Bank Closings And S&L Follies Hit Texas Hard
Opinion piece by Lynn Brisendine laments S&L crisis and bank consolidations harming Brownfield and West Texas. Warns federal bailouts favor urban buyers, abandon rural accounts, and endanger small entrepreneurs while urging Texas representatives to address the widening crisis.
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Bush
Bentsen
Gramm
Combest
Texas
S&l
West Texas
Brownfield
Big Shot
Brownfield Savings and Loan
Feds
South Plains
Lubbock
Andrews
Levelland orLamesa
Powers-That-Be
Dallas
Commissioners approve monthly reports and add deputy
Terry County Commissioners Court approved adding a full time deputy with bailiff duties at a $20 524 66 salary to handle growing workload and upcoming retirement. The measure passed unanimously after discussion on pay practices and related motions.
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Kelly Sinclair News
Sheriff's Department
Terry County Commissioners’ Court
Harvey Smith
Bill Keesee
Smith
Bobbie Montgomery
Fair Labor Practices Board
American Legion
Hospital trustees back outreach program for high risk pregnant women
Terry Memorial Hospital District trustees voted to host a Medicare tied outreach effort from Texas Tech Health Sciences Center MIHIA program aimed at low income, high risk pregnancies. A mobile team would visit weekly offering prenatal care and enrollment cards directing delivery at the hospital.
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Kelly Sinclair
Terry Memorial Hospital
Texas Tech
Health Sciences Center
MIHIA
Susan Stanton
West Texas
Stanton
Pat McMillan
Brownfield City Council Sets Brief Thursday Agenda
The Brownfield City Council will meet at 7 30 a m Thursday in the council chambers. The agenda includes approval of minutes from the prior meeting and consideration of the Hotel Motel tax budget.
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Brownfield City
Meadow weekend break ins hit Senior Citizens building and Dan's Grocery
On Friday June 14 1989 the Terry County Sheriff's Office logged multiple criminal trespass cases in Meadow. The Senior Citizens building suffered $300 in damage from pry marks and sprung doorknobs while two other entrances were damaged but not broken in. Dan's Grocery saw $30 knob taken though no entry occurred. A third break in attempt targeted Meadow Musical with damaged knobs and door frame totaling $210. No items were stolen in any case.
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Meadow
Terry County
Dan
Brownfield names Eddie Hooper as new Athletic Director
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District trustees named Eddie Hooper athletic director and head football coach. Hooper, from Idalou, led teams to playoffs in four of five years and replaces Roy Farmer, who resigned for a Lake Travis post.
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Eddie Hooper
Brownfield
Hooper
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District
Board of
BCISD
Jack Pinson
Idalou
Wildcats
Quanah
Tracy Saul
Memphis
Cyclones
Sam Carter
MHS
Hamlin
Pinson
Roy Farmer
Lake Travis
Austin
Brownfield Hosts Nationals Debut Tournament Mixed Results
Brownfield's first national Girls National Little Dribblers event yields no champion but earns praise from director Brad Moore for a well-run, friendly tournament. Senior League Red beat Borger 35-25, then fell to Wolfforth 38-35. Minor League Red topped Landes 29-19 before losing to Hurst-Euless-Bedford 27-13.
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Brad Moore
Moore
Borger No. 1
Cub Gym
Lady Bulldogs
Pepper Cottrell
Brandy Campbell
Shannon Jordan
Sara Nicholson
Kelly Rathjen
Christy Alexander
Jamie Cheatham
Wolfforth
Frenshippers
BMS
Tarrant County
Brownfield
Wellman Students Excel On TEAMS Tests
Wellman school superintendent Raymond Lusk reported to the WISD board that two classes in the district achieved 100 percent mastery in Math Reading and Writing on the TEAMS test. The first and seventh grades led with perfect results for regular education students.
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Wellman
Raymond Lusk
Wisd Board of Trustees
Lusk
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Tammy Boen
Greg Gentry
Jasper Jowers
Brownfield News
Brenda Presley
Terry County Pool
Russ McKee
Mike Blevins
Beverly Myatt
BISD
Nat'l. Tourney
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