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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1996
Page
4
The narrator, Kim Thompson, recalls a wish to meet great-great-grandmother Nana who lived past a century. She claims Nana met historical figures Jesse James and Abraham Lincoln and describes a five-generation family photo from when the narrator was two or three, though details are hazy.
He expects no alarm clock disruptions, preferring to stay in Brownfield near friends. He aims to garden, write, travel, and read from a library of over 300 books as core hobbies.
Voters in Terry County can cast ballots for the District 28 State Senate runoff between Republican Robert Duncan and Democrat David Langston. Early voting reached 142 by Tuesday afternoon, with runoff voting ending at 5 p.m. Friday. The two top finishers out of seven advance to the December 10 ballot.
Building permit notices show Jerry Casper at 402 W Main St re roofing valued 2400 dollars. Pizza Hut at 301 Lubbock Road remodeling 2000 dollars. Brad Tankersley at 1218 E Hester re roofing 2900 dollars. Alvin Mirll at 712 Bynum Lane storage building 1000 dollars. Cottage Village Chevy Lane senior citizens center 21 rooms parking lot 750000 dollars. J A Cloe at 703 N B St remodeling 100 dollars. Terry Davis at 802 E Lons remodeling 500 dollars. Rogers Construction at 715 S Howell three bedroom home 75000 dollars. Rogers Construction at 717 S Hope Puertas storage building 15000 dollars. Steve Lawlis at 1301 S Howell storage building 4000 dollars. Brownfield Auto Parts NAPA 711 W Main St remodeling 1000 dollars. B H Bearden 1911 E Repto fence 500 dollars. B M Automotive 900 Lubbock Road remodeling 200 dollars.
Police officials described ongoing investigation into the incident. The District Attorney will decide if the matter goes before a grand jury. Police Chief Avera declined public comment pending completion of the case. An autopsy on Ribble was performed Saturday with results not yet released. Toxicology tests are underway, with results expected later. Funeral services for Ribble were held Monday.
Brownfield City Council will meet at City Hall at 7 30 a m on Thursday to adopt GTE right of way ordinance after its third reading. The ordinance stems from a settlement with GTE. Brownfield paid about 9500 in litigation and received 115000. Councilman Alvin Mirll to speak about Black Warrior Wireline closing. Public meeting. details from City Hall.
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