Brownfield News: local notices span summer plans and sales
Commissioners weigh pay hikes as community voices mix with summer schedules. Flag Day events, Toastmasters meetups, and a records sale highlight the week. A birth announced in Fresno links to Sanger and Seagraves families, while local business shifts include a moving carpet sale and a Goodyear tent sale. Jaycees host a dance for Girlstown.
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Mers Inn
Venience
Brownfield News
Inmerica
Fredric March
United Nations
Robert Merrill
Mon
Katie Fed
Callie Anne Craycroft
Garyraycroft
Fresno
Calif
JM. Telford Jr
Sanger
J. L. Craycroft
Life Isurance
Texas
Sue Howard
Tohoka Road
Seagraves Road
Ken Paxter
Goodyear Service
Bob Simpson
Jaycees
Girlstown
Former Resident Addresses Terry County Heritage Museum Board
Mrs. Bob Young, Midland museum associate and Brownfield native, spoke at Terry County Heritage Museum board meeting outlining concepts for the new museum to open tentatively on June 29. She discussed legal status space, governance, volunteers, fundraising, collections care and public relations, sharing experience and suggesting policies and procedures.
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Terry County
Bob
Mary Jane Brownfield) Young
Terry County Heritage Museum
Leonard Ellington
Young
Midland
Lee Brownfield
South C
Brownfield
County Employees To Receive Raise In Terry County
Terry County commissioners recommended a pay raise for county workers averaging more than 500 dollars yearly. The plan, proposed by Commissioner John L. Johnson and seconded by Harvey Smith, would lift annual salaries from 442,428.60 to about 486,671.46, a ten percent rise. The measure, not covering extra help or pool staff, goes to the June 24 agenda alongside a 5.5 percent budget uptick for the South Plains Health Clinic.
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Terry
Herbert Chesshir
John L. Johnson
Harvey Smith
Chesshir
L. D. Bailey
South Plains Health Clinic
Local Lads Attend Boys State in Austin
Six Brownfield and Meadow area youths joined 872 high school lads at the thirty-fourth annual American Legion Boys State at the University of Texas in Austin. The program teaches civic leadership as youths register by party and plan to visit the Capitol for a one day stint in office.
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Austin
American Legion
University of Texas At Austin
Lynn Steward
Brownfield
Kenny Talley
Meadow
Tommy
Lynn Stankard
Wellman
Danny Keith Bingham
Danny Ray Gibbs
Alan Yowell
Kelly Glen Moore
Yowell
Loyd W
SPC
Meadow High
Bingham
Don
Helen Bingham
Danny
Talley
Bill Talley
Kenny
Jerry Liles
Gibbs
Brownfield High
W. T. Gibbs
National Honor Society
Young Republicans
Boys State
Capitol
Equalization Board Schedules Public Hearing in Brownfield
Brownfield Equalization Board will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday June 25 in the city council chambers for its annual public hearing. Tax assessor-collector Stanley Miller states assessment equals 35 percent of full value at 1.30 per $100. The board met June 3 to organize with Lal Copeland as chairman and Ed Hill as vice chairman and secretary. others are Carrol Collier Bob Dumas Bill Swaringen and Ken Jones.
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City of Brownfield Equalization Board
Stanley Miller
Lal Copeland
Ed Hill
Carrol Collier
Bob Dumas
Bill Swaringen
Ken Jones
Ed Grimm Reflects on Rewarding Work as Activity Director
Mrs. Ed Sue Grimm describes her role guiding activities at a nursing home, thanking God for the calling and noting hugs and kisses make the job deeply rewarding. NABOR coverage continues on page 4A.
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Sue) Grimm
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Owale
Tiddie
Reuben Fonseca
Raul Fonseca
Londena Selman
Gaylen Selman
Dave Cushman
Heritage Museum Board
Stevens College
Columbia
SMU
Dallas
Junior League
A. M. Brownfield
M. D. Brownfield
Robert
Michael
Calgon Company
Sydney Hester
Community Action Board
Howard Maddern
Levelland
A. H. Daniel
Moore
L. G. Moore
Terry County Young Republicans
Area II Young Republicans
Science Club
Kelly
Wayne Goza
Stankard
Travis L. Stankard
UIL
Bingham Meadow
Kelly Moore
Kenny Talley Meadow
Tommy Stankard Wellman
Equalization Board
Nabor
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