City Manager Eunice Jones Linked To Brownfield Fire Dept Growth
Eunice Jones rose from power plant worker in 1923 to city manager as Brownfield built its fire department and electrical system. He led the fire unit from 1927, overseeing early equipment like cart tanks and a hand-pulled hose wagon, during a period of downtown expansion and the first recorded fire calls.
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Eunice Jones
Jones
Brownfield Fire Department
Brownfield
Terry County
Gomez
City
W. Main
W. Cardwell
B Street
J. R. Hendricks
Birthday Dinner Honors George W. Nickel in Brownfield
George W. Nickel was honored Sunday at a home dinner on North Avenue for his birthday. Guests included Bill Noble, Odis Larner, Bill Swaringen, Ed Gound, and many Adair, Doss, Harris, Barett, Davis, Aubrey, Gordon, Flores, and Cummins family friends.
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George W. Nickel
North A
G. L. Morrow
Bill Noble
Odis Larner
Bill Swaringen
Ed Gound
Messrs
Mmes Art Adair
Elmo Adair
Sam Adair
Tommy Doss
J. W Harris
Frank Barett
Alton Davis
J. L. Aubrey
Ronnie Gordon
Joe Flores
O. E. Cummins
Motorists urged to get safety stickers early in Texas
Col Homer Garrison Jr, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, urged drivers to shop early to avoid last minute lines for the 1964 Inspection sticker. The April 15, 1963 deadline applies to all vehicles under the Texas Vehicle Inspection Act. uninspected vehicles risk arrest. About half the inspection period is done and only a quarter of Texas vehicles have been inspected. There are 5,000 stations state wide ready to handle inspections without delay if owners do not wait until the deadline.
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Austin
Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Garrison
Biscuits upgrade using light cream for mix
For tastier biscuits from a ready bought mix, substitute light cream for water in the batter. Light cream adds richness and helps the texture bake tender and flaky.
John V Singer Shipwrecked on Padre Island 1847
John V Singer brother of sewing machine magnate Isaac Singer was shipwrecked on Padre Island Texas in 1847 He chose to stay on the island to raise cattle taking advantage of abundant grass and shallow fresh water wells.
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John V. Singer
Isaac Singer
Padre Island
Texas
Ground breaking for new Methodist Church noted
Past Days In Terry recalls a 1952 event with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Methodist Church. It also mentions building permits failing to reach one million, local bank deposits, a polio benefit Meadow program, Plainview Cub basketball tourney win, and local clergy changes.
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New Methodist Church
Brownfield
Meadow
Plainview
W. N
Lewis
Portwoods
Paul Farrell
First Christian Church
Reds to Meet White Sox in 8 Spring Exhibition Games
The Cincinnati Reds will play eight spring exhibition games against the Chicago White Sox. After sessions at Tampa and Sarasota they meet in Macon on April 4 and then on successive days in Lynchburg Charleston and Indianapolis, heading north after four games.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago White Sox
Tampa
Reds
Sarasota
Sox
Macon
Lynchburg
Charleston
W. Va
Indianapolis
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H. M. Pyeatt
C. D. Gore
Howard Swan
Seagraves
Texas A&m
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Sears and
Save
Sears Aater
Spacemaster
Terry
Charlice Rambo
Alaska
Woodrow Chambliss
Los Angeles
Rufus Teague
Red Cross
John J. Kendrick
Joe Henderson
Lubbock
RFC
Marvin Jones
Nusbaum
Bull Durham Tobacco
Commissioner of Agriculture
War Department
Washington
The
Navy
Post Office Department
Gomez Dots
Tom Taylor
New Mexico
J. W. Ellis
T. L. Treadaway
Miles
Mgr
Lee Allman
Bud Jane
Dude Pyeatt
Dallas
Cosmopolitan Business College
White Sox
Se 2
Pera Lubbock, Tex
Bills
Brownfield Retail Merchants
Cadillac
Bowman
Oldsmobile
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