Casual Corner Notes and Local Honors
The column highlights a mix of community notes including Jackie Cargill receiving the 1972 National Sales Achievement Award from Great National Life Insurance, 44 people examined by the WTA mobile X-ray unit with Brownfield set to host again on August 16, and changes to telephone billing dates. It also mentions August 22 direct distance dialing, Babe Ruth action updates from San Antonio, and local commentary on insurance rate trends with varied regional impact.
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Jackie Cargill
Great National Life Insurance Company
WTA Mobile
Brownfield
Peggy Robinson
Babe Ruth
San Antonio
Claude Merritt
Lewis Simmonds
Mercury
Jack Greenfield
Brownfield Association of Independent Insurance Agents
Perry Bear
Brownfield All Stars Win Opener in West Texas Babe Ruth
Brownfield All Stars opened the West Texas State 14 and 15 year old Babe Ruth tournament in San Antonio with a victory over Levelland. Willis was the winning pitcher allowing four hits with 14 strikeouts and two walks. Lewis Roberson and Randy Rozean hit home runs and Brownfield collected six singles. Plainview beat Graham 5 to 4 and San Antonio North awaited at 4 pm Tuesday. Pampa edged San Antonio Southside 12 to 10. Brownfield faced Pampa at 6 30 pm and Levelland met Graham.
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Brownfield All Stars
Babe Ruth
San Antonio
Wee
Gary Willis
Lewis Roberson
Randy Rozean
Plainview
Graham
San Antonio Northside
Pampa
San Antonio Southside
Brown
Brownfield All-Stars Defeat Pampa In State Playoff
Brownfield Babe Ruth All-Stars beat Pampa 6 to 3 Tuesday night to stay undefeated in the San Antonio state playoff. Pitcher Louis Roberson struck out seven, walked seven, allowed four hits. Jerry Sullivan hit a home run as Brownfield prepared to meet North Side San Antonio, the remaining undefeated team, at 9 p m on Wednesday.
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Brownfield
Pampa
San Antonio
Louis Roberson
Jerry Sullivan
Brownfield All-Stars
Donkey Ball Game Tonight At Babe Ruth Park
The Jaycees sponsor a donkey ball game at Babe Ruth Park starting at 7:30 p m with coaches of the Little League, Jaycee Eddie Johnson says there are slight rule changes and odds of 99 to 1 on the donkeys.
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Babe Ruth Park
Jaycees
Jaycee
Eddie Johnson
Parade and barbecue open Terry County rodeo festivities
A Thursday 4:30 parade will kickoff three nights of rodeo thrills for Terry County residents under the Terry County Sheriff's Posse. The march will start at the old Western Grain building, go down Lubbock Road and Main Street, circle the courthouse, then return to Lubbock Road. At least eight visiting riding clubs join the parade led by E. H. Wood. A post-parade barbecue follows, with a humorous donkey-baseball game described, and a trained animal act and clown Gunner Knox appearing during intermission. Jaycee and Little League squads will supply volunteers. proceeds go to both groups with tickets at 1 for adults, 50 cents for students, and free for preschool children.
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Terry County
Old Western Grain Building
Lubbock Road
Main Street
Broadway
Gunner Knox
Jaycee
Bill Long
Neil Dennis
Drew Grogan
Junior Knox
Dennis McCutcheon
Bob Simpson
Alton Nicholson
Ronnie Raybon
Neil Smith
Stan Blacklock
Jim Erwin
Lloyd Little
Dennis Bailey
Mickey Beck
Joe Cloud
Mike Hasty
Ronnie Baize
Steve Schaap
Jimmie Jones
Keith Cornwell
Jerry Reno
Fred Ford
Eddie Johnson
Final Crop Set-Aside Certification Date Set for August 1
August 1 is the final date to certify crops and set-aside acreage per Jom H. Stockton Jr. county executive director of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Only about half of Terry County farms are certified to date, and farmers are reminded to complete the task by the deadline. Land must be farmed, see August 1 on Page 5. Congenial E H Wood, director of Terry County Sheriff’s Posse, sponsors the annual rodeo tonight through Saturday after moving from Dawson County in 1954.
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Sheriff's Posse
Janie Collins
Woodrow Collins
Park Lane
Lisa
Jom H. Stockton Jr
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Terry
E. H. Wood
Terry County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babe Ruth All Stars
Atkinson
Levelland
Darnell Foster
David Rogers
Mike Murphy
Armando Lazado
Kelly Murphy
Mike Halamicek
Danny Bingham
Kenneth Ingram
Tim Walker
Lonnie Graham
Rickie Robinson
Freddie Moore
Mickey McClure
Dave Cushman
Bulletin
Sheriff’s Posse
Health Department
Sue Belew
Mack Ross
Mike Richardson
Lee Smith
Jack Leech
Bill Kearns
Don Godwin
Gene Hamsley
Billy Balthrop
Gene Duke
Carrol Herring
Don Brown
Jim Billings
Don Tankersley
Amalio Garcia
Charles Wilkes
Charles Bryant
Bozo Scott
Wiley Kay
Jerry Bond
Les Britton
Ger
Ald Jordan
Buzz Cooper
Jett Green
Don Jackson
Leon May
Johnson
Little League
the Jaycees
Nabor
Joyce Henson
Sundown
U. S. 85
Brownfield General Hospital
Hugh
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