Bits and Bobs and Local News From Brownfield
A collage of light notes from Brownfield includes jokes about depivers of names and sounds, a voter reminder for Dec 14, local business folks like Bill Small of Brownfield tied to BMA, subscription pitches, Vietnam mail for David McDonald, and plans for a New Year Legion dance plus parking hazards and hospital gift deliveries by the American Legion auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M
Bill) Small
Sadie Mae
Brownfield
E. Main
Business Men’s Assurance Co
Bill
BMA
Insurance Biz
Lubbock
BMA Securities Corporation
Brownfield News
Jess Isham
Plains
David McDonald
East Hill
Long Binh
South Vietnam
C. A
1St Bn
7Th Cavalry
1St Calvary Division
APC
San Francisco
Calif
J. B. Marsh
Olympia
Abilene
Harold Klein
The
Legion Post
Legion Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Veteran’s Hospital
Big Spring
Legion District
H. D. Boston
Icy Streets Trigger Weekend Police Calls and Crashes
Local police logged numerous accidents this week as icy roads caused vehicles to slip and collide. No injuries were reported. A 1965 Chevrolet driven by Jean McPherson Wright collided with a 1970 Ford driven by Darlene Sue Schmucker Cole at Cedar and Harris at 8 20 a m Wednesday. A wreck in the 500 block of W Main at 4 41 p m Thursday involved a 1969 Plymouth driven by Anna Martin Duncan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean McPherson Wright
Darlene Sue Schmucker
Cole
Cedar and Harris
W. Main
Anna Martin Duncan
Heritage Place spot of history shines in Brownfield
The Vic Porter home at 1415 E Broadway known as Heritage Place displays a Lincoln Room with an authentic 1860s bed and Lincoln portrait. The entry features an antique 1841 piano autographed by Kennedy and Johnson families, plus presidential busts and era books.
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Celeste Thomas
Vic Porter
E. Broadway
Heritage Place
Brownfield
Porter
John Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Odessa
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Texas
Kennedy
Celeste
Brownfield Eyes Revenue Bond Expansion of Electric Power
Editorial endorses Brownfield revenue bond election for December 14 1971 to expand the city electric system. Highlights its ownership of an electric utility since 1960 low ad valorem taxes and 85 percent of taxes financed by the power system, plus survey of power sources and local industry support. Encourages voters to approve expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Texas
Southwestern Public Service Co
Weather stalls harvest as December snow blankets roads
The frost season arrives with ice and snow across the county. Two inches fall with about an inch sticking while drizzle and light rain left highways coated in ice. Snow slows by afternoon as temperatures rise and plows clear the roads. Cotton weighings show 5,590 bales in progress versus 101,665 a year ago, with delays blamed on snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Simmonds
Terry County
Guy Britton
The
Texas Employment Commission
Britton
Garcia Found Not Guilty in Murder Trial
Amadeo Rodriguez Garcia was acquitted of murder with malice after a two day district court jury trial this week. Four other cases were continued or postponed as noted on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garcia
Amadeo Rodriguez Garcia
Wich
Absentee Voting Under Revenue Bond Issue At City Hall
Absentee voting continues at City Hall through Friday December 10 for a revenue bond issue to fund a new generator for the City Power and Light Plant. City secretary Zelma Miller said three ballots had been cast by Thursday morning and urges those away December 14 regular voting day to vote at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
City Power and Light Plant
Zelma Miller
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Wilfred Funk
Kris
Teddy Roosevelt
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