Farrar Warns on Cotton Mis labeling at Farm Bureau Meeting
Vernon Farrar warned Terry County Farm Bureau directors that mis labeled cotton misleads mills and harms farmers by causing financial losses. He urged education for farmers and gin operators, endorsed block ginning with planned county meetings, and announced upcoming cotton clinics and membership plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Farrar
Terry County Farm Bureau
Farrar
South Plains
Farm Bureau
Harlan Mason
Mason Oil Company
Lubbock Road
Ray Latham
James Willis
Jerry Sims
Voters Cast Few Ballots in South Plains Water District Race
Only 62 voters participated in Terry County with Howard Hurd winning Precinct Two and Doyle Moss reelected in Precinct Three, both unopposed. In the only contested precinct Five, Joe Anderson defeated C B Smith by 41 to 17, while other unopposed directors were Bob Lee and Claude Hearne. Absentee votes were zero and a canvass meeting is set for Monday at First National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
South Plains Water District
J.O. Burnett
Howard Hurd
Brownfield
Hurd
John J. Kendrick
Doyle Moss
Highway 380
Union Gun Office
Moss
Gaines County
Highway 385
Joe Anderson
Seminole
C.B. Smith
Anderson
Smith
Bob Lee
Plains
Claude Hearne
Seagraves
Boney Fields
Joe Webb
South Plains Board
First National Bank
Wilkes Files Candidacy For Precinct One Commissioner
Rex Lee Wilkes 31 announces Democratic primary bid for Precinct One commissioner. A Brownfield resident since 1958 except for two years in Germany while in the Army, he farms in Terry County and has experience with road maintenance and heavy equipment. He and wife Charlotte Hurd live at 1015 Ease Cardwell with their four children.
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Wilkes
Germany
United States Army
Brownfield
Lamesa
Collins Department Store
Charlotte Hurd
Ease Cardwell
Mark
Brent
Mont
Rex Ann
Terry County
Births and Deaths Reported in Brownfield December
A total of 18 births were recorded in Brownfield during December, 12 males and six females, bringing the year’s total to 317. Sixteen deaths, plus one fetal death, were recorded in December with heart disease leading at ten, bronchial pneumonia three, and one each from biliary cirrhosis cancer and a gunshot wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Commissioners To Study Salary Increase January 22
Terry County Commissioners met in an all day session to consider a seven percent raise for all county employees and elected officials at the next meeting. Sheriff Homer Parker urged seven percent for his staff, a new car bid for the Sheriff's Department was opened, and a $550 engine for a department vehicle approved from a wrecked auto. Multiple budget adjustments, board appointments, cemetery payments, and travel expenses were approved, with actions on civil defense and local tax rates for 1967 68.
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Terry
Homer Parker
Sheriff's Department
Rolet
Frank Gray
South Plains Health Unit
Meadow Cemetery Association
Terry County Memorial Cemetery Association
Union
Foster and Gomez
Brownfield
Airport Board
Library Board
Terry County Historical Society
Terry County Park and Recreation Board
A. Earl Jones
College Station
McKinney
J. O. Burnett Jr
John J. Kendrick
South Plains
Veterans Administration Office
Justice of the Peace
Texas voter registration drive urges elderly to register
Secretary of State John L. Hill launches a statewide campaign in Texas to publicize voter registration rules including a mailed application form printed in the paper. The drive emphasizes new laws for residents over 60 in rural areas and outlines eligibility, deadlines, and in person or mail registration options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Hill
Texas
Hill
County Tax Assessor-Collector
Icy Roads Spark Multiple Vehicle Accidents and Arrests
Icy conditions Monday caused several crashes on Levelland streets and at campus intersections, involving drivers Roy Kauffman Julia Martinez Owener Bovkoon Jr George Thomason Jesse Jackson Johnson Arthur Vasquez Fabila Roy Wilson Mary Stowe Galloway Willie Barnes and Domingo Rodriguez who faced traffic violations driving while intoxicated and theft or robbery charges with fines and bonds set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levelland
ByLo Wrecking Company
Ford
Roy Edward Kauffman
Dodge
Julia Martinez
N. 8Th Street
Owener
Alex Bovkoon Jr
Bk. Warren
Amarillo
Wilson
Main
Kendrick Memorial Library
Mary Stowe Galloway
Fe, Sons
Willie T. Barnes
Hester
Domingo Torres Rodriguez
Santos Davila
Texas Highway Patrol
Roosevelt Jefferson
Nematode Control Discussed For Terry County Cotton
Agricultural experts talk at a Dow sponsored dinner at the Party House January 16 about detecting nematode problems in Terry County cotton and the most effective control methods. Fumigation costs and strong returns per dollar invested are highlighted with a farmer’s two acre trial showing higher earnings from treated plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Dow Chemical Company
A. Charles Fishes
Lubbock
Dow
James Foy
Fischer
Wilburn Bailey
Bailey
West Texas WTCC to Host Tourist Conference in Abilene
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce plans its annual Tourist Development Conference for January 25 in Abilene. Key events include unveiling of the Governor's Travel Trails in West Texas, a new historic sites map, Operation Sparkle prize awards, SCS recreation studies, and a museum talk by Mrs. Henry Sears of Hereford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Abilene
WTCC
Harlan Bridwell
Bridgeport
Mexico
Chambers of Commerce
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Musems
Henry Sears
Hereford
Bost Announces Candidacy for Precinct One Commissioner
John A. Bost declares he will seek the office of Commissioner of precinct No. One in Terry County subject to Democratic primaries. He outlines a 32 year home record in the area, civic interest, and commitment to a sound progressive government while serving full time if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Bost
Terry County
Bost
Sul Ross College
Brownfield
Piggly Wiggly
Merritt's Grocery
Forrest Kuykendall
Dallas
John Jr
Texas Tech
Bob
First Methodist Church
Best
Commissioners Court
Precinct One
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Jess Chidester
Billy Timmons
Rex Lee Wilkes
Precinct
Rex Wilkes
United States
J. D. Workers
Akers
WICC
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