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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1959
Page
1
An editor notes a Brownfield meeting that launched the Terry County Philosophy advocating free democracy. The document urges citizen participation, opposes time servers, rejects bureaucratic control and socialism, and endorses right to work and free enterprise.
A master paving project with 66 units finished last Thursday after the Brownfield City Council accepted the final 28 units. The work cost 110000 funded by voters for paving and mercury vapor lighting on Lubbock Seagraves Road. Council members present included Lal Copeland C F Ross O W Schellinger Marion Bowers and Mayor Arlie Lawrimore.
Miss Ketty Jensen from Copenhagen Denmark visited the home of Dr. and Mrs. E. O. Nelson at 220 South Third. She is a student at Texas Tech in Lubbock and works part time with an insurance firm. She plans to study at Tech after arriving in July 1958. She rode a bicycle on her first day in town.
A rain of ten twenty five dollar bonus checks went to the ten top workers in the NEWS campaign. The ten day drive is now at full speed with standings listed on the front page. More than ten contestants qualified by selling over the 100 dollar minimum.
List of top ten supporters in alphabetical order with full names and phone numbers. Statement that standings are based on cash sales not votes, with counts by Official Judges at campaign end in July.
A two-vehicle crash on Lubbock Highway in Meadow killed David Jerome Harper and George Lee Harper, both of Texas, and injured Frank Cochran. The Harpers, riding a 1950 pickup, collided with J E Peek driving a 1951 pickup from Meadow. Peek was uninjured.
A Brownfield school recital hinged on a costume misaddressed from an eastern firm. Charlotte Jordan Glenda Sue Renfro and Janice Gordon faced a delay until Harold Klein flew in Braniff to pick up the outfit at Lubbock Airport enabling the Parker School of Dancing event to proceed on time.
Texas State Library mobile library will visit Thompson's Grocery at 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. Phyllis Wheatley School hosts 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Immanuel Baptist Church serves 2 to 4:30 p.m. These local stops support community access to reading resources amid the Texas Reading Roundup feature on page 3 of Section 2.
The third annual Terry County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo concludes this afternoon at 2 30 p m after rain forced Friday’s cancellation. Posse Captain Morell Ratliff said the Friday schedule will be run today barring more bad weather. About 3 000 fans attended Thursday’s first show despite threats. Rodeo queen Linda Loftis, daughter of 1613 East Tate, was crowned by last year’s queen Nancy Gaston. Hale County Posse won top honors, with Lea County N M Posse second and Lubbock Posse third.
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