Terry County farmers combat weather to grow quality cotton
Terry County Agent Jim Foy reports extensive efforts to raise quality cotton on 93,000 acres for 1967. Gins use black ginning, land is well prepared, herbicides nemacides and fungicides applied, irrigation pre watering, and quality seed purchased. Dry spells and freezes have forced replanting on many late planted acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Jim Foy
Lockett
Paymaster
Lankart
Gregg
Foy
Tokio
Dawson
Gaines
Yoakum
Kendrick Speaks on Water Project at Jaycees Meeting
John J. Kendrick outlines Water Inc plans to bring East Texas water to Western Texas via Bull Lake near Little Field. He cites 60,000 irrigated wells across 42 counties and urges water for regional growth during the Monday noon meeting at the Party House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Kendrick
Jaycee
Party House
Water, Inc
East Texas
Bull Lake
Littlefield
Kendrick
United States
Texas
Marion Snell
Don Houston
Jackie Roach
Erwin Smith
Jaycees
Seling
Jaycees Saurday
West Main
Bill McAlister
KSEL
Lubbock
Open House for Head Start at Oak Grove School
Head Start invites parents and citizens to Oak Grove Elementary for an 8 to 9 p.m. open house previewing the second annual Head Start Program. Teachers and helpers will explain activities and display children’s work as refreshments are served. Brownfield reports 90 students enrolled, full capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Jim Hensley
Brownfield
GSA
Health
Educaton
Welfare
Xen
E.B. Posey
Union
Colonial Heights
Posey
Brownfield Lions Club
BDC Elects Holmes President At Meet
Members of the Brownfield Development Corporation met for their annual meeting in the Terry County Chamber of Commerce building to elect officers. Leo Holmes was re elected president and John J. Kendrick re elected vice president. Raymond Beck selected as secretary treasurer. Curtis Scott and Punch Nelson elected to fill director vacancies with Nelson serving until the 1968 annual meeting. Existing directors A M Muldrow Grady Goodpasture John J Kendrick Vernon Clem Sammy Jones Lt Richardson re elected. Chamber president Harold Klein outlined a development program to enhance local image and attract industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Development Corporation, Inc
Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Leo Holmes
John J. Kendrick
Raymond Beck
Curtis Scott
Harry Elam
Punch Nelson
Bobby Jones
Nelson
A.M. Muldrow
Grady Goodpasture
Vernon Clem
Sammy Jones
Richardson
Harold Klein
Chamber
Band Students To Meet Monday For Loyalty Day Parade
Fred Smith Brownfield High School band director asks all band students to meet at 7 30 p m in the band hall to rehearse for the Loyalty Day Parade at 10 a m on July 4. Former members are urged to attend and march. Floats with patriotic themes and flags will be used and Howard Henson Post 269 American Legion offers flags to participants for return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Smith
Brownfield High School
Smith
Terry County
Vietnam
Howard Henson Post
The
American Legion
Kiwanis Plans Loyalty Day Parade Participation
Brownfield Kiwanis Club meets at the Party House with Melton Stewart presiding. Plans for the July 4 Loyalty Day Parade are approved and nine local boys will attend a week-long camp near Mesa, with Johnson chairing the sponsoring committee. Contact Stewart or Johnson to nominate a boy for the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Kiwanis Club
Party House
Melton Stewart
T.A. Wartes
Don Burda
Royce Couch
Willis Weber
San Angelo
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
Kiwanis Club
Mesa
Stewart
Darrold Baldwin
Tommy Johnson
Johnson
Kiwanis
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Moonlight Madness Sale Casts Spell Over Local Merchants
Brownfield merchants join a Moonlight Madness Sale tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. offering wild discounts to benefit the saner public. Stores including Klein's Copeland's Star's Shelton's Wacker's Dale's Fabric TG&Y Bayless Jewelry Kite's and more participate with prizes during the three hour event. KKUB will air a downtown broadcast and an area wide notice appears in today's paper. A Retail Committee program will remind locals and a mobile unit will announce hours. All shops close at their normal time and reopen for the sale.
