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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1986
Page
4
Sports columnist shares a wave of bowl previews covering the Hall of Fame Bowl through the Fiesta Bowl. He notes team form and key figures, adds playful banter about coaches and traditions, and closes hoping for a lucky bowl outcome this holiday season.
A letter to Brownfield Postmaster asks the paper to publish a request about friendship quilt blocks made in 1934 and purchased in California. The author seeks any interested clubs or individuals in Brownfield to claim or connect with the blocks, listing many names associated with the project.
Seventh grade advanced language arts students at Brownfield Middle School created original picture books for four year olds after studying vocabulary plot and moral lessons. They copied illustrations with an opaque projector and read their stories to preschoolers for a rewarding teaching experience. The project linked literary terms to practical service and reinforced virtues, while the Brownfield Federal Credit Union donated items to the library media center supporting ongoing programs.
A narrator catalogs a humorous and striking set of personal names from various sources such as deeds and leases. The piece notes how some names read as unique and memorable, contrasting them with common given names, and ends with a reflection on individuality in a society moving toward homogenization.
A reader recalls the 1950s film Young at Heart starring Doris Day and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra plays a down on his luck pianist Barney Slone whose sob story drags on until Doris runs off at her wedding to marry him. The piece ends with reflections on fate and how actions affect others, closing with holiday wishes.
Samuel May Williams funded much of the Texas Revolution and shaped Galveston commerce with a signals network from his cupola topped home. He financed ships for the Texas Navy, recruited volunteers, supplied ammunition, and later joined the Republic’s Congress. Canary Island colonists brought early Christmas carols and Las Posadas to San Antonio in 1731, marking Texas musical beginnings.
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