Odd Town Names Across the United States
The piece catalogs unusual U.S. place names such as Wounded Knee South Carolina Knockem Stiff Ohio Bugtussle Rabbit Has Mondeys Eyebrow Kentucky and many more including Gasoline Texas Detour Accident and Seldom Seen Pennsylvania. It notes states with quirky names like Blessing Comfort Content and Jolly in Texas and Morning Sun Evening Shade in Arkansas.
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United States
Wounded Knee
S. C
Ohio
Slide Inn
Calif
W. Va
Ind
Two Aggies Run Loan Shark Scheme and Vanish
Two Texas A&M individuals started a loan shark operation by lending all their cash and then fled town, leaving debts behind. Authorities investigate the scheme and search for the suspects.
McGowan Family Law Firm Adds Third Generation Associate
McGowan McGowan Hale attorneys announce William J. McGowan II as associate, marking three generations in the firm. Community notes include local bumper sticker humor, Frenship Schools award to Dr. Michael L. Dunavant, and upcoming Jaycees events with speaker Dennis McGill.
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McGowan, McGowan & Hale
William J. McGowan II
McGowans
Lubbock
Frenship
Wolfforth
Michael L. Dunavant
Frenship Young Farmers
Aztec
Dennis McGill
Bill McGown II
Pep
Pat Cummins
First Baptist Church
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Atlanta
Random Thoughts On 1975 Texas Economy and Inflation
An editorial notes Texas ranks high in the nation, yet warns of inflation and rising living costs. It cites farm auctions in Brownfield, wage gaps, and tax effects, highlighting Terry County income needs and rising female labor participation. Economist Jay Schmiedeskamp warns it may take years to curb inflation.
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West
Texas
Sunday Avalanche Journal
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Terry County
Jay Schmiedeskamp
University of Michigan
Institute For Social Research
Winston Churchill
Britain
School Extends Caraway’s Contract and Board Actions
Brownfield Independent School Board extended Superintendent W O Bill Caraway’s contract through 1978 after an executive session following the regular meeting. Other actions include trustee elections set for April 5, tax exemption signups for seniors, and staff changes with new hires and resignations at the high school level.
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W. O
Bill
Burnett
Deadlines Set for Disaster Payment Forms
Filing deadlines for forms under the 1974 disaster payment program are set by John H. Stockton Jr. executive director of the Terry County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service.
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John H. Stockton Jr
Terry County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Displaced Phone Booth Confuses Operator Over Farm Aid Forms
The report details ASCS deadlines for 574 580 and production records with due dates through February 28 and May 1 for disaster program payments. It notes Stockton’s promise of disaster payments after production evidence and mentions 1975 allotment notices and land division requests. Upland cotton transfers from Terry County await 1975 notices, and CCC 182 forms will reflect total payments to IRS. Cotton loans are available at banks or the ASCS office at 9.375 percent interest.
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Stockton
Terry County
Texas
ASC
ASCS
Burglaries and vandalism reported across town
Local police logged a spate of burglaries and vandalism including a broken restroom window at Bowman Body Shop and a forced entry at Merritt's Grocery. Items stolen ranged from cash and a 1969 Buick key set to clothing and a vehicle battery. Several residents faced break ins and property damage while numerous arrests followed for public intoxication, discharging firearms, trespassing, and other offenses.
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Bowman Body Shop
Merritt
Tohoka Road
Finley’s
South 6Th Street
Copeland
Cactus Lane
North Atkins
Bobby Ray Lawrence
Cruz Reina
Cub Drive Inn
William Randall Yarbough
Angel Cabrera Rodriguez
Macarie C. Martinez
Alejandra Barrera
Charles Randall Emery
James William Forbes
Francisco M. Macias
Jose Guadalupe Semental
Jesse M. Flores
David Hernandez
Oscar Lee Prusett
Abraham Trevino
Beulah Hester Jeter
Farmer’s Club
Classing Office Closes For Season At Brownfield
Brownfield USDA Cotton Classing Office ends season with 9 900 samples classed this week, total season 207 000, far below last year 344 000. Lubbock will handle remaining classing. Grades 41 51 42 52 dominate. bark reduced about 60 percent of crop. Staple 32.1 thirty seconds, fiber strength 84 000 psi, micronaire around 3.0.
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Brownfield
Bob Shultz
USDA
Lubbock
Agricultural Marketing Service
Shultz
Welcoming David Dunham to Brownfield with family updates
David Dunham and wife Terry moved to Brownfield where Dunham serves as youth education minister at Calvary Baptist Church. Born in Wichita and raised in Colorado, he came to Plainview in 1972 to attend Wayland Baptist College. The couple expects their first child in July and Dunham continues education while commuting two days weekly.
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David Dunham
Terry
Brownfield
Dunham
Calvary Baptist Church
Wichita
Kan
Littleton
Colo
Colorado
Texas
Plainview
Wayland Baptist College
Plains
W. H. Dunham Jr
Honeywell
Denny
Denver
Don
Dean
Arapahoe High
Chamberlain Observatory
Denver University
Wayland
Northside Baptist Church of
Nabor
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Brownie
KKK
Brownfield Chapter
United Commercial Travelers
Earl Fox
Gaddis Owens
Brookhaven
Miss
Sig Atkinson
Union
Marsh
Ft. Worth
The
Tax Foundation
Economist
Caraway
McCreary & Huey
Austin
Latham & Stults
Bill Gilmore
Sylvia Langham
Sheveport
Jerry Don Brown
Clifford Niles
Industrial Cooperative
Niles
Marion Baker
Wichita Falls
Lisa Dennis
Gilmore
Glenda Kennedy
Dave Cushman
IRS
First
Cardwell
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