Miss South Plains Month proclaimed for Dorothy McDonald
Judge Ray mond Simms proclaims Miss South Plains Month in Terry County in honor of Dorothy McDonald winner of the Miss South Plains Beauty Plant. The Miss Texas Pageant will be held in Fort Worth the last week of July and first part of August with McDonald representing Terry Gaines and Yoakum.
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South Plains
Terry County
Raymond Simms
Dorothy McDonald
Mder of Commerce
McDonald
Simms
MccDonald
Badgwell
Jaycees
Kiwanis Club
Texas
J. R. A. Simms
Terry
From This Corner: Community Growth at Country Club Clubhouse
A writer reflects on personal quirks while praising progress at the fledgling Country Club Clubhouse. Bob Bowers and Earl Jones report strong enthusiasm for a future showpiece facility, with all efforts focused on securing a premier local gathering space.
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Country Club
Bob Bowers
Earl Jones
Brownfield Boys Club Director Resigns For Education
Ralph Burton, Brownfield Boys Club director, has resigned to finish college work at Arkansas Tech. Board president Richard Prigmore cites Burton's plan to major in physical education and sociology and to earn the degree in one year. A July 3 meeting will discuss the club’s future with Jim Spearing present.
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Ralph Burton
Brownfield Boys Club
Richard Prigmore
Burton
Arkansas Tech
Prigmore
Jim Spearing
Dallas
Brownfield
Local thefts and break ins eyed by Brownfield police
Brownfield police report multiple thefts and break ins in recent days. Ed McCutcheon complains articles valued over 50 dollars stolen from a drawer Tuesday night. L G Bounds Humble Station on 120 North 1st spans a broken window to reveal a money sack with 17 dollars. Jerrel Gardner reports hub caps stolen from a car at his West Lake residence. Mrs. Blanch Gorby says a suitcase disappeared from her car in hospital lot. A Clyde P Morris arrest is filed on aggravated assault with 250 dollar bond.
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Ed McCutcheon
South 2Nd
L. G. Bounds
North 1St
Jerrel Gardner
West Lake
Post Office Contract Awarded for Ropesville Building
The contract for the new Ropesville post office went to E. N. Exum, Rt 1, Ropesville. Exum will build a 1200 square foot office on the west side of Timmons Ave and lease it to the Post Office for five years with a five year renewal option. Completion is planned by October 1 with parking and cooling facilities included.
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Ropesville
E. N. Exum
Rt 1
J. Edward Day
Post Office Department
Exum
Timmons Ave
New Clubhouse Rising at Brownfield Country Club
A modern 8800 square foot clubhouse is under construction at Brownfield Country Club with completion set for August 10. K D Moore Construction is general contractor and Ballard Plumbing Electric the mechanical sub contractor. The facility features fireproof construction and plush finishes, including terrazzo in two areas and a sliding wood panel to separate the dining area from the ballroom. The project, costing about 90000 dollars, has boosted membership by about 40 percent since April, with open applications for new members and a search for a club manager to oversee dining and social events.
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Brownfield Country Club
K. D. Moore Construction Company
Ballard Plumbing and Electric
Brownfield
Country Club
Robert Bowers
Bowers
Earl Jones
Jove Christian
Bruce Zorns
Charles Kersh
Jack Shirley
Franke Szydloski
Harold Crites
House Committee
Price Takes Up Reins As Rotary Club Proxy
Joe L. Price was installed as 1963 64 president of the local Rotary Club at a noon meeting held at the Party House. New officers included first vice president Bill Noble second vice president Carrol Collier and secretary treasurer Harry Elam. Leonard Ellington outgoing president received a certificate of merit and wall plaque. Four incoming directors Sawyer Graham Morgan Copeland Paul Yancey Bill Heflin were announced. Incoming directors and outgoing directors were recognized along with members with perfect attendance. Mack Ross gave the invocation and Becky Richardson provided dinner music.
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Joe Price
Brownfield Rotary Club
Newell Reed
Paul Yancy
Bill Heflin
Harry Elam
Bill Noble
Carrol Collier
Joe L. Price
Brownfield
Leonard Ellington
Sawyer Graham
Morgan Copeland
Paul Yancey
J. QO. Burnett
George Weiss
Roy Collier
Jess Borum
Dr. R. C. Burns
Paul Campbell
Howard Davis
J. O. Burnett
City Council To Meet Wednesday In Regular Session
The Brownfield City Council schedules its regular monthly meeting for Wednesday at 9 o'clock in the Directors Room at City Hall. The standard meeting day is the first Thursday, but this month was moved to avoid the Fourth of July holiday.
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City Council
Brownfield
Meadow Senate Bill Vote Sets July Election
Meadow area taxpayers will vote on Senate Bill 116 on Saturday July 6. The measure lets Meadow Independent School District raise its tax rate above 1.50 to fund maintenance and teacher salaries, with potential bond advantages. Meadow High School needs two classrooms two teachers and a heating system for 1963 64.
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Meadow Independent School District
Senate
Texas
Meadow
Food and Car Sales Dominate Terry County Retail
Terry County retailers enjoyed a strong year as incomes rose and a feared recession did not materialize. Food and automotive equipment led local spending, accounting for 48 percent of all retail business, higher than national and regional shares. Food purchases totaled 4.83 million dollars, 17 percent of local retail, or 994 dollars per household.
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Terry County
Standard
United States
West South Central
Brownfield Joins Nationwide July Fourth Bell Celebration
Brownfield plans a noon July 4 bell toll across the town to honor the nation's 187th birthday. Local groups coordinate with the Chamber of Commerce as Coleman Park hosts the Quanah Parker bell and First Methodist Church adds its bell. Radio KTFY will broadcast four minutes of ringing with a two minute sound segment. The event mirrors a nationwide drive by Eric Hatch and Eric Sloane to revive patriotism with a televised Independence Hall ceremony under the motto Let Freedom Really Ring.
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Brownfield
Price
Chamber of Commerce
Quanah Parker
Boy Scout
Girl Scout
Coleman Park
First Methodist
KTFY
Connecticut
Eric Hatch
Eric Sloane
Independence Hall
TB Test Available For Terry Cattle
County agents urge Terry County cattle owners to complete tuberculosis testing within weeks to keep county accreditation with the State Health Department. The six month extension nears its end and testing remains free. Cattle must be penned on a designated day. contact Jim Foy or Dr Tim Faulkenberry to arrange tests on Mondays Tuesdays or Fridays.
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Terry County
State Health Department
Jim Foy
Foy
Tim Faulkenberry
Proclamation Issued in Brownfield on June 27 1963
A proclamation was officially completed in the City of Brownfield on the twenty seventh day of June in the year nineteen hundred sixty three. The document records a formal administrative action dated 1963.
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Brownfield
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