Casual Corner note on Bill Quinn visit and TV ties
Sig H Atkinson recalls meeting Bill Quinn after 20 years. Quinn, once Wyoming Univ journalism graduate, now ran a Public Relations firm in North Hollywood and collaborates in writing, TV shows, and a syndicated column. He and his wife Adele Faulkner will appear on Dinah Shore on NBC.
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Bill Quinn
Lubbock
Wyoming University
Wyoming
North Hollywood
Bill
P. R
Adele Faulkner
Dinah Shore
NBC
Adele
Hospital Directors Approve Budget for Christ Crusade
Dr Akbar Abdul-Haqq to evangelize at Terry County Crusade for Christ July 25 to Aug 1 at Cub Stadium. He is a Billy Graham associate and United Methodist minister with a long academic background and ties to India and Pakistan.
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Akbar Abdul-Haqq
Terry County
Crusade For Christ
Cub Stadium
Abdul-Haqqq
Billy Graham
United Methodist Church
Dr. Graham
Henry Martyn School of Islamic Studies
Forman Christian College
Lahore
Punjab
British India
Ludhiana
India
University of the Punjab
Northwestern University
Evanston
Annsville
Minn
Doris
Royal College of Surgeons
Edinburgh
Scotland
Billy
Andrew
Brownfield Council OKs General Telephone Rate Hike
The Brownfield City Council approved a General Telephone Company rate increase effective December 22. Business lines rise to 14.20 with one party, two party lines at 11.50. residential one party 6.65 and two party 5.65. The first general rise in 17 years follows added services and inflation.
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Brownfield City
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
General Telephone
W. A
Dub’’ Leigon
Gerald Hamilton
Counc
Hamilton
General Telephone Company
Film Preview Slated Today By Methodists In Texas City
Oil Town U S A Graham Crusade film screens at 6 45 p m Sunday in First United Methodist Church sanctuary. It follows a self made man who finds peace with God during a search for his daughter amid the Houston boom and Texas City disaster. Notables Georgia Lee Redd Harper Cindy Walker appear.
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Oil Town
U.S.A
First United Methodist Church
Houston
Brownfield
Cub Stadium
Texas City
Georgia Lee
Redd Harper
Cindy Walker
Museum Directors Meet to Amend Charter at City Hall
Terry County Heritage Museum board of directors will meet at 7 30 p m Monday July 19 in the Council Room City Hall. All directors urged to attend this meeting called to amend the organization's charter.
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Terry County
Showers Expected Sunday as Heat Persists Across South Plains
Forecast notes a hot dry pattern with a slight chance of light to moderate showers Sunday and Monday. Rainfall in the past week concentrated along the Texas Costal Zone improving Cameron County while other regions face worsening drought from northcentral Texas to the Edwards Plateau and Red River border.
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South Plains
Panhandle
Texas Costal
Cameron County
Texas
Edwards Plateau
North Cen
Oklahoma
Red River
Collingsworth
Clay County
Talent Find Set For Brownfield Little Theatre
The Farm Bureau Talent Find moves to Brownfield High School Little Theatre due to only six contestants. It starts 8 p.m. Friday July 23 with rehearsals Thursday in the theatre. Contestants include Al Cato Lloyd Jordan Alice Toiver Glen Fox Donna Bham Vickie Howard. The Terry County Talent Fund winner will represent the Senate in the District Contest.
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Farm Bureau
Little Theatre
Brownfield High School
Roy Barrer
Arinally
Brownfield School
East Broadway
al Cato
Lloyd Jordan
Alice To Iver
Glen Fox
Donna B Ham
Vickie Howard
Terry County Talent Fund
Senate
Final Bale Count for Terry County in 1970 Season
County Agent Jim Foy reports the final bale count for Terry County in 1970 at 114,500 bales, 9,479 more than the last fall figure, marking a hefty total for the season.
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Terry County
Jim Foy
New VEE Strain Reported in Texas Horses
The bulletin notes a new equine encephalitis strain found in Texas brings total types to four. Sanitation officer Ray White says vaccination is required, even for those previously vaccinated against other encephalitides. Dr Tim Faulkenberry expects the vaccine to be available soon and used first at the outbreak site before expanding statewide.
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Texas
Ray White
Saint Louis
GenTel CWA Talks Break as Union Studies New Offer
Negotiations between General Telephone Company of the Southwest and Communications Workers of America recessed to study a company package on wages benefits and other contract items. The three year deal would begin wage reopeners in year three with on call sessions to follow. The union rejected the package citing inadequate wage increases retrogression in benefits and unequal pay for women. Talks are expected to resume with discussions on town classifications board lodging and hospitalization plan improvements.
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Gen
Eral Telephone Company of
The
Southwest
Communications Workers of America
Bulletin Communications Workers of America
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
No Increase In Taxes Necessary For 1971-72 Budget
Terry Memorial Hospital District directors approved a 1971-72 budget of 765 335 49 up 6 94 percent from the previous year 715 647 48 with no tax increase kept at 36 cents per 100 valuation Public hearing set for July 28 at 9 a m in Pat McMillan’s office Private room rates at the new hospital will be under 40 Dr Carl R Smith\’s appointment to the Medical Staff was approved subject to staff rules and regulations The board expects the grand opening in late September or early October and plans a tour for state inspectors arriving July 20 2023
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Terry Memorial Hospital
Pat McMillan
McMillan
Ray Anderson
Texas State Department of Health
Carl R. Smith
Dr. Smith
Dr. Carl Smith Begins Private Practice in Brownfield
Dr. Carl R. Smith, 33, approved by Terry Memorial Hospital District as a staff internist, joins with Dr. Sherman A. Hope. He and his family from Ft. Huachuca Army Base now reside at 1421 East Repoto. He plans private non-surgical work and serves as emergency physician for Brownfield General Hospital.
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Carl R. Smith
Terry Memorial Hospital
Sherman A. Hope
Grand Jury To Hear 17 Cases In Terry County
Terry County Grand Jury will convene Tuesday July 20 with 17 cases on the docket. Names include Childo G Martie nez burglary by breaking Juan Cerna burglary by breaking Chris Rodreguez Jr Reyes B Alcorta burglary by breaking David H Howard assault with intent to murder and firearms ex convict Bernard Gibson intent to commit murder Abel Cantu burglary with intent to rape Tommy Newsom possession of narcotic marijuana seed Larry Don Gryder possession of narcotic marijuana seed Gloria Tapia intent to murder Johnny Coe theft over 50 Liandro Rodriguez Cerna Jr theft over 50 burglary count Two cases were dismissed pre trial Mike Ross possession narcotic marijuana seed Robert K Littlefield possession narcotic marijuana seed due to insufficient evidence by Justice of the Peace George Steele.
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Childo G. Martienez
Juan Cerna
Chris Rodreguez Jr
Reyes B. Alcorta
David H. Howard
Bernard Gibson
Abel Cantu
Tommy Newsom
Larry Don Gryder
Gloria Tapia
Johnny Coe
Min B. Robles
Eugene Cummings
Ernesto Garcia
Liandro Rodriguez Cerna Jr
Mike Ross
Robert K. Littlefield
Justice of the Peace
George Steele
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George Weiss
Roy Collier
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Jim Brasher
St. Louis
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Sam Crawford
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Jake Geron
Southwestern Public Service
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Amarillo
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City At
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SIC
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Bulletin
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McCamey
West Texas
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Smith
American Medical Association
First United Presbyterian Church
Terry County Grand Jury
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