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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1996
Page
1
The Angel Tree project sponsored by the Children's Protective Services and the Salvation Army served 316 youngsters this year, up from 153 last year and 50 in the first year. Organizers aim to give every child at least one toy and one new clothes item.
Editor notes the 1996 Brownfield Goodfellows Christmas relief project completed successfully with volunteers from city and county, including officials, law enforcement, teachers, and students. At the Terry County Livestock Barn 184 Brownfield and Terry County families, about 500 children, each received food and toys in boxes. Some aid also came from Salvation Army and local churches. work began last week moving toys from the Brownfield Fire Station to the barn.
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Lena Contreras Barrera 30 died at 8:54 a.m. Thursday at University Medical Center from gunshot wounds after an argument with Rodolfo Gomez 34 who died at the scene last Sunday at a West Waco residence. Police say the couple and Barrera’s sister and five children were at the home Saturday night. an argument led Gomez to shoot Barrera seven times in the head and upper torso. One sister was awakened by a gunshot at 7:45 a.m. The report notes the incident occurred during an alcohol fueled gathering.
A columnist argues money drives political graft across parties, citing Clinton Gingrich soft money scandals and past abuses from Watergate to Iran Contra. The piece urges campaign finance reform and a public push to end soft money loopholes as a new year and new Congress begin.
Approximately 75 employees relatives and friends attended the Fifth Annual Brownfield Police Department Christmas Banquet and Awards Dinner. The J.T Churchwell Police Employee of the Year and J.T Tippit Memorial Police Officer of the Year awards were presented amid remarks by Police Chief Bill Avera City Manager Dick Fletcher and councilmen Roy Edwards and Bill Schoemann. Fletcher urged officers to be ambassadors for the city noting the impact of their actions on residents. Swain stood in for absent Mayor George Cox as former Mayor Graham Swain helped present the departmental awards.
Brownfield resident Dorothy Jo Knight, a former art and special education teacher, carves and paints slender Cypress knees from southern swamplands into an original nativity display. She works to fit scenes to the wood contours, conveying a lesson about care and trust between shepherd, sheep, and flock.
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