South Texas Trip Report Offers Colorful Travel Notes
The writer recalls a Southern Texas journey with curvy road signs, green fields, and rich crops. They describe gas prices around 49 cents, barbecue eateries, and seafood feasts, plus a tour of Astrodome and Astroworld. Mosquitoes bite, weather is humid, cattle and goats abound, and Spanish is common. They miss home yet praise local produce and memories.
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Texas
Astros
Astrodome
Astroworld
Cemetery Association seeks help for upkeep burdens
The Terry County Cemetery Association asks for public suggestions and annual memberships to fund maintenance of Brownfield and Terry County Memorial Cemeteries. With minimum upkeep at $40 000 annually and only about $5 000 income, the board urged community support for backhoes pipes mowers and other needed equipment.
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Brownfield Cemetery
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Terry County Cemetery Association
Joe Henson
Farm Reservoir Safety Advice and Local Sports News
Safety guidance warns against using regulating reservoirs as swimming pools due to suction hazards and outlines precautions such as covering outlet pipes with multiple small holes and adding ladders. The Brownfield Astros remain undefeated in NBC League with a 10 2 win over the Lubbock Texans at Lowrey Field.
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Brownfield Astros
Astros
Lubbock Texans
Lowrey Field
Lubbock
Amalio Garcia
Amarillo A’s
Commissioners Buy Car Typewriter Stand and Stools for County
Terry County Commissioners approved purchases including a 197 Grand Fury police car for the sheriff's department with a Derrick bid of 3898 dollars and a Brownfield Printing bid of 621.97 for a typewriter stand and four stools. They also approved a 1251.35 resurfacing bid for the South Plains Health clinic parking lot and 700 for the Cemetery Association, plus road and easement actions and a county health officer appointment.
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Terry County Commissioners’ Court
Sheriff's Department
Charles Darwin Ford
Derrick Motors
Kelsay-Blacklock Chevrolet
Derrick
Ford
Brownfield Printing and Success Office Supply
Brownfield
Paul Brock
Thomason Construction
New South Plains Health Clinic
Terry County Cemetery Association
Harvey Smith
John Williams
Brownfield Country Club
General Telephone
Ballard Street
K. D. Moore
State Highway Commission
U.S. 380
FM 1076
Union
Salt Plant
Mapco Inc
Adair
Morris Knox
Romance Carried by Letters Between Summer Missionaries
In Georgia two summer missionaries describe a long distance romance sustained by letters. The writer notes keeping up with friends across Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Georgia California Missouri New York and more as their relationship grew through correspondence during their school years.
Grandpa Knox Family Fostered Gomez Connections in 1910
In 1910 J J Knox known as Grandpa with six family members moved wagons to Gomez, a west town with wide pastures. The Knox daughters Lucy Letha Zellica Mattie and Effie became teachers and farmers wives. Dock Knox also lived in Gomez and Brownfield as the town moved. Grandpa Knox helped build the local churches and churned butter for daily chores. From Homer Winston collection.
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J. J. Knox
Grandpa
Gomez
Knox
Lucy
Letha
Zellica
Mattie
Effie
Dock Knox
Brownfield
Grandpa Knox
School braces for staff changes and facility bids
Trustees anticipate losing three teachers next semester while the assistant secretary post shifts to the new role. Ralph Waters will serve as delegate to the TASB Assembly with Dr. Faulkenberry resigning from that duty. Lighting bids for three tennis courts were requested and court resurfacing is set to begin mid July. The board also reviewed the summer maintenance plan and the preliminary budget.
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Tim Faulkenberry
Community Action Board
Ralph Waters
Faulkenberry
TASB
San Antonio
Waters
James Willis
Medication administration course offered by South Plains College
South Plains College in Lubbock will offer a 60 hour medication administration course for nursing and home personnel starting June 24. Classes run 6 30 to 9 30 p m on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the conference room at University Hospital 6610 Quaker. Tuition is 50 dollars. Applications available at the Lubbock SPC office 2404 Ave Q. For more course requirements contact B P Robinson dean at (506) 747 0576 or 747 8111.
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South Plains College
Lubbock
Lubbock’s University Hospital
Quaker
SPC
Ave. Q
B. P. Robinson
Also Mentioned on This