Brownfield News Highlights Local Reports and Events
A collection of notices and briefs covers irrigation advances near Terry, July peaches and ice cream, Lions Club events in Brownfield, insurers’ offices closing on Saturdays, a large political rally, and an auction lineup. The page notes arrests, burglaries cleared, a Texas State College student profile, social security consultations, a military parachute jump by James W. Lewis, Baptist Convention trustees nominations, bond sales progress, and a film schedule for VistaVision showings.
Navy air crewman stationed on Far East tour
Hughlan A. Roy an electronics technician third class USN son of Mr and Mrs Hubert B Heathcoat of Mainz Germany serves aboard the USS Princeton for a six month Far East tour. Army Pfc Ronnie M Townsend with wife in Seagraves took part in a recent air transportation training exercise with the 8th Infantry Division.
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Army
James W. Lewis
101St Airborne
Fort Campbell
Eula M. Elliott
Princeton
Far East
Hughlan A. Roy
USN
Hubert B. Heathcoat
Wast Lake
Mainz
Germany
Ronnie M. Townsend
Seagraves
8Th Infantry Division
Editor's Note Districting Innocence and Backers in Lubbock
The editor pleads innocence regarding any link between Jake Pickle and Bill Blakley's senatorial race. He recalls seeing Jake twelve days earlier with Price Daniel during a governor's backers session in Room 12 at the Caprock Hotel in Lubbock. Wick Fowler of Dallas is described as pushing Blakley's program.
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Jake Pickle
Bill Blakley
Jake
Price Daniel
Caprock Hotel
Lubbock
Wick Fowler
Dallas
Blakley
Walter Meyer Leads Long Workshop at Brownfield High
Walter Meyer, a vocational agriculture teacher at Brownfield High School, Friday found a workshop in new fur shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Meyer
Brownfield High School
Ew Furs
Planting slows as drought clamps fields
A No. 5 from recent plantings to waist high in some areas, planting is held up by lack of moisture. Irrigation pumps, normally quiet until late June, have been running most of the month.
Notable Texas farming leaders meet on cotton seed topic
No. 3 ton Oil Company and a cadre of Texas agricultural figures including Wright Boyd of Lamesa president of Dawson County Cotton Growers Association W A Kine of Fort Worth manager of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce live stock department J S Bridwell of Wichita Falls banker and agriculture ally W S Stangel dean of agriculture at Texas Tech Dr Gerald Thomas coordinator of research for Tech and the Texas A and M Station Nol an von Roeder Snyder registered cottonseed dealer Herbert Green Lamesa Sheiloe Hampton Abilene Reporter News farm writer Bd Cooke Abilene farm editor Co B Senter Van agriculture agent for Texas and Pacific Railway announce forthcoming discussions.
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Lamsa
Sheiloe Hampton
Abilene
Bd Cooke
Co B. Senter
Van
Texas & Pacific Railway Company
Calvary Baptist Revival Ad Promises Strong Lakeview Choir
No. 4 introduces Reverend Warren Clowe of Calvary Baptist and invites attendance to a Wednesday night program described as one of the year’s best. The Lakeview choir, directed by Melvin Newman, is praised as one of West Texas’ finest, urging community participation.
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Warren Clowe
Calvary Baptist
Lakeview
Melvin Newman
West Texas
Insect Threat Diminishes for Terry’s Prospective Crop
Agriculture officials report the insect danger to Terry’s potential bumper crop has lessened in recent weeks due to early season poisoning and rapid cotton growth. Weather and water remain the main concerns for the rest of the summer.
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Terry
No 6 Over Several Years Operates Three Wells
The project details a new system with eight inch main lines and 29 six inch valves and risers. Three wells will operate in parallel to supply the system over multiple years.
Terry area farmers adopt soil conservation contracts
Thurman, a director for Terry Soil Conservation District, participates in conservation via fertilization, cover crops on about half of his land, stubble mulching and irrigation water management. Other Terry farmers with approved GPC contracts include Kenneth Purtell, Grady Davis, Eunice Farrar, Sam Oliver, Jess McWherter and C. E. Hicks. Farrar began installing his system last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman
Terry Soil Conservation District
Terry
GPC
Kenneth Purtell
Grady Davis
Eunice Farrar
Sam Oliver
Jess McWherter
C. E Hicks
Farrar
Denison Briefs 13 Boys as Season Review Intro
No. 7 day report by C. W. Denison manager, he introduced 13 boys and gave a run-down on the first half of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day. C. W. Denison
Flower Arranging Course At BHS This Week
A Brownfield High School home economics summer program offers a flower arranging course starting Monday at 9:30 a.m. and running daily to Thursday. Mrs. Roy G. Webb teaches with lectures and demonstrations from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Topics include care for lasting arrangements needed equipment and corsage wear.
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Brownfield High School
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Thurman
Brownfield
Brownfield Lions
Park House
Akers Insurance
McCowan & McGowan
Jones - Copeland Insurance
A. W. Turner, Hackney & Crawford
Robert Nobie Insurance
David Nicholson Insurance
Babe Ruth Park
Terry County Home Demonstration Council
Texas State College
Betty Bragg
James C. Bragg
East Hill
Social Security Authority
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Wayland College At
Plainview
Jones Weathers
First Baptist
U. S
J. O. Gillham
San Diego
Billy B. Taylor
J. L Taylor
Regal
Daisy
Diana Dors
VistaVision
Eth
W. A. Bynum
West Main
Kersh Implement Company
Seagraves Road
Sipestep
Johnny
Goodpasture Agricultural Laboratories
Goodpasture Grain & Milling Co., Inc
Na Organic
Urea Farm” of
Eilvocen
Yee-Ouch
NAS
Roy G. Webb
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