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Brownfield
Klein’s
Copeland’s
Star’s
Shelton’s
Wacker’s
Dale’s
Fabric
Tg&y
Bayless Jewlery
Kite’s
the Fair Store
Phil’s Shoe Store
Field’s
Staudt’s Jewlery
Frizzell-Simpson Drug
Mass
KKUB
Union Re-Union Slated Sunday
The annual Union Re-Union is scheduled Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Union School Cafeteria. All present and former Union Community residents are invited for a social gathering with refreshments. Officers this year are Robert Luker president T B Montgomery vice president and Ruth Malcolm secretary.
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Union School
Robert Luker
T.B. Montgomery
Ruth Malcolm
Gorton Installed As Optimist Head
Frank Gorton was installed as president of the Brownfield Optimist Club during a ladies night program at the Party House. New officers include Jimmy Billings and Bob Burris as vice presidents, Bert McDowell as secretary, with directors Don Osburn, Harold Andrews, Nolan Cornett, Dean Murphy and Chuck Seery. George Kirchoff, Zone C lieutenant governor, presided. Alice Toliver sang with accompaniment by Mrs. John Luckie.
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Brownfield
Optimist Club
Party House
George Kirchoff
Zone C
Jimmy Billings
Dean Murphy
Kirchoff
Harold Andrews
Frank Gorton
Brownfield Optimist Club
Bob Burris
Albert McDowell
Don Osburn
Nolan Cornett
Chuck Seery
Lubbock
Alice Toliver
John Luckie
Levelland CAP Meet Discusses Community Action Program
Mayor C E Ross Raymond Beck and Stanley Miller attended a Levelland meeting Tuesday night to review the feasibility study for the Community Action Program in 19 South Plains counties. J Taylor outlined aims to raise living standards and growth by enhancing human and physical resources with funds already provided to Texas Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.E. Ross
Raymond Beck
Stanley Miller
Levelland
Feasa8
Action Pro
Thshore J. Taylor
Taylor States
Texas Tech
South Plains
Terry
Bailey
Lamb
Hale
Floyd
Motley
Cochran
Hockley
Lubbock
Crosby
Dickens
King
Yoakum
Lynn
Garza
Kent
Dawson
Borden
Scurry
Leveland
Lamesa
Young Farmers Schedule Social in Terry County
The Terry County Young Farmers will hold a social at Eddie Bingham's home at 8:30 p.m. replacing this month’s regular meeting. A cook-out and outdoor games are planned. Plans for the July 22 Awards Banquet and Weldon Mason’s August Field Day will be discussed.
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Terry County Young Farmers
Eddie Bingham
Weldon Mason
Brownfield Board Approves Salary Plan Revisions
Brownfield school board reviews a proposed salary schedule to meet state minimums and attract staff. Dr. O R Douglas notes funds of around 90 000 to 100 000 will support the change, with a called meeting set for 6 30 p m Tuesday at board member Bob Sewell s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Board of Trustees
O.R. Douglas
Douglas
Bob Sewell
Sharon S. Bauman
Patsy Ann Beyers
Margene Bryant
Julia Ann Franks
Darlene Shadid Gray
Glen Hallam
Freddie Simpson
Linda Hawkins
Linda Russell
Kathleen Lack
Auto Theft and Drink Driving Incidents Flag City Police
A 1963 Chevrolet pickup was reported stolen from the Star Dust Club with keys inside. Several arrests followed including Fred Goree for possession of liquor with intent to sell, Eduardo Romero for drunken in car, and Frank Ballard for driving while intoxicated. Multiple others faced bonds, fines, or probation. Two traffic accidents were investigated, involving vehicles from United Market and First and Main intersections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Milton
Star Dust Club
Milton
Fred Goree
Eduardo Romero
Herman Hill
Donald Bush
E. Ripley
Frank Ballard
Texas Highway Patrol
Bobby Keith
Andres Sandoval
Herman Jr
Lois Brooks
United Market
Lawrence Jules Dunn
Jean McPherson
First
Main
Ford
Kathryn Nell Curry
E. Atkins
Sharon Lewis
Charles Dale Butler
Lubbock
Kimbell Food Company
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Don Osborn
BDC
Holmes
Texas Industrial Commission
Texas Industrial Commissions
Jim Cowell
Wall Street Journal
Dun
Bradstreet
Robison
Indus
Gorton
Trio
CAP
Taylor
West Texas
Indivi
Holland Evans
Evans
John Jennings
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