French visitor Miss David greeted by Red Coats in Brownfield
Billie Norman Ann Marie David arrived from France to spend vacation with Mrs. Ina Sexton in Brownfield. Red Coats from the Terry County Chamber of Commerce greeted her at Lubbock airport and helped with luggage mix ups, hospitality, and translation as she adjusts to Texas English and American customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Marie David
Lubbock
France
Miss David
Ina Sexton
Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
New York
Dallas
Browne Field
David
Clem
Hed Coats
Brownfield
Sexton
Mademoiselle
America
Red Coats
Terry County
Lloyd Hahn
Kirby Sexton
Plane patience yields curious local tidbits
The note collects small remarks about neighbors and places: Lloyd Hahns become grandparents, Wayne Wyatt's knowledge of Clairemont and Kent County, Gloria Klein en route from Tennessee, David Hahn's private pilot license, Kirby Sexton avoiding underground water use, and a quip on doors marked Exit only. James Cardina offers a closing thought on reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Hahns
Wayne Wyatt
Clairemont
Kent County
Gloria Klein
Tennessee
David Hahn
Kirby Sexton
Young Farmers Host Visitors From Kansas Oklahoma
About 40 educators from Kansas and Oklahoma visit Texas Young Farmers chapters this week. They tour farms and ranches in the county and attend the beef sort course’s final night. Dr Agan of Kansas State and Dr Price of Oklahoma State lead the educational tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferry County
Kansas
Oklahoma
Earl Brown Jr
Ly. Kay Agan
Department of
Kansas State University
Ir. Hubert Price
Olahoma State University
Billy Conner
Young Farmers of Texas
Austin
Brownfield High
Agan
W Lvarn
Texas
Scout Hut Receives New Roofing Work
Brownfield Optimist Club members repairing the scout hut roof used by Troop 747 sponsor. Several volunteers worked Monday night completing about half of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Optimist Club
Solons Act as Equalization Board in Terry County
Terry County Commissioners Court met in regular session and as an equalization board with one citizen in attendance to discuss tax valuation. Oil gas and utility firms boosted county valuation by 1 106 150 to 21 588 250 for 1968 from 20 482 100 in 1967, and spending actions included library funding and indigent gas bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Bobbie Thomson
12th Field Day Set At Halfway
The 12th annual Field Day of the High Plains Research Foundation will be Sept 12 at the Foundation Research Farm in Halfway. Five commodity committees will host exhibits of plants products and equipment in farm shop Seed Production Laboratory and the Law Laboratory Gin. Field tours start at 1 p.m. with professional agricultural staff guiding each track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Plains Research Foundation
Foundation
Tom Longnecker
Board of Trustees
Law Laboratory
Public Invited To Legion Meet In Terry County
The Ho ward Henson Post No 269 of the American Legion invites the public to a 8:30 p.m. meeting featuring six Terry County Boys State attendees from Brownfield Meadow Wellman Union and their parents. The boys Gary Baccus Bob Craig Bary Morris Butch Tongate Danny Tuggle and Delwin Morrow will discuss citizenship through do it yourself sessions. A pre meeting dinner for the youths and parents will be held at the American Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Henson Post No
American Legion
Terry County
Boys State
Austin
Gary Baccus
Bob Craig
Bary Morris
Brownfield
Butch Tongate
Meadow
Danny Tuggle
Wellman
Delwin Morrow
Union
Boys
Post
American Legion Hall
D.M. Morrow
Jack Tongate
Dorris Tuggle
Robert Lee Craig
Jack Baccus
B.S. Morris
Officers See Week End Surge In Arrests And Accidents
