Farmers invited to Terry County nematode control dinner
A dinner meeting for all Terry County farmers will be held at 7 p m Tuesday at the Party House. Dow Chemical representatives will discuss nematode problems and control methods amid estimates that 20 000 to 25 000 acres of local cotton land are infested causing losses of over $1 000 000 annually.
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Terry County
Dow Chemical Company
Jim Foy
A. Charles Fischer
Lubbock
Dow
Fischer
Brownfield Independent School Board Meets Monday
Brownfield Independent School District trustees convene in regular session at 7 30 p m Monday in the high school library with president Carrol Collier presiding. Agenda includes personnel changes superintendent and business manager reports curriculum review resignations from Dana Anderson and Carol Stovall and applications from Don Gibson and Rebecca Lewallen. Unfinished business covers First Christian Church property for an administration building and a second reading of Board Policy 623.
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Brownfield Independent School District
Carrol Collier
Dana Anderson
Carol Stovall
Don Gibson
Rebecca Lewallen
First Christian Church
Brownfield News Offers 1968 Camaro Top Prize in Sales Campaign
The Brownfield News announces a subscription drive with a 1968 Camaro Sport Coupe valued over 2800 dollars as top prize. Second prize is 750 dollars cash. Campaign runs January 24 through March 15 with weekly commissions and bonus prizes for participants in Brownfield and surrounding counties.
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Brownfield News
Charles Paul Chevrolet
Brownfield
Charles L. Redding
Terry County
Brownsfield
Drive
Herron Announces Candidacy for Precinct One Commissioner
Alvin Herron, longtime farmer from Terry County since 1939, declares his run for Precinct One Commissioner in the Democratic Primaries. He and wife Lucy reside at 1502 E Tate with daughter Melba, a Brownfield High senior, while another daughter Gayle teaches in Lubbock. Herron pledges to improve roads and serve Precinct One and Terry County.
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Alvin Herron
Herron
Terry County
United States Air Force
Lucy
E. Tate
Melba
Brownfield High School
Gayle
Lubbock
Brownfield Bank Elects Directors at Annual Stockholders Meeting
At the annual Medic ore Stockholders meeting held Tuesday in January the Brownfield State Bank and Trust Company re elected directors for 968 1 Gillham chairman Ko Holmes Bruce Zorns J G Smith J B Knight A McMuidoow C C Primm Grad Gooddms Newell Reed and J M Teague Jr The new Board met immediately after the stockholders meeting.
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Brownfield State Bank and Trust Company
Gillham
Ko Holmes
Bruce Zorns
J. B. Knight
A. McMuidoow
C. C. Primm
Grad Gooddmsture
Newell Reed
J. M. Teague Jr
Studo
Donald C. Cross
Lee Holmes
Bruce 4Orns
L. G. Smith
Smith Announces for Commissioner of Precinct One
Harvey Smith, 45, announces candidacy for Commissioner of Precinct One in the Democratic primary. Born in Terry County, he served in the US Army, farms locally, and vows to meet voters across Precinct One. He and his wife have two daughters and attend Calvary Baptist Church.
Funeral services for T. S. Doss Sr. 86 in Brownfield
Funeral services will be held at 4 p m today at Calvary Baptist Church for T S Doss Sr 86 who died Saturday at Brownfield Nursing Home after a long illness Burial will be in Brownfield Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction He was a lifelong farmer and Calvary Baptist Church member Survivors include six sons five daughters two brothers one sister twenty two grandchildren and two great grandchildren
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T. S. Doss Sr
Calvary Baptist Church
A.D. Kyle
Brownfield
Tormmy
Carrol
Barney
Winfred A
Albuquerque
N. M
Lester G
Wayne C
Kermit
Verna Mae
Petersburg
Gwyneth Line
O’ Donnell
Winnie Kinder
Gray Announces For JP Office In Terry County
Frank Gray announces his candidacy for the unexpired term of Justice of the Peace Precinct One subject to the Democratic Primaries. He has lived in Brownfield for 28 years with wife Nancy and three sons in Brownfield Public Schools.
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Frank Gray
Justice of the Peace
Gray
Brownfield
Terry County
Nancy
Immanuel Baptist Church
United States Navy
American Legion
Commissioners Court
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Texas Voters Urged to Register by Month's End
Texas Secretary of State John L. Hill warns all voters must register for a voter certificate by month’s end to participate in the 1967 elections. Applications may be mailed or submitted in person at the county tax assessor-collector’s office. A mail form is printed in today’s paper.
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Texas
John L. Hill
Hill
J. D. von Akers
Rites Pending for Soldier Pfc Gutierrez Missing in Vietnam
Rites are pending at Brownfield Funeral Home for Pfc. Raal Grimaldo Gutierrez 20 son of Mr and Mrs Cristobal Gutierrez reported missing in action in the Vietnam War on January 7 and listed as deceased by the Defense Department on January 8. He was a lifelong Brownfield resident in the Army since May and had been in Vietnam since October. He attended Brownfield Junior High, belonged to St Anthony’s Church, trained at Fort Bliss and Fort Polk. Survivors include his parents four brothers seven sisters and both sets of grandparents.
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Brownfield Funeral Home
Pfc
Raal Grimaldo Gutierrez
Cristobal Gutierrez
Gutierrez
Brownfield
U. S
Pfc. Gutierrez
Brownfield Junior High School
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Fort Bliss
Fort Polk
Switzer Asks Democratic Primary Vote for Precinct One
G W Woody Switzer announces candidacy for Commissioner of Precinct No 1 subject to Democratic Primaries. He has 34 years in Terry County with 12 years maintaining for Commissioner E S Tankersley, who will not seek re election. They reside at 1013 South Fourth Street and have three married children. He is 51 and cites 16 years driving a maintainer locally. He pledges to meet needs of the precinct with God’s help.
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G. W
Woody) Switzer
Switzer
Terry County
E.S. Tankersley
Tankersley
South Fourth Street
McMillan Named Administrator at Brownfield General
Pat McMillan was named administrator at Brownfield General Hospital at the regular board meeting after serving as acting administrator for four months. The board unanimously approved his appointment and approved a 1967 annual report showing 1487 patient admissions and 306 births while noting 85 percent collections and budget shortfalls.
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Pat McMillan
Brownfield General Hospital
McMillan
Wayne Hill
Joe McWilliams
Sweetwater
Bob Davis
Columbian Securities
Ronald Stice
Marlin Industrial Division
Jack Church
Rex Leatherwood
Harold Jones
Jones
Ray Anderson
General Fund
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Liner Circulation Service
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Leo Holmes
Ardent
LG Smith
Harvey Smith
Smith
United States Army
Jackie
South Plains College
Levelland
Cathy
Union High School
Union
Tes, Gass Se Services
JP Office
Texas Voters
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