Candidates File For Various Seats
Candidates have filed for all openings in city school and hospital board elections and more filings are expected before deadlines.
22 Feb 1976
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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1976
Page
1
Candidates have filed for all openings in city school and hospital board elections and more filings are expected before deadlines.
Brownlie the Brownfield veteran opens with a welcome note as he takes over the News and plans to serve Brownfield and Terry County. The page lists agency changes, local notices, church events, club talks, and election filings with March deadlines.
Governor Dolph Briscoe announced a 14439 grant to Brownfield for a sign replacement program to align with the Texas Manual of Uniform Traffic Codes. Traffic engineer Bob Lay said funds cover updating signs not worn or damaged and require city ordinance, maintenance agreement, and inventory.
Eunice D. Jones aged 77, first Brownfield city manager, died February 19 after a short illness. Funeral services were held Friday at Crescent Hill Church of Christ with interment in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. He led Brownfield water and sewerage efforts and served as fire chief for 27 years before retiring in 1966. He was a lifelong city employee and later advisory for city departments. Survivors include a son, three brothers, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews.
Terry County cotton producers and agribusinessmen will elect a businessman director to Plains Cotton Growers Inc at 8 p m Monday March 1 in the Flame Room of the Pioneer Natural Gas Building Brownfield Announcement comes from Billy McCallister and C W Brooks Meadow current directors Both farmers and businessmen vote and a PCG staff member will present an overview and answer questions.
Wade A. Warren of Littlefield was named publisher of the Brownfield News to begin February 23. He succeeds Sig H. Atkinson, who led since March 1969, and will also be president. Warren previously led the Lamb County Leader News and has prior service as advertising manager at the Press-Reporter in Lamesa. He and his wife Carolyn have three children and plan to relocate to Brownfield. He praised the Brownfield community and pledged first class coverage reflecting Brownfield and Terry County.
The National Weather Bureau forecasts a much colder trend beginning early in the week. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible today, with clearing and colder air by Monday. Windy afternoons may bring blowing dust.
City council accepted a traffic study by engineers from Brownfield Lamesa Plainview and the Governor's Office on Traffic Safety. The report found Tahoka Road has no high accident rate and parking should not be completely prohibited. Proposals include restriping Ballard Street approaches to three lanes and restricting parking near Ballard Street for defined distances.
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