Correction issued on independent candidacy rules
The Brownfield News corrects a two issue misreporting by county clerk Ann Willis about petition in lieu of filing fees and primary voting. Willis clarifies signatures for independent candidates follow Texas Election Code rules and must note signer did not vote in Democratic or Republican primaries. One independent candidate currently seeks county or statewide office in Terry County.
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Brownfield News
Ann Willis
Willis
Terry County
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Brownfield Crime Line Offers Reward for Major Thefts and Burglaries
The Brownfield Crime Line Information Inc offers a 300 reward for information leading to arrest and indictment in four cases. Jewelry stolen from 708 E Reppto on 10 19 87 includes a ladies watch and a heart necklace. A burglary at 1718 Tahoka Road on 12 9 87 saw money and a .25 caliber handgun taken. A cafeteria burglary at Brownfield Intermediate School occurred between 4 p.m. 10 28 87 and 6 31 a.m. 10 29 97 with food and milk spilled. A residence at 121 North C was broken into before 10 30 87, with a pellet rifle and a necklace taken.
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Brownfield Crime Line Information Inc
E. Reppto
Tahoka Road
Brownfield Intermediate School
North C
Amoco Seeks Plan After Office Consolidation Study
Amoco Production Co provided district office staff in Alvin Tyler Brownfield and Odessa with more details on its ongoing study of future organizational structure. Earlier this year a pilot reorganization began in the New Orleans region consolidating district offices into a regional setup.
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Amoco Production Co
Alvin
Tyler
Brownfield
Odessa
Amoco
New Orleans
Texas
Houston
Brownfield School Bus Involved In Yoakum County Crash
A Brownfield school bus carrying two children was involved in a crash with a car near Tokio on FM 1780 just before 7 a.m. The bus sustained no damage and returned to service. The other car reportedly suffered extensive damage. DPS details were unavailable.
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Yoakum County
BCISD
Jack Pinson
Pinson
Tokio
Brownfield News
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Giveaway at South Plains Church in Brownfield
The South Plains Church will sponsor a food giveaway on December 23. The first 50 families arriving at 1 p.m. will receive 50 pounds of groceries. The church sits at 1211 Lubbock Road in Brownfield.
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South Plains
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Lubbock Road
Two Union Trustees to be Named in January
Union school district plans to appoint Ty Chandler and former trustee Raymond Bayer to fill two board vacancies at the January 11 meeting. The two seats face election on May 7. Superintendent Charles Clark confirmed the appointments. The board also hired Margaret Williams as K 12 counselor, replacing Ellen Chambliss who resigned after her husband found work in Central Texas.
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Union School
Charles Clark
Ty Chandler
Union
Raymond Bayer
Clark
Margaret Williams
Brownfield
Ellen Chambliss
Texas
Goodfellows Drive Nears End in Brownfield and Terry County
Local churches identified 553 needy children and 176 families for food boxes. Toys flood City Hall as 1540 dollars in cash donations come in. Deliveries start Christmas Eve. final assembly runs Monday to Wednesday afternoons and evenings. Donations after the deadline carry over to next year.
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Goodfellows
Goodfellow
Dick Fletcher
Fletcher
Legalization Project aids 1550+ to obtain work authorizations
Since May 1987 the Legalization Project of Catholic Family Service Lubbock has helped over 1,550 undocumented people obtain Work Authorization. Assistance includes applications, documents, translations, notaries, photos and fingerprints with fees $85 adults $35 children, deadlines May 1988 for legalization and November 1988 for SAW. Call 806 741 0409.
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Pasen Por la Oficina
Proyecto de Legalizacion
Catholic Family Service
16Th Street
Lubbock
Catholic Family Service, Inc
South Plains
U.S
Office of the Legalization Project
16Th St
County fees approved for civil lawsuit center contract
Civil suit filing fee increases were approved after a Terry County Bar Association presentation. The commissioners court will sign the $5 fee contract, with state law allowing a $1 to $10 add on to civil suits to fund the service. Fees vary by whether disputes come through the court or from outside. If deemed unworthy, the court may exit with 60 days notice to the center.
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Terry County Bar Association
Bar Association
Commissioners’ Court
Lane
Chesshir
Dwayne Pruitt
Commissioners
Sierra Blanca Embraces Mountain Time at Last
Talk of Texas notes Sierra Blanca in West Texas shifted to Mountain time after years of clocks in Central and Mountain zones causing two noons daily. Residents, merchants, and schools handled a split schedule while the town debated the change, finally unifying time standard. Local humor teased by The Brownfield News Classified Ads.
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Sierra Blanca
Texas
Hudspeth County
U.S
KKUB-AM Wins Texas Blind Employer of the Year 1987
KKUB-AM Radio of Brownfield has been named one of two private industry recipients of the Texas Commission for the Blind Employer of the Year award for 1987. Executive director Pat D. Westbrook praised KKUB-AM for hiring and supporting blind and visually impaired Texans, noting its news director is blind and the station actively recruits disabled workers. The award ceremony is December 18 at 3:30 p.m. at KKUB-AM, 1722 Tahoka Road.
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Kkub-Am
Texas Commission For the Blind
Pat D. Westbrook
Commission
Westbrook
Tahoka Road
Brownfield
Juniors excel in TEAMS exit tests at two area districts
In Wellman High School seven of eight juniors mastered the mathematics test and seven mastered English. Meadow numbers show 18 English and 19 math testers with 11 mastering both parts. Prior year data show all juniors mastered both sections. The next TEAMS window is late April or early May.
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Wellman High School
Wellman
Meadow
Probation Issued in 1211st Court for Three Defendants
In 121st District Court last week Darrell K. Chambers pled guilty to a lesser burglary offense and received a year in county jail with probation and a $500 fine. Martha Carol Groat deferred adjudication and was placed on five years probation with a $500 fine. Oscar Talamentez Jr. also had adjudication deferred and received two years probation for theft of personal property over $750 tied to a 1986 Honda three-wheeler theft from George Muniz.
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121St
Darrell K. Chambers
Chambers
Dennis Givens
Martha Carol Groat
Groat
Oscar Talamentez, Jr
Talamentez
George Muniz
Dever Fund Established For Ill Brownfield Student
A fund for Anthony Don Dever a 15 year old Brownfield Middle School pupil with sickle cell anemia has been opened at First National Bank of Brownfield. Donors may deposit at the bank or contact Principal C E Arnold for details. Dever will be moved from Brownfield Regional Medical Center to Galveston for further treatment.
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Brownfield Middle School
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Brownfield Regional Medical Center
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