Brownfield Council Accepts Bids On Street Seal Coat And Pickup
The Brownfield City Council approved four bids for street seal coating led by Pioneer Pavers Inc of Lubbock at 12 19560 and 24 per ton for patching. A half ton pickup bid to support the electrical department went to Charles Paul Chevrolet at 1618 93 with other offers from Craig Motor and Charles Darwin Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Pioneer Pavers, Inc
Lubbock
W.D. Turner Construction Co
Nine Rural Road Accidents Reported In April In Terry County
Texas Highway Patrol logged nine accidents on rural roads in Terry County during April. Nine people were injured and property damage was about 8440 dollars. Through four months the county shows 29 accidents with no deaths and property damage around 21290 dollars. Sergeant A E Roberts warned drivers to stay vigilant as summer vacations begin and children are out and about.
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Texas Highway Patrol
Terry County
A. E. Roberts
Highway Patrol
Sergeant Roberts
Final Activities Planned For 1967 Brownfield Seniors
The Rev. Alby J. Cockrell will be featured speaker at 8 p.m. baccalaureate in Brownfield School Auditorium for 104 seniors. Commencement exercises follow with Martha Thomas and Jon Awbrey as top speakers. Awards go to students across departments. six language awards mark Miss Suzanne Bacchus’s six language years.
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Martha Thomas
Jon Awbrey
Brownfield High School
Miss Thomas
Awbrey
Alby J. Cockrell
First Methost
Brownfield
Huating
Sheryl Franks
Albert McDown
First United Presbyterian Church
Direcor
Tommy Dodson
Regina Coeli
Risa Cope
Za Shirley
Mike Skupin
Wayne DuBose
Gabrieli
Fom Wallace
Creent Hill
A. D. Kyle
Calvary Baptist Church
Jim Cherry
Carrol Collier
Carl Oglesby
Parkview Methodist Church
Ann«brey
Suzanne Eakin
John Marchbanks
SusanHaccus
Janie McNutt
Carol Stewart
Connie Cockrell
Danny Decker
Marcia Adams
Bruce Grizzle
Garry Kennedy
Olga Guest
Jane Blackstock
Ann Wheeler
Linda Mackey
Greg Ey
Randy Wood
Susan Baccus
Randy
Miss Baccus
Janie Skupin
Charles Kelly
Jane Singletary
Johnnie Lasiter
John Wheeler
Ruth Taulton
Cuban Doctor Speaks To Brownfield Rotary Club
Dr. B T Cuesta, a Cuban refugee living in Levelland, addressed the Brownfield Rotary Club about life under communism in Cuba. He described Castro’s regime, its impact on medicine, shortages, and alleged links to blood sales for the Vietcong, urging vigilance against communism. Visiting Rotarians and local leaders attended the meeting and the club's Scout charter was presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Rotary Club
B.T. Cuesta
Levell
Rownfield
Fnian
Astro
Cuba
Russia
United States
Castro
Dr. Cuesta
United
Vietnam
Sherman Hope
Charles Paul
Dr. Hope
John J. Kendrick
Tom Peabody
Lamesa
Charles Paul Chevrolet Submits Low Bid in School Bus Purchase
The Brownfield School Board met Monday night and awarded the bid for two pickups to Charles Paul Chevrolet. The firm submitted the lowest total bid of 1398 dollars for the two units, with its name initially omitted from the report.
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Charles Paul Chevrolet
Brownfield Haol Board of Education
Lions See Oil Film At Meet
The Brownfield Lions Club heard a film titled It Never Rains Oil about the oil industry fiscal risks. Jim Kent of Seagraves presented the program with the Oil Information Committee of the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association. Special guests attended and about 58 members and guests were present.
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Brownfield Lions Club
Party House
Jim Kent
Seagraves
Oil Information Committee
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
America
Luther Reynolds
Kent
Joe Stevens
Hobbs, N.M
Lions Club
Larry Morton
Welch
Larry Doty
Frank Gorton
Brownfield
Paul Farrar
Doug Cox
Kiwanis Two Part Meeting With Music And Talk
Kiwanis Club held a two part regular meeting at the Party House Tuesday. Bud Cotham introduced the music portion with Jay Stewart presenting sixth and seventh grade choirs including The Sound of Music medley and The Ideals quartet performing Dear Heart and Three Coins in a Fountain. T Artes introduced Bob Dumas who spoke on nematodes. Special visitors included Levelland Club members Robert Woods Rufus Dill Sam Randolph and Nathan Tubb. Bill Campbell was a local guest. Bill Cope provided the invocation and Heath Raymer led the pledge to the Mag.
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Kiwanis Club
Bud Cotham
Jay Stewart
Wellman Schools
Sound of Music
The
Ideals
Heart
T. A.artes
Wartes
Bob Dumas
Levelland Club
Robert Woods
Rufus Dill
Sam Randolph
Nathan Tubb
Bill Campbell
Bill Cope
Heath Raymer
Mag
Auxiliary States Poppy Sale to Benefit Veterans and Families
American Legion Auxiliary post 269 leads its annual Poppy Sale with booths at First National Bank Brownfield State Bank and Trust and the post office plus weekend supermarket booths. Proceeds support veterans and families with local volunteers selling memorial poppies to honor war dead and injured.
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Ben Baggett
American Legion
Stanley Dixon
Brownfield High School
American Legion Auxiliary
Howard Henson Post 269
First National Bank
Brownfield State Bank and Trust Company
Vietnam
Auxiliary
France
GenTel expands IMTS in Brownfield car phone service
GenTel enlarges its automotive telephone service IMTS by adding a second channel. The upgrade, with base station at Brownfield Central Office and antenna on East Tate and Lubbock Road, allows calls within about 30 miles and long distance dialing through Brownfield Direct Distance Dialing.
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Brownfield
IMTS
J.H. Fowler
Mie
General Telephone
East Tate and Lubbock Road
Gomez
United States
Farmers Union Meets Tuesday in Terry County
Terry County Farmers Union will meet in regular session at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Party House. A program and policy discussion will be held along with information on the Washington Legislature. All members and interested persons are invited to attend.
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Terry County Farmers Union
Farmers Union
Washington
Reception Honors ASCS Officials in Texas Visit
Horace D. Godfrey and W. Lewis David along with Ralph T. Price will be honored at a Brownfield reception at 9 p.m. Tuesday. They visit for the Shirt sleeve Conference in Lamesa from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, with farm leaders invited to attend. The Lamesa meeting will be at Lamesa High School Auditorium 14th and Ave. F. Officials report to the Secretary of Agriculture on county and state farm leadership.
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Horace D. Godfrey
National Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
W. Lewis David
ASCS
Ralph T. Price
Texas Asc
Gillham
Brownfield Savings and Loan
Lamesa
Lamesa High School
14Th and
Ave. F
Secretary of Agriculture
Plans Underway For WISU ACC Football Game
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture plans a college level football game Oct. 5 between West Texas State College and Abilene Christian College junior varsity teams. The Education and Recreation Committee, led by Dr. Tim Faulknerberry, arranges it with halftime by Texan Drill Team and South Plains Junior College band. ACC has accepted the invitation. West Texas State University must approve. Jerry Jones of ACC and Bobby Smith of Andrews are among area players on the rosters.
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Brownfield Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
West Texas State College
Abilene Christian College
Raymond Beck
Tim Faulkenberry
South Plains Junior College
ACC
South Plains College Group
West Texas State University
O.K
Jerry Jones
Jerry
R.D. Jones
Bobby Smith
Andrews
West Texas
Brownfield Council Plans Summer Passage At Meeting
Brownfield 825 of United Commercial Travelers will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday with Jackie Cargill presiding. Plans for the summer pass will be discussed. members, their wives and guests are invited.
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Brownfield Council
United Commercial
Jackie Cargill
Mbers
Rites Held For J. J. Treadaway
Funeral services for Shelby J. Treadaway 81 were held in Austin with Rev John Deschner officiating. He died in Austin Friday and was buried at Assumption Cemetery. A longtime Texas Highway Department engineer and former Abi lene district chief, he belonged to Tarrytown Methodist Church and the Masons for over 50 years. He is survived by his wife daughter and son in law plus siblings nieces and nephews.
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Shelby J. Treadaway
Cook’s Funeral Home
Austin
John Deschner
Treadway
Assumption Cemtery
Texas Highway Department
Abilene
Tarrytown Methodist Church
Tom Reese
Say i
Norway
Saxtercutt
Corpus Christi
Will Fitzgerald
Brownfield
Lee
Dallas
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Ane
Mes
Ies
Geron
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
First Baptist Church
Neing
C.E. Truitt Flache
Lloyd Hahn
Ea Noble
Sammy Jones
Red Smith
Henry de Lao
Suzie Callaway
Robert Baumgardner
Gail Knowles
Cues
Dale Travis
Paul Yancy
Marion Bowers
Earl Jones
Mack Ross
Bill Noble
George Iudspeth
Peabody
Sammy
Kiwanis
Auxiliary States
GenTel
Federal Communications Com
WISU
J. Treadaway
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