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Newspaper

Brownfield News

Location

Brownfield, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1968

Page

8

Holiday visits fill Brownfield area with relatives and servicemen

Lt. Thurman on leave from Fort Hood visits family from December 27 to January 6. Numerous relatives and friends from Lubbock, Hobbs, Irving, Sherman, Big Spring, Plainview, Des Moines, Des Moines, Amarillo, and other towns travel to Brownfield and nearby homes over the holidays. Several local residents host gatherings and Christmas dinners. one service member, Wade M. Brown, is hospitalized with pneumonia.

Warren D. Thurman James Thurman Fort Hood Thurman Brownfield High School

Holiday guests visit Mrs. Dean Gafford household

Holiday guests in the home of Mrs. Dean Gafford included her brothers and families Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gresham and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gresham of Alamosa Oklahoma. her sister and family Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Click and children of Morton. and her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Gresham of Morton, and her son Gayle Gafford of Fort Knox Kentucky.

Paul Goodman Alpine Raymond Buckney I. A. Lowe Evelyn Collier Mrs. Lowe Edwin Whiteheads Ropesville Henry French Lovington N. M Joe Barrons Lamesa Mrs. Barron Lowe Dean Gafford Joe Gresham Wayne Gresham Alamosa Okla C. V. Click Morton T. A. Gresham Gayle Gafford Fort Knox Ken

Soldier on Leave From Fort Polk Visits Family

Pvt. Tommy R. Pitts returned home on leave after basic training at Fort Polk Louisiana. He spent the holiday with his wife Linda Murphy and is the son of Taft Murphy. He will return to Fort Sill Oklahoma to complete training.

M. C. Wade Oklahoma Jess Blackerby Wade Brownfield General Hospital Pvt Tommy R. Pitts Fort Polk Linda Murphy Taft Murphy N. A Fort Sill Okla

Polette Family Holiday Visit Noted in Lubbock

Mr and Mrs Frank Polette and their children from Lubbock visited relatives during the holidays in the area. Polette’s brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Harry Kump reside at 410 Tahoka Road.

Frank Polette Lubbock Polette Harry Kump Tahoka Rd

Holiday Visitors Gather at Mackey Home

Family and guests including Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Birdsong of Lubbock Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Mackey also of Lubbock Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hamilton and children of Levelland and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Verner of Meadow visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Mackey at 2017 E Cardwell during the holiday.

Loyd Mackey E. Cardwell W. D. Birdsong Lubbock D. B. Mackey Bill Hamilton Levelland Tom Verner Meadow

Hargroves Visit Cecil Springer Family in Abilene

Mr and Mrs J S Hargrove of lit7 Tahoka Road visited during the holiday with their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Cecil Springer at Abilene.

J. S. Hargrove Tahoka Road Cecil Springer Abilene

Bradley Family Holiday Houseguests Include Several Relatives

Mr and Mrs G M Bradley of 421 North A hosted relatives over the holiday. Guests included Mr and Mrs W L Briscoe and daughter Donna of Seminole, Mr and Mrs Loran Bradley and son Freddy of Hollis Oklahoma, Mr and Mrs Larence Luiesay with Donna and Judy, and Mr and Mrs Jerry Bradley of Brownfield.

G. M. Bradley North A W. L. Briscoe Donna Seminole Loran Bradley Freddy Hollis Okla Larence Luiesay Judy Jerry Bradley Brownfield

Sermon Delivered at Tokio Baptist Church by G R McKinze

G R McKinze of Seagraves presented the sermon to Tokio Baptist Church members Sunday, delivering the message to the congregation in a community service setting.

G. R. McKinze Seagraves Tokio

TB Treatment Shifts From Isolation To Hospitals And Homes

The article argues that isolation is outdated for tuberculosis as modern drug therapy reduces contagiousness. TB patients are treated in general hospitals or at home, not in masked isolation, with anti TB drugs cutting coughing and sputum. It notes many remain infected or unaware, and urges TB associations to find and treat infected people in 1968. It ends urging Christmas Seal contributions.

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association

Holiday visitors gather at Wellman home of the Cooks

Family and friends visited the Wellman home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Cook during the holiday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cook of Texarkana and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hales and son of Texarkana, Ronald Cook stationed with the Air Force at Forbes Air Base in Topeka Kansas, and friends from Brownfield Dane Clare and Oliver McQueen.

Horace Cook Wellman Charles Cook Texarkana Carl Hales Ronald Cooks Air Force Forbers Air Base Topeka Kan Brownfield Dane Clare Oliver McQueen

Harbour family holiday visit spans three locations

Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Harbour and daughters Brenda and Patricia spent the holidays with Mrs. Harbour's mother Mrs. O. W. Harbour of Broken Bow Oklahoma and Mrs. Carol LaRue and family of Boonesville. La ver Hulse accompanied the group.

W. T. Harbour Brenda Patricia

Brownfield School Week Menu Plan

Editor notes present weekly cafeteria menus for Brownfield schools for January 8 to 12. Monday features porkettes with sides and wheat cake. Tuesday offers Italian spaghetti and apricot cobbler. Wednesday serves roast beef with sides and raisin cookies. Thursday includes beef vegetable stew and strawberry shortcake. Friday presents fried fish with scalloped potatoes and white cake.

Colonial Heights PTA Meets in Elementary Cafe

The Colonial Heights Parent-Teacher Association will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the cafeteria of Colonial Heights Elementary School. President Mrs James Thurman will preside and Principal Jim Hensley will discuss What Is a Continuous Progress Non Graded School. A nomination committee for officers will be appointed.

Colonial Heights Colonial Heights Elementary School James Thurman Jim Hensley

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