Kendrick Memorial Library Named For Donors In Terry County
The Kendrick Memorial Library, to be housed at 301 West Tate, will honor the late Mr and Mrs R M Kendrick after their heirs deeded the property to Terry County for a library. The naming was approved in a joint Commissioners Court and Library Board session. Open house drew many county residents and featured a drawing by Butler and Kimmel Architects.
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Kendrick
E. O. Nelson
South Third
Frank Wier
East Lake
Phil Gaasch
East Lons
L. J. Richardson
East Oak
L. G. Smith
Vic Herring
Route 5
John Shinn
Meadow
Friends of the Library
Butler & Kimmel, Architects
Lubbock
NEW Library Board
New Kendrick Memorial Library
West Tate
East Tate
Route 3
E. ©. Nelson
South
Pupil Selected for United Nations Pilgrimage
Anita Jo Wooley of 301 East Hill is chosen by Brownfield High School officials as the all expense trip winner to New York City as a member of the United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth. The 15 year old sophomore was selected from 20 candidates after a written exam on UN functions and assessments of community service scholarship and leadership.
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Brownfield High School
Anita Jo Wooley
C. S. Wooley
East Hill
New York City
United Nations
IOOF
Rebekah Lodges
Anita Jo
Scouting Executive Honors Local Troops At Banquet
Brownfield Troops 49 and 74 win National Camping and Outdoor Standard Awards at the Quanah Parker District Leaders Banquet in Lamesa. Pack 74 receives the Outdoor Standard Award. seven Terry troops plus one Cub pack earn National Safety Good Turn certificates. News and Lamesa Reporter win Outstanding Coverage plaques.
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Brownfield
Quanah Parker
Lamesa
Brownfield Rotary
Henry Williamson
East Broadway
Williamson
Howard Henson
American Legion
Joe Shelton
Fast
First Presbyterian Church
Howard-Henson Post
J. C. Powell Jr
Lamesa First National Bank
Powell
Skeet Noret
Gus Benner
South Plains Council Scout Executive
Brownfield Lions
Night of January 16th staged by Brownfield seniors
Brownfield High School seniors present a 100 minute play at 8 p.m. Thursday in the auditorium. Tickets cost 50 cents for students and 75 cents for adults. The production features a murder trial jury drawn from the audience and stars Mary Jane Brownfield as Karen Andre and Gene Mason as Defense Attorney Stevens.
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Brownfield High School
New York
BHS
Ambassador Theatre
Mary Jane Brownfield
Karen Andre
Bjorn Faulkner
Gene Mason
Atty. Stevens
Wendell New See
Musings on disdain for efficient secretaries
An anonymous line reflects on how disdain is hard for most syomen to accept, implying irritation at efficiency and professionalism in office work.
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Anon
Local Tidbits and Notices From Brownfield Area April Reminders
A compendium of town quotes events and notices. Includes tax deadlines homestead exemptions in Jet Akers office, April 30. court meeting for New Sweden in Travis County. conservation reserve contracts due April 15. Brownfield VFW officer election Thursday. theatre and film listings with OMar Khayyam Peyton Place and Summer Love. Texas Tech rocket tale. local birthdays Quin Skains March 15. Cotton Growers convention call See No 3 Page 3.
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Jet Akers’ Tax Office
UCT Council Names Officers for 1958
Brownfield Council 825 United Commercial Travelers of America elected a new slate for 1958-59. Officers include Johnny Harrison senior counselor Morell Ratliff junior councilor Crate Snider conductor Bob Sampson chaplain Frank Ratliff Jr sentinel Dr James Mott and Pope R H Casstevens secretary treasurer Don Bynum is immediate past senior councilor The next session will be at First Presbyterian Church on April 18
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Brownfield Council
United Commercial Travelers of America
Johnny Harrison
Morell Ratliff
Crate Snider
Bob Sampson
Frank Ratliff Jr
Sentinel
James Mott
Pope R. H. Casstevens
Don Bynum
First Presbyterian Church
Three Youths Fined For Recent Thefts
Three Brownfield youths were fined 25 dollars plus costs and given three days in jail on misdemeanor theft charges. They admitted stealing 12 hubcaps a battery a portable radio and a table cigarette lighter from Lamesa Plains Lubbock and Brownfield. The arrests also cleared ten hubcap thefts here in the past year. The radio was taken from First Presbyterian Church.
