Brownfield Guardsmen Sail To Camp Hood For Summer Stint
About 60 National Guardsmen leave Brownfield at 5 a.m. for two weeks at North Fort Hood under Capt. Fred Adams. The unit, B Battery 2nd Battalion 33rd U.S. Artillery, will undergo field exercises, crew drills, and a governor’s parade, then fire hundreds of artillery rounds and later machine guns and rocket launchers. Executive officer is Lt. Frank King. assistant EO is Lt. William Dittemore of Plains.
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Brownfield
North Fort Hood
Fred Adams
33Rd Us Artillery
Frank King
William Dittemore
Plains
Water plan aims 25 cent cap for CRMWA towns
Brownfield leaders push a 25 cent per thousand gallons limit on Canadian River water for six of eleven member cities. If Lubbock Amarillo Pampa Plainview Berger approve, the cap holds city costs at 25 cents for Brownfield Lamesa Levelland O'Donnell Slaton Tahoka and others would see varied changes to rates. The plan originated with Brownfield and seeks unanimous support from remaining members to carry the proposal.
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Brownfield
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Slaton
O'Donnell
Tahoka
Lamesa
Levelland
CC. T. Johnson
Plainview
Lubbock
Amarillo
Pampa
Borger
Berger
Jahoka
Johnson
Miller Earns MS From Michigan State in 100th Commencement
Ronald Max Miller, son of Mr and Mrs A A Miller Route 1 Brownfield, received an MS degree at Michigan State University East Lansing during the 100th spring commencement. His thesis studied the effect of added monoglycerides on body and texture of Neufchatel and cream cheese. He earned a BS from Texas Tech in 1958 and will join Tech dairy faculty in September. He is married to Roman Farris, Brownfield High School alumna.
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Ronald Max Miller
A. A. Miller
Route 1
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Neufchatel
Brownfield High School
Miller
Texas Tech
Tech
Roman Farris
B Cc. Farris
Levelland
Troop 85 Heads to Camp Post for Weeklong Trip
Boy Scout Troop 85 departs at 2 p m for Camp Post for seven days with Scoutmaster John Schoolfield and John A Jennings leading the staff. Riders include Ronny Ward and other Scouts Doyle Parker Gene Campbell Jackie Fletcher John Fenton with parents listed.
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Camp Post
John Schoolfield
John A. Jennings
John W. Jennings
Ronny Ward
Paul Ward
Doyle Parker
Dea Parker
Gene Campbell
Ross Campbell
Jackie Fletcher
Pat Fletcher
John Fenton
Eight Brownfield Students Attend Summer Band Session
Eight Brownfield students join a July 10 to 23 summer band and twirling program at McMurry College Abilene led by Fred Smith, director of Brownfield High School Band. Students include Doug Mason saxophone, Doug Simpson bass, Ronnie Raybon snare drum, Donnie Raybon cornet, Jeff Lester tenor sax, Loree Key flute, Joyce Reynolds bassoon, and Jeanette Hughlett French horn.
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Brownfield
McMurry College
Abilene
Brownfield High
Fred Smith
Doug Mason
N. L. Mason
East Broadway
Doug Simpson
R. L. Simpson
North Atkins
Ronnie Raybon
Donnie Raybon
Johnny Raybon
Lamesa Road
Jeff Lester
Jeff Lester Sr
East Hill
Loree Key
T. A. Key
East Buckley
Joyce Reynolds
Raymond E. Reynolds
East Cardwell
Jeanette Hughlett
Ray Hughlett
J M Bennett Honored At Father's Day Dinner
J M Bennett aged 1006 East Oak was honored at a Father's Day dinner hosted by his daughter and son in law Mrs W O Helms at 505 North C. Attending were Mr and Mrs Roy Harris Mr and Mrs J C Wright and Pete Harris.
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J. M. Bennett
E. Oak
W. O. Helms
North C
Roy Harris
J. C. Wright
Pete Harris
Heat Wave Drives Record Water Use in Brownfield
Brownfield saw historic water consumption during a severe heat wave as daily totals peaked at 4.737 million gallons on Tuesday 4.494 million on Wednesday and 4.069 million on Thursday. City Manager Eunice Jones said the supply remains strong with no shortage feared despite the high demand.
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Brownfield
Eunice Jones
Jones
Field Day Draws Terry County Amateur Radio Club
Terry County Amateur Radio Club members wrap a 24 hour emergency communications event. About a dozen members set up at the Radio Club Building on North Fifth to contact clubs nationwide and abroad.
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Terry County Amateur Radio Club
Radio Club
North Fifth
Tri-County
The
American Radio Relay League
Bill L. Travis Serves Aboard USS Oriskany
Seaman Apprentice Bill L. Travis, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Travis, is aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Oriskany with the U S Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. The seven month cruise began in late May and will take the ship to Japan Hong Kong Formosa and the Philippines before returning to the United States in December.
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Bill L. Travis
USN
O. L. Travis
W Powell
Oriskany
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Western Pacific
Japan
Hong Kong
Formosa
Philippines
PurserSisters Visit Corpus Christi Couple
Mrs. W H Purser of Corpus Christi is staying a few weeks with her sister Mrs S F Beadiles and her husband.
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W. H. Purser
Corpus Christi
S. F. Beadiles
Funeral services held Thursday for Meadow farmer Edgar E. Kirk
Funeral services were held at 3 p m Thursday in Memorial Chapel of Brownfield Funeral Home for Edgar E. Kirk 41 who farmed northeast of Meadow. Investigators cite a personal safety related gunshot wound as the death cause. He resided in Meadow since 1951 moving from Oklahoma City. He married Lucille Tilger in 1944. Survivors include his wife a daughter two sons Ronnie and Keith his parents Mr and Mrs R L Kirk and a brother J R Kirk all of Lincoln Ark. Body to be buried in Lincoln Ark.
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Memorial Chapel
Brownfield
Edgar E. Kirk
Kirk
Meadow
Meadow Area
Terry County
Oklahoma City
Lucille Tilger
Ronnie
Keith
R. L. Kirk
Lincoln
J. R. Kirk
Father Published Voice Seventy Years Ago In Gomez
Mrs. M F Kight of Fort Worth daughter of A W Long founder of Terry County s first newspaper recalls Gomez early days The Voice later became the Terry County Herald and merged with the NEWS Long moved the paper as Brownfield county seat battle raged He died in 1916 after a peripatetic career across Snyder Roscoe Sweetwater and Cisco The Texas Tech Museum preserves early issues while the NEWS keeps microfilms See DAUGHTER Page 8
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M. F. Kight
Fort Worth
A. W. Long
Terry County
G. W. Long
Long
Voice
Gomez
Terry County Herald
The
NEWS
Kight
Plains
Elsie Grace
Henry Williams
Brownfield
Killeen
Bell County
George
A. J. Strickling
Snyder
Grace
H. F. Hall
Sweetwater
Dotta Short
Harlingen
W. C. Long
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Camp Hood
Mich. State
Earl McBride
Proto Ey Froggs
United States
Terry Club
Canada
QST
R. W. Plummer
Wade Hall
Clyde Lewis
U.S
Don Murray
the Meadow Baptist Church
Lincoln, Ark
Ware and Wolf General Merchandise
Peveler’s Wagon Yard
Tow Hotel
H. W. Stoneham Real Estate
Gomez Businesses
Euore
Frogger
Rotary
Tommy Hicks
Rotary Club
Leonard Ellington
Byron Rucker
Joel Price
Claude Caperton
Curtis Sterling
Rhodes Q. Stuart
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