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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1972
Page
3
A health promotion urging parents to take children for a pre school health exam before starting school. Emphasizes booster vaccines for whooping cough polio diphtheria smallpox and tetanus and notes early checks can reveal vision or hearing defects affecting school performance. A light hearted closing joke about doctors advertising pneumonia at half price.
Planting guidance explains proper soil settling and irrigation to keep plants and trees alive. It advises digging a loose hole, placing soil around the roots without packing, gradually filling, and using the hose to settle soil and release air pockets. Peat moss is recommended for long term value.
It's the 233rd day of 1972 and most county schools plan Monday openings with Wellman delaying a week. Teachers have been in in service training while cafeteria staff completed workshops. Weather hints at fall as students anticipate seniors graduation and football practice begins with familiar aches.
Aries to Moonchild provide weekly zodiac forecast outlining general outlook and cautionary notes for each sign. The column blends health, mood, career and relationships guidance with hopeful tone and planetary hints.
Readable text outlines July 23 to August 22 for Leo and August 23 to September 22 for Virgo. No events or names provided.
The column offers zodiac guidance for Libra and adjacent signs, urging moderation and careful decisions during a current cosmic cycle. It warns against snap choices, notes possible romance or manipulation, and advises guarding words in long distance calls or letters while highlighting potential boosts from authority figures.
The Old Settlers reunion gains momentum with the event set for next Saturday at the American Legion Hall. Community members are urged to attend and celebrate regional heritage at the Legion venue.
Dawson County will host the annual farm tour on Thursday August 24 leaving Forrest Park Community Center Lamesa at 9 am and returning around 3 45 pm County agent Lee Roy Colgan invites Terry Countians Also district 46 race in Sept 16 special election follows Rep J A Garcia Jr resignation Pink bollworm warnings in Lower Rio Grande Valley and new bank charter filings for Woodway and Addicks Four minor party lawsuits set for September 7 in San Antonio and a Senate health care costs hearing notes differing hospital costs in Texas
A church or community exhortation urges drivers to slow in school zones and avoid crosswalk parking to protect children. It links the slogan Watch The Little Guy to the biblical concept of being one’s brother’s keeper and the power of living by example over words.
A reflection on loneliness as a spiritual issue and the churchs role in mending it. The piece cites Peter T Chews analysis and notes how small group fellowships, aging and youth programs, and personal attention to the lonely help restore fellowship and inner harmony.
One year ago Harold Drummonds, a Boy Scout executive, accepted a $500 check from Howard Henson Post No. 269 of the American Legion, presented by Herschel Griffis and Leonard Ellington, as part of local community support.
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