Jetton fish fry tour draws big crowd in Coleman Park
The 1960 Terry Soil Conservation District field trip in Brownfield includes a noon gathering at Coleman Park with a free ticketed fish fry. Twenty Brownfield firms cover transport and catering for guests traveling on TNM&O air conditioned buses. TSCD officials praise the event as a chance for businessmen and farmers to learn, network, and observe local soil conservation impact.
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Coleman Park
Terry Soil Conservation District
Terry
Tnm&o
TSCD
Robert W
Bob) Baumgardner
East Reppte
Huge Field Trip Under Way Today
About 400 people join the 7th TSCD Field Trip starting at the courthouse square at 9 a.m. The day includes farm stop visits to Alfred Tittle Kenneth Purtell Bill Carter Vernon Farrar James P Lewis Jess McWherter Lloyd Hahn a noon fish fry in Coleman Park and a tour aboard TNM&O buses. Lunch tickets cost 1.75 with ducats sold at the site for nonparticipants.
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TSCD
Courthouse Square
Alfred Tittle
Kenneth Purtell
Bill Carter
Vernon Farrar
James P. Lewis
Jess McWherter
Lloyd Hahn
Coleman Park
Tnm&o
Farrar Farm
Enrollment climbs in Brownfield schools totals 2653
Enrollments reach 2653 Monday with 2519 white students up 11 from 1959. Randal and Colonial Heights host 318 first graders while Wheatley has 134. Colonial Heights and Randal show large second and third grade counts. junior high totals 612 with the sixth grade at 219.
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Randal
Colonial Heights
Brownfield
Wheatley
West Ward
Brownfield wet-dry petition effort fails after disqualifications
Dorman Dumas abandons plans for a wet-dry election as Brownfield petitions fall short. County Clerk Wade Yandell says 50 to 60 signatures invalid, including seniors without exemptions, 21 year olds lacking certificates, and mismatched signatures, leaving well under 600. Dumas concedes defeat and ends efforts.
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Dorman Dumas
Brownfield
Dumas
Wade Yandell
Yandell
Friday Tilt Fans Urged To Buy Grid Tickets Early
Levelland football tickets for the Brownfield game go on sale at 5 30 pm Friday at the west stadium booth. Dillie M Kelley the school business manager urged fans to buy early to avoid delays. All tickets cost 150 dollars and season tickets remain on sale until noon Friday at the school office.
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Levelland
Dillie M. Kelley
Kelley
Services Held For Former Resident Luther G Reeves
Funeral services were held in Abilene at 10 30 a m Tuesday for Luther G Reeves 72 a former Brownfield resident who died Sunday in Abilene Born September 16 1887 in Cave Springs Georgia he moved to Memphis Texas in 1904 and to Abilene in 1929 Survivors include his daughter Mrs Mary Joiner of Abilene formerly from Brownfield a son Luther G Reeves Jr of Weatherford four brothers J E of Benson Oklahoma W E of Great Bend Kansas H G of Abilene and F E of Atlanta Georgia
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Abilene
Luther G. Reeves
Brownfield
Reeves
Cave Springs
Memphis
Texas
Mary Joiner
Luther G. Reeves Jr
Weatherford
J. E
Benson, Okla
W. E
Great Bend
Kan
H. G
F. E
Atlanta, Ga
King Brothers Circus To Visit Brownfield For Boys Club
The King Brothers circus arrives Monday in Brownfield under Brownfield Boys Club sponsorship. Two shows at 3:30 and 8 p.m. at Old Cub Football Stadium on Lubbock Highway feature Prin ce Diami the elephant and Mr. Mike the chimpanzee with trained dogs and clowns. Joe Ramsdell leads the club’s fundraising effort.
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King Brothers
Brownfield
Brownfield Boys Club
Joe Ramsdell
Old Cub
Lubbock Hwy
Christianis
Prince Diami
Mike
Manuel Bruce Smith Dies After Long Illness In Brownfield
The Brownfield man 36, Manuel Bruce Smith of 1112 South Third, died Tuesday night after a Hodgkin’s disease battle. Funeral services set for Friday at Nazarene Church with several clergy assisting. Survivors include wife, two sons, five daughters, parents, four brothers, and three sisters. Smith moved to Terry in 1935 and worked as a carpenter. Brownfield building permits reveal over 249 thousand dollars in July and August, pushing 1960 totals past 804 thousand dollars with more expected to exceed one million. Largest permit, 72 thousand, went to the State Highway Department for a new office and warehouse building.
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Brownfield
Hodgkins
Manuel Bruce Smith
South Third
L. W. May
South Fourth
Nazarene Church
William Mayo
First Evangelical Methodist
Lonnie Voorees
Nazarene
Terry County Memorial
State Highway Department
Weekend Visit By Nazarene Pastor and Family
The Rev. and Mrs. Howard Smith and their daughter, former pastor of the Church of Nazarene, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Reno Paul at 401 West Lake in Dalhart.
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Church of Nazarene
Howard Smith
Dalhart
Reno Paul
West Lake
Terry County Keeps 140000 Bales Cotton Forecast
Lubbock Cotton Exchange and Plains Cotton Growers report Terry County will produce 140000 bales in 1960. Across 23 South Plains counties, estimates rise by 45000 bales due to recent favorable weather and beneficial rains. The crop is described as progressing well with good color and fruiting conditions.
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Terry County
Lubbock Cotton Exchange
Plains Cotton Growers
South Plains
Cotton Exchange Cre
Exchange
Young Dennis Puryear Critical After Farm Accident
Nine year old Dennis George Puryear remained in critical condition at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock after a head injury from a fall from a moving pickup on a farm to market road near Foster. He is unconscious and the son of Mr. and Mrs. G H Puryear of Route 3, who recently moved from California.
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Dennis George Puryear
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Young Puryear
G. H. Puryear
Route 3
California
Cubs Set to Tangle With Levelland in Friday Showdown
Brownfield hosts Levelland for the Cubs second game and first home tilt of the season at 8 p.m. after Brownfield's 21-6 opening win over Colorado City. Levelland, favored by scouting, aims to snap a 1952 drought against Brownfield with a potent passing attack led by Gary McMillan and targets Ronnie Simpson and Pat Campbell.
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Levelland
Brownfield Cubs
Brownfield
Cubs
Colorado City
Lobo
Lobos
Gary McMillian
Doug Cannon
McMillan
Ronnie Simpson
Pat Campbell
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Morgan Copeland
Morgan
121St Judicial District
James Thurman
Active Agriculture Committee
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Texas Extension Service
U. S._ Soil Conservation Service
Farmers Home Administration
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
O. R. Douglas
Rev. Smith
Lad
Arizona
Northup King
Ray Christopher
Christopher
W. A
Masters
Wendell Faught
Doug Cox
Breckenridge
Cox
Brownfield Cub
Johnny Murphy
Leonard George
John Clare
Jimmy Tollett
Jim Gammill
Wayne Boyer
Kenny Snider
Glen Koch
Keith Davis
Teddy
Frogger
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