28 Dec 1997
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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1997
Page
1
An OCR fragment references Southwest Micro Publishing at 2627 E Yandel Dr in El Paso Texas 79903 with unclear details about the business.
Brownfield and Terry County saw a rare white Christmas with up to four inches of snow and 1.37 inches of moisture since December 19. Officials expect teens at night and a rapid warm-up into the weekend and next week. Minor accidents and stranded motorists were reported but no major problems yet. See SNOW Page 4.
Rice received the James Tippit Memorial Officer of the Year Award at the Brownfield Police Department Christmas Banquet held at the First United Methodist Church. Assistant Chief Roy Rice, praised by Police Chief Bill Avera as a devoted leader with a long service record, thanked peers for the honor while Maria Nunez won the J.T. Churchwell Memorial Employee of the Year for custodial work at City Hall and the police department.
Lynn Brisendine reflects on 1997’s defining moments from Princess Diana’s death to the Timothy McVeigh verdict, space milestones like the Mars mission and Hubble telescope, and leaders in Asia and Cuba. The piece weighs enduring legacies of Diana, Mother Teresa, Jimmy Stewart, and Robert Mitchum as the year closes.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Rick Perry designated the Southern High Plains Boll Weevil Eradication Zone to tailor eradication efforts to local planting practices and problems. Perry also named Don Parrish of Yoakum County to represent the zone on the Texas Bull Weevil Eradication Foundation Board of Directors. The zone was carved from a larger 19
Volunteers from Brownfield and Terry County delivered Christmas boxes to 179 families totaling almost 500 children. Chief Goodfellow Dick Fletcher praised broad community participation including city workers, officials, law enforcement, teachers, and students. Several agencies aided remaining families, with work beginning last week moving toys from the fire station to the county live stock barn.
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