Field Trip to highlight Terry County farming progress set Thursday
The Terry Soil Conservation District and Brownfield Chamber of Commerce sponsor a large bus tour Thursday to show diversified farming in Terry County. The event features a visit to the farm of the 1965 Outstanding Diversified Farmer, a $250 award, and a catered fish fry in Coleman Park. The tour starts at the courthouse at 9 am with eight stops including Lee Bartlett, Muldrow Cattle, and Beasley Ranch, ending with the fish fry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Soil Conservation District
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
John Q
Terry County
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Rowden
Victo Tos
Brownfield
Coleman Park
First National Bank
Brownfield State Bank and Trust Company
J. B. Knight Company
Goodpasture Grain and Milling Co. Inc
McGowan Abstract and Title Company
Plains Liquefied Gas
Iro South Gin Cooperative
Carter and Webb Implement Company
Brownfield Savings and Loan Association
Brownfield Lead and Delinting Company
Robert J., Noble Agency
Western Grain and Farm Store
Travis Gin Corporation
Moss Irrigation Supply Co. Inc
Westex Irrigation and Supply, Inc
Terry Counts Farm Bureau
Joe Ed Sullivan
Lubbock Production Credit Association
Hackney and Crawford Abstract and Title Company
Brownfield Tractor Company
Hester Implement Company
Walter Jetton
Fort Worth
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Lee Bartlett Place
Muldrow Cattle Company
L. M. Waters Jr
Grand Jury Clears Brownfield Officials of Rumors
In a Thursday session led by District Judge WC Ledbetter, Terry County Grand Jurors found rumors about Brownfield law enforcement and public officials completely baseless. Thirty witnesses were heard from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, with Homer Barron overseeing the final report urging citizens to support vigorous enforcement of laws.
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Terry
Brownield
Terry County
Jadge WC
Ledbetter
Morgan Opeland
Homer Barron
Robert Lee Craig
Sam Adar
Charities Obarwo
Henry Newman
Merim Sveeed
Pauli M Farrar
Whit Coor
Roy Barrier
J. C. Perrar
Ferrell Daniel
Ome Yeror
Texas
Brownfield
Jerry County
Xdop
Sepenber
A.D
New Convalescent Center Opens Open House Today
Brownfield Convalescent Center Inc holds open house at 510 South First from 2.5 pm. The 57 bed one story hospital type nursing home, approved as a Kerr Mills vendor facility, offers semi private and private rooms with private baths, intercoms, TV and radio, and a modern kitchen. Leonard Doyle Jr. will be administrator with his wife as nurse.
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Brownfield Convalescent Center, Inc
J. D. McPhaul
J. D. McPhaus Associates
South First
Texas Department of Health
Kerr Mills
Footns Gee
Murses
Gable Furniture Company, Inc
Leonard R. Doyle Jr
Brownfield Convalescent Center
Doyle
R. N
Doyle Supervises 75 Bed Hospital Admission Applications
Mrs. Doyle trained at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock and worked six months there before moving with her husband to New Albany. She now serves as supervisor for a 75 bed hospital as about 50 applications arrive for admission.
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Doyle
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
New Albany
Brownfield School Board to Meet in Regular Session
The Brownfield School Board will meet in regular session at 7:20 PM in the high school library. On the agenda are the curriculum report resignation acceptances and teacher hiring, business and financial reports, building progress, and discussion of the new compulsory attendance law and athletic injury policy. Future items include policies on high school freshmen initiation and student dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield School Board
Om Niagmiay
Hich Setwoad
Rape Charge Filed Here In County Jail Stay
A charge of rape has been brought against Don La Porta 1 who is held in the county jail awaiting a formal plea. The case involves a 14 year old girl per reports from the Ferry County Sheriff's Office. Other notes show James Ralph Jackson pleading innocent to aggravated assault while free on 1250 bond. Tommy Lee Jaurney faces forgery and passing charges and is jailed on 3000 bond. A Lubbeck man pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined 2940 total. City police report a woman charged with vagrancy pleaded guilty and was fined 5. See RAPE Page 7.
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Don la Porta
Ferry County Sheriff's Office
James Ralph Jackson
Tommy Lee ‘Jaurney
T Lubbeck
Frunkenness
See
UF Budget Is Accepted At Meet
A budget totaling 25.29 was submitted to the United Found chapter by Johnny Kendries co Chairman of the Budget and Ad Missions commerce at the exit tar meeting. The budget was accepted by the chapter with assistance from the United Fan campaign. Agencies: Boy Scouts of America Caprock Girl Scout Council Salvation Army American Red Cross Terry County Home Fund Goodfellow Fund Perry County Society for Crippled Children and Adults West Tex Boys Ranch San Angelo USA Volunteers of America Fort Worth Texas Rehabilitation Center Gonzalez Girls Town USA. Only nine agencies submitted letters of admission during the drive compared to three last year.
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United Found
Johnny Kendries
Ad Missions Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Felowig
United Fan Campaign
Boy Scouts of America
Caprock Girl Sco 1! Council
Salvation Army
Anmerican Red Cross
Terry County
Terry County'o Ho Fand, Goodfellow Fund
Perry County Society For Crippled Children
West Tex
Boys Ranch
San Angelo
USA
Volunteers of America of
Fort Worth
Texas Rehabilitation Center
Gonzalez
Girls Town
Rites Held For Linda Rowden
Funeral services for Linda Mare Rowden were held at 2 PM Friday at Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. J. D. Lavelle officiating. Burial followed in Terry Counts Memorial Cemetery. Linda Marie Bowden, ages one, drowned in a water-filled bucket at her rural Brownfield home three miles south of town. She toppled into the bucket on the back porch and was found by her mother. She was taken to Brownfield General Hospital where doctors treated her without success.
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Linda Mare Rowden
Brownfield Funera Home Memorial Chapel
J. D. Lavelle
Wellman Baptist Church
Offici
Terry Counts
Brownfield Funeral Home
Linda Marie
Vernon C
Pete) Bowden
Broun Delchsn
Brownfield
Wich
Brownfield General Hospital
Evans Guiding New Organization Optimist Club Arrives
The Optimist Club of Brownfield arrived with ceremonies at the Westerner Tuesday night announcing James W Evans as president. A 39-member charter joined officers including Bob Poe and E P Kolodziejczyk as vice presidents and Frank H Gorton as secretary treasurer. District and international officials highlighted the launch, stressing youth service and the motto Friend of the Boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Westerner
James W .Amy Evans
Bobby J. Poe
E. P. Kolodziejczyk
Frank H. Gorton
District
Guy D. Harrell
Brownfield Club
Realig
Lubbock
Capt Ha! Gins
Hese
Frank H. Gerton
Ernest E. Preston
Howard W. Mellroy
Ara
Ladsey Jr
W. Av Wen
Robert L. Noble Jr
James W. Evans
Travis A. Pate
Charles Darwin
Dean Merrifield
Bobby J Poe
Kenneth Grawunder
Robert B. Dumas
Frank Meich
Optimist
James W
Aay) Evans
Optimist Club
Optimists
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Jackson
Bruce Zorns
Delton Tatum
James Thurman
KH J Purtell
J. M Waters
Mack Gray
Extension Servie
City Police Department
Soi Conservation Service
Sherif James Ford
James B. Ming
Terr
Young Famers of Texas
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Committee
V Jen
Littlefield
Brownfield Cubs
Katy
Wildcats
Cubs
Muleshoe
Cub
Gary Nunn
Randy Hutson
Ronald Sifton
Larry Wied
Honnie Davis
Davis
New Convalescent
Leonard . Doyle Jr
Labbock
Seryin
Linda Rowden
Nment. International
Jim Caston
God
Ening
Roland Zeigier
Zone
Wallace McAfee
Harold O. Simms
James FE. Tippit
Wayne Wise
Phillip Porter
A. R. Pete’ Lindsey Jr
New Claile Bulding
Richard Collins
Joe Dorr
Albert McDowell
Howard D. Meltrey
Harley Marnes
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