Local Students to Attend McMurry Band Camp in Abilene
Sherry Timmons Shelia Daniel and Max J Ball join more than 200 junior and senior high students from 50 West Texas towns at the McMurry College Band and Twirling School in Abilene July 14 27 directed by Dr Raymond T Bynum. A 24 member West Texas staff will teach instruments conducting marching theory and twirling. Students will stay in air conditioned dorms or off campus and enjoy supervised social activities and sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry Timmons
Roy Timmons
Shelia Daniel
Arlin F. Daniel
Max J. Ball
W D. Ball
McMurry College
Abilene
West Texas
Raymond T. Bynum
McMurry
Central Texas
Clases
County Attorney Publishes Rules To Curb Hot Checks
Terry County merchants urged to verify endorsers and IDs and to note license numbers and car details for forged checks. If a check bounces or is hot, notify police in person or by certified mail within 10 days and keep records. County attorney will prosecute violators, not collect debts, to reduce rising hot check incidents.
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FE. L
Max’’ Hamilton
Hamilton
Sigeniiten
Terry County
Terry County Sheriff's Posse Wins First Place at Lamesa Rodeo
The Terry County Sheriff's Posse earned first place at the Lamesa Rodeo parade opening, competing with nine area clubs. Judges scored horses on conformation grooming and behavior, riders on horsemanship, and group appearance with 38 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County Sheriff's Posse
American Association of Sheriff's
Seagraves
Hobbs
N. M
West Texas
New Mexico
Ray Christopher
National Association
Terry County
Bond Sales Rise in Terry County May Totals
Terry County savings bond sales reached 11,568 in May led by chairman J. O. Gillham. Year to date sales stand at 54,783 toward a 170,000 goal, reaching 322 percent. Texas May savings bonds total 11,844,620, up three percent from May 1962 due to broad support for the Freedom Bond Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
J. O O. Gillham
Savings Bond Committee
Texas
Gillham
Miss Cathey Fine After Heart Surgery
Deanna Cathey daughter of Mr and Mrs W R Cathey is in good condition after heart surgery Thursday at St Luke s Hospital Houston. She will stay in the recovery room for several days according to her mother.
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Deanna Cathey
W. R. Cathey
St. Luke's Hospital
Houston
Miss Cathey
Hicks Named District Chairman For College
Miss T A Hicks farmer and businessman named district chairman of the Board of Development for Lubbock Christian College He will lead the Bright Future Campaign in Terry and Yoakum Counties Hicks praised the Supreme Court ruling urging a healthy dual system and said private schools like LCC are essential The college seeks 996500 in gifts over 36 months to expand aid salaries faculty and facilities LCC plans to double enrollment to 800 by 1966 with six new buildings and 14 remodeled barracks on 400 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Hicks
Lubbock Christian College
F. W. Mattox
Hicks
Terry
Yoakum
Mattox
Texas Tech
Crescent Hill
Abilene
Albuquerque
LCC
West Texas
New Mexico
Board of Development
Texas
ZIP Codes for Terry County Post Offices Adopted
Terry County post offices will switch to five digit ZIP codes on July 1 improving mail speed. Notable codes include Brownfield 79316 Wellman 79378 Meadow 79345 Tokio 79376 and nearby towns such as Lamesa 79331 O Donnell 79351 Seagraves 79359 Seminole 79360 Loop 79342 Plains 79355 Denver City 79223 and Tohoka 79373. The Lubbock Post Office serves 54 affiliated offices as a ZIP code sectional center.
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Terry County
United States
Brownfield
Wellman
Meadow
Tokio
Lamesa
O’donnell
Seagraves
Seminole
Loop
Plains
Denver City
Tohoka
Lubbock
Dr E Adams Guest Speaker At Medical Society
The Five County Medical Society met at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Flame Room of the Pioneer Natural Gas Building with Dr Noah Stone in charge. Guest speaker Dr E Adams of Lubbock spoke on disease in the newborn. Towns represented included Brownfield La Mesa Tahoka Seagraves and Seminole with varying doctor counts.
VFW Convention Set in Lubbock to Honor Cottrel
Carl Cottrel will receive the Men of San Jacinto award at the 43rd Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars state convention in Lubbock June 27 to 30 for recruiting 10 new members to Hand Brothers Post 6749. Delegates from Brownfield include Cottrel, Mill Rice, Walter Fulton and John Bordeaux with alternates Charles Kersch and Dale Brown. Commander Bruce Salmon also attends. The Pioneer Hotel hosts events with speeches by Senator Ralph Yarborough and Merton Tice of Mitchell SD as awards banquet speaker. Miss VFW contest, memorial services, and a proposal for a retirement village for members and dependents are planned. The convention is hosted by District Seven, covering several towns.
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Carl Cottrel
Hand Brothers
Men of
Brownfield Post
Cottrel, Sil] Rice
Walter Fulton
John Bordeaux
Charles Kersch
Dale Brown
Bruce Salmon
Hand Brothers Post
Pioneer Hotel
Ralph W. Yarborough
VFW
Merton Tice
Mitchell
South Dakota
Boys Leave For Camp Hoblitzelle
Eight boys from Brownfield travel to Camp Hoblitzelle near Dallas for a one week stay. Chosen by camp chairman W. Graham Smith they will stay in brick and redwood cabins enjoy meals, sports, boating and fishing. Salvation Army representa tives meet them at the bus station and transport them to the 340 acre camp. The Terry County unit is funded by the United Fund supporting youth and health welfare services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoblitzelle
Salvation Army
Dallas
Billy Wayne Riley
John Wayne Mathis
Eddie Wayne Berryhill
Temple Morris
John Wheeler
Jerry Cole
Jimmy Smith
Rodney Prestridge
Noah W. Stone
Brownfield
Camp Hoblitzelle
John Mathis
Eddie Berryhill
Billy Riley
Rodney Prege
W. Graham Smith
Terry County
Eight Local Governments Operating In Terry County
The Census of Governments 1962 shows Terry County has eight local government units eight with taxing power. It ranks above average for its population served by 2036 residents per agency and includes two municipal governments four fiscally independent school districts a special district and the county government. The national total 91185 local governments includes 34678 school districts. In Terry County the count fell from nine in 1957 to eight in 1962.
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Terry County
West South Central States
Department of Commerce
United States
Burglars Hit Three Local Firms and Cafes
Thieves burglarized Gonzales Cafe and two service stations on Seagraves Road late last week. Losses included cash from the register and vending, cigarettes, a juke box, and small change. George’s service station also suffered damage and theft during the night. See THREE Page 5.
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Jordan’s
Seagraves Rd
Yeggs
George’s
Taken
Drawbacks Can Be Overcome Covell Reports
Jim Covell of the General Telephone Company of the Southwest tells Brownfield Terry County Chamber members that land cost, water supply from the Sanford Dam project, and housing must be improved to attract industry. He notes zoning rules, building permits, and transportation are pivotal while local civic participation remains weak.
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Jim Covell
San Angelo
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Westerner
Covell
General Telephone Company of the
Southwest
Brownfield
Terry County
Chamber of Commerce
Sanford
Cowell
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Eaerimate
Coe
Parana
Area DE Molay
Buzz Steele
Billy Vinson
Wayland Parker
Order of de Molay
Stewart
Big Spring
Sheriff's Posse
Cathey
T. A. Hicks District Chairman
Dr. E. Adams
Medical Society
VEW Convention
Cottrel
Tice
Julian Dickenson
Kansas City, Mo
National Quartermaster
Peter Stack
Lake Corpus Christi
Levelland
Slaton
Post, Spur
Lorenzo
Ree Tee
Gonzales
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