Brownfield Council Votes on Subdivision Plat and Museum Funds
The Brownfield City Council approved a plat for the Country Estate subdivision at the Country Club Road and Farm-to-Market Road intersection, involving 70 acres owned by Timmons and 10 acres by Hale. Speedy Lindsey was named to the zoning board, and a resolution authorized the Terry County Museum Association to manage the old Brownfield Home project funds. An electrical report on Southwestern Public Service tie-in options prompted a planned work session to study proposals further.
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Jim Hale
Billy Timmons
Timmons
Hale
Terry County Museum Association
Brownfield
Quinton Colwell
Council
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern
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August Irrigations Key To Grain Yields
Texas Extension Service irrigation specialist Leon New says timely irrigations during August’s flowering and grain filling stages can boost grain sorghum yields. Flowering boosts 1000–1400 lb per acre. milk stage adds more, with regional drought gains noted in East Texas and Edwards Plateau.
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Leon New
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
New
Texas
North Central
East Texas
Trans- Pecos
Edwards Plateau
Corpus Christi
Houston
San Antonio
North Plains Research Field
Etter
TGSPB To Elect New Directors
Nominations are invited for four director positions on the Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Board. Each two year term, total six years. Applicants must be grain sorghum producers, be signed by 10 peers, file 30 days before the election, and live within TGSPB's 29 county service area. Nominations due Aug. 20 at the board's Lubbock office.
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Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Board
TGSPB
14Th Street
Lubbock
Local Firemen Answer Many Calls In July
The Brownfield Fire Department logged 15 July calls with 10 inside city limits and five in the county. City fires included six car blazes and two houses, while county incidents included one house fire and four cars. Multiple listed car and house fires occurred on July 7 through July 28, with fire safety urged amid dry conditions. Also noted are Texas farm statistics: 33,000 cotton farms, 1,700 vegetables, 5,000 dairy, 44,000 livestock, and 11,000 general farms.
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Brownfield Fire Department
Hill
Third Streets
Tri- Matic
Tahoka
Lubbock Roads
Collins Department Store
Western Auto
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Mackey
Gillham Drive
Plaza Motel
Farm Bureau
Wayne Gaza Farm
Lamesa Highway
Lahey Gin
Ray Latham
Plains Highway
Texas
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Joe Christian
Sunny Martinez
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Martha Morolez
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South Plains College
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Salome Morolez
South 12Th Street
Brownfield High School
Billie
James Madison
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Broadway
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SS Aes
Farmer Jones
Usda Choice
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BBC
Libby
Ene
Pillsbury
Carol Ann Detergent
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Nabisco
Buttery Rich
Kraft
Carol Ann
White House
Sox
Delsey
Jones
Ila
Holiday
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