Cotton Step 2 Rules Clarified by Plains Cotton Growers
Plains Cotton Growers outlines Step 2 program rules for bale based payments and repayments. Misuse such as exporting cotton then returning it for a second payment would require repayment and is illegal. Also notes an imminent disaster aid announcement and rising High Plains crop prospects with higher bales forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawn Wade
PCG
U.S
High Plains
National Agricultural Statistical Service
NASS
Texas Ag Statistical Service
TASS
Texas
Saving Social Security Better Now Than Later
Congressman Larry Combest argues time remains before Social Security funding runs down, urging President Clinton to publicly propose a detailed reform plan. He warns of eventual insolvency, supports no tax hikes on current workers, favors options for younger workers, and notes the safety net features for retirees and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Combest
Texas
Social Security Trust Fund
Congress
Clinton
White House
Annual Home Tour Thanks and Acknowledgments
The Alpha Omega Study Club thanks Brownfield News for home tour photos and attendees. Gratitude goes to Glenda Bryant Leon Freemans Robert Sparks and Buzz Steeles for help. Oak Grove staff provided refreshments while students decorated the school. Door prizes came from United Water Hole Flowers ETC Brownfield Floral Heartfelt Designs Grapevine Cafe Karin Goins Alpha Omega Katrinka Park.
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Alpha Omega Study Club
Brownfield News
Glenda Bryant
Leon Freemans
Robert Sparks
Buzz Steeles
Oak Grove
United
Brownfield
Grapevine Cafe
Karin
Reflecttions An Inspirational Message From Faith Chapel
The Brownfield Ministerial Alliance presents a Christmas reflection recounting the angels announcing the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem to shepherds. The shepherds visit Mary, Joseph, and the infant, then spread the news as Mary keeps the events in her heart and all glorify God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Ministerial Alliance
James Harris
Faith Chapel Baptist Church
Angels of the Lord
Christ the Lord
Bethlehem
Heaven
Mary
Joseph
God
Christmas on the Square time mix up irks Brownfield readers
Faye Burns complains to the editor about missing and inconsistent scheduling for Christmas around the Square. She and her husband visited the Courthouse at 6:30 p.m. on December 12 expecting events, only to find none. A Chamber employee said it ran 3:00 to 5:00, but the newspaper front page failed to list the time.
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Tebnews
Bnews
Door
Lubbock
Chamber
Times
Brownfield
Faye Burns
Thankful thanks to local responders and helpers
A reader from Brownfield thanks Sheriff Jerry Johnson Albert Flores and the Terry County Sheriff Department Meadow Fire Department Luis Torres and Isais Juarez for aid after horses escaped and ran through a fence on Thursday Dec 10. The letter requests signing with home address or phone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Johnson
Albert Flores
Terry Co. Sheriff Dept
Mickey Soto
Meadow Fire
Luis Torres
Isais Juarez
Richard Parrish
Christmas Magic in Texas Roots and Legends
Talk of Texas explores why Christmas feels magical in Texas tracing its roots to Native beliefs and traditions of German Greek Greek Greek and Irish ancestors. Dr Vaughan Bryant of Texas A M University links the holiday's mystique to medieval magic and shared cultural tales across ethnic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Maguire
Texas
Great Britain
Vaughan Bryant
Anthropolgy
Texas A&m University
Bryant
Ireland
Scotland
Greece
Germany
Sweden
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Cotton News
Northwest Plains
Texas Department of Agriculture
West Regional
Englewood Ave
Bailey County Coliseum
Muleshoe
Katie Dickey Stavinoha
Texas Depart—_ of Agriculture
MS. Tripp
House. Gov
Combest
David
The
P.O. Box
Talk of
Jesus
Christ Child
St. Stephen
Christ
Rome
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