Jaycees pick outstanding young man in public life feature
A column reflects on public life and political duties noting poll tax abolition debates and the year’s voting deadline in Texas. It also profiles Dan Blocker known as Hoss Cartwright, detailing his background from O’Donnell to acting, education, and eventual recognition by the Texas Press Association as Texan of the Year.
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Texas Press Association
Hoss Cartwright
Bonanza
Dan Blocker
O'Donnell
Shack
Lamesa
O'Donnel
Dan
Sul Ross College
Alpine
Blocker
Hoss
Dolphin Parker
Sull Ross
Carlsbad
N. M
Los Angeles
UCLA
TPA
California
San Antonio
Texas
Rillo
Hill
Hollywood Baptist Church
Amarillo
Wes Izzard
Amarillo Globe News
Leon Hill
Southwest
North Carolina
Dr. Hill
Atlantic Christian College
Baptist Seminary
Binghampton
N. Y
Southern Baptist Seminary
Louisville
Southwestern Seminary
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
U. S
Canada
Mexico
Curtain Rising On Oklahoma Musical At Brownfield High
Brownfield High School presents Oklahoma! tonight at 8 in the auditorium with A V Wall directing the choir and Lavoy Berry guiding speech. Tickets are 1.50 for adults and 1 for students. Cast includes Linda Smith Jane Weiss Dorothy McDonald Daphne Pemberton Danny Thurman and others with a 22 member chorus. Emily Risinger and Becky Richardson perform a twin piano arrangement.
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Brownfield High School
Thespian
A. V. Wall
Lavoy Berry
Oklahoma Territory
Linda Smith
Jane Weiss
Dorothy McDonald
Daphne Pemberton
Danny Thurman
Dickie Price
Gary Nunn
Vaughn Tatum
Archie Jennings
Ronny Mason
Mike Goode
Emily Risinger
Becky Richardson
Burglars Strike At Local Bowling Lanes
Burglars broke into Sands Bowling Lanes after 1 a.m. Monday taking 53 dollars in coins from coin machines and food from the snack bar. They rifled the Dr Pepper and Coke machines and stole 40 dollars in change plus 13 dollars from the snack bar. Missing were four handkerchiefs, a pack of Dentine gum, four bowling socks, and two frozen chickens. A cigarette machine was pried but no cash taken. A door bypass used a screwdriver to enter.
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Sands Bowling Lanes
Pate Collier
E Oak
Maurice L. Winston
E. Buckley
Blevins Laundry
Lubbock Road
Atkins and
Oak
Awards Banquet Set for Brownfield Jaycees Saturday
The 23rd annual Distinguished Service Awards Banquet will be held Saturday at 7 p m in Oak Grove Cafeteria with about 150 expected. Honors include Outstanding Young Man and Outstanding Young Farmer awards, plus guest speaker Dr Leon Hill. Tickets are $1.75 per plate and events run through Jaycee Week festivities.
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Brownfield Jaycees
OYM
OYF
Joe Price
Graham Swain
Jaycees
Oak Grove
Leon Hill
Ama
Bill Malcolm
OYE
Joe Ed Sullivan
Cub
Charlie Robison
Brownfield High School Chorus
A. V. Wall
Bill Winston
Jim Cherry
Rod Langston
Cameron Stanton
Frank Gorton
Leonard Ellington
Curtis Sterling
H. L
Hub) King
B. F. Hutson Jr
Alvin G. Davis
Wes Hicks
J. C. Powell Jr
L. G. Smith
Clyde Bond Jr
Holmes Heads Terry County Historical Survey Group
The Terry County Historical Survey Committee organized with Leo Holmes as chairman Louis Peeler as vice chairman and Mrs. Morgan Copeland Jr secretary treasurer Other members include Clovis Kendrick Mayor Jess McWherter and others The group plans to visit the W J French homestead south of Brownfield and discusses placing it as Terry County's historical museum under statewide preservation efforts involving 245 Texas counties.
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Terry County Historical Survey Committee
Green Hut Grill
Leo Holmes
Louis Peeler
Morgan Copeland Jr
Clovis Kendrick
Jess McWherter
Ethel Alexander
M. G. Tarpley
W. B. Tudor
Texas
R. A. Simms
A. J. Stricklin
Malcolm Thompson
Willie Wynn
Shipment of 1963 Texas license plates arrives in county
The Terry County tax office received 14 545 white plates with black numerals for 1963. Plates go on sale February 1 and may be purchased only with a 1962 registration receipt and title. Passenger cars use split prefixes CA and CB with specific number ranges.
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Texas
J. D. Jot Akers
Terry County
Akers
Terry Courthouse
Wayne Brown
Terry County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office
Brown
Trustees Call April Election At Brownfield School Board
The Brownfield School Board in regular session set a trustee election for April 6 and adopted an bank tax assessment policy with 25 percent depreciation concession. The date for high school addition bid opening moved to February 1 at 3 p.m. and a committee was named to advise on furniture, equipment, and a new shop building. Delwin Webb named school civil defense director to liaise with the Texas Education Agency and plans for evacuation were approved.
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Brownfield
Geron
Joe Sullivan
Frank Gorton
Perry Bear
Byron Rucker
Delwin Webb
Dillie Kelley
Supt
O. R. Douglas
Texas Education Agency
Community Progress Forum chairs named in Brownfield event
Brownfield chamber outlines nine forum groups for a February 6 7 meeting schedule. Attendees will discuss local growth with group chairs named for trades services industry agriculture teachers seniors retail professional and utility sectors.
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Brownfield
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Price Chamber
Pioneer Gas Co
J. R Cates
Presbyterian Church
Hugh Thomas
Luther Reynolds
Burton Hackney
Alvin Davis
Virgil Crawford
John Kendrick
Bill McKinney
Jake Geron
Ralph Duncan
Community Services Divi
Cold snap drops temps to near freezing in Brownfield
A southward cold front drove temperatures to seven degrees above zero Tuesday night in Brownfield. By noon Wednesday highs stayed below freezing and KTFY forecasts minus one degree for Wednesday night. Officials expect a slow warming by Friday or Saturday and cooler weather again early next week.
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Brownfield
KTFY
Six Days Left To Pay Poll Tax In Terry County
Tax Assessor J. D. Akers warns Terry County voters to obtain poll tax receipts or exemption certificates by 5 p.m. January 31 to keep voting rights. Through today 2,250 have paid or exempted, with 650 exemptions issued including first time voters aged 21 and seniors aged 60 before 1962. The 1960 election year set a high watermark of 4,770 exemptions and receipts in Terry County.
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J. D. Jot Akers
Terry County
Akers
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Holmes To Head County
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C. B. Knox Jr
Jake
Community Progress Forum
Flame Room
Jim Parrish
Sion
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
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