Casual Corner humor and notes from Brownfield
The column features Sig H. Atkinson style humor on famous quotes and daily quips. It notes local items from Brownfield Texas, including rainfall near Meadow, bond issue chatter, and comments by Wayne Rousselau and Terry County Democrats along with Chamber of Commerce outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Britton
Texas Employment Commission
Meadow
Howard McIlroy
Tohoka Road
Jesse Esquivel
C. R. Anthony Co
Levelland
C. R. Anthony
Eugene Harvill
Wayne Rousseau
Apathy
Gordon Hoopman
Chamber of Commerce of
U. S
Humphrey
Brownfield teen Miss Toliver competes in Texas Miss American Legion
Alice Toliver, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coke Toliver, departed Brownfield for the Miss American Legion Department of Texas pageant in Houston. She, a Brownfield High senior, has vocal talents and acting roles, plus numerous local honors and talents in music, sports, and civic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post 269
Brownfield
American Legion
Alice Toliver
American Legion Department of Texas
Department
The
Houston
Astro= World Hotel
Coke Toliver
Toliver
West Texas
Blonde Beauty
Nancy
Oliver
Lubbock Theatre Centre
Lubbock
DeMolay
Wayland Parker
Fort Worth
Alice
Terry County
Old Settlers
Farm Bureau
Miss Toliver
Brownfield General Hospital
Rainbow Assembly
Loyd Hahn
Brownfield Post
Miss Amer
Forecast Says Old Sol Will Continue To Smile
The National Weather Service via local forecaster Lewis Simmons expects minor temperature changes through Saturday with partly cloudy skies. A few mainly nighttime showers are possible but rain remains spotty under a quarter inch. highs near 90 and lows in the 60s. Northern South Plains showers were limited Monday night and Tuesday morning. Cotton and sorghum crops show good progress under current warm conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Lewis Simmons
South Plains
Hospital Bonds Vote Falls Short in County Ballot
Light turnout at the county clerk's office produced 766 ballots on the 500000 hospital bond proposal to add 32 bedrooms and two parking lots to Brownfield General Hospital. Of the votes 327 favored and 439 opposed, defeating the measure by 112. Presiding judge R. V. Moreman and alternate Leonard Ellington oversaw the tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Leonard Ellington
Frank
Dance Studio Is Now Open In City
La Danseuse dance studio opens at 108 North 5th under Linda Foster and Carmin Gregg offering tap ballet jazz acrobatics and gymnastics for high school and underage groups from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Gray served as absentee judge with 52 absentee votes cast.
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la Danseuse
Linda Foster
Carmin Gregg
North 5Th
Meet Your Nabor in Brownfield
Jim Smith moved to Brownfield two weeks ago for reasons that please locals. He says he likes Brownfield and accepted a job here. Smith is manager of Unique Studio, a branch of NABOR.
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Brownie
Brownfield Oldtimer
Jim Smith
Brownfield
Roe
Emerson
Police Department
Caliche Pit
The
Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
July 1 Estimate Of Cotton Crop Released
The joint Plains Cotton Growers Inc and Lubbock Cotton Exchange July 1 estimate shows 2,602,000 standing acres of cotton in 25 PCG counties around Lubbock. Acreage is up 8 to 10 percent from 1971 plantings, with final harvest likely around 2.53 million acres after typical abandonment. Weather remains the key factor shaping the 1972 Plains crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Plains
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Joe D. Unfred
New Home
PCG
Martin
Howard
Midland
Terry County
Judges Named For 1972 73 Elections At Commission Meeting
Commissioner's Court set presiding judges and alternates for General and Special Elections 1972 73. Precincts list locations and names led by Box numbers and officials including Mrs Lewis Simmons, Jesse G Randal, P A Powell, and Mrs Germtrude Lowe. Absentee voting at Terry County Courthouse noted hog quarantine update and rifle range request discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Party House
Lewis Simmons
John L. Hill
Jesse G. Randal
Jeanie Murphy
E. V. Murphy
P. A. Powell
Jack Dubose
County Clerk’s Office
Germtrude Lowe
Leonard Ellington
Colonial Heights School
R. D. Jones Jr
John Givens
Prather Sheet Metal
Doug Lowe
Kenneth Corneliise
Enoch Stewart
Raymond Green
Paul Young
R. L. Lewis
Douglass Jones
Union
Lee Miller
C. C. Faught
Meadow School
Lewis Peeler
Ann Brooks
Pool
Roy Barrer
L. M. Waters
Drivers Ed Classes Begin At Brownfield High
Late summer student driver education starts at 10 am on July 20 in the Brownfield High Student Commons. Enrollment opens to students 15 or older by July 20 with a $30 course fee. Instructor Clifford Niles leads the class limited to 35, with oldest applicants given priority. birth certificates needed but not required on day one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield High
Charlie Reese
Clifford Niles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sig H. Atkinson
CCC
Meadow Recreational Center
Dave Cushman
the Grand Cross of Color
Ican Legion of Texas
Post 269
H. Y. Griffis
Bill Cone
Gray
Nabor
Jimmy Cochran
LCE
Joint Committee
Extension Service
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Hockley County
Commissioner’s Court
Box
Wellman School
Virginia Pendergrass
Homer Jones
Tokio Johnson
Tokio Community Building
O. A. Pippin
Herman Wheatley Jr
George Weiss
Bonard Stice
Jim Foy
General Telephone Company
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