Teen-Age Market in Terry Drives Local Economy
Terry’s growing teen population, 1,986 youths per the 1960 census, spurs a major local market. Studies by the U S Chamber of Commerce and others estimate Terry teens spend about 1.769 million annually on clothes, shoes, cosmetics, and accessories, with yearly costs rising with age from 13 to 19.
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Terry
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
The
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U S. News and World Report
Register Car Now Avoid Long Lines
At the courthouse and two substation sites J D Akers reports slow plate registration for 1962 autos. Under 1,850 vehicles already registered in the county, with 6,000 plus expected. deadline is March 31 Saturday afternoon.
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J. D
Jet) Akers
Akers
Future Farmers honor twelve Terry County winners in two contests
Twelve Future Farmers from Terry County chapters received awards Wednesday night for top results in two contests. Grain sorghum winners in dryland and irrigated five acre divisions included Howard Hurd Jr Gary Bell Danny Carmichael and Larry Blake Terry Sims and John Blake. Cotton contest winners included Bill Schofield Calvin Melcher Larry Willis Ronnie Sullivan and Johnny Knox. Local officials Don Thrash and Winfred Tucker presented cash prizes.
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Terry County
Brownfield Seed & Delnting Company
Tucker Seed Company
Don Thrash
Winfred Tucker
Future Farmers
Texas
James Morris
Anahuaca
G. F. Bell
Meadow
Danny Carmichael
W. H. Carmichael
Wellman
Larry Blake
Howard Blake
East Main
Bhs
John Blake
Terry Sims
G. J. Sims
Dryland
Bill Schofield
Ww. R Schofield
Calvin Melcher
Route Meadow
Terry
Gary Bell
Terry County Singing Convention at Four Square Church
Terry County Singing Convention meets at 2 30 p m today in Four Square Church on Lubbock Road inviting all interested in singing to attend a program of spiritual songs.
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Terry County Singing In
Four Square Church
Terry County Singing Convention
Four Square
Lubbock Road
Farm Labor Day Held in 121st District Court
The second farm labor day of the season ran 8:30 am to 3 pm Wednesday in 121st District Court. About 75 applicants visited Terry farms seeking work. 26 Terry farmers attended, 16 farmers placed orders, and 14 men were hired. TC Commission head Joe Spears vowed to continue these Wednesday sessions while worker demand persists.
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121St District Court
Terry Farms
Terry Farm
Ers
Joe Spears
Texas Employment Commission
VFW Officers Named as Hand Post Elects 1962-43 Leaders
Frank Decker of Seagraves died Thursday at Big Spring Veterans Hospital aged 44. Burial at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include widow, three children, mother, sister, and brother. Decker was a WWII veteran, owner of Decker Garage, and VFW member. Hand Bros. Post 6794 elected officers for 1962-43, to be installed April 5, with Bruce Salmon as post commander and others in key roles.
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Frank Decker
Seagraves Highway
Veterans Hospital
Big Spring
Bel Aire Baptist Church
Warren Stowe
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Andy Royce Decker
Leland Franklin Decker
Glynda Decker
R. H. Decker
South Ninth
Jack Key
Abilene
Lester Decker
Cactus Lane Decker
VFW
American Legion
Fisher County
Decker Garage
J. B. Durham
W. G. Gorby
Joe Stephens
Drew Hobdy
Ed Scarbrough
Oscar Decker
Floyd Perry
Kenneth Calloway
Ace Boyd
John Decker
Tommy Gould
J. B. Marsh
Lawrence Wilson
J. T. Crouse
Hand Bros
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bruce Salmon
Yucca Lane
John Bordeaux
East Hill
Larry Bailey
E. Hill
Steele Bayliss
East Lons
Ladell Nelson
East Hester
Bob Rimer
Major Taylor
East Sons
Bill Rice
East Cardwell
House Committee
M. D. Fairbairn
Park Lane
Bill Dugger
East Harris
Walter Fulton
Route 2
Brownfield
National Guard
E. G. Akers
Akers Insurance Company
Virgle Travis
East Tate
Terry Ginner
W. A. Bynum
Robert Noble Sr
Jack DuBose
Frank King
Battl
33Rd Artillery
Scouts From Troop 774 Attend Scout-o-Rama in Lubbock
Three youths from Boy Scout Troop 774 joined Scout master Kelly Proctor at Scout-o-Rama in Lubbock last Saturday. The group included Mike Skupin and Bruce Grizzle with addresses on East Cardwell and Phil Willingham, son of Marie Willingham, plus Proctor’s son Johnny. The troop is sponsored by Howard Henson Post 269, The American Legion.
