Cotton Acreage Transfers Boost Plains County Allotments
Twenty five Plains Cotton Growers counties added 187973 acres to their base allotment under liberalized transfer rules in the 1971 program. Original allotment 1630222 acres, new total 1818195 acres. Transfers include 15304 acres purchased and 172669 leased. most leases last 1971 only. Producers may receive 15 cents per pound payments. lease prices ranged 7 to 10 cents and purchases 21 to 27 cents per pound. A county-by-county chart follows detailing transfers and base figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Plains
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Congress
Plains
Thericultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Special Mexican Program Planned at Lubbock Christian College
Gerardo Garro leads a new guidance and scholarship program to educate 20 to 30 needy Mexican students yearly at Lubbock Christian College. The program offers personalized counseling and majors of the students choice. Garro urges referrals and involvement from the community and notes his background as a naturalized U.S. citizen with degrees from Abilene Christian College and Texas Tech University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerardo Garro
Lubbock Christian College
Coleges
Texas
LCC
Garro
Beecome
United States
Cuba
Abilene Christian College
Texas Tech University
Blevins Named Cast Member in Palo Duro Texas Drama
Leon W. Blevins of Brownfield joins the cast of Texas the symphonic drama at Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo He will portray The Honorable Alex Wills Texas Land Commissioner and also sing with the Texas choirs He teaches government at West Texas State University and has held posts at U T El Paso and Texas Tech University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon W. Blevins
Brownfield
Bernice W. Blevins
Linnie P. Blevins
West
Powell Street
Texas
Blevins
West Texas State University
Canyon
Wayland Baptist College
University of Texas At el Paso
U.T. el Paso
Texas Tech University
George McDonald
Wayland
Lob
Southwestern Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Southern Baptist
New Mexico
California
Shannah
John Dalton Pharr
Tab
Keith
Shaleah
Gene Howe
Orval Williams Completes Basic Army Training
Private Orval D Williams, 18, completed weeks of basic training at Fort Polk Louisiana. His parents Mr and Mrs E G Williams reported he received instruction in drill and ceremonies weapons reading combat tactics military courtesy military justice first aid and army history and traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Orval D. Williams
E. G. Williams
Mao Ae
Pon Low
U. S. Army Training Center
Infantry
Ft. Polk
Mrs U S Savings Bonds Promote Family Security Role
Mrs U S Savings Bonds promotes family thrift and national security via a traveling goodwill ambassador program. The current Mrs. U S Savings Bonds is Mrs Jeanie Smith of Tulsa Oklahoma, traveling to advocate saving and responsible family finance nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. U. S. Savings Bond
Family Security
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Department of the Treasury
Mrs. U. S. Savings Bonds
The
All- American Family Institute
Lehigh Acres
Fla
U. S. Savings Bond Division
the Treasury
All-American Family Institute
U. S. Savings Bonds
Jeanie Smith
Ronald R
Tulsa
Okla
Rites Held For Mrs Goldston In Brownfield
Funeral services for Mrs. Eli Goldston 80 were held at 2 30 p m in Brownfield Memorial Chapel with Rev Don Worthington officiating. Burial followed at Terry County Memorial Park under Brownfield Funeral Home direction. She died Monday night in Dallas St Pauls Hospital after a lengthy illness. Survived by husband W L of Irving son and four daughters. Also nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Texas outdoor drama continues in Palo Duro Canyon with performances Sundays June 24 through Aug 28 and a special Sunday show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Goldston
Brownfield Funeral Home
Don Worthington
First Baptist Church
Seagraves
Terry County Memorial Park
T. W. Hall
Lubbock
C. R. Warren Jr
Brownfield
T. G. Hart
R. R. Perkins
Plains
Sam Shaw
Dallas
Texas
Palo Duro Canyon
Paul Green
United States
Local Terry County Students Named to Tech Deans List
Thirty Terry County students earned spots on Texas Tech University's spring deans list. Criteria include a 3.0 GPA or higher and up to 12 semester hours. Honorees span eight Tech colleges with multiple freshmen, sophomores and seniors named in Agriculture, Education, Engineering, Arts and Sciences, Home Economics, and Business Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Texas Tech University
Tech
College of Agricultural Sciences
Spurgeon L. Carroll
Agronomy
Stephen M. Henderson
College of Education
Debra Barr
Barbara Rieck
Cora Lary
Janna Floyd
College of Engineering
Charles Campbell
Gary Burnett
Runnells
Joseph Masso
College of Arts and Sciences
Ronald Tucker
Phillip Lindsey
Bradford Moore
Dale Durham
Ences
Mary Blackstock
Linda Forsyth
Susan Leigon
Bren
da Vandivere
Richard Privitt
Walter Mason
Harla Stone
Betty Hamilton
Larry York
College of Home Economics
Vivian Darwin
Nancy Swaringen
Jo Hill
College of Business Administration
Army Specialist Completes Microwave Systems Repairman Course
Robert E. Russell 2 year old son of Mr and Mrs Russell of 104 North Cedar completed a 420 week strategic microwave systems repairman course at the U S Army Signal Center and School Fort Monmouth New Jersey. Training covered techniques to install operate and maintain long range microwave radio systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pear Robert E. Russell
Mie
Robert M. Russell
North Cedar
U. S. Army Signal Center and School
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Hefley
James Tippit
Pat Thurman
South Plains Association of Governments
Newsfote
Billie
Allotm
Bailey
Borden
Briscoe
Castro
Cochran
Crosby
Dawson
Deaf Smith
Dickens
Floyd
Gaines
Garza
Hale
Martin
Midland
Motley
Palmer
Swisher
Leon Blevins
Orval Williams
U. S
Mrs. Goldston
Dee
Brownfield, Texas
Brownfield State Company
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