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Brownfield News

Location

Brownfield, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1963

Page

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Willard Collins To Lead Bible Forum At Brownfield High

Willard Collins vice president of David Lipscomb College Nashville Tenn will conduct a series of Bible lectures at Brownfield High School Auditorium sponsored by the Brownfield Churches of Christ Events begin 730 PM with morning services at Crescent Hill Church of Christ Collins a noted author and editor served as evangelist since 1934 and preached in Tokyo in 1961 An attendance peak of 13000 opened the eight night meeting with 2500 in halls 10 000 plus attendees overall through the series

Willard Collins David Lipscomb College Nashville Tonn Brownfield High School Bible Forum Brownfield Churches of Christ Crescent Hill Church of Christ Gospel Advocate Mth Century Christian Minister's Monthly The Gospel Press Lewisburg Tenn Tokyo Japan United States Armed Forces Collins Craig Auditorum WO 407 David Lipscomb Lipscomb Collins District V American College Public Relations Association National Board of Directors Know Your Bible

Thefts Reported To Police Here

Several thefts were reported to the City Police Department in recent days including items from Rental Pipe & Supply on Seagraves Road. Glen Baker complained of five or six dresses and other articles stolen from his residence Thursday night. Betty Hammond, 4, was struck by a car on Cardwell Street but suffered only a broken thumb and minor injuries. See THEFT on Page.

Rental Pipe & Supply Company Seagraves Road Glen Baker N. 1St Hill White Tahokg Road Bt Cardwell Betty Hammond Lewis Hammond Buick Myrtice Baker Nickels N. A St Thetot Brownfield General Hospital

Youth Injured In Tractor Fire

Tommy Garner age 16 was severely burned Thursday while working on his father Val Garners farm seven miles north and one mile east of Brownfield. He was rushed to Brownfield General Hospital where he lies unable to explain the cause. The 1963 Farmall tractor was a total loss and had smoldered until Friday morning.

Tommy Garner Val Gayner Tommy Brownfield General Hospital Val Garner Brownfield

Beauty Begin at Home City Beautiful Commission Meeting

The first meeting of the City Beautiful Commission in Chattanooga adjourned due to lack of a quorum. Most members said they could not attend because they had to work in the various jobs.

Chattanooga City Beastiful Commission

New Directors Named for Brown Field Boys Club Meet

At a Wednesday evening meeting in McGowan and McGowan Riichard Wingmore offices new directors for the Brown field Boys Club were announced. Named were Jim Reed Mark Wyatt Frank Gorton Dr Mor ris Knox Dr Joe Woods W D Cotham and Max Hamilton Specarmey Dallas assistant regional director of Boys Clubs of America explained duties and a plan for a local director was discussed.

Brownfield Boys Club McGowan Riichard Wingmore Jim Reed Mark Wyatt Frank Gorton Morris Knox Joe Woods Cotham Maxhamilton Jim Specarmey Dallas Boys Clubs of American

Graveside Rites Held For Infant Danette Beck

Graveside rites were conducted for infant Danette Beck four days old at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Rev. Ed Adams of Challis Baptist Church officiated, with burial by Brownfield General Home. The infant died at 12 25 a.m. in Brownfield General Hospital, survived by parents Dan W. Beck and wife, two brothers Steven and Danny, and paternal grandparents E H Green and Mrs Green of Brownfield.

Danette Beck Dan W. Beck Terry County Memorial Cemetery Ed Adams Challis Baptist Church Thefervice Brownfield General Home Brownfeild General Hospital Steven Dewayne Danny Kay Taternal Corandparents Amigre E. H. Green Browneld

Cotton Field Jobs Sought In Brownfield Area

Texas employment bulletin lists Brownfield area demand for six tractor drivers six general farm hands 225 irrigators and 400 cotton choppers. Wages range from 70 cents an hour for irrigators to 1 dollar an hour for tractor drivers with general farm hands offered 70 cents to 1.00 per hour and crew leaders paid 40 to 50 dollars weekly.

Cotton Central Texasimployment Cam Mison Brownfield

Rodeo Opens With Local Pageantry in Brownfield

Brownfield hosts a three night rodeo starting Thursday with a kickoff parade at 4 pm. The event honors W S Buck Mize who died earlier this week in a highway crash. About 13 units have signed up with a possible 15 to 16. rodeo queen Miss Harlene Forbes will reign, and events include calf roping bareback riding and barrel racing.

Brownfield Stow W S Buck) Mize Terry County Idalou Harlene Forbes Harol Forbes Tahoka See Rodeo Route 1

Mrs Landess To Attend Austin Workshop

Mrs Alene Landess Brownfield Schools lunchroom supervisor will attend a week long workshop in Austin on August 5 sponsored by the Texas Education Agency for superintendents and lunchroom leaders. The course Techniques of Group Instruction will underpin a two day session August 28 29 taught to local personnel. attendees will be university staff and Distributive Education Department members with limited enrollment and housing in Kinsolving Hall.

Alene Landess Brownfield Austin Texas Education Agency Landers Distributive Education Department Division of Extension University of Texas Kinsalyng Hall

Teen-Agers Scouting For Jobs In Terry County

Terry County faces a growing teen labor force as 14 to 19 year olds swell to 1,738 by end of 1965. Data show 35.8 percent likely to work, higher than national and Texas rates, with 2,040 teens in 1970 and 7 percent expected to leave school for work. Wirtz warns skills are needed to improve job prospects.

Terry County Department of Labor Department of Commerce Jerry County United States Texas W. Willard Wirtz

Farm Sales Are Taxable Says IRS Official

John J. Sloan administrative officer at the Lubbock IRS office warns farmers that sale proceeds from a farm or capital items are taxable even if the money is used to buy another farm. He urges checking tax consequences before selling or swapping and cites the IRS farmers tax guide as a general aid.

John J. Sloan Lubbock Office of Internal Revenue Sloan Thestrict Dallas IRS Jam Foy Internal Revenue Service

Grand Jury To Meet in Terry County

The Terry County Grand Jury will be in session beginning at 0 pm on Thursday, August. The jurors are scheduled to convene at 10 4a ii in the same court date.

Terry County

GenTel Adopts Fast Billing System in San Angelo

General Telephone Company will issue bills processed by a new data printing system next month at the Revenue Accounting Center in San Angelo. The setup includes a read punch unit memory unit and a high speed printer capable of 600 lines per minute and memory of 5 000 units. Initial conversion plans began in 1961 with programming underway since November of that year.

General Telephone Company San Angelo

Rotary Club Seeks New Homes for Fort Worth Mothers

The Rotary Club met at noon Friday with Joe Price presiding. Jerry Gannaway presented a 20 minute film and spoke about the home for unwed mothers in Fort Worth, detailing Volunteers of America efforts and the need to build four new homes. Existing buildings are condemned. plans include a nursery delivery room and a mothers home. About 62 members attended along with two Rotarians from Levelland.

Rotary Club Joe Price Jerry Gannaway Fort Worth Gannaway Volunteers of America Levelland

Funeral services for Ray Castleberry veteran farmer

Funeral services for Ray Castleberry 66 were held at 2 30 p m Thursday at First Methodist Church Meadow with Rev Weldon Rives officiating Burial was in Meadow Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction Castleberry died Tuesday in Veterans Hospital Fort Lyon Colorado where he had been a patient 28 years He was a Meadow native and WWI veteran survivors include brother H Lovington NM sister Mrs Pearl Hodges Miverton and several nieces and nephews

Ray Castleberry First Methodist Meadow Weldon Rives Meadow Cemetery Brownfield Funeral Home Castleberry Veterans Hospital Fort Lyon Colo Terry County Greason County N. M Pearl Hodges Miverton

Extreme Heat Bakes Brownfield With Record Highs

Temperatures in Brownfield surged past the century mark at the local weather station KTE. The week saw near 100 degree days with highs around 99 or 100 and a low maximum of 94 degrees, as Friday and Saturday afternoons neared the 100 degree threshold.

Tucson Incial KTE

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Ruth Morris Atlanta, Ga Vanderbilt University Dorothy McDonald South Plains Terry-Gaines- Yoakum County Gene McDonald Atlantic City New Jersey Rodeo Alene Landessatten Mrs. Landess Labor Department GenTel
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