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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1968
Page
1
A Friday fly over from Reese AFB launches the Harvest Festival with a 10 a.m. parade featuring 48 entries and a courthouse square program. At 9 p.m. the Harvest Festival Queen is crowned and the winner receives a $500 scholarship, plus runners up. Parade entries include local clubs, school bands, riding clubs, and political party floats.
Terry County Commissioners announced a bond election for November 5 seeking 350000 to remodel the courthouse and landscape grounds. A second proposition asks for a tax not exceeding 20 cents per $100 valuation for farm to market and lateral roads to fund operating costs.
Turkish agricultural engineers Mahir Demirel and Nihat Ozkılıç, on a four month U S tour, visit Terry County farms with Duane Moss to study irrigation. They note underground water and energy needs, discuss Turkey’s exports, and remark on rural women working on farms. The visit follows a broader U S itinerary including Washington D C Denver California and Texas with one more stop in Ohio.
The Democratic Party will officially open its headquarters at 610 West Main on Saturday. Mrs. Joe Hebson, president of the Terry County Democratic Women's Association, says coffee and cookies will be served throughout the day.
About 20 women met in the Chamber of Commerce to organize a downtown beautification drive for Brownfield ahead of the Harvest Festival. Officers were elected, a quick cleanup is planned, and future projects discussed. A name contest offers a $15 prize, with a poster contest at local schools awarding $10, $5, and $3. Open house at 506 West Broadway will feature coffee and cookies for visitors on Saturday.
Funeral services for George W. Neill 88 were held at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Crow officiating. Burial followed at Terry County Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction. Neill, a longtime area leader and lawyer who helped form Terry County, died after a lengthy illness in Brownfield General Hospital. He owned early telephone companies and aided railroad expansion. Surviving family includes multiple children grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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