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Brownfield News

Location

Brownfield, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1985

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Cubs to crown Miss Red and White at Friday ceremony

Brownfield High School will crown Miss Red and White during halftime of the Friday boys game against Post. Senior candidates include Leanne Speed and Doris Washington with escorts James Swoopes and Ronald Perkins. Junior and freshman duchesses are Laura Roe and Tiffany Parrish. Crownbearer is Cody Churchwell.

Cubs Brownfield High School Red Counci Joanna Murphree Lance Pfeiffer D’lynn Patton Cody Churchwell Gary Churchwell Penny Ervin Martha Jones Ricky Garcia Leanne Speed James Swoopes Doris Washington Ronald Perkins Laura Roe Todd Blevins Tiffany Parrish Heath Bandy Leon Speed BHS Brownfield Rotary Club Heart Louise Swoopes Willie Washington New Horizon Singers Beverly Perkins Cub

Cie a Vale weather winds into winter wit humored quip

Lynn Brisendine notes how weather extremes spark comments from Texas readers and others as a cold snap tightens tongues and prompts humorous takes from Rockford Illinois to San Antonio. The column Playful weather anecdotes reflect seasonal yearning for spring amid frigid snap.

Texas San Antonio Rockford Illinois

Commissione rs name County depository amid club hall debate

The county commissioners approved First National Bank as the county depository through Jan 1 1987 after a lively discussion over a vacant club building and the county’s purchase option. Monday’s second meeting of the year proceeded with routine business.

First National Bank L.J. Richardson

Thursday Tax Deadline Prompts Penalties and Updates

Taxpayers in Terry County face a Thursday deadline to pay local city county and school taxes at the Tax Appraisal Office at 421 W Powell to avoid penalties. Delays raise penalties for February and beyond with compounding interest and a 15 percent delinquent collection fee if paid after July. The office reports 90 to 95 percent collection and notes ongoing reappraisal of single family homes mobile homes and commercial property as required by law every four years. The meeting also covers budget transfers and pending lease and purchase options for county property and buildings.

Terry County W. Powell J.O. Burnett City of Brownfield Wellman Union Meadow Terry Memorial Hospital City of Meadow Burnett FNB Terry County Fund Terry County School Fund Bill McKee

Brownfield High School tennis team extends winning run

Brownfield High School varsity tennis netters posted their 18th 19th and 20th wins of the year defeating Lubbock Esta cado 25 11 Hobbs New Mexico 21 8 and Levelland 18 7 Coach Virdie Montgomery announced a weekend tournament trip to Vernon facing Class 4A 5A programs Amarillo Caprock Palo Duro Vernon Burkburnett Wichita Falls Hirshi Weatherford and Levelland

Brownfield High School Lubbock Estacado Hobbs N.M Levelland Virdie Montgomery Netters Vernon Amarillo Caprock Palo Duro Burkburnett Wichita Falls Hirshi Weatherford

Terry County Junior Livestock Show set for February events

The 1985 Terry County Junior Livestock Show and Sale sponsored by the Terry County Young Farmers runs February 14 to 16 with entry deadlines at the county extension office. Weigh-ins are February 14 from 1 to 6 p.m with Dr Tim Faulkenberry providing health papers on February 15 hog show begins at 5 p.m. See Livestock Page 14 for details and results of matches against Estacado Hobbs and Levelland including multiple singles and doubles wins by Dodd Nettles Gillespie Porter Willis and others.

Terry County Terry County Young Farmers Tim Faulkenberry

Gramm to speak at Lincoln Day Dinner in Brownfield

U S Senator Phil Gramm will visit Brownfield on February 9 at 5 00 p m in the Brownfield High School Commons to headline a Lincoln Day Dinner Tickets are available in the lobby of Brownfield State Bank and at Frank Gorton’s First National Bank Evans campaign chairman says the event aims to show local support and improve county communication Gramm from College Station 42 with a Ph D in Economics taught at A M for 12 years and has a long political history including Congress seat shifts and authoring tax and budget legislation He is married to economist Wendy Lee Gramm and the couple has two sons Page 14

U.S Phil Gramm Brownfield Brownfield High School James Evans Brownfield State Bank Frank Gorton First National Bank Terry County College Station Congress House Budget Committee Tip O'Neal Gramm Wendy Lee Gramm Mar

Local Banks Release Dec 31 1984 Financials

Three Brownfield institutions FNB Brownfield State Bank and Brownfield Savings & Loan published quarterly reports for the period ending December 31 1984. Charts compare assets deposits and loans for FNB and Brownfield Savings & Loan with 1983 totals while Brownfield State Bank lacks a 1983 comparison due to ownership change.

Brownfield Financial Institutions First National Bank Brownfield State Bank Brownfield Savings & Loan FNB

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Terry County Gins Will Lynn Brisendine Commissioners Name County Depository George Hudspeth Lubbock Highway Western Club Hudspeth Estacado Philip Dodd Jimmy Hernandez Scott Nettles Andres Garcia Darren Gillespie Roger Lay Paul Porter Fred Johnson Paul Willis Reggie White Damon Davis Boys Dodd Nettles Hernandez Garcia Kingsley Gillespie Davis Lay Willis Porter Johnson White Staci Rogers Lori Hernandez Jennifer Box Hope Meza Joni Lassiter Mary Hernandez Amy Knight Sheila Klenco Lee Gramm Financial Institutions
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