All Stars travel to Lubbock for district title bid
Brownfield Little League All Stars meet Reese Air Force Base in district playoffs at Lubbock site near Methodist Hospital. Four teams compete for the crown with Lubbock Southern Aspermont winner awaiting. Local players listed with addresses and family details accompany coach Wag Gee and assistants Ike Isaacs and Raymond Wilson.
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Brownfield
Reese Air Force Base
Lubbock
Reese
Nashville Street
of Methodist Hospital
34Th Street
Lubbock Southern
Aspermont
Lamesa
Slaton
Post
Tahoka
O'Donnell
Crosbyton
Roger Robertson
J. B. Robertson
North
Open House for Brownfield Texas Highway HQ Friday
The Texas Highway Department maintenance and engineering HQ in Brownfield hosts a 2 to 4 pm open house Friday. The $91 000 complex showcases equipment and a state radio system with 30 associated staff and a $11 000 monthly payroll.
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Brownfield
Texas Highway Department
Highways and Roads Committee
James Thurman
Marvin McNutt
Paul Farrar
Ed Hill
Grady Davis
Earl E. Anthony Jr
East Hill
Carl R. Hart
Lubbock
Anthony
Terry
Yoakum County
City seeks compliance with garbage can rule 1220
Brownfield residents learn of Ordinance 1220 on trash can standards. Sanitation officials will tag cans not meeting requirements and remove those without tight lids or repairs. Inadequate cans tagged already will be hauled away August 2 unless fixed or replaced. fines may apply. Lids sold by local Brownfield merchants.
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City Sanitation Department
Brownfield Chamber Manager J O Satterwhite Dies at 66
J O Satterwhite longtime manager of the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce died Monday afternoon at about 4 45 while a private plane took him to Big Spring for chamber business He was 66 survived by his widow Hilda and two sisters Funeral services were held in Brownfield and later in Houston burial in Forest Park West Cemetery A native of Creek Tex he served in WWII and held key roles in chambers of commerce across the Southwest The Brownfield chamber credits him with raising the organization to new productivity and building a prominent local office
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Satterwhite
Big Spring
Chamber Business
Terry County Hospital
Terry County
Wellman
First Christian
Jack K. Garrett
Truett Flache
L. G. Smith
Paul Farrar
Curtis Sterling
Dennis Q. Lilly
Lal Copeland
Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield Funeral Home
Hilda
East Reppte
Alpine
Midland
Houston
Brownfield
First Christian Church
L. Noels
Forest Park West Cemetery
Settasgast-Kolf Funeral Home
Creek
Tex
Chambers of Commerce
Southwest
Brownfield Lodge 903
Af&am
Arabia Shrine Temple
Brownfield Rotary Club
Brownfield Lions Club
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Mexico
Central America
Army Air Force
Lubbock
Sinclair Oil Company
Ford Motor Company
Ballinger
Houston Chamber
Brownfield Chamber
Chamber
Ford Tractor
Texas
Joe Satterwhite
Joe
United States
Europe
America
Colum
Hilda Satterwhite
Colonel Banks Career Summary Across WWII to 1952
Colonel Banks served at Langley Field then Puer to Rico in 1940 as a squadron commander in the 40th Bomb Group on anti-sub patrol in the Caribbean. He fought in the Southwest Pacific during WWII and, after Air War College in 1952, moved to the Philippine Islands as deputy commander of the 5811st Wing. He later led the 6200th Air Base Wing and served as vice commander of the Thirteenth Air Force before commanding the 3700th Air Base Group at Lackland AFB Texas. He is a command pilot with the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with one Oak Leaf.
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Langley Field
Banks
Puerto Rico
40Th
Caribbean
Southwest Pacific
Air War College
Philippine Islands
6200Th Air Base
Thirteenth Air Force
Williams
3700Th
Lackland Afb
Tex
Native Son To Command Webb AFB at Big Spring
Williams AFB Ariz Col Wilson H Banks deputy commander since Oct 1960 will assume command of Webb Air Force Base at Big Spring in early September. A Brownfield native he trained at Randolph Field 1938 was commissioned 1939. Mrs Banks Jacqueline Smith is California born and they have three children.
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Williams Afb
Ariz
Wilson H. Banks
Williams
Webb Air Force Base
Big Spring
Brownfield
Banks
Randolph Field
Clark Afb
Colonel Banks
The
University of the Philippines
Jacqueline Marcia Smith
California
Wilson H. Banks Jr
Ronald
Jacquie
Remembering Joe Satterwhite A Brownfield Tribute
The Publisher's Corner reflects on Joe Satterwhite a longtime Chamber of Commerce leader and friend in Brownfield Texas. The piece honors his service in World War I Ford tractors Sinclair Oil and public duty with church and community work and shares condolences with his wife Hilda.
Pioneers Meet to Plan Reunion in The Legion Hall
The Terry County Pioneers Association, now 276 members strong, will hold its first annual reunion all day August 25 at The Legion Hall. President W A Bynum, vice president H M Pyeatt, secretary-treasurer Mrs A J Bell, and reporter Mrs A J Stricklin lead the group which expects 300 to 500 oldtimers and guests. Special invitations are being mailed to former residents.
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Terry County Pioneers Association
W. A
Judge) Bynum
East Main
Legion Hall
H. M
Duke) Pyeatt
East Broadway
A. J. Bell
Route 1
Meadow
A J. Stricklin
Absentee Voting Open For Meadow ISD Desegregation Vote
Meadow Independent School District residents may vote absentee in the Aug. 12 election to maintain or abolish the dual school system. Ballots are available at the County Clerk Wade Yandell’s courthouse office. The deadline is 5 p.m. Aug. 8.
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Meadow Independent School District
Wade Yandell
Enter Freedom Forum Contests Open for Local Students
Deadlines approach for two competitions tied to the Brownfield Freedom Forum. An essay contest asks juniors, seniors, and college students to explain what Americanism means in 250 words or less, with submissions to Mrs. Dale Travis at 1312 East Buckley. A letters to the editor contest invites residents to say why a Freedom Forum is needed in 100 words or less.
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Brownfield Freedom Forum
Dale Travis
East
Buckley
Freedom Forum
Cotton producers outline plan to boost market by 5 million bales
Union and Brownfield sessions begin at 8 p.m. with a 40 minute slide program. Organizing Committee for Terry County of the Cotton Producers Institute hosts meetings in High School and 121st District Court to study opportunities for growers to expand the cotton market.
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Union
Brownfield
121St District Court
Wellman and Meadow
Terry County
Cotton Producers Institute
Robert Hamm
Wellman
Grady Goodpasture
East Tate
C A. Winn
East Lake
A. M. Muldrow
South Club
W. A
Dub) Fulford
East Sons
Howard Hurd
Jess McWherter
Robert Baumgardner
East Reppte
Homer Barron
Meadow
Mellroy Clinic Opens New Chiropractic Center Open House Sunday
Drs. T. H. Mellroy and Howard Wayne Mellroy host an open house at the new Mellroy Chiropractic Clinic at 214 Tohoka Road from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The office moves from 220 West Lake to the brick tile one-floor building showcasing modern equipment. See No 3 Page 4.
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Mellroy
Tohoka Road
T. H. Mellroy
Howard Wayne Mellroy
West Lake
Turner brothers host weekend guest in Dallas visitor note
VISITS BROTHER M. R. Turner of Dallas was a weekend guest in the home of his brother, A. W. Turner, and his wife at 714 East Tate.
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M. R. Turner
Dallas
A. W. Turner
East
Tate
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Ike) Isaacs
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Joe) Satterwhite
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