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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1964
Page
1
The Brownfield community reports a six session summer school for teachers led by David Cole, West Ward principal. Ninety or more teachers from elementary, junior high and high school levels are enrolled, totaling 75 at last count. Highway safety urged for all to reduce accident rates amid rising summer travel.
The Texas Water Pollution Control Board faces a civil suit challenging its authority. The action argues limits on board powers and regulatory procedures. Court records show the plaintiff asserting jurisdictional questions and claimed overreach by the agency.
Four delegates from Terry County head to the Republican State Convention in Dallas with registration at 1 p.m. at the Statler Hilton. Attendees include Evans, Mrs. Evans, McWherter, Robison. alternates Snedeker, Brownfield, Mrs. Thomas, Heartsill. Speakers include Bud Wilkinson and Sen. John Tower. About 15,000 expected at Memorial Auditorium.
The Brownfield Boys Club will reopen after a three week renovation of the Old Country Club building at South 5th and West Buckley Streets. The summer program for boys 9 to 17 will be directed by Harold Andrews with a new library, game room, and craft area. The Brownfield Optimist Club donated $400 toward the project and a special meeting with guest speaker James E Sperring of Dallas is set for Thursday.
The Brownfield Lions Club held a noon meeting with Billie Moore president and three visitors. W N Doc Lewis noted the installation banquet for Tuesday at the Party House and plans for a record turnout. The program was postponed to let members attend the Brownfield Hereford baseball game and all Lions were urged to back the Cubs.
The sheriff and police blotter showed no notable crimes and a quiet week. Two men were arrested for drunkenness in a car and a minor two car accident occurred with damages under 25 dollars involving Nadine Thomason of 3 Point Trailer Park in a 1964 Ford and Geneva Snider of Route 1 Meadow.
The Brownfield Volunteer Fire Department responded Friday at 11 45 a.m. to a grass fire in a wheat field west of the American Legion Hall. A small amount of wheat stubble burned and damage was not extensive.
Jane Weiss, Brownfield High Senior, won the Miss South Plains title at the Brownfield Jaycees pageant held Saturday. Crawford Taylor was first runner up and Joy Luckie second runner up. Weiss to represent Terry Gaines and Yoakum counties at the Miss Texas Pageant.
Partly cloudy today with widely scattered thunder showers this afternoon and tonight. Agricultural advisory notes precipitation likely over more than half the area with under half an inch of moisture expected. Winds southeast to south 15 to 25 mph during the day, easing to about 15 mph at night, with stronger gusts in thundershower zones. Climatological data: sunrise 5 36 a m, sunset 7 58 p m. Friday high in Brownfield was 93, overnight low 64. Precipitation in past three days 0 4 of an inch.
May 1964 postal receipts totaled 12 443 up from 11 359 in May 1963 per William Brown field postmaster He cites normal growth as the cause since no rate changes occurred in the past year
A four night tractor maintenance short course for adult farmers runs June 15 to 18 at Brownfield High School with instructor Harold Wiedemann of Texas A and M College. Sponsored by Brownfield, Meadow, Wellman districts and Terry County Young Farmers, the course charges a $2 entry fee and offers on the farm guidance for attendees.
Brownfield Rotary Club members and about 80 guests gathered at the Party House for a noon Friday meeting. Special guests included Region 1-AAA baseball champions and coaches Harold Blackburn and Jerry English. A film of the 1964 Cotton Bowl was shown, presented by A. C. Bishop and Punch Nelson, with Joe Price presiding and Leon ard Ellington giving the invocation.
Brownfield Optimist Club met in regular session with James Evans presiding. Robert Noble presented a program showing films on Boys Club work produced by the National Boys' Club Association. Plans were made for an inter club visit to the Southwest Optimist Club in Lubbock Tuesday. Ted Mitchell was introduced as a new member and 14 members were present.
Thunderclouds teased Terry County with minimal rainfall totaling .04 inch Wednesday and a trace Thursday. The month reached 0.27 inch and the year 2.77 inches, with stations at Union Gomez Wellman reporting 0 to trace amounts. Temperatures cooled briefly to the 90s after the light rain while highs neared 93 and lows held near 64. Rain chances remained slim through the weekend.
The NEWS expects to cover the Cubs as they pursue the state championship Tuesday and Wednesday in Austin. Reporter will be on scene and hold the Press until after the 7 p.m. Wednesday game if the Cubs advance to the finals.
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