Easter musings and town notes from Brownfield
Casual Corner shares simple joys and local kindness on Easter Sunday. Left or right gaze traits are discussed by a psychologist, while Brownfield residents plan garment factory talks and church events. The Cub's Den features local ads and a moving obituary. The Carson & Barnes Circus comes to Lubbock with Easter breaks noted for local businesses and readers.
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Brownfield
Party House
John Thomas
Chamberhead
Cub’s den
Brownfield State Bank & Trust Co
Bill Caraway
Milton Taulton
Honda
Brownfield News
Carson & Barnes Circus
Lubbock
Order of Eagles
America
Dottie Cato
Sears
Phil Porter
Phil’s
Jerry Littau
Shook the Co
Lynn Barron
Barron’s
Fabric
Garment Factory Backed as New Brownfield Industry Hope
Police this week logged incidents including drunk driving charges for Gary N. Walter and Felix Tovar. Several arrests for public intoxication followed, along with vandalism, a car window piece, and a bank bag theft. An 8:37 a.m. Broad Way accident involved a 1971 Ford and a 1969 Olds.
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Gary N. Walter
Felix Tovar
Simon Tovar
Raul A. Romero
Juanella F. Ingle
Charles B. Hicks
Kenneth L. Bassie
Kempe
Adan S. Longoria
W. Broadway
James H. Wilson
Frank N. Crane
Mackey
April Cancer Month Proclaimed by Terry County Mayor
Mayor Proclaims April Cancer Month in Terry County as Dr Day event on April 18 and a door to a cure campaign unfolds. A kickoff coffee is planned for April 11 at the Chamber of Commerce with Mrs. Johnny Willis and Mrs. Bonard Stice present.
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Jack Hamilton
Terry County
Johnny Willis
Bonard Stice
Crusade
Iour
Chamber of Commerce
Celeste Thomas
Brownfield Eyes Garment Factory With Strong Backing
A Brownfield gathering of business leaders pledged 100 percent support for the Brownfield Development Corporation to pursue a garment factory site. John Thomas outlined details while bankers and the mayor touted local benefits including kept families and potential population growth. Snow and cold followed the briefing as participants expressed optimism and unanimity to pursue the project.
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Brownfield
Party House
Brownfield Development Corporation, Inc
John Thomas
The
Development Corporation
Terry County
Bruce Zorns
Brownfield State Bank & Trust Co
Jack Hamilton
Zorns
City Leaders to Be Elected This Tuesday
Election in Brownfield to choose mayor and council members Lloyd Hahn tops mayoral ballot while incumbents Alton Webb and Preston Hester seek council seats. Polls at City Hall open 8 am to 7 pm with Wayne Sims as election judge and Jack Greenfield as alternate.Outgoing Mayor Jack Hamilton cannot seek another term after two consecutive terms.
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Lloyd Hahn
Alton Webb
Preston Hester
City Hall
Wayne Sims
Jack Greenfield
Jack Hamilton
N F C Members Set Meeting in Pioneer Natural Gas Building
Members of the Terry County National Farmers Organization will meet at 8 p m Monday April 3 in the flame Room of Pioneer Natural Gas building A B Cornett will be serving on the grain committee replacing Lynn Strickland
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Terry County National Farmers Organization
Pioneer Natural Gas Building
A. B. Cornett
Lynn Strickland
John Thomas Details New Garment Factory Move
John Thomas, president of the Brown field Development Corpora tion, calls a 4:00 p.m. meeting at the Party House to review a plan for a garment factory employing about 100 women with a $500,000 annual payroll. The firm, rated Class A, weighs sites in Texas Oklahoma and Colorado and may train new workers at $3,000 each with a $500 training subsidy.
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John Thomas
Chamber of Commerce
Brown= field Development Corporation, Inc
Brown= field
Party House
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Farr’s
Bowman Motors
Easter Egg Hunt Amid Snow
Tina Massie D L Lynn Patton and Marissa Harris hunt for Easter eggs in snow. The children were early, possibly slowed by Thursday's snow, returning with only a basket of snow. News photo by Neita Lovell.
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Tina Massie
James McCrady
D’lynn Patton
Arnold Patton
Marissa Harris
Roy Harris
Neita Lovell
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City of
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