Commissioners approve school land oil lease bids
Terry County commissioners in the final regular meeting of 1984 approved two oil and gas lease bids on Terry County School land in Gaines County. Exxon submitted the winning bid for Block 2 League 302 at 3 years 727 dollars per acre with a 3 16th royalty. Evade Exploration Company won the lease on the south 282 acres of Block 5 League 302 at 3 years 57.37 dollars per acre with a 3 16th royalty and a two year renewal option at 39.50 dollars per acre. Terry County holds a one half mineral interest in the 282 acres.
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Terry County
Gaines County
Exxon Company
Evade Exploration Company
Ap- See
Building Permits Exceed Two Million In City In 1984
Brownfield construction topped 2.5 million in 1984 but fell short of 1983's 2,908,676. City totals show 204 permits totaling 2,538,400 with over 2.1 million from new construction including 1,101,250 from 15 new residences and 592,000 from other work.
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Brownfield
Paper a Take By Lynn Brisendine
A column reflecting on checks and balances, referencing Orwell and 1984, noting global declines in freedoms per a monitoring group, then shifting to local permit data for 1984 Brownfield. It compares 1984 permit totals for new residences, commercial buildings, and mobile homes with 1982, highlighting June 1984 as the peak construction month.
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Brownfield
Newberry to Speak at Brownfield Chamber Banquet
Dr. W C Newberry known as The Sage of Southwest Texas will speak at the Brownfield Chamber Banquet set for 7 p m Jan 19 in the BHS Commons. The event will name Terry County s Outstanding Citizen of 1984 and install chamber officers and new directors including Don Ivie Curtis Christopher George Jameson Bruce Woods Fred Cawthon Howard Yandell Cecil Ferguson and Lynn Thames. Nominations for Outstanding Citizen 1984 are due by Jan 11 at the chamber office or via the form in this edition of the NEWS.
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W.C. Newberry
Southwest Texas
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
BHS Commons
Don Ivie
Curtis Christopher
George Jameson
Bruce Woods
Fred Cawthon
Howard Yandell
Cecil Ferguson
Lynn Thames
TCSC issues annual report and calendar release
The Terry County Soil Conservation Service offers its annual report and calendar at 201 E Hill. Over 1,400 calendars mailed to area producers with copies also at Brownfield State and First National Banks and the Lubbock Production Credit Association at 121 W Broadway. The calendar recaps 1984 soil and water conservation district activities and provides a year in review and service report.
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Terry County Soil Conservation Service
E. Hill
Brownfield State
First National Banks
Lubbock Production Credit Association
W. Broadway
Soil and Water Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Brownfield and Terry County 1984 year in review
A six month retrospective from July to December 1984 covering local events in Brownfield and Terry County. Highlights include Babe Ruth Queen Jamie Rash, hospital district board changes, indictments and sentences in the Henry Lee Lucas case, shifts in local school governance, park and festival openings, farm family awards, pageant winners, 4-H honors, missing person Derryl Vandivere, a deadly fire at Gaza Insurance Agency, all-district football honors, and a fatal home blaze at the Johnson Gin.
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Brownfield
Terry County
Jamie Rash
Kenneth W
Buddy’’ Kelsay
Terry County Hospital
Minnie Hazel Bowman
Earl Bradley
Brownfield News
Terry County Herald
Henry Lee Lucas
Dianna Lynn Bryant
Miss Bryant
Brownfield High School
Perry Lockett
BISD
Lockett
Jake Geron
Robert Becker
Scottie Cooper
Stanley Dixon
Weldon Mason
Ricky Day
Lee Miller
Paige McCutcheon
Kiwanis Club
Kendra, Willis
Brownfield Optimist Club
Loretta Ortiz
Club Voluntario
Martha Jones
Brownfield Noon Lions
Renee West
Brownfield Evening Lions
Mary Garza
BHS
Leanne Speed
Tara Muldrow
Holly Edwards
Tiffany Parrish
Brownfield Spirit of the Plains
Red Express
U.S.S
Derryl Vandivere
Juarez
Mexico
Vandivere
Levelland
Wellman
Gaza
Ricky Garcia
Heath McVay
Don Ivie
Chamber of Commerce
California
Daniel Sanchez
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Morin
Albert
Diana Morin
Lynn Brisendine
Old George
Orwell
Newberry
Chamber
TCSC
In Review
Janna Golden
Sharla Blay
Ralph
Tate Newsom
Larry and
Tonia Newsom
Kim Roberts
Tamara Timmons
I Dare
Cubs
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