Evening shift polices men in Brownfield face tough hours
Chief James Tippitt notes the 3 to 11 p m shift is the hardest with activity peaking after sundown. Sergeant J D Frith leads six men while new patrolman Tom Crudup and Lee Bartlett Jr. bring long local ties and training. Dispatchers and colleagues like David Renfro and Gene Zachery round out the unit alongside Johnny Wayne Marsh awaiting FBI clerical work in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tippitt
J. D. Frith
Police Department
Brownfield
Snyder Police
Vernon
Snyder
Frith
Texas A&m Extension Service
Tom Crudup
Crudup
Oklahoma
Meadow High School
Bartlett
Southwestern
Howard Junior College
David Renfro
Jean
Renfro
Tohoka
University of Texas
Gene Zachery
Terry County
City Police Department
Department of Public Safety
United States Post Office Department
Zachery
Wellman High School
Southwestern Academy For Law Enforcement Officers
Tippitt
Zachary
Johnny Wayne Marsh
Washington, D. C
Gene Zachary
L. N. Bartley
Johnny Marsh
Sgt. J. D. Frith
Five Sentenced In District Court Trails Here
A July 17 session of the District Court led by Judge M. Ledbetter handed down five guilty verdicts. Sam Valencia received three years in the state penitentiary for assault with intent to murder. Johnny Martinez drew three years in prison for assault with malice aforethought. James Edward Bluitt got three years probated for theft from person. John Henry Reed Sr. pleaded guilty to theft and received four years in the state penitentiary. Frutoso Felan pled guilty to forgery and passing and got three years probated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
M. ©. Ledbetter
Sam Valencia
Johnny Martinez
State
James Edward Bluitt
John Henry Reed Sr
Frutoso Felan
Water Inc Names Five New Directors and assigns committees
Water Inc met in Dimmitt Thursday appointing Fred Conn San Angelo District 16 R M Wagstaff Abilene District 17 H R Drew Fort Worth District 18 John Hickerson El Paso District 19 and Fred Parkey Wichita Falls District 20 as directors. New committees include Inter Agency Relations chaired by K Bert Watson Amarillo with J D Smith Littmire as vice chair and Membership chaired by Homer Garrison Plainview with Bruce Spencer Lubbock as vice chair. A $200000 budget was adopted and a public relations man was hired. The board passed resolutions praising Plains Cotton Growers and restating Water Inc aims. See Water Page 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Black
Friona
D. E. Benham
Morton
Hoyt Pattison
Clovis
N. M
Plains Cotton Growers
Water, Inc
Farm Bureau Queen Contest Set Friday at Brownfield High
Entries in the Terry County Farm Bureau Queen contest closed at 5 p.m. Saturday with seven girls competing. Contest airs 8 p.m. Friday at Brownfield High School Auditorium, hosted by Horace McQueen of Lubbock. Winners receive a savings bond and progress to district and state contests with substantial prizes.
