Area Young Farmers Convention Highlight in Lamesa Trip
The piece notes Earl Brown Jr. placing high as Area Star Young Farmer, Ben Owag speak on Texas TAP program anniversary and commodity priorities. Dennis Lilly honored for service to Young Farmers and Homemakers. Highway Week promotes safer roads with research aided designs like breakaway signs.
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Lamesa Satur
Young Farmers Convention
Star Young Farm
Earl Brown Jr
Star Young Rmer
Rge
Ben Owag
Fice
Commissioner
Exas Agriculture
E Texas
TAP
Therogram
Texas
Terry County
Dennis Q. Lilly
Young Farmer Organization
Lilly
Young Farmers Converge in Lamesa Area II Meet
Terry County Young Farmers attended the Area II convention in Lamesa where O Donnell Chapter hosted. Earl Brown Jr. was runner-up for the Star Area Young Farmers award, and the local chapter finished as runner-up for publicity.
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Terry County
Lamesa
O'Donnell
Earl Brown Jr
Star Area
Jones County
Leon Speed
Don Tankersley
Dennis Q. Lilly
Lamesa High School
Wendell Kent
Fisher County
Area II
Young Farmers
Young Homemakers
Ben Onag
Austin
John C. White
Texas Agriculture
Texas Agricultural Products
Bill Lacy Becomes New Owner of Gibbs Meat Market
Brownfield native Bill Lacy has purchased Gibbs Meat Market at 717 West Main. The store will be renamed Hill's Meat Market, offering USDA graded beef, freezer beef, individual cuts, fresh barbecue daily, and a full line of groceries. The Lacys, at 924 South Seventh Street with four children, will run the shop six days a week 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Bill Lacy
Brownfield
Gibbs Meat Market
West Main
Lacy
Hill's
Piggly Wiggly
Farr’s
South Seventh Street
Terry County Voters Endorse Herbicide Law Move
County commissioners in regular session placed Terry County under the Herbicide Law after a public hearing. They approved a $25,000 loan and a $4,000 loan for funds, transferred $1,000 to the Jury Fund, and authorized tax roll preparation payment. Officials to attend the Attorney General’s conference were set, and Terry County’s road surplus was discussed for lateral road work.
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Terry County
W. T. McKinney
First National Bank
General
Jury Fund
Western Data Services Inc
Sign on Howard’s Road Stirs Debate Over Meaning
Local chatter centers on a road sign reading Some Minds Are Like Cement Mixed Or Set sparking speculation about gender intent. Small talk notes a reported $20 counterfeit bills in circulation and new car models at Craig Motor Co. in town.
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Howard
Tohoka
Chrysler
Plymouth
Dodge
Craig Motor Co
W. Broadway
Alton
Melba Webb
Tom and
Ramona Carter
Carter & Webb
Puerto Rico
M. T. Stages
Habla Muchos Carros Nuevos
Los Aparedores
Esta Ciudad
County Officials to Attend 19th Attorney General Conference
County Attorney H B Virgil Crawford and Sheriff Homer Parker will attend the 19th annual Attorney General's Law Enforcement Conference in Austin September 25 to 27. Speakers include Attorney General Crawford Martin and Texas court leaders. about 350 law enforcement officials are expected.
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W. T. McKinney
H. B. Virgil Crawford
Homer Parker
Austin
Crawford C. Martin
Texas Supreme Court
Joe Greenhill
John F. Onion Jr
Leon Douglas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Col
Wilson E
Pat) Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Jim Wollers
J. C. Davis
Department
Commodore Perry Hotel
Half-Million Swine Feeding Plant Opens in Terry County
Construction begins on Brownfield Swine Producers Inc a 500000 dollar venture in Terry County to employ up to 12 men and raise 12000 pigs annually. The SPF operation will use cross bred Duroc Hampshire Yorkshire hogs with planned expansion to 600 sows and a future feed mill.
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Brownfield Swine Producers, Inc
Earl Brown Jr
Billy Timmons
Don
Terry County
H. L
Texas
California
Duroc
Hampshire
Yorkshire
Tankersley
Adams
Jones Appointed To Legislative Council
Speaker Gus Mutscher announced Representative Delwin Jones of Lubbock will join the Texas Legislative Council. Jones, in his third term from District 761, chairs the Agriculture Committee and serves on Labor, School Districts, and Youth panels. He brings leadership and experience to the permanent staff that conducts studies, drafts bills, and supports interim committees.
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Austin
Gus Mutscher
Delwin Jones
Lubbock
Texas Legislative Council
The
Legislative Council
Jones
House of Representatives
Hockley
Terry
House
Mutscher
Council
Harvest Festival Queen Candidates Hit Dallas Area Tour
Red Coats of Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture promote the October 4 Harvest Festival. Eight candidates for Harvest Festival Queen travel with organizers visiting Sundown Levelland Smyer Wolfforth and other towns with stops in Lamesa Tahoka O’Donnell and Lubbock. The festival opens with a 10 am parade and the queen will be crowned by 1968 queen Ann Garrett on Saturday night.
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Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Phyliss Suggs
Brownfield Motorcycle Association
Selma Bergara
Lacso Club
Wayna Criswell
Optimist Club
Karen Taylor
Jaycees
Susan Leigon
Rotary Club
Louise Darwin
Noon Lions Club
Brenda Vandivere
Even Lions Club
Jena King
Kiwanis Club
Sundown
Levelland
Smyer and Wolfforth
Ann Garrett
Jack Garrett
Miss Garrett
Commercial Business College
Lubbock
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Quires
Texas Highway Department
Tankersley and
H.L
Hub
Young Farmer
James P. Jones
Southwest Area Office
ASC
Ben Holcomb
Judge McKinney
McKinney
Board of County and District Road
Judge Mey
Harvey Smith
Gerald Revers
L. D. Bailey
Frank T. Gray
District and County Attorneys Association
Sheriffs Association of Texas
County Judges and Commissioners Association
Franklin Smith
Corpus Christi
Nueces County
Smith
W. D. Henson
Dalhart
R. C. Johnson
Carol S. Vance
Houston
Wayland G. Holt
Snyder
W. C. Lindsey
Beaumont
Frank Coffey
Fort Worth
Robert O. Smith
R. H. Jordan
Caer Whagan
Perryton
A. M
Gabrel
Odessa
L. Gaston
Richmond
J. B. Kline
Galveston
Lewis E. Berry, Sr
Texas Sheriffs Association
Bob Murphey
Nacogdoches
Lahey
Red Coats
Selma Hergara
Earl Jones
Queen Committee
Sam Privitt
Charles Darwin
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