Two feature stories in today's edition
A Swiss visitor Rudy Frey in Terry County discusses American life and work habits. Welch highlights a notable Cub Scout effort by a remarkable woman. A Brownfield parking debate resurfaces around Dollar Day. A lawyer recounts a judge disqualifying himself after a client’s prior life‑saving act is revealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Frey
Switzerland
Terry County
Welch
Frey
U. S
Rudy
Brownfield
Granville Holder
Virgil Crawford
Crawford
Wellman Stock Show Champions Named
Grady Herron 10 a 4 H member showed the grand champion calf at the Wellman Junior Livestock Show held at Wellman High School. His 1 050 pound Hereford topped a dozen calves with Homer Jones Jr 15 winning the grand champion pig a Berkshire. Roy Adams son Royce 12 won the reserve Duroe pig. zahlreichen placements listed for calves and pigs with judge Robert Becker and Homer Jones Sr as agriculture teacher. Qualified animals to be shown again at Terry County Junior Livestock Show March 9 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman Junior Livestock Show
Homer Jones Jr
Wellman High School
Homer Jones Sr
Homer Jr
Grady Herron
Wellman
Herron
Grady
R. G. Herrom
Woody Adair
Berkshire
Mer Jones Jr
Royce Adams
Roy Adams
Rodney Bearden
Lonnie Moore
Scottie Hamm
Berkshires
Homer Jones
Larry Jones
Keith Pendergrass
Rickey Jones
Wayne Kissinger
Duroes
Richard Caswell
Byron Bass
Mike Fails
Robert Becker
Brownfield High School
Wellman Agriculture
Terry County
R. G. Herron
Mail Volume In Slight Gain Here
Postal receipts for February rose 20 percent from February 1962, inching to 10 759 dollars versus 8 934 last year. Postmaster William Brown cites the mild increase as due largely to a rate change, which accounts for most of the gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brown
Brown
Local Man Charged in Goodpasture Burglary Case
Brownfield tractor driver Robert Jaskowski 32 was arraigned in Justice Court on burglary charges after police linked him to the Saturday break in at Goodpasture Manufacturing Co 902 W Broadway. A money box with $9 and keys to all locks were taken. He was held on a 1500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell van Service
Lubbock Road
Odessa
Goodpasture Manufacturing Co
W. Broadway
Plymouth
Melody Drive Inn
Broadway
Ford
Otto Thomas Beaver
Route 1
Donnie Jack Cross
Lubbock
Shirley Ingram Bowlin
Cleaburn
John Leroy Gresham
Robert Jaskowski
Brownfield
Justice of the Peace Court
Jaskowski
North Plains farmers tour Terry irrigation sites
Dallam Hartley group tours Terry County irrigation methods and Midland Bermuda grass cultivation, with 78 farmers and SCS officials hosted by Brownfield Chamber of Commerce at Oak Grove School cafeteria. Tour included visits to Goodpasture and Knight plants and local farms. Panel talks discussed irrigation equipment merits and practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Irrigation Systems
Chamber of Commerce
North Plains Farmers and Soil Conservation Service
Dallam-Hartley Counties
Soil Conservation Service District
Terry County
Goodpasture
J. B. Knight
Oak Grove
Westerner
Knight Manufacturing
Kenneth Purtell
Vernon Farrar
Bermuda
Brownfield C of C Redcoats
A. C. Bishop
Chamber
Joe Price
Aved Weldon Callaway
North Plains
Terry
Sam Singleton
South Plains
Dallam
Building Permits in Brownfield Rise in February
Construction activity in Brownfield climbed in February with building permits totaling 142 450 at City Hall, up from January 130 050. The two month total reached 272 506, well above the 106 109 for January-February 1962, led by the 52 000 Wacker Building at 6th and Broadway and several residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
City Hall
Wacker
6Th and Broadway
Loyd Moore & Sons
S. 6Th and Broadway
P. R. Cates
E. Tate
FE. Harris
E. Harris
Cicero Smith
S. Lons
Clark Sales
S. 8Th
Jim Walters Corp
N. 7Th
Joe Evans
WW Vets Meet
All World War I veterans and their wives are invited to meet at the American Legion Hall Friday at 8 p.m. Widows are also invited. Some district officers are expected for the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Hall
R. Lee
County Youths Prep for 19th Terry County Junior Livestock Show
The 19th Terry County Junior Livestock Show shapes up with Brownfield Jaycees and Terry County Young Farmers co-sponsoring. FFA and 4-H youth weigh in animals on Saturday. judging Monday morning with sales to follow. About 230 pigs and 97 calves expected. new show arena under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Brownfield Jaycees
Jaycees
FFA
Terry
John Badgwell
The
James Willis
Young Farmer Association
Calvin Holcomb
Paul Gross
Gaines County
Cy Duffy
Lovington
N.M
Terry and
Brownfield
Swiss Visitor Praises West Texan Life On Brownfield Stop
Rudy Frey a 26 year old Swiss visitor touring the United States visited Brownfield by invite of the Terry County Farm Bureau. He praised West Texans says Americans work for a living and enjoy religious liberty and friendly people. He admires American business methods but will return to Switzerland to run his father's flour and feed mill. Frey notes U.S. feed mills are larger and farmers order bigger. He observes Swiss farms are diverse rely on horses and smaller crops with carrot counties and 40 inch rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Brownfield
Rudy Frey
Schoftland
Switzerland
U.S
Frey
Terry County
Rudy
Canton
Fire destroys house leaving four homeless
A 46-year-old widow and three relatives lost their six room home at 301 E Cardwell Sunday night. The fire caused $7,000 in damage to the structure and $2,000 in belongings. No insurance. Fire began in the dining room ceiling due to faulty wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Cardwell
Juanita Duplisse
Gaylen
Judy
Marty
Duplisse’s
Duplisse
Special Program Set At Wellman School
The Wellman schools will hold a special open house today at 10 30 a m in observance of Public School Week in Texas Supt H E Stevens announced a Southern Assembly program at 10 30 a m Parents are invited to eat in the cafeteria at noon and the high school speech class will present a program at 3 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Texas
Supt. H. E. Stevens
Southern Assembly
Pancake Supper Set By Local Kiwanians
Brownfield Kiwanis Club members sell tickets for the annual Pancake Supper. President Bud Cotham announces the event on March 15 from 5 to 9 30 p m in the junior high cafeteria. Tickets cost 50 cents with proceeds aiding underprivileged children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Kiwanis Club
Bud Cotham
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Speedy Nieman
Wellman Stock Show
Johnny) Raybon
Jack Hamilton
Sam Teague
Charles Kersh
Raybon
Dennis Lilly
R. N. McClain
Robert White
Young Farmer
Charlie Robison
Jaycee
Tim Faulkenberry
Joe Sullivan
Carl Hogue
Earl Brown Jr
Jerry Jones
Delton Gregg
By Speed Nieman
France
Germany
England
Milton Bayer
Terry County Lumber Co
Lilly Jeter
Sands Moter
E. Lake
Wellman School
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