Texas DPS reports 1965 two wheel motor vehicle fatalities
In 1965 Texas recorded 70 deaths and 25 injuries from motorcycle scooter and motorbike crashes. Motorcycles caused 54 deaths and 22 injuries, with 30 auto collisions, seven truck collisions, 13 loss of control, two other motorcycles, one train impact, and one falling utility pole. Scooter deaths were 14 with two injuries, scooter-auto eight, scooter-truck four, and loss of control two. Motorbikes caused two deaths and one injury, from scooter-truck crashes. Harris County saw 13 deaths, Dallas 10, Tarrant nine, Jefferson five, Bexar and Gregg three each, Nueces and Travis two each, 23 counties one, Potter Randall Castro one each.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Harris County
Dallas County
Tarrant County
Jefferson County
Bexar
Gregg
Nueces
Travis
Pirates and Cardinals Win In Babe Ruth League Action
Pirates defeated the Yankees 6-0 as Barry Morris pitched a complete game with 12 strikeouts. Clark Collier took the loss, allowing five Pirates hits. Cardinals beat Dodgers 10-5 behind Randall Rogers who had nine strikeouts and four hits at the plate. Dodgers previously upset by Yankees 4-2. Cardinals beat Pirates 11-5 in opener. Weather forced postponements. next games set for Thursday.
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Yankees
Pirates
Barry Morris
Clark Collier
Cardinals
Dodgers
Randall Rogers
Rogers
Rodney Tucker
Raymond Pickett
Local Teacher to Attend UT Spanish Institute
Mrs Nell Blakney Evans of 955 E Oak will join 33 other teachers and supervisors of Spanish speaking disadvantaged children in a nine week summer institute at The University of Texas. Funded by the National Defense Education Act the program offers advanced study in language cognition personal and experiential development for Spanish speaking youngsters from pre school to third grade.
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Nell Blakney Evans
E. Oak
Univeristy of Texas
Seaman Boroughs Aids Chinese Navy Train In Taiwan
Seaman Hubert L. Boroughs USN, son of Mr and Mrs E H Boroughs of 816 N Bell, helped train Nationalist Chinese sailors aboard the gasoline tanker USS Elkhorn during a Kaohsiung visit. The ship recently finished an eight month assignment with Naval Support Activity Da Nang Viet Nam aiding ground and air units against the Viet Cong. The June 7 to August 5 Institute will teach English as a second language and address Spanish speaking students reading writing and speaking listening problems. Teachers will strengthen language development in four areas while gaining experience with Language Assessment tests Inter American tests and new science curricula. The program features improving spelling handwriting creative writing drama and content-based language instruction with guest lecturers from University of Texas Kent State Hawaii Iowa State and several Texas districts.
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Hubert L. Boroughs
USN
E. H. Boroughs
N. Bell
Kaohsiung
Taiwan
da Nang
Vietnam
South Vietnam
University of Texas
Kent State
Hawaii
Iowa State
Texas
LCC Spring Graduate Beverly Hendricks Featured
Beverly Hendricks, daughter of Mr and Mrs R Hendricks, Rt 1 Meadow, graduated from Lubbock Christian College with an Associate in Applied Arts. She is a 1964 Meadow High School alumna active in band basketball volleyball and track. She majored in education and was secretary of Kappa Phi Kappa and a candidate for May Queen. The ceremony featured speaker George Mahon U. S. Representative and LCC president C J Horton delivered the Baccalaureate sermon May 22. Summer classes begin June 2.
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Beverly Lee Hendricks
R. Hendricks
Rt. 1
Meadow
Lubbock Christian College
Miss Hendricks
Meadow High School
LCC
Kappa Phi Kappa
George Mahon
United States House of Representatives
Mahon
Texas
Irving
House
Appropriations Committee
Fiv
C. J. Horton
Friona
Burd Jr Receives SMU Degree At Commencement
Howard Burd Jr earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish at Southern Methodist University commencement and plans to enter SMU Law School in September. He will study briefly at the University of Mexico in Mexico City this summer. His wife Linda Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Smith, will join him. she starts as a sophomore at SMU in September. Meanwhile the Red Sox meet the Cardinals and the Cubs play the Yankees.
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Howard Hurd Jr
Southern Methodist University
SMU School of Law
University of Mexico
Mexico City
Linda Smith
Robert E. Smith
University
SMU
Reading Program To Begin Monday At Brownfield School
Summer reading classes for Brownfield Public Schools start Monday for all ages. Dr E B Posey says two hour daily sessions run to July 15 with tuition of 15 dollars per pupil. About 20 students per class, using reading instruments and stations for individualized instruction.
