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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1963
Page
3
Plans for the Womans Missionary Union Retreat at Plains Baptist Assembly near Floydada were announced by Gomez Baptist Church WMU members. About one thousand women from the area are expected to attend as Mrs. H. D Knight led the session and prayer.
Janie McNutt and Vickie Norman attend the Texas Tech 10 day summer music camp opened Monday. The session ends with a concert on July 3. Janie, daughter of Marvin and Mrs. McNutt, is in the orchestra playing violin. Vickie, daughter of H L Norman and Mrs. Norman, is in the band playing saxophone. Both stay on campus in Knapp Hall with students from West Texas.
The board of directors announces a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share on the common stock, payable September 3 to stockholders of record at the close of business July 26.
Aubrey D Green of York Alabama was elected President of Lions International at the 46th annual convention in June 1922 at Miami Beach. Lions International, with 672000 members in 121 countries, is the world’s largest service club organization.
Former Railroad Commissioner Bill Murray was exonerated by the Travis County grand jury of criminal wrongdoing in oil industry investments while serving on the commission. Gov. Connally had earlier released a report showing significant income from oil holdings but the grand jury found no influence on decisions. Murray resigned amid the conflict questions.
A Farm Labor Bulletin from the Texas Employment Commission Harvest Control Office says the unusual wheat harvest is nearly finished if weather stays favorable this week. Winter drought and extreme cold reduced acreage and production. late May rains came too late to aid dry land. Dry land harvest is about 30 percent complete while irrigated wheat harvest proceeds after rains halted work.
Immanuel Baptist Church sponsors a three day youth revival Friday through Sunday with 8 p.m. evening services and 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday services led by local pastor Tom Morgan. Guest speakers Ed Scarborough and Lee Caudill, Wayland Baptist College students, with Doug Simmons leading singing. Special guest David McKinzie, Navaho student at Wayland, will testify and sing. Public invited.
Raymond Knox versus Texas Employers Insurance Association and Workmen's Compensation cases noted along with Brady J. Childers lawsuits against L H Wheeler and The First National Bank of Brownfield. Garnishment actions before judgment involve Wylie Hodges and Carolyn Kasinger.
Mr and Mrs Homer Nelson of 402 East Hill have gone to Arkansas for a vacation.
Mr and Mrs Cliff McKee and Butch visited Sunday at the home of US S McKee and family in Lubbock.
The Army announces a trial program allowing registered nurses to elect their preferred Army hospital. Eligible applicants commissioned now will be placed on active duty immediately and assigned after completing the Nurse Corps Orientation Course at Brooke Army Medical Center. Overseas openings include Hawaii, Germany, and France.
The notice states applications must reach Fourth United States Army Headquarters by 15 July 1963, with local recruiting stations due by 8 July 1963. Registered nurses are urged to contact their local Army Recruiter SFC Bill Jones at 1110 Texas Ave, Lubbock, by calling PO 3-2821 collect.
The Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission hires two goats named Low and More to mow a steep sloping lagoon area at the treatment plant for the entire summer at bargain rates.
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