Brownfield Quartet Debuts With Dreams & Wishes Record
Saturday marks the release of The Crystals a four member Brownfield group Jimmy Green Doug Coppock Morris Tyler and Don Skiles on Indigo with Dreams & Wishes on the A side and Mr Brush on the B side The group predicts strong sales as Billboard highlights the nationwide debut and local release is expected Friday or Saturday The members and their parents are listed with hometown addresses for Coppock Green Tyler and Skiles
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The
Crystals
Jimmy Green
Doug Coppock
Morris Tyler
Don Skiles
Indigo
Mr. Brush
Indigo Company
Billboard
Brownfield
Tyler
E. L. Tyler
Rte
J. Coppock
B. M. Coppock
East Hill
Green
Howard C .Green
East Reppto
Skiles
Walter Skiles
East Hester
Tireless Loss: Man Reports Stolen Spare Tire
Henry Gaston of 202 North Second found his flat tire without a spare when attempting a change. He suspects the 900x14-ply Atlas tire, serial 02647705, was stolen in the past two weeks possibly in Lubbock Lamesa or Midland, valued at $56.
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Henry Gaston
North Second
Lubbock
Lamesa
Midland
Gaston
Budget Request for Canadian Dam Funding Surges
Congressman George Mahon reports the President's Budget asks 1.45 million dollars for the Canadian Dam to purchase land finish specifications and award the construction contract.
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George Mahon
Brownfield Woman Praised At State Republican Session
Mrs. Joseph Fiala of Brownfield attended the State Republican Executive Committee session in Austin as vice chairman of Terry County GOP. The committee elected Tad Smith as state executive director. About 125 officials and delegates from Texas gathered, with Terry County hailed as the "shining star" of Texas GOP organization. John Tower campaign events were announced for Brownfield in February.
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Republican Executive Committee
Austin
Joseph Fiala
East Cardwell
Terry County
Republican Party
Gordon Treadaway
Lubbock
Treadaway
Thad Hutcheson
Tad Smith
el Paso
Terry Party
Texas
Fiala
Terry
James W. Evans
Old
Lamesa Road
U. S
Farmer wounded by shotgun while hunting on Route 4
Route 4 farmer L. M. Waters Jr. was pellet blasted Saturday by birdshot while a hunting companion fired at passing birds. Waters, treated at Terry County hospital, sustained non fatal injuries.
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Route 4
L. M. Waters Jr
Waters
Terry County
Brownfield Water Use and System Details in 1960
Brownfield residents used 491,698,600 gallons of water in 1960. The city, with 3,195 meters, posted a net year profit of 28,000 dollars after depreciation and maintenance. The public school system is the largest single consumer, with Goodpasture Enterprises second. A 1,000,000 gallon main storage tank south of Coleman Park feeds a 150,000 gallon elevated tank and a 100,000 gallon tank behind the power plant, plus two ground tanks to sustain capacity. Nine wells within the city and three more on 250 acres south of the city provide supply, with chlorination and state testing assuring safe water.
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Brownfield
Plainview
Jake Geron
General Fund
Coleman Park
State Bank
North A
East Cardwell
Geron
Banquet Tickets Mailed for Brownfield Chamber Meeting
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce mails tickets for its annual membership banquet set for 7 30 p m February 9 in the Junior High cafeteria. Tickets cost 250 each and include a return envelope. Co-Chairman Bill McKinney says mailing does not force purchases and a headcount is needed 10 days before the event.
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Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Bill McKinney
Chamber
Decade of Service for Local Selective Service Board Members
Edwin W. Wright of Sundown receives a presidential honor for ten years as an uncompensated member of the Selective Service System. Board 116 in Brownfield serves Terry Yoakum and Hockley counties with Bruce C. Zorns as chairman and Murphy Luna representing Yoakum. The ceremony in Brownfield State Bank Building included Mrs. Luna and Mrs. Wright and featured a certificate signed by President Eisenhower.
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Edwin W. Wright
Sundown
United States
Selective Service System
Wright
Selective Service Board 116
Terry, Yoakum
Hockley Counties
Bruce C. Zorns
Murphy Luna
Plains
Portwood Receives Soldier's Medal for Heroic Rescue
Pfc Russell E Portwood formerly of Brownfield is recommended for the Soldier's Medal for saving a young girl from drowning after a rowboat capsized at Cumberland Mountain State Park near Crossville Tennessee on July 3 last year. He swam to the child then remained with her until rescue arrives. The 502nd Infantry 101st Airborne Ft Campbell Ky librarian stationed unit notes his selfless act.
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South Plains
United States Army
Russell E. Portwood
Brownfield
Cumberland River
Crossville
Tenn
502Nd Infantry
101St Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell
Pvt
Portwood
Cumberland Mountain State Park
Three Terms Expire in Brownfield Trustee Election
The Brownfield Board of Education sets April 1 for the annual trustee election, a Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the courthouse with absentee voting through the County Clerk Wade Yandell’s office. Three trustees’ terms expire, per Elmer Brownlee.
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Brownfield Board of Education
Court House
Elmer Brownlee
Wade Yandell
Publisher's Corner promotes photo engraving upgrade for local pictures
Curtis Sterling discusses a new photo engraving machine enabling publication of snapshot and Polaroid pictures. He urges readers to submit personal photos for print and notes ongoing local election topics including poll taxes due January 31 for 1961 voting, exemptions, and upcoming races with discussion of candidates and party dynamics.
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Terry Republican Party
John Tower
Wichita Falls
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W. A
Bynum
West Main
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Los Angeles
Burlington
New York
Puora Ey Frogge
Russell Portwood
Curtis Sterling
General Telephone Company
U. S. Senate Post
Senate
Ralph Yarbrough
Will Wilson
Yarbrough
Charles A. Guy
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