Fertilize Grain Says Singletary Benefits of Fertilizer
H O Singletary of 715 North Bell advocates commercial fertilizer as the top conservation practice. After soil tests he fertilized sorghum and cotton, stressing organic content and nitrogen balance. He notes better grain yield, stronger stalks, and warns against cotton yield drop if nitrogen is not used. He also uses cotton burs to improve soil but warns first year yields may lag without added nitrogen.
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H. O. Singletary
North Bell
Singletary
Brownfield Plans Town Hall Meetings To Address National Legislation
Brownfield business leaders convened in the high school auditorium to discuss threats from national legislation and bureaucratic edicts. Moderator Burton Hackney urged a return to privacy and warned against search and seizure. A local “Terry County Philosophy” was unanimously adopted as a stance toward government.
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Brownfield
Chamber of Commerce
Burton G. Hackney
Hackney
Uss Supreme Court
Terry County
Texas
Chamber
Jim McNeil
H&m Furniture
Traveling bookmobile stops in Brownfield Tuesday
The Texas State Library bookmobile will visit Brownfield on Tuesday. It will be at Thompson's Grocery 221 West 1th from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Then near Phyllis Wheatley School from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Finally at Immanuel Baptist Church Stewart and B streets from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Texas State Library
Brownfield
Thompson's Grocery
West 1Th
Phyllis Wheatley
Immanuel Baptist Church
Stewart and
B Streets
Methodist revival to start at 11 Sunday in Terry County
Reading from the Terry County Herald files for May 17 1929 the revival will run two weeks starting at 11 a.m. Sunday with Rev Burke Culpeper of Memphis conducting services. Surveyors began laying out a gas line from Tuhoka to Brownfield per West Texas Gas Co manager M Q Bridges. Poultry judging paused for now and dairy cattle judging will be taken up by 4 H club members.
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Terry County Herald
Burke Culpeper
Memphis, Tenn
Tuhoka
Brownfield
M. Q O. Bridges
West Texas Gas Company
Calvary Baptist Caps Championship Crown
Calvary Baptist Church won the Sands Bowling Lanes playoff crown by 2,938 pins led by Rev. Warren Stowe who rolled a 222 final game and a 551 series. Noel Martin of Western Auto had a 224 high game, Calvary’s 921 was the high team single. Other contenders were Jones Construction, Plaza Motel, Charlie Price’s Western Auto, Elliott Oil, and General Telephone.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Sands Bowling Lanes
Warren Stowe
Calvary
Jones Construction Company
Plaza
Noel Martin
Western Auto Team
Mr. Stowe
Babe Ruth Opener Set for Dedication Night
Dedication of a new Babe Ruth League baseball park leads opening night activities Monday. Babe Ruth Queen Claudia Chesshir will throw the first ball. A double header features Red Sox and Dodgers at 6 30 p m and Cardinals and Pirates at 8 p m.
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Claudia Chesshir
Herb Chesshir
East Tate
Red Sox
Dodgers
Cardinals
Pirates
Terry County invests in Brownfield Cotton Classing Office
Total funds reach 523,316 as Friday transfer to Brownfield Cotton Classing Association completes another milestone. C F E Bartley, head of a 23 member finance committee, thanks Terry farmers finners and businessmen for support. Architects prepare drawings as directors hope to finish before this year’s cotton crop. Additional investors listed include Elmer C Watson T H McIlroy Wayne C Hill Claude Caperton C B Knox Sam Adair Carl Cabe and Western Cotton Oil Mill.
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Terry County
Brownfield
Brownfield Cotton Classing Association
C. F E. Bartley
Bartley
Terry
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Elmer C. Watson
T. H. McIlroy
Wayne C. Hill
Claude Caperton
C. B. Knox Jr
Sam Adair
Carl Cabe
Western Cotton Oil Mill
Town Tidbits Roundup and Local Notices
A mixed town digest from Choice near Timpson Shelby County features Clean Up Week in Brownfield May 25 to 29 and two days for Poppies sales May 22 to 23 by Hand Bros 6794 WEFW. Scott Tire Co sold to Lamesa duo M H Crawford and Ken Kummer with Tom Crudup as new manager. Kenneth Scott buys Whispering Pines Cabins at Ruidoso. The Wild and the Innocent starring Audie Murphy opens at Regal today through Monday. Terry County Singing Convention meets 2 30 p m at Four Square Church. Kiwanians start a semiyearly candy sale Monday with house to house canvass 6 p m proceeds go to See No 6 Page 3.
