Pageant Pace Keeps Contestant Hopping Miss Weiss Busy
Fort Worth reports say Brownfield's Jane Weiss, Miss South Plains, has a feverish week as she vies for Miss Texas. Manager Weluon Callaway of Goodpasture Grain & Milling Co. and Brownfield State Bank says her chances to reach the top ten are strong. A Fort Worth hostess will accompany each trio of contestants, with chaperone Mrs J E Buddy Gillham assigned to Miss Weiss.
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Fort Worth
Brownfield
Jane Weiss
Miss Weiss
J. E. Buddy Gillham
Callaway
Western Hillis Hotel
Brownfield School Board Sets July Meeting Agenda
The Brownfield School Board schedules its regular July meeting for Monday at 7 30 pm in the High School Library. The superintendent will present the curriculum and enrollment reports along with personnel changes and several business items for discussion.
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Brownfield School Board of Trustees
Red Raider Nubbin Hollar Rides Bronco at Brownfield Rodeo
Large crowds watch Nubbin Hollar the Red Raider ride Scorpion in the saddle bronc division at the Brownfield Rodeo on Thursday. Hollar, wearing a mask, contemplates riding the horse around the football field after the event.
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Red Raider
Nubbin Hollar
Texas Tech
Hollar
Scorpion
Local Arrests Reported By Terry County Sheriff Office
A roundup of recent arrests by the Terry County Sheriff's Department includes Charles Durham who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and paid a 51.70 fine, Oral Palmer facing forgery charges with no plea yet, and Santos Davila with Manuel Torres facing a damaging of personal property over 150 dollars charge. A Karnes City warrant led to Brownfield police arrest of Dan Dunlap for illegal sale of alcohol and Kenneth Herndon for illegal possession. both free on 1000 bond after pleas of innocent. Other cases involve a minor in possession and under investigation thefts from Mrs Cook and Pat Pennington. A bicycle accident injured Jimmy Wayne Todd when struck by a 1961 Chevrolet driven by Randy Mack Bishop.
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Santos Davila
Manuel Torres
Karnes City
Brownfield City
Dan Dunlap
Kenneth Herndon
Cook
Pat Pennington
Food Mart
Lubbock Read
Gillham Dr accident leaves boy treated and released
A youngster on Gillham Drive was taken to Brownfield General Hospital with bruises and lacerations to the left leg foot and head after an overnight stay he was released to go home. At the rodeo grounds a parked 1962 Chevrolet pickup owned by Glenn R Darwin of Lovington NM suffered front bumper damage from an unidentified vehicle that fled the scene.
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Gillham
Brownfield General Hospital
Rodeo Grounds
Glenn R. Darwin
Lovington, N. M
Lions Club meeting mishap fuels lighthearted mischief
From This Corner recalls a Lions Club gathering where a bungled program drew jokes about a Montreal convention and a taped trophy. Doug Cox received a vote of sympathy for a fragile prize while Dave Nicholson staged a gift box gag. Tail Twister Max Hamilton fines Doug for impersonating a sinner, and the piece quips about the harsh authority of the badge.
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Coachox
Bill Weise
Dave Nicholson
Wolfe
Bill
Doug
Max Hamilton
Max
Ed Crow
Doug Cox
Lion Crow
Taylor Services Held Saturday
Funeral services for R. M. Marvin Taylor aged 61 of Tokio were held at 3 pm Saturday in Brownfield Memorial Chapel. He died of a heart attack at his home in Terry County. A longtime rancher, he moved from Wheeler in 1915 with his parents and lived in the area since. Interment followed at Plains Cemetery with pallbearers named. survivors include his wife, a son Edward of Plains, two daughters in Wichita Falls and Dallas, two brothers Alvin and Ben, and two sisters both of Tokio.
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R. M. Marvin Taylor
Route 1
Tokio
Brownfield
Taylor
Terry County
Wheeler
Martin
R. H. Meixner
First Methodist Church of
Denver City
Elmer Moithan
H. F. Brooks
Lions Hold Weekly Meeting in Brownfield
Brownfield Lions met at noon for a luncheon session at the Party House with President Speedy Lindsey presiding. New members John Jennings and Joe Stevens received welcome packets. Dick Nicholson urged volunteers to assist with Babe Ruth League District Tournament ticket sales running through Friday.
