Burglars Loot Collins Dept Store in Lamesa
Burglars smashed two large plate glass windows and a door to enter Collins Department Store in Lamesa soon after midnight and fled with at least 70 men’s suits valued around 5000 dollars. The item notes community chatter and local business connections.
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Collins Dept
Lamesa
Tohoka Road
Howard
Retail Merchants Association
Luther Reynolds
Country Club
Pan American Petroleum
Luther
Pan Am
Neil S. Whitmore
Ralph Reid
Griff
Star Discount
Griffith
Griffin
Lion L. G. Smith
Brownfield
Darwin Named Director on TADA Board
Charles Darwin owner of Charles Darwin Ford was named area director of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association. He joins the 1600 member body to study motor vehicle buying public needs in the Brown field area. TADA president Jack McKenzie said the position is highly important and Darwin will work with the Board and officials to improve Texas auto industry. TADA represents franchised new car and truck dealers in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin Ford
Texas Automobile Dealers Association
TADA
Brownfield
Jack McKenzie
Corpus Christi
Darwin
Texas
TACA
July 4 Parade in Brownfield Seeks Entries
The Brownfield Fire Department sponsors a Fourth of July parade set for 10 a.m. Saturday July 4. Earl Elrod says plans include National Guard color guard, Boy Scout participation, American Legion Howard Henson Post No 269 entries, and performances by Brownfield High and Intermediate School bands. Citizens are urged to fly the flag and clubs or individuals should register at City Hall Fire Station.
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Brownfield Fire Department
Earl Elrod
National Guard
Boy Scout
The
Fire Department
American Legion
Howard Henson
Brownfield
Elrod
City Hall
Rozean Competes in PH and T in St Louis for Division Title
Randy Rozean and 44 boys aged nine to twelve from multiple states compete at Busch Memorial Stadium in the Official Major League Baseball Pitch Hit and Throw event. The event, tied to Phillips Petroleum and MLB, precedes a Cardinals Phillies game with eight regional winners earning division trophies and advancement eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Rozean
Missouri
Ilinois
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Busch Memorial Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals
United States
Bowie Kuhn
Phillips Petroleum Company
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips
St. Louis
Hilton Inn
Will 46 Die Over July Fourth Traffic Holiday
Major C. W. Bell of the Texas Department of Public Safety warns that about 46 people may die in traffic accidents during the 78 hour July 4 weekend. Operation Motorcide will run 6 pm July 2 to midnight July 5 with extra personnel and daily tolls to urge safer driving. Bell stresses individual responsibility to reduce the toll.
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C. W. Bell
Texas Department of Public Safety
Bell
Highway Patrol
Major Bell
Post Office Downs Saturday Window Service at Brownfield
Brownfield post office will discontinue Saturday window service starting July 4 due to declining demand and cost savings. Parcel delivery on Saturdays ends, with a 9 to 11 a.m. call window for parcels and emergencies. Delivery by city and rural carriers remains unchanged, first class mail and newspapers will be delivered earlier, and box rentals are encouraged for seven day service. Use ZIP codes and a Brownfield address stamp to avoid misrouting.
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Brownfield
Howard Davis
Davis
Lubbock
Texas
Pheasant stocking plan gains public support in Terry County
A large crowd attends a Soil Conservation Service meeting with Joe Davidson and H. Rothmann detailing stocking progress. They report ring neck pheasants spread in Hereford area but not south of a Cochran Hockley Lubbock line, and urge whitewing releases to suit low humidity.
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Terry County
Joe Davidson
H. Rothmann
Eas
Hereford
Ringneck
Cochran
Hockley
Lubbock
Texas
Tyler
Earey
Rothmann
Mound Lake
Parks and Wildlife Department
Bond Sales Reach Halfway Point in 1970 Pace
May purchases of Series E and H United States Savings Bonds totaled 15437 dollars, bringing five month sales to 53249 dollars and 53 percent of the 1970 100000 goal. Texas May sales rose to 14528581 dollars, year to date 77112605 dollars, 43 percent of a 179.9 million goal. National May purchases of E and H bonds and Freedom Shares reached 385 million. five month total 2000 million, 0.8 percent below 1969. Series E to Series H exchanges in five months reached 101 million, up 30 percent from 78 million in 1969.
