Tippit
Cheir
Police
Jack Garrett
First Christian Church
John M. McNab
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Flu Contagion Fails to Spark Local Epidemic in Brownfield
Flu remains widespread yet not epidemic in Brownfield as schools report near normal absentee rates and the hospital hits full beds only briefly. The Brownfield General Hospital filled its nursery with a record number of newborns, while doctors warn the illness can worsen without prompt care.
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Brownfield General Hospital
Dale Kerley
Brownfield School
Oak Grove
Jessie G
West Ward
Colonial Heights
Wheatley
Brownfield
Deadline January 31 for Terry County voter registration
Terry County residents have 18 days to register before the January 31 deadline. County tax assessor J D Akers urges all citizens who vote to obtain a registration card, regardless of age, noting changes removing prior exemptions for older residents. Registration can be mailed, via forms with tax notices, or in person at the county tax office in the Terry County Courthouse. Local races include sheriff, commissioners, tax assessor, attorney, school board, hospital board, plus other elections. Brownfield also votes for mayor and two councilmen, with Mayor Ross, Joe Christian, and Bill Noble up for election.
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Terry County
J. D. Got Akers
Akers
Brownfield
Ross
Joe Christian
Bill Noble
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J.F. Farrar
Young Farmers State Auction
Lions Club
Brownfield City
C. E. Ross
Loyd Hahn
Sammy Jones
Arizona
Manuel Rodrigues
Blevins
Brownfield Boys Club
Buz Cooper
Ronnie Little
Jeff Coker
Buck Allman
Seagraves Road
Hixon
First and
Broadway
Woodrow Leon Morgan
E. Hester
Esperanza M. Qusada
Patricio Qusada
BGH
Pat icMillan
CC Committee
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