Week end activity by local law officers included several arrests and two traffic accidents. Individuals named include Bobby Gene Wright charged with aggravated assault bond set at 1000 dollars and Henry Jackson released on 1000 dollar bonds on two charges. Other detentions cover driving without license, beer sales, drunkenness and thefts from a laundry and a car. A juvenile was picked up as a runaway. Accidents involved a 1965 Chevrolet and a 1963 Oldsmobile at Stewart Fourth Streets and a second collision at 10th Street between a 1963 Chevrolet and a 1964 Oldsmobile with listed drivers Doyle Warren Tomasa Rodriguez Carlos Dominguez and Janie Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Gene Wright
Henry Jackson
William David Gregory
Adolfo Felan Cruz
Susan Timmons Seals
Stewart
Fourth Streets
Doyle Gene Warren
Tomasa Rodriguez
10Th Street
Carlos R. Dominguez
N. 11Th Street
Janie Mottley Hubbard
West Bridges
Kiwanis Sponsors Six Boys for Camp Session
Six local boys depart from Mason for a five day Kiwanis Club Camp 10 miles south of Mason. Tommy Johnson accompanies the group. The camp, started in 1963 by Gene Ashby, serves orphaned boys with deer hunting and summer activities on the Llano River, featuring sports, contests, and a Sunday worship service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Mason
Johnny May
Leon May
Jerry
Lewis Roberson
J.B. Roberson
Kelven Halsell
Kitty Halsell
Jesse Salas
Luis Salas
Gilbert Cruz
Tommy Johnson
Texas
Gene Ashby
Austin
Oklahoma
Kiwanis International
Llano River
Jerry Roberson
Gilbert Crue
Jesse Sales
Kelvin Halsall
The
Moore Attends Math Institute in Canyon
Erwin L. Moore attends an eight week National Science Foundation sponsored course at West Texas State University in Canyon on modern algebra and geometry from June 24 to August 16. The program aims to deepen teacher understanding for classroom use. Moore will teach algebra at Brownfield High School in 1968-69. his wife Mary Ellen is assistant librarian at Kendrick Memorial Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin L. Moore
West Texas State University
Canyon
National Science Foundation
Moore
Brownfield High School
Mary Ellen
Kendrick Memorial Library
Tricia
BHS
Win
Mark
Brownfield Junior High School
Three Contestants Enter Terry County Farm Bureau Queen Contest
Terry County Farm Bureau adds Melba Herron and Mary Young joining Sheryl Franks for the Aug 9 Farm Bureau Queen contest at Brownfield High School Auditorium. Eligible contestants must be daughters or sisters of Farm Bureau members 16 to 22 and single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County Farm Bureau
Melba Herron
Alvin Herron
East Tate
Mary Young
J.W. Young
Meadow
Sheryl Franks
Brownfield High School
Miss Herron
Texas Tech
Young
Meadow High School
Future Homemakers of America
the Meadow High School
The
Meadow Methodist Church
MYF
Miss Young
Farm Bureau
Grand Jury Indicts Five in 121st Judicial District
The 121st Judicial District grand jury convened Monday and returned indictments in five cases. Jimmy Bicke faced theft over 50 dollars and receiving stolen property charges. William D. White was indicted for defrauding with worthless checks. Henry Jackson faced assault with intent to murder. Clarence Dwane Steen faced attempted burglary. Angel Hernandez Sr faced injury and destroying property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
121St Judicial District
Jimmy Bicke
William D. White
Henry Jackson
Clarence Dwane Steen
Angel Hernandez Sr
Kiwanians Hear DPS Spokesman on Polygraph Tests
Tom Barnes of the Department of Public Safety spoke to the Kiwanis Club in Lubbock about lie detector tests. He explained the polygraph records body responses rather than proving truth, with Don Burda presiding and Jake Fulford giving the invocation. Four guests were introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Barnes
Deepartment of Public Safety
Lubbock
Kiwanis Club
Charlie Keese
Barnes
Don Burda
Jake Fulford
Sidney Hester
Burda
Johnny Marsh
C.A. Waggoner
Delbert Wylie
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Billie Norman
Detroi
James Cardina
Gibbons
Scout Hut
Solons
San Antonio
Library
Thomason Construction Company
Precinct One
Precinct Two
Precinct Three
Wayne Mullings
Precinct
Legion
Bruce Roberts
First
Tate
Ray Trent
Trent Laundry
Charles Darby
Math Institute
Kiwanians
Ray Lathan
Brownfield City Police
Icemen
L. N. Bartley
Kermit Whitten
Tom Crudup
Menere
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