Brownfield City Council Eyes May 4 Election Waiver
The Brownfield City Council meets at 7:30 a.m. to consider canceling the May 4 election and other items including interlocal group seal coat plans, a development review fee ordinance, removing and adding school zones, appointing a West Texas Municipal Power Agency director, an OJP ballistics vest grant, truck parking rules, and a Texas Community Development Program briefing.
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Brownfield City
City of Brownfield
East Main
Broadway
Tohoka Road
North D Street
West Texas Municipal Power Agency
Office of Justice Programs
OJP
Brownfield to receive 10000 guar crop research grant
Agriculture officials said 13 specialty crop projects received a total of 146087 dollars with Brownfield getting 9667 dollars to study guar production in the Texas South Plains. Lead researcher Calvin Trostle notes stand establishment is the key, with work split between Terry and Dawson counties.
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Brownfield
Agriculture
Susan Combs
Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas South Plains
Calvin Trostle
Texas Cooperative Extension Agronomist
Lubbock
Guar
Trostle
Terry County
Dawson County
Congress
City reports March building permits and tax rebate
Brownfield city records show 24 building permits in March totaling 38,829 dollars, and 49 permits for the first quarter of 2002 totaling 236,224 dollars. March permits include Ester Menchaca 313 E Cardwell roof three hundred dollars Roy Garcia 703 S Seventh roof two hundred dollars George Seely 1306 E Lons roof two thousand five hundred Bednarz manne 110 E Main roof four thousand nine hundred fifty Francisco Gonzales 913 E Hill roof five hundred dollars.
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Brownfield
Ester Menchaca
E. Cardwell
Roy Garcia
S. 7Th St
George Seely
E. Lons
Bednarz Manne
E. Main St
Francisco Gonzales
E. Hill
Name in the News: Evans Led Terry County Republicans Since 1972
James Amy and Janelle Evens helped spark and sustain the Terry County Republican presence for decades. Evans recalls key moments from 1971 when five local leaders urged him to lead, and confirms his first formal election as party chair in 1972. He notes prior Democratic work and early support from allies who shaped his path in Texas politics.
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Garry Peebles
James
Amy
Janelle Evens
Republican Party
Arotnd
Evans
Terry County
Grady Goodpasture
Lee Brownfield
Jeff McWherter
Joe Price
Energas
Curtis Sterling
Democratic Party
Janelle Evans
Texas
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Territo Republican Party
Remacea
San Lectin Cas
Obituaries and notices amid local pages
A terse catalog lists sections in a historic newspaper: obituaries on pages 2 and 4, 4-H Livestock Team on page 3, Edit & Opinion titled eeeeeneeee, BHS UIL Results on page 7, a baseball game recap, and classifieds on pages 11 and 12. It notes dates of Thursday and Friday with a series of numbers, likely scores or page codes.
A Saner Man and the First TV Memories
A reflective vignette recalls 1952 Chicago memory of a family awaiting a television set, the hush of test patterns, and a first glimpse of Stalin in a black and white image, amid nostalgia for early broadcasting.
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Stalin
Reminiscence of TV’s Early Golden Age and Miltons Berle
A memory piece recalls early television from black and white days. Milton Berle and Uncle Miltie’s Texaco ads, classic comedies with Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, and Red Skelton, and the shift to Western shows like Gunsmoke Maverick Cheyenne Sugarfoot and Bonanza in color. It notes innocent eras, family rituals, and the first color broadcast with a Dinah Shore roller coaster visual.
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Milton Berle
Texaco
Berle
Sid Ceasar
Jackie Gleason
Red Skelton
Gillette Razor Blades
Miltie
Marshal Dillion
Miss Kitty
Chester
Doc
Desperado
Maverick
Cheyenne
Sugarfoot
Bonanza
Uncle Miltie
Early voting underway in Terry County for statewide races
Voters can cast ballots through Friday April 5 in Ann Willis' office for Democratic and Republican primaries. Primary hours 7 am to 7 pm on April 9. Democratic runoff features U.S. Senate race Ron Kirk vs Victor Morales. Republican races include four judges with Elizabeth Ray, Dale Wainwright, Tom Price, Tim Taft, David Richards, Paul Womack, Cathy Cochran, and Guy Williams on the ballot.
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Terry County
Ann Willis
Willis
Brownfield
U.S
Ron Kirk
Victor Morales
Supreme Court
Elizabeth Ray
Dale Wainwright
Court of Criminal Appeals
Tom Price
Tim Taft
David Richards
Paul Womack
Cathy Cochran
Guy Williams
Rain Replenishes Terry County Crops After Weekend Showers
Farmers in Terry County received renewed rainfall this weekend with National Weather Service totals near 1.98 inches across March 30 and 31. Gins such as Needmore reported 2.07 inches, Co op Gin Meadow just over two inches, Southwest Cotton Growers Wellman two inches, and Fiber-Tex on the Tohoka Highway four inches over two weekends. The Weather Service also notes 1.02 inches for March 19 and .97 inches for March 20, supporting continued rain chances with showers forecast for Friday.
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Terry County
National Weather Service
Needmore
Meadow
Wellman
Tohoka
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South Plains Association of Governments
BMS
Brownfield Middle School
Katrinka Park
Bradley Dingus
Tony Serbantez
Donnie Dingus
Amy Dingus
Mike Bennett
Barbara DuBose
Martin Arrezola
Cindy Wilson
Kristina Thompson
Tom Gaither
Eddie Nicholson
Tom Pettigrew
Seeenee
Lynn Brisendine
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