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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1960
Page
3
Ramsdell announces a Brownfield initiative to create a daily after school and holiday program for 6 to 18 year olds. The steering committee seeks community support from local groups and individuals to provide a building centered activity hub.
The 1960 Terry committee reports unanimous support for Johnson at the Austin convention. W A Bynum will advocate for Brownfield Terry and Texas while Johnson is nominated in Los Angeles. Local Terry attendees listed include Gillham Simms Holleman Hackney Kendrick Hamm Bynum Barrett Akers and others on East Buckley East Tate and Meadow routes.
A listing outlines counties on the 19th as Bailey Lamb Hale Floyd Cochran Hockley Lubbock Crosby Dickens Yoakum Terry Andrews Lynn Garza Gaines Dawson Borden Martin Howard Mitchell. The note mentions home early Wednesday across these areas.
A burglary at Brown Field Manufacturing Co was reported Wednesday. A lawn mower was stolen from Mrs. George Moore at 704 Tohoka Road on Thursday. Classified call 2188.
Death of L B Patterson of Big Spring announced with note he and his wife taught here years ago. Family sympathy extended. Local reports mention Mrs J H Gober visiting Grandmother Young, and several residents traveling to Lubbock for hospital care and shopping errands in Brownfield.
Mr and Mrs Earl Carruth and Robert of 701 South Seventh are vacationing in Whittier California with her mother. They will return via Farmington New Mexico to visit daughter Mrs James Thomas and family, returning home July 1.
Tahoka Mayor H B McCord and City Secretary J M Uzzle lead Tahoka. Lamesa names Mayor Bowers Uriell and City Manager C A Taylor with directors. Levelland lists Mayor Spencer Ellis and Councilmen Bob Reid Wilson Cox Sam Newberry plus Manager Kenneth Harper. Brownfield includes Mayor McWherter and directors with councilmen and secretary. Four Lubbock consulting engineers also present.
The Rev. Don Murray, pastor of First Baptist Church in Meadow, spoke at Calvary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall during a Brotherhood breakfast held June 11. Jay Harris, organization president, introduced the speaker.
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