Runoffs Highlight County Democratic Primary Returns
Over 3,000 voters turned out in the first primary with runoffs in multiple races. Terry County saw Key edge White for Justice of the Peace by 18 votes 1247 to 1229 while W A Bynum won county chairman with 2509. Several write ins noted.
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Terry County
Roy Key
Vaughn White
Justice of the Peace
Key
White
W. A
Judge) Bynum
Democratic Party
Fred Turner
Howard Hurd
R. A. Simms
City Council tackles heavy May agenda and bids
The Brownfield City Council opened May with a full slate. It approved an Equalization Board, heard motel plans by the Palisades Petroleum Corporation and discussed road changes at Levelland Lubbock Y and Magnolia Street. The meeting also awarded bids for seal coating and a pump for well 19 and set a June 1 tentative date for the board. The council urged food handler tuberculin testing and backed the Clean Up Fix Up Paint Up campaign starting May 16. In other business, state and local election results were reported with multiple races decided.
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J. P. Jones
Kirk Cansier
Cansier
Palisades Petroleum Corporation of Midland
Levelland- Lubbock “Y
Magnolia Street
Lubbock Road
Cansley
Magnolia Camp
Palisades Petroleum Corporation
Texas Highway Department
Lubbock Highway
Cansler
Midland
South Gate Inn
Jack Sims
Gene Gunn
Dewey Rogers
Ike Bailey
Marion Bowers
J. T. Bowman
Homer Nelson
Preston Hester
W. D. Turner Construction Company
Lubbock
W. A. McNally
Kirk Construction Company
Pioneer Construction Company, Inc
Thomas Construction Company
Denver City
Jack Hamilton
Sam Teague
Kenneth Purtell
Bill Noble
Zelma Miller
Geron
Joe McGowan
Eunice Jones
Three Day Sales Clinic Set By Local Company
The James E. Norman and Associates Sales Clinic, sponsored by the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce, starts at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Brownfield Junior High cafeteria. The program runs three nights Monday Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 to 9:30 with a half price for high school students. Regular price is 24.50. Norman, who has run similar clinics for 14 years, says attendees will learn customer relations prospecting telephone skills goal setting understanding reactions and memory improvement.
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James E
Red
Norman and Associates
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield
Norman
Clean-Up Fix-Up Week Planned by Brownfield Officials
Brownfield schedules Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint-Up Week for May 16 21 with Mayor C E Ross signing a proclamation. City will hire extra workers to haul trash limbs and debris from alleys yards and vacant lots while residents stack waste at one collection point for removal by crews and Boy Scouts along with firemen will assist during two burn sessions.
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Her of Commerce
Bill Frizzell
Chamber
C. E. Ross
Brownfield
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
Hospital District Borre ras Organizational Meet
The Terry Memorial Hospital District held its first official board meeting at Brownfield General Hospital with Lee Bartlett as chairman. Officers were elected, administrator appointed, medical staff named, and the hospital name and by laws approved as the new district forms.
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Terry Memorial Hospital
Brownfield General Hospital
Lee Bartlett
Frank Ballard
Punch Nelson
Commissioners Court
Bartlett
Ballard
Nelson
Carlton White
Earl
Joe McWilliams
First National Bank
Ray Anderson
Hackney
Crawford
Nelson and
White
McWilliams
Judge Sims
McNeil
Garner
Bob Davis
the Columbian Securities
A. H. Daniell
R. A. Simms
Brownfield Hospital District forms new board and budget plan
Brownfield General Hospital District reorganizes with McWilliams reappointed administrator and medical staff retained. Reed declines appointment. replacement to be announced. Bonding set for directors and staff, budget to be presented August 15 for public hearing. tax rate set at 20 cents per 100 valuation.
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MccNeil
Val Garner
Brownfield General Hospital Board
Newell Reed
Reed
McWilliams
J. D. (Jet) Akers
R. A. Simms
Four County Ag Council to Meet May Meeting
Four County Agricultural Workers Council will meet at 7 a.m. Tuesday at Fox's Restaurant for the regular May gathering. Dennis McCutcheon of First National Bank will present the program on the new Uniform Commercial Code. The code, a major change in chattel mortgage law, becomes effective July 1.
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Four County Agricultural Workers Council
Fox’s
Dennis McCutcheon
First National Bank
Meadow FFA Parent-Son Banquet Set for Tuesday
Meadow FFA will host its annual Parent-Son Banquet in the Meadow School Cafeteria at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Special awards and recognition of top FFA members will be presented. Scottie Cooper serves as sponsor and Jerry Liles is chapter president.
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Meadow Chapter
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Cooper
Jerry Liles
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Keynote County
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R. L
Bob) Burnett
Emer Brownlee
Joe Horton
J. O. Burnett Jr
Burnett
Horton
Yandel
Brownlee
Houston E. Stevens
Gerald Bevers
Wayne Mullins Jr
John L. Johnson
H. M. Cargill
Byron Cabbiness
Money Price
Betty Frazier
W. T
Bill) McKinney
Bobbie Thomson
Brownfield City
Imately 40
Peerless Pump Company
Jake Geron
John Connally
Johnnie Mae Hackworthe
Stanley C. Woods
Preston Smith
Bill Hollowell
Waggoner Carr
John R
Jack) Willoughby
Crawford Marin
Galloway Calhoun
Franklin Spears
George Mahon
Robert W. Calvert
Supreme Court of Texas
Clyde E. Smith
Joe Greenhill
John C.white
Jerry Sadler
Fred Williams
General Land Office
Sadler
Williams
Robert S. Calvert
Com
Jesse James
Byron Tunnell
Paul B. Haring
P. S
Puss) Ervin
Tunnell
Haring
Ervin
W. T. McDonald
John F
Jack) Onion
Court of Criminal Appeals
McDonald
Onion
James G. Denton
Court of Civil Appeals
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Jesse T. George
John Tower
United States
T. E. Kennerly
Kellis Dibrell
Govrnor
Robb Stewart
Rudy
Garza
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts and Firemen
Raymond Beck
Chamber of Commerce
Bobby Graves
Borreras
Frank Bailard
W. J. (Punch) Nelson
Val Grarner
Eery McNeil
Meadow
Scottie
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