D Day anniversary shadows over Europe and Bosnia tensions
The essay reflects on the 50th Normandy anniversary and the ongoing presence of American troops in Europe. It warns that Europe remains politically volatile, with Bosnia and Serbia posing risks. It contrasts WWII outcomes with post cold war realities and questions if new conflicts could arise without lessons from history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free World
Normandy
Germany
Europe
Balkans
Bosnia
Serbia
Dday
Newsweek Magazine
Clinton
Hitler
Atlantic
America
D-Day
Mae
Brownfield Opens Long Awaited Subtitle D Landfill
Brownfield held a 10 a.m. ribbon cutting to inaugurate the new Subtitle D landfill at 2202 S. 1st Street, with over 100 attendees including Mayor Graham Swain, city officials, business leaders and staff. The event capped five years of regulatory hurdles and EPA compliance efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Graham Swain
South 1St Street
National Guard Armory
Raymond Holguin
EPA
S. 1St Street
National Guard
Dick Fletcher
Fletcher
Tony Phillips
Phillips
Jack Cargill
George Cox
Speedy Lindsey
Tony Isaacs
Harry Stice
Ernest Panda
Lionel Gonzales
Pat O'Daniel
Mayor Swain
Moss and Swain promote soil and water conservation in farming
LCS District Conservationist Duane Moss and farmer Mike Swain advocate soil and water conservation to Terry County growers. They describe wheat and cotton intercropping as reducing soil erosion, improving root health, and mitigating disease. Swain cites a dry year and a hail event, noting wheat buffering rainfall and lowering runoff while cotton remains healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LCS
Duane Moss
Terry County
Moss
Mike Swain
Brownfield
Brownfield News
Swain
Terry County Cotton & Wheat
Terry County Ag
Tax data shows Texas property taxes surged 1992 93
The Texas Research League reports Texas average property tax rate rose from 1.037 percent to 2.258 percent of market value in 1992 93, with tax bases up 18 percent and local tax levels up 144 percent. Rates varied by locality from 3.28 percent in Robstown to 1.57 percent in Fairfield. Child notes exemptions for seniors and homesteads. Industrial taxes varied by city, with Brownfield and Robstown showing wide spreads. See Taxes Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Texas Research League
Robstown
Fairfield
Brownfield
Dallas
D-Day Veterans Sought for 50th Anniversary Feature
The Brownfield News requests area residents who participated in the June 6 1944 Normandy landings to contact the office for a 50th anniversary feature. Call 637 4535 and ask for Garry Peebles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield News
Normandy
Garry Peebles
Good Neighbor Larry Fryer a Brownfield mainstay
Larry Fryer, longtime Brownfield resident and advisor with Edward D Jones, is featured as this week's Good Neighbor. He chairs the Rotary Club, served as chamber president, and sits on several boards while guiding families in sound financial planning. Fryer, born in England and raised in Spearman, values community, faith at Calvary Baptist, and future European Rotary travel with his wife Patti and daughter Amanda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fryer
Brownfield
Edward D. Jones Financial Consultants
Patti
Brownfield Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Brownfield Industrial Development Corp
Brownfield Isf
Amanda
Calvary Baptist Church
England
Spearman
Texas Tech
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Lynn Brisendine
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jerry Katstevens
The
South Plains Association of Governments
SPAG
Holly Holder
City of
Parkhill, Smith and Cooper
Jim Estes
Lee Landfill
Research League
Larry Fryer
France
Cowboys
Union
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!