Brownfield to House cotton sub-unit offices after farmers vote
Terry County farmers vote to urge the USDA to approve a Brownfield cotton sub-unit office with an estimated $60,000 setup, financed by 50 cents an acre from all farmers and 20 cents per bale classed. The plan involves local funds, bank loans, and a nonprofit group to push the project, with Gaines Yoakum and Terry counties playing major roles.
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Gaines
Yoakum
Terry
Brownfield
Lamesa
Hives
Brownfield Jaycees honor 1956 Outstanding Young Man and Farmer
Brownfield Jaycees name B. F. Hutson Outstanding Young Man of 1956 and Vernon Farrar Outstanding Young Farmer of 1956 at a Brownfield Chamber banquet featuring Rev. Leor Hill. Hutson, a former chamber president and Jaycees leader, and Farrar, a veteran farmer, were honored amid entertainment by the Sand Tones and remarks on community uplift.
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Oym
Vernon Farrar
L. G. Smith
Brownfield Jaycees
F. Hutson
Brownfield Junior Chamber of Commerce
B. F. Hutson
Terry County
B. Ff. Hutson
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Leor Hill
Amarillo
Mr. Hill
Hutson
Alvin Davis
Davis
Brownfield State Bark
Jaycees
Brownfield Lions Club
First Methodist Church
Sand Tores
Air Force
The
Sand Tones
Dale Travis
Jim Williams
Joe Colum
A. Wall
Piaris
Leonard Elling
Brownfield Officer Promoted to First Lieutenant in Air Force
John V. Thompson of 221 North 11th Brownfield earns promotion to first lieutenant and qualifies as a transport navigator with the Military Air Transport Service. He serves as navigator in the 57th Air Transport Squadron, Continental Division, MATS at Kelly AFB.
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Kelly Afb
John V. Thompson
Thompson
North
Brownfield
U. S. Air Force
Military Air Transport Service
MATS
57Th Air Transport Squadron
Air Transport
Air Force
Navy
Brownfield High School
Texas Tech
Tech
Phi Delta Theta
Ellington Abf
Houston
School Census Drawing Nears Deadline
Delwin Webb Brownfield High School coordinator urges parents to register children entering school next year by Friday. Parents should file the necessary form at the attending school such as Jessie G Jiinal or Colonial Height.
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Delwin Webb
Brownfield Igh School
Jessie G Jiandal
24th Annual South Plains Stock Show Dates Set
The 24th annual South Plains Junior Fat Stock Show will be held March 18 19 20 at Lubbock Panhandle South. Ralston Purina manager in Lubbock named general chairman with Dixon White of Lubbock Cottonoil Company as vice-chairman. The event attracts about 1200 animals yearly with hogs tallying the largest outside Dallas. Over 700 4 H and FFA youths from 29 counties show hogs lambs and steers.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Panhandle
South Fatrarounds
Ralston Purina
Dixon White
Lubbock Cottonoil Company
Texas
Dallas
FFA
Farm Labor Days Set This Month At Courthouse Depot
The Texas Employment Commission office will sponsor Labor Days each Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon. Aubrey Jones TEC manager says interviews will be held in the northeast passage of the courthouse offering farmers seeking workers and workers seeking jobs a local chance to connect.
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Kenneth Purtell
Terry Farmers Thesday
Ain
Prownfield
The
Texas Employment Commission
Aubrey
Jones
TEC
Hetn
Terry County Declared Major Disaster Area for Feed Aid
Terry County is designated a major disaster area under the federal emergency feed grain hay and roughage program. The designation followed telegrams from Senator Lyndon Johnson and Congressman George Mahon to County Judge Chesshir and FHA Director Hub King. County residents must file with the Farmers Home Administration at 106 North Fifth to obtain feed for the foundation herd through February 15.
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Terry County
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
George Mahon
Herb Chesshir
TFB
H. L.hub King
Farmers Home Administration
North Fifth
Terry
Texas
Chesshir
R. J. Purtell
FHA
J. S. Smith
Paul Blackstock
ASC
Jim Foy
Soil District to Adopt Standard Soil Survey System
The Ferry Soil Conservation District will convert from the Farm Plain Soil Survey to the Standard Soil Survey, unifying soil data across the United States. SCS will centralize information, aiding cooperators in conservation planning and pipeline siting. By 1960 TSCD and several nearby districts begin the switch, with Lynn already converted and others transitioning.
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Petroleum Labs
SCS
TSCD
Standard Soil Survey
Brownfield group meets with aviation officials on airport plan
Seven Brownfield men returned from Fort Worth where they conferred with Civil Aeronautics Authority officials about the approved City-County Airport 4 miles east of town. The group included Ralph Douglas of Littlefield and several local men who will assist in surveying and site work.
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Brownfield
Fort Worth
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Ralph Douglas
Littlefield
Joe Satterwhite
Earl Jones
Pete Harris
Don Cates
Bob Burnett
Buddy Norris
Kelton Miller
What historical event residents most wish they could witness
Six Brownfield adults share desires from Jesus Sermon on the Mount to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Others name projects like the pyramids, Wilson’s fourteen points, and the drafting of the U.S. Constitution as moments they would have liked to witness firsthand.
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Don Noble
Bile
Cope
East Oak
Jesus
Frank Wifr
Kaat Lake
Womwirw Wilson
Farouy
Congress
Jarmary
Brownfield Hams Aid Emergency Communications During Storm
Four Brownfield amateur radio operators staffed transmitters and landline links for 44 hours over the weekend to support Andrews Midian area petroleum firms. They relayed traffic between Midland and company offices and handled road, medical, and travel messages while power outages and wells shutdowns affected operations. Operators stressed they serve without compensation and will assist in any emergency.
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Andrews
Brownfield
Magnolia
Midland
Pallas
Tne
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By Marvin Wh'tmire
Brownfield Scs Office
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Mae Community Chest
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