Abernathy Council Approves Funds for Public Rest Rooms
Abernathy City Council approved nearly 1400 for two large rest rooms in the central business district. The former storage building was repaired and divided into men and women units with new plumbing, concrete floors, and gas heat. Aimed at improving traffic safety and pedestrian access, the plan includes fencing entrances and a future judging panel for driver safety awards.
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Abernathy City
Abernathy
Billy Cook Receives Death Sentence in California
Billy Cook, 24, dubbed a mass killer, was sentenced in San Quentin to death by gas chamber for first degree murder in the killing of Robert Dewey. He had earlier received a 300 year federal sentence for murders in Oklahoma and Missouri.
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EL Centro
Calif
Billy Cook
Seattle
San Quentin
Missouri
Robert Dewey
Wash
California
Dewey
Oklahoma City
Carl Mosser
Mossers
Cook
Oklahoma
John Connolly
Hale County Red Cross Outlines Christmas Packages
Hale County chapter of the American Red Cross will provide 50 Christmas packages for service personnel at sea, at a cost of 2.50 each. The group meets at the courthouse to approve the plan and discusses adding the bloodmobile program to next year’s budget. A blood unit is planned to visit Plainview twice next year.
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Plainview
Hale County
American Red Cross
High Seas
Court House
Red Cross
Maude Earthman
Willie Merley Harthcock
C. T. Johnson
Earthman
J. D. Worley
Crafford Hefflefinger
Johnnie Criswell Named Manager of New Brownfield Elevator
Johnnie Criswell, a former Brownfield resident, is named manager of the new Farmers Grain Elevator Inc by owners Paul Blackstock Milton Addison and Jess McWhorter. The group recently bought the elevator, formerly Farmers Co-op Elevator. Criswell has lived in Levelland for two years and worked with Cadenhead Butane. Previously he managed both the elevator and gin for Brownfield’s Farmers Co-op Society.
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Brownfield
Johnnie Criswell
Farmer's Grain Elevator, Inc
Paul Blackstock
Milton Addison
Jess McWhorter
Brownfield Ten
Farmer's Co-op Elevator
Criswell
Levelland
Cadenhead Butane
Farmer's Co-op Society
Air Reserve Training Unit Forms Flight at Brownfield
Air Force Reservists meet in the Health Unit building this week to organize the 9827th Volunteer Air Reserve Training unit at Brownfield. Captain Harold R. Mulkey says the group will likely be Flight A and will meet each Monday at 7 30 p m. All local service members are invited to participate as training materials and film have been received.
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Rome
State Department
Commission
State Highway Department
Les Short
Air Reserve Training Unit
Air Force
9827Th Volunteer Air Reserve Training
Harold R. Mulkey
Flight
Army
Navy
Marine
Meetings Scheduled for Voluntary Unit Members
Beneficial to each person present, meetings are scheduled. Membership in the unit is voluntary, and a member is not jeopardized regarding recall to active duty.
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Coolidge
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Rube) Geers
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Sim O'Neal
Short
Walter Crider
Crider
County Commissioners Court
City Council
Charlie Bird
Hale County Chapter of
New Brownfield Elevator
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