Terry County backs Dorothy McDonald for Miss Texas
Dorothy McDonald, an 18 year old high school senior, aims for Miss Texas with Jaycees support. Local events will solicit gifts and funds to cover her trip to Fort Worth, with county residents urged to participate and donate merchandise or cash.
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Oklahoma
Eastern New Mexico University
Jaycees
Terry County
McDonald
Fort Orth
Badgwell
Jaycee
The
Dorothy
Mark Wyatt
Brownfield
Instant Sweet Potato Flakes Roll Out For Sale
Terry County extension notes report new instant sweet potato flakes developed by the U S Department of Agriculture to boost use of the vegetable. Restaurant operators and homemakers favor the product, noting ease of preparation and versatility in casseroles and pies. US DA surveys praise taste and quick service with 80 to 90 percent of customers rating dishes very good. The Southern utilization research laboratory produced the flakes for institutional use, with East market branding and consumer packaging planned.
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Bennie JO Davidson
Terry County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Economic Research and Statistical Reporting Services
Southern Utilization Research Laboratory
The
Agricultural Resarch Service
East
Not content with duty do more the money plea
A reader recalls letters to children away at camp turning into daily notes and then a request for money. The daughter asks for funds to join in fun and avoid homesickness, prompting reflection on family finances and the saying about repaying parents after you have children.
Brownfield Student Active in Church Youth Programs and Choir
A Brownfield High School student participates in First Baptist Church youth programs and sings in the church choir, showing strong engagement in community and religious activities.
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Brownfield High School
The
First Baptist Church
Retail sales by department stores and varied shops
Food and related lines accounted for 8 712 000 dollars, 31 percent of the retail dollar. Department stores and general merchandise outlets posted 1 529 000 dollars, about 6 percent. Apparel and footwear totaled 1 308 000 dollars, nearly 5 percent. Home furnishings sales reached 872 000 dollars, about 3 percent.
Golf Course Remains Open During Building Period
Full continued from page one notes members and families may enjoy nine holes as the links layout stays open during construction. C. G. Griffin serves as golf professional. The course is in excellent shape and called the most beautiful in West Texas.
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C. G. Griffin
West
Texas
Expressions of Old Fashioned Prudery and Modern Life
The piece muses on old words and changing norms, quoting Will Rogers and railing at public shorts. It contrasts duty and ideals, laments fashion and fitness trends, notes early 1900s bathrooms and rents, and ends with a tongue in cheek take on television ads easing family friction.
Rites Held for M D Stephens at First Baptist Church
Services conducted Friday in the First Baptist Church with Elder J W Goforth and Rev Edward Adams assisting. Burial followed at Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home. Stephens, 56, died Thursday morning in Brownfield General Hospital after a brief illness.
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M. D. Stephens
First Baptist Church
J. W. Goforth
Primitive Baptist Church
Edward Adams
Challis Baptist Church
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Stephens
Brownfield Generalal Hospital
Local resident M D Stephens dies after illness
A Terry County resident since 1950 M D Stephens died after a weeks illness. He was born in Brath County and had lived in New Mexico. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife one son T J at the home three daughters Evelyn Bearden Cynthia Scott and Melba Stephens both of Brownfield his mother Mrs Lillie Stephens Stephenville two brothers.
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Terry County
Stephens
Brath County
New Mexico
The
Primitive Baptist Church
T. J
Evelyn Bearden
Cynthia Scott
Brownfield
Melba Stephens
Lillie Stephens
Stephenville
Liquid fueled ICBMs vs solid fueled quick strike
The Minuteman missile at Cape Canaveral has a reaction time of 32 seconds, far faster than Atlas and Titan ICBMs which require about 15 minutes. Solid propellant enables its rapid strike, while Atlas and Titan carry larger warheads but use more difficult liquid fuel.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlas
Titan
Minuteman
Delbert and A L of Stephenville Mentioned With Grandchildren
Delbert and A L, both of Stephenville, and three grandchildren are referenced in the note, indicating family connections and local ties.
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Delbert
A L
Stephenville
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