Appreciation Dinner For Pioneer Settler Planned
Hugh Snodgrass longtime Brownfield PCA office manager will be honored on his retirement at a 7 p.m. dinner in the junior high cafeteria. PCA members from Terry Yoakum and Gaines counties host the event with John Kendrick as speaker and Robert Baumgardner as master of ceremonies. Snodgrass arrived with his family in 192? and has lived in Yoakum County since 1919, farming and raising stock. he and Dolores Hill married in 1915 and have six children, 19 grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.
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PCA
Terry
Yoakum
Gaines
Snodgrass
John Kendrick
Robert Baumgardner
W. B. Snodgrass
J. Cross
Brownfield
Snce
Tokio
Yoakum County
Dolores Hill
Lrst
Hill
Doris Smith
Plains
Jess Snodgrass
Terry County
Arvel
Cochranounty
Dorothy Jones
Jerry County
Dolores
Safety Rules Important In Home Management
Terry County HD notes emphasize safe habits at work and home. A National Safety Council report highlights home accidents as a major risk, with falls and burns causing most deaths and lost productivity. The elderly over 75 face highest fall risk, while ages 45 to 64 and under four also show significant fall rates. Recommend installing handrails, securing rugs, and reducing clutter to prevent accidents.
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National Safety Council
Brownfield men attend Abilene agriculture meeting
Four Brownfield men joined Abilene for a West Texas Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee session. Dennis Q. Lilly, a WTCC director and local banker, chaired the meeting while Leo Holmes T. A Wartes and Joe Christian also represented Brownfield.
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Abilene
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Dennis Q. Lilly
WTCC
Leo Holmes
T. A Wartes
Joe Christian
Hansen to Speak at Brownfield Junior High PTA
R. L. Hansen will be featured speaker at Brownfield Junior High School PTA meeting at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. The talk titled Whats Stealing The Soul Of America discusses current societal concerns. All patrons and teachers are urged to attend.
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R. L. Hansen
Brownfield Junior High School
PTA
America
Revival Set at First Baptist with Eddie Martin
First Baptist Church announces revival services February 3 through 10 led by evangelist Eddie Martin of Lancaster Pennsylvania. Rev Ed Crow invites the public to attend nightly at 7 o clock with Dale Durham directing the revival choir. Martin has conducted crusades in over 73 Baptist associations and in cities including Lubbock Galveston and Oklahoma City. Child care will be available each night.
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First Baptist Church
Eddie Martin
Lancaster
Penn
Ed Crow
Dale Durham
Martin
Lubbock
Galveston
Oklahoma City
Lipan Captain Leads Undefeated RAF England Team
Captain James M. Addison of Lipan Texas serves on the Alconbury base basketball squad in England. A pilot and B S Texas A M College graduate, Addison is undefeated this season playing against U S Air Force teams. He is the son of Mrs Mary P Howell of Brownfield Texas and is married to Lucile Keller of Lipan.
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Alconbury
England
James M. Addison
Lipan
Tex
U. S
Addison
Mary P. Howell
Cactus Lane
Brownfield
Texas
Lucile Keller
Texas A&m College
Lipan High School
Holly Sugar to Build Beet Sugar Plant Near Hereford
Holly Sugar Corp announces immediate construction of a 318 million beet sugar processing plant at Hereford Texas on a 1700 acre site two miles west of town. The plant will process 4000 tons daily, expandable to 6000, with initial sugar output around 120 million pounds annually and rising to over 200 million later.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Holly Sugar Corp
Hereford
Tex
Dennis O’ Rourke
Merrill Shoup
Sugar Company
Holly
Ment of Agriculture
Texas Beet Growers Association
Curry County
New Mexico
Sugar Beet Association
Holly Sugar Corporation
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
California
United States
Girl Scout Troops Hold First Aid Session and Elections
Girl Scout Troop 285 met Monday afternoon at The Party House to study first aid led by Mrs. Ralph Kerley, RN, LVN from Brownfield General Hospital. Officers were elected for two troops, Beverly Hillbillies and Monster Mashers, with Grissom and Turner named presidents respectively and several members elected as vice presidents scribes and reporters.
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Ralph Kerley
LVN
Brownfield General Hospital
Beverly Hillbillies
Karen Grissom
Jane Treadaway
Cindy Zorns
Darla Turner
The
Monster Mashers
Judy Graves
Vicki Gorby
Nancy Kerley
Liza Shirley
Veteran Banker Buys White's Auto Store in Brownfield
E P Kolodziejczyk, a 15 year Odessa banker known as Kelly, becomes owner of White's Auto Store at 308 Lubbock Road. He and his wife Jo and five children live at 93 South Sons. Kolodziejczyk served 31 months in World War II and is active in local civic groups. Walker had owned the store for a year and has not announced future plans.
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White's
Lubbock Road
E. P P. Kolodaicjczyk
First National Bank
Odessa
Kelly
Lewis Walker
South Sons
Don
Loretta
Dwayne
Marilyn
Judy
Brownfield
Kolodrierczyk
Walker
West Texas feed lots and livestock feeding surge noted
Col. I outlines staffing needs for a feeding operation raising the direct or indirect workforce to 25 to 35 people. A survey lists about 220 feed lots in West Texas with capacities from 200 to 35,000 head, totaling about 700,000 head fed annually, with half developed in the past year.
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Texas
Manners Speak on Thoughtful Hostess Arrangements
The thoughtful hostess keeps a new toothbrush and other tailor articles on hand for guests who forget theirs at home. This small hospitality detail reflects courteous hosting and practical preparation for visitors.
Hancock Awarded 4H Club Honor for Farming Success
Donald Hancock, born April 25, 1935 in Big Spring, grew up in Lamesa and Terry County. He built a 1052 acre farming operation after purchasing the Sims farm in 1958, with irrigation wells, a 40 by 80 steel barn, and 160 acres near town. He and his wife have two sons, Leslie and Timmy, and his hobbies include deer hunting and water skiing.
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Hancock
Big Spring
Lamesa
Terry County
Donald
Union High School
Hoy Hancock
Route 3
Foster Gin
Sims
Leslie
Timmy
G. J. Sims
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Igh
Hugh Snodgrass
Brownfield Production Credit Association
PCA Post
Bennie JO Davidson
Sy Haltocs
Brean
Wtcc Ag
Hansen
Ford Tractor Co
REG & Grey
FORD
Massy Ferguson
John Deere
Baker
John Deer
Egypt
Brownfield Tractor CO
Lubbock RD
First Baptist
Corry
U.S
Ing
Melba Herring
Suzanne Sterling
Cathy Vernon
Linda Reed
Kathie Barton
Dawn Pemberton
Mary Jo Lytle
Peggy Preston
Dip Pemberton
Lubbock, Tex
White
West Texas
Kolodziejczyk
Wilson
Slaton
U. S. Air Force
Pacific
Chamber of Commerce
ABC Club
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Church
E. P. Kolodziej
ZZYK
Col. I
Lindsey’s
Polyflex
Gooden
Flint
Walling
Guiters
H.P
Flint & Walling
Lindsey's Sporting Goods
Broadway
Lubbock Highway
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