School Business Manager Details Budget Shifts Since 1967
Brownfield's James Willis recalls 1967 68 to 1981 82 budget changes for about 2700 students. While student numbers stayed steady costs rose dramatically from 1.67 million to 7.04 million, cafeteria spending grew from 128 194 to 505 268. Federal programs expanded from Title I only to Head Start bilingual gifted and special education plus a nine district cooperative Vocational funds require separate accounting and strict use guidelines. He advocates block grants to grant flexibility while noting federal funds remain roughly half the total budget.
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Brownfield School
James Willis
Willis
Brownfield
Talk Of Texas Footnote To His Tory Buck the jungle hunter born in Cooke County
Talk Of Texas profiles Frank Buck renowned as Bring Em Back Alive for three decades of global safari adventures. A Gainesville native Buck inspired books films and circus acts by finding and capturing exotic wildlife without killing unless necessary. Texas honors him with the Frank Buck Zoo in Gainesville.
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Frank
Buck
Cooke County
Gainesville
Singapore
New York
East Africa
Borneo
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Texas
Frank Buck Zoo
Filing Date Deadline Set February 1st
Area citizens have one week to file for county offices in the Democratic and Republican primaries on May 1. The filing deadline is February 1. Contact Democratic Chairman Larry Sims at 755 2546 or Republican Chairman James Evans at 637 4478. Offices up for election include county judge county treasurer justice of the peace county clerk and district clerk and precincts two and four of the county commissioners.
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Larry Sims
James Evans
Young Farmers Meet Discuss Livestock Show in Terry County
A Terry County Young Farmers meeting convened Monday to mobilize parents of 4H show participants for the premium sale. Neil Barrier led a Contact Committee to recruit buyers while talks by L J Richardson Herbert Chesshir Bill Swaringen and Bud Brooks highlighted benefits of premium sales. The Terry County Commissioners and Herb Chesshir announced funding to build permanent pens in the show barn, with construction to begin after this year's show.
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Terry County Young Farmer's
Terry County
Neil Barrier
Meadow
L.J. Richardson
Herbert Chesshir
Bill Swaringen
Bud Brooks
Terry County Commissioners
Herb Chesshir
Housing Finance Board Formed and Tax Penalty Policy Adopted
The county commissioners approved creating a housing finance corporation and named five local citizens to its board with Noble as president Pfeiffer vice president Duggan secretary treasurer. A new tax section allows 15 percent penalty on delinquent county taxes after July 1, keeping the existing collection fee. Sanitarian Bryan Gilmore outlined duties emphasizing food sanitation and other duties built on 25 years in the field.
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Ers
Housing Finance Corporation
John Duggan
Ed Pfeiffer
Bill Noble
Frank Camp
U.S. Bullock
Noble
Pfeiffer
Duggan
New City County Sanitarian
Bryan Gilmore
Gilmore
Insurance Bid Accepted for Hospital Coverage
The board accepted the Jones & Lowe bid for three area insurance including building contents loss of earnings and general liability with a $1,000 deductible and $25,783 plus $14,742 for professional liability on a claims made basis totaling $27,072 for one year. Other bids ranged from $29,275 to $31,995 with higher deductibles. If another bidder had been chosen the hospital would owe Jones & Lowe about $17,000 for tale coverage covering incidents prior to termination.
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Robert Noble
Turner, Bear & Cargill
Brownfield Insurance Agency
Jones & Lowe
Arid region rejects waste site claim in agriculture area
A local critic argues urban planners ignore the nation’s agricultural regions by pushing a garbage facility into arid semi populated lands. They warn of long term danger to future generations and call for responsible choices and not to burden their area with waste issues.
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James Roe
Mike Click
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Brownfield Board of Realtors
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ED Fschef
Texas Hospital Insurance Exchange
Jones and Lowe
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Crownfield News
West Hill Street
Texas Press Association
West Texas Press Association
National Newspaper Association
Yoakum County
State of Texas
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Garry Peebles
Barbara White
Carol Corzine
Renee Werner
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