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Farm Bureau
Brownfield High School
Horace McQueen
Lubbock
Terry County Farm Bureau
McQueen
State Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
Las Vegas
Nev
Pipeline Crew Moves To City
Approximately 300 people and 74 families plan to move into Brownfield this week as 100 miles of pipeline for Northern Natural Gas Company are laid by R H Fulton Company. Dan Allen said the firm rented 810 Broadway and will move in Saturday. Workers seek furnished housing as the line from Kermit to Beaver Oklahoma passes through Terry and Lub bock Counties. The crew expects to stay about three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winn
R. H. Fulton Company
Northern Natural Gas Company
Dan Allen
Broadway
Northern Natural Gas
Kermit
Beaver
Okla
Terry County
Needmore and
Meadow
Lubbock County
Brownfield
News Tip Contest Offers Five Dollar Reward
The NEWS offers $5 for the best tip of the week. Call 637-3115 during business hours or 637-4766 or 637-2619 after hours with a news worthy picture or story. The first caller awarded $5 on the Monday after the Sunday winner announcement, publisher Bill Campbell says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Campbell
Dr Selby Speaks To Brownfield Lions On Tuberculosis
Dr John H Selby of Lubbock and president of the Texas Tuberculosis Association spoke at the Brownfield Lions Club meeting. He urged eradication efforts, noted 3100 Texas TB cases in 1966 versus 2500 in 1965, and described treatment progress and drug resistance. The association funds education and state TB control through Christmas Seals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Selby
Lubbock
Texas Tuberculosis Association
Brownfield Lions Club
Selby
Dr. Selby
Texas
Association
Brownfield approves Pioneer Gas rate hike and flood control talk
Brownfield City Council approves a three percent franchise tax backed rate increase for Pioneer Natural Gas raising the minimum bill from 1.65 to 1.85 and averaging 72 cents more per month. The hike applies to residential use only as irrigation and industry are exempt. Officials also welcome flood control funding under Public Law 566 and hear from Corps engineers about Last Draw area solutions. The council renews the Cable TV Tower lease for seven more years with a one year extension option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
West Texas Distribution
Pioneer Natural Gas Company
Duane Moss
Terry County Soil Conservation Service
Puncil
Jake Geron
Corps of Engineers
C. E. Ross
T.V
Col lier Outlines Brownfield Trustees Duties in Meeting
Brownfield Independent School District President Carroll Collier spoke at the Brownfield Rotary Club outlining trustee duties and the search for a new superintendent to replace Dr. O R Douglas who resigns August first. He listed qualifications and a six candidate interview plan while stressing public notice and ongoing transparency. Visiting Rotarians and local school board members attended the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol Collier
Brownfield Independent School Board of Trustees
Brownfield Rotary Club
Collier
O.R. Douglas
Dr. Douglas
Brownfield
Board of Education
James Cloe
Dick Carruthers
M. L. Baker
Levelland
Bob Bartley
Lubbock
Ernie White
Tohoka
Tim Faulkenberr
Paul Farrar
County Measures Light Rainfall in Terry County
KKUB recorded .42 inches of rain Friday night in Terry County with reports up to 1.5 inches in the southern part of the county. Brownfield’s July total reaches 3.57 inches and the year-to-date rainfall is 15.95 inches, about one inch below the normal. A record high of 101 degrees was also logged by KKUB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KKUB
Terry County
Accidents Reported at Three Intersections and Local Thefts
Police logged three traffic collisions at Lamesa Seagraves, Harris Fir and Lubbock Tohoka crossroads with no injuries. Vehicles include a 1967 Opal, 1960 Ford, and 1964 Ford pickup. Also note drunk in car charge against O L Franklin, and thefts by Loyd Hahna and Johnny M Brownlee.
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Lamesa
Seagraves Highways
Alien Bruce Green
N. A
A. B. Green
Hobbs
N. M
Joan Wilson Depoysier
Donnie Warden
Don Thrash
Harris and
Fir
Falcon
Robert Baumgardner Jr
Ford
Charles W. Darwin
E. Harris
Lubbock
Tohoka
Chevrolet
Gaines County
Allen Bruce Green
Lamesa and
Seagraves Highway
Joan Wilson Depoyster
Charlie Keese Replaces Cox as Local Athletic Director
In a special noon meeting the OOL Board of Trustees named Charlie Keese athletic director and head football coach replacing Doug Cox who moves to assistant principal at Brownfield High. Don Hendley becomes first assistant, Jerry Trice second assistant. Fred Cawthon shifts to string coach and baseball coach. Glen Hallam named head basketball coach and assistant football coach. An opening for a freshman football coach remains. the board requires the appointee be a math teacher and freshman coach in that order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Independent School Board of Trustees
Charlie Keese
Doug Cox
Brownfield High School
Don Hendley
Jerry Trice
Fred Cawthan
Glen Hallam
Carrol Collier
Collier
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Billie Norman
Lee Bartlett Jr
David Brown
Brown
Bartley
Dimmitt
John J. Kendrick
Donna Steinrath
Thresce Burris
Lions
Vernon Clem
Clem
Cox
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