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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1961
Page
5
A fashion feature introduces reversible dresses that reveal two personalities in one garment. The example shows a rural look with calico and straw hat flipping to a city style with a pinstripe pattern. Coats with reverse sides are noted as a precedent.
Mrs. T. W. Jones and her husband and sons from Abilene called Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Gorman of 709 Cactus Lane. They were en route to Yuba City California to visit relatives and also met Mrs. Christine Wright and Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Bevers at nearby addresses.
Funeral services for Lee F. Pearson of Tulia were held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Tulia Baptist Church with Dr. W Neil Record officiating. Pearson 58 longtime Swisher County resident and justice of the peace died Thursday at home after illness. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery Tulsa. Survivors include wife a daughter Mrs Harvey Knight Brownfield a son Wayne Pearson Tulia four sisters and two brothers.
Mrs. Ida Belle Walker of 1308 North Atkins hosted a June 4 reunion at Brownfield Clubhouse. Attending were 51 in the Walker family including relatives from Ropesville Houston Dallas Andrews Lincoln Air Force Base Odessa O'Donnell Garland and Garland area Brownfield friends and neighbors with eight absentees.
The Rev J Lloyd Mayhew, new pastor of First Methodist, will be guest at a 6:45 break fast Monday in Fellowship Hall. The get acquainted program includes other ministers and congregation members from the city. Mayhew will speak.
Mary James reports Barbara King spent days in Amarillo hospital recovering from a kidney infection. Barbara is now home. Bill and wife Bill Wolff take two weeks vacation in Houston visiting friends and relatives. Jim Hemingway, auditor, was in the Brownfield and Fort Worth division offices. Maxine’s return delayed as she awaits mother’s health. Sharon Snead ers, Jayne Looft and families visited. D R Hayley and family take a month off. Parker couple vacation at Lake Fal con. Pete Edwards and family plan days in Vernon. Maxine McMillan notes father’s surgery went well, mother also had surgery.
Mrs. Tommie Pettigrew hosted Meadow-Challis HD Club Monday afternoon at the South Plains Health Unit. Roll call cited unnecessary items in purses. Members discussed three adult Homemaking Department workshops and 4H work.
The Army offers a Choose It Yourself program allowing enlistment candidates to select vocational training from categories such as radio and TV repair electronics surveying automotive maintenance atomic weapons construction military police machine accounting and more. Applicants must qualify with aptitude and physical tests and details are available from the US army recruiter at 1110 Texas Ave Lubbock TX or by calling Porter 32821.
No. 4countant for Goodpasture Grain attended the club meeting Monday. The best speaker's cup was shared by two Toastmaster veterans Claude Caperton and Monroe Clayton in the contest.
Members discussed Monday events with George Price new to the club giving a first class account of speaking ability against top contenders Faris Nowell served as Toastmaster and Dennis Fairbairn as general critic. Monday ladies night and exchange speaking contest with Denver City Club were also on the agenda. The Brownfield club meets at 6 45 p m each Monday at the Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs Earl Bradley and 209 East Buckley hosted Mr and Mrs L N Mortenson and children of Omaha Neb Mrs Doyle Lawrence and children of Od essa Mrs Glenn Barnett and children of Water Valley and Mr and Mrs Quint Crow of 112 North Second The Mortenson couple are former Miss Gennie Fay Smith who lived with the Bradleys while in school. The other women are daughters of the Bradleys.
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