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Brownfield's
Lions
Speedy Lindsey
John Jennings
Joe Stevens
Dave Nicholson
Nicholson
Lindsey
Stevens
Brownfield
Rotary Club Addresses By Mission Doctor
Dr. Harlan J. Willis spoke at the Brownfield Rotary Club noon meeting, outlining the Thailand mission hospital project. He will stay a year with Dr. Sherman A. Hope, with slides and commentary on local medical challenges and area conditions. President Bill Noble led the session with several guests attending.
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Harlan J. Willis
Thailand
Brownfield
Rotary Club
Willis
Sherman A. Hope
Hope
Annual Tour Cancelled Amid Drought in Terry County
Bruce Zorns, chair of Terry Soil Conservation District, announces the annual Tour and Field Day with the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce is cancelled due to drought harming crop quality. The event is a key autumn highlight showing diversified farming progress and features the Outstanding Diversified Farmer of the Year award.
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Terry County
Bruce Zorns
Terry Soil Conservation District
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Zorns
Terry Soil
Services Pending For Mrs Louise Hearn
Services pending in Albany for Mrs Louise Hearn 45 daughter of Allen Newcomb and Mrs. Newcomb of 401 East Tate. She died after a short illness in Brownfield General Hospital. Services will be held under Godfrey Funeral Home Albany. Mrs Hearn was employed by the Discount Center prior to her death.
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Albany
Louise Hearn
Aillen Newcomb
East
Tate
Godfrey Funeral Home
Weather forecast for Brownfield hot and clear to partly cloudy
Clear to partly cloudy and hot in Brownfield and surrounding area with a chance of isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Highs near the upper 90s and nightly lows in the mid 60s.
Optimists View Film Thursday at Brownfield meeting
The Brownfield Optimist Club met Thursday noon in the Flame Room of Pioneer Natural Gas Co. Dr. Howard McIlroy led the program a colored movie travelogue featuring the Bahama Islands. Vice president McIlroy filled in for president James W. Evans. One visitor from Lubbock attended.
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Brownfield Optimist Club
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Howard McIlroy
Bahama Islands
Dr. McIlroy
James W. Evans
Thrashes In Vernon Attend Funeral For Child
Mr and Mrs Don Thrash of 1008 E Lake traveled to Vernon on Saturday to attend funeral services for Bobby Mence six year old son of Mr and Mrs Jack Mence. The boy was killed Friday in a gun accident when a teenage boy showed him a gun and it discharged. Mrs Thrash had been in Dallas with her ailing mother and learned the news on the radio while en route.
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Don Thrash
E. Lake
Vernon
Bobby Mence
Jack Mence
Parade Sets Rodeo Mood In Andrews County
Large crowds attended the local rodeo arena performances Thursday through Friday. About 3,000 fans watched 190 Texas and New Mexico cowboys and cowgirls parade and ride, with awards given after the grand entry. Winners include Andrews County and Cochran County groups, plus Lubbock Rangers in the junior division. Individual winners span bareback, saddle bronc, bull riding, calf roping, bulldogging, and pole bending events, with times and placements listed. The Brownfield Rodeo was produced by AuFill Rodeo Production, with Mrs. Harlene Cornett named 1964 Terry Posse Queen.
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Texas
Jim Brock
Lubbock
Fred Cargill
Plainview
Lubock
Keith Lloyd
Big Spring
Moody Fredenburg
Wayne Gleghorn
Lamesa
Burton Howard
Portales
Jerry Harlan
Slaton
Richard Hughes
Rowell
Lloyd Croslin
Zarre
Ethel Hart
Post
Dorothy Boreland
Colorado City
Betty Furgeson
Petersburg
Brownfield
Aufill
Terry County Sheriffs Posse
Jack Aufill
Harlene Cornett
Route 3
Terry Posse
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Lion Boss
Montreal
Speedy
Gaines County
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Virgil Crawford
Brownfield Country Club
W. A. Wolfe
Odell Sears
Dave Norman
Ed Hill
Jerry Reese
A. C. Bishop
Bill Noble
Grady Goodpasture
John Thomas
Ken Muldrow
al Muldrow
Gene Akin
Tommy Hicks
Thrashes
Jimmy Gray
Plains
Mike Busby
Debbie Busby
Pam Aten
Johm Doyle
Jay Wade
Ginger Bennett
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