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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1973
Page
1
Brownfield officers report solving six burglaries amid a townwide fuel crisis. The feature highlights local efforts near Ritz and a Piggly-Wiggly storefront, with service stations shown as symbols of nationwide shortages. Bill Cone reports.
Brownfield police report six December burglaries at Gear Works Domino Hall Gwe Ken s Q Pool Hall Pioneer Oil Sun and Main and Farmers Club. Richard Diaz 22 and a 14 year old juvenile face burglary charges alongside Martin Flores 17 and another 14 year old. Eight juveniles plus Flores and Mrs Manuela Moreno 36 alleged in Farmers Club break. Moreno charged with receiving and concealing stolen property. Police recovered liquor beer and goods from Moreno residence a storage shed and a railroad bridge site. Charges to be filed in county. juveniles to appear before juvenile judge.
Thompson and wife Dottie report severe fuel shortages across Arizona and Oregon during the holidays with many stations closed and long lines. Duane Moss and family traveled from Klahoma to Oklahoma, noting ample gas in New Mexico on the route. A pamphlet from the American Trucking Associations cites trucks use 23.5 billion gallons of fuel annually and the highway fuel capacity analogy. Brownfield post 254 sponsors a New Year’s Eve celebration to keep roads safe. Herbert Gore leaves Brownfield for Pepperdine College library work after earning degrees from TCU and UT.
Jon-T Chemicals Inc announced the election of officers after its December 21 board meeting in Brownfield. Ten officers were named including John Thomas as chair, Lar Weddle as president, Dale Wiley as VP of supply, Hob Crowder as VP of sales, Imrrell Miller as VP of finance, and Robert Kespens as controller. Thomas, a Missouri native, has a background with IBM and Goodpasture Inc before forming Jon-T. He and wife Nancy have two sons, George and Brett.
Jon-T Chemicals Inc began in 1968 by John Thomas and expanded from one office to 29 employees with four subsidiaries and two affiliates. The firm sells fertilizer globally, develops a liquid fertilizer patent, and operates from Brownfield with main transactions by telephone.
National Weather Service forecast for the Gator Bowl between Tennessee and Texas Tech in Jacksonville Florida predicts partly cloudy skies and game time temperatures in the 60s. Light southerly winds 5 to 10 mph, humidity around 70 percent, no rain expected.
Agricultural advisory committee to the Federal Energy Office in Washington decided to move to annual fuel allocations based on 1972 consumption. Farmers may receive up to 125 percent of their 1972 use if available, with draw ahead privileges to cover seasonal needs amid a forecast 17 to 25 percent fuel shortage. Diesel fuels remain critical for about 70 percent of American farm tractors.
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