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Brownfield
Zane Williams
Brownfield Police Department
Williams
Lamesa
Plains
Lubbock
Here
Willams
First Presbyterian Church
Future Farmers Win Showmanship Prize At Lubbock Meeting
Brownfield Future Partners won third place in showmanship for swine at the South Plains Junior Fat Stock Show in Lubbock this week. About 950 swine entered the 25th annual event with six of 14 chapter members displaying prize-winning hogs.
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Brownfield Future Partners
South Plains
Lubbock
Walter Meyer
PFA
Brownfield
Gary Moore
Poland
Herbie Pickett
Joe Milburn
Jimmy Sherrin
Leon Hinson
Ronnie Ward
Nancy Gee Cancer Fund Reaches $448 This Week
The Nancy Gee Cancer Fund has collected $448 from 54 donors, with contributions still pouring in at the Brownfield post office. The fund, set up after the death of 11 year old Nancy Gee, will go to the American Cancer Society Fund for Research.
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Nancy Gee
L. J. Richardson de
Terry Cancer Fund
Richardson
Brownfield
W. A. Gee
East Buckley
American Cancer Society
Fund For
Services for Emery Infant Held Friday
Graveside services were held Friday for Donna J. Emery infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Emery of North First Street who died Wednesday after a two day illness at Broadway Daniell Hospital. The Rev Boyd Pearre of Immanuel Baptist Church officiated and burial was by Brownfield Funeral Home in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. She was born August 25 1947 in this community and survived by paternal grandparents Mrs Eddy Emery of Port Smith Arkansas and Eddy Emery of Kelso Washington and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs J M Rockey of Brownfield.
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Donna J. Pamery
Robert Emery
Og North First
Vroadaway-Daniell Hospital
Immanuel Baptist Church
Boyd Pearre
Brownfield Funeral Home
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Eddy Emery
Port Smith
Ark
Kelso
Wash
VFW Post 4744 to Elect Officers for 1958-59
Hand Bros. Post 4744 VEW will hold its election of officers at 8 p.m. Thursday in the American Legion Hall. Commander Jack Aaldrup says delegates to district and state conventions will be elected, and past commanders will be honored during the meeting. Other business includes a vote to determine See No. 5 Page 3.
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Hand Bros
VEW
P.m
NCC Plans April 7 Discussion On Cotton Market
John Grepe of the National Cotton Council outlined a plan at a Terry county meeting urging a long range program to stabilize cotton price and supply. He noted consumption shifts toward manmade fibers and stressed reducing the price gap between foreign and domestic cotton. Kenneth Purtell urged attendance as NCC reps will present a three part briefing, with Q and A after.
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John Grepe
National Cotton Council
Terry
Pinners
Iuse Grepge
NCC Representates
South Plas
Gregg
U.S
Florida Citrus
NCC
Kenneth Purtell
Absentee Vote Set In Brownfield School Election
Absentee ballots for the April 3 Brownfield school trustee election may be cast through April 1 per Raymond Simms tax collector. Five positions are vacated this year with incumbents and candidates named including J O Burnett Jr Truett W Plache Pemberton A R Isaacs James Thurman Route 5 and W J Bill Carter Route 3. Write in votes may be cast.
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Brownfield
Raymond Simms
J. O. Burnett Jr
Wast Cardwell
Truett W. Plache
East Buckley
Dip) Pemberton
Faust Cardwell
A. R. Isaacs
Fast Sons
James Thurman
W. J
Bill) Carter
Little League to Open with April Workouts in Brownfield
Brownfield Little League president Jill McGowan outlined plans for workouts starting April 28 29 30 at 4pm for all Minor and unassigned players while Major League members return to last year teams. Players turning 11 before Sept 1 have May 12 workouts. Regular play begins May 13 at Little League Park with parent involvement urged.
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Brownfield Little League
Jill McGowan
McGowan
Teague
Jim Tidwell
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Robert E. Lee
Austin
Texas State Library
National Library Board
Friends Program
Nelson
Terry County Home Demonstration Council
Chamber
Lal Copeland
C. €. Ross
Bruce Zorns
Texas
State Library
Mand
Chamber OF Commerce
wWeh
AML
U. N. Trip
Scouting
Josh Billings
New Sweden
Travis County
Courthouse
Benjamin
Regal
John Saxon
Judy Meredith
Love Miller
ASC
Terry Farmers
Peyton Place
Rialto
Lana Turner
Omar Khayyam
Cornel Wilde
Brownfield School
Texas Tech
VFW
Quin Skains
Thurman Skains
East Reppte
Plains Cotton Growers
Charles Kersh
UCT Council
Emery
Simms
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