Casual Corner Reflects On Giving And Early Careers
A Brownfield note column shares light verse and anecdotes about generosity and life lessons. It cites Rockefeller Dickens and Carnegie as examples of beginnings, contrasts humor with politics, and lists local items including a George Washington Birthday sale, a hospital note, budget publish, and a Toastmasters meeting at Farmers Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Committee of
Our Chamber
Dean Merrifield
George Washington
Civil Defense Room
City Hall
Celeste Thomas
Magic Mirror
Chamber
Hill & Lubbock Road
McIlroy
Tahoka Road
Plains Independent School District
Farmers Inn
A Time For Reflection Editorial On Community Newspapers
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram sale for 115 million illustrates the value of newspapers as local property. The piece urges readers to guide the paper’s 1973 goals emphasizing local spending, community service, legals prominence, and active outreach through letters and calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Littlefield
Seminole
Andrews
Granbury
Brownfield
Lamesa
Hereford
Three Men Elected Directors At First National Bank Meeting
Brownfield residents Dr. Noah W. Stone Ronald Stice and T A Hicks were elected as directors at the First National Bank annual stockholders meeting Tuesday afternoon. Stone a physician at Knox and Stone Clinic, Stice a farming and ginning businessman and Navy veteran, join long-time bank leaders John Kendrick and L J Richardson on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Brownfield
John Kendrick
L. J. Richardson
Noah W. Stone
Ronald Stice
T. A. Hicks
Kendrick
Richardson
Dr. Stone
Knox and Stone Clinic
Post
Brown
Brownfield High Student Dies After Shooting Accident
Johnny Medina a 16 year old Brownfield High sophomore and Future Farmers of America member died after a shotgun discharged while he was placing it in a car near the Brownfield agricultural pens. He was with two other youths hunting dogs that preyed on pigs. Services were held at St Anthony’s Church. He leaves a large family including his mother Sue and father Toby plus siblings and grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Medina
Brownfield High
Brownfield General Hospital
Medina
Brownfield High Future Farmers of America
Brownfield
St. Anthony’s
Lyford
Lubbock
Christian Youth Organization
Sue Medina
Toby Medina
Clyde
Ohio
Ruben
Lydia Medina
M. C. Loya
Seminole
Brownsville
Hospital Expansion Discussed By Board
Brownfield General Hospital directors met Tuesday night to study expanding the facility to 100 beds and a 100 bed nursing home after a medical staff recommendation. The hospital saw a 26 percent rise in admissions from 1970, with 514 operations and 2 323 admissions last year, as a committee was named to study feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield General Hospital
C. B. Knox
Dr. Knox
J. W. Riley
County Appoints Nine To Study County Programs
County commissioners approved hiring a juvenile probation officer funded by SPAG and formed a nine member citizen committee to review county welfare and programs. They received the second half of a revenue sharing appropriation totaling 72 747 after a first check of 75 812 and planned to buy an asphalt spreader for precinct two at 7 493 to begin local road repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Herb Chesshir
Precinct
John L. Johnson
Chesshir
South Plains Association of Governments
SPAG
Meet Your Nabor Steve Bolton Brownfield Youth Director
Steve Bolton, new in Brownfield, serves as youth director at First Baptist Church. He also teaches a Bible class at Brownfield High and participates in various religious youth programs. Bolton hails from Waco, attended high school and McLennan Junior College, and completed college work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield News
Steve Bolton
The
First Baptist
Bolton
Brownfield
Brownfield High
Waco
McLennan Junior College
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Citizen’s Committee
Sig H. Atkinson
John D. Rockefeller
Boeing
Charles Dickens
Andrew Carnegie
Hungary
By Sig H. Atkinson
Field
Scott and White Hospital
Temple
Stone
University of Texas
Austin
University of Texas Medical School
Galveston
Dolores
Andy
Amy
Gilliham
First United Methodist Church
Stice
Johnson Gin Inc
Tri-Star Gin, Inc
U. S. Navy
Bonard Stice
Gladys
David Aubury
Harry
Dallas
Sandra
Hicks
E. Tate
Dave Cushman
Commissioners
Nabor
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