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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1961
Page
9
A golf tournament for all GenTel employees and their families is planned for Saturday. West Texas and New Mexico participants are invited, with about 75 players expected to join.
Brownfield Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary met at the Fire Station Monday evening during a state convention note. Marion Linville read the devotional to open. They approved purchasing more tables and chairs and decided to buy white red identifed coveralls for members. Nominating committee named La Vada Jones Carolyn Hamilton and Viola Simmonds. Hostesses Levie Behrens Ivan Hutson and Mrs Simmonds served soft drinks coffee and cookies. Attendees listed include Sue Elrod Irene Proffitt Leona Schertz Sue PeVaney Rena Faye Proffitt Nora Mullings Inez Graves Effie Mae Thompson Ginger Webster and Rita Crudup.
Love Circle of WSCS of First Methodist Church elected officers for the coming year at a Monday meeting held at 1405 East Hester. Chairwoman is Mrs. Mitchell Flache with co chairwoman Mrs. Paul Turner and other posts filled by Mrs. L. W. Reynolds secretary Mrs. E. F. Letham treasurer Mrs. J. H. Carpenter spiritual Life Mrs. Gee local church activities and Mrs. Howard Green membership.
Parkview Methodist Church announces a full week of vacation Bible school starting Monday at 9 a.m. each day. Programs span primary kindergarten junior and intermediate levels led by Rev. Thomas Wilson.
A former Brownfield resident, J. S. Ammons, 71, died Saturday in a Loraine hospital after living in Brownfield from 1924 to 1937. Funeral services were held Sunday at Immanuel Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Morgan officiating and burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers were Glenn Howard, Grady Ammons, Mack Barton, Earvin Helton, Morris Thrasher, and Junior Thrasher. Survivors include brother G. W. Ammons of Brownfield and four sisters residing in Fort Worth, Amarillo, Loraine, and Bay Town.
The family expresses gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown after a recent bereavement. Special thanks go to Dr. K. E. Rising Jr. and the special nurses. May God bless you from the family.
Mrs Simmonds a public health nurse at the Terry County health center for 10 years administers a vaccine to 5 month old Jackie Lynn Criddle in South Plains. She is a 25 year registered nurse who guides mothers on care and disease prevention while overseeing community health programs. The family resides at 32 South Second with husband and three children.
P O Cabbiness dies at 74 in San Angelo Hospital. Funeral in Austin attended by his wife and children. Survivors include son M N Cabbiness of Nevada daughter Ethel Frazier of Austin and three grandchildren. He lived two years in Brownfield before moving to San Angelo a year ago.
Mr and Mrs James D Denison and daughters Dianne and Cathy of Houston spent part of last week with his parents the Rev Dr and Mrs Dallas D Denison of 1201 East Buckley in a family visit.
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