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Brownfield News

Location

Brownfield, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1966

Page

5

Several Homes For Sale With Various Beds And Features

Multiple residence listings include a brick home with 3 beds and den or 4 bedrooms, 144 baths, and details such as living room kitchen utility room carport and storage. Other 2 bedroom houses feature furnaces ducted cooling fenced yards and trade options. Listings include phone contact numbers and addresses. Mr and Mrs Don C Day receive two free Jones Theaters passes via Brownfield News Office pickup.

Don C. Day Rt 1 Meadow Jones Theaters Brownfield News

Public Hearing on Brownfield Zoning Map Change

Brownfield City Council schedules a May 19 1966 hearing on Ordinance 1328 to change Tract I and II from R-2 to C-2 zoning. The session continues until all parties heard in Brownfield Terry County Texas. The Zoning Board recommended the changes under city ordinance provisions.

State OF Texas Terry Brownfield Terry County Texas Tex City of S- C. E. Ross

Rites Pending For C D Nicholson

Funeral services are pending for Clark David Franklin Navy seaman third class nephew of David Nicholson of Alamogordo New Mexico killed April 23 aboard the U S Ranger off Vietnam coast. He entered service December 1961 and was due home last December but extended his term. Survivors include his parents and one brother Leon Bruce Franklin a U S Air Force second lieutenant in Iceland.

Clark David Franklin U. S. Navy David Nicholson E. Repoto Alamogordo N. M. Franklin Vietnam Franklin Leon Bruce Franklin United States Air Force Iceland

Wellman High School Names Top Senior Students

Wendell Scott Hamm named valedictorian with a 88.72 GPA and plans to study pre law at Texas Tech College. Barry Lynn Simms named salutatorian with 87.95 GPA and will pursue engineering at Texas Tech. Hamm captained football and basketball teams and held several student leadership roles. Simms lettered in basketball and football, served as FFA officer, and earned Lone Star Farmer honors.

Wendell Scott Hamm Wellman High School Barry Lynn Sims Hamm Robert Tamm Texas Tech College Wendell Future Farmers of America Simms Barry Lynn Lone Star Farmer

Accidents Keep City Police Busy

A week of accidents strung City Police lead to a hit and run at 603 E Ripley damaging a 1956 Ford owned by Harold Ramage of 713 Yucca Lane. A teen dance suspect will face a judge later. Other crashes occurred at US 62 State 137 involving a 1965 Chevrolet and a 1966 Dodge, with owners Keith Vandivere and Triva Owens. Additional collisions involved a 1962 GMC and 1961 Plymouth, at South B and Broadway, plus a report of hub caps theft and a bicycle found on Old Lamesa Road.

E. Ripley Harold Ramage Yucca Lane Ripley U. S. Highway 62 State 137 Retha S. Vandivere Keith Vandivere Triva Jacques Owens Ft. Stanton N. M Byron George Cabbiness Avis Morell Mercer Ruby Walker Coor Walter Prentice Norris South B Broadway A. T. Picket Lubbock Road Lamesa Road

Funeral Services For Renfro Held

Funeral services for J. W. Jim Renfro 55 were held at Meadow Church of Christ with Bob Reynolds of Lubbock officiating. Burial followed in Meadow Cemetery. A Meadow resident since 1936 he died at his home Friday morning. Survived by wife Ann a daughter Doris Ann Barnes Midland two brothers Sam Altus Okla and George and two grandchildren. Pallbearers were Wayne Mullins Conley McKey Don Roberts Ed Barnes Doyle Upton and Carl Stephenson.

J. W Jim) Renfro Meadow Church of Christ Bob Reynolds Lubbock Bill Lowry Meadow Church Meadow Cemetery Rix Funeral Home Meadow Renfro Church of Christ Ann Doris Ann Barnes Midland Sam Altus Okla George Wayne Mullins Conley McKey Don Roberts Ed Barnes Doyle Upton Carl Stephenson

Pre-School Day Set At Wellman

Wellman Elementary invites district youngsters entering first grade to a pre school day Friday. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and includes a get acquainted hour. Free lunches, birth certificates requested, dismissal after lunch with a attendance certificate. Grades one and two stay home that day.

Wellman Elementary School Wellman

Barry Lynn Named Mr Wellman High And Council President

Barry Lynn was chosen as Mr. Wellman High School and has served as Student Council president this year. He is the son of Mr and Mrs G I Sims.

Barry Lynn Wellman High School G. I. Sims

Sesame Growth Study Expanded at High Plains Research Center

Dr Earl H Collister announced 1966 plans to expand sesame research at the High Plains Research Foundation to develop high yielding, non shattering varieties for mechanized harvest in irrigated and dryland Texas. The program will test 500 experimental strains from 20 countries, with irradiation work at Oak Ridge to create new plant types and broaden sesame as a world food crop for protein, minerals and vitamins.

Earl H. Collister High Plains Research Foundation Foundation Texas Atomic Energy Laboratory Oakridge Tennessee Osborne Collister

Helen Day Exhibit at SPC Opens With Tea Today

The Helen Day Art Exhibit and tea are set for 2 p.m. in the South Plains College Fine Arts Building. Paintings include central Pennsylvania landscapes and still lifes, with works by Mrs Day depicting rural churches and Clinton County scenes.

