Turducken fad and Elvis tall tale circulate
A Cajun turducken craze spans the U S with Paul Prudhomme quoted on its juiciness and four to six hour cooking times costing 45 to 65 dollars. The column also debunks a circulating Elvis Harley motorcycle legend as a modern urban myth with Graceland displays and Harley records cited.
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U.S
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Paul Prudhomme
Louisiana
Roberts
Jay Leno
Harley-Davidson
Proctor & Gamble
FCC
Presley
Elvis
Graceland
Harley-Davidson Company
Elvis Presley
Southwest Micro Publishing Ad Fragment
Fragmentary OCR item from Southwest Micro Publishing listing with partial date 12/36/99 and code OTX 79993. Reads like an ad line with address 2627 E Yandel Oregon. Readable details are sparse and unclear.
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Southwest Micro Publishing
E. Yandel
Meals on Wheels Serves Brownfield Elderly and Shut-Ins
Mitch Word profiles Brownfield Meals on Wheels, a 20 year old local charity run by Manager Leona Schertz with volunteers from area churches. The program provides daily meals Monday through Friday, funded largely by United Way and private donations, and aims to deliver hot meals to those unable to cook, starting prep at 8 a.m. and delivering by 11 a.m.
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Mitch Word
Brownfield
Leona Schertz
Mary Katherine Vaughan
Lisa Estrada
Cathy Howard
Food For A Good Cause
Terry County
Annual Christmas Home Tour set for Thursday
Alpha Omega Study Club presents five homes on the Christmas Home Tour from 6 to 9 p.m. Tour stops include Perry and Margaret Lockett on Plains Highway near Brownfield, Clint and Shannon Allison on Old Lamesa Road, Greg and Gina McQueen on Buckley Street, Ann Hearn on Helen Drive, and Pat and Beth Fay on East Broadway. The final stop at Interior Motives features door prizes and refreshments. Advance tickets are four dollars. door sales are five dollars.
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Alpha Omega Study Club
Perry
Margaret Lockett
Plains Highway
Brownfield
Clint
Shannon Allison
Lamesa Road
Greg
Gina McQueen
Interior Motives
N. St. St
Brownfield Floral
Phil’s
Nelson Pharmacy
Robin's Nest
Fred Howard
Alpha Omega
Texas Ranger probes Brownfield jail hanging case
Harold Eugene Ribble, 38, died after being found hanging from cell bars in Brownfield City Jail Sunday night. He had been in custody on public intoxication charges since sunset. Ribble died Friday at University Medical Center after five days in care, with Texas Ranger Larry Gilbreath saying no police improprieties have been seen yet and the investigation continues.
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Brownfield
Brownfield City
Harold Eugene Ribble
University Medical Center
Ribble
UMC
Sundown State Bank
EmergiCare
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Flight For Life
AMC
Texas
Larry Gilbreath
Gilbreath
Angel Tree project gears up to aid Terry County youth
The 1996 Angel Tree, run by Children's Protective Services and the Salvation Army, is in the Terry County Courthouse lobby. Terry County Clerk Ann Willis notes growing need especially for teenagers. Last year the program served 154 local children. names can be picked up at Willis' office, with gifts due by Monday, December 16.
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Colonial Heights
EMS
Travis Hall
Weston Phillips
Loren Toombs
Matthew Rocha
Kinsey Speed
Christian Fay
Meredith Wise
Garrett Mackey
Julie Wollman
Leslie Alegria
Darrell Miller
Children’s Protective Services
Salvation Army
Terry County
Terry
Ann Willis
Willis
Assisted living facility boosts building permits
Brownfield reports 24 building permits in November totaling 954,950, lifting year-to-date to 3,635,271, surpassing 1995 figures by about 1.2 million. Permit list includes remodels, storage, roofing, and a commercial model shop on various local addresses. Page 4.
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Cottage Village
Cheryl Lane
Brownfield
Gary Prescott
Bynum Lane
Alex Barrera
N. Atkins
November warmth in Brownfield despite dry month
Brownfield records a warmer than typical November with highs reaching 88 on November 21 and many days in the seventies. The month’s low was 21 on November 27 and rainfall was light at 0.37 inches, concentrated in the last two days. Through 11 months of 1996, moisture totals stand at 18.26 inches, slightly below normal 18.4 inches.
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Brownfield
Change of ownership ends 27 years at KKUB in Brownfield
Jim Farr hands over control of KKUB to new owners on Nov 10 marking the end of a 27 year association with the Brownfield station and a radio career dating back to 1950. Farr began at KCLE in Cleburne and worked at several stations before joining KKUB in 1969. He became co owner in 1972 and sole owner in 1976, moving the station in 1977 to its current highway location. He and wife Lou have three children and four grandchildren.
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Jim Farr
KKUB
Farr
Fort Worth
KCLE
Cleburne
Stephenville
Breckenridge
Austin
Cuero
Richmond
South Sth St
Tohoka Highway
Lou
David
Linda
Gus
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Brownfield News
David Perry
Texas Ranger
Angel Tree
Lynn Hansard
E. Ward
B. Hughes
S. 14Th St
Boston Tea Room
S. 6Th St
Gerald Bench
E. Cardwell
Mike Cheatham
W. Main
Leonardo Morin
Rudy Bergara
E. Tate
Bill Swaringen
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