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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1968
Page
1
Quiet households are urged to reflect on fire risks as National Fire Prevention Week arrives in early October. The piece notes fires rise during heating season due to faulty systems and unsafe furnaces and chimneys. It encourages parents and children to identify hazards, discuss safety, and act to prevent deaths and property loss.
The column notes City Manager Jake Geron and County Judge W T McKinney seen in town on Friday with plans to travel to Austin. Terry County Farm Bureau announces its annual meeting at 5 39 p m Saturday at Oak Grove Cafeteria with guest speaker Dr C L Kay of Lubbock Christian College and promised plenty of chicken.
Johnny Isaacs of the Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture asks local businesses to donate Harvest Festival prizes. He apologizes for any missed calls and provides the Chamber office number 637-3538. The Toastmasters Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss its charter and future meeting date, and Bill Cowan invites interested people to Joe's Restaurant for the organizational meeting.
Acting on a tip, police in a southern town arrested a man walking with two pieces of lumber. When officers opened the wood sections they found several pints of whisky concealed in pockets dug from the lumber.
Oct 12 marks National 4-H Club Week and Fire Prevention Week. The 4-H theme Join 4-H A World of Opportunity highlights expanding clubs nationwide and the Head Heart Hands Health program aims to publicize the enlarged 4-H program and youth participation in urban and rural areas.
Terry County commissioners announced a 350000 bond election for November 5 with a 10 a.m. meeting on October 14. Funds will remodel the courthouse and landscape the square with at least 14 items, including rewiring the old section built about 42 years ago due to inadequate wiring.
Funeral services for Grady Dickson 60 were held at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Crow. burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Dickson a retired farmer from Deport, survived by wife Annie Mae, two daughters Merlin Speed and Carrol Johnson, brother H.H. of Deport, sisters Mattie Ellen Dickson and Sid Grant, six grandchildren. A second item notes courthouse modernization including central air, upgraded windows, a third floor addition, elevator, jail upgrades, and landscaping.
Captain Larry Rider of Reese Air Force Base spoke to the Brownfield Optimist Club at noon Thursday. The Vietnam veteran showed a film There Is a Way about the 100 mission rule and Thailand duty, noting Hanoi’s strong air defenses. New members were welcomed and the Punt Pass and Kick contest date was announced for Saturday at 9 a.m.
Tom Cloe of Tohoka presented a program on barbed wire collecting at the Brownfield Rotary Club. He noted his brother Jim Cloe as the area's sole collector, showing five boards with 15 samples each and a private collection of over 400 pieces.
Merchants and local ministers unite to sponsor a church page series in The News-Herald. Readership should rise as illustrated messages urge churchgoers to attend regularly, strengthening faith. Sponsors include Goodpasture Inc and many regional firms such as Sears Roebuck, Dairy Queen, Farm Bureau, and Schlumberger Well Service.
John Taylor of Plainview District Governor Lions Club District 2T-2 commended the Brownfield Lions Club for its support and contributions. He praised Deputy District Governor Dave Nicholson and discussed international Lions Club work and CARE donations. Texas has 15 districts. Guests from Oklahoma City and Brownfield attended. Harvest Festival float committee members were slated to work on the float later.
The Migrant School Program began in Brownfield Public Schools with openings for a limited number of students entering first grade in September 1969. Classes run 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Oak Grove Jesse G Randal and Colonial Heights with bilingual aides and lunch provided. eligibility includes parental agricultural work and intra-district moves within the past year.
The Flying Matadors trampolining team from Texas Tech will headline the Harvest Festival on October 19 led by coach Earl Buchanan. Booths cost ten dollars each with space limited to eight by eight feet. Red Coats and Queen contestants will tour area towns to promote the event and a 1969 Mustang raffle car will be showcased in Lubbock and Monterey Shopping Center.
September brought only .25 inch of moisture in Terry County according to official weather observer Lewis Simmonds. The month had the lowest moisture of the year with three rain days and traces on two, while temperatures reached a high of 96 on Sept 20 and 21 and a low of 43 on Sept 26, contributing to a yearly total of 19.98 inches, well above average.
Graveside services for Everett Zant 69 were held at 3 pm Saturday in Ibex community cemetery with burial by Brownfield Funeral. Zant died from a gunshot wound at Brownfield General Hospital. Survivors include son George, daughter Doris Caston, four brothers, and one sister.
The newly formed Terry County Republican Women’s Club will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday at Republican Headquarters 312 West Main. The group aims to study the Republican Platform and support party candidates in the upcoming election inviting interested women to join.
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