Casual Corner Notes From Brownfield’s Busy Week
Sig H Atkinson’s Casual Corner notes a mix of local chatter from Brownfield. Items include book sale proceeds, residents moving to Lubbock and Odessa, real estate moves, a Texas Real Estate Convention, and a Moonlight Madness sale on Flag Day with forecasts of clear skies and 90s temperatures.
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Fatso Dean Murphy
Mississippi
Fatso
Sharon McIlroy
J. O. Burnett
Aggie
Dru
Emily Simpson
Terry County Friends of the Library
Cecil
Morris Knox
Brownfield
Mont
Lee Muldrow
Kelly
Brook
Lubbock
East Reppto
Jerry
Toni Garris
George
Odessa
Western Co
Midland
Watergate
Nehemiah
Charlie
Fran Price
Houston
Texas Real Estate Association
Hyatt Regency
West Texas State University
Cindy L. Cousineau
E.maine
Slick
Lou) Collins
Methodist Hospital
Weather Bureau
Earl Elrod
Flag Day in Brownfield Waves Old Glory in Breeze
Stacy Webb, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Webb, struggles to raise the Stars and Stripes as the wind blows on Flag Day June 14. The piece urges everyone to raise the flag with pride and hails the banner as the most beautiful in the world.
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Stacy Webb
Frank Webb
E. Lons
Dave Cushman
Commissioners Court Sets 1973 Tax Rate for Terry County
Terry County Commissioners Court met with Judge Herb Chesshir presiding to set the 1973 tax rate at 95 cents per $100 with allocations for public improvement 10 cents parks 5 cents road and bridge 15 cents general fund 62 cents and jury 3 cents The board approved various monthly reports and allocated funds totaling 43638 for the third quarter including 20000 for road and bridge and 23638 for library building The equalization effort mails 596 property valuation letters and the board of equalization will meet July 10 Other actions included conference funding for County Clerk Frank Gray dumping ground survey by SPAG and 2647 22 for airport runway and lights with half state funded A low bid for a highway patrol chair was accepted from Marsh Office Supply
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Terry County Commissioners Court
Herb Chesshir
General Fund
Jury
Chesshir
County Board of Equalization
Frank Gray
Corpus Christi
SPAG
Gas Shortage Varies by Station During Local Survey
A local survey of service stations shows most dealers still have gasoline but diesel shortages curb new customers. Allocations vary. some report June quotas up, others down. Prices rise noted, farmers may escape some limits, while overall demand grows as motorists fill up more. Governor Briscoe orders a state fuel conservation plan.
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Dolph Briscoek
James Rose
Exxon
Gulf
Texaco
Brownfield Hospital Board Discusses Certificate of Need
Brownfield General Hospital Board reports on a Certificate of Need request after talks in Austin with the Comprehensive Health Planning Office. Pat McMillan and Wayne Rousseau describe detailed reasons and express optimism that the Austin office will give due consideration to their case.
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Pat McMillan
Terry County Memorial Hospital District
McMillan
Wayne Rousseau
Austin
Comprehensive Health Planning Office
Rea
Brownfield Retail Moonlight Madness Sale Tonight
Downtown stores reopen from 7 to 10 p.m. for early summer bargains. Don Park of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Committee promotes the event and urges shoppers to check inside pages for bargains of the night.
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Brownfield
Don Park
Retail Merchants Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield News
Piggly Wiggly Opens 24 Hour Weeklong Operations
The Piggly Wiggly store at Hill Street and Lubbock Highway begins 24 hour seven day operations per manager Drury Grogan. The Post store and four Lubbock district markets have shifted to the 168 hour week, while other stores in different districts already used non close schedules.
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Hill Street
Lubbock Highway
Drury Grogan
Post
Lubbock
American Legion Honors MIA Day With Buttons
Members of the American Legion distribute MIA buttons as Mayor Hahn proclaims June 3 MIA Day. They remind that over 1,300 missing or unaccounted men remain after a 60 day prisoner exchange. Citizens urged to press for complete POW localization and accuracy in lists. Letters to congressmen and Voices in Vital America are requested for input. Bracelet orders and information are available from VIVA at 10966 LeConte, Los Angeles.
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American Legion
Hahn
Vital America
LeConte
Los Angeles
Calif
County Commissioners Declare Diesel Shortage Curbs Mower-Grader use
Terry County officials cite a critical diesel fuel shortage and order curtailment of mower-grader operations for the last ten days of June with a note that tighter limits may come if needed. Signers include Harvey Smith Precinct 1 John L Johnson Precinct 2 H B Settle Precinct 3 and Gerald Bevers Precinct 4.
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Terry County
Harvey Smith
John L. Johnson
H. B. Settle
Gerald Bevers
High Point Winners at Terry County Show and Playday
Dell Knight and Melody Litteau earned high point individual trophies at the Terry County Riding Club Invitational Horse Show and Playday held Saturday. Newsnote by Dave Cushman.
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Terry County Riding Club
Dell Knight
Melody Litteau
Dave Cushman
Nabor of the Week coaches Brownfield girls softball
Mrs. Barbara Lawlis, wife of Steve Lawlis, is the Nabor of the Week and coach of the Purple Panthers in Brownfield’s junior league. She coaches with three daughters, 13-year-old twins Janie and Lanie and 12-year-old Sherry, now in their third year in the league.
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Brownfield
Steve
Barbara) Lawlis
Nabor
Purple Panthers
Lawlis
Janie
Lanie
Sherry
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Marsh Office Supply
Brownfield General Hospital
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