City to bid again on old Post Office building
Brownfield City Council votes to submit a sealed bid for the vacant Post Office building, with bids to open November 15 by the General Services Administration in Fort Worth. The prior high bid was rejected and the site returned to sealed bidding after a public auction.
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Brownfield
General Services Administration
Fort Worth
GSA
Pioneer Natural Gas
GSA Personne
Crops of
Texas Highway Department
Soil Conservation Service
Hinson Services Held In Meadow
Funeral services for W. A. Hinson 88 were at Meadow Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Nelson and Rev. Cle tus Caswell officiating. Burial followed at Meadow Cemetery. He died Tuesday in Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. A retired farmer, he lived in Meadow since 1924 and belonged to Meadow Masonic Lodge and First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife a son Fred of Lubbock a daughter Mattie Perry of Brownfield a brother Whatley five sisters three grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
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W.A
Bill) Hinson
Meadow Baptist Church
Paul Nelson
Cletus Caswell
Meadow Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Hinson
Lubbock
Osteopathic Hospital
Meadow Area
Meadow Masonic Lodge
First Baptist Church
Fred
Mattie Perry
Brownfield
Whatley
Meadow
Rites Held For Mrs. Olive Pollard
Funeral services for Olive Pollard age 68 were held at Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. A J Cockrell officiating. Burial followed in Brownfield Cemetery under direction of the family. She died after a long illness in Brownfield General Hospital. Survivors include four brothers Will Fitzgerald Clyde Fitzgerald Roy Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald and a sister Mrs Charles B Mahaffey all of various locations.
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Olive Pollard
Brownfield Funeral Home
A.J. Cockrell
First Methodist Church
Brownfield
Will Fitzgerald
Clyde Fitzgerald
Phoenix, Ariz
Roy Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald
Plains
Charles B. Mahaffey
Mount Vernon
Tex
Professionals Discuss Ethics At Brownfield Rotary Meeting
Four Brownfield Rotary Club members spoke on codes of ethics for their professions at a Friday noon meeting at the Party House. Dr Sherman Hope, Punch Nelson, Hugh Thomas, and Bill McGowan detailed duties of doctors pharmacists accountants and attorneys including privacy advertising restrictions and public welfare.
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Brownfield Rotary Club
Sherman Hope
Punch Nelson
Hugh Thomas
Bill McGowan
Nelson
Texas
Texas Pharmaceutical Associations
Thomas
Piomas
McGowan
Bill Noble
Ken Muldrow
Mavi Ross
Don Reese
Levelland
Ray Anderson
John Stockton
Paul Jones
Bobby Craig
W. C. Caraway
Caraway
Brownfield Public Schools
E. K. Posey
Browfield Public Schools
Rotary Club
Ross
Optimists Plan For Special Youth Week
Brownfield Optimist Club coverage includes Youth Appreciation Week plans and Harvest Festival activity notes. Reports on ticket sales and float dismantling are given, with Scouting Board of Review and Boy Scout Troop 785 updates.
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Brownfield Optimist Club
Frank Gorton
Jimmy Billings
Jackie Cargill
Jim Russell
George Ater
Charles Seery
Gorton
First National Bank
James Evans
Jim Hensley
Colonial Heights
Why I Give To United Fund Campaign Opens in Brownfield
The Terry County United Fund campaign starts with a 7 a.m. breakfast at Brownfield Junior High School Cafeteria. The Rev. Ed Crow of First Baptist Church explains his strong support after visits to foreign countries in 1963. He credits community leadership and participation for Brownfield's betterment and links local giving to improvements in towns like Bombay, India.
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Terry County
United Fund
Brownfield
Ed Crow
First Baptist Church
Crow
United Funds
API Sponsors Dinner Meet Speaks on Oil Field Brines
The South Plains Chapter of API will hold a dinner meeting Thursday at the fairgrounds Women’s Building in Levelland. Social hour starts 6 30 p.m. and dinner at 7 30 p.m. Guest speaker R D Payne director of field operations RR C of Texas will discuss Pollution and Control of Oil Field Brines. Payne, a Austin resident, has led ten district offices since 1961 and serves as liaison between State Headquarters and field personnel. He joined the Railroad Commission in 1932 and has held multiple roles in oil, engineering and drilling firms, returning to the commission in 1961.
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South Plains
A. PI
Fairgrounds
Levelland
R. D. Payne
R.R.C. of
Texas
Commission
Payne
Railroad Commission
East Texas Oil Field
Army
Edgerton, Payne and Stearns
Travis Drillers, Inc
Railroad Commission of Texas
Adverse Weather Halts South Plains Harvest Progress
Weather interruption slowed cotton picking on Tuesday across the South Plains after a week of momentum. Lubbock Brownfield and Lamesa offices reported 26 000 samples for the week ending Nov 1 with Lubbock at 16 000 Brownfield 8 000 and Lamesa 2 000. Pricing for the season shows loans plus premiums ranging from 7 50 to 65 per bale depending on grade and staple length.
