Inmates warn teens at Brownfield schools on life choices
Three Huntsville prison inmates spoke at Brownfield High and Junior High, describing life in prison as hell and urging teens to avoid alcohol and cheap thrills. They emphasized the high cost of past mistakes and noted many inmates are under 21. The talks urged youths to learn from broken lives and seek better paths.
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Hidi
Huntsville
Bng
Brownfield High School
Brownfield Junior High
Astoria
Auntsville
Brownfield
Jimmy LaGravier
State Department of Corrections
Jackson
Brownfield Police report busy November with 61 arrests
Brownfield City Police logged 61 arrests and 233 calls in November. The month saw 26 traffic accidents investigated and 122 traffic tickets issued, with 53 hazardous and 69 nonhazardous or parking violations. Total fines reached 1,144.75 with patrol and prisoner expenses totaling 337.09.
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Brownfield
Brownfeld Water Use Rises in November
City Hall figures show Brownfeld metered 30,149,400 gallons in November, up from 20,297,800 last year. The peak day was November 10 with 1,143,000 gallons and the low day November 24 with 815,000 gallons.
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Brownfeld
City Hall
Rotary Auction Slated Friday in Brownfield
The Brownfield Rotary Club hosts an auction Friday at the corner of Suh and Broadway. Veteran Boreman of Lubbock will auction goods from 4 p m until. Donations are welcome and pickups can be arranged by calling 637 3517. Proceeds fund a local scholarship. unsold items go to the Salvation Army.
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Suh and
Broadway
Brownfield Rotary Club
the Boreman
Lubbock
Salvation Army
Cate Durham
Two Die in Brownfield Headon Collision
A morning headon crash on Tahoka Road in east Brownfield killed Mrs. Lorenzo Janie Diaz 39 and her 10 month old granddaughter Diana Medina. Three others including Mrs. H L Evans of Waco and Mrs Fred Medina were injured. all victims treated at Brownfield General Hospital. Funeral services were held for Diaz and the infant at St Anthony’s Church. The accident raised Brownfield’s traffic toll for the year.
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East Brownfield
Lorenzo Janie Diaz
West
Ripley
Diana Medina
H. L. Evans
Waco
Fred
Sally) Medina
Medina
Fred J
Brownfield General Hospital
Evans
Diaz
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
James Daly
Brownfield Funeral Home
Tahoka Road
Brownfield
Lorenzo Diaz
Brownfield General Hosital
Law Enforcers Track Mixed Local Mischief Activities
Local police blotter recounts several arrests and pleas including Jesse Cantu charged with transporting pleading innocent with $1,000 bond and Carlos Howell pleading guilty to a bad check with $61.70 in dues and three days in jail. Other drunks paid fines, and an illegal alien was jailed for transfer to border authorities. Police logged shoplifting, gasoline theft, and house damage reports plus multiple traffic incidents and a fatal collision described elsewhere.
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Jesse Cantu
Texas Highway Patrol
Carlos Howell
Terry County
Sheriff's Department
Border Patrol
Brownfield City
Bayless Jewelery
Police Department
Broadway
Ballard
Department of Public Safety
Charles Arthur Paul
Ford
Darwin-Reynolds
Chevrolet
Alfred Tittle Jr
Buckley
West Main
Park Lane
Bradley Malone
Santa Arrives for Brownfield Holiday Merchant Event
Brownfield merchants host two Thursday night events on December 1 and 17 from 6 to 8 PM. Santa will visit participating stores, give candy to kids, and parents can win a $25 gift certificate by spotting Santa. Alarm clocks in stores trigger a 10 percent purchase discount during the event.
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Santa
Brownfield
Santa Claus
Wacker’s
Bayless Jewelry
White's
Gable Furniture
Shelton’s
Anthony's
Thrift
Munden’s Discount Center
Franklin's
Klein's
Dad & Lad
Discount Center Us.a
Frizzell Drug
Phil's Shoe Store
Terry County Farmers Receiving Allotments
Terry County farmers receive notices detailing 1965 upland cotton acreage allotments. ASC chairman R D Jones Jr urges contacting the county committee with questions and filing 13 day appeals. A Dec 15 referendum will decide quotas for 1965 with possible price support impacts and penalties.
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Terry County
R. D Jones, Jr
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASC County Committee
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Meadow
Robert William Wynn
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St. Nick
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