With God's Help book released by Frances Gillham
Brownfield author Frances Estes Gillham releases With God's Help a novel set on a southern plantation. The book follows Mark DeFoe and his wives Louise and Yonette with Dr Samuel Green and Sao Until uncovering a love triangle resolved by faith. Proceeds go to the polio foundation through Epsilon Sigma Alpha.
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Francis Gillham
Buddy” Gillham
Teena
Frances
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Polio Foundation
Mark DeFoe
Louise
Mark
Yonette
Samuel Green
Sao
God
Frances Gillham
Views Notes from the Press Convention in Lubbock
Publisher Curtis Sterling was elected president of the South Plains Press Association at the convention. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson gave a Friday night speech highlighting war risks. Community members discussed cotton allotments for drought areas and a potential acreage plan. A fire at Texas Compress damaged about fourteen bales of cotton, likely started by a tramp. Slick Collins formed a daytime youth plan on East Broadway with a graded vacant lot and a backstop for games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Curtis Sterling
South Plains Press Association
Lyndon B. Johnson
King
George Mahon
Drouth
Washington
Brownfield
Texas
N. Sixth Street
Eunice Jones
Slick Collins
National Guard Unit Sets Summer Training at Fort Hood
Sixty two Brownfield National Guard members depart next week for North Fort Hood for a two week annual summer training. Advance detail includes WOJG Billy C Blanken ship and several SFCs and officers preparing the camp. The main body travels Saturday night arriving Sunday May 30 as Capt Bill Glick leads the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Brownfield National Guard
North Fort Hood
Bill Glick
Glick
Fred T. Adams
Victor R. Herring
Virgil L. Short
John A. Martin
James F. Billings
Charles R. Bruce
Donald C. Cross
Billy M. Henderson
Billy J. Lewis
Donald W. Price
Gerald N. Thompson
Billy E. Green
Jack N. Heath
Bobby G. Line
Elbert B. McBurnett, Jr
Wyndal G. Miller
George W. Orr, Jr
Kearby W. Sexton
Robert W. Thurston
Jerry F. Anderson
Willis L. Black
Paul H. Billings
Billy W. Chrisman
Olan F. Herring
Royce D. Kelly
Glenn F. Kirkpatrick
Thomas W. McKinzie
Citizens' Traffic Commission Names Courteous Driver of the Week
P A Cooper, driving BL5595 for Continental Oil Co, was named the first Courteous Driver of the Week by the Citizens' Traffic Commission for yielding the right of way to prevent a potential accident. The commission also praised new street markets and noted May as National Visible Maintenance Month urging motorists to keep vehicles mechanically safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Cooper
Citizens’ Traffic Commission
Cooper
Continental Oil Co
Plan Clean-up Drive in June for Brownfield
Mayor C. C. Primm outlined Brownfield plans for a 1954 Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up and Plant-Up campaign with dates set in the first two weeks of June. The effort aims to rid the city of trash and disease carriers while beautifying homes and gardens with cooperation from local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Hoy
J. C. Powell
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
C. C. Primm
Primm
Grady Elder
Four Men Report For Draft Call In Local Board 116
Four men reported for induction to fill Local Board 116 May draft quota. Elmer Johnson Brownfield Lonnie Johnson Levelland Virgil Wynn Smyer Otis Woolsey Pep reported to Amarillo induction station. Texas June draft quota set at 965 with no overcall allowed. no June calls for combined mental and physical exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Board
Elmer Johnson
Brownfield
Lonnie Johnson
Levelland
Virgil Wynn
Smyer
Otis Woolsey
Pep
Amarillo
Ttxas
Selective Service
Paul J. Wakefield
Texas
Youth Center Overtakes Coleman Park Proposal
A Thursday morning meeting of Brownfield civic and women’s groups showed strong support for a youth center within Coleman Park while agreeing the park’s expansion is essential. Mayor Primm outlined a 43 acre addition with a pool and courts, valued at about 200000, to be funded and managed by Terry County.
