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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1958
Page
1
Mrs. Maggie Hinson of Meadow shares a 1947 to 1958 chronicle from her calendar notes. The records cover milk events, pets, neighbors’ health, church milestones, weather, sandstorms, floods, and family details amid Meadow and Terrace County life.
The Terry County Park pool opened Saturday under Coach Doug Cox with a large heat challenged crowd. The pool will operate 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Assistant staff includes Charlie Keese Robert Wright and Charles Lee. Admission is 25 cents for students 50 cents for adults. Swimsuits 50 cents and towels 15 cents. Cox offers swimming classes 9 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday with a $10 two week course fee. Parties may be held by prior arrangement but not outside normal hours.
Qualifying rounds begin today at Brownfield Country Club for the annual City Golf Tournament. Players must qualify on the BCC course for medal honors and championship flight berths. Entry is $5 with prizes for winner, runner up and consolation champion in each flight.
Thad Risinger of Brownfield, son of Mr and Mrs Thad Risinger of 910 East Lake, completed preliminary work on a positive ion accelerator with two Tech Sans as part of Texas Tech physics department research for nuclear studies.
A weekly column in the Brownfield area blends farming notes and town items. Highlights include field days, oil production figures for Andrews County, local fishing scenes, and film showings. Notables include Almanac notes on agriculture events, real estate, and social security access in the courthouse basement.
About 50 farmers from Yoakum Lynn and Terry counties heard Texas Farm Bureau officials urge action on proposed 1959 cotton allotments. Main speaker H I King explained potential cuts to Terry County's 152 000 acre allotment and outlined two Farm Bureau paths: accept 13 million plus acres with 40 percent parity or take 40 percent more acreage with a 75 percent parity floor.
Brownfield radio amateurs R J Purtell and B W Young were honored on Armed Forces Day at Dyess Air Force Base for relaying 600 to 700 messages to 341st Bombardment Wing personnel. They received china sets and honorary certificates from Col Anthony J Perna.
Ivy S Manning 4% of Hogte 4 veteran of World War I died at 5 am Thursday in Veterans Hospital at Big Spring after several weeks illness. Funeral services were held Friday in Brownfield Pun erat Home chapel with Joe Chisholm officiating. He lived in Terry about two years. Survived by mother Mrs Ida Manning Route 4 and three brothers Luther Dimmitt Lee Bluffdale and Harlingen.
A statewide search targets donors with subtype CDE A positive for 44 year old Youce ster Tyler Youngster who will undergo major heart surgery on June 17 in Dallas. Cliff Wooten son of John Wooten and grandson of Floyd Copeland, formerly Meadow residents, needs at least six blood donations. Donors tested acceptable will be transported to Dallas by The Borden Company.
Two Teery Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office staff received $60 and certificates of merit for a cost saving idea. The suggestion could save about $37,400 annually, per ASC manager Lobe Miller. Virginia Cornett and Mary Milburn earned the award for a method to mimeograph notices for all area cotton uses instead of each county producing its own notices when a cotton marketing card is canceled.
Extension agent Jim Foy reports thrips and collembola damage on Terry’s young cotton plants has eased due to dryer conditions. He notes spring tails attack during damp crook stage, with minimal damage as plants emerge. When control is needed, insecticides and increased ground application are advised, aerial use requiring higher rates.
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