Grand Jury Returns 18 Indictments in Terry County
The Terry County Grand Jury, meeting in Winter session Thursday, returned 18 indictments against 12 defendants. Vincent Bryant Sims was named on four indictments for separate charges, including unlawfully obtaining property from Vernon Whitaker on January 4. Santiago Mesa was also charged and indicted with Sims.
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Terry County
Vincent Bryant Sims
Sims
Vernon Whitaker
Santiago Mesa
Amoco To Honor Williams With Retirement Dinner
T C Coleman Williams will be honored at a retirement dinner by Amoco Production Company at 7 p.m. Thursday at the American Legion Hall before his March 1 retirement after 40 years in oil field services. He joined Amoco in 1961 after serving as district superintendent of Honolulu Oil and has helped develop fields in Texas and New Mexico. Williams, mayor of Brownfield, holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech, is a Texas registered engineer, and has led local API and park board roles. Tickets are $5.50. contact Coke Toliver in Brownfield. (Second Indictment items follow on page 4.)
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T.C
Coleman) Williams
Amoco Production Company
American Legion Hall
Williams
Amoco
Honolulu Oil Corporation
Texas
New Mexico
Wasson, Slaughter
Prentice
Margaret
Brownfield
Texas Tech University
of Texas
South Plains API
Terry County Park
South Plains
Tamale Supper to Benefit Brownfield Band Trip
The Brownfield Band Boosters sponsor a tamale supper on February 9 from 5 to 7 30 p m in the high school commons. Proceeds support a spring band trip to Nashville. Menu includes tamales beans chips cornbread pie and tea. Tickets 4 for adults 3 for students and children 12 and under. Tickets at the door or from band members.
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Brownfield Band Boosters
Nashville
Brownfield Council Sets April 3 City Election Date
Brownfield City Council called a city election for April 3 to fill at large seats held by Billy Moore Jackie Cargill and Mayor T C Williams Don Park was named election judge with Dennis McCutch eon as alternate. The council released funds to finish the recreation center and debated using 1982 revenue sharing money for police cruisers streets and maintainer. The project would cost about $8 000 to finish with remaining funds 1981 unused and 86 107 more scheduled for 1982.
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Brownfield
Billy Moore
Jackie Cargill
T.C. Williams
Cargill
Willaams
Moore
Don Park
Dennis McCutcheon
Jake Geron
Leon Pope
North 5Th St
Geron
FNB Promotes Three Officers at Brownfield Bank
First National Bank of Brownfield announces three promotions after its annual stockholders meeting. Jimmy Jones and John Duggan rise to executive vice president, and Ruby Craig becomes secretary to the board while remaining secretary to the president. President L J Richardson praised their performance and noted 1981 growth in earnings deposits assets equity and net income per share.
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First National Bank of
Brownfield
Jimmy Jones
John Duggan
Ruby Craig
L.J. Richardson
Jones
Duggan
Richardson
Chaffin Files for Brownfield School Board Seat Two
Sam Chaffin financial vice president at Goodpasture Inc announces he filed for place two on the Brownfield School Board for the April 3 election. A Crane Texas native and Texas Tech graduate, he led accounting work at Peat, Marwick and Mitchell before joining Goodpasture. He and his wife Margaret have two daughters, Kelly and Becky.
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Sam Chaffin
Goodpasture Inc
Brownfield
Chaffin
Goodpasture
Goodpasture Computer Service
Crane Tex
Crane High School
Texas Tech University
Peat, Marwick and
Mitchell
Midland
Margaret
Kelly
Becky
First Methodist Church
Texas ranks high in business climate study
A national firm ranked Texas second behind Florida for the best business climate in the lower 48 states, proving Texans’ pride in their state. TheBrownfield News later corrected a misstatement about directory assistance charges, noting the rate is 20 cents per call after the first three, not $20 per call.
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Alexander Grant, & Co
Texas
Florida
Brownfield News
Brownfield Crimeline to Host Annual Meeting in Courtroom
Brownfield Crimeline Information, Inc. will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the Terry County Courthouse district courtroom. The group will elect several new board members and plan crime control strategy. The public is invited to attend.
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Brownfield Crimeline Information, Inc
Terry County
Reward Offered in Brownfield Burglary and Vehicle Thefts
Brownfield Crime Information, Inc. offers 300 reward for information leading to arrest and indictment of those involved in a residence burglary at 714 N Atkins. Burglary occurred twice between January 30 and February 3 1982, taking a ladies diamond ring. Also sought are suspects in a Cobra equalizer theft from a 1980 red Chevrolet at Bennard Stice shop and a 1974 Ford 4000 diesel tractor taken from Agri Equipment Co 605 S 2nd on February 3 1982.
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Brownfield Crime Information, Inc
N. Atkins
Bennard Stice
B.J. Hughes
Agri-Equipment Co
S. 2Nd
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Jaws OF Life
J.T. Churchwell
Brownfield City
Clovis Kendrick
Mesa
J.S. Hargrove
Hargrove
Jose Hermillo
Council
Pope
FNB
Bank
Brownfield Development Foundation
See Chaffin
Lynn Brisendine
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