Firecracker Race Draws 111 Runners From Pg 1
The event drew 111 runners with top times listed for various age classes. Notable finishers include Chuck McKnight and Bob Hamlin of Lubbock, Harry Howell in a wheelchair for the 40 plus class, and top women in 25 plus and 24 and under divisions. The one mile race featured 27 contestants with several Brownfield and Canyon athletes placing in multiple age groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck McKnight
Lubbock
Bob Hamlin
Harry Howell
O'Donnell
Becky Munden
Teri Varelo
Midland
Arlyone Ragan
Odessa
Donna Repman
Trina Rubio
Lovington
N.M
Beth Satterwhite
Ropesville
David White
Andy Simpson
Tina Casper
Kim Gersbach
Jay Whitten
Canyon
Brownfield
Shannon Birdsong
Heath Bandy
Garan Cowen
Jimmy Whitten
Randall Lepard
Sweetwater
Brent Cline
Levelland
Shay Cawthon
Steven Wheatley
Scott Wheatley
Billy Collum
Lola Gordhamer
Tina Cosper
Zoe Gordhamer
Mary Whitten
Lina Guajardo
First Six Months Recap of Brownfield News 1981
A six month review covers key Brownfield events from early 1981 including Brentt Wilkes and Jack Walley earning Class AAAA All South Plains honors, new elected officials sworn in, the Handy Hut robbery, the Dianna Bryant case and local weather, school and city developments, and notable local sports and civic achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Dianna Lynn Bryant
Brownfield High School
Brentt Wilkes
Jack Walley
Wilkes
Walley
Ralph Murry
Ray Anderson
Handy-Hut
Tohoka Road
Royce Chambers
Texas Tech University
Hospital Board
Bob Bailey
Minnie Hazel Bowman
Joe Masso
George Williford
Virdie Montgomery
Terry County Commissioners
Goodpasture Computer Service Inc
Leigh Knox
Karla Cabe
Terry County
George
Buster) Williford
Jaycee
Energas
James Wesley Rust
Pittsburg
Tex
Rust
Living moral standards and community deliberation meet
A discussion by Paul Harvey and Art Melvin argues for a local moral code through voluntary community workshops. The piece notes belief systems, religious influence limits, and Supreme Court restraint, while praising 14 years of workshops shaping public opinion for lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Century Three Foundation
Oak Brook
Ill
George Gallup
Gallup
del Vaabe
Art Melvin
Century Three
Brownfield School Superintendent Vacancy Deadline Set
Pinson said no decision will be made until after the July 15 deadline for accepting applications for the school superintendent position. Brownfield Superintendent Bill Caraway resigns, effective August 31 after 14 years leading the district. he submitted his resignation May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinson
Brownfield
Bill Caraway
Caraway
Marshall Pottery's Rise From a Loan to Legacy
In 1905 W R Rocker sought a 350 loan from Sam H Ellis to expand a Texas pottery works. Two days later Rocker vanished leaving a deed and note saying Ellis now owned a pottery. The Marshall Pottery lineage then grew, with Ellis descendants carrying on the craft nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.R. Rocker
Texas
Marshall
Rocker
Sam H. Ellis
Ellis
Cornwall
England
Mr. Ellis
Marshall Pottery
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Brownfield Noon Lions Club
Brownfield Middle School
Paige Chambers
Janet Bullard
Paige McCutcheon
Melissa Welch
Kent Hance
Reagan
Julisa Barrier
Meadow
Chad Brooks
Tom Hardy
Janis Knox
Speedy Lindsey
Leon Pope
Steve Sandlin
Lynn Thames
Kerry Hester
Christal Brooks
Houston
Richard Ballesteros
Garland Stovall
121St District Court
Texas Aeronautics Commissions
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
1St Street
Reppto
Chamber of Commerce
Kendall Moss
Brownfield School Board
Joe Granato
W.O. Caraway
121St
Ballesteros
Texas Department of Corrections
Stovall
Terry Gaines
Dawson County
D.C. Floyd
Herman Cottrell
Bill Keesee
Durham
Main St
Earl Elrod
Brownlie
Jake Geron
D’’ Street
Paul Harvey
Switzerland
Talk of
Terry County Herald
West Hill Street
Texas Press Association
West Texas Press Association
National Newspaper Association
Yoakum County
State of Texas
Lynn Brisendine
Garry Peebles
Staci Brow
Barbara White
Carol Corzine
Renee Werner
Women’s Editor
W. Hill
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