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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1968
Page
2
Anne Garrett crowned Harvest Festival Queen after a full day parade that drew hundreds who lined the streets from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The theme featured color guards, bands, jets, and floats, with Reese Air Force Base guards adding to the spectacle and a 1968 Mustang awarded as the parade’s prize.
Tom Williams of Lubbock will guest speak at the Terry County United Fund kickoff breakfast at 7 a.m. Thursday in the Oak Grove Cafeteria. Williams, a Water, Inc. director and former American Cancer Society executive, outlines a 1968 drive with a $27,211 goal and participation of ten agencies.
Anne Garrett 18 daughter of Rev and Mrs Jack Garrett was named Harvest Festival Queen sponsored by Rotary Club. Kim Williams won a 1968 Mustang grand prize as more than 5000 in prizes were awarded including scholarships to Garrett Gibbs Denison Golden and Marsh. Parade prizes were awarded to multiple floats and bands with Old Fiddlers Contest yielding top placements for Denzil Boyter Jack Mears and Garlan Gainer.
A local man, R A Martin, offered amber honey after a beekeeper swarmed near a Texas home last summer. The honey, described as mild and thick, is packaged locally and sold at Farr's, with a suggestion to share with friends and enemies alike.
Brownfield prepares for the annual CROP Campaign starting October 27 with church hosts and volunteers ready for house to house canvassing at 3 p.m. Youth from participating churches will collect support while highlighting aid to famine victims in Nigeria and Biafra.
The Terry County Historical Survey Committee hosts an open house to introduce Early Settlers of Terry a history of the county. The event at the Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture runs 2 to 5 p.m. and offers copies for inspection and sale for the first time. The manuscript covers more than 100 early families with an index of over 1 000 names and features pioneer photos and art by Mrs. LG Smith.
Burns McKinney of Midland, president of the Southwest Football Officials Association, spoke to Browne Field Lions Club about moving officials through five divisions from Division Five to Division One by earning points. He noted Texas quality, rule changes, annual exams, and film review improving calls. Rogers Lindsey and Ed Hill were praised for organizing the annual light bulb sale raising $1,200.
Captain Larry Rider of Reese Air Force Base spoke to Rotarians at noon Friday. Introduced by Dr. Sherman Hope and B. F. Hutson, he screened There Is A Way, a film nominated for an academy award in its class. Rider flew 120 missions over Vietnam. Dale Durham, president, led the meeting.
Terry County men meet at First National Bank to consider a community led 20,000 head cattle feeding lot. The plan aims to create a local market for grain sorghums and new crops like ensilage and alfalfa, with trucking firms and packing plants likely to follow. An open meeting is scheduled at the County Courthouse on October 29 at 8 pm.
Howard Davis, postmaster, announced higher parcel post and catalog rates take effect Oct 19. The average rise is 10.5 percent, with most parcels increasing by 10 cents. Local minimum rises from 40 to 50 cents. outside area from 50 to 60 cents.
The Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting at 7 30 p m Monday in the high school library. Resignations from Sharon Bauman and Saura Frei will be considered and Susan Dahlin has applied for employment. The board will address a request from the Attorney General and review a petition to be presented. Regular reports will cover curriculum enrollment and business.
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