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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1958
Page
1
The Jones County Jaycees announce a community membership push led by the Noble Team at two Brownfield locations. Funds raised support local civic projects and station services with profits benefiting the hive, Humble One and Refine Company.
The Brownfield News editorial voices strong backing for William A Blakley in the U S Senate race against Ralph Yarborough. It praises his Texas roots, constitutional government stance, states rights, independence from special interests, and readiness to serve.
Dallas lawyer and rancher William A Blakley campaigned in Brownfield seeking the U S Senate seat held by Ralph Yarborough He spoke to about 100 Lions at a luncheon urging constitutional government free enterprise and farm independence He then toured downtown meeting businessmen and shoppers.
A miscellaneous clipping covers Boz in Ellis County and nearby towns, noting film references, Texas well drilling figures, church vacation Bible school, a senatorial candidate visit, school dance instructor changes, hospital administrator appointments, nuptial announcements, and youth group travels. The jumble sketches local events and wider topics with names like Clark Gable, Doris Day, Reg al theaters, and Anita Jo Woolley.
The Brownfield board hires Charles Thomas Davis to lead Treadaway Daniell Hospital, starting in early August. Davis comes from Midland Memorial Hospital with prior duties at the same facility, while the board completes transfer paperwork and sets up administration.
A Pittsburgh report recounts the historic merger of Presbyterian bodies as ither United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America forms from the Union of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A and United Presbyterian Church of North America. Delegations of 350 join in a ceremonial handshake and banner removal marks the union, moved to the Syria Mosque for General Assembly activities. The new church adopts the United Presbyterian name and vows Christian charity and brotherhood.
Work started this week on one of the first underground irrigation systems in Terry County. John Manville Transits irrigation pipe arrives for J B Knight Farm Machinery and Eulice Farrar to lay 3,086 feet across his Gomez Community fields connecting two wells. The cement asbestos joints will be leak proof with no deterioration, supervised by Glenn Milner of Lubbock. Carroll Sanders from Houston helps, John Clark of Knight Distributing speaks, and the Denison Plant makes the pipe. This marks the start of more underground irrigation projects in the area as Pransite Pipe handles high pressure with buried feeder mains.
North Wale star Richard Ownery tops the charts with a .546 average through the first half, while Darwin Cheatham of the Cantdats sits at .474. Cardinals hold the top team batting mark at .729, with Dodgers and Tigers following in the top three.
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