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United States Savings
J. O. Gillham
Texas
Most Businesses To Close July 4
Brownfield firms plan Saturday closures for Independence Day with several stores choosing to stay open. Retail Committee defers to merchant consensus. many square merchants pledge to close including Klein's TG Y Wacker's Collins Anthonylin's Phil's Shoe Masso. Cope land Hardware may close if others do. Lindsey Hardware also to close. Goodyear and Western Auto close Saturday. Terry Courthouse to close at 5 pm Thursday and reopen Monday. Chamber west offices to close Friday through Sunday. Pioneer Natural to close Friday through Sunday.
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Mittee
Terry County
Lindsey Hardware
Lubbock Highway
Goodyear and
Western Auto
Terry
Chamber of Phone West
Pioneer Natural Office
Arrests Reported in Mitchell County Jailed and Freed
Edward Glenn Dawson was arrested and charged with burglary by breaking and is held for county authorities on a worthless check charge. J. W. Harrell was charged with abandonment of wife and children and released on a $500 bond. Trine Constancio posted a $200 peace bond after beating his wife and threatening to kill her. Homer T. Suddeth was arrested for passing a worthless check and held on a $1,000 bond. Mrs Larry D. Coleman arrested for passing a worthless check and released after paying 107.10 in fines. Two subjects were arrested for drunkenness in public.
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Edward Glenn Dawson
Mitchell County
J. W. Harrell
Trine Constancio
Homer T. Suddeth
Larry D. Coleman
OPI Representatives Set To Visit Campus Wednesday
College representatives plan to assist students seeking further education. The Neighborhood Center in the old Wheatley School will host counseling with Milton Morris OPI executive vice president Jerry Lewis field representative Mrs Jon Ann Dwyer OPI Counselor and J W Sollis Texas State technical programs. Information on all financial aid options and application procedures will be provided.
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The
Inc
Wheatley School
Milton Morris
OPI
Jerry Lewis
Jon Ann
Local Hams Run Two Day Field Day in Terry County
Radio amateurs from Brownfield and Terry County conduct a 24 hour Field Day operation with headquarters on Cedar Street near Tashoka Road. The volunteer group trains daily to handle emergency health and welfare messages and backs local agencies with portable generators and equipment across a five state area.
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Radio Amateurs of
Brownfield
Terry County
Cedar Street
Tashoka Road
Citizens’ Band Radio Club
United States
Vietnam
Lubbock
Terry County Sheriff's Office
City Police Department
Terry County Civil Defense
City Fire Department
Car Tire Blast Injures Man at Mason Oil
Oscar Decker, 505 mast Lanny, an employee of Mason Oil Company, was treated at Brownfield Hospital after a tire on a passenger car blew up and struck him in the nose. The accident occurred about 4 30 p m Tuesday.
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Oscar Decker
Mast Lanny
Brownfield Hospital
Mason Oil Company
Decker
Assenger
John Barnett Named Area Engineer for Pan Am in Slaughter
John R. Barnett has been named area engineer for Pan American Petroleum Corporation's Slaughter area, effective July 1, transferring from Fort Worth to replace A R Reed who moves to Pan Am's Tulsa office. Barnett joined Pan Am in 1964 and previously worked in Brownfield and Lubbock. He is a Texas Tech petroleum engineering graduate native of Andrews.
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John R. Barnett
Pan American Petroleum Corporation
Slaughter
Barnett
Fort Worth
A. R. Reed
Pan
Tulsa
Pan Am
Brownfield
Lubbock
Texas Tech University
Andrews
Amarillo High School
Cisco Junior College
Society of Petroleum Engineers
A.sm.e
Red Raider Club
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Ye Pub
Rozean
Ph&t
Randy
Bill Rozean
East Tate
Jim Reed
Cardinals
Phillies
Brownfield Satellite School For
Wayne
Cornett
Evening Lions Club
Newsfoto
Soil Conservation Service
H. G. Rothmann
Parks and Wildlife
Big Spring
Don Burda
Gerald Thomas
Byron Cabbiness
Elgin
Shelton’s
Retail Com
Pan-Am
John Barnett
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