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South Plains
W K. Palmer
Lubbock
USDA
Brownfield
Lamesa
Consumer and Marketing Service
Immunization Clinic Scheduled Tuesday
The regular monthly immunization clinic will be held at the South Plains Health Unit Tuesday from 2 to 5 p.m. Dr Evelyn Smiley will administer vaccines for smallpox diphtheria whooping cough tetanus and measles and the oral polio vaccine.
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South Plains Health Unit
Evelyn Smiley
Public Invited To Caraway Reception
Mr and Mrs W O Caraway will be guests of honor at a reception from 2 5 p m today in the fellowship hall of First United Presbyterian Church The event is hosted by the City Council PTA and Board of Education to introduce the Caraways to Brownfield citizens Caraway is the new Brownfield Public Schools superintendent since Oct 16 He came from Houston where he served two years as deputy superintendent of the Northeast Houston Independent School District Mrs Caraway is an elementary teacher The Caraways have one daughter Darla a Texas University junior They are members of the First Christian Church
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W.O. Caraway
First United Presbyterian Church
City Council
Parent-Teacher Association
Board of Education
Caraways
Brownfield
Caraway
Brownfield Public Schools
Houston
Northeast Houston Independent School
Darla
Texas University
Texas Wesleyan College
Fort Worth
Texas Christian University
Creighton University
Omaha
Neb
New Mexico
Danner To Speak At Kick-Off Breakfast
E H Danner of San Angelo president of the General Telephone Company of the Southwest will speak at the Terry County United Fund kick-off breakfast at 7 AM Monday in the Junior High Cafeteria. The article notes his long civic roles and leadership positions and lists campaign goals and organizers.
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E. H. Danner
San Angelo
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
Terry County United Fund
Danner
Southwestern States Telephone Company
Placement
Opportunities, Inc
John Connally
Texas Telephone Association
Texas Research League
Austin
University of Houston
Southwest
Austin College
Sherman
Texas State Band
Suez Temple
Rotary Club
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Tom Green County Community Council
San Angelo Industries, Inc
Kinois College
Bobby Gilliam
Terry County Young Homemakers
Rufus Franks
Tau Phi
Beta Sigme Phi
Klamer Parker
Business and
Professional Women’s Club
Phil Gaasch
Jack Shirley
John J. Kendrick
Terry County United Fund Campaign
Vernon Clems
Advanced Gifts
Arlie Lawrimore
Ike Bailey
Robbery Being Investigated in Justice of the Peace Office
Terry County Sheriff s Department investigates a morning robbery at the justice of the peace office around 10 45 a m with Texas Rangers assisting. Four young men including a juvenile were arrested on burglary charges connected to a break in at Hester Implement. The 15 year old was released to his mother, others freed on 1000 bond. Names: David Gynn Dixon Clifton Jerry Howard Terry Lee Taylor.
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Terry County Sheriff’ S Department
Justice of the Peace
Homer Parker
Texas Rangers
Iith
Hester Implement
David Gynn Dixon
Clifton Jerry Howard
Terry Lee Talor
Local Schools Plan Open House for National Education Week
Brownfield Public Schools announce American Education Week events with open houses at all schools from November 5 to 11. Details include dates and times for Brownfield High School, Junior High, Colonial Heights, Oak Grove, Phyllis Wheatley, Jessie G. Randall, West Ward, and W. O. Caraway, plus school principals and board members.
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Brownfield Public Schools
Brownfield High School
Jim Cherry
Brownfield Junior High
Jim Russell
Colonial Heights Elementary
Jim Hensley
Colonial Heights
Oa Grove
Bryan Rucker
Phyllis Wheatley
Charles Arnold
Lions Club Light Bulb Sale Aids Kerrville Hospital
Brownfield Lions Club will hold its annual Light Bulb Sale November 20 21 with bulbs picked up at the General Telephone division office 614 W Tate St. Profits go to the Crippled Children Hospital Kerrville.
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Mem
Brownfield Gns Club
General Telephone Company
Paul Farrar
W. Tate Street
Farrar
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Kerrville
Craig Wilkerson
Paul Erwin
Southwest Lions Club
Lubbock
Ralph Duncan
Abilene
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Debra Szydloski
Lynn Halamicek
Lions Club
Robert Baumgardner
Department of Defense
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Mrs. Pollard
C. R. Ross
Brown
Glenn Collins
Connie Mackey
Linda Pitts
Billy Boon
The
Distributive Education Club
Jimmy Smith
Judy Graves
Dr. Hope
Hensley
Bombay
India
API
E H Danner
Dorothy Chidester
14Th and Main
Frank Lopez
Paul Brock
S. C Street
E.E. Harris
W. Buckley
Jessie G. Randal
Vernon Brewer
West Ward
James Culiver
W. O. Caraway
Tendent
Carrol Collier
James Thurman
Tim Faulkenberry
Jane Shirley
John McFarland
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