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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1969
Page
2
Editorial cautions memory of fallen service members and urges civic engagement by those not returned. It questions who might have contributed to communities had they lived and calls for seeking nonmilitary solutions to international disputes.
Commencement week fades across towns as the Class of 1969 disperses. Some move to further studies while others enter the job market where openings are scarce but determined youths find work and push ahead.
Citizens reports and trustees hear updates from the Citizens Committee after three plant tours. Local groups including American Legion Auxiliary Post 269 and Jaycees outline projects from Poppy Sales to a June cleanup and downtown beautification, with curb, gutter, parking and tree plantings planned.
The West Texas Boys Ranch held its annual board meeting and luncheon to honor outgoing president Dennis Q. Lilly and welcome incoming president Harvey Hartgrove of San Angelo. Burton Hackney spoke on welfare rolls and rural life impact, with remarks on employment and welfare causes. Reginald Atkinson received the Charles E. Davidson Jr. Award for county per capita donations, and Gene Kilgore was honored for the fire department’s aid in training ranch boys in firefighting.
Conservation officials note that rainfall alone does not explain lake levels. Soil intake varies by composition and treatment, with Terry County soils showing high rates but crusted topsoils causing runoff. A conservation cropping system helps maintain soil structure and water absorption while new ranch and FFA news wrap the report.
Airman George B. Hancock Jr., son of Denver City residents, visited Portsmouth England aboard the USS Wasp during NATO's 20th anniversary naval review. The U.S. Navy task group joined 11 NATO units as Queen Elizabeth II and NATO officials watched from HMS Britannia. Prior voyage included two weeks of anti submarine warfare training in the Eastern Atlantic.
Britt Pounds Jr. son of Mr and Mrs A B Pounds 1708 Gillham Drive is among 523 Austin Peay State University graduates in Clarksville Tenn Friday May 30 He taught in Hopkinsville Ky this year and plans to teach in Nashville Tenn next year The 40th commencement begins 1130 a m with a luncheon for candidates and spouses in the University Center A reception follows 330 to 530 p m in the Center Commencement at 830 p m in Municipal Stadium Symphony Band concert precedes the exercises and includes the candle lighting and the address by Dr Morgan
Corner H Atkinson reflects on reader loyalty and a humorous anecdote about paying subscriptions. The column muses on patience waiting for cars, recalls Justice Field on the pursuit of happiness, and urges patriotic Memorial Day displays with flags on graves and streets. End notes joke captions about hospital bills and a married-film-star quip.
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