Fragments of Brownfield News Share Health, Local Notes
The column blends humor on dieting and weather with local updates. Notable items mention a scientist rat study on calorie intake, and community briefs flag plans for business expansion, a new correspondent, a gin office makeover, and personnel moves at Gibson's Discount.
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Dub Leigen
Lubbock
University Hospital
Della Mitchell
Brownfield
Col
Robinson Risner
Margie Webb
Raymond Gonzales
Gibson’s Discount
Griff
Amoco
Needmore Gin
Lanny Webb
Red Raider Signs With Texas Tech for Football
Russell Lepard signs a football scholarship with Texas Tech to become the 35th recruit on the first recruiting day. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Richard Lepard Brownfield Coach Harold Teal Jerald Haynes assistant Cub coach and Tech assistant Dale Evans. News photo by Don Richards.
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Texas Tech
Russell Lepard
Russell
Richard L. Lepard
Brownfield
Harold Teal
Jerald Haynes
Cub
Dale Evans
Tech
Terry County Commissioners Discuss Tax Assessment Plans
Terry County Commissioners Court debated reassessment of county property for tax purposes and authorized Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Brock to hire two deputies. They set guidelines for fair property assessments inside the city and farmland, planned a Monday workday, and approved exhaust fans for the county show barn after Young Farmers bids.
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Terry County Commissioners Court
Paul Brock
Brock
Terry County Young Farmers Association
Bielss
Kapler
Don Robertson
Gerald Bevers
H. B. Settle
John Johnson
Jaycee Banquet Plans 33rd Distinguished Service Awards
The Brownfield Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts a 7:30 p.m. Monday banquet in the high school dining commons. Eddie Johnson will MC, Odessa mayor Jim Reese will be the featured speaker, and several Outstanding awards will be given. Nominations for Outstanding Young Man due by 6 a.m. today to Capt. Lee Bartlett Jr. at 120 North 5th Street. The award honors service and leadership by Brownfield residents 35 or younger in Terry County. Tickets are $4 per person. Reese, Odessa mayor since 1968, is a noted journalist and former Jaycees official with a rich arts background.
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Rodeo Arena
Gary Barbee
Texas State Technical Institute
Amarillo
Brownfield
W. O. Caraway
Chesshir
Jim Foy
Bevers
Foy
Harvey Smith
Settle
Johnson
Brownfield Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Brownfield High
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Odessa
Jimmy Jones
Jaycee-ettes
Bill
The
Jaycees
Terry County
Brownfield News
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Reese
Eppler, Guerin and Turner, Inc
New York Stock Exchange
Gustine
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Lions Club Talent Show Opens With Multi Division Competition
The 21st annual Lions Club Talent Tournament begins tonight at 7 30 p m in the Middle School auditorium with junior high and elementary divisions plus high school college and open categories and Friday features. Admission is 150 for adults and 1 for students with proceeds supporting Crippled Children and the Blind Camp at Kerrville. Prizes include 30 20 and 15 to top winners second and third receive certificates. Friday highlights include a cake sale with Mrs Dennis Lilly placing a giant cake up for bids for Girlstown near Whiteface.
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Lions Club
Brownfield Noon Lion
Kerrville
Dennis Lilly
Girlstown
Whiteface
Two Livestock Shows Set for Wellman and Meadow
More than 120 animals will be shown as the Wellman and Meadow Livestock Shows open across both towns this weekend and next week. The Wellman show starts 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Wellman School bus barn with about 60 animals in two classes. The Meadow Show, set for Saturday or Tuesday depending on a bi district game, features about 65 animals in three classes.
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Wellman
Homer Jones
Meadow
Jones
Farmers of America
Klondike Girls
Coleman
Terry County
Final Seminar on Tax and Probate Held Tonight
The Brownfield High Little Theatre hosts a 7 p.m. final seminar in a four week series on taxes and probate of wills. County Atty Ray Anderson and accountant Hugh Thomas will lead. Open free to Brownfield area residents, sponsored by the Estate Planning Subcommittee of Terry County Building Committee the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce and the Extension Service.
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Little Theatre
Brownfield High
Ray Anderson
Hugh Thomas
Brownfield Area
Terry County Building Committee
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
The
Extension Service
Meet Your Nabor: Mark Pipkin New Brownfield Store Manager
Mark Pipkin a 23 year old native of La Mesa is the new manager of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Service Store in Brownfield. He recently took over the post and aims to grow into the role after settling in. Pipkin grew up in La Mesa and studied data processing and computer science at West Texas State University Canyon. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and the local golf team in high school. He is married to Marsha Parsons of Lamesa. They have moved to Brownfield with no children.
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Mark Pipkin
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Brownfield
Brownfield News
Pipkin
West Texas State University
Canyon
Phi Delta Theta
Marsha Parsons
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Chicago
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