Runoff Elections Bring Big Turnout Across County
In Saturdays Democratic Primary runoffs about 3 500 votes were cast with key local wins including Parker over Gordon by 98 votes for Terry County Sheriff Tankersley over Bost for Commissioner Precinct 1 by 153 votes Akers won Tax Assessor by 125 votes Coker edged Key for Precinct 1 constable and Joe Pool led in Congress At Large with 2 494 to 875 Baker George Ragland ca. 2 216 margin in state House district 40 and county totals across Hockley Cochran and Yoakum. Republican ballot saw Jack Cox lead over George Bush for US Senate 70 to 35.
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Homer Parker
B. T
Bill) Gordon
Terry County
Parker
Gordon
Fbs
Red
Tankersley
John A
Johnny) Bost
Bost
J. Do
Jot) Akers
Mike Smith Akers
Akers
Joe Pool
Baker
George
Ragland
Hockley County
Cochran County
Yoakum
Jack Cox
George Bush
Cox
Bush
We Are Proud to Be Americans Message and Contests
A column prints a long motivational pledge about civic duty and faith followed by practical notes from Jim Foy on cattle back-tagging rules. It then invites readers to enter a Brownfield News recipe contest with a $100 grand prize and multiple $10 awards, with submission details and judging criteria.
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Brownfield News
the News
W. Hill St
Boll Weevil Threat Highlighted At Terry County Meeting
Entomologist Don Rommel told Terry County Young Farmers about boll weevil risks on the South Plains. He noted live weevils found in winter cages and urged immediate spraying after cotton blooms, possibly 4-5 applications yearly, to form a barrier below the Caprock with Cotton Growers and Cotton Council backing.
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Don Rommel
Lubbock
Extension Service
Terry County
Brownfield High School
Rommel
Jim Foy
South Plains
Plains Cotton Growers
Cotton Council
1963 Cotton Harvest Report Released Here
Jim Foy Terry County Agent released the 1963 cotton harvest report from the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service in Austin. Terry County grew 140,000 acres at 482 pounds per acre for 140,700 bales, with 1962 showing 152,000 acres at 517 pounds and 164,000 bales. Other counties cited include Yoakum Lynn Dawson and Gaines with varying acreages and lint yields.
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Jim Foy
Terry County
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Austin
Foy
Yoakum
Lynn
Dawson
Gaines County
Yoakum County
Lynn County
Paul Presents Rotary Program At Brownfield Meeting
About 65 members and guests attended the Brownfield Rotary Club noon meeting with Joe Price as president. Charles Paul presented a program on fishing using a GM produced film about fishing across the United States. Obituary tribute observed for J. Dee Green. Barbara Newsom provided luncheon music. Guests included W. R. Prieve, Levelland, B. Boswell, Dell Risley, A. C. Bishop, among others.
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Brownfield Rotary Club
Joe Price
Charles Paul
General Motors Corporation
United States
Hugh Thomas
J. Dee Green
Barbara Newsom
Dale Durham
W. R. Prieve
Levelland
B. Boswell
John Thomas
Dell Risley
A. C. Bishop
Don Bishop
Commissioner's Court to Meet Monday in Terry County
Terry County Commissioner's Court will meet in regular session Monday at 10 a.m. in the court room with Judge R. A. Simms presiding. The agenda includes road equipment purchases for precincts three and four, approval and payment of bills, and road checks for precinct two. A special interview with Amarada Oil Company personnel and initial hearings before the Board of Equalization on taxes are highlighted.
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Terry County
R. A. Simms
Amarada Oil
Board of Equalization On
Weather forecast and advisories for Brownfield area
Clear to partly cloudy with late thundershowers possible today and Monday. Highs upper 90s, lows near 60s. Southern winds 10-20 mph during day, about 10 mph at night. Drying soil, 80 percent sunshine. Sunrise 5 37 a m, sunset 7 55 p m. Friday high 88, low 61. Precip none past 24 hours. Agricultural advisory notes light precipitation possible north portion, under a quarter inch.
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Brownfield
Miller to Speak on Agriculture Bills at Council Meeting
Love Miller, office manager of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office, will present a program at the Agriculture Workers Council meeting at 7 a.m. Tuesday in the Sands Restaurant. She will discuss recent agriculture bills and their impact on Terry County farmers. Dennis Lilly, Terry County representative, says the program will be very informative for attendees. The Council includes members from Terry, Dawson, Gaines and Yoakum counties and meets monthly, rotating locations.
