Weather turns dusty as Texas sandstorm rolls in
Visitors from Abilene and Oklahoma City share graduation season in Terry County. The author recalls calm rains and then a red sand cloud that blanketed Lamesa. Soil conservation lessons loom as erosion threatens future lands. He meets old friends at the 19th District Boys State dinner hosted by Howard Henson Post No. 269.
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Abilene
Oklahoma City
Duane Moss
Soil Conservation Service
Terry County
West Texas
Lamesa
Howard Henson
American Legion
Bob Crawleys
H.B. Millers
Joe Spikes
Bob Crawley
Lavoy Miller
American Legion Post
Legionnaires
White Urges Mosquito Control During Clean Up Week
Ray White city sanitation officer urges residents to cut weeds and tall grass and empty or treat water in any containers to stop mosquito breeding. He notes the rain and recent cleanup efforts, warns of disease risks, and promotes fish ponds with Gambusia Finnis as a control measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray White
White
Truck Train Wreck Injures One at West Broadway Crossing
A 1:45 p m collision at the West Broadway railroad crossing injured Raymundo Penasolina Brownfield, driver of a 1963 Ford two ton truck owned by Jerry Dumas. Santa Fe Engine No 707 pulled 12 cars, engineer B B Green of Slaton. Severe weather in Terry County caused local damage including a bank roof and a body shop window. Multiple arrests and fines were reported for breaches of peace drunkenness and other offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymundo Pena Molina
Brownfield General Hospital
West Broadway
Molina
Jerry Dumas
Raymundo Penasolina
East Cardwell
B.B. Green
Slaton
Terry County
First National Bank
Reed
US 62
Charles Wayne Burleson
Lamesa
Carla
O’ Donnell
J.B. Flournoy
Fidencio Garcia
Clean-Up Week Kicks Off in Terry County
Terry County Chamber of Commerce launches its annual Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up Week hosted by Frank Gorton. Prizes for cleanest alley with Brownfield Garden Club judges, past winners listed, residents urged to register blocks, and City workers will collect yard debris and shred tall weeds on vacant lots with Chamber guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Brownfield Garden Club
East Lake
East Buckley
East Reppto
Chamber
Johnny Isaacs
Chamber of
Boy Scout Troops
Brown field building permits rise to 37 920 in May
Building permits in Brown field increased to 37 920 during May per inspector Lewis Simmonds. The May total was 11 permits and the year total reached 156 510 for 48 permits with several additions remodels and new structures including a 25 000 dwelling at 1622 East Cardwell owned by F R Pirtle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Lewis Simmonds
East Cardwell
F.R. Pirtle
E. Ripley
Tommy Wilson
E. Tate
M. E
McWilliams
W. Powell
Robert Trevino
E. Broadway
L. A
N. A
F. Garcia
Summer Classes Begin Thursday at Oak Grove
Summer classes in reading, mathematics and speech therapy start Thursday, curriculum director Jim Cherry said. Students register at 9 a.m. in the principal's office, Oak Grove, with $15 tuition per course and a minimum of 10 students required to offer a course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Cherry
Oak Grove
City Recreation Program Opens Monday
The Sumner Recreation Program begins Monday under director James Morris. Free six week activities cover tennis golf track and field life saving water safety and gym workouts. Tennis and golf classes meet at the high school courts and east side of the stadium respectively with instructors Carey White and Mrs Joe Hickman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Sumner
James Morris
Morris
Carey White
Joe Hickman
Cub Stadium
Andrews
Brownfield
Red Cross
Dale Gibson
Welch
Midland Public
June Dollar Day Slated Monday
Local stores advertise a Monday Dollar Day with bargains across merchandise. Shoppers are reminded to plan summer cookouts and may find picnic equipment on sale downtown, as merchants promote low prices all day.
Hensley outlines Head Start plan at Lions Club meeting
Jim Hensley head of Head Start spoke at the Lions Club noon meeting in the Party House. He announced a June 10 eight week program for underprivileged children entering first grade with bilingual aims and Cumberland County funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hensley
Lions Club
Party House
Jim Culver
Hensley
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R.D. Shewmake
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Iva Poe
Beulah King
Lucille Burleson
Anna Bailey
Helen Bramlett
Mines
Eva Baggett
H.V. West
Gertrude Freeman
Carrie Overman
Pearl Nettles
Etta Brumley
Lula Smith
R.D. Hill
Carmen Reyna
Lubbock
Roberto Delean
George Ray Fullbright
Fenes
James Davis Jones
Ora Wandell Kirby
Vernon R. Gilmore
Jodie Floyd Ralls
Victor Ira Porter
Randy Julian Alexander
Niccolo Trillo
Border Patrol
Theo Mavis Applegate
City Rec
Lynn Halamicek
Lion
Tom Peabody
Dallas
Doug Cox
Dave Nicholson
Joe Masso
Donna Steinrath
Mary Jane Blackstock
J.B. Huckabee
Jim Cloe
Harold Jones
Douglass Rohre
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