Rev Walls and wife graduate from LIFE College in 1949
Rev. R. J. Walls and his wife Norma Faye Ross Walls are longtime Four Square Gospel pastors who both graduated in 1949 from LIFE College in Los Angeles. They moved from Levelland to Hale Center, then to their current parish, where 300 people are on the church roll. The couple has two children and assets include a planned new building, with district conventions upcoming in Texas.
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Hale Center
R. J. Walls
Four Square Gospel Church
Life College
Los Angeles
Walls
the Walls
Levelland
Rev. Wills
Hollis
Okla
Piale Center
Wills
Rev
Norma Faye Ross
Breckenridge
Four Square Churches
Dallas
Bro
Floyd Dawson
Lubbock
News-Herald Debuts Complete Farm Section Plan
Brownfield News-Herald unveils a weekly farm section written by Jim Compton marking the first complete farm section in the paper. About 700 sample copies will be mailed to area farmers for five weeks to solicit subscriptions and gauge interest from county farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Brownfield
Jim Compton
The
News-Herald
Taot
Red Cross Campaign Totals $2150 In Brownfield Chapter Effort
At Tuesday board meeting Red Cross officers reported a final campaign total of 2150 against a 3315 goal. Over 2250 came in through a letter campaign led by drive chairman B I Hudson. Marie Cheshir as chapter chairman and L J Richardson as secretary treasurer were elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors
Red Cross
Drive
B. I.’. Hudson
Marie Chesshir
L. J. Richardson
Doug Lowe
Home Service
Littlefield
National Advisory Council For
West Texas
City Lets Contract For Paving Project
City announces contract awarded to Baker Neill and Hanes for about 60 blocks of paving. City share 66804.55, property owners 143551.43, total 210355.98. Frontage costs 2.40 per foot for 36 ft streets and 2.65 for 40 ft streets. Public hearing at City Hall 9 a.m. July 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker, Neill & Hanes, Inc
Borger
Brownfield Tohoka Golfers Clinch Country Club Tourney Honors
Top golfers in Wednesday's Pro Am crowned Brownfield and Tohoka players. The winning quartet posted 300 to defeat 112 entrants with Ray Warden low amateur and Joe Lopez tying Ken Wright for low pro at 67. The runners up shot 302 and 319 nets, as the Brownfield team led by Dusty Kemper added a 73 for key boost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Tohoka
Lester and Mary Stretch
Bill Singleton
Dusty Kemper
Ray Warden
Joe Lopez
Ken Wright
Clovis
Wright
Lopez
Warden
Jim
Virgil Addison
Lamesa
Barry Fischer
Marion Bowers
Whizzer White
Ed Grier
Bob Johnson
Lubbock
Minnie Hazel Bowman
Bud Posey
Hereford
Stretch
Kemper
Singleton
Mary Stretch
Posey
Jim Hundley, Jr
Post
Jack Addison
Doug Hill
Levelland
White
Lee
Page
Danny Powers
Brownfield Country Club
Don O'Neal
al Allison
Jerry Goble
Four-County Agricultural Workers Elect New Officers
Dennis Q. Lilly was elected president of the Four-County Agricultural Workers Association at Nick's Cafe. Murphy Luna became first vice president and Truman Fambrough second vice president. Lee Roy Colgan was chosen program chairman and Grady Elder was re elected secretary. About 26 workers attended and the next meeting was set for July 12 in Lamesa with a night session to boost attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Agricultural Association
Agricultural Workers Association
Dennis Q. Lilly
Murphy Luna
Truman Fambrough
Lee Roy Colgan
Grady Elder
Terry
Gaines
Yoakum
Dawson Counties
Brownfield First National Bank
Nick
Leo White
Yoakum County
Dawson
Plains Farmer
Farmers Home Administration
Seminole
Dawson County
Brownfield
L. H. Mellroy
Gaines County
White
Lilly
Association
Canadian River Reservoir Project aids eleven South Plains towns
A Texas water conference reviews legal aspects of water rights as the Canadian River Authority plans a dam near Sanford. The $78 million private funded reservoir plus $91 million with flood control would supply water to 11 towns including Brownfield Borger Amarillo Pampa Lubbock Tahoka Lamesa Levelland Plainview Slaton and O Donnell.
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Canadian River
South Plains, Panhandle
Texas
University of Texas Law School
Resevoir
South Plains
Panhandle
Sanford
Board of Directors
Plainview
Direc
CRA
Brownfield
Borger
Amarillo
Pampa
Lubbock
Tahoka
Lamesa
Levelland
Slaton
O'Donnell
Adams Honored at Ai Review Assembly For Rifle Team Trophy
Lt. Fred T. Adams of the Brownfield National Guard helped lead the 2nd Battalion 112th Armored Cavalry to the St Dale Christensen Trophy in team rifle marksmanship at the annual reviewing ceremony on June 11. James W. Reed won the Lt. George G. Boyce Trophy as top individual scorer. Clarence D. Clark took second and Adams placed third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred T. Adams
Brownfield National Guard
112Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Dale Christensen
Christensen
Adams
WOJG
James W. Reed
Presidio M
Charles R. Bruce
Seagraves
Robert Greene
Snyder
Reed
George G. Boyce
Pop Day At Terry County Playday Honors Fathers Saturday
Jaycees sponsor Terry County playday at Cub Stadium Saturday at 2 30 p m with pie eating greased pig contests and cash prizes. The highlight is Mr Homely named best looking man with a drill set awards totaling over 200 and 120 local merchants help with tickets and participation. Local talent roundup and an egg tossing contest conclude family entertainment.
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Pop
Terry County
Cub Stadium
Mr. Homely
Jaycees
The
Brownfield News
Baseball Coach Notes Change in Schedule
American Legion coach Farris Nowell reports a Brownfield schedule change. A game set for last night in Plainview was moved to today and designated as a home game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Farris Nowell
Plainview
Credit Course To Start Monday In Brownfield
Merchants of Brownfield and credit staff will start a Retail Credit Procedures course at Brownfield High School. The 10 hour program runs Monday through Thursday evenings led by Heinz Ulrich from the University of Texas. Owners managers and employees from various retail and service firms will attend to learn current credit and collection methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
D. L. Pemberton
Placid Oil Completes New Well in Terry County
Placid Oil Company of Lubbock reports completion of No 1 Pope Pool, a 8 600 foot wildcat in the Prentice field, north of Tokio. The well yielded 11 barrels oil from perforations and 247 barrels lead oil after 11 hours swab, with 70 percent oil in a five second fluid flow. An adjacent drillstem test at No 1 L D Spradling showed no gas or oil, only water and salty water readings.
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Placid Oil Company of
Lubbock
Pope Pool
Terry County
PSL
Prentice
Tokio
Texas Company
L. D. Spradling
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Los Angeles, Calif. College
Sion
Brive
Little League Film
AG Association
McElroy
Colgan
ASC
Tors
Ai Review Assembly
Heinz Ulrich
Placid Oil Company
Placid
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