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Coleman Park
Brownfield
Chamber of Commerce Civic Improvement Committee
C. C. Primm
Lamesa
Primm
Chamber of Commerce
Grady Elder
Terry County
County Home Demonstration Council
Meadow
Union
Wellman
Tokio
National Guard
Oil Activity Continues In Prentice Field West of County
Oil activity extends in western Terry County with the Prentice Field seeing a new location staked and two wells completed. Drilling results at Humble Vera Wilmeth show limited oil with substantial water and mud recovery, while other sites like J C Barnes No 1 Elmore and Texas Crude Oil Co No 158 progress deeper toward target depths. A new Placid Oil Co location northeast of Brownfield is noted as drilling advances.
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Prentice Field
Prentice
Terry County
Humble Vera Wilmeth
Tokio-South Wolfcamp
J. C. Barnes No
Elmore
Humble Wilmoth
Texas Crude Oil Co. No
Treadaway Wilk Tiat
Tokio
Anderson-Prichard Oi Corp. Et al No. 1 Oil Development Co
Wellman
Yoakum County
Ida
Placid Oil Co, Et al
A. M. Muldrow Et al
C&mar
Brownfield
Paving Program Likely This Year In Brownfield
City Secretary Jake Geron says residents should contact him for details on paving their streets. Three petitions cover eight blocks so far, but at least 20 blocks are needed to make the project viable. Costs are expected near prior levels with a four year payoff plan similar to the last program.
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Brownfield
Jake Geron
Geron
Brownfield Officials React Cautiously to Supreme Court Ruling
Texas leaders vow to comply with the ban on segregated public schools while awaiting details. Brownfield School Board President Clarence Griffith calls the ruling not surprising and cites a wait and see stance. Superintendent O R Douglas notes negro teachers and graduates, views the issue as a state matter, with local schools ready to follow Austin's decision. Public opinion remains unsettled yet hopeful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Supreme Court
Brownfield School
Clarence Griffith
Phyllis G. Wheatley
Specialists Work On Municipal Water Plans
Four specialists from the engineering firm retained to prepare the feasibility report for the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority visited Brownfield twice in the last week. They met with A. A Meredith executive secretary and W. L. Patterson local director at the City Council meeting on Thursday and returned Wednesday to gather data on population resources and the city's financial status. The team included a project engineer hydrologist water supply specialist and economist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Brownfield
A. A Meredith
W. L. Patterson
Cancer Crusade Nears Its $1500 Goal in Terry County
The Terry County American Cancer Crusade raised 1347 this week, about 153 short of the 1500 goal. Campaign chairman James Harley Dallas thanked workers who joined the neighbor to neighbor drive and the downtown Brownfield effort. Residential area chairs were Mrs. Ben Monnett, Mrs. Fred Yandel and Mrs. Jimmy Shook, with a long list of key workers and a separate business-area group led by Morgan Copeland Grady Elder Lal Copeland and Eddie Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
American Cancer Crusade
James Harley Dallas
Brownfield
Ben Monnett
Fred Yandel
Jimmy Shook
W. H. Moore
Claud Buchanean
Vern Ellis
Jean Knox
H. S. Neugent
Taft Murphy
C. M. Rhyne
H. O. Singletary
J. J. Johnson
Ferrell Daniel
Joyce Salmon
Buck Ballard
R. N. Lowe
Perry Bryant
Leo Hall
Morgan Copeland
Grady Elder
Lal Copeland
Eddie Hill
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Frances Estes Gillham
Oklahoma
Frendship School
Department of Public Welfare
Deaughan’s Business College
San Antonio
WISH
Brownfield High School
Enid
Okla
Brownfield Band Ad
Barry Burrow
Jo Beth Boston
Lynn Cary
Connie King
Wil Bhe
Billy C. Blankenship
SFC
Thurman Skains
Willie Holieman
Darwin Cargill
Leslie Newsom
Walter Hord
Pfc
Cleaborn Schmitz
Alan Spinks
Pryts
Earl Brown, Jr
Teddy Hardy
Dick B. Green
Donald Bess
Algy Smith
Charles R. Preddy
Thomas Winn
Cess
Wakefield
Texas Selective Service
PSL
Supt
O. R. Douglas
Austin
Fort Worth
Brownfield Future Farmers
Fredericksburg
Armour and Company
Texas Ffa
Future Farmers Convention
Kansas City
John Tittle
John Milburn
Duane Lewis
Alton Massingill
Ed Dyer
Wes Hicks
Cancer Crusade
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