Rites Held For Delton Tatum
Funeral services for Delton Tatum 43 were held at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Crow officiating. Burial followed at Terry Memorial Cemetery. Tatum a Terry County farmer died after a gunshot wound suffered at his home. Sheriff reported a .22 rifle found nearby. He was a Lovington New Mexico native and Texas Tech graduate who served in WWII and was active in local civic groups. He is survived by his wife Freddie three sons Lynn Ina and siblings and in laws.
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Delton Tatum
First Baptist Church
Ed Crow
Terry Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Tatum
Terry County
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Homer Parker
Sheriff’s Department
P.m
Lovington
N.M
Texas Tech
Air Force
Brownfield
Terry County Farm Bureau
Freddie
Vaughn
Hardin-Simmons
Gary
Brownfield High School
Lynn
Ina Tatum
N. M
Claude Lovington
Alfred Leeman
Carlsbad
Officers Elected At Annual Meet
Brownfield Development Corporation held its annual meeting at 10 a.m. in the Chamber of Commerce directors’ room. Leo Holmes was re elected president and John Kendrick was named vice president for a second term. Sammy Jones was named to a position not specified in the readable text.
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Leo Holmes
Kendrick
Holmes
Brownfield Development Corporation
Shawn
Sammy Jones
John Kendrick
Chamber of Commerce
May Police Report Shows Arrests and Loss Totals
City police arrested 21 people in May with 14 drunkenness, 12 guilty, two assault with intent to murder and released on bond. One traffic arrest guilty. one vandalism guilty. Two liquor law curfew violations guilty. One minor possession charge guilty. Thefts over $50 investigated. 7 under $5 with 2 cleared. Burglaries 13. one vandalism. 375 calls, 178 hazardous tickets, 1 nonhazardous ticket, 20 accidents. Total property loss May 5446 dollars. fines 1931. expenses 173.67. Directors re-elected. pledges total about 5300 cash and 50000 in pledges. Labor survey returns show 700 responses. SBA by-law amendments approved. 528.74 repaid to chamber from Harvest Festival funds.
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Brownfield
Local Officers Charge Several Suspects in Varied Offenses
Texas Highway Patrol arrested Larry Lynn Mills for suspended license driving and fined 22.70 dollars. Jimmy Perez was taken on a warrant and released after a 200 dollar bond. Santos B Rodriguez was arrested for drunkenness and held.
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Texas Highway Patrol
Larry Lynn Mills
Jimmy Perez
Santos B. Rodriguez
Commission Court schedules hearing and approves county actions
The Terry County Commissioners Court set a June 29 public hearing for the Board of Equalization. They accepted Mrs. Ferrell Herring’s library board resignation and appointed Irene Paddock. The court approved payments for election services, travel expenses, and a deputy clerk bond, and planned bid advertisements for precinct vehicles.
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Commissioners Court
Terry County Board of Equalization
Asm
Ferrell Herring
Kendrick Memorial Library Board
Irene Paddock
Dale Brown
L. G. Smith
Carolyn Cates
College Station
Ladelle Davis
Precinct One
Precinct Two
Budget Presentation Sets Eight Month Hospital Plan
Terry Memorial Hospital District board met for an all night session led by president Lee Bartlett. They approved a final eight month budget of 315 079 30 detailing allocations for food supplies nursing and X ray services among others and issued a building committee to seek bids from about 30 firms for a future hospital. Wade Yandell offered 5 69 acres east of the city park as a potential hospital site. A Medicare care contract was discussed and pathology fees were increased to 19. The board authorized attendance at a Texas Hospital Association meeting in Austin.
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Terry Memorial Hospital District
Lee Bartlett
Frank Ballard
Carlton White
John L. Cruce
Wade Yandell
Lamesa Road
Yandell
A. H. Daniels
Joe McWilliams
Texas Hospital Association
Austin
Ray Anderson
Bartlett
Daniells Punch Nelson
Anderson
Val Garner
McWilliams
George Black
Virgil Burnett
City Man's Father Dies
Services for W. B. Fenton father of Myron Fenton were held at Northside Baptist Church in Snyder at 3 p.m. Sunday. Fenton 73 died in a Snyder hospital Friday after a long illness. He is survived by Myron and several other children.
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W. B. Fenton
Myron Fenton
Northside Baptist Church
Snyder
Fenton
Myron
Veterans Meet Postponed Due to Car Shortage
The meeting of Veterans of World War I, set for Friday, is postponed because cars are unavailable. A new date will be announced later, per quartermaster C. C. Tucker.
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C. C. Tucker
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Measurer
Bonner Lytle
Woody Swaringen
Bill Noble
Lal Copeland
J. O. Gulham
Richard Prigmore
Grady Goodpasture
Joe Price
Jack Hamilton
E. G. Akers
Charles Paul
A. M. Muldrow
Marion Bowers
Bobby G. Jones
Harry Elam
L. J. Richardson
J. W. Burnett
Raymond Beck
Chambber
Beck
Small Business Administration
SBA
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Notich
Marvin Allen
Ann Cornett
ASCS
Laredo
Burnett and Black
Billy Ray Oliver
Charles A. Crump
Carlos Howell
Doug Cox
Dewitt Funk
Star Discount Center
Lupe Chadis
General Mae Williams
Natividad Cruz
Gene Jones
South 7Th
Reppto
Ford
Melvin Posey Wilks
Yucca Lane
Charles L. Wilks
Angil C. Hernandez
W. Hill
Angel Hernandez
South 4Th
Rita Joe Wheeler
South 8Th
Chadis Guadalupe
South 2Nd
North First
Cardwell
Michael Lee Cummings
Hester
Mary Jane Bench
Jewell Pitts Kukyendall
Broadway
Hill
Humble
City Man
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