Amoco consolidates districts in Permian Basin region
Amoco Production Company will consolidate five district offices in the Permian Basin into two enlarged offices in Odessa and Brownfield Texas effective Aug 9 1987. Existing offices in Hobbs NM Levelland and Andrews TX will become smaller operations offices. The move aims to boost operating efficiency with no planned manpower cuts, though some staff may transfer to the Brownfield or Odessa offices and relocation support will be offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amoco Production Company
Permian Basin
Texas
New Mexico
Odessa
Brownfield
Tex
Hobbs
N.M
Levelland
Andrews
Amoco
Bob Sheppard
West
Permian
Sheppard
Government Offices Plan Holiday Closures in Brownfield Area
Local government offices and many businesses will close Friday for Independence Day observances. The Terry County Courthouse and Brownfield City Hall will be shut, post office hours shift with windows closing at noon, while most businesses stay open Friday and close Saturday. A long list of local businesses will close Friday or Saturday including Brownfield News and Brownfield State Bank, with some shops posting noon or early closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Brownfield City Hall
U.S
Barton's Welding & Supply Buyer Lumber
Broadway Ev Aners
Brock Printing & Office Supply
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield News
Brownfield State Bank
Cecil's
Hester Implement Co
Higginbotham- Bartlett Lumber Co
I Love Country
International Tours
J-Bar-M
K-Bob’s Kountry Kitchen
Landmark Cablevision
Lid-Zee
Lindsey Hardware
Merrit Grocery
Nelson's Pharmacy
Odell’s
Phil's
Retail Merchant's Assoc
Script Office Supply
Sears Roebuck
Skupin Pest Control
Sonny's Feed & Supply
Staudt’s Jewelry
Terry County Tractor
Tim's Safety Lane
Unique Creations
Western Auto
City Hit By Another Heavy Rainfall
A late Monday night storm drenched Terry County as City Weather Observer Earl Elrod reported an additional 1.81 inches of rain. The downpour follows prior totals around 1.80 inches, contributing to ongoing wet weather in the region.
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Terry County
Earl Elrod
Brownfield
Bynum Lane
Main St
Needmore Gin
Jimson
Tokio Co-op Gun
Brownfield Plans Fourth of July Celebration at Terry Park
Brownfield and surrounding residents will enjoy a July 4 events at Coleman Terry County Park starting 6 30 p m with games such as sack races egg carrying three legged races and a cracker eating contest. Wayne Castner Family of Lubbock performs country western and gospel from 7 30 p m and a fireworks show closes at 9 30 p m Food vendors include Brownfield Volunteer Fireman s Auxiliary selling hot dogs and Brownfield Band Roosters selling ice cream. Weather and crop notes follow with rainfall totals and localized damage from storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield Business Association
Coleman-Terry County Park
Wayne Castner
Lubbock
Brownfield Volunteer Fireman's Auxiliary
Brownfield Band
Roosters
Brownfield News shifts deadlines for July 4th weekend
To let staff enjoy the holiday with families, all deadlines are moved up 24 hours. Ads and news stories must be in by noon Thursday. Sunday's edition will be on stands Friday afternoon, and home deliveries will begin Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield News
Be Careful With Fireworks This Independence Day
Lynn Brisendine warns July Fourth celebrants to respect fireworks as bombs. Even indoors or near dry grass, sparks can ignite weeds, fields, or buildings, causing fires, damage, and possible injuries.
City students to play charity softball game
Brownfield High School senior class of 1988 will play a charity softball game Thursday to aid Saragosa tornado victims. The BHS seniors face a team of Radio Station FM 99 players from Lubbock at 7:30 p.m. on Coleman Park’s women's diamond II. Players include Jonathan Hampton Bobby Little Ross Lassiter Sandra Morin Leslie Garcia Danny Coronado Tammi Lewis Mickey Robertson Sean Roberts and Richard Contreras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield High School
Saragosa
BHS
FM 99
Lubbock
Jonathan Hampton
Bobby Little
Ross Lassiter
Sandra Morin
Leslie Garcia
Danny Coronado
Tammi Lewis
Mickey Robertson
Sean Roberts
Richard Contreras
Coleman Park
Brownfield Guardsmen aid lost Oregon girl in Starburst 87
During Starburst 87 maneuvers at Fort Hood a Brownfield National Guard platoon from Det 1 Co A 2/142nd Inf aided a 15 year old girl missing for six hours. She rode a motorbike into rough terrain, ran out of gas, and faced nightfall before 28 guardsmen led by 2nd Lt Emmitt Rogers located and returned her to her family.
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National Guardsmen
Brownfield
Fort Hood
Oregon
Det 1 Co
142Nd Inf
Emmitt Rogers
Robert Mayfield
William Mayfield
Manuel Perez
Juan Rodriguez Jr
Freddie Stansbury
Louis Escobedo
Johnny Harrell
Juan Jimenez
Louis Lira
Samuel Quesada
Leonard Smith
David Squires
Brent Callan
Tommy Garcia
Johnny Marett
Rodney Mayfield
Simon Resender, Jr
Larry Johnson
Randall Mayfield
Christopher Moore
Billy Rusk
Terry Martin
Gilbert Rodriguez
David Summers
Bobby Robertson
Anthony Luman
Andress Bazan
Garza Named All-State Baseball Player for Class 3A
Cub's Danny Garza earns Class 3A All-State as an infielder with a .531 batting average eight home runs and 31 RBIs. Other selections include Lawrence Frazier Arthur Hines Carey Phillips Mike McGuire Steve Hughes Arthur Rhodes Ricky Trlicek Todd Green and more from Waco Connally Sweeny LaVega LaGrange and Hooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Garza
Garza
Texas
Waco Connally
Lawrence Frazier
Arthur Hines
Sweeny
Carey Phillips
Mike McGuire
San Augustine
Steve Hughes
Waco LaVega
Arthur Rhodes
LaGrange
Ricky Trlicek
Hooks
Todd Green
Also Mentioned on This Page
Slaughter
Bravo Dome
David Robertson
Roper
Jerry County Extension Service
AL An
Downtown
Energas
First Federal Savings
First National Bank
AAA Mobile Home & RV Center
AVI Inc
Arco Pipe & Supply
Barton's Welding & Supply
Bayer Lumber
Bayless Jewelry
Broadway Cleaners
Brownfield Automotive Supply
Brownfield Floral
Brownfield Glass & Mirror
Brownfield Irrigation
Cagle’s Sportacular
Ross Campbell
Terry Park
Lynn Brisendine
Brownfield Guardsmen
Cub
Cluded
Ed Holmes
Gilmer
Bryan Michalski
Buna
Francisco Tenorio
Fort Worth
Diamond Hill-Jarvis
John Pollard
Wylie
Derrick Tschirhart
Sheer Heart
Medina Valley
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