Funeral services held for Mrs. Robert B. Helms in Brownfield
Mrs. Robert B. Helms 50 of Plains died after a high speed all roadway accident on U S Highway 380 near Plains. Funeral conducted at First Baptist Church Brownfield with Rev. Bob Robins officiating. Burial at Brownfield Cemetery. Survivors include husband J T Snow son. George Lasiter brother. sisters Mrs A W Willett and Mrs Homer Eubanks.
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Robert B. Helms
Plains
U. S Hwy
First Baptist Church of
Brownfield
Bob Robins
Levelland
Helms
Odessa
Tokio
Yoakum County Hospital
Denver City
J. T. Snow
George Lasiter
A W. Willett
Bowie
Homer Eubanks
Hurst
Women Power at Brownfield Little League Night
July 19 at 7 30 p m Lions Ball Park features Miss Little League of 1956 named and a fast six inning game by Brownfield Little Leaguers mothers. Ten women signed to play or support with 25 cent admission.
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Brownfield
Ed Wilder
Dick Moorhead
Tom Harris
Burton Hackney
George Steele
Ted Hardy
Roy E. Chandler
Lions Ball Park
Final Rites Held For G. L. Melton
Funeral services were conducted Friday at 5 p.m. for G. L. Melton 64 World War I veteran who died in the Veteran's Hospital at Big Spring after seven weeks of hospitalization. Burial followed in Terry County Memorial cemetery. Melton, a South Plains resident of 15 years and native of Rains county, is survived by his wife two sons Delbert and Cloyes both of Hobbs two daughters Mrs C E Grant of Levelland and Miss Catherine Melton of Brownfield and six grandchildren.
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G. L. Melton
Veteran's Hospital
Big Spring
Melton
Southside
Church of Christ
James, Watson
Terry
Leonard Lang
I. O. Gilham
Robert Bowers, Jr
Levelland
Terry Countians
Lions
Mayfields plan two week vacation then move to Lovington
Ed and Wilma Mayfield prepare a two week vacation at the Del Coronado Hotel near San Diego before moving to Lovington citing a rare job opportunity. The Stoltz family intends to visit but move permanently for new prospects.
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Ed Mayfield
del Coronado
Bay
San Diego
Calif
Republic National Life Insurance Convention
N-V
Stoltz
Lovington
Wilma
Dave Worley
Brownfield
Alton Chapman
Rotary
Brownfield church group hosts refreshments and music
Bynum and Masons hosted ice cream and cake for guests as Brownfield’s new singing quartet—B F Hutson, Dale Travis, Alvin Davis, and Roy Priest—performed with Ellington on piano. Rev. Ralph O'Dell of First Presbyterian attended. installation of officers Dennis Lilly, Othel Reeves, and Don Hewitt was planned.
Newell Reed Installed as New Rotary President
Alton Chapman former Rotary District Governor installed Newell Reed as president and Morgan Copeland as vice president in Brownfield. Chapman praised the local club’s community service program and recounted Rotary experiences in New York and Pennsylvania with clubs worldwide. A quartet performed songs as retiring president Johnny Kendrick thanked members for their efforts.
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Alton Chapman
Rotary
Floydada
Brownfield
Chapman
New York
Pennsylvania
Newell Reed
Morgan Copeland
HI Hutson
Dale Travis
Alvis Davis
Roy Priest Sand
Johnny Kendrick
Building Permits Show Slow June Yet Half Million Marker Near
Construction activity continued in June with commercial permits lifting the half year total to 572 795 dollars as residential permits declined from 194 to six new homes year to date. Notable projects include a 10 000 dollar nas enary building and a 18 000 dollar funeral parlor at Brown field.
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Dewey Rogers
Broadway
Roy Collier
Brownfield Funeral Home
Reaver
Yahoka Road
Gene Goon J
Murphy
North Second
Cardwell Ro
T. Wilson
C. N. Dyke
North Fifth
Warren Scudday
South Sixth
John FE
Morris
Buckley
Graham Smith J
Cardwell
Dollar Day prize winners listed in Brownfield event
Winners announced for Dollar Day prizes in Brownfield on Monday include Mrs W B Hollifield Route 4 at Dobbs Ora Mae Rutledge Route 2 at Collins Mrs Glen Baker Box 42 Wellman at Dunlaps Winnie Shults Route 4 at the Pair Store Mrs W B Downing 315 Tohoka Road at Kentons Martha Trout of Tokio. See WINNERS Page 6.
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Brownfield
W.b. Hollifield
Dobbs
Ora Mae Rutledge
Collins
Glen Baker
Wellman
Dunlaps
Winnie Shults
W. B. Downing
Tohoka Road
Kentons
Martha ‘Trout
Tokio
News-Herald Wins Texas Newspaper Contest
The Brownfield News joined 58 Texas papers as a winner in the 1956 Texas Newspaper contests in Amarillo. The News was judged third in Division PV for weeklies in towns over 5,000. Publisher Curtis Sterling received a certificate of award. The News earned third place in Creruerat ferelligee, Writing, and News Pututes.
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News-Herald
Texas
Brownfield News
Lexus Press Association
Amarillo
Curtis Sterling
Sik
Creruerat Ferelligee
Fohe
Three Day Championship Rodeo Set in Brownfield
The Terry County Sheriff Posse announces a three day championship rodeo in Brownfield on August 30 31 and September 1. The event joins the World Championship tour with top cowboys and cowgirls. publicity chairman Bill Price confirms contracts are signed.
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Brownfield
Terry County
Editorial Writing Wins for New Braunfels Zeitung Chronicle
The New Braunfels Zeitung Chronicle earned first place in Editorial Writing. Other area winners include Denver City Press third in General Excellence, Levelland Sun News Sweepstakes second, and Slaton Slatonite fifth in Division IV sweepstakes.
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New Braunfels Zeitung- Chronicle
Denver City Press
Levelland Sum News
Slaton Slatonite
Also Mentioned on This Page
Looe Miller
Terry Farm
Ers
Robert Helms
Little League Mothers
By Jerry Stoltz
Jake Geron
Brownfield Lodge
AFZAM
Lloyd Hahn
Wayland
Monk) Parker
Sawyer A. Graham
L. G. Smith
C. M. Donovan
Leonard Ellington
J. O. Burnett
Jim Miller
Virgil A
New Brownfield Rotary Club
Alton C Napp
A. W. Turner
Kendrick
Morgan Copsland
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