Brownfield council trims agenda to copier purchase
Brownfield city council spent 45 minutes approving two Panasonic copiers for city hall and police, selecting Brock Printing of Brownfield on a 9 335 contract after a lower bid failed to meet specs. The body also set annual consulting fees with Parkhill Smith and Cooper and heard city updates from City Manager Dick Fletcher.
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Brownfield
Lubbock
Lamesa
Brock Printing
Parkhill, Smith and Cooper
Letter Writing To Congress Proves Futile In Mail Flood
A reader notes the vast mail load of Congress and the difficulty of any legislator reading every letter. Citing The Atlantic Monthly, the piece estimates 200 million pieces yearly, about 459 700 per member, requiring years to process. Tip O Neill is cited with five million pieces in a single day.
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Atlantic Monthly
Congress
House
Tip O'Neill
Grand Jury Docket Set for Monday in Terry County
Terry County Grand Jury convenes in winter session at 9 p.m. Monday with 12 cases and 10 defendants. Listed defendants include Estevar Morales Morin for possession of cocaine, Matias Garcia for marijuana, Primitivo Cisneros for failure to stop and render aid, and Rudy Rivera for aggravated assault with bodily injury.
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Terry County
Estevar Morales Morin
Matias Garcia
Primitivo Cisneros
Rudy Rivera
Taxpayer exemptions in Terry County open May filing period
Taxpayers may file for homestead over 65 and disability exemptions at the Terry County Appraisal Office through May 1. Agricultural use and open space valuations offer reduced taxes for farmland, with rules on ownership and annual sworn statements, while homestead status lasts unless ownership or eligibility changes.
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Terry County Appraisal Office
W. Powell
Terry County
Goodfellows Help 486 Children In Brownfield County Christmas
Di ck Fletcher reports 1984 Goodfellow program helped 163 Brownfield and Terry County families. Boxes with food and toys were assembled before Christmas, moved from the Fire Station to the County Rodeo Barn, the annual Goodfellows headquarters.
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Goodfellow
Dick Fletcher
Goodfellow Organization
Goodfellows
Brownfield
Terry County
Weather Summary for Terry County 1984 A Wet Average Year
1984 was wetter than usual but overall average for Terry County. The year began dry and turned wet from June with three major gully washers. Rainfall totaled 25.05 inches versus a normal 17.21. June accounted for most of the rain with 10.45 inches and three heavy systems. Other wet months were August, October, November, and December. Only one 100 plus day occurred May 12 with 102 degrees. highs reached 99 in June and September, lows fell to 9 in January. Details follow monthly rainfall and temps from the Texas Almanac.
Oil and gas sales boost Terry County economy in 1983
Terry County wells produced 13.5 million barrels of crude oil valued at 393 million and 4.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas contributing 404.1 million to Texas petroleum production, placing Terry 20th among 254 counties per the Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association annual survey.
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Terry County
Texas
Mid
Oil & Gas Association
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