20 Feb 1994
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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1994
Page
1
Brownfield Regional Medical Center directors move to hold a May 7 special bond election. If approved, the district will issue up to 1,225,000 in refunding bonds to refinance existing indebtedness and avoid new debt, with district voters asked to authorize the refinancing of the hospital's bond debt.
Brownfield City Council approves May 7 as election day for the mayor and three council seats. Filing opens 8:30 a.m. at City Hall, 201 W. Broadway. Incumbents Swain Gonzales Elizardo and Panda may file. election judges and clerks named. Former Mayor Cargill to join Brownfield Industrial Development Corp. board. Hale steps down as director.
Brownfield's City Secretary Zelma Miller becomes the 21st municipal clerk accepted into the Third Sustaining Membership of the International Institute of Municipal Courts Academy for Advanced Education. The Academy, started in 1981, rewards active pursuit of ongoing education and professional activity. Miller may use the CMC/AAE designation for her remaining municipal career.
A federal grand jury in Lubbock returned a 60 count indictment charging Lonnie D. Clark with mail fraud and money laundering. The scheme allegedly ran from March 20, 1990 through to the present, seeking to defraud insurance companies by inducing disability claims. Authorities include U S Attorney Paul E. Coggins and IRS Criminal Investigations Division.
The Brownfield Noon Lions Club announces its annual Light Bulb sale for February 23 and 24. Members will sell bulbs door to door, with proceeds supporting local club activities.
Brownfield Masonic Lodge 903 honored Jake Geron at a Monday meeting naming him a Lifetime Achievement recipient. A 45 year member, Geron joined the Masons in 1948 and is a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason from the Lubbock bodies. He was born September 26 1916 in Lamar County, graduated Whitharral High School valedictorian in 1936, played basketball at Texas Tech, served as Red Raider co captain, and flew 11 combat missions in WWII before being interned in Switzerland and exchanged back to the U S in 1944.
U S speed skater Dan Jansen overcomes pressure to win the 1000 meter at the Winter Olympics and break a world record. The piece notes public support and his personal Olympic jinx, praising the victory for a good person facing tough scrutiny. It also discusses Terry County tax savings via BRMC bond refinancing and critiques of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's indictment, calling for accountability.
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