Disturbance Leads To Shooting In Brownfield
An 18 year old Brownfield youth Lorenzo Diaz Jr recovering from a gunshot wound after a disturbance at 510 S Ninth Street. Diaz was wounded when Samuel Alvarez fired a .22 pistol in self defense during a nighttime entry attempt. Diaz Sr and Ernesto Cassoneri faced disturbance charges.
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Brownfield
Lorenzo Diaz Jr
Brownfield General Hospital
S. Ninth
Diaz
Brownfield Hospital
Terry County
Young Diaz
Lorenzo Diaz Sr
Ernesto Cassoneri
Samuel Alvarez
Doug McDonald
Alvarez
Alvarz
Cassoncia
McDonald
Recognition Dinner Honors Quan Nah Parker Scout Leaders
Scouters from the Quan Nah Parker District of the South Plains Council Boy Scouts of America were honored at the annual recognition dinner held Saturday night in the American Legion Hall. Ninety six adult Scout workers attended with Jim Parrish of General Telephone as master of ceremonies. Local leaders A C Bishop and Dr Jess Borum presented awards while Joe Salem spoke on Scout work’s value and impact. Local awards recognized Troops 743 749 and Post 743 along with Cub Packs 774 and 743 and Troops 749 774 and Post 743 for the 40 percent first class award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quannah Parker
South Plains Council
Boy Scouts of America
American Legion Hall
Jim Parrish
A. C. Bishop
Chamber of Commerce
Bishop
Jess Borum
Borum
Joe Salem
Sudan
Salem
Bobby Clemmons
Post
Luther Born
First United Presbyterian Church
Nursing home project eyed by Fort Worth firm
A Fort Worth firm seeks a locally located nursing home to be built and operated with financing and service provided by the company. Browfield area studies indicate a need for a 30 bed facility and interested parties may contact the Chamber of Commerce for details.
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Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce
Browefield
Chamber of Commerce Office
City Lad Hit by Car Suffered Brain Concussion
Four year old David Torrez the son of Mr and Mrs Joe Torrez of 915 N First suffered a brain concussion when he ran into Lub bock Road and was struck by a car driven by Victor D Watts at 705 Lub bock Road about 3 pm Saturday He was admitted to Brownfield General Hospital and later transferred to Lubbock Methodist Hospital The city patrolman said the boy ran into the street and was struck by the Watts vehicle.
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David Torrez
Joe Torrez
Lubbock Road
Brownfield General Hospital
Lubbock Methodist Hospital
Torrez
Victor D. Watts
Rt 3
Anti-Polio Drive Reaches Second Dose April 7
The Terry County polio vaccination program sets April 7 for the second Sabin dose with four clinics at local churches and St Anthony's. About 15 000 doses ordered aim for 100 percent county coverage. Registration slips begin this week for pre clinic speed and medical record keeping.
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First Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Crescent Hill Church of Christ
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Hope
Terry County
United States
Tékas Departmete
Public Health
Brownfield General Hospital
National Foundation
Jaycees Name John Badgwell As President
John Badgwell an engineer at General Telephone Co. becomes president of Brownfield Jaycees after defeating David Cole in the Monday election. New officers for 1963 64 include Joe Boatright as first vice president Don Fishback as second vice president David Cole as secretary Mark Wyatt treasurer and Charles Gunn Cherry and Hearn as directors. Mel Lisman of Lubbock to install officers on April 1.
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John Badgwell
General Telephone Co
Brownfield Jaycees
Badgwell
Party
GenTel
Charlie Robison
David Cole
Charles Gunn
Cherry
Hearn
Gunn
Mel Lisman
Lubbock
DeMolays Crown 63 Sweetheart Saturday Night
Lynne Smith 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Smith of 1220 E Broadway, will be crowned Wayland Parker Chapter Sweetheart of 1963 at the Mother and Son banquet in Masonic Hall Saturday night. A Brownfield High freshman and active in church choir, youth fellowship, Rainbow Girls, Girl Scouts, piano study, bassoon in band, and ballet instructor.
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Lynne Smith
Fred Smith
E. Broadway
Wayland Parker
Mother and Son
Masonic Hall
Miss Smith
Brownfield High School
Brownfield
First Christian Church
Lynne
Christian Youth Fellowship
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Voters Reminded Of Absentee Balloting
Absentee ballots are available at City Hall and the County Clerk for the April city council and school trustee elections. The city election is April 2 with a March 31 deadline for absentee voting. county school board elections are April 6 with ballots accepted through April 27 at the county clerk's office.
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City
Breakfast Meeting Opens Terry County Farm Bureau Week
A March 1963 breakfast at the Party House launched the Terry County Farm Bureau membership drive with Millard Shivers of the Texas Farm Bureau as guest speaker. Charles Bruce presided and Leon Lepard outlined goals, offering a straw hat gift for signing up 12 new members. J. D. Jill, state field man, attended as a special guest.
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Terry County Farm Bureau
Party House
Millard Shivers
Texas Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Terry County
Charles Bruce
Leon Lepard
Terry FB
Shivers
Lepard
Agricultum
Brownfield Man Charged in Fatal Collision
Lacy Atwell Ward of Brownfield, 38, charged with negligent homicide over a March 9 wreck near Levelland that killed Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Lamb. Investigating troopers say Ward, driving Libbourton Oil Well Cementing Co. truck, failed to stop at a stop sign on FM 168 in Hockley County. Ward was slightly injured.
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Lacy Atwell Ward
Brownfield
Levelland
Woodrow Wilson Lamb
Ward
Arthur Mason
Halliburton Oil Well
FM 168
Hockley County
Lamb
VFW to Show Space Film The Mastery of Space
Hand Bros. VFW Post 6794 screens an hour long color film The Mastery of Space at 8 p.m. on Old Lamesa Road. Admission is free and coffee is served. The movie features John Glenn and Alan Shepherd flight highlights with scenes inside a spacecraft and training sequences. The Civil Defense volunteers provide the projector and operator.
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Hand Bros
VFW
Old
Lamesa Road
John Glenn
Glenn
Alan Shephard
Civil Defense
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Tommy Harris
Eff
Butch Parker
Harris
Monroe Clayton
Parker
James Fulford
Plaza Mate
Ovideo Sagina Gonzales
Gonzales
Tony Longoria
W. Tate
Jacquin Garcia
Benito Castillo
Lance Copeland
E. Buckley
Lula
Ross
Sands Bowling Lanes
Quinton Crow
Hester Implement Co
Robert Baumgardner
Robert
Tradie Marchbanks
Speedy Nieman
Terry
Hockley
Yoakum
Cochran
Williamson
Tarrant
Panhandle
Brownfield School Board
Riculum
Joe L. Sharp
National Science Foundation
University of Texas
Sharp
Oak Grove
Frankie Hendley
Patricia Locke
Laverne Newton
Harold Andrews
O. R. Douglas
Douglas
Board of Education
South Plains Health Unit
Sherman Hope
J. P. Jones
Jaycees
BHS
Wag Gee
Charlie Reese
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club
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