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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1968
Page
1
Brownfield News marks an editorial page debut with reader letters and Turnrow Tunkel by O C McBride. Community notes praise a park project by the Garden Club while residents debate trees and city progress. Eddie and Peggy Danner welcome a daughter as porch chats and memories frame a local life snapshot.
Ro tary Club speakers reviewed district plans across grades one to twelve. Superintendent W O Caraway introduced staff covering music education, sex ed, language development, Head Start, continuous progress, discovery pilot high school courses, and vocational aims.
Brownfield Jaycees hold their third White Elephant Sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the former Cliff's Western Wear on Main and Fifth Streets. Proceeds support the Summer Recreation program. Call 637-2660 637-3713 or 637-6575 to arrange item pickup.
Six Terry County boys join peers from Texas for Boys State in Austin June 8 15. Brownfield juniors Bobby Craig Gary Baccus and Gary Morris Delwin Morrow Butch Tongate Danny Tuggle will attend with parents listed. A dinner May 31 in Brownfield hosted by Howard Henson Post 269 invites attendees.
Douglass Rohre of Crescent Hill Church of Christ will speak at 10 a.m. Thursday for Memorial Day ceremonies honoring Terry County war dead. The event, sponsored by Howard-Henson Post No 269, includes tribute to Gold Star mothers, wreaths, a brunch, and a 30 minute public service broadcast on KKUB.
Sergeant Dale Wacasey spoke to the Brownfield Lions on the re organized Hockley County Youth Center based in Levelland. A full time youth director will be hired as the center serves seventh through 12th graders with a new council, dances, a skating rink and game rooms. The drive aims at 60 000 dollars for a new building though a large refurbished property is now in use with a snack bar and weekly themed dances. Financing includes dances and annual dues totaling eight dollars per family or three dollars per person.
Brownfield High School holds baccalaureate services at 8 p.m. with Rev. Alby J. Cockrell delivering the address and music by Cindy Causseaux and soloist Risa Cope. Final graduation exercises follow Monday with diplomas, valedictory by Douglas Kirk Brown, salutatory by Gary Layne Burnett, and band performances led by Fred Smith.
The United Commercial Travelers Brownfield Council 825 meets Monday at 7 p.m. in the Party House with Robert Becker presiding. Discussion centers on the upcoming grand council convention at Inn of the Six Flags in June. Delegates Becker and Leon Thomason attend. Craig Wilkerson presides at the convention. Speedy Lindsay is grand chaplain.
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