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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1971
Page
1
A collection of light anecdotes about social etiquette and everyday life. The piece references a wedding line joke, farm policy quips, bridge repairs linked to a Kennedy incident, and a roundup of local Brownfield notes including shop openings, jury duty changes, and community happenings.
Brownfield begins its first annual invitational with four games Thursday. Andrews faces Tahoka at 2 p.m. Levelland meets Hereford at 4 p.m. Canyon plays Seminole at 6 p.m. The Cubs and Denver City close the night with an 8 p.m. tip. Canyon Eagles are the tournament favorites.
Jordan earns WTCC honor as the local Chamber of Commerce plans its banquet for January 15 in the new high school gym. Lt. Governor Ben Barnes will be the principal speaker with Mike Richardson as entertainer and organ music by Leonard Ellington. Tickets are 4.50 and sales were outlined at the Wednesday meeting.
Terry County Commissioners Court uses SPAG funds to create a working training program for two heavy equipment operator's assistants. The emergency employment action provides appropriated money to support the program and place trainees in regional work sites.
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District board reviewed the fiscal year audit ending June 20 1971 and found the district in excellent financial shape having operated under budget. The article notes 50 percent federal ownership and SPAG distribution to small counties.
Soul Experience will host a two night Spiritual Spectacular this Friday and Saturday at 8 p m. Youth director Craig Bellah is moving, December is busy, and the Christian Coffee House will close Saturday Dec 4. A larger building was secured after strong youth turnout, and the ministry expanded this fall. A guest from Arnett Benson Baptist Church in Lubbock will deliver a life changing message. Public invited free of charge.
A National Weather Service bulletin from Lubbock reports a weak cold front bringing rain snow and sleet over the South Plains. Temperatures drop to near or below freezing, delaying cotton and other crops with little moisture gain expected and no rapid drying in sight through Saturday.
Two counterfeit twenty dollar notes circulated last week in Brownfield. Brownfield Police and Brownfield State Bank investigated with Captain J. T. Churchwell urging merchants to watch for fake currency. The fakes resemble genuine teens but differ by spacing around Washington DC above Twenty and a hidden seal. ring possibly linked to a prior operation.
A resident reported two Mexican males were driven into town and then fled, taking pickup keys. Samuel Morales Morin, found in weeds and smelling of alcohol, jailed for public drunkenness. Higinio Ledesma Belmores also charged with drunkenness after officers observed slow weaving and failure to stop.
A friendly and outgoing man Bob Shultz visits Brownfield for a second year and acts as officer in charge of the Consumer and Market Service Cotton Division of the U S Department of Agriculture. The office opens only during the cotton season lasting about three months.
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