Gramm meets in Lamesa on disaster aid and super collider plans
Area bankers ag commodity officials and publishers meet with Senator Phil Gramm in Lamesa to air complaints and praise. Gramm announces disaster payments of 50 percent of claims, totaling about 4.6 million for the county, after initial fears funds were exhausted. He touts the national super collider project, costing billions, with 3,000 jobs and an average $86,000 salary, urging Texans to push for Texas site selection.
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Ag-Commodity
Phil Gramm
Lamesa
U.S
Mid-South
Super
Gramm
Texas
Sen. Gramm
Meadow School Stock Show Honors Top Animals
Chance Brooks a Meadow High School freshman and Shannon Jordan a fifth grader exhibited grand champion animals at the annual Meadow School Stock Show Thursday night at the Terry County Ag Barn.
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Brooks
Jordan
Chance Brooks
Meadow High School
Shannon Jordan
Terry County Ag
Lamb
LAMBS
Adora Blake
Kendra Longbrake
Travis Andrews
Cory Andrews
Jerrid Andrews
Dustin Jordan
Cody Carroll
Berkshire
Bray Liles
Brady Liles
Ruben Villalpando
Jason Coleman
Randall Beasley
Shawn Jordan
Rudy Ritz
Shannon Jord
Gramm Announces 38.75 Million Disaster Payments for West Texas
Senator Phil Gramm told area businessmen in Lamesa that 38.75 million dollars will be provided to agricultural producers across 11 West Texas counties as part of a 400 million dollar federal aid package. Payments will be issued as generic certificates worth 50 cents on the dollar of each request, with Brooks County set to gain the largest share. Local producers have applied and await exact allocations shown in the final figures on page 2.
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U.S
Phil Gramm
Lamesa
West Texas
U.S. Congress
Gramm
Area
Terry County
Brownfield No Smoke Petition Advances In City Council
Brownfield City Council accepts a citizen drafted no smoking petition as the first step toward an ordinance. City Secretary Zelma Miller verified 286 qualified signatures from the 1986 city election and set a public hearing for March 3 with a vote to follow, possibly placing the measure on the April 4 ballot.
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Brownfield
Zelma Miller
Two more stock shows begin this week in Terry County
Judging for the Wellman show starts 5:30 p.m Tuesday at the Wellman bus barn with about 60 animals. Weigh-in is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow. The Terry County Show opens Thursday at the Terry County Barn with weigh-in 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Swine judging is at 5 p.m. Friday. lambs and steers enter the ring at 8 a.m. Saturday. A barbecue lunch is noon Saturday in the ag barn, followed by pee wee show and premium sale at 1:30 p.m. The Terry County Show is sponsored by the Terry County Young Farmer.
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Meadow
Brownfield
Wellman
Frenship Ag
Scott Doss
Terry County
Joe Tarter
Lasbuddie
Melvin Chisholm
Springlake
Jackie McDonald
Welch
Terry County Young Farmer
BISD to Consider Contracts and Bids Monday
Brownfield Independent School District plans an executive session to review administrator contracts as the main item on Monday night. The 7:30 p.m. meeting in BISD Administration Building boardroom will also address the 1987 88 calendar, bids to renovate three high school tennis courts, and a bid to sell school property.
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Brownfield School Board
BISD
Lions reschedule District 2T2 Mid Winter Conference
The Brownfield Noon Lions shift the District 2T2 Mid Winter Conference to Saturday and Sunday at the BHS Commons after January postponement due to weather. Events include registration at 9 a.m., a 9:45 business session, 12 p.m. luncheon, 1:45 p.m. business session, 8 p.m. western dance, and Sunday’s 9 a.m. session, 11:15 a.m. church service, and 12 p.m. luncheon with Governor Leonard Hanson as guest speaker.
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BHS
Bill Dyess
Brownfield
District 2
Leonard Hanson
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program At BHS Commons
Private Investigator Carl Rickert will present a free program in the BHS Commons on February 23 covering drug types their effects and the importance of wearing safety belts. Sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service with a grant from the PTA funded by the Texas State Department of Public Highways and Public Transportation.
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Carl Rickert
BHS
The
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Parent Teachers Association
Texas State Department of Public Highways and Public Transportation
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FFA -Weetheart
Keely Carroll
MHS
Wilson Ag
James Thiebaud
David Liles
Kristy Melcher
Mickey Williams
Misty West
Lions
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