Crusade for Christ Draws Diverse Crowd to High School Stadium
Hundreds from all walks of life gathered at the high school Cub Stadium for a Crusade for Christ led by Dr Akbar Abdul Haqq. The event drew Mexican Americans, Blacks, Caucasians, the young and old as they moved toward the platform to answer the call of faith and unity.
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Christ
High School
Cub Stadium
God
Dr. Akbar
Abdul Haqgy
Akbar Abdul Haqq
Gelist
Weathered Witty Notes and Local Tidbits From Post Dispatch
Casual columns mix jokes about Gesundheit folk remedies with ads and town gossip. Items include a Post ad claiming rain for Garza County, USPS postmark quirks, a TV premium promo, Sorbonne polls on ideal men and women, politics quips, and local chatter about business signs, sales events, and public safety humor.
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First National Bank
Post
Post Dispatch
Garza County
Jim Cornish
Commissioners Deny Request for Water Inc Tour Reservations
Water, Inc executive director Bill Clayton says reservations for a California water projects tour must be made by Aug 1 to firm airline and hotel bookings. The trip runs Aug 2 to Aug 26, includes Sacramento Fresno and Bakersfield stops, and costs 300 per person with travel on jet flights and air conditioned buses. Contact Water, Inc at Box 367 Lubbock or call 806 763 5271.
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Water, Inc
California
Bill Clayton
Firmeup
Sacramento
Oroville Dam
Feather River
Los Angeles
Fresno
Bakersfield
of Water, Inc
Lubbock
Private Clubs To Close At Midnight
Terry County Commissioners denied a request for private clubs to stay open after midnight in regular session led by County Judge W. T. McKinney. They approved purchasing a $486 IBM typewriter for the Justice of the Peace and installing double storm windows in the courthouse at an added $2,000. They accepted the 1970 county tax assessor collector annual report, approved radar unit rental for the Texas Highway Patrol, and authorized shared costs for a District 1211 payroll. Travel and per diem for several county officials were approved for meetings in Austin, San Antonio, and Wichita Falls. They budgeted gasoline and meals for Deputy Al Hernandez attending a law enforcement school at Texas Tech. They also ordered road work payments to Thomason Construction Company totaling $13,248.01 across Precincts One, Two, and Four and discussed clerical help in the state welfare office.
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IBM
Justice of the Peace Office
Texas Highway Patrol
1211St
J. D
Jet) Akers
Austin
H. B. Virgil Crawford
San Antonio
Jim Foy
Wichita Falls
al Hernandez
Texas Tech
One Classified One Day To Sell Brownfield Home
Mr and Mrs James Prater sold their three bedroom home after placing a Brownfield News classified ad last Thursday. The ad drew 20 telephone calls and the house sold by Friday afternoon. The notice encourages selling furniture and pets and promotes Brownfield News classified service for quick action.
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James Prater
Brownfield News
Praters
Meet Your Nabor Dan Thurman
Dan Thurman is a young man employed by the Terry County Farm Bureau since January 1970 as a special agent who sells insurance. He is noted for being able to visit and discuss many subjects intelligently. The piece references Farm Safety Week scheduled for July 26.
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Ida Mae Tucker
Meadow
Venus International, Inc
Dallas
America
Lady Venus Cosmetics
Charlie Price
Thurman Gibbs
Holiday Inn
Don Hansley
BHS
Robert L. Noble Co
Oklahoma
Verlan Leaville
Tulsa
Junior Henson
Larry’s Chemical
Dan Thurman
Terry County Farm Bureau
Monday Night Near Brownfield Yields Property Recovery
Police recovered about 1100 in stolen property Monday night twelve miles northwest of Brownfield. An investigation continues with one person being questioned in connection with the theft.
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RAF Implement
Brown
Field
Draft Age Uncertainty as Congress Delays Induction Authority
Mrs. Imogene F Nicholson of Local Board 116 says the Congressional impasse on extending induction authority creates uncertainty for draft age men in Terry Yoakum and Hockley Counties. Selective Service emphasizes ongoing registration and pre induction exams as calls loom. those with lottery numbers through 125 were eligible in June and numbers below 175 remain at higher processing risk.
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Imogene F. Nicholson
Terry, Yoakum
Hockley
Areadre
Selective Service
Curtis Tarr
Defense Department
Rainfall totals and storm noted by observer
Weather observer Lewis Simmonds reports 30 inches of rainfall Wednesday morning with thunder and lightning. Readers are directed to page 3 for full weather details.
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Lewis Simmonds
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By Sig H. Atkinson
Brownie
United States Postal Service
USPS
L. S. Postal Service
Mr. Mind
Waikiki
U.S. Postal Service
CCC
Sorbonne
Paris
Treasury
Washington Daily
Bill Cone
Bill Quinn
Sey
Billie
Terry County
W. T. McKinney
Commissioners
Thomason Construction Company
Nabor
Brownfield
B&e
Homer Parker
Gebo’s
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