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Boy Scout Troop
Kelly Proctor
Lubbock
Mike Skupin
Charlie Skupin
South D
Honor Roll at Brownfield High School Named
Principal Byron Rucker lists 46 students on the fourth six week honor roll at Brownfield High School. Seniors with all As include Johnny Rodgers Ronnie Smyth Ronnie Fenton Woody Harbin Jeff Pemberton Frankie Flores David McDonald Terry Finley Gem Childress John Clark Laurelle Wheatley Kathy O Dell Marcus Brazier Winston Odom Loree Key Ruth Fulford. Juniors Carla Rae Forbes Vivian Wheeler Judy Timmins Jeanette Hughlett Harry Stice Betty Brown Car Olyn Tredwell. Sophomores Carole Cates See No 2 Page 2.
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Byron Rucker
Brownfield High School
Johnny Rodgers
Ronnie Smyth
Ronnie Fenton
Suzie Nelson
Emily Risinger
Woody Harbin
Jeff Pemberton
Frankie Flores
David McDonald
Terry Finley
Gem Childress
John Clark
Laurelle Wheatley
Kathy O’ Dell
Marcus Brazier
Winston Odom
Loree Key
Ruth Fulford
Tommy Hicks
Priscilla Avery
Terry DuBose
Jan Denison
Charles Britton
Shaeron McWherter
Doug Swaringen
Joyce Lee Bench
Roy Butler
Carla Rae Forbes
Vivian Wheeler
Judy Timmons
Jeanette Hughlett
Harry Stice
Betty Brown
Car
Olyn Tredwell
Carole Cates
Welfare officials gather for Dallas conference
Burton G Hackney of 1302 East Hester and chairman of the Texas State Board of Public Welfare will join the Southwestern Regional Conference of the American Public Welfare Association in Dallas from today through Wednesday. He will participate in a banquet session on Planning Community Services for Children as more than 1 000 welfare officials from five states attend under the theme The Current Scene in Public Welfare.
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Burton G. Hackney
East Hester
Texas State Board of Public Welfare
American Public Welfare Association
Dallas
Hackney
Brownfield
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Texas
Beauchamp completes eight weeks in Army MP training
Former Brownfield police lieutenant Larry Beauchamp has finished eight weeks of MP training at Fort Gordon Georgia after enlisting last October following basic at Fort Carson. He is the son of Mr and Mrs P G Beauchamp Sr of Route 5 and a Rochester High School graduate studying civil and military law, self defense and traffic control at Gordon.
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Army
Larry Beauchamp
Provost Marshal General Center
Fort Gordon
Beauchamp
Brownfield Department
Fort Carson, Cole
P G. Beauchamp Sr
Route 5
Rochester High School
Gordon
Posse in Lubbock to ride in ABC Rodeo parade
The Lubbock county sheriff posse will join numerous units in the annual ABC Rodeo parade starting at 4 p.m. The parade will open at Mafl Coliseum with the Terry posse in the grand entry. Captain Bill Gordon leads the posse.
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Ferry County Sheriff's Posse
ABC
Mafl
Terry Posse
Bill Gordon
Service Pin Presented to H. H. Woodall Jr
H. H. Woodall Jr of 904 East Lons received a 10-year service pin from Pan American Petroleum Cast ation. The event was presented by Reynolds in the Woodall area.
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H. H. Woodall Jr
East Lons
Pan American Petroleum Castation
Reynolds
Area
Woodall
Petroleum
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FFA
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Johnny Knox
Joel Lowry
Area 1
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Larry Willis
Lucile Willis
G. L. Sullivan
Seagraves
Wellman School
Bell
George Kempson
East Broadway
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Howard Hurd
Bel Aire
Southwestern Welfare Session
Miss Texas
Linda Jacklyn Loftis
Georgia Station
Fort Worth
Ember
Atlantic City
First Baptist Church
Linda
Beaumont
Texas Junior Chamber of Coma
Te Christan University
Casa Manana
Rosalinda
Lil Abner
South Pacific
Power & Light Fund
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