Annual football awards banquet honors a crowded pot luck
Friday night ceremony in the dining commons showcased numerous awards for players and staff. Notable honorees include Jerry Joplin best defensive back, Matt Jones best team man, Robert Lepard offensive player of the year, Mark Morris most improved, Eddie Airshie best blocking back, and Roy Mason with Dean Murphy receiving Cub Booster awards.
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Jerry Joplin
Jerry Sullivan
Matt Jones
Robert Lepard
Mark Morris
Randy Rozean
Mike Murphy
Fabian Garcia
Eddie Airshie
Mike Sanders
Ronnie Gober
Scott Jackson
Danny Dyer
Bud McGriff
Richard Lee
Roy Mason
Dean Murphy
Cub
Bruce Davis
County Assessors to Start Work in January
Tax assessors in Terry County led by Paul Brock will begin surveys in January focusing on personal property and improvements, not soil surface. They will render affidavits, with disabled veterans receiving tax exemptions upon veteran affairs certification. Voter registration changes mean current voters stay registered for two years and new cards go out in February. Bids for three tax office calculators were awarded to Brownfield Printing and two to Success. Judge Chesshir reported indigent care costs and discussed Health Unit expansion, plus sale of Lot 11 in Young Division. Mental Health Clinic data shows 54 male and 206 female new patients, 227 reopenings, 475 inactive cases.
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Terry County
Paul Brock
Commissioners Court
Floyd Burda
Billie McAlister
L. O
Sonny) Rogers
Brock
Veteran's Administration
Brownfield Printing
Herbert Chesshir
Chesshir
Young Division
Christmas Day Brief From Brownfield Newsroom
Brownfield notes a Christmas day publication with caution on holiday travel and home safety. Weather data cited includes record temperatures on December 19 in 1921 and 1909. Local police report three CB radios stolen, none marked. the department promotes Operation Identification to mark property. Commissioners list illness and a staffer returning from surgery. Mistletoe decor signals holiday cheer from the Tokio correspondent.
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National Weather Service
Dick Fletcher
Brownfield Police Department
Lee Bartlett
Commissioners Court
DECA
Joe Young
Carl Ferne] Lowrey
Tokio
Cotton Prices Decline in Week Ending December 19
Cotton prices fell by 5 to 7.5 dollars per bale as growers sold mixed new crop lots mainly grades 41 and 42 with staples 29 to 30 and mikes 3.0 to 4.9 for about 42.75 cents per pound. USDA reports slow trading and light demand with new crop offerings in moderate volume and cottonseed priced at 75 to 110 dollars per ton. About 30,000 samples were classified this week at Brownfield, part of a season total of 119,000 versus 126,000 a year ago.
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J. E. Mabry
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Mabry
Christmas Day Forecast Says Fair Warm Weather Ahead
The National Weather Bureau forecasts a fair and warmer Christmas Day with variable winds. No precipitation is expected through Saturday. afternoons will be cooler and nights may drop into the 20s.
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National Weather Bureau
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