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Hortense
Hand Bros. 6794
WEFW
Scott Tire Company
Lamesa
M. H Crawford
Ken Kummer
Tom Crudup
502
East Sons
Kenneth Scott
Whispering Pines
Ruidoso
Championship finals set for May 24 afternoon
Brownfield Country Club hosts its seventh Invitational with 100 South Plains golfers slated to begin Thursday. Qualifying prizes include a Polaroid camera for the medalist, radios for flight winners, wristwatches for runners-up, and electric razors for consolation winners.
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Brownfield
Tourney
Jack Shirley
Shirley
Widow Clarifies Salary Request After Judge's Death
Mrs Mahota Winston widow of Terry County judge Homer Winston told the court she asked for 18 months of salary only as accruing to her late husband. She said she believed she had been appointed tax assessor collector after his death and did not intend to imply earned pay beyond his tenure.
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Terry County
Mahota Winston
East Repute
Terry County Commissioners Court
Winston
New Farm Association Manager Named for Terry County
Elvon DeVaney becomes manager of the Terry County Farm Association succeeding Oliver Grote who moves to Mason as Mason County Farm Bureau service agent. DeVaney, son of C. H. DeVaney vice president of the Texas Farm Bureau, is a Coahoma native and former farmer with a family of Sue Shannon Tanya Sue and the Presbyterian Church. The association offices are at 208 Tahoka Road.
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Terry County Farm Association
Elvon DeVaney
Terry
DeVaney
Oliver Grote
Mason
Mason County Farm Bureau
C. H. DeVaney
Coahoma
Texas Farm Bureau
Coahoma High School
Howard County Junior College
Big Spring
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
DeVaneys
Sue
Shannon
Tanya Sue
The
Presbyterian Church
Association
Tahoka Road
Brownfield High team seeks Queen’s title via ticket drive
A Brownfield High School baseball quintet competes for the American Legion Queen’s title by selling advance season tickets for home games to be played at the new diamond near Cub Stadium. The top ticket seller, at 1.50 each, wins the queen’s crown. Contestants include Ann Burns, Leenell Chesshir, Valdene Garner, Genie Christian, and Ruthie Moore.
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Brownfield High High School
American Legion
Cub Stadium
Ann Burns
Robert Burns
East Hester
Leenell Chesshir
Leonard Chesshir
East Buckley
Valdene Garner
Val Garner
East Tate
Genie Christian
Joe Christian
Ruthie Moore
George Moore
Tohoka Road
Dick Richey
BHS
Terry
J. B. Huckabee
North First
Miss Moore
Kiwanians Begin Sweets Sale With House to House Drive
The Brownfield Kiwanis start their semi annual candy sale at 6 p m Monday with a house to house canvass. Proceeds from peanut brittle benefit Kendrick Memorial Library for children books. Chairman Wes Hicks notes a successful recent polio shot drive.
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Brownfield Kiwanians
Kendrick Memorial Library
Wes Hicks
Hicks
VFW Buddy Poppy Sale Set Here May 22 23
Members of Hand Bros Post 6794 will sell Buddy Poppies May 22 and 23. Commander L D Bailey says the poppies are replicas of flowers from Flanders Field and proceeds aid rehabilitation of disabled veterans while honoring soldiers who died for freedom. H B Parks is campaign chair.
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VFW
Hand Bros
L. D. Bailey
Flanders Field
France
H. B. Parks
East
Buckley
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Tidwell
Joe Satterwhite
Salt and
A. M. Muldrow
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Babe Ruth
Gaines
Yoakum Counties
Choice
Timpson
Shelby County
Audie Murphy
Joanne Dru
Gilbert Roland
Regal
Terry County Singing Convention
Four Square Church
Mac Thomason
BCC
Melvin Best
Lubbock
Homer Winston
TFB
Farm Association
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