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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1971
Page
1
Five boys eagerly anticipate the new school year despite nerves and joy. The piece notes adjustments to summer schedules with the clubhouse limited to weekends and reduced ping pong time as schools prepare to begin.
A column blends social humor and reflections, quoting Milford E Shields on parenting and faith, offering a settlers-era look at values. It includes jokes about clergy, Protestants and Catholics, plus bits on local life, weather, and a Pope family home description with five boys and a shared, active space.
Terry County farmers plan a meeting Tuesday August 24 at the county courthouse district courtroom to discuss purchasing a cooperative elevator. A committee including Bill Blackstock Earl Brown Jr Leon Hinson and Jack Mason has prepared details and invites all farmers and interested persons. The proposed purchase would be independent of any other cooperative organization.
Brownfield athletic director Harold Teal says Cub Booster Club will meet Monday August 23 in the Brownfield High School Little Theater to discuss upcoming activities and support for school programs.
Coach Teal urged boosters to attend a meeting to discuss season tickets and other items. The Cubs open the season against Slaton in Slaton on September 10.
Terry County proclaims George Mahon Day on Saturday Aug 28 with about 2000 expected for an old fashioned barbecue in Coleman Park. Mahon is due at 10 am for a program featuring the Brownfield High School band. Coordinators Howard Hurd John Thomas and Johnny Isaacs say the lunch will be at 1130 am with Terry County Chamber members cooking barbecue beef cole slaw red beans pickles onions hot rolls tea and coffee. Sol Davis is head cook and school cafeteria staff will prepare the slaw. Mahon will speak at 2 pm followed by informal talks and entertainment with several senators and representatives expected to attend including Frank Calhoun Elmer Tarbox Lindley Beckworth Grover Murry and Tom Puredum. Bruce Zorns and John Kendrick are general chairs and masters of ceremony.
Police probe theft totaling 2200 dollars from Brownfield General Hospital. Amounts include 1600 in checks and 600 in cash plus about 80 dollars of patient property and some watches. Losses occurred between Sunday and Monday, inside a locked filing cabinet in the locked business office.
Brownfield council resumed a zoning hearing approving a shift from Re2 to C1 along Tahoka Road broadening commercial zoning. It endorsed $20,000 HUD survey funds for a housing unit not exceeding 50 low rent dwellings. Plans for a Mini-Park with bridge options, lighting, and deferred fence decision were approved for Texas Parks and Wildlife consideration before Labor Day.
Edna Harden, Medical Records Librarian, notes a spike in births at Brownfield General Hospital during August. Records show a record week of August 8 to 14 and a month high of 43 births, with a single day peak of 6, drawn from five year statistics.
Texas A&M extension specialist Leon New warns further irrigation on cotton could hurt fiber maturity. Cool weather slows development, delaying maturity and boosting vegetative growth, making prudent water use essential for the rest of the season. In late planted cotton, avoiding irrigation may prevent frost damage and reduce negative effects from late watering.
Contractors and engineers of the Federal Aviation Administration Wilton Thomason of Thomason Construction Company and officials from the Commissioners Court and the Airport Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Monday Aug. 23 in the Commissioners Court Room to discuss plans for improving Terry County Airport. Thomason Construction submitted the low bid of 64258 for the work. FAA approval will occur at the meeting.
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