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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 2001
Page
1
Obituaries and social notes fill the page with local figures and routines. City governance and sports summaries appear alongside classifieds as residents scan the latest headlines and notices.
The Terry County Commissioners will gather at 10 a.m. Monday for a regular session with bids for a janitorial contract at Kendrick Memorial Library and the South Plains Health Department Building, Meadow council budget discussion, courthouse security talks, 4 H Shooting Sports program input, quarterly reports by the treasurer and auditor, soil conservation and public assistance requests, and monthly county official reports.
The Brownfield Regional Medical Center Board of Directors will convene in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday. The agenda includes an update on the chief financial officer position, an administrator's report from Mike Click, and a medical staff report.
City officials cancel the spring election because there are no contested races. Place Four and at large seats drew no challengers, with Glenn Waters set for Place Five. Council to set guidelines for possible redistricting, aiming to avoid costs and avoid hiring a consultant if possible.
Newspaper columnist cites a string of oddities from Wichita counterfeits to a South African face shot during beer can target practice. A California council bans nuclear weapons with a $500 fine, while a bus crash story oddly ends with a manuscript shrinking after copying.
A satirical montage retells a string of quirky anecdotes and jokes from a newspaper page. It includes a jailed convict’s escape and reappearance, a tongue in cheek “lie detector” stunt, a caper at a service station, a steam roller chase, and a batch of humorous adages and political quips.
A city wide cleanup is planned for Saturday April 28 in Brownfield. A committee led by Mayor Nancy Wade and Sandi Richardson with officials including Don McWhorter Eldon Jobe and Mary Jo Collins organized the effort to beautify Brownfield during April and May with activities at various points across the city.
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