Banquet chatter and local notes in Brownfield column
The column recounts Gov. Preston Smith's dry water speech to a full house, praises local citizens, and jokes about banquets tied to weddings at Brownfield High. It also notes John Hansard's illness and voice rest, and ends with a quirky item about Siamese guppies born Monday and preserved in alcohol.
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Brownfield
Beth Shilcutt
Richard Main
Pavla
Rob
Brownfield High
D. Cc. Warren
E. Reppto
Lt Gov Smith Addresses Brownfield Chamber Banquet
Lt Gov Preston Smith of Lubbock spoke to about 350 attendees at the Brownfield Chamber annual banquet, stressing water as a vital resource and outlining five major solutions including evaporation control and desalination. He applauded Terry County’s decision to join the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority and praised local leaders for government efforts while noting the coming year’s chamber leadership and industry outreach.
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Preson Smith
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Hary Elam
Chamber
T. A. Wartes
Jackson
South Plains
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Brownfield
Smith
Terry County
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Terry
Sanford Dam
Panhandle
Meadow Independent School District Trustee Election Set
The Meadow Independent School District will hold its annual trustee election on April 3 in the school gymnasium. Incumbents Raymond Vardeman and Olane Caswell seek re-election. filing deadline is March 3 in the superintendent Odell Wilkes office. Absentee voting runs March 14 and 30 at the superintendent’s office. continuing trustees include Winfred Tucker Don Day B W Branch Edward Jordan and Edgar Melcher.
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Meadow
Meadow Independent School
Raymond Vardeman
Olane Caswell
Odell Wilkes
Winfred Tucker
Don Day
B. W. Branch
Edward Jordan
Edgar Melcher
Weather Downturn Forecast for Brownfield and Vici
Temperatures in Brownfield and Vici trend about 2 to 7 degrees below normal with a high near 61 degrees and a low around normal. Warmer today, then turning colder in the early part of the week with gradual cooling and unsettled conditions anticipated.
Several Thefts Reported Here
The past week saw thefts of gauge wheels from a sister’s property near Ozark-Mahoning, plus tools and cash lost from pickup and purse thefts. Warrants led to two arrests for worthless checks, and a spate of minor city traffic crashes kept police busy. Names include Theo Brinson, Frank Ratliff, Connie Mac Jones, John H. Reed, Sr., and Henry Norman. locations around Terry County, Brownfield, Lubbock Road, East Tate, and South 10th.
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Ozark-Mahoning
Theo Brinson
Cactus Lane
Terry County Sheriff's Department
Frank Rat
Harry Elam
East Tate
Henry Norman
South 10Th
Connie Mac Jones
John H. Reed
Lynn County
Two Files For Places As School Trustees
Two candidates announced bids for Brownfield School Board places. Carrol Collier seeks re election to Place 5, a funeral director and long time resident with three sons, and Curtis C Scott vies for Place 4 held by James H Murdough Jr. Both men list strong local ties, community roles, and military service. filing deadline is March 3 for the April 3 election.
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Brownfield School Board of Trustees
School Business Office
Carrol Collier
Curtis C. Scott
James H. Murdough
Collier
Brownfield
Armed Forces
Barbara
Craig
Brownfield High School
Chris
Clark
Ith
Brownfield Junior High School
Scott
Brownfield Optimist Club Holds Luncheon Meeting
The Brownfield Optimist Club met Thursday with 19 members at the Flame Room of Pioneer Natural Gas. Guests Jimmy Jennings and Jigger Roland from Lubbock Monterrey Optimist Club attended. Major Taylor chaired Oratorical Contest planning and Melvin Sorrells led Boys' Work discussion. Additional topics included Bike Safety Week, an Opti Mis club by members' wives, and relocation of the meeting place to the Party House. Rev. Albert McDowell gave the invocation.
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Pioneer Natural Gas Company
Jimmy Jennings
Jigger Roland
Lubbock Monterrey Optimist Club
Major Taylor
Melvin Sorrells
Boys‘ Work
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Ben
Hoeyston
Paula
John Hansard
John
Phillips Petroleum
Lt. Gov. Smith
Politico
Red Coats
Texas
Jesse T. George
J. O. Gillham
Leonard Ellington
Virgil Crawford
Joe Christian
Val Garner
Hugh Thomas
Paul Campbell
Jake Geron
Elam
Bob Sewell
Lal Copeland
Charles Darwin
Huston Gray
W. W. Swaringen
Wartes
Bob Hansen
Kathleen Call
Call
Monte Hughes
Sewell
General Telephone Company of
Southwest
Brownfield Wartes
Chamber of Commerce
Judy Durham
Suzanne Eakin
Melba Earnest
Charlotte Campbell
Barbara Btaumgardner
Linda West
Becky Richardson
Paul Risser
Foursquare Church
J. Loyd Mayhew
First Methodist Church
Ction
Amarillo
Muleshoe
Levelland
Post
Lamesa
Semiente
Drews, Midland and Austin
Santa Fe
Keaton
Main
Broadway Crossing
Texarkana
Houston
Smallwood
Cae
Sheriff's Department
Garland Clifton Beck
Belen
N. M
Larry Weston Shadow
Casa Grande
Odessa
South 5Th
Shirley Ann Hicks
Abilene Christian College
GenTo
General Telephone Company of the
Christine
Hunter
Valerie
Brownfield Junior High
Nancy
Colonial Heights Elementary
San Angelo High School
San Angelo College
The
Brownfield Lions Club
First Baptist Church
Naval Reserve
Brownfield Optimist Club
Brownfield Boys
Albert McDowell
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