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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1961
Page
8
Local athletes are urged to enter the Lubbock Park and Recreation annual Invitational and Open Track and Field Meet at Monterey High School. Entries due Wednesday, five events per athlete, preliminaries 5 p.m., finals 8 p.m. AAU cards may be secured at the meet.
The engagement of Judith Ann Reynolds to Ronald White of Midland is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs L W Reynolds of 1612 East Cardwell. The wedding will be at 6 p m August 19 at First Methodist Church with Miss Joyce Reynolds as maid of honor and Miss Suzanne Smith as bridesmaid.
The wedding featured pink cotton satin gowns with pink organza overskirts. Bridesmaids included Cathy Hill and Freda Dotson, sister of the bride, both of Tahoka. The couple, Lindsey and Rasberry, left for a honeymoon to Doso and Texas points. The bride is from Tahoka. groom works at Brownfield Seed and Delinting. They will reside at 1212 South Fourth.
The National Foundation via March of Dimes funds broadens aid to children under 19 with birth defects and arthritis. It will fund Special Treatment Centers and Evaluation Clinics in major cities and provide outpatient care through regional clinics while continuing polio center support and clinical studies.
The article outlines a wedding in which the bride is tied to the Pendergrass family with numerous cousins and attendants. The bridal party includes maid of honor I I, bridesmaids Linda Henson Carolyn Cary Iris Moody, junior Marcia Jo Pendergrass, and the groom’s party with best man and ushers. The reception featured a tiered white cake, white orchid accents, and a church reception in Fellowship Hall. The couple, both Brownfield High School graduates, plan to live at 121 West Main after a June 14 return from a New Mexico wedding trip.
Wellman Troop 750 led by Alton Martin returned Saturday night from a week at Camp Post. Scouts Barry Sims Tony Emerson Scotty Hamm Tommy Chrestman Steve Hamm L P Adair Dickie Kissinger Woode Adair Vester Jointer Monte Cook and Glen Berry joined in sports and outdoor skills training during the camping week.
On the first day of Pennsylvania's 1961 beaver season two men set traps but soon removed them after unsteady start. Beavers raided discarded bait the night after removal. A 35 pound beaver was trapped by another hunter and released alive, later escaping by chewing through a garage window.
A buffet barbecue chicken meal was served at a patio dinner hosted at the bride's parents home with the parents of the groom assisting. Wrought iron lanterns provided lighting and a warm atmosphere.
A fisherman was fined 25 kroner for flogging his wife with a live eel. The action was punished under the prevention of cruelty to animals statute in Sweden, as officials noted.
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