Vandalism increases in Brownfield area in 1982 incidents
Four July 1 vandalism actions by Terry County residents damaged two cars four tractors an irrigation system and damaged highway signs mailboxes and telephone lines near Brownfield. Brownfield Police report 263 criminal mischief calls in 1982 first 11 months with 197754 dollars in property damage plus 27000 dollars in burglaries.
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Terry County
Brownfield
Plains Motor Company
Coleman Park
J.T. Churchwell
Brownfield Chamber moves banquet date to January 22
Brownfield chamber officials announced the annual banquet will be held January 22 with Louisiana humorist Justin Wilson as speaker. The event was delayed after Grady Nutt’s death, and the move follows confirmation of Wilson.
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Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
Justin Wilson
Bobbye Slack
Wilson
Slack
Grady Nutt
Nutt
Alabama
John Duggan
Chamber
Dick Fletcher
Larry McVay
Terry County gin survey shows 58,846 bales of cotton
As of Friday afternoon 20 Terry County gins reported through a Texas Employment Commission survey that they had processed 58,846 bales of cotton.
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Terry County
Texas Employment Commission
Two Convicted In District Court Action
Two cases were disposed of in 121st District Court before Judge Ray Anderson during the latter part of the week. Sandra Cheney was found guilty of theft and sentenced to five years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Rosario Gordo Martinez pleaded guilty to theft and was sentenced to 30 days in Terry County jail. the felony theft charge was reduced to a misdemeanor.
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121St District Court
Ray Anderson
Sandra Cheney
Terry County
Texas Department of Corrections
Rosario Gordo Martinez
Martinez
Christmas vacation schedules for area schools
Brownfield students dismiss an hour early Friday for Christmas break and return January 3. Meadow and Meadow in service day January 3. Medow starts 2:30 PM December 21 and returns January 4. Wellman dismisses at 2 PM December 21 and returns January 3. Union dismisses Christmas on the afternoon of December 21 and will return in early January.
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Brownfield School
Medow School
Meadow
Wellman
Union
BRMC Board Sets Long Monday Agenda
The Terry Memorial District Board meets at 7 p.m. in the hospital boardroom for a packed agenda. A year end audit and Medicare cost report from Mason Nickels Warner CPAs. update on Canadian nurse recruitment previously approved. discussion on air conditioning and heating system. Owen Company pharmacy report. and administrator and financial update from acting administrator Bettina Brooks.
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Canada
Terry Memorial District Board of Directors
Mason, Nickels and Warner
BRMC
John Templain
New York State
Templain
Owen Company
Bettina Brooks
Trustees To Make Final Air Conditioning Payment
Brownfield School Board plans to approve the final payment for an air conditioning project completed last summer at Brownfield Intermediate School and Oak Grove and Colonial Heights Elementary Schools costing 388000. The meeting will also review the 1981-82 district audit and discuss purchasing two diesel buses for 1983-84. Meadow School Board meets at 8 a.m. with items including a principal’s report, a meeting with Meadow teachers, appointment of a textbook committee, and a report on the community schools conference.
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Brownfield
Oak Grove
Colonial Heights
Meadow School
Meadow
Community Schools
Brownfield Cubs Earn District Honorable Mentions
Two Brownfield players receive district honorable mentions Darrell Wilson is listed as tight end and defensive lineman Greg Sims as running back and defensive back The district coaches select the honorees Attendance at the calendar meeting includes a Corpus Christi choir trip request and the resignation of Oleta Toliver as BHS Spanish teacher The board will review monthly reports from Crandall Young James Willis and Jake Pinson and then close in executive session on personnel and student discipline matters.
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Chamber
J.T. Churchwell
Don Horner
Don Ivie
Oscar Jones
Bill McGowan II
Crandall Young
Lanny Webb
Duggan
First National Bank
FNB
Brownfield Cubs
Darrell Wilson
Greg Sims
BHS
Corpus Christi
Oleta Toliver
Commissioners To Discuss Pay Hikes Monday
Terry County Commissioners meet at 10 a.m. Monday at the courthouse to discuss a proposed salary increase for county employees. Also on the agenda are a delinquent tax progress report, a Ronnie Forbes request to lay a natural gas line on county right of way in precinct two, a Brownfield fire call payment of 11 525, a $100 NACo service fee, 729.05 in SGA dues, and amendments to the 1982 county budget, plus a 2 p.m. meeting with the Terry County Museum Board.
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Terry County
Ronnie Forbes
Brownfield
National Association of Counties
South Plains Association of Governments
Terry County Museum Board
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Optimist Club
Robert Noble
Barbara Jordan
Noble Insurance Agency
Optimist
Chamber Board
Crime Line Information, Inc
Brownfield Crime Information, Inc
E. Main
Kelsay Blacklock Chevrolet
BISD
Meadow Isd
James Willis
Jake Pin
Darth Vader
Ralph Murry
Vader
Terry Kelly
Chris Kelly
General Lee
Murry
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