Armory sale ends Terry County Fair for 2001
The National Guard Armory sale to James Wayne Properties of Victoria ends the Terry County Fair for 2001. Fair Board President Georgie Timmons confirms the event is off, notes insufficient space for a replacement building, and proceeds from selling a Heritage Quilters quilt to cover storage and display expenses. James Wayne Properties bid $51,602.16, highest among four. city and other governments had no committed use.
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Brownfield News
National Guard Armory
Terry County
the News
Fair Board
Georgie Timmons
Timmons
The
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Victoria
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Letha Shaw
Texas Military Facilities Commission
Austin
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Commission
Jerry Malcom
Malcom
Don McWhorter
McWhorter
Drivers urged to slow down for kids safety at schools
DPS Col Davis urges motorists to slow near schools and buses as the new year begins. Texas school children ride 1.3 million bus trips daily with fewer than 1 percent of crashes involving buses. Laws punish passing stopped buses with fines up to 1000 dollars and possible license suspension. zero tolerance noted. Charles Harrison BISD expresses pride in no known BISD student bus incidents. Nationwide data show many injuries occur during loading and unloading.
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Thomas A. Davis Jr
Department of Public Safety
Texas
Darwin Huston
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Rusk
BISD
Charles Harrison
Man plans nonprofit church outreach theater in Brownfield
Local resident John Jones has purchased the old Regal Theater on South 5th Street and the Bowman Building with plans to convert them into a faith oriented center. He aims to show Christian films on Fridays and Saturdays and host Crusade style programs on Thursdays twice monthly while offering youth programs and counseling. Renovations have begun including gutting interiors rewiring and new seating. Jones says the project is non denominational and aimed at reaching the unchurched in Brownfield.
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Brownfield
Jones
Missouri
Regal
South 5Th Street
Bowman
Terry County Farm Tour slated for September 20
The 46th annual Terry County Farm Tour is planned for Thursday September 20 with buses loading at 8:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church Brownfield and departing at 9 a.m. The route covers the east side of the county from Union area to the northeast corner with five stops including the Farm Family of the Year residence and the Tony Dill Farm where Dr. Robert Lemon will discuss peanut varieties and planting methods.
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First Baptist Church
Brownfield
Donald Gibbons
Union
Terry County
Tony Dill
Robert Lemon
Texas Cooperative Extension
Lemons
South Plains
Monty Henson
Top Ten Worst Puns Revisited Amid Laughs
A humorous column lists fresh notables in the world’s worst puns. Among entries a shrinking patient doctor exchange and a biologist’s tale of immortal porpoises surface, with playful wordplay and a closing note on baffling tribal remedies.
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William Tell
Tells
South America
Ten quirky old jokes and puns from a magazine list
A collection of dated quips and anecdotes recounts dubious commerce, odd superstitions, and cross cultural humor. Items include a Massachusetts watch firm diversifying into compasses gone awry, a petty theft at a police station, an Indian chief and medicine man tale, a Leif census gag, and a hippo skin pregnancy paradox. Also notes a Lions Club sales meeting barb and a 50 50 90 rule about odds.
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Leif
Today's Issue at a Glance Obituaries
A compact page overview lists obituaries and senior menus alongside a police log and classifieds. Forecast notes show weekend highs in the 90s, lows in the 60s, with expected Saturday and Sunday temperatures and conditions.
Yoakum County jail trustee captured after escape
Ignacio Morales 30 used a jail key to slip from a trustee cell at Yoakum County jail early Wednesday. He was recaptured near Levelland Highway by Terry County deputies around noon and returned to Yoakum County with no bond set. Terry County officials say the jail trustee program never worked there.
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Home of Friends
Levelland Highway
Terry County
Brownfield News
Sheriff's Department
Yoakum County
Don Corzine
Jerry Johnson
Terry County Law Enforcement Center
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