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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1968
Page
2
Partial OCR reads as a city newspaper item noting internal department figures. The fragment references the News Department and Society and Circulation lines with contact or page indicators 637 and 314, but lacks readable context or events. No clear action or outcome is discernible from the fragment.
Mollie Orshansky reports in The Shape of Poverty in 1966 that poverty declined from 38.9 million in 1959 to 29.7 million in 1966 though the burden shifted. Nine point one million poor in 1965 lived in breadwinner households that worked but earned too little to lift families above the line. Public assistance reduced poor households by about 4.7 million in 1965, and the Social Security program kept over three million households above the poverty threshold.
Legal column lists marriage licenses including Sansom Graves Lucious Saunders and West, Sneed Emerson, Baker, Ivey Longoria and Gutierrez. Warranty deeds transfer properties in Bel Aire, Gillham Powell, Original Townsite Brownfield. Civil suits include multiple delinquent tax actions against School Districts and others in Brownfield and Terry County. New vehicle listings show Brownfield based dealers and buyers with makes such as Chevrolet Chrysler Ford Plymouth and Buick.
The article asserts public programs mainly aid those unable to work or temporarily unemployed and calls for new or extended measures to help families with limited earnings. It notes poverty escape often requires higher payments, and cites Miss Orshansky's report with a request for copies from the Social Security Administration office in Washington.
County Agent Jim Foy outlines how aphids or plant lice cause unseen damage by feeding on undersides of leaves and terminals. He notes honeydew attracts other insects, signs include shiny honeydew and sooty mold, and recommends soil systemic and contact sprays such as dimethoate and malathion for home gardeners.
United States Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Morris E Rowden completed a special personnel management and data systems course for supervisors at Amarillo AFB. He serves as a personnel superintendent and is stationed at Goodfellow AFB. He is a Brownfield High School graduate and Howard Payne College attendee. his wife Sybie is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ewell Stockton.
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce announced a packed schedule led by Beverly King. Key events include summer meetings August 8-9 in Wichita Falls, fall November 7-8 in Lubbock, winter January 23-24 in Kerrville, and the 51st annual convention in Brownwood April 20-22, 1969. Additional events cover the Industrial Development Conference in Fort Worth October 15, the Tourist Development Conference in Snyder February 18, the Legislative Seminar December 12 in Fort Worth, the Washington Dinner March 5 in Washington D C, and three Leaders Workshops in Canyon Big Spring and Mineral Wells March 18-20.
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