Liquor Election Foe Organized in Brownfield Churches
A group calling itself Brownfield Association of Churches formed to oppose a wet dry election petition. A 10 member steering committee was named to plan actions and select a permanent name. Dumas filed the petition needing 600 signatures within 30 days to trigger a city election on off premises alcohol sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Brownfield Association of Churches
J. Purtell
Jess McWherter
Virgle Travis
Joe Shelton
Lester Short
Leonard Ellington
R. D. Jones Sr
Ed Crow
B M. Wade
Ross O. Black
Marion Nilsson
First Christian Church
First Christian
Dorman Dumas
Brownfield
Dumas
Terry County Commissioners Court
Spotlight editorials on education and liquor votes in Brownfield
The Spotlight applauds Brownfield Board of Education for easing Ehrenberg tax re valuation and notes a broad protest over liquor policy. It urges neutrality on moral questions, supports legal rights to seek an election, and pledges to oppose the liquor measure at the polls.
Tax Base Lowered in Brownfield Schools Valuation
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District and the Board of Equalization reduced the district property tax base from 80 to 50 percent of established values after revaluation by the Erik Ehrenberg Company. The change follows seven months of reassessment aimed at equalizing taxes and keeping rates in line with new values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Board of Education
Board of Equalization
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District
Dallas
Erik Ehrenberg
Ehrenberg
Court Explains Credit Club Leadership for Brownfield Meeting
The Brownfield Credit Managers Club held a luncheon where new directors were named Myron Fenton Gene Gunn and L G Smith with four committee chairs elected Johnny Staudt Tess Fuller Jim Nelson and Don Bynum. Justice Lonnie Rhyne spoke on Small Claims Court urging use by local businessmen while clarifying it is not a collection agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Credit Managers Club
Myron Fenton
Fenton's Shoes
Gene Gunn
Gunn Shamrock
L. G. Smith
Brownfield State Bank
Johnny Staudt
Staudt’s Jewelry
Tess Fuller
Ross Ford Sales
Jim Nelson
Cicero-Smith Lumber
Don Bynum
Justice of the Peace
Lonnie Rhyne
Small Claims Court
Brownfield
Pres
Ed Hill
Jack Bailey Chevrolet
Hill
Claude Merritt
Merritt’s Grocery
Frances Morris
Ervin & Morris
Buddy Ball
Retail
Merchants Association
Ned Self
Collins
L. E. Harrell
Joyce McPherson
Gable Furniture
Charlie Price
Western Auto
Minnie Hazel Bowman
Bowman Olds-Cadillac
Louis ® Fuhrman
Bowman Olds
Frank Gorton
First National Bank
O. W. Schellinger
Kyle Grocery
Leonard Ellington
First National
Rain Drench Boosts County Cotton and Grain Prospects
Heavy rains across the county this week, totaling up to 5 inches north of Brownfield and 2.86 inches there by Wednesday, improve sorghum and cotton prospects while hail-damaged cotton patches dot the area east of Brownfield and near Tokio. County Agent Jim Foy notes crop conditions at or above last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Doug Lee
Cecil Farrar
Joe Henson
Carroll Jones
Jim Foy
Foy
Rainfall totals rise as storms lash county
Rains continued to pelt Terry as the NEWS went to press at 2 p m. Radio station KTFY reported 48 hour rainfall of 3.74 inches. Heavy rains settled across nearly all parts of the county with 2.5 inches between daylight and noon in the Brownfield area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
KTFY
Brownfield
Guardsmen Begin Final Week Of Training At Fort Hood
Terry County guardsmen enter the second and final week of active duty training at North Fort Hood. They moved in Friday for the annual parade held Saturday. The Fourth of July was a work day with artillery practice and plentiful fireworks. They begin moving homeward early Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
North Fort Hood
Terry
Weather Delays Baseball Schedule Across Week
Rain forced postponement of all baseball games this week except two minor league tilts. The Oilers beat the Eagles 9 to 4 and the Sports downed the Cats 10 to 6 in games completed Monday before the downpour. Makeup games will be scheduled as soon as weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oilers
Eagles
Cats
Goble Taylor win Tee Fore Two golf title at Brownfield
Harry Goble of Brownfield and Hal Taylor of Lubbock captured the first Tee Fore-Two tournament at Brownfield Country Club with 420 over 54 holes. Bowman Rodgers of Lubbock were runner ups by a stroke as Parker Allison and Ward Adams rounded out top four. Taylor posted a 67 on final round while Goble added 72 offset by a four stroke handicap to 67.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Goble
Brownfield
Hal Taylor
Lubbock
Brownfield Country Club
J. T. Bowman
C. A. Rodgers
Ronnie Parker
al Allison
Levelland
Ray Warden
Roland Adams
Parker
Allison
Warden
Adams
Goble
Taylor
Ha! Taylor
Golden wedding vows mark Stricklin couple’s 50 years
The long married A J Stricklin Sr and his wife of 106 East Broadway celebrate fifty years of marriage with a Sunday reception at Seleta Jane Brownfield Clubhouse from 2 to 5 PM. Born in 1880 and 1893 respectively, the couple’s history spans Terry County’s early days and the Terry County Herald era. The event lists local attendees and family, including children Jack Jr and Sara Beth, with neighbors and relatives noted from East Broadway and nearby streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
A. J. Stricklin Sr
East Broadway
Seleta
Jane Brownfield
Terry
Brownfield
Gomez
Jack Stricklin
The
Herald
NEWS
Herman Trigg
Snyder
Jack Stricklin Jr
DeLeon
DeLeon Free Press
New Hope
Hardeman County
Tenn
Stricklin
Dublin
J. F. Holden
No Man's Land
Hockley County
West Texas
Colorado City
Broadway
Percy Spencer
East Main
Morgan Copeland
East Lons
Roy Collier
East Buckley
Mon Telford
Ted Hardy
Fred Smith
East Cardwell
E. C. Davis
Joe Henson
Jack Taylor Stricklin
T. A. Hicks
East Tate
R. L. Bowers
Joe Shelton
East Hester
J. T. Bowman
Truett Flache
H. M. Pyeatt
Clyde Bond
Walter Gracey
South First
Luther Harrell
Lubbock Road
Arthur Sawyer
Haydn Griffin
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Jonathan Swift
Brownfield Board of Education
United States
Opinon
U. S
Texas
Credit Club Directorate
Wendell Faught
Tokio
Los Angeles
Mahon
Washington, D. C
White House
George Mahon
19Th
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Benson
Debbie Goble
Harry
Mrs. Goble
East
Buckley
Frogge
Terry County Herald
A. J
Joe Hamilton
Texie Holden
W. H. Trammell
Herald Office
Mrs. Stricklin
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