Pay For Constable and JP Set By Solons
Terry County commissioners discussed salaries for constable Jeff Coker and justice of the peace Roy Key during a regular session. Coker’s pay remains 268 dollars monthly with a 50 dollar expense allowance amid his full time work. Key’s salary would be raised from 312 to 437 dollars per month after considering office revenue and parity with other officials.
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Bill McKinney
Jeff Coker
Roy Key
Coker
Commissioners Court
Sheriff’s Department
McKinney
Justice of the Peace
Homer
Homer Parker
Stardust Club
Terry County
H. B. Settle
Harold Andrews
Andrews
Houston Stevens
County Service Officer
Random Ramblins and March of Dimes Drive in Terry County
A local column discusses a family love for newspapers and notes the March of Dimes Mothers March campaign in Terry County led by Don Turner at K K U B. It calls for at least 20 mothers, mentions sororities, and urges organization help, then comments on polio funding shifting to birth defects research. The piece cites Finance Facts with 1966 consumer spending data and notes high payroll deductions.
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Terry County
Don Turner
Don
K-Kub
Finance Facts
National Consumer Finance Association
Group Seeks Early Day Facts on Terry County History
Members of the Terry County Historical Society led by Mrs. R L Bowers seek information on Terry County’s pioneer era. They want photos and items from early settlers covering political history and social events. The committee includes Leo Holmes Clovis Kendrick and others and meets the third Monday at 4 p.m. in the Commissioners Court room.
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Terry County
Leo Holmes
Clovis Kendrick
J. M. Burleson
Joe Henson
Lewis Peeler
Lois Wingerd
A. A. Sawyer
Virgil Bynum
Commissioners Court Room
Jaycee Banquet to Name Outstanding Man of 1966
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will name the Outstanding Young Man of 1966 at the 7:30 p.m. banquet at Brownfield Country Club. Bosses Day Dinner and banquet merge as James O. Reese of Odessa presents remarks linked to NBC and the NYSE.
Shop At Home And Save Says Writer In Community Note
The edition closes January for the Shop At Home contest with winners to be named Sunday. A February contest runs Feb 2 to Feb 26, with letters after Feb 2 entering February’s draw. Local letters urge support for Brownfield merchants to sustain community and curb long trips for essentials.
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Brownfield
Save
Mothers March Set For Monday Night in Terry Yoakum area
A Mothers March is planned for Monday evening to raise funds for birth defect and polio relief. Don Turner of the March of Dimes said residents across two counties will receive mailers. canisters have been placed locally. The Terry Yoakum National Foundation meeting discussed past aid amounts and postponed further action on a local tumor case pending next meeting. Attendees included Marion Snell, Don Turner, and area officials.
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Terry - Yoakum National Foundation Association
Chamber of Commerce
Marion Snell
Don Turner
Chanter
Helen Brown
South Plains Health Unit
Terry Yoakum National Foundation
Voter registration deadlines near. Terry County urges action
Only a small number of Terry County residents have registered to vote now that poll taxes are phased out. J. D. Akers notes less than 3,500 have registered, with over 6,000 expected. deadline is Jan 3. Registration available at the county Tax Assessor-Collector in person or via a voter registration certificate.
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Terry County
J. D
Jet) Akers
Akers
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Distaff
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Tripoli
Libya
Reese
Reese Air Force Base
KCBD
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KFDA
D. Hearn
Hearn
Darkroom
Three-O
Liza Shirley
Sheryl Franks
Susan Cope
Miss Shirley
Dorothy McDonald
Miss McDonald
South Plains
The
Jaycees
Bob Sewell
J. O. Burnett Jr
United Fund
le Insurance Company
Frank Gorton
First National Bank
KKUB
Raymond Beck
Martha Hughes
General Telephone Company
Sue Anderson
Cities Service
L. B. Forbus
Ross Irrigation
Mark Wyatt
Brownfield Savings and Loan Association
Anthony’s
Jackson Service Company
Bowman Oldsmobile
Collins
National Life Insurance Co
Piggly Wiggly
Snell, Turner
Don Burda
Bob Burris
Bobbie Nell Cooper
Paul Farrar
Vernon Fitzgerald
Plains
Brown
Lewis Simmonds
Henry Horman
T. M. Wood
Tering
Wellman
Union
Meadow
Terry Memorial Hospital
Seuss
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