Brownfield Plans Annual Harvest Festival Parade and Queen Contest
Brownfield gears up for the Annual Harvest Festival on Sept 26 with a 10:00 a.m. parade led by queen candidates Denise Willis Beth Hamilton Amber Smith Carla Hogue and others sponsored by local clubs. Candidates vie for prizes including a Caribbean cruise a 19 inch color TV and a 3 hp mini bike with points awarded for ticket sales talent show results and coronation held at Coleman Park. Scholarships range from 600 for first to 200 for others. Previous queen was Kathy Wilks of Meadow.
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Bobbye Slack
Bill Russell
Jaycees
Denise Willis
Johnny Willis
The
Kiwanis
Beth Hamilton
Mike Hamilton
Noon Lions
Amber Smith
Carl Smith
Optimist Club
Carla Hogue
Carl Hogue
Rotary Club
Coleman Park
Kathy Wilks
Meadow
Brownfield Women’s Club
Cubs Football Opens 1981 with Two A Days Aug 10
New head coach James Rust plans two a day workouts starting August 10 at Brown field with 50 to 60 freshmen and an open invitation for turnout. Physicals set for 4 30 p m Monday at the fieldhouse with a $1 fee. First scrimmage August 21 versus Odessa Ector here, second at Snyder August 28. Rust releases the 1981 varsity schedule.
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Brownfield
James Rust
Rust
Cubs
Odessa Ector
Snyder
Terry County Producers Look For Bumper Yield
Terry County farmers say prospects look better now than in years, with Jimmy Berryhill noting unusually good conditions at this stage. Directors warn two conditions could threaten the crop: avoiding more hailstorms and escaping another run of extreme heat similar to last summer.
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Terry County
Jimmy Berryhill
Brownfield News
Energas to raise West Texas City Plant rates Sept 4
Energas notified 63 cities including Brownfield that it will file new natural gas rates for residential and certain business customers on the West Texas City Plant System effective Sept. 4. The average residential bill would rise 63 cents per 1000 cubic feet from 3.40 to 4.03 dollars, affecting about 180,000 customers from Pampa to Odessa after a study found 1980 revenues were 22.4 million dollars below targets.
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Energas Company
Brownfield
West Texas
West Texas City
Energas
Pampa
Odessa
Charles Vaughan
Vaughan
City Issues Eight July Building Permits
The City of Brownfield issued eight July building permits totaling about 74 300 dollars, led by a 50 000 dollar residence permit for 905 S Howell by Mae Somes. Seven month totals reached 1 377 858 vs 2 399 825 for last year. Other permits include a church storage building, residences, additions, carports, and moving of a trailer home. Weather outlook comments followed from local farmers, noting moisture helps crops but a hot dry spell is desired through autumn.
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Brownfield
S. Howell
Mae Somes
West Side Baptist Church
Powell
Paper Nt Tube Prayer Debate Highlights School Times
A reader reflects on this week’s news and the public discourse over school prayer and media coverage. The piece notes how far events have reached and questions the overall impact on daily life and public sentiment.
Brownfield Crime Information Inc Reward Details
A Brownfield notice offers 300 dollars for information leading to the arrest of burglars who stole a 1977 Silver Trans-Am license 6GC947 from Brownfield State Bank parking lot at 4th and Broadway around June 13 1981. Also 300 dollars for tips to find fugitive Alice Gail Wilson who left Brownfield May 23 1981 with four children violating a custody order. 3890 dollars for information on the strangulation of Diana Lynn Bryant on April 25 1981 or early April 26 at a North A Street apartment complex. Unknown suspects did not leave a sign of struggle.
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Brownfield Crime Information, Inc
Brownfield State Bank
4Th and Broadway
Alice Gail Wilson
Brownfield
Ray Anderson
Diana Lynn Bryant
Miss Bryant
North A Street
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Howard Sweat
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