County Court Plea Report Records Variety of Offenses
County Court reported pleas for charges including drunkenness and assault. Notable cases include a $332.70 fine for Carlos Howell on a bad check, and Jimmy Garcia's guilty plea for aggravated assault with $51.70 in fines. The report lists liquor violations, a $2,500 murder bond for Frank Rodriguez, plus multiple thefts, burglaries, and a DWI case on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Howell
Terry County
Jommy Garcia
Womnan Owens
Ralph Jacob Jones
Texas
Frank Rodriguez
Brownfield City
Esequiel Sepeda
Israel Contreras
Two Mishaps Investigated By Patrolmen
Highway Patrol officers investigated two Terry County accidents this week both causing minor injuries. Harold Keith Pendergrass of Wellman and Billy Utah Hales of Brownfield were involved. Pendergrass sustained a head laceration and was treated, while Hales and his brother suffered minor injuries as the vehicle rolled onto its top after leaving a dirt road two miles west of Brownfield.
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Terry County
Brownfield
Lubbock
Fred Lenz
Tommy McMeans
Harold Keith Pendergrass
Wellman
Pendergrass
Brownfield General Hospital
Lenz
Plains Highway
Billy Utah Hales
S. 8Th
Barrow Ditch
Brownfield Funeral Home
Hales
Absentee Runoff Voting Opens in Terry County
Absentee voting begins in the June 6 runoff at the County Clerk's office in the Courthouse with ballots by mail available through June 2. The Democratic ballot features Pool, Baker, George, Ragland, Akers, Smith, Parker, Gordon, Key, and Coker for various offices, while the Republican ballot lists Cox and Bush for the U S Senate seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Yandel
Yandell
Terry County
Joe Pool
Robert W. Baker
Jesse T. George
Howard E. Ragland
J. D
Jet) Akers
Mike Smith
Homer Parker
B. T
Bill) Gordon
Roy Key
L. J
Jeff) Coker
Wilkerson Attends Seminar At Tech
Craig Wilkerson, local account ant, attended an all day seminar at Texas Tech College in Lubbock. The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants sponsored the session. The course titled The Purchase, Sale, or Liquidation of a Couponats Business was part of a continuing education program for CPAs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Wilkerson
Texas Tech College
Lubbock
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Cpas
Watkins Service Set In Lubbock
Funeral services for G. W. Watkins of Lubbock are scheduled for 2 30 p m Thursday at Ford Memorial Chapel First Baptist Church with Dr J Ralph Grant and two assistants officiating Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction Watkins 84 longtime South Plains resident died early Tuesday at his home Born in Fannin County he came here in 1919 farmed near Meadow before moving to Lubbock in 1924 He was a First Baptist Church member Survivors include his wife one son Theron Watkins Capitan NM three daughters Mabel Towner Ruidoso NM Charles Rice Lubbock and Dixie McDonald Lubbock one brother O W Watkins Roswell NM 10 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Watkins
Lubbock
Ford Memorial Chapel
First Baptist Church
J. Ralph Grant
J. T. Bolding
F. C. Bradley
Floydada Forst Baptist Church
City of Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home
Watkins
South Plains
Ave. M
Fannin County
Meadow
Theron Watkins
Capitan
N. M
Mabel Towner
Ruidoso
Charles Rice
Dixie McDonald
O. W. Watkins
Roswell
Tip From Chief Tippit Urges Lights Check During Peak Driving Season
Chief James E. Tippit of the Brownfield Police Department urges motorists to have lights checked as May marks the start of peak driving season with the National Safety Council conducting its annual Safety Check Campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Tippit
Brownfield
Kiwanis to award $500 scholarship for Terry County graduates
The Brownfield Kiwanis Club will sponsor a scholarship loan program for Terry County high school graduates who cannot attend college due to financial reasons. A $500 loan is given annually to one graduate chosen by the scholarship committee from applications. The recipient may apply for future loans if enrolled and maintaining good grades. Applications are available at the high school principal's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Kiwanis Club
Terry County
Chief Tippit urged every motorist to check lights
Chief Tippit urged motorists to inspect and remedy potential mechanical defects. He highlighted that burned-out headlights, taillights, and turn signals are leading causes for safety-check rejections and urged checking lights regularly to prevent night-time accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paign
Tippit
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W Ot Brown
Park Lane
Dick May
Main
Ray Williams
Darwin Reynolds
David H. Howard
Atkins
R. E. Horne
Cactus Lane
Hazel Holt
Coy
Joe Chandler
East Broadway
Studebaker
Gay Singletary
E. Lons
E. E. Preston
Broadway
Jack Cox
George Bush
U. S. Senate
Ralph Yarborough
Wilkerson
Tech
Pet
Shurfine
Miracle
Bologna
Abe
The
International Silver Co
Lipton Tea
Erie
Sweet Peas
Pineapple
Tex
K&s
Chief Tippit
Kiwanis Club
Eem
Lan Ae
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