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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1963
Page
1
The American Medical Association warns against viewing Saturdays solar eclipse with makeshift devices or direct sunlight. Eye damage can occur in under one second, even with dark sunglasses, while the safe option is the projection method to view an image of the eclipse.
Pamela Mekley nine, daughter of Mr and Mrs Weaver Mekley of Houston, died in a Monday crash near La Grange when a car driven by her uncle Mike Gafford overturned. Mike and Pamela's sister Pat were passengers. Pat survived, Mike hospitalized. Funeral set for Emory with immediate family survivors listed.
Guilty verdict returned in Terry County for Boot Marion Blye in the April 7 murder of Frank Cook with malice aforethought. He received a five year suspended sentence after the trial opened Monday afternoon and verdict read around 11 PM Tuesday.
At a Monday night meeting in the high school library the Brownfield School Board examined current education facility status and discussed possible approaches to ease crowding. No firm action was taken on the proposed building report which listed several alternatives from Superintendent OK.
City Police and County Sheriff offices logged a busy period with two vehicle thefts reported. A 1959 Ford pickup stolen from First Baptist Church was recovered in Lubbock, while a green cream 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air was taken from 108 North 1st car lot. Other incidents include a window theft, pistol theft from Cicero Smith Lumber, tire theft, and a possible arson at Willie Smith's residence. Minor traffic accidents and various calls rounded out the activity as board discussions continued.
Funeral services were held for Billy dee Lewis 32 at Crescent Hill Church of Christ with John McCoy officiating. Burial was in Terry County Cemetery. Lewis died Saturday in a auto ambulance crash on Texas 349 north of Midland. the ambulance driver Mickey Poteet 20 of Lamesa was not seriously hurt. Lewis worked for J B Knight Distributing and was driving their car. he was a 1952 Texas Tech animal husbandry graduate and an Army Reserve lieutenant. He is survived by his wife Jean a son Todd Allan three, his parents and a sister.
Plans for Miss South Plains 1963 Dorothy McDonald advance as community Jaycees and clubs host visits and promotions. A noon Friday Rotary meeting precedes Monday Miss South Plains Day events at Brownfield State Bank with merchandise displays and surprises. KCBC TV will air Community Close-up at 12:15 pm.
Funeral services for Arthur JL Bates GR are set for 2 pm today at Four Square Gospel Church with Rev Paul Kisser officiating Hugh Harris assisting. Burial at Brownfield Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction. Bates died at 4.40 am Wednesday in Lubbock after a holiday illness. He lived in Brownfield since 1927 and farmed in Pleasant Valleys and Harmony before moving to town. Survivors include wife? one daughter Mrs L V Langford, one son Earl, one brother Henry Bates, one sister Mrs Roy Moore, two grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Dorothy McDonald known as Miss South Plains of 1963 entertained Lions Club at the Party House with a vocal number Tonight from Side Story. Publicity chairman Weldon Callaway urged support for her bid for Miss Texas, to compete in Miss America in August.
Brownfield FFA members attend the 55th Texas FFA convention in Lubbock with several students set to receive state farmer degrees. Howard Hurd Jr. will receive the American farmer degree at the national convention.
Darrell Franks heads Brownfield F F A chapter with fellow delegates Terry Ware and John Wilson attending. Jerry Clark of Buna leads the state board of student officers and will relinquish duties at Friday morning’s final session. Candidates named include Mark Harbin Nelson Heg Claud Vaughn Eddie Joe Davis Lanny Burnett Kenny Mass Victor Schmidt Ashley Lavell Tommy Moses Gene Hister and George Weat. About 4000 members from 900 chapters attend the convention. Vern France, national FFA secretary from Gooding Idaho, will address the awards program at 7 p m.
The Kiwanis Club met at the Party House with Dorothy McDonald Miss South Plains 1963 as the honored guest. Her mother Jean McDonald joined, and both were recognized by Jaycees president John Badgwell and Weldon Callaway publicity chair overseeing the Miss South Plains drive.
Four defendants were fined by Terry County Court after last week’s proceedings. Sammy Mason paid 325 plus court costs for aggravated assault. Manuel Perez was fined 10 plus costs for simple assault. Jimmy Peres Way faced 8 plus costs for aggravated empty check charge. Mrs Mee Jean Flourney owed 10 plus costs. One case was dismissed for alleged destruction.
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