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Love Miller
Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Office
Agriculture Workers Council
Sands
Miller
Terry County
Dennis Q. Lilly
Terry
Dawson
Gaines
Yoakum
Police Department Report for May Shows 59 Arrests
The Police Department reports 357 calls received in May and 59 arrests. Traffic activity includes 72 tickets, 20 hazardous driving and 47 non hazardous violations. There were 14 traffic accidents, totaling 106 accidents for the year. May expenses totaled 414.83 dollars, with fines amounting to 1215.50 dollars.
Concession Burglarized At Terry Pool Stand
A burglary at the Terry Swimming Pool concession stand was reported. Thirteen boxes of candy and gum worth 40 dollars disappeared after entry by jarring the sliding doors. A separate incident saw a 1963 Chevrolet truck drag wires on Sea Craves Road, Odessa, driven by Raymond W. Hunt. A county sheriff arrested a man for abandonment of wife and children, fining 51.70 dollars.
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Terry Swimming Pool
National Tank Co
Odessa
Seacraves
Raymond W. Hunt
Golder
Moisture Falls Across Terry County Areas Boosts Planting
Rainfall this week brought 0.25 to 1 inch across the county with hail in places. Brownfield noted 0.16 inch on Wednesday and 0.07 on Thursday amid pea sized hail. Union Community received about 1 inch over Wednesday and Thursday. Needmore and Foster areas saw varied moisture. overall farmers report enough rain to aid planting and the monthly total reaches 2.73 inches per KTFY.
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Terry County
Brownfield
KTFY
Wellman
Union
Needmore
Foster Community
Weather alerts explained as storm season arrives
Civil Defense urges residents to monitor radio for weather bulletins and to report tornado sightings only to Civil Defense HQ. Simmonds notes siren patterns for tornadoes and fires, and asks callers to provide location time and name of reporting person.
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Simmonds
Civil Defense
Civil Defense Headquarters
Rites Held For Pioneer Resident
Funeral services were held for Mrs Man dia Donaghe 89 at 2pm Friday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev Ed Crow officiating and burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. She died Wednesday night in Brownfield General Hospital after a long illness. A Brownfield resident for 20 years she came from Lampasas and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include four sons Warren Imperial Beach Calif Robert Paducah Hugh Denver City and Frank Odessa three daughters Mrs Ed Morton and Mrs Ella Cobb both of Brownfield and Mrs Violet Hinkle Plains 27 grandchildren two great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Man Dia Donaghe
Calvary Baptist Church
Ed Crow
First Baptist Church
Jackson
Lubbock
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Brownfield
Donaghe
Lampasas
Warren
Imperial Beach
Calif Robert
Paducah
Hugh
Denver City
Frank
Odessa
Ed Morton
Ella Cobb
Violet Hinkle
Plains
Bishop Attends Texas Chamber Meeting in Dallas
Bishop and Mrs attend the Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers Association gathering at the Baker Hotel in Dallas this weekend. About 350 members from across the state are expected, with Marvin Hurley of Houston presiding as president as the Bishop ends his term as state vice president.
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4 . Bishop
Dalla
Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers A&m
Baker Hotel
Marvin Hurley
Chamber of Commerce
Houton
Bishop
Miss South Plains Pageant Contenders Ready for Busy Final Days
Contestants and sponsors from Brownfield and area prepare for the 1964 Miss South Plains Pageant at Brownfield High School Auditorium. Seven finalists vie to represent Terry Gaines and Yoakum counties at Miss Texas in Fort Worth July 22 24 and potentially Miss America.
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Brownfield Jaycees Club
Mark Cees
Wyatt
Jay- Seven
Brownfield High School
Terry
Gaines
Yoakum
Fort Worth
Texas
Miss Akers
J. D
Jet) Akers
Mount Vernon Junior College
Washington, D. C
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Dottie Oliver
Dot Oliver
Wellman
Wellman High School
Texas Tech
Miss Oliver
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Teff) Coker
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Sue Lowe
Luckie
Jane Weiss
Dottie
Kiwanis Club
Joy Luckie
John F. Luckie
Quarterback Club
Miss Luckne
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Distributive Education Club
Miss Lowe
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Snyder High School
Cecil Ferguson
Brownfield Optimist Club
George Weiss
Jane
K. T. Hoffman
Seminole
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