Brownfield Noon Lions Host 29th Annual Talent Tourney
The Brownfield Noon Lions open the 29th Annual Tournament of Talent with a Tuesday 6:30 p.m. registration deadline. Shows run Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Brownfield Middle School auditorium, followed by a cake auction. Prizes total 125 dollars plus a 60 dollar grand prize across Elementary, Intermediate, High and Out of School divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Noon Lions
Lions
Lion’s
Herb Chesshire
Brownfield Middle School
City Police Release 3 Day Report
Brownfield Police Department logs show three wrecks and four theft cases from Tuesday to Friday noon. Tuesday saw two minor wrecks and a front of Post Office accident involving a 1972 Plymouth. Police report details continued on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Superstitions for March Unlucky Days and Lucky Rituals
A roundup of dated folk beliefs lists March’s Friday the 13th and other superstitions. Items include wearing new clothes with a coin in the pocket for money, avoiding eggshells in fire, spitting around a pigsty to ward illness, and pairing shoes in a T shape for love. Additional maxims cover travel weather, bridesmaids, beaks of woodpeckers, and moon phases for luck.
Oak Grove PTA Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday
Oak Grove Parent-Teachers Association will convene Tuesday February 17 at 7 30 p m in the Oak Grove Cafeteria. Second grade students will perform as part of the meeting agenda. Also note a separate organizing meeting for Brownfield Girls Little Dribblers on Monday February 16 at 8 p m in the Chamber of Commerce Building. All interested parents are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Parent-Teachers Association
Brownfield Girls
Little Dribblers
Chamber of Commerce
Three Elections On April Fourth Draw Brownfield Voters
Voters in Brownfield plan to cast ballots April 4 for three contests the City Council Regional Medical Center Board of Directors and the Independent School Board of Trustees. Incumbents Pope Lindsey Sandlin Knox Hardy seek reelection with March 4 filing deadlines and March 16 to 31 absentee voting. Brownfield residents will choose two school trustees and four medical board seats with administration office handling filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield City Council
Brownfield Regional Medical Center Board of Directors
Brownfield Independent School Board of Trustees
Leon Pope
Speedy Lindsey
Steve Sandlin
Lindsey
Brownfield Independent School Board
Janis Knox
Tom Hardy
Shou
Incredible Father Daughter Reunion After 28 Years
M T Staggs reunited with his daughter Sharon Kelly in Kansas City after 28 years apart. The gathering at the Kansas City airport drew attention as family members including his son Tommy and sister Karen Rush watched their emotional reunion unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.T. Staggs
Kansas
Staggs
Tommy
Brownfield
Sharon Kelly
Utah
Karen Louise Rush
Kansas City
Missouri
Karen
Disaster Loan Deadline Extended for Texas Drought Losses
The SBA extends disaster loan filing deadlines for drought damages in Texas. Physical loss deadlines set to April 13, 1981, and economic injury deadline to July 13, 1981. Interest rates vary from 5 to 8 percent with terms based on repayment ability. Contact SBA Farm Disaster offices in Austin or Lubbock or toll free 1-800-252-9726 for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
U.S. Small Business Administration
Texas
SBA
Austin Farm Disaster
Lamar Street
Austin
Texas Avenue
Hance Schedules Twin Town Hall Meetings in West Texas
U S Representative Kent Hance announces a public Town Hall for 10:00 a m Saturday February 21 in Brownfield High School Little Theater to discuss congressional issues and take questions. He notes the meetings connect with constituents and guide legislative ideas. A second session follows in Plains at 5:00 p m the same day in the County Court House District Courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Kent Hance
Brownfield
Brownfield High School
Congress
19Th Congressional District
Hance
West
Texas
Plains
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
City Police
By Lynn Brisendine
PTA
Bowling Champs
Bill Jackson
Howard Davis
Davis
Lee Reunion
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!