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Brownfield Public Schools
E. B. Posey
Texas Beef Reaches Germany in Fine Condition
A Texas beef shipment arrived in Germany in excellent condition and was approved by veterinarians. The test used Oxytrol nitrogen packaging to preserve freshness, marking a milestone for the Texas Farm Bureau's overseas market push. Project coordinators from Best Fertilizers, Transcold Express, and Estes Packing reported strong German consumer interest, with plans for a second shipment if demand holds.
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WACO
Spl
Germany
Texas Farm Bureau
C. H DeVaney
Texas
Life Magazine
Best
Oakland
Calif
Transcold Express, Inc
Irving and Estes Packing Company
Fort Worth
New York City
Transcold Express
Antwerp
Belgium
Karstadt
Armand Locke
Best Fertilizers
Joe H. Baker
Texas Farm Bureau Livestock Marketing
Baker
Wiesbaden
Hamburg
Walter Meyer
Brownfield High School
TFB
Meyer
Europe
West
Citzens
Headstart Staff To Attend Five Day El Paso Workshop
Headstart staff from Brownfield and Tex as Western El Paso will join a five day workshop June 6 to 10. Jim B Hensley is director for the eight week summer program with teachers Ruby Arnold Edna Best Dora Ford Ann Gilmore Flossie Nunn and Zelma White. Orientation aims to aid culturally deprived preschool children preparing for first grade with emphasis on health instruction and dental checkups. Frances A Lyle regional Headstart training officer leads the course with Dr Elizabeth Ott bi cultural studies center UT Austin as consultant.
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Brownfield
Texas Western
el Paso
Jim B. Hensley
West Ward
Mmes
Ruby Arnold
Edna Best
Dora Ford
Ann Gilmore
Flossie Nunn
Zelma White
Frances A. Lyle
Elizabeth Ott
University of Texas’ Research and Development Center
Miss Patterson Receives Master of Social Work Degree
Betty A. Patterson the daughter of Mrs V L Patterson received a master of social work degree at Louisiana State University during spring commencement in Baton Rouge The ceremony in the Coliseum marked LSUs 106th year with more than 16 000 students enrolled and over 2000 degrees awarded across three ceremonies President John A Hunter presided among about 1200 graduates.
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Betty A. Patterson
V. L. Patterson
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
LSU
John A. Hunter
Brownfield Legion Opens 1966 Season With 15 5 Win Over Falcons
Brownfield American Legion Post 269 debuted the 1966 season by defeating the Plainview Falcons 15 to 5 at Cub Park. Winning pitcher Larry York worked all nine innings with 17 strikeouts, four walks, and two runs scored. Rickie Harrelson added three hits in four at bats with three runs scored, while Joe Garcia went 4 for 4 with a triple and four runs. Elbert Perkins drew four walks and scored four runs as Brownfield showed strong hitting and patience at the plate. The club is coached by Archie Jennings and invites community support as a full season schedule follows.
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Brownfield American Legion
Plainview Falcons
Brownfield
Cub Park
Larry York
Plainview
Joe Garcia
Joe
Elbert Perkins
Archie Jennings
The
Legion
TG and Y Celebrates 30th Anniversary in Variety Trade
TG and Y marks its 30th year in the variety business this month. From a 1936 start in Oklahoma, the company grew from a handful of stores to a coast-to-coast operation. Founders R A Young E L Gosselin and R E Thomlinson joined to form a partnership and build a warehouse in Oklahoma City.
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United States
Oklahoma
R. A. Young
E. L. Gosselin
R.e.thomlinson
Oklahoma City
Brown
Legal Column Names and Firms in Brownfield Listings
A dense legal column lists individuals and firms tied to Brownfield, Brownfield Chevrolet, Ford and other brands. Names include Maldonado Imalina, Morado Alanza, Flache, Talley Eden, Rodriguez Mary Helen, and many others alongside corporate entries Pan American Petroleum Corp and various vehicle makes. The item reads as a roster of persons and business entities appearing in a legal notices context.
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Tg&y
Legal Column
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Carolyn Jane Weiss
Doyle Bradshaw and
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Pontiac
Gerald C. Bevers
Wellman
Ford
Chevrolet
Leonard T. Issacs
Field
Dodge
H. D. Blankenship
Brownfield, Pontiac
Buick
H. A. Lawson
Thomas N. Allenfield, Ford
Charles F. McCown
Virginia Pendergrass
Woodie H. Tudor
Chevrolet Pickup
Yaasch Construction Company
Chevrolet Pickup Transformer Repair Service
Ford Stake
James E. Tippitt
Chevrolet Carryall
Lee D. Jenkins
Ford Pickup
R. S. Thompson
Ford Carryall
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