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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1968
Page
6
3 bedroom furnished house for rent at 717 Magnolia Avenue. Call 637-3161 for information. 103-tfe
The state and county execute a sale of a 22 wheel Tri-Matic system with 144 by 50 foot trailer and Rainbird model 30. The auction by CIT Corporation is set for January 17, 1969 at 10:00 a.m. at the Terry County courthouse in Brownfield Texas. Viewing is available at Tri-Matic Inc. in Brownfield.
Betty Frazier, Clerk, District Court Terry County Texas issues citation to Elvin Woodson requiring appearance by 10 AM on Monday February 3 1969 in Brownfield court for Dorothy Jean Woodson's divorce and custody petition filed December 12 1968. The case number is 6818.
The City Council of Brownfield Texas will hold a public hearing on January 2 1969 at 9 00 AM in City Hall on a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance and a change to the official Zoning Map Ordinance No 1328 Terry County. The hearing will continue until all persons are heard.
Brownfield Texas, City Council schedules a hearing on January 2 1969 to consider changing the zoning from A-1 to C-1 for blocks 19 20 23 and parts of blocks 15 16 17 in the Flace Addition Terry County. The measure follows Ordinance No 1328 and was recommended by the Zoning Board. Executed December 5 1968. Jack Hamilton mayor Zelma Miller city secretary.
Local officers arrested Lawrence Williams and charged him with assault with intent to murder after a shooting at 806 North Third Street Christmas Day that left a 39 year old woman in critical condition.
Funeral arrangements are pending in Phoenix for Gary Lee Hogan 20 once of Brownfield. Hogan died in Da Nang Vietnam from wounds received on combat duty December 14 after joining the Marines in August and leaving for Vietnam in October. Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hogan of Phoenix and three brothers Lar and Jimmy Lynn in Germany with the Army, plus maternal and paternal grandparents.
A speaker laments stricter school rules at McCallum High and Decatur High, recalling harsher past discipline. He contrasts current generation gaps with his own youth and notes how authorities once punished for appearance and conduct in school.
Brownfield merchants must collect a total four percent sales tax starting Wednesday January 1. The levy combines the state three percent with the city one percent, applies to items under the State Sales and Use Tax Act. Exemptions include autos, water, utilities, most foods not prepared, medicines, eyeglasses, and more. City aims to fund a fire truck roadway and waste projects, plus Canadian River water project payments.
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