Brownfield Notes Show Spontaneous Moments And Local Reports
A Brownfield operator recalls a misread directory joke ending with Merritt Grocery locking a caller in. Donnie Gooldpasture slips away unread as others leave. Bill Williams and Buddy Gillham report Brownfield delegation at Red Raider Club in Lubbock. Dallas market-goers and golf crowd travel, with Fashion Hits A New Cycle show noted. Local attendees include Platner, Winton, White, Self, Swain, Gage, Burda, Shelton.
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N-V
Bill Williams
Buddy Gillham
Red Raider
Lubbock
Brownfield
Dallas
Kenneth Platner
Russell Winton
Mrs White
Ned Self
Gladys Swain
Harvey Gage
Doc Burda
Joe Shelton
Joe Henderson
J. T Bowman
Jerry Kirs
Texas Company Stakes Wildcat Southwest of Gomez
A Texas company drills the No 1 Albany Black about four miles west and four south of Gomez in section 123 with a 12,900 foot Silvro-Devonian wildcat. The discovery well was completed in June 1955 at 12,302 feet. Three Prentice completions include the 6700 Honolulu No 15 Covington in Section 11 with 6,541 feet pay and 122 wood pumped, the Glorieta Phillips No 2 Covington in Section 25 with pay to 6,695 feet and 3,000 acidizing, and the Lower Clear Fork Murphyson and Mallory No 1 C Jones in Section 23 with pay to 7,549 feet and 156.8 bopd plus 15 percent water. Daily allowable is 47 BOFD.
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Gomez
Terry County
Texas Company
Albany
Wildcat
Prentice
Honolulu
Covington
C&m
Glorieta
Phillips No
C&rmrr
Lower Clear Fork
Murshison and
Mallory
C Jones
PSL
College Plans Top Graduates' Future at Brownfield High
Two thirds of Brownfield High seniors plan further education, with a trend toward education majors among girls cited by Dr. Bob Hoey. Seven seniors attend sixteen colleges or more including two business colleges two beauty schools and four junior colleges. About 38 percent of girls are married or plan to marry soon while 15 percent of boys will work and 73 percent plan college. One student will study education and an additional few consider it with a broader push to address teacher shortages.
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Brownfield High School
Bob Hoey
Hoey
Continuings School
Work Out
Ifty
Brownfield Firemen Campaign For Portable Rescuer Fund
Brownfield volunteers launch a drive to buy a $610 portable rescuer for Brownfield and Terry County. Displayed at First National Bank, donations may be made there or to any fireman. The device, kept at the first station, can be used any hour and is described as a life saving miracle in emergencies like drowning or smoke inhalation.
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Brownfield
Terry County
First National Bank
Leonard Issacs
Plan Book To Reduce Conflict In Meetings
A plan to publish a date book to reduce conflicts between meetings was introduced at a Thursday Chamber of Commerce sponsored meeting. Civic groups must submit dates to the Chamber by June 15.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dedication of New County Park And Pool
The dedication ceremony for Terry County Park and swimming pool is set for Friday at 8 15 with the pool opening to the public Saturday at 10 am. After years of planning the project, funded by a 1955 park bond, the park will feature a modern pool bath house a meeting hall and extensive landscaping under a Park Commission appointed by Judge Herb Cheishie and approved by the county.
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Terry County
Puol
Reales
C. C. Primm
Coleman Park
and Counes
Commissioners Court
Cady
Croups
Tama
Park Commission
Herb Chessaig
Oe Con Missionaire
J Richardson
0 J) Kennedy
J. M. Teapue
Bopie Simms
Lewis Peeler
Jack Eastman
Dec Lewis
Jer
Ry Stalfe
Artie Leachmore
Cheishie
Mooe
Dudpe
Janiece Meek
Charles Goza
Memorial Day services honor Terry county war dead
On Memorial Day morning in Terry County the VFW sponsored brief ceremonies on the courthouse square. Thirteen Gold Star mothers attended while six World War I, 60 World War II and one Korean veteran from Terry County were honored with symbolic graves and floral tributes.
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Terry County
VFW
Jones Weathers
Howard Smith
MOHOR
R. D. Hill
P. J. Nettles
Lucille
Clean-up Drives Still Going Strong This Week
As Brownfield observes Clean-up Week through Saturday city officials urge redoubled effort to remove hazards from yards vacant lots and alleys. Mayor Lawrimore notes improper trash cans use of 55 gallon drums violations and urges residents to buy proper cans lids from stores or City warehouse while Boy Scouts distribute notices and City Hall calls trigger disposal trucks. Several residents are named as participants in the drive.
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Brownfield
Artie Lawrimore
Lawrimore
Boy Scouts
Dpain
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Vylews
Merritt
Merrill Grocery
Donnie Gooldpasture
William Smyris
FFA
Lefty
Lassiter
By Jerry Stoltz
Donnie Goodpasture
Dolphus
Tahoka Road
Donnie
Merritt Grocery
Texas League Buffs
College
Life Restorer
L. J. Richardson
Jake Geron
Fire Department
Ben Monnett
Warren Scudday
National Guard
Fred Adams
Norris Lewis
Forrest Kuykendall
Virgil Crawford
H. L. McKay
Lennie Lincoln
H. N. Parks
D. Bailey
Scudday
Lincoln
Bailey
Billy Hamilton
Bill Brown
Sean Foote
Meadow
Burleson
Ella Glover
Carmer Reyna
Ben Baggett
Lula Smith
Gertrude Freeman
Mollie Perkins
Carris Overman
Nora Gregg
Anna Bailey
Ella Brumley
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