Curious musings on origins and old medical records
From page one, a country kid muses about a twenty-pound initial matter and cosmic explosion, juxtaposed with a critique of a theory of the universe. The piece cites American Medical News on sloppy early 1800s Missouri death records, noting vague diagnoses like died suddenly and death caused by blow on the head with an ax, contributory cause another man's wife.
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Rockies
American Medical News
Missouri
Jefferson City
Meals of Wheels thanks Terry County helpers for a full larder
A letter from the Meals on Wheels Board led by president Bob Cheek publicly thanks local businesses and groups in Terry County for securing a full larder for nearly forty recipients. Patrons include Alco, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Flowers Etc, brownfield schools, church groups, and volunteers from St. Anthony's, First Baptist, Presbyterian La Brava, and Methodist Love Circle.
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Terry County
Meals of Wheels
Meals On Wheels
Bob Cheek
Alco
Pizza Hut
McDonald's
Brownfield Middle School
Wellman
Prekindergarten
Leona Schertz
Viola Young
Singletary
Carol Lee
Brownfield Church of Christ
First Baptist Church
St. Anthony's Catholic Church Altar Society
Presbyterian la Braya
Methodist Love Circle
Mary
City Council Eyes Joint Meeting on Trash Dump Permits
Fletcher to contact Terry County Judge Herbert Chesshir and the commission to arrange a joint meeting over waste disposal policy. Council will seek proper permits to allow vacuum truck dumping into the city landfill, though state rules banned such dumping in recent years. Estill urged charges if needed and noted the nearest compliant dump lies beyond Lubbock.
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Fletcher
Terry
Herbert Chesshir
Buster Estill
Estill
Lubbock
Disaster aid and capital flows dominate Texas page
Community groups in Brownfield and Gomez support Meals on Wheels with church gifts and volunteer labor. In Austin two bomb incidents spark political uproar over farm subsidies and early release prison policies. Prince of Liechtenstein and International Paper cited among top Texas farm aid receivers amid concerns over cash reaching family farmers.
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United Way
Austin
Capitol
U.S
Texas Farms
Texas Agriculture
Jim Hightower
Texas
O. L. McCotter
Prince of Leichtenstein
Texas Capitol
Crime Line offers rewards for multiple 1986 burglaries
The Brownfield Crime Line Information Inc offers 300 dollars for tips leading to arrest and indictment in a Brownfield High School burglary between November 26 and 29 1986. Additional rewards total 500 dollars for a Sonic Drive-In burglary on November 29 1986 with stolen silver coins and cigarettes. Other crimes cited include burglaries at Larrys Exxon Service Station, W and R Sheet Metal, a 1985 Dodge pickup theft, a residence burglary at 28 North 2nd with a revolver, and a theft from a General Telephone Company booth near Texas Tool between December 12 and 13 1986.
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Brownfield Crime Line Information Inc
Brownfield High School
V.c.r.’S
Larry
Exxon
North 1St Street
W&r
East Broadway
E. Cardwell
North 2Nd
West
Powell
General Telephone Company
Texas Tool
West Main
Brownfield 7th Boys White Tops Post 59 30
The Brownfield Middle School seventh grade boys white basketball team beat Post 59 30 to end the year on a winning note. Coach Willie Hill credited pressure and turnovers, with Andy Martinez scoring 16 points, Royce Hill 12, and Cody Metcalf 9 as the team improved to 9-2.
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Brownfield Middle School
Willie Hill
Andy Martinez
Royce Hill
Cody Metcalf
Union High Boys Hold Off Bledsoe In 75 56 Victory
Union High School boys basketball defeated Bledsoe 75 to 56 in Bledsoe. Ray Fulton led with 17 points and 17 rebounds before injuring his eye. Luis Garcia added 18 points, Craig Mackey 16, Manuel Garcia 11 and 11 rebounds. Union later beat Lamesa JV 57 45 as Roman Jenks anchored defense with eight blocks and 12 rebounds. Fulton sat out New Home game, eye improving, while Garcia stepped up scoring with 25 points. Union 9 5 after games with New Home, Brownfield JV, and remaining schedule.
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Union High School
Bledsoe
Union
Mike Sutter
Ray Fulton
Luis Garcia
Craig Mackey
Manuel Garcia
Fulton
Lamesa JV
Sutter
Roman Jenks
Suer
Suiter
Shawn Nisbett
Brownfield JV
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Texas Department of Human Resources
E. Main
Nathan Martin
Texas Department Human Services
Douglas Black
South Plains Public Health District
Ron Stubblefield
Terry County Mental Health Clinic
Harvey Smith
Council
Fmha
Brownfield
Martha
Gomez
Alpha Theta Phi Sorority
First United Presbyterian
First United Methodist
First Christian Church
Lyndell Williams
Texas Press Association
Legislative Budget Board
McCotter
Jim Mattox
Bill Clements
Clements
Prince of
Leichtenstein
Hightower
King Ranch
Tenneco
Prince and King Ranch
Briscoe Production Co
Alvin
Skloss Farms
Mission
W. T. Waggoner
Vernon
Prince
Hopkins County
Texarkana
Switzerland
Austria
International Paper
Union High Boys
Citizen of
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