GenTel Golf Tournament Winners and Consolation Sinks
Harry Elam of 503 James Drive sank a consolation goal in the Western Division General Telephone annual golf tournament at Brownfield Country Club. Parrish of 1205 East Lens placed second in the championship flight while Badgwell of 1206 East Harris won the first flight.
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Harry Elam
James Drive
General Telephone
Southwest
Elam
Brownfield Country Club
Jim Parrish
East Lens
John Badgwell
East Harris
Wayne King
Lamesa
Parrish
Badgwell
GenTel
O. D. Hearn
East Cardwell
Earl Honeycutt
East Buckley
Annual Open at Brownfield Country Club Opens Friday
Brownfield Country Club launches its eighth Open Invitational Golf Tournament with 96 players from Brownfield and South Plains. Qualifying rounds begin today, with six sixteens per flight. Flights play 18 or 27 holes across Friday to Sunday, prizes include woods bags and golf balls.
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Brownfield Country Club
Jim Rountree
Brownfield
South Plains
Calcutta
Dollar Day Boost for Brownfield Merchants
Citywide circulation begins Sunday with the NEWS promoting Dollar Day specials. The first of the month edition will reach all residents and feature advertising from Brownfield merchants highlighting value offers.
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Brownfield
County to Hold Public Hearing on 1962 Tax Renditions
Judge R A Simms for Terry County Commissioners Court said few residents will see raises under the 1962 real and personal property renditions. The court aims to maintain values set last year and will hold a public hearing at the courthouse on July 10.
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Terry
R. A Simms
Four Days in San Antonio Seminar Draws 500 Constables
Lonnie Rhyne returned from a four day statewide Peace Justice Constable seminar held at the Gun ter Hotel in San Antonio. About five hundred constables and peace justices attended from across the state to hear the chief justice of the State Supreme Court and other officials discuss improving local offices.
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Lonnie Rhyne
Gunter Hotel
San Antonio
State Supreme Court
Texas Department of Public Safety
Small Claims Court
Petition Advertisement to Vote on School Board Measure
Attention of NEWS readers is drawn to an advertisement on Page 7 describing a petition. If signed by 20 percent of voters, it will authorize the Brownfield Board of Education to see No. 2 on Page 8.
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Brownfield Board of Education
Brownfield residents to attend Canadian River dam ceremony
More than a score of Brownfield residents join thousands at the Canadian River dam site for a formal groundbreaking of a 93 million project delivering water to 11 West Texas cities for 100 years. Uval Udall to dedicate, with Floyd Dominy nearby.
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Brownfield
Canadian River
West Texas
U.S
Chamber
A. C. Bishop
Terry County Commissioners Court
Brown
Field Group
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Lee Brownfield
S. C
M. Muldrow
321 South Club
W. L.pat Patterson
Piggly Wiggly
Bishop
Hutchinson County
Amarillo
Udall
Floyd Dominy
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Federal
Dutch Visitor Finds Salted Peanuts Amid Texas Ties
Jan Doorenbos of the Netherlands, after 15 months of study at Purdue, tours Terry irrigation and meets Nebraska-like growers in Wellington and Brownfield. Hosted by the Baumgardners, he travels through Brownfield Lubbock Amarillo and Wellington while exploring irrigation tech and peanut production. He will return to Wageningen to continue agricultural studies.
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Jan Doorenbos
Netherlands
Jan
Robert Baumgardner
East Reppte
Baumgardner
Terry
Purdue University
Brownfield
Lubbock
Amarillo
Johannes Doorenbos
Brownfield School Board OKs 1962 63 Budget
The Brownfield Board of Education adopts a $1,595,120 operating budget for seven public schools for the 1962-63 fiscal year. The plan includes a $230,000 building fund from a 1960 bond issue and keeps the $1.90 tax rate per $100 valuation. The increase of about $34,000 funds four additional teachers and maintains the tax rate.
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Brownfield Board of Education
Sillie B. Moore
Moore
P. R. Cates
East Buckley
Oak Grove
Ruby Arnold
East Stewart
Dora Ford
Union
Bobby Joe Poe
Poe
East Texas State College
Commerce
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Robert Hoy
James Murdough
Secy
J. ©. Burnett Jr
J. L. New
Reunion Of Exes Draw Large Brownfield Turnout
More than 250 alumni from Brownfield High School classes of 1942 1943 and 1944 gathered Friday and Saturday with about 150 ex-students registered plus 100 wives and children. Neill Burnett traveled from Madison Wisconsin and won a prize for greatest distance. The event featured a noon meal a memorial service and wills reading with Carrol Collier and Harold Dalton among hosts. The three classes plan another reunion in five years and the gathering added about $34000 in revenue.
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Brownfield High School
Neill Burnett
Madison
Wis
Carrol Collier
Brownfield
Bobby Jones
Harold Dalton
Stinnett
Rodeo Parade Seeks Entries For July 6 Event
Terry County Sheriff's Posse sponsors a two night rodeo and parade in Brownfield on July 6. Parade chair Weldon Kennedy invites anyone with a horse or access to one to participate. Four riding groups have already signaled, and units representing local businesses are sought. Kennedy can be reached at 2532 for entry.
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Terry County
Brownfield Boys Club Launches Summer Program
The Brownfield Boys Club opens a new summer program at 8 a.m. Monday with a first ever city swimming team at Terry County Swimming Pool. Activities run all summer from the club at 704 West Broadway including a BB Gun League for ages up to 14 and a volleyball program starting July 16.
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Brownfield Boys Club
Terry County Swimming Pool
West Broadway
Ralph Burton
Burton
Monroe Clayton
Charles Darwin
Ralph O'Dell
Secy
Joe Henson
BBC
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South Cedar
Bill Rice
BCC
Roland Adams
Jess McWherter
Rhyne
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Purdue
Terry Peanuts
Holland
Sked
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