Helen Day South Plains College Fine Arts Llay Pennsylvania Clinton County Logan Mills

Restrictions In GI Bill Explained

Post Korean veterans plan ing to use the new GI Bill should note key limits. Apprenticeship and on the job or farm training are not allowed unless part of a degree program. Flight training requires a degree path. Entitled veterans must complete June 1966 in school after June 1 1966 eligibility begins.

Jack Coker Veterans Administration Waco

Cubs Fall 3-1 to Levelland in Weather-Forced Double

Brownfield Cubs had three makeup games last week but bad weather left only one played Thursday. Levelland defeated Brownfield 3-1 as Franco pitched a two hit game with Harrelson catching. Pharres pitched for Levelland with Crawford catching.

Brownfield Cubs Cubs Levelland Franco Harrelson Pharres Crawford

Burnett Seeks Re Election For Precinct Four

Democratic primary hopeful R L Bob Burnett asks Terry County voters for support in the May 7 primary. He thanks constituents for past favors while promising continued fair service if re elected as County Commissioner of Precinct No 4.

Terry County Precinct No. 4 R. L Bob) Burnett

Diaz Surrenders After Bondsman Pickup

Lorenzo Diaz, arrested last summer on marijuana possession charges, was surrendered to the Terry County Sheriff's Department by his bondsman this week on a $2,000 bond. Also, M. H. Sooter and Judy Duncan faced worthless check charges with bonds of $200 and $100 respectively, Emmett Coleman Paysinger was taken for AWOL, Guy Plunkett Hargrove was arrested on Nueces County check warrants with $1,000 bonds each.

Lorenzo Diaz Terry County Reese Air Force Base Guy Plunkett Hargrove Nueces County

Cub Scout Pack 743 Holds May Meeting at Church

Cub Scout Pack 743 met at 7 30 p m Monday in First United Presbyterian Church Den Four led by Mrs Dan Currens opened with a Mother Nature s Backyard skit by Den Two under Mrs Glen Farmer Den Three led by Mrs Bill Morgan sang a song Lan Skains won Bear Badge and a Wolf badge gold and silver awards went to Tommy Nelson Denner stripes awarded to Dale Criswell Larry Don McDonald and Jay Puckett A live frog race followed with Lan Skains winning heat one Scott Weber heat two and Mike McMenamy heat three the runoff also to Lan Skains Den One closed the meeting The next gathering is May 23 at 7 30 p m at the First United Presbyterian Church sponsor of the Pack

Cub Scout Pack No. 743 First United Presbyterian Church den Four Dan Currens den Two Glen Farmer den Three Bill Morgan Luther Bourn Lan Skains Tommy Nelson Denner Dale Criswell Larry Don McDonald Jay Puckett den One Thurman Skains Scott Weber Mike McMenamy

Tax Man Sam Set

The IRS reports many refund checks returned when taxpayers move after filing. If you have moved since filing, send your new address to the IRS so refunds can be forwarded. Include your Social Security number to verify the recipient of the refund.

Internal Revenue Service Internal Revenue

Private Edwin Ford on leave after eight weeks of basic training

Pvt. Edwin Ford completed eight weeks of basic training April 23 at Fort Bliss. He is visiting his grandmother Mrs. Anne Flache and relatives at 514 Lubbock Road. Ford will report to Fort Leonard Wood May 7 for advanced training with the Army engineers. He entered the service from Brownfield February 14.

Pvt Edwin Ford Fort Bliss Anne Flache Lubbock Road Ford Fort Leohard Wood Army Engineers Brownfield

Smyrl Named Top Chemistry Pupil at Baylor

Smyrl Rt 4 resident Mrs. Garvin was named outstanding senior chemistry student at Baylor University by the chemistry faculty. The Baylor chapter of the American Chemical Society announced the honor at a recent meeting. Merck awarded Smyrl a copy of The Merck Index. A 1962 Brownfield High School graduate, he belongs to Alpha Chi and the Honors Program.

Garvin Smyril Rt. 4 Baylor University Smyrl Baylor Baylor Chapter American Chemical Society Merck Company Brownfield High School Alpha Chi

Land Judging Team Wins 16th In National Meet

Brownfield FFA land judging team placed 16th at the national contest in Oklahoma City. About 70 teams competed. Indiana won the title with two perfect scores. Local team members were Jimmy Blocker, David Hahn, Jerry Jones, and Terry Isaacs. advisor Stanley Dixon accompanied them.

FFA Land Brownfield Future Farmers Land Oklahoma City Okla Indiana Jimmy Blocker David Hahn Jerry Jones Terry Isaacs Stanley Dixon

Local Boy Joins Job Corps Center in McCook Nebraska

A local youth named Serbantez has entered the Job Corps program and will be stationed at the McCook Job Corps Center in Nebraska. R C Bunting of the Texas Employment Commission in Lubbock announced the entry and said training will prepare him for future jobs. An orientation will precede the training and boys aged 16 to 21 are urged to contact the local Employment Commission to apply. Enrollment has no limit through May 7.

Eddie Orps 1 McCook Job Corps Center McCook Neb R. C. Bunting Texas Employment Commission Lubbock Serbantez Local Employment Commission

Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues

A complete list of across and down clues for a crossword puzzle including definitions and word hints such as loose sand and pebbles, discount, solar disk, palm lilies, wind indicators, and numerous others across and down. The list mixes common English terms with oblique spellings and appears to be a puzzle key or clue set for an oversized grid.

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