Monday Deadline Approaches For Jaycee Beauty Pageant
Miss South Plains Pageant entries lag with only five officially filed as of Monday. Jaycee President John Badgwell said local clubs may sponsor two out-of-town contestants. Lions Club tried to reach a high water affected contestant near Wellman while Rotary reports a tentative interest. The pageant is set for Saturday at 7 30 p m in Brownfield High School Auditorium with a parade canceled due to lack of band. Ticket prices are 1 25 for adults and 75 cents for children. Voting in the Little Miss Brownfield contest runs through the week with Penny Linville Suzanne Jobe and Debbie Goble leading.
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John Badgwell
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Wellman
Jaycees
Brownfield High School
Jaycee Prexy Badgwell
Badgwell
Jayces
Dean Murphy
Little Girls
Penny Linville
Suzanne Jobe
Debbie Goble
Brownfield
KTFY
Brownfield Dairy Team Places Second in State
Past Days In Terry notes Brown field Future Farmers of America dairy team took second place at a state judging event held at Texas A&M. Leon Minter begins naval training. Final plans outlined for District WSCS meet. Joe Allen Colbert, son of Mr and Mrs Hubert Colbert, listed as a local entry in a Hollywood show. Decorations planned for May 20 with houses featured by Billy Berton Joe Sharp Dale Travis and James Barnes. Brownfield High School seniors honored at Career Day.
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Brownfield Future Farmers of America
Texas A&m
Leon Minter
WSCS
Joe Allen Colbert
Hubert Colbert
Hollywood
Billy Berton
Joe Sharp
Dale Travis
James Barnes
Brownfield High School
Cotton Classing Short Course At Texas Tech In June
Texas Tech will sponsor its annual cotton classing short course from June 3 to 14 with revised standards and new lab methods for cotton quality evaluation. Open to gin operators merchants farmers students and others. demonstrations at the Fiber and Spinning Laboratory and side trips to local sites. Tuition is 25 dollars. contact Prof L E Parsons for details. Registration June 3 8 9 a m at the classing office.
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Texas Tech
Tech
U.S.D.A. Agricultural Marketing Service
23Rd St
L. E. Parsons
Department of Textile Engineering
First Baptist Promotes Billy Graham Film Showing
First Baptist Church will sponsor Billy Graham's 96 minute film Shadow of the Boomerang at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the church auditorium. The outdoor action drama stars Georgia Lee and Dick Jones. Filmed in Australia during Crusade crowds in Melbourne and Sydney, the film features Graham in scenes from the site.
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First Baptist Church
Billy Graham
Georgia Lee
Buffalo Bill Jr
Dick Jones
Australia
Melbourne
Sydney
No Ice Crusher in the Kitc hen Says Old Method Works
Reader clings to tradition pounding ice in a heavy canvas bag with a wooden mallet as a practical alternative to an ice crusher. The note endorses hands on technique for chilly drinks and emphasizes practicality over gadgetry. The message highlights resourceful home bartending and makes light of missing modern tools.
Miami Bank Promotes Rainy Day Borrowing Umbrella Loans
A Miami bank encourages saving for a rainy day and offers a novel umbrella loan program. Customers may borrow an umbrella rack to use on wet days and return it afterward.
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Miami
Turning the Pastry Bag Cuff for Easier Filling
A kitchen tip advises folding over the upper portion of a pastry bag into a cuff before filling. This technique shields hands from the bag’s heat and helps control the filling flow for neater doughs and icings.
Tornadoes and floods devastate Terry County farms and towns
Violent weather ripped through Brownfield and nearby areas Wednesday causing multiple tornadoes and extensive flooding. Farms at Adams and Blackstock, a club building, and several outbuildings suffered destruction while homes faced rising waters and evacuations. Red Cross opened a disaster office as officials called it the worst flooding in Brownfield’s history.
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Brownfield County Club Buaing
Bobby Adams
Brownfield
Foster Road
Adams
Bill Blackstock
Gomez Community
T D. Roberts
Terry County
Ruth Campbell
Needmore
Wellman
Lamesa
Plaza Motel
Plains Highway
Red Cross
Lewis Simmonds
Wackers Opens Modernistic Brownfield Store Monday
Wackers new Brownfield store at South Sixth Street and Broad way opens Monday with grand opening items and special prices. Charlies Fitzgerald, store manager, says there will be free balloons and other items for visitors while stock and staff expand to 7,000 square feet. The self service store features two checkouts, wide aisles, new fixtures, and a Pet Department with tropical fish.
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Wacker's
South Sixth
Broadway
Charlies Fitzgerald
Brownfield
Fitzgerald
C. C. Primm
Homer Nelco
Lloyd Moore & Sons
Lamimark
Brownfield Mercantile Co
Masonic Lodge
Levelland
Oklahoma
Frances
E. Lake
Bonnie
Nancy
Y M C A Founded In Nineteenth Century Milestone
The Y M C A was founded in 1844 marking an early milestone in the history of the organization. The note records its origin and significance for later community work and youth programs.
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The
District funds bus for Latin American youths pupils
A district raised money to transport Latin American youths, totaling over 725 students with about 500 from Old Mexico. Funds were supplied by men from a major city of the conference’s 306 churches after Joe Salem of Sudat appealed for the school.
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Old Mexico
Joe Salem
Sudat
Army Seeks Nurses For Specialized Training In U S Army
The U S Army Nurse Corps invites registered professional nurses to pursue long term specialty courses at Army hospitals in the United States for up to two years. Programs include anesthesiology, maternal and child health nursing, and operating room nursing, with durations of 52, 22, and 36 weeks respectively plus clinical training. Short courses offer 12 week options. For more information contact Recruiter Set Bill Jones at 1110 Texas Ave, Lubbock, Texas.
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U. S. Army Nurse Corps
Army
United States
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Army Nurse Corps
U. S. Army
Bill Jones
Texas Ave
Lubbock
Texas
Area Students Receive Degrees at Texas Tech Commencement
About 1,000 candidates for degrees include Bernie Avon Floyd Eu land Mack Eaves of Brownfield and Anna Lee Morton of Well man. Monday commencement exercises will award B S degrees to Norman in education, Floyd in agricultural economics, and Eaves in electrical engineering from Texas Tech.
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Bernie Avon Floyd
Euland Mack Eaves
Brownfield
Anna Lee Morton
Wellman
Texas Tech
Miss Norman
School of
Floyd
Eaves
First Postal Savings Bank Opens in America in 1911
A landmark in U S financial history the first Postal Savings Bank opens in 1911 marking a major step in promoting savings among the American public. The institution aims to offer secure low risk savings options to ordinary citizens and expand access to banking services nationally.
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Postal Savings Bank
America
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