Church League In Final Week
The Church Volleyball League heads into its final week with playoffs possible on Thursday. Results from Monday through Thursday include First Methodist, Foursquare, Wellman, Roadrunners, Apollo-ettes, Wild Bunch, First Baptist Loafers, Crescent Hill, Old Timers, Immanuel, Union, Renegades, Our Gang, Chapparals, Dumareis and First Christian in various two to three game outcomes and forfeits across men's and women's divisions.
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First Methodist
Foursquare
Wellman
Roadrunners
Apollo-ettes
Wild Bunch
First Baptist Loafers
Union
Renegades
The
Loafers
Crescent Hill
Old Timers
First Christian
First Baptist
Immanuel
Our Gang
Chapparals
Dumareis
Neatniks
Baptist
Crescent Hill Chapparals
Immanuel Apollo-Ettes
Methodist Roadrunners Union Foursquare
Old Timers Dumareis
Methodist Crescent Hill
Wild Bunch Renegades Foursquare
Christian Loafers
County Officials Advance Budget and Road Plans in Terry County
County actions include paving one mile of road between sections 25 and 26 in Block 4 X, approving First National Bank as depository, pledging securities for 1971 72, and paying Deputy Sheriff Hernandez meals during law enforcement school. Officials attend meetings in Fort Worth and Austin, transfer Road and Bridge funds, approve delinquent tax collection contract, and set a uniform 1.5 percent collection fee for Terry County agencies starting 1971.
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D&w Railway Company
First National Bank
Terry County
al Hernandez
Levelland
J. D. Got Akers
Fort Worth
W. T. McKinney
Harvey Smith
John L. Johnson
H. B. Settle
Gerald Bevers
el Paso
Kinney
Dale Brown
L. D. Bailey
Austin
Aoe
McCreary
Huey
Meadow School Menus For Week Of May 3 To 7
The editor notes weekly menus for Meadow School Cafeteria. May 3 to 7 include Baked ham with sides on Monday, Pizza and salad on Wednesday, Beef noodle casserole on Thursday, and Hamburger on Friday with fruit, milk and rolls as applicable.
Meadow Wins First In UIL Conference B Meet
Meadow High School amassed 71 points for the sweepstakes title at the UIL Conference B Region I literary events at Texas Tech University. Channing was second with 35 points and Anthony School near El Paso took third with 32. Donna Bingham second in Girls Informative Speaking. Polly Marchbanks won Girls Persuasive Speaking. Larry Tucker second in Boys Prose Reading. Meadow’s Lonnie Raynes and Rudy McAllister won Boys Poetry Interpretation with Major Howard second. Meadow High won the ONE ACT PLAY contest directed by Mrs. Noyce Burleson.
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Meadow
Texas Tech University
Channing
Anthony
el Paso
Donna Bingham
Polly Marchbanks
Larry Tucker
Lonnie Raynes
Rudy McAllister
Major Howard
Junior Varsity Beats Levelland in Eight
The Cub junior varsity baseball team defeated Levelland 5 to 3 in eight innings. Jim Chance hit a two run triple scoring Jenkins and Nall, with Atkins starting on the mound and Nall earning the win after relieving in the seventh.
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Cub
Levelland
Jim Chance
Jenkins
Nall
Gary Willis
Harrelson
Ryburn
George
Atkins
Cubs
Lobos
Mark Nall
Local Students Graduate With High Honors
Three Brownfield students are among 27 Phi Theta Kappa graduates from South Plains College this spring. Shirley Leona Beaver, Ronny Dale Chambers, and Ida Louise Porter earned honors. Phi Theta Kappa requires a 3.5 GPA and top 10 percent standing. Faculty sponsor is Bill Billingsley.
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Brownfield
Phi Theta Kappa
South Plains College
Shirley Leona Beaver
Ronny Dale Chambers
Ida Louise Porter
Bill Billingsley
County conservation report highlights crops and new resources
The survey notes 1,500 per acre land values on dryland and 300 to 400 acres of peanuts plus guar onions pecans alfalfa soybeans and other crops in the county. New resources include pheasants and catfish as Moss notes people are willing to learn and adapt despite wind and water erosion challenges addressed by conservation methods.
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Moss
Band Contest Highlights at Brownfield High School
Ten high school bands competed at Brownfield High School in the Unipeg Interscholastic League Region 16 contest. Plainview, Lubbock's Coronado, Muleshoe and Seminole bands earned sweepstakes in Class and AAA, with all four rated first division in concert and sight reading.
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Brownfield High School
Plainview
Lubbock
Coronado Hig
Muleshoe
Seminole
Arrests Reported and Bond Details
Arrests include Harvey L Williams 42 charged with driving while intoxicated bond 500 Jimmy Ray Madden 30 charged with forgery bond 2000 Preston Daniels 47 charged with suspended license later drunkenness bond 250 and second bond 250 with fine 25 costs 7 Guadalupe Morin Jr simple assault bond 25 A theft report notes $160 to $175 taken from machines and tapes valued at 39.95 Judges listed as Charles Trayler and Warren Thaxton from Abilene groups.
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Harvey Lee Williams
Jimmy Ray Madding
Preston Daniels
Guadalupe Morin Jr
Renee
Tales From the Derrick Floor oilwells book at Kendrick Memorial Library
The book Tales From the Derrick Floor by Mody C Boatright and William A Owens profiles Texas oilfield history through first person accounts. It covers Spindletop beginnings to roughneck life, dangers, boisterous boom towns, and vivid anecdotes, with figures like Bert Strivers and W B Daniels highlighted. The work is part of a Texas history oral history project at the University of Texas.
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Mody C. Boatright
William A. Owens
Kendrick Memorial Library
Texas
Spindletop
W. B. Daniels
Sour Lake
Oral History of
Texas Ol
The
University of
Private Lindley Completes Army Welding Course
Army private Dee C. Lindley, 23, graduated from an 11 week welding course at the U S Army Ordnance Center and School Aberdeen Proving Ground Md He learned oxyacetylene arc and inert gas welding for wheeled and tracked vehicle repair He earned a B A from Texas Tech in 1970 His wife Barbara lives at 1007 East Reppto and his parents Dee H Lindley and wife reside in Ropesville
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Army
Dee C. Lindley
Barbara
East Reppto
U. S. Army Ordnance Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Texas Tech
Dee H. Lindley
Ropesville
Oil Pioneers Interview Archive From Texas Source
A summary of a book project drawing on more than 290 hours of taped interviews with oil industry pioneers in Texas. The collection captures firsthand recollections of early exploration, drilling, and market development, highlighting regional challenges and innovations across key oil fields.
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Texas
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RF Chance
Mark Adams
Ubvelland
Childers
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Monterey
Charles Trayler
Abilene Christian College
Arren Thaxton
Abilene
University Theatre
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Donald Sellers
Ira
Rex Finnley
Terry Wilkes
Bert Strivers
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Billie Cummings
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