Postal Authorities Target Mail Order Pornography Campaign
Brownfield Postmaster Wm C Brown warns that mail order smut targets youths with obscene material. He cites U S Postal Inspection Service figures and says the office joins a national drive led by Postmaster General Arthur E Summerfield to stamp out the racket. Parents and youngsters are urged to assist in halting the vile mailings See No 1 Page 7.
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Membership Drive Drives Brownfield Chamber Growth
Despite extreme heat 14 teams push to enroll 153 new Brownfield Chamber members with 25 percent of the goal reached by Friday and 75 percent targeted by Tuesday. Farmer-membership gains and a new armory project underline the chamber’s economic impact and wider regional influence in Terry County.
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Bruce Zorns
Terry County
Terry County Fair dates set for September clash
From the files of the Terry County Herald dated June 21 1929 the Terry County Fair is planned for Friday and Saturday September 27 and 28. A premium list and catalog are being prepared for distribution in the coming weeks.
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Terry County Herald
Tery County
Dodgers top Cardinals as Pirates fall in Friday results
Dodgers defeated Cardinals 7 to 4 to highlight Friday action alongside Tigers 17 over Dodgers 4 and Yankees 9 against Cardinals 4. Thursday's slate saw Red Sox 13 over Pirates 5.
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USSR Tour Named For Banker D P Moorhead
D P Moorhead vice president of Yoakum County State Bank in Denver City is named among 30 Southwest business leaders chosen for a Good Will tour of Europe and the Soviet Union under State Department auspices. Moorhead, son of Mrs Grady Moorhead of 315 North Fifth, has a banking career dating to 1942 and a Meadow High School graduate.
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Auxiliary field to be built for Reese AFB in Terry County
An auxiliary airfield for Reese Air Force Base will be constructed in Terry County twelve miles south of Levelland. Contractor bids open Friday in Fort Worth under the Army Corps of Engineers. The field is slated for early July 1960 completion and will feature a 7400 foot runway 150 feet wide with taxiways electrical installations and other facilities for jet pilot training transition work.
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Gasoline Tax Refund Awaiting Terry Farmers
Terry farmers may file during July for a three cent per gallon federal tax refund on farm fuel. County Agent Jim Foy said eligible gasoline used for agricultural purposes from June 30 last year to July 1 this year qualifies. Forms are available in the courthouse office.
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New Dunlap Manager from Victoria Named for Brownfield Store
W A Anderson known as Andy takes over as Dunlaps Brownfield manager arriving from Victoria where he worked with C R Anthony Department Store. He spent 13 years with Anthony in Amarillo Brownsville and other Texas stores after starting in Childress 1937 to 1940 before Navy service. He is Commerce Texas born and lives at 610 Cactus Lane with wife and two children. He and family attend The Methodist Church and he was active in Victoria Lions Club.
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Andy) Anderson
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Oldest Father in Brownfield Celebrates Family Milestones
T. J. Uncle Jack Blankenship 93 last December lives at 103 East Story and will host Father's Day observances. He and Mrs Blankenship mark 66 years of marriage on July 9. Son Bill Blankenship of 215 East Ripley stands behind grandchildren Billy and Connie, while Billy C. Blankenship at 711 Lanny Avenue stands behind his mother.
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Uncle Jack) Blankenship
East Story
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East Ripley
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Lanny Avenue
Savings Banks Boost Rate to Three Percent
First National and Brownfield State Bank and Trust announce savings deposits will earn 3 percent interest, up from 2.44 percent, effective July 1. Mid-year statements show deposits at First National and Brownfield State totaling about 17.1 million, with year end deposits at 22.7 million.
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Local News Roundup From Brownfield to Northside
A potpourri of town tidbits covers new Dunlap’s manager W. A Anderson from continued notes on the Meaning-of-names, June Brownfield Council meeting details, Regal Theater offerings Lana Turner in Imitation of Life, and O F Campbell named officer in charge of Lubbock Cotton Classing Office. Also mentions USS Lexington in Western Pacific and Go Johnny Go at Rialto. Terry County Singing Convention kicks off at 2 30 p m in Northside Baptist See No 5 Page 7.
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W. K. Palmer
Galveston
Lubbock
Board of
Terry County
Northside
Campaign Bids Near Readiness In Big News Drive
The News campaign closes with four contestants expected to slug it out for the 1500 top prize as subscriptions sell rapidly. Special bonuses awarded to Lorene Lee, L Richardson, and Mattie Sparks totaled 50 in cash while all sales influence votes. Bids for a Brownfield cotton classing office open Saturday at 10 am with site donated by Gunner Travis and eventual transfer to the Agriculture department.
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Lorene Lee
L. J. Richardson
Mattie M. Sparks
Brownfield
Piggly Wiggly Corrects Double Stamp Day Notice
Correction states Tuesdays remain Double Stamp Days at Piggly Wiggly Super Market with no change from the earlier ad. The paper had wrongly claimed a Wednesday event in last Thursday’s full page ad.
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