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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1985
Page
5
The piece notes performers like Twitty and Mellencamp living and working near home, inviting tours and possible handshakes while contrasting with security trends. It discusses ubiquitous networking and new accessibility blurring lines between stars and everyday life, predicting broader adoption of home based work and services.
A witty local reflection attributes postwar highway design to Kilroy era figures. The piece mocks C shaped expressways, looping traffic circles, baffling Austin airport signage, and misdirecting ramp layouts. It laments misguided engineering while praising Kilroy as the unseen designer of confusing streets and signs.
The column argues Christmas remains for kids and notes rising toy prices this year. It highlights Voltron at 18 to 70 dollars, Mattel’s She-Ra model, and Teddy Ruxpin at 65 dollars, with remarks on high costs and frugal playtime by Brownfield children.
The Brownfield Crime Line Information Inc announces a $300 reward for tips leading to arrests in several 1985 crimes. Burglaries include Terry County Tax Appraisal Office at 421 W Powell where six calculators were stolen between Dec 10 after 5 PM and Dec 11 at 1 AM, and a residence at 311 E Main with a VCR, a Smith & Wesson handgun, and a Winchester rifle taken between 10:30 AM and 12:00 PM on Dec 9 or 985. An aggravated robbery at 609 South 1st Street involved assault and wallet theft on Dec 6 at 1:00 AM. A burglary of the Alco Discount Store at 1311 Tohoka Road occurred Dec 2–3 with entry by breaking the west door and theft of watches, cartridges, and a stereo.
The piece argues that the House Ways and Means Committee plan, praised by Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, would raise taxes on corporations while cutting for some, but would harm growth, raise deficits, and delay genuine reform. It warns the plan could stunt recovery and urges pausing reform this election year.
Steve Ellis thanks Brownfield administrators teachers coaches and band directors in a letter praising the staff and urging parents to appreciate the school system despite challenges from Mark White and House Bill 72. He expresses confidence in the school board and administrators and predicts improvements ahead.
West Texas cowhands gather in Anson for the Cowboys’ Christmas Ball now in its 100th year. The event helped propel a century ago by innkeeper M H Rhodes and later immortalized by Larry Chittenden’s poem. Also notes tamales as a Christmas staple, Texas history from 1599 to 1845, and early Christmas observances in El Paso and Presidio with Masses and pageantry.
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