Jaycee Refreshment Stand Aids Labor Day Motorists
Brownfield residents expect light observance of Labor Day with a Jaycees run refreshment stand on Lubbock Highway offering free coffee and soft drinks. Gov. Price Daniel launches a three day traffic safety campaign with full DPS sheriff and municipal police cooperation statewide to curb excessive speed and drunk driving through the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
Jaycees
James Tippit
Lubbock Hwy
Price Daniel’s
Texas
James Fulford
DPS
Spotlight Highlights Labor Figures and Local Notes
The column notes 27.8 percent of Terry women 14+ in the labor force per a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. It also relays anecdotes from Lonnie Rhyne about Boys Ranch in Amarillo, Melon delivery for the ranch rodeo, and Brownfield car dealers previewing 1961 models in Miami Beach. It mentions Lubbock fair plans, Copenhagen greetings from Loman Jones, and a peach tree pride claim from Mrs. D. B. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Commerce and Labor Departments
Lonnie Rhyne
Boys Ranch
Amarillo
Rhyne
Brownfield
Joe O’briant
Sunset Motor Company
South First Joe’s
Miami Beach
Fila
O'Briant
Bill Webb
Sunset Motor
Florida
Cubs face Wolves in 1960 football opener at Colorado City
Colorado City Cub offense relies on senior strength with 10 veterans and one junior in the tentative lineup. Don West anchors the Wolves as a powerful senior fullback while Sam Christy lists Alex Campbell Buddy Compton and others as likely starters. The game kicks off at 8 p.m. Friday with both teams eager to start the season strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Cubs
Colorado City
Wolves
Sweetwater
Snyder
Lamesa
Don West
West
Sam Christy
Alex Campbell
Buddy Compton
Joe Weaver
Jimmy Palmer
Darrell Davis
Bobby Lemons
Russell Whitaker
Jerry McKay
Doug Hodges
Gary Lightfoot
Palmer
Campbell
Weaver
Hodges
Lemons
Keith Addison
Leon Clark
Addison
Woody Harbin
Mechanical Picking School Set For September 20
A Cotton mechanical picking school will be held September 20 at The Party House to teach Terry farmers about defoliation and mechanical pickers. The event open at 1 p.m. features Fred Elliott from the Extension Service College Station and sessions at implement houses with J B Knight Company Allis Chalmers Hester Implement Company International Harvester and Kersh Implement Company John Deere. Local and out of county visitors are expected. The Texas Extension Service sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Fred Elliott
J. B. Knight Company
Allis Chalmer
Hester Implement Company
International Harvester
Kersh Implement Company
John Deere
Ben R. Beck
Knight
Bob Christopher
Kersh
Dan Dunscomb
Hester
Jim Foy
The
Texas Extension Service
Plans Made for Immediate Future Boys Club Building
Brownfield Boys Club directors voted unanimously Tuesday to accept a building offer from Hand Bros Post 6794 Veterans of Foreign Wars. The post will erect a new facility to house the club, with post members using it at set times. Walter Fulton and M D Fairbairn outlined the plan, with site likely in southwest Brownfield near the downtown area. Joe Sotis of Dallas, Southwest director of Boys Clubs, praised the offer and the club’s plans. Board President Joe Ramsdell presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Boys Club
Hand Bros. Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Walter Fulton
M. D. Fairbairn
Fulton
Brownfield
Joe D. Sotis
Dallas
Southwest
VFW
Joe Ramsdell
Brownfield High School grads head to colleges in 1960
Forty six of Brownfield High School 1960 graduates will enroll in colleges and universities this coming term. Texas Tech leads with twelve attendees, followed by Abilene Christian College and Texas Women's University, with numerous other schools represented across Texas and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield High School
Texas
Missouri
Oklahooa
Texas Tech
Brownfield
Lubbock
Abilene Christian College
Texas Women's University
South Plains College
McMurry
Lamar Tech
North Texas
Hardin-Simmons
Trinity
Baylor
Texas Western
West Texas State
SMU
Sul Ross
John Tarlton
Stephens (Mo
Open House Sunday at Terry County Hospital
A Sunday open house from 2 to 6 p.m. will showcase new features and additions at Terry County Hospital. TCH Auxiliary will conduct tours and offer refreshments and accept memberships. The event, announced by the hospital board, will focus on the former nurses’ area where 16 patient rooms and other facilities are now ready for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County Hospital
TCH
Aging trio to join Governor's Conference session in Austin
A Brownfield trio will participate in the Governor's Conference on Aging in Austin on September 7. Terry County Judge Raymond A. Simms, W. T. Bill McKinney, a Brownfield contractor, and Delwin Webb are listed as part of the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Terry County
Raymond A. Simms
W. T
Bill) McKinney
Brownfield
Delwin Webb
Dove Season Opens In Terry As Light Crop Hinders Limits
Terry marks the 1960 mourning dove season opening at noon with dozens of hunters ready in the fields. The dove crop is light, possibly limiting the daily limit of 15. Area Game Warden Tom Cornett notes light populations in the county and warns against common violations including shooting before noon or after sunset, from roads or moving vehicles, at birds on power lines, hunting private property without permission, and shooting quail or cranes. He stresses proper licenses for out of county hunters and adherence to state and federal protections.
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Terry
Tom Cornett
East Reppte
Cornett
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Qualifying Opens for Brown Field Men s Club Tourney
Qualifying for the annual Men's Club Tournament at Brown Field Country Club starts Sunday. First rounds must finish by Wednesday evening, second rounds by Sunday evening September 11, with the finals on that date. Paul Woods, last year s champion, has moved to Arizona and will not compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Country Club
Paul Woods
Arizona
Field Tour Plans Ready for Terry Soil District Event
Supervisors announce the eighth field tour will unfold Sept. 8 with mid morning refreshments and air conditioned bus transport. A noon fish fry in Coleman Park accompanies the annual 1960 most diversified farmer award. Buses assemble at the court house square at 9 a.m. Dozens of Terry and Brownfield women expected as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Soil Conservation District
Terry
Coleman Park
Courthouse Square
Brownfield
Business Hits Record Peak in 1959 for Terry County
Terry County reported 1959 as a record year with retail sales totaling 25 293 000, surpassing 1958 and far above expected volumes per population. The surge occurred despite the steel strike, driven by a confident public and higher personal spending, per Sales Management’s Buying Power survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
United States
Chairman Named In Campaign For 1960 Chest Drive
Newell A. Reed will head the Terry County Community Chest campaign for 1960. Reed, executive VP of Brownfield Saving & Loan, will chair the drive with planning already begun at the Sept. 13 session in Brownfield. The October 11 to November 3 campaign dates are set pending agency budget requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County Community Chest
Newell A. Reed
Reed
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield Saving & Loan Association
Brownfield Rotary Club
First Methodist Church
George Black
Community Chest
Granddaughter Born in Garden City to Jones Family
Mrs Cleon Jones of 218 East Tate reports return from Garden City Kansas where she visited Donna Lynn Jones new granddaughter born August 17 weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleon Jones
East
Tate
Garden City
Kan
Donna’ Lynn Jones
Donald Gene Jones
Michigan student attends Beta Theta Pi convention
Ken Muldrow son of Mr and Mrs A M Muldrow 321 South Club spent the past week at Mackinac Island Michigan attending a Beta Theta Pi convention He is a chapter delegate from Oklahoma University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Muldrow
A. M. Muldrow
321 South Club
Mackinac Island
Mich
Ken
Oklahoma University
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Route 1
Judge Rhyne
Gene Carpenter
Carpenter
Smith
Panhandle - South Plains
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Denmark
Loman
Elry Jones
East Hill
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West Ripley
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Jimmy Tollett
Kenny Snider
Tollett
Glen Koch
Jimmy Hackney
David McDonald
Duane Steen
Danny Eaves
Eaves
Jim Gammill
Johnny Murphy
Richard Collins
Junior Knox
Coy Chandler
CUB
Immedite
Frankie Hendley
Penny Collum
Daina Starnes
Neil Nixon
Rueben Freeze
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