Terry County Election Returns Break Speed Records
Tuesday’s general election in Terry County saw 4 721 ballots cast, a record high surpassing 1960. County Clerk Wade Yandell praised judges and counters for finishing by about 10 pm after 9 15 pm filing of the final envelope. JFK LBJ carried Terry County in 1964 with margin similar to national trends. Ed Sullivan reference noted amid reports of voter turnout over 81 percent and transfers affecting eligible voter totals. Charles Paul of the Chevrolet clan celebrated two new Chevys after a 41 day strike.
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Wade Yandell
Dale Brown
Kere
JFK
LBJ
Nixon - Lodge
Goldwater
Miller
Terry County
Johnson
Kehtaee
Nixon
Yandell
Charles Paul
Chevrolet Clan
American Legion Breakfast Invites All Vets Wednesday
All area veterans and their families are invited to a Veterans Day breakfast at the American Legion Post on Seagraves Road from 5 30 to 9 00. Bailey, the post spokesman, notes the menu of bacon ham eggs and hot biscuits and adds the fire alarm refrain is traditional. Lawn flags are available for patriotic occasions via Legion members.
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LDPD
Bailey
American Legion
Legion Hall
Seagraves Road
Brownfield Proclaims Youth Appreciation Week 1964
Mayor J. C. E. Ross proclaims November 9 to 15 as Youth Appreciation Week in Brownfield. The measure aligns with Optimist International aims to recognize deserving youth and urges adults to praise and support the younger generation as they enter adulthood.
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Optimist International
United States
Canada
North America
Brownfield
J. C. E. Ross
Brownfield Chamber appoints committee heads for annual meeting
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce leaders announced committee heads for the upcoming Annual Meeting set for January or early February. Harry Elam, president, outlined plans for EH Danner’s November 17 education talk at Brownfield High School and invited civic groups to attend.
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Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Jake Geron
A. C. Bishop
Leonard Ell
Harry Elam
Chamber
EH. Danner
Beauchamp
Brownfield
E. H. Danner
Optimists
James W
Amy) Evans
Jim Hawthorne
Bob Sewell
Bill Rice
Optimists Honor Brownfield Youth During Appreciation Week
Brownfield Optimist Club leads Youth Appreciation Week with Mayor Ross proclaiming November 9 15. James Wilmy Evans and Bobby Poe witness the signing at City Hall as 2 100 Optimist clubs sponsor the annual observance selecting three outstanding youths for scholarship leadership and service honors.
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Viking
C. E. Ross
Optimist
James W
Amy) Evans
Bobby Poe
Jackson
Brownfield Optimist Club
E. Ross
James Wilmy Evans
City Hall
United States
Canada
Brownfield
Optimists
Brownfield Police and Sheriff Blotter Record Miscellaneous Incidents
Brownfield City Police and Leary County sheriff's department blotters show thefts including three saddles and three bridles from a Meadow area farm on Lub bock Highway. Other losses include tools from a truck, four trailer tires, and several traffic mishaps with local residents cited on multiple dates. A number of arrests on charges from worthless checks to vagrancy are noted along with autobody in two-vehicle accidents and uninsured property damage. Police seek information on a hit-and-run or unlisted party responsible for a parked car damage incident.
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Brownfield City
Snd
Leary County Sheriff's Department
C. S. Carroll
Sheriff's Department
Meadow
Lubbock
Ais
Clyde P. Morris
Troy Trvant
Roberto Cantu
Hill
Gladys Lang Harrelson
E. Cardwell
Elsa Jackson Herron
E Hill
Janice Newsom
E. Tate
H. L. Allman
E. Main
Dan Teague
S. Pecos
Rites Held For Former Brownfield Resident Mrs Offie Cooper
Funeral services for Mrs Offie Cooper 82 were conducted at the First Christian Church with Rev. Jack Garrett and Rev. Don Balinger officiating. Burial followed at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. She lived in Brownfield from 1954 to six months ago, then moved to Carlsbad New Mexico where she died. A Mary Hardin Baylor College graduate, she taught 25 years in Gordon before moving. Survivors are two sons John Cooper and W K Cooper and four grandchildren.
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Offie Cooper
First Christian Church
Jack Garrett
Don Balinger
Central Christian Church of
Carlsbad
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Cooper
N.M
Huffman Lays Out Tech Future For Rotarians
Texas Tech Coach Burl Huffman spoke at the Rotary Club meeting at the Party House. He reviewed Tech games, noted upcoming rivals West Texas State Washington State and Arkansas, praised the school's rising academics and friendless, and predicted an unlimited future for Tech.
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Texas Tech
Burl Huffman
Rotary Club
Gillham
Huffman
Tech
West Texas State
Washington State
Arkansas
Lubbock College
A! Muldrow
Brownfield
Terry County Cotton Ginned This Week 3540 Bales
A Texas Employment Commission report shows Terry County ginned 3 540 bales of cotton this week, up 270 from last week. Season total reaches 11 169 bales, with 16 381 bales recorded by the same date last year, and TEC estimates point to about 100 000 bales for the season.
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Terry County
Joe Spears
Texas Employment Commission Office
TEC
Police Captain Addresses Optimist Club in Brownfield
Brownfield police Captain Larry Beauchamp spoke to the Optimist Club about a youth program featuring four convicts with total sentences over 600 years. The event aims to deter teens by sharing experiences and mistakes, sponsored by the City of Brownfield.
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Larry Beauchamp
Brownfield
Pioneer Natural Gas Company
Beauchamp
of Texas
Weather Forecast for Brownfield and Vicinity
Fair air and warmer conditions through Sunday with high in the upper 70s on Sunday. Outlook calls for fair and warm weather Monday. Sunshine near maximum today and Monday with no precipitation. Winds around 15 mph variable. Drying conditions improve to excellent Monday. Sunrise 7:12 a.m. Sunset 5:50 p.m. Friday high 65 degrees with an overnight low of 34 degrees.
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Brownfield
Brownfield City Council clears six item agenda
City Council met at City Hall and approved a federal request to use a section of 3rd Street for a Canadian River water line. They also accepted a State Highway Department minute order to widen Tohoka Highway and discussed cable pole upgrades with General Telephone Company reps. A public hearing on two zone changes was held, with approval of the ordinance. Mayor C. E. Ross led a 90 minute session.
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City Hall
3Rd Street
Jake Geron
State Highway Department
Tohoka Highway
Harry Elam
Brownfield
E. H. Danner
Texas
General Telephone Company
Charlie Robison
C. E. Ross
Sheriff Elect Homer Parker Speaks to Brownfield Lions Club
Homer Parker, also a Brownfield Lions Club member and sheriff elect, spoke at the Brownfield Party House meeting. He outlined sheriff duties and answered questions after a program introduced by Rev. Ed Crow. W. K. Lindsey led the luncheon. Doe Lewis gave the invocation.
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Homer Parker
Brownfield Lions Club
Parker
Ed Crow
W. K
Speedy) Lindsey
Doe Lewis
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Quicksilver
Ed Sullivan
Jackie Mason
Detroit
Ington
Woody Swaringen
Leo Holmes
Kathy Call
Danner
General Telephone Company of
Southwest
Brownfield High School
Elam
Lilly
Dennis Q. Lilly
Bill McGowan
Pete Harris
Jerry Jackson
Rex Bailey
Morris Knox
Jim Reed
Paul
Indi
Optimist Club
Bob Mason
S. 4Th St
Hubert Henson
Route 1
West Main
Kathleen Perry Pickett
Joerita Fulford Keller
Big Spring
Suzan Zorns
Future Farmers of America
Lamesa
Janice Jordan
Connie Key
Crevey
Ernest
Grace
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