Brownfield Chamber Showpiece Banquet Set Thursday
The Brownfield Chamber of Commerce plans its annual Membership Banquet for February 4 with a 7 p.m. start at Brownfield Junior High School cafeteria. Aim is 400 guests. tickets at 2.50 available from members or at the door. New officers include President O R Douglas and Vice President Paul Farrar with new directors Joe Shelton Bill McKinney Sid Lowrey Grady Goodpasture and O B Larner. speaker is Amarillo Chamber executive VP Jack Lacy.
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Amarillo Chamber
Jack Lacy
O. R Douglas
Paul Farrar
Joe
Brownfield expands city limits with annexation plan
Ordinance 1314 extends Brownfield to include 735 blocks and about 1000 new residents. City Council approved the measure amid zoning concerns and scheduled a 10 a.m. March 3 public hearing. The move aims to align future zoning with annexed areas and spur retail growth through a new business committee led by C. G. Griffith.
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C. G. Griffith
Chamber of Commerce
New Pastor Ed Crow Named Leader of Cisco Church
The Rev. Ed Crow of Cisco is chosen as pastor for First Baptist Church succeeding Dr. Jones Weathers who resigned three months ago. Crow, a Fort Worth native and Hardin-Simmons and Southwestern Seminary graduate, played football in college and led campus groups. he and his wife Jane both hold Hardin-Simmons degrees.
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Cise
First Baptist Church
J. M Bailey
Bailey
C E. Ross
Annle Lawrimore
Jake Geron
Billie Moore
Curtis Sterling
Crow
Jones Weathers
Cisco
Fort Worth
Hardin-Simmons University
South
Western Baptist Theological Seminary
Cowboys For Christ Organization
Jane
Hardin-Simmons
Early South Plains find unearths ancient beast near Brownfield
The South Plains Archaeological Society digs reveal bones of a hairy mammoth or mastodon about 10 000 years old near Brownfield Texas. Dr Earl Green of Texas Tech and Dr David Kelly assist as site secrecy aims to protect the fragile remains while members invite archaeologists to join.
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Terry County
Brownfield
South Plains Archaeological Society
South Plains
Charles Bandy
Society
Earl Green
Texas Tech Geology Department
David Kelly
Bandy
Christ
Mothers March Raises $934 Friday Night
A total of $934 was counted Saturday morning in the Mothers March evaluating Friday night activities. Mrs. Homer Barnes, march chairman, praised the cooperation of all and noted many mothers were still working, suggesting the final sum would be higher.
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Homer Barnes
Communism Study Series Continues Tuesday Session
The Citizenship Training Program hosts session No 2 in Brownfield led by Dr F W Mattox of Lubbock Christian College at 7 30 pm in the High School Library. Sponsored by the Brownfield Jaycees the talks warn communism’s expanding reach and note Russia’s historic gains.
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Lubbock Christian College
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United States
Business Leaders Advise Texans to Make Politics a Business
Brownfield delegates join 147 attendees from 41 western Texas cities at the West Texas Chamber of Commerce seventh Industrial Conference. John McKee of Dallas urged honest local government, fair taxes, efficient enforcement, and open-minded public attitudes as essential to attracting industry, warning that silence could force sells and pricing.
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Brownfield
Lubbock
Chamber Committee
Chamber
Jimmy Billings
Lal Copeland
W. L. Collins
Jack Brown
Earl Elrod
Myron Fenton
Don Hogue
J. T. Hoy
Charlie Price
Norman Frogge
John McKee
Dallas
Texas
McKee
Insurance man A W Turner recuperates at home
A W Turner, an insurance man, is recuperating at his home at 714 East Tate after abdominal surgery performed last week in Dallas.
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Dallas
Polio Shootout Set Today at Legion Hall
About 14 men prepared to shoot it out today for polio at 1 30 p m in the Legion Hall. The Terry County Gunslingers Association sponsors the shootout for polio with proceeds to the Terry County Chapter of the American Legion National Foundation. Four events test wax bullet hits, blanks, reaction times, and a Walk and Draw with $150 timer.
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Terry County
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Crudup
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Ken Draper
L. L. Lincoln
Art Steffens
Jerry Howell
Elvis Hook
Glen Reid
Jonas Worsham
Kenny Sadlier
R. E. Haggard
David
Maverick) McGill
Denver City
Profession Will Hear TSTA Man
A representative of the Texas State Teachers Association will speak at the Terry County Teachers Association meeting at 6:30 p.m. February 1 in the Wellman School Cafeteria. Charles B. Hamilton, former with TEA, will discuss the current TSTA legislative situation.
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Terry County Teachers Association
Wellman School
Charles B. Hamilton
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Vehicle License Tag Sale Opens in Terry
Vehicle license tag sale begins Monday in the J. D. Akers office with a March 31 deadline. 1959 tags face fines after deadline. 1960 tags are black with white text. Vehicle titles and last year tag receipts required. license ranges BW1075 BW6924 for cars and 135250 136674 for commercial units.
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J. D
Jet) Akers
Akers
Copeland Announces Candidacy for 121st District Attorney
Morgan L. Copeland Jr. declares his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for district attorney of the 121st Judicial District, which covers Terry Yoakum Hockley and Cochran counties. He notes prior service as district attorney by appointment since last September and as county attorney in Terry County from 1955 to 1958.
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121St Judicial District
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121St
Terry
Yoakum
Hockley
Cochran
Democratic Party
Texas
106Th Judicial District
Brownfield
Brownfield High School
University of Texas
East Tate
West Texas
Browning Enlists in Army From Tohoka Region
Michael Browning son of Mr and Mrs Lynn Browning Route 5 Tohoka enlisted in the Army at Amarillo through the local board He joined January 12 and went to Fort Carson Colorado for basic training
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Lynn Browning
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Tohoka
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Amarillo
Fort Carson
Colo
Blessings Cabled for St Anthony's Church Dedication
Pope John XXIII sends paternal apostolic blessing for the 4 p.m. dedication of St Anthony's Catholic Church. The message, signed by Cardinal Tardini, reached Father Paul Laub, the church's pastor, on Friday.
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St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
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Vatican City
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St. Anthony’s
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