THP Investigates Rural Accidents In April
The Texas Highway Patrol reported six rural highway accidents in Terry County in April, with one injury and $2850 property damage. For January–April 1966, Terry County totals show 29 accidents, 12 injuries, and $17010 in damage, with no fatalities. Sgt. A E Roberts oversees six counties: Cochran Garza Hockley Lynn Terry and Yoakum.
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The
Texas Highway Patrol
Terry County
A. E. Roberts
Sgt. Roberts
Cochran
Garza
Hockley
Lynn
Terry
Yoakum
Hockley County
Health Agencies Sponsor Local X-Ray Unit Opening
Terry Health Agencies prepare to unveil the Christmas Seal Mobile Chest X-Ray Unit in Brownfield on May 24 from 8 30 a m to 6 p m at the South Plains Health Center 101 S D Street pre registration cards speed entry and officials urge chest x rays or tuberculin tests for students staff and food handlers to meet new health requirements under county and city health department supervision.
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Terry Health
Lubbock - Hale Center
O. R. Douglas
Brownfield Public Schools
Brownfield
South Plains Health Center
S. D Street
Terry County
Funeral services for A. F. Little scheduled Friday
Funeral services for A F Little 74 are set for 2 p m Friday at the Church of God with Rev Charles Prince officiating. Burial will be in Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction. Little died Tuesday at Brownfield Convalescent Center. He had lived in Terry County since 1942 and was a Church of God member. Survivors include his wife 10 sons six daughters a brother two sisters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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A. F. Little
Church of God
Charles Prince
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Little
Brownfield Convalescent Center
Terry County
Swink
Oklo
Lucille
W. F
Little Rock
Ark
Nolen
E. R
Charles
Los Angeles
Calif
Olan
Leroy
Loyd
Jerry
Ronnie
Brownfield
A. G
Loop
Linda Bell
Shirley Little
Ester Davis
Lavone Graham
Wichita Falls
Elizabeth Clark
Lubbock
Lois Jane van Story
Amarillo
Marion
Okla
Ofie Meggs
Rosie Meggs
Snyder
Ida Bishop
City Sprays Mosquitos During Clean-Up Week
During Clean-Up Week residents received mosquito spraying as crews continue work on paint-up fix-up projects. The notice highlights city efforts to control pests while neighborhoods finish clean-up tasks ahead of the week’s end.
George Is Guest At Jaycee Meet In Brownfield
State Representative Jesse T. George, state Jaycees vice president, spoke at the Brownfield Jaycees meeting in regualr session. He urged local Lions to engage in regional and state activities and offered help as needed. A June 11 baseball game with Terry County Young Farmers was tentatively set. Brownfield crews cleaned yards and alleys as city mosquito spraying began for the season to curb Culex breeding, with residents urged to remove standing water and keep trash containers closed.
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Jesse T. George
Jaycees
Brownfield Jaycees
George
Terry County Young Farmers
Don Turner
Dennis McCutchen
Dwayne Rankin
Pampa Jaycees
Rankin
Brownfield
Ray White
White
Local Area Receives 976000 In Grants
New figures from Washington show Terry County received about 976000 in federal grants last year while federal aid to Texas totaled 540200000. The study notes that tax and matching costs affect some communities more than others and urges local governments to pursue available programs with initiative and ingenuity.
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Terry County
Washington
Local Students to Receive Degrees at South Plains College
Three brownfield students Frances Deanna Cathey Jasper Dee Corbin and Charlotte Ann Martin Hickson are candidates for graduation at South Plains College Levelland Commencement is set for 10 a m May 27 in the college auditorium Dr Thomas M Spencer former South Plains College president and now president of San Jacinto Junior College Pasadena will deliver the commencement address The processional Air for G String Back and the recessional March of the War Priests Mendelssohn will open and close the program Dr Marvin L Baker South Plains College president will present the diplomas A reception in the Student Union Building will honor friends and parents of the graduates Hosted by the college Faculty Women s Club Mrs Bob Beck is chairman
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Brownfield
Frances Deanna Cathey
Jasper Dee Corbin
Charlotte Ann Martin Hickson
South Plains College
Levelland
Thomas M. Spencer
San Jacinto Junior College
Pasadena
College Faculty Women’s Club
Bob Beck
Jerry Liles Wins 1966 Dekalb Award
Jerry Liles, president of the Meadow Future Farmers of America Chapter, is named winner of the 1966 Dekalb Agriculture Achievement Award for outstanding scholarship leadership and farm program activity during four years of high school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Liles of Meadow and has held titles including Star Chapter Farmer of Meadow and Mesa District, runner up in Area II, and Lone Star Farmer degree as a junior. His farming program includes beef cattle show steers, swine, milo and cotton.
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Jerry Liles
Meadow Future Farmers of America
Dekalb Agriculture
Jerry
Robert Liles
Meadow
Mesa
Kiwanis Speaker Sgt Roberts Urges Defensive Driving
Sgt. A. E. Roberts of the Texas Department of Public Safety spoke at the Selena Jane Brownfield Clubhouse on Defensive Driving and its role in reducing auto deaths. He cited 1965 Texas fatalities over 3,000 and the club set August 10 to take 10 boys to the Kiwanis Boys Camp at Mason. Les Decker gave the invocation and Charles Robison led the pledge.
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Sgt
A. E. Roberts
Texas Department of Public Safety
Kiwanis Club
Selena Jane Brownfield
Sgt. Roberts
Texas
Kiwanis
Mason
Les Decker
Charles Robison
Seaman Boroughs Returns From South China Sea Duty
Seaman Hubert L. Boroughs USN son of Mr and Mrs E J Boroughs 810 N Bell is back on the line aboard the gasoline tanker USS Elk Horn in the South China Fleet waters off Vietnam The Pearl Harbor based Elk Horn recently rested in Manila after four and a half months of continuous service to the fleet in the South China Sea
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Hubert L. Boroughs
USN
E.J. Boroughs
N. Bell
Elkhorn
South China Fleet
Vietnam
Pearl Harbor
Manila
Republic of the Philippines
South China Sea
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Doug Cox
Dale Brown
L. D. Bailey
Shorty Brown
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Jim Foy
James Fulford
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Jones Theatres
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Lady Killert
Lever Arts
Century Fox
Joe Moses
Africa
Robert Mitchum
Panavision’ Techmicolor
Joseph E. Levine Presents
Darrell Baker Voles
United Artists
Stor
Stanley Baer
Susanna York
THP
County Health Department
City Health Department
A. H. Daniels
J. P. Jones
Yeat
Jaycee Meet
Tax Foundation
Treasury Department
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Washington, al
Robert F. Kennedy
Marvin L. Baker
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brownfield State Bank & Trust Co
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Rma
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