West Texas Chamber sets 1967 68 events in Abilene
WTCC leaders met in Abilene to set annual events including the 50th convention May 5-7 in Odessa and tours across Hereford Fort Worth El Paso and Amarillo. A special ad hoc parks committee seeks passage of a 75 million constitutional amendment to acquire park lands in West Texas.
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Abilene
Don Wooten
Odessa
Hereford
Fort Worth
el Paso
Amarillo
Midland
Brownwood
Mineral Wells
C.H. Rainwater
Lubbock
Wooten
West Texas
Texas
Rupert Jackson
Baird
Eli Urbanosky
John Ben Shepperd
Harlan Bridwell
Bridgeport
Les Traweek
Weatherford
Charles Verner
Country Club Celebrates 21st Anniversary Luau
Brownfield Country Club marks its 21st anniversary with a Friday Luau for members and guests starting at noon. Herb Remington and the Beachcombers headline with a Magic Guitar performance, Coral Dancers and Melani in Hawaiian themed entertainment. Guests are invited to wear Hawaiian attire and an authentic Hawaii menu will be served.
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Brownfield Country Club
Herb Remington
Remington
Hawaii
Price Attends Realtors Meet in Dallas
Price, a local realtor, attends the 46th annual Texas Real Estate Association convention at the Statler Hilton in Dallas. More than 1,000 realtors from the U S and abroad hear talks on unconventional approaches in a tight money market and plans to weather future crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Price
Texas Real Estate Association
Dallas
Six Flags
Arlington
Statler Hilton
West Texas Boys Ranch Round Up names Byron Cabbiness wagon boss
Byron Cabbiness is the wagon boss for the eighth annual West Texas Boys Ranch Round Up in Terry County Roddy Peeples says the event mobilizes donations from 61 West Texas counties to support the ranch. Most livestock will be auctioned during June 19 week with some already paid for. more donations are sought to ensure success. There are 81 boys in residence at the 963 acre facility near San Angelo since the Odessa merger.
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Byron Cabbiness
West Texas
Cabbiness
Texas Boys Ranch of
Odessa
West Texas Boys Ranch
San Angelo
Fabulous Four Sixes Filled With History
Guthrie Texas hosts the Four Sixes 6666 ranch a vast Hereford empire owned by Anne Burnett Windfohr heir to the Burnett Estate. The 6666 spreads span Panhandle to Iowa Park with Burnett Park in Fort Worth serving as office hub. Foreman George Humphreys a longtime sheriff guides the ranch operation while the Windfohrs maintain ownership amid legend and cattle heritage.
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Guthrie
Tex
King County
Burnett
Anne Burnett Windfohr
Panhandle
Triangle
Paducah
Iowa Park
Windfohr
Anne
Fort Worth
Burnett Estate
Firest National Bank
Burnett Park
S.B. (Burk) Burnett
Tom L. Burnett
Texas
Child
Little Anne
Bill Meeker
Midland
Jay Pumphrey
Pumphrey
Burk Burnett
Burkburnett
Wichita County
Theodore Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Quanah Parker
Mas-sa-suta
Big Boss
George Humphreys
Humphreys
Frank Reeves
George
Lilly Presents Kiwanis Program in Brownfield
Dennis Q. Lilly president of the West Texas Boys Ranch near San Angelo spoke to Brownfield Kiwanis members about the merger with the Odessa ranch and about the 85 boys now cared for. Four are from Brownfield. Slides showed the ranch facilities. Boys attend high school in San Angelo and elementary in Tankersley. Milton Stewart led the meeting. Guests were Dick Renfro and Bob Sewell. Plans discussed for the Loyalty Day Parade on July 4 with club participation.
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Dennis Q. Lilly
West Texas Boys Ranch
San Angelo
Brownfield Kiwanis Club
Lilly
Odessa
Brownfield
Tankersley
Milton Stewart
Dick Renfro
Bob Sewell
Rites Scheduled For Alvin Lary
Funeral services for Alvin Lary 79 will be held at 4 p.m. today at Southside Church of Christ with Doyle Kelsey and Tom Wallace officiating. Burial follows in Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction. Survivors include wife May two sons and three daughters.
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Alvin Lary
Southside
Terry County
Southside Church of Christ
May
James
Van
Route One
J.T. Frazier
Denver City
C.A. Bullard
S. 7Th
C.C. Frazier
Plainview
Graveside Rites Held Here For Former Resident
Graveside rites for Mrs. C. R. Jowers 55 were held at Terry County Memorial Cemetery after services in Roswell New Mexico. She died Monday in Roswell where she had lived since 1960. She had lived in Brownfield from 1926 until moving to Roswell. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Jimmy Keith of Roswell a son J C Jowers with the U S Army in Hawaii four brothers Leon May of Brownfield Tom Charlie and Sterling May all of Fort Worth four sisters Mrs. Ella Zahn of Dallas Mrs Carie Denning of Quannah Mrs Ida Wade of Socorro N M and Bessie May of Corsicana and two granddaughters.
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C.R. Jowers
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Roswell
N.M
Jowers
Brownfield
Jimmy Keith
J.C. Jowers
U.S. Army
Hawaii
Leon May
Tom
Charlie
Sterling May
Fort Worth
Ella Zahn
Dallas
Carie Denning
Quannah
Ida Wade
Socorro N.M
Bessie May
Corsicana
Deadline Set for 4 H Cotton and Grain Sorghum Contest
The annual crop contest deadline is Thursday June 15 for entries in dryland or irrigated divisions. Entries must be in five acre plots with skipped rows counted. Previous first place winners cannot enter again. last year prizes totaled over $600. Gins sponsoring the Cotton Contest include Need more Gin Lahey Newsom Gin Johnson Gin Hi Plains Co op Gin South Co op Gin Brownfield Co op Gin and Mea Soman Gin. Grain Sorghum Contest is sponsored by a grain company.
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Needmore Gin
Lahey
Cadet-Wardens Join Texas Water Safety Drive
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department authorizes 50 cadet-wardens to bolster the water safety force this summer. Officials say the recruits will operate boats, assist in rescues, and enforce the water safety code while regional offices process more than 300 applications. Strong applicants meet strict medical and military-hire screening.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Robert G. Mauermann
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Duane Moss
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