Minor local thefts and vandalisms reported
Police logged several incidents including a cigar machine theft of about 6.50, a $69.95 watch missing from Time Shop, vandalism to a car windshield, gasoline theft from a parked pickup, and a drunk charge arrest. Three traffic mishaps were investigated, involving a 1960 Buick and two 1959 Fords on East Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Smith
N. 5Th St
East Main
Doris Brooks Fulford
Shirley McQueen Cravey
E. Tate
Gerald
Lions Club film and broom sale planned for fundraiser
Brownfield Lions Club held a noon meeting where Charles Darwin showed a film on building a racer for the Indianapolis 500. Luther Reynolds outlined final plans for a Monday Tuesday broom sale with proceeds toward the local camp for crippled children and the blind. Proceeds aid Kerrville camp. sales run 7 am to 5 pm, with door to door outreach. a note on lentil soup tips ends the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Lions Club
Lion Charles Darwin
Luther Reynolds
Lions
Cvxty
Cubs Clobber Tigers In League Tight Game
Brownfield's Cubs down Snyder Tigers 17-12 on Saturday to pull even for second in the league standings behind Colorado City. Gale winds fueled a high scoring affair as Amalio Garcia earned the win with a three run homer for Brownfield after an early rally started by Gary Nunn and a hit by a batter hit by pitch. Connie Vernon, Bobby Denison, Johnny Best, and Craig Collier contributed with hits and runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Cubs
Snyder Tigers
Snyder
Colorado City
Sweetwater
Lamesa
Rob Hall
Gary Nunn
Amalio Garcia
Connie Vernon
Bobby Denison
Johnny Best
Craig Collier
B. Galyean
Cf Owens
P Bullard
a-Miller
Hall
D Brown
Wall
Marcum
Williamson
c-Ray
Jenitez
d-Ray Kizer
e-Ray Kizer
Bullard
Army Sergeant Graduates From NCO Academy
Army Sergeant George K. Gray, 23, graduated from the Seventh U S Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy in Germany on April 24 after four weeks of training in leadership, map reading, weapon history, and military teaching methods. He is a radio operator with Company B, 34th Signal Battalion near Ludwigsburg, previously stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. a 1960 Matador High School graduate. His mother, Mrs. Nellie Gray, resides in Meadow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
George K. Gray
U. S. Army Non-Commissioned Officer
Germany
Gray
34Th Signal Battalion
Ludwigsburg
Fort Carson
Colo
Matador High School
His
Nellie Gray
Meadow
Terry's Complete Unofficial GOP Primary Returns Beats
Terry's team claims unofficial GOP primary returns with a ground rules double in the first inning. Jerry Owens hit a solo homer in the third and added three singles with three RBIs. Garcia improves to 3-1 in district and 5-3 on the season. Larry York pitched in the seventh as a six-run Thunder surge closed out the day. The Wolves previously beat their foe 8-7 in eight innings. Lamesa visits Snyder in another 3-AAA clash. Brownfield plays Sweetwater and Colorado City at Lamesa Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Cubs
Leslie Brown
Snyder
Jerry Owens
Hall
Garcia
Larry York
Wolves
Lamesa
Brownfield
Sweetwater
Colorado City
Leap Year and Time in the World Fair Swiss Booth
The article notes Leap Year origins and a Swiss Pavilion display at the New York World Fair. It mentions Pope Gregory XIII's reform of the calendar in 1582 and explains the 365 and a quarter day cycle used to keep dates aligned with seasons.
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New York
Ps Any
Ember
Switzerland
Gregory XIII
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Yucca Lane
Carter & Webb Implement Co
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Maurice Winston
Craig Wilkerson
Childdens
Kerrville
Tigers
NCO
Nunn
Bost
Davis
E—Owens
Roy Kizer
York
Collier
Owens
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Jennings
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Ray Brown
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Fieder
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Terry
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Houston
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U. S
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Davis Morris
Cong.-At-Large
Hayes
Assoc. Justice, SC
Kennerly Railroad Comm
UNEX
Flanagan
Comptroller
Calmes
Neumann
Matthews
Agriculture
Armstrong
Phillips
Thomas
Risinger
Baumgardner
Turner
Preference Goldwater
Rockefeller
Smith Stassen
Dial
Skupin Nursery
Lubbock Road
Ray Lackey
Bill Bond
Charles Payy
Chevrolet
Our
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W. Broadway
Amsonite
sviTa
At Prag
Conmpanion
Ladies Unite
Lades
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