Casual Corner Satirizes Gossips and Protests in 1971
A humorous column notes gossipers lack friends, tales of weather humor, and two view points on events. It covers Spring 1971 demonstrators in Washington and groups like Peace and Welfare coalitions, plus a bank seminar in Brownfield and local notices of road collisions and civic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
People’s Coalition of Peace and Justice
National Peace Coalition
National Welfare Rights Organizaon
Six Cent Stamp Bites The Dust
Postal rates rise today under the Postal Reorganization Act as the USPS moves toward self sufficiency. The one ounce letter goes from six to eight cents, cards from five to six cents, airmail from ten to eleven cents, and third class mail increases for small printed matter with eight cents for the first two ounces and added charges for additional ounces. Bulk rates also rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
Postal Service
Baccalaureate and Graduation Plans For Union High
Union High School outlines baccalaureate services at Union Baptist Church led by Rev. Cletus Caswell tonight at 7 p.m. Commencement will be Friday May 21 at 8 15 p.m. in the school auditorium. Valedictorian Miss Luker and salutatorian Ralph Edward Jackson lead a class including Jerry Cunningham Marvin Lee Jackson and Mary Alice Luker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union High School
Union Baptist Church
Cletus Caswell
Jerry Don m
J. C. Cunningham
Marvin Lee Jackson
L. T. Jackson
Ralph Edward Jackson
Fredrick Jackson
Mary Alice Liker
Raleigh Luker
Luker
Jerry Cunningham
Man Charged With Intent To Murder After Club Shooting
David Howard, 24, was arrested and charged with assault with intent to murder and firearm possession following a shooting of Clinton Mackey, 24, at 10 29 p m near the Farmers Club. Mackey was taken to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock in critical condition. Howard remains jailed with a 20000 bond recommended. Several burglaries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Howard
Clinton Mackey
Farmers Club
Howard
Mackey
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Citizens To wn Vote On Four Amendments
Terry County voters go to polls on Tuesday May 18 to vote on four state constitutional amendments. County and town boxes will open early, with absentee voting closing Friday at 5 p.m. Five people had used absentee voting by Thursday afternoon. Amendments concern ethics commission and legislative pay, constitutional changes, public welfare and water bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Johnson
Meadow
John
Doc Daniels
Houston Rotary Club
C. E. Ross
Terry County Sheriff's Posse
Seminole
Seagraves
Brownfield State Bank & Trust Co
Texas Press Association
Gary Stacy
Chamber
Usis
Brownfield
Terry County
State Ethics Commission
Fingerprint course set in Brownfield by regional group
South Plains Association of Governments will sponsor an FBI led latent fingerprint techniques course at Brownfield Police Department May 17 to 21. The program gives officers 40 hours toward intermediate or advanced peace officer certification by the Texas Commission of Law Enforcement. In Brownfield crime news three youths Cirildo Gutierrez Martinez 21 Johnny Cerna 17 and a 14 year old were arrested. Burglaries in Bob’s 71 and Meadow 1968-69 connected. Teddy King 34 held on $500 bond. Other local suspects face various charges with bonds set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains Association of Governments
Rownfield Police Department
Federal Bureau Investigation
FBI Laboratory Division
Texas Commission of Law Enforcement
Ltan
Cirildo Gutierrez Martinez
Johnny Cerna
Bob
Lubbock
Meadow
Teddy King
David L. Beesinger
Eddie Lee Jones
Harvey Lee Clark
Kenneth Musick
Brazie Hales
Accidents Reported by THR Unit April 1971
The Texas Highway Patrol investigated five accidents in the H E Pirtle area with four injuries and no deaths. Fourteen more county-wide crashes caused one death and 13 injuries in the first four months of 1971. April traffic deaths totaling 17 occurred in Lubbock Potter Cochran Castro Archer Hockley King Wilbarger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Texas Highway Patrol
H. E. Pirtle
Lubbock
Potter
Cochran
Pak Pinto
Castro
Archer
Hockley
King Am Wilbarger
Five Indicted As Brownfield Drug Raid Nets Arrests
Five individuals were indicted by the Terry County Grand Jury on narcotics charges after Brownfield police and other agencies conducted a drugs raid Wednesday evening. Four of the indicted were arrested in the raid, with bonds set at 5000 each. the operation followed a seven month undercover investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Terry County
M. C. Ledbetter
Terry County Sheriff's de
Larry Haywood
East Hill Street
Ramiro Perez
Rosendo Franco
South A
Eloyria
Park Lane
Haywood
Longoria
France
Lubbock
Grand Jury Indicts 15 in Terry County Case Load
Terry County Grand Jury returned 15 true bills and five no bills. Indictments include Joe and David H Howard for theft and related offenses, and David Beesinger and Randall Rodgers for marijuana possession. Others face charges of joy riding, forgery, false oath, and malicious destruction of property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Wee Joe Howard
David H. Howard
David H
Joe Howard
Randal Ray Rodgers
David Beesinger
Brazile Hales
Perez
Earnesto Garcia
Eddie Lee Jones
M. D. Malcutt
Library To Close for Three Days in May
Kendrick Memorial Library will be closed Monday Tuesday and Wednesday May 17 19 for 9 ing this time. Mrs. Craig stressed that no fines will be levied.
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Sig H. Atkinson
Brownie
CCC
Republican Club
Royce Couch
Captain Couch
Steve Hill
Peggy Smith
Mary Ruth Hope
Paulette Lancaster
Lynn Lindsey
Couch
Tn Newsfoto
Billie
Union
Wacker’s
Kris
Fingerprint School
THR
Po Poon Weldon Cheathams
John L. Johnson
Ford the Sons
Willie F. Jones
Johnson
Bar Ditch
Johnsim
Brownfield General Hospital
Jones
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