Community Calendar for Brownfield Events This Week
Local editor announces weekly listings for clubs and civic groups in Brownfield. Meetings include Jaycees Kiwanis Lions Optimist and Rotary plus City Council sessions and Farm Bureau queen contestants rehearsal. Shriners event Saturday features registration parade and barbecue at Armory with social at Mrs. Skains home.
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Brownfield
National Guard Armory
Thurman Skains
East Cardwell
Wills Discussed At Optimist Meet
Jim Hale presented a program on wills at the Brownfield Optimist Club meeting. He used the booklet How to Live and Die With Texas Probate as a guide to explain legal requirements will formats and why wills are necessary in plain language.
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Jim Hale
Brownfield
Optmist Club
Hale
Texas Probate
State Bar of Texas
Platero And I Comes Alive At Kendrick Library
Kendrick Memorial Library shelves Platero and I by Juan Ramon Jimenez translated by Eloise Roach. The edition features 83 Jo Alys Downs drawings and promises a refreshing, life brightening reading experience with the Spanish classic translated for English readers.
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Platero and
Juan Ramon Jimenez
Eloise Roach
Kendrick Memorial Library
Jo Alys Downs
Platero
Figaro
Moguer
Juan Roman Jiminez
Miss Roach
Muscatel
Stephen F. Austin
Austin
Spain
Jimenez
United Sates
Miss Hoach
University of Texas Press
Jamenez
University of Puerto Rico
New District Lieutenant Governor Appointed and Calendar Change
Johnny Proctor of Brownfield and Harlan Cook of Lubbock were introduced as new district lieutenant governors. Cook announced the fiscal year ends in October, shortening terms to 15 months, and that the zone meeting will be on the last Saturday in October as directors seek a host city.
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Johnny Proctor
Brownfield
Harlan Cook
Lubbock
Cook
Theme exhibit at HemisPair showcases Man In Sport photos
More than 400 color and black and white photographs depict Man In Sport from the last two decades as part of HemisPair exhibitry.
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HemisPair
California Mirrors U S Geological Diversity Across State
Geologists say California contains every rock soil and landscape type found anywhere in the United States, given the right locations to study. The claim underscores California's broad geologic variety and complex terrain.
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U.S
California
Veterans urged to apply for school benefits this fall
Veterans should apply now for a VA Certificate of Eligibility to ensure GI Bill education allowances start from the first day of school. Those changing programs or schools must obtain a new certificate, while those staying put need not. Contact nearest VA office for first-time applicants or VA Regional Office for changes.
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Veterans Administration
Veterans Administration Office
Hart Completes Basic Training at Amarillo AFB
Airman Carrol G. Hart son of Mr and Mrs Terry G Hart of Seagraves completed basic training at Amarillo Air Force Base He is assigned to Sheppard AFB for specialized schooling as an aircraft maintenance specialist Hart is a Seagraves High School graduate who attended South Plains Junior College
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Carrol G. Hart
Terry G. Hart
Seagraves
Amarillo Air Force Base
Air Force Technical Training Center
Sheppard Air Force Base
Airman
Hart
Seagraves High School
South Plains Junior College
Funeral for N L Brandon Held in Breckenridge
Funeral services for N L Tuck Brandon 69 were held at Melton Funeral Home Chapel of Memories Breckenridge with Rev James Thomas officiating. Burial followed in Breckenridge Cemetery. He died at his Breckenridge home after a long illness and was a former Brownfield resident and retired oil field worker. He leaves Ruth wife two sons Horton and James, a daughter Mrs Stanley Davis two sisters a brother and nine grandchildren.
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N.L
Tuck) Brandon
Melton
Breckenridge
James Thomas
First Baptist Church
Breckinridge
Brandon
Brownfield
Janie Ruth Welch
J.D. Sandefer
Don Morris Drilling Company
The
Baptist Church
Ruth
Stanley Davis
Horton W. Brandon
Petersburg
Tex
James D. Brandon
Abilene
Mattie Allen
Hettie Judd
Cleburne
Harvey L. Brandon
Fort Worth
Water needs in the West push for interbasin transfers
The text notes that western water demand surged from 1950 to 1960 with municipal and industrial use rising at least 274 percent while irrigation grew by five percent. It argues for interbasin transfers, water imports, and cooperation between urban and rural users, with Water Inc as a communications link to represent all water users before agencies capable of addressing the shortages.
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John Wesley Powell
U.S
United States
U.S. Geological Survey
West
West Texas
New Mexico
High Plains
Water, Inc
Planetarium Schedules August UFO Show at West Texas Museum
The Planetarium at West Texas Museum offers a Sunday 3 p.m. UFO program in August. Visitors will hear summaries from Project Bluebook and leading authors while exploring whether UFOs are natural phenomena or artificial visitors from space.
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Planetarium
Project Bluebook
West Texas Museum
Tower of the Americas and HemisFair Structures Feature
The 622 foot Tower of the Americas offers a revolving restaurant and two observation levels. Nepal's Terai is a 500 square mile game preserve near Kathmandu, reachable by air in about 45 minutes. Jungles and savannas lie against snow capped mountains in the northern backdrop.
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The
Americas
HemisFair
Nepal
Terai
Katmandu
Lions Club Sees Convention Film Show in Dallas
Brownfield Lions Club members watched a film of the International Lions Club Convention held in Dallas during their noon meeting. Joe Masso presented a three and a half hour parade filled program featuring Lions from around the world and various floats. Craig Wilkerson and Dave Nicholson spoke on convention business items and souvenir trading. Linda Forsyth played piano in place of Carol Dennison.
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Brownfield Lions Club
International Lions Club
Dallas
Joe Masso
Lions Clubs
Craig Wilkerson
Lion Boss
Dave Nicholson
Lions
Linda Forsyth
Carol Dennison
Fairbanks Named Oklahoma Football Coach After Mackenzie
Chuck Fairbanks, who led Oklahoma last spring after the death of coach Jim Mackenzie, previously played end for Michigan State and served as an assistant at Houston, bringing a background in college football to the program.
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Chuck Fairbanks
Oklahoma
Jim Mackenzie
Michigan State
Houston
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Rotary Club
Farm Bureau Queen
Farm Bureau
Wills
Optimist Meet
J.A. Borum Jr
Optometrist
W. Tate
Kendrick Library
NA Cwreem
Riverside Supreme
Warde
War Imery
W. Main
Edna Bost
Cliff Chamberlain
U.F.O
Outer Space
King Size Wallet
Wacker
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