Brownfield 2000 Dreams by Tech Architectural Seniors
Senior architectural students from Tech presented a nine month study of Brownfield Vision 2000. They proposed a waterfront stream remains and a lake mood with malls and coffee shops while noting Lost Draw flood history. The piece ends with local reflections and a playful election anecdote about Heard County Judge Bill McKinney.
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W.R. Williams
Tech
Brownfield
Buck Rogers
Terry County
Oldsters
Fort Worth
Albuquerque
N.M
Canyon
San Antonio
Lubbock
Bill McKinney
Farmers Market plan touched by Tech student project
Darrel Pemberton attended a Tuesday night presentation by Tech students where Jeff Pemberton helped develop a Farmers Market plan. The writer urges Little League and Babe Ruth League moms to help get their sons' home run feats into the paper and asks readers to call in stories or remind officials to publish them.
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Darrel Pemberton
Tech
Jeff
Rites Set For Sgt Roy Elliott
Funeral services for Staff Sergeant Roy Elliott are set for 4 p.m. at Crescent Hill Church of Christ with Douglass Rohre officiating. Burial will follow at Terry County Memorial Cemetery with a Fort Bliss Military Honor Guard. Elliott, killed May 12 in Vietnam, served as advisor to South Vietnamese Forces after 11 months there. He had 12 years in active service, earlier National Guard time, and worked in oil fields and a telephone company. He was born June 21 1933 in Brownfield and attended Tohopeka High School, a Baptist, with survivors including his wife Valda and their seven children, parents, a brother, and grandparents. Honorary pallbearers include local graduates from Elliott's class.
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Roy Elliot
Crescent Hill Church
Armed Services
Sergeant Elliott
Brownfield
Tohoka High School
The
Baptist Church
Valda
North A
Michael
Kevin
Corey
Kathie
Robin
Karen
Iva Poe
East Oak
J. T. Elliott
Tohoka
T. D. Keith
Quay
N.M
Dean Keith Elliot
Lubbock
Lynn Halamicek
A. W. McClellan
Seagraves
William Murray
Odessa
Jimmy Azzle
Wayne Teakel
Joe Brooks
Billy Stice
Swimming Pool Opens Saturday in Brownfield Summer Season
The Brownfield pool opens this Saturday at 1 p.m. with Charlie Reese and staff Sterling Cox Justin Awbrey and Kelly Baggett managing. Hours run 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday with preschool free. Lessons start June 3 from 10 to 11 a.m. for $10.
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Brownfield
Charlie Reese
Sterling Cox
Justin Awbrey
Kelly Baggett
Reese
Registration set for Head Start program in Brownfield ISD
Brownfield Independent School District announces a no cost Head Start summer program for children entering first grade. Funded by the federal government, it targets families under $3,000 annual income. Sessions run June 10 to August 2 at Oak Grove Elementary with buses serving Gomez, Johnson, Tokio, West Gin, and city neighborhoods. Enroll June 6-7 from 9 am to 12 noon. birth certificates required.
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Brownfield Independent School District
Oak Grove
Gomez, Johnson
Tokio
West Gin
Jim Hensley
Viola Simmonds
Danner to be Honored at Chamber Coffee
E H Danner retires May 31 as president of General Telephone Company of the Southwest. A 10 11 a m reception in the Terry County Chamber building will welcome Danner and Joe H Collyns of San Angelo. Public invited.
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E.H. Danner
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
Terry County
General
Brownfield
Services Held For Fred C. Smith 81
Funeral services for Fred C. Smith 81 were held at First Methodist Church with Rev. Alby J. Cockrell officiating. Burial followed at Terry County Memorial Cemetery with Masonic rites. Smith a retired lumberman died Sunday in Brownfield General Hospital. He moved to Brownfield in 1917 and led Cicero Smith Lumber Co until 1961. He served the Brownfield ISD and First Methodist Church, held Masonic ranks, and received Scottish Rite honors. He is survived by Ida Mae a son Wendell of Plainview two step sons Roy A. Collins and Jess R. Collins a daughter Mrs Bob Packard a step daughter Mrs John P. Andres 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Fred C. Smith
First Methodist Church
Alby J. Cockrell
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Smith
Brownfield General Hospital
Brownfield
Cicero Smith Lumber Company
Brownfield Independent
Masonic Lodge
Hollis, Okla
Brownfield Lodge
Grand Lodge of Texas
Lodge
Ida Mae
Wendell
Plainview
Roy A. Collins
Big Spring
Jess R. Collins
Bethesda
Bob Packard
Longview
John P. Andres
Little League Day Set June 1
The annual Little League Day is set for June 1 with team members touring the town in full uniform selling chocolate bars. Funds raised will buy equipment and help operate concession stands at the new ball parks. The volunteers will be out from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Solons Discuss Fire Contract For Brownfield Rural Service
Terry County Commissioners met in a special session to set the rural fire protection contract with Brownfield at two dollars per month per fire attended. They also approved a health unit budget share of seven thousand two hundred forty four dollars and sixteen cents and granted Scout permission to use county land for a garden plot. Travel pay for Judge Ledbetter was raised to one hundred dollars monthly, effective January 1, 1969.
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Terry County
Brownfield
South Plains Health Unit
Bill Cone
M.C. Ledbetter
Bids Open For PO Star Route
Sealed bids are invited for a Brownfield Post Office star route covering 33.70 miles one way and 67.40 miles round trip. The term runs June 29 to June 30, 1971. Bids due by 4 30 p.m. June 13. Bond of 2500 required. Mail protection and box service duties specified.
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Brownfield
Howard Davis
Davis
Fort Worth
Brownfield ISD Board Meets In Long Session
Members of the Brownfield Independent School District held a four and one half hour meeting Monday night, including an executive session after the regular board meeting. The directors discussed several lengthy matters during the session.
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Brownfield Independent School Board
Poppy Sale By Auxiliary Supports Veterans Fund
American Legion Auxiliary Post 269 will hold a Poppy Sale on Friday and Saturday with booths at local banks, post office, and supermarkets. Proceeds support veteran rehabilitation and families. poppies worn to honor war dead on Poppy Day.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Howard Henson Post 269
First National Bank
Brownfield State Bank and Trust Company
Terry County
American Legion
Auxiliary
France
Farm Bureau To Sponsor Queen Contest Here
Terry County Farm Bureau will sponsor its annual Queen contest late July. Contestants must be sister or daughter of a Bureau member, aged 16 to 22 and single. They will be judged on poise, appearance and a five minute speech on Why I am Glad My Father or Brother is a Member of the Farm Bureau. Out of town judges select the winner. local winner advances to the district contest. Contact the Farm Bureau or Mrs Ray Latham for entry.
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Terry County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
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