Four Queens Compete for Terry County Posse Queen 1959
Four Brownfield women vie to be Terry County Posse Queen for the June rodeo. Linda Loftis Judy Bramilt Linda Isaacs and Beverly Rogers are the contestants, with the queen chosen by the most advanced rodeo ticket sales. Mor ris Stevens supplies stock for the three day event and purses are boosted by added entry fees. extended area service to Ausborne and Wheatley exchanges to begin by June 1, with cutover by July 21 bringing 300 more telephones and toll free calls for local subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Terry County Sheriff's Posse
Linda Loftis
Lee Loftis
East Tate
Judy Bramiet
EE. E. Bramilt
East Buckley
Linda Isaacs
A. R. Isaacs
East Sons
Beverly Rogers
F. A. Rogers
Cedar Street
Posse
Morell Ratliff
Morris Stevens
Siiverton
Ausborne
Wheatley
Paul Farrar
EAS
Farrar
Poka-Lambro Telephone
Local Tidbits From Brownfield and Beyond
A gathering of town notes reports events from Lee County to Brownfield with updates on the Caper ton dental meeting in San Antonio and Dr. Caper ton’s office closure. Gene Gunn notes his store’s 18th year in Brownfield and a planned move to Lubbock Road. The Terry County tax board meets twice monthly through June 4, and a Social Security rep offers help Thursday in the courthouse basement. A Brownfield Jaycees variety show starts at 8 p.m. See No. 4 Page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Caperton
San Antonio
Texas Dental Association
Caperton
North Fifth
Gene Gunn
West Main
Brownfield
Gunn
Lubbock Road
Brownfield Jaycees
Farmer builds eight row plow for D 6 Caterpillar tractor
Delton Tatum, farming near Brownfield, constructed an eight row plow using two tool bar plows and spare parts. The rig floats with land contour on four wheels, covers 16 rows, and may plow 12 to 15 acres per hour. Fuel cost averages about 3 cents per acre, a savings over conventional gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delton Tatum
Brownfield
Twin City
Tatum
Labor leaders loom large in national chamber talk
Brownfield Chamber manager Satterwhite recalls Washington meeting with Ike and Nixon. He notes labor leaders like Meany, Reuther, Bridges, and Beck shaping national politics and calls Kennedy a potential tool of the era. He reports a chilling labor threat to the country’s political future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Ike Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Joe Satterwhite
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Satterwhite
Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield
Sen. Kennedy
White House
United States
George Meany
Aflcio
Walter Reuther
United Automobile Workers
Harry Bridges
West
Dave Beck
Fromer
Teamsters Union
National Chamber
Polio Vaccine Shortages and Public Apathy Cited
A Brownfield letter to the editor cites the National Polio Foundation warning of a 1959 epidemic with deaths and crippled survivors. It notes that despite a effective vaccine, over 35 percent of under 40s and many preschool children have received no shots or not completed the three injections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield News
National
Soil Stewardship Week Highlights Hudspeth Family
Linda Hudspeth aged five holds a bucket of soil from her father George Hudspeth’s farm amid a Soil Stewardship Week observance May 3-10. The county emphasizes conservation through Terry soil district with Linda and her brother John Allen enjoying countryside gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Hudspeth
George Hudspeth
Route 1
Linda
America
Terry Soil Conservation District
John Allen
Jessie G. Randal
Conservation and honesty in soil stewardship argued
An editorial argues that conservation does not always pay and honesty has limits, urging readers to consider moral duties over dollars. It cites the Ten Commandments and Genesis to question responsibility for soil health. Soil Stewardship Week is observed nationwide, with TSCD and SCS urging reflection on soil value and stewardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Soil Conservation District
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
TSCD
SCS
Brownfield business meeting on wage-hours proposal
Brownfield businessman invites stakeholding investors to a 2 p m session on May 13 in the BHS auditorium to discuss a wage-hours proposal with potential impact on investment returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
BHS
Dallas officials and architects meet on Cotton Classing Office
A Thursday meeting in the Chamber of Commerce Directors Room will study blueprints for a Brownfield Cotton Classing Office building. John McCollum of Dallas presents plans while association leaders seek immediate funds, noting about 48 000 on deposit and 375 investors from area firms and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Cotton Classing
John McCollum
Dallas
Southwest Area
U. S. Cotton Marketing Service
Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield Cotton Classing Association
Robert Baumgardner
Lloyd Hahn
Clyde Bond Sr
Alton Lee
J. M. Burleson
Jim Foy
C. EF. Bartley
Bartley
Session Tuesday seeks Explorer Scout leaders for 14 to 19 age group
Quanah Parker District Scout Executive J. Shelby Berry calls for 20 to 30 men to support a new Explorer leadership program. The first 7:30 p.m. session at the South Eighth Scout Hut is open to interested men and even mothers and parents of girls. Three meetings total. subsequent sessions flexible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Eighth
Quanah Parker
J. Shelby Berry
Berry
Ers
R. T. Wilson
East Cardwell
Wilson
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Judy Bramlet
Puaro
Frogge
City of Refuge
Lee County
Lexington
Adelaide
Terry County
Gaines
Yoakum
Terry
J. B. Knight Company
Cicero Smith Lumber
Kyle Grocery
Mead’s
Copeland Hardware
Western Auto
Higginbotham-Bartlett Lumber
Shamburger Lumber
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