Brownfield Clean-Up Week Aims to Beautify Town
Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture sponsors a city wide Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up week from Monday to Saturday. Volunteers from the Chamber Boy Scouts Civic groups and city workers will clean lots alleys and streets to remove weeds trash and derelict properties and to reduce mosquito breeding. Citizens are urged to participate to create a healthier and more inviting town before summer visitors pass through en route to HemisFair and the Mexico City Olympics.
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Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Brownfield
South Plains
Chamber
Boy Scouts
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Dear Turnrow Tunkel predicts political worries and jokes
A reader vents about a civil rights suit for a woman umpire, college unrest, LBJ neutrality for Lady Bird, holiday date changes for three day weekends, and speculation on Howard Hughes or Charles de Gaulle holding power. The letter closes with notes on Israel's actions toward Nasser and Powell's congressional ouster.
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Turnrow Tunkel
Charles de Gaulle
France
Big Charlie
Israel
Nasser
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Sunday Sermon on Pain Sorrow and Inner Strength
A sermon reflects on how pain and sorrow affect people differently. It urges readers to observe friends for resilience or bitterness, directing them to keep faith in God, seek courage, and persevere toward a hopeful tomorrow.
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God
Notable historical dates from Yesteryears
A compilation of events with dates including the Johnstown flood May 31 1889 the Cuba relations treaty May 31 1934 Kentucky and Tennessee statehood in June 1792 1796 Brenner Pass meeting June 2 1941 and allied declarations in June 1945 D Day June 6 noted with other historic milestones.
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Johnstown
U.S
Cuba
Kentucky
Tennessee
Hitler
Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Italy
Paris
U.S. Supreme Court
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Doorn
Holland
Rome
Benjamin Franklin
Eisenhower
Montgomery, Zhikov
de Lattre
United States
England
Russia
France
Germany
State capital highlights before June runoff and sessions
Austin scene bursts with rivalries ahead of the June 1 runoff between Lt. Gov. Preston Smith and Don Yarborough, the June 4 special session, and June 11 party conventions. Governors races, liquor legislation, and bank charter debates shape Texas politics as Barnes and Mutscher rise in influence.
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Austin
Tex
Preston Smith
Houston
Don Yarborough
Smith
Yarborough
Paul Eggers
Wichita Falls
Eggers
Ben Barnes
Senate
Gus Mutscher
Brenham
House
Barnes
Mutscher
Bruce Reagan
Ronald Bridges
Corpus Christi
John E. Blaine
Ramon Ramos
el Paso
J.E. Miller
Burkeville
Don Adams
Bob Hendricks
Bill Dungan
McKinney
John Connally
R.H. Cory
Victoria
Crawford Martin
Dallas
Connally
Texas
Chicago
Hubert Humphrey
HemisFair 68 Film Festival to Premiere Five Movies
HemisFair 68 opens June 2 with premieres including Gina Lollobrigida Cervantes and Three in the Attic starring Shelley Winters Yvette Mimeux and Ed Begley. The festival runs two weeks featuring awards for film and photography and exhibits by Yousuf Karsh.
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HemisFair
Gina Lollobrigida
Cervantes
Shelley Winters
Yvette Mimeux
Ed Begley
American International
Mexico
Michael Baldwin
Hemi
San Antonio
Jude Haverkamp
Yousuf Karsh
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Canada
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
U Thant
United Nations
West Berlin
Willie Brandt
Pope Paul VI
Karsh
Museum of Modern Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
The
Art Institute
Chicago
St. Louis Art Museum
George Eastman House
Rochester
N.Y
Past Days In Terry County Highlights Ten Year Snapshot
Historical notes from Terry County list events across eras including a 10 year ago sheriff posse rodeo slated for June, pool season opening, cotton acreage shifts in 1959, honors for radio operators, and a volley of local milestones such as building permits, telephone milestones, and church recognitions. Entries reflect community life with many named residents and local institutions.
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Sheriff’s Posse
Terry
341St Bombardment Wing
R.J. Purtell
B.W. Yasham
Meadow
Arlie Lawrimore
Ao’s
Meadow Methodist
J. T. Bowman
Joann Harding
Bears
Slaton
Yoakum Wildcat
Sawyer
Southwestern Atc
Robertson
Craig Motors
L.L. Brock
Matt Parker
Gene Arnett
C.V. Hill
Marshall
Parkers
Ruth Lewis
Brownfield
Lamesa Road
Bill Cox
Tulsa
F.M. Cox
Ralph Bailey
Fredrick
Oklo
Roswell
American Legion
Rotary Club
Nazarine
Benard Thompson
Nashville
Tenn
Bir Dop Thompson
W.S. Ward
Byron
C.H. Hester
Liff Sanders
Tokio
Terry County
Big Red Cross Drive
Will Alf Bell
Gulf Coast
John Hall
Citizens thank Wayne Mullins for helping Meadow Texas street work
The Mayor and City Council of Meadow Texas thank Commissioner Wayne Mullins for supplying equipment and operators to maintain and repair streets and alleys in their city. Signed by Mayor T. E. Verner and councilmen Fred Finley D. S. Carroll Joe A. Burleson Robert Brooks and H. D. Moorhead.
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Wayne Mullins
Wayne
Meadow
Meadow Texas
T.E. Verner
Fred Finley
D.S. Carroll
Joe A. Burleson
Robert Brooks
H.D. Moorhead
Puzzle No 1023 Returns as Last Weeks Answer
The column notes that last week’s answer reappears in Puzzle No 1023. It references prior solution details and hints at a recurring puzzle theme. No additional names or dates are provided.
The Crazy Smith Family Budget Expose
Dr George S Benson uses the Johnson budget for 1968 69 to illustrate a fictitious Smith family living beyond their means He portrays debt medical costs and rising living expenses funded by continued loans to critique federal spending and perceived imprudence in national policy. The mock family contends with a hospital bill a dangerous fissure in their home insurance costs and a lifestyle financed by credit while the father defends perpetual borrowing.
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Johnson
Papa
GI Joe
Smith's
Mrs. Smith
Smiths
Jane
Oi Joe
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State Banking Board
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First National Bank of
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Peninsula
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Winnie
First National Bank of Stafford
Sugarland State Bank
Texas Water Quality Board
Alamo Area
Lyndon B.johnson State Park
Ranch Road 1
Gillespie County
State Supreme Court
Underground Water Conservation District
Texas Highway Department
Sen
John Tower
NW Antonio
Japan
Jack Benny
Theatre of Performing Arts
Julia Hawkins
Charles Stuart
Elodia Ramirez
I. Valera, Sr
National Broadcasting Company
HemisFair '68
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Mark Lynn
Fred Lynn
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New England State
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Topeka
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Sun God
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Fio
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Searcy
Arkansas
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