Brownfield notes and local elections discussion churn in 1967 banquet column
The Brownfield community letter talks of the 1967 Chamber of Commerce banquet, Dr. Grover E. Murray's visit, and local voter interest. It questions women’s roles on city council, calls for 13 candidates for local offices, and debates a proposed drag strip with questions on sponsorship funding and oversight.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lamesa
Chamber
Grover E. Murray
Mset
Onny
Dr. Murray
Brownfield
United States
House
Senate
Lurleen
Terry County
Alice Hogan Rice
Joe
Outstanding Citizen of 1966 named at Brownfield banquet
C G Griffith longtime Brownfield merchant was honored as Outstanding Citizen of 1966 at the Chamber of Commerce banquet in the National Guard Armory. Harold Klein incoming president praised Griffith as an elder statesman and noted his long service on the Chamber board and Harvest Festival leadership.
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Grover E. Murray
Center
Texas Tech
Chamber of the Chamber
Harold Klein
Bob Sewell
C. G. Griffith
Brownfield
Chamber of Commerce
National Guard
Chamber
Griffith
Plainview
Griffith’s
Tg&y
First Presbyterian Church
Jim Reed
Denver Dunlap
Lovington
N.M
Klein
Sewell
J. T. Fulford
Charles Paul
Bob Eakin
Jimmy Nail
Bill Noble
Leo Holmes
Bonner Lytle
Joe Masso
Weiss
Herschel Lowe
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
George Weiss
Charlie Price
Mark Wyatt
Brownfield Council Advances Water Rate Hike and ICASALS Talk
Brownfield City Council approved raising local water rates for parks and schools to 38 cents per thousand gallons. The meeting also covered water access for Great Northern Natural Gas lines, election of a fire chief, and a plan to study juvenile officers amid rising youth crime. Dr. Grover E. Murray of Texas Tech spoke on ICASALS and the university's arid land program, while mayor and officials hosted a Chamber banquet with 500 attendees and a community participation theme.
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Brownfield
Sterling Price
Houston
CRMWA
Great Northern Natural Gas Company
Terry County
Philip Thompson
Thompson
A. H. Daniel
Broadway
James Tippitt
Tippitt
Raymond Beck
Phil Gaasch
Dale George
Ray Anderson
Bill McKinney
Tommy Hamilton
Carrol Collier
Wyatt
Jesse T. George
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Weiss
Grover E. Murray
Texas Tech
International Center For
Icasals
Murray
Tech
Texas
Dr. John Gladden Speaks At Brownfield Rotary Club
Dr. John Gladden former candidate super intendent of the Lubbock State School spoke at the Brownfield Rotary Club. He outlined the scope of mental retardation in the United States, Texas programs, and details of the forthcoming Lubbock State School including costs, capacity, and services such as day care and after school programs. The talk highlighted prevention, treatment limits, and the impact of state care initiatives.
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John Gladden
Lubbock State School
Brownfield
Gladden
Texas
Amarillo
Lubbock
United Time
Dr. Gladden
Out Of Towners Enter Shop At Home Contest
Letters from readers praise Brownfield for local shopping under the Shop At Home contest with entries from Vance Scoggin and Nelda Blackman. The community contest aims to highlight reasons to buy locally, with a winner to be announced in the January 29 issue.
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Brownfield
Vance Scoggin
Lubbock
Rural Accidents Rise in Terry County December
Texas Highway Patrol reports 11 rural highway accidents in Terry County during December with seven injuries and $6755 property damage. For 1966 the county shows 90 rural accidents, one death, 46 injuries and $68 650 in damage. Sgt Roberts notes Texas traffic deaths in 1966 may exceed any previous year, urging random defensive driving in 1967.
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Texas Highway Patrol
Terry County
A. E. Roberts
Texas
Roberts
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Zelma Miller
Joe McGowan
Brownfield High School
Tommy Dodson
Dodson
Tom Wallace
Hill Church of Christ
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Vernon Clem
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Dick Lindley
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A. H. Daniell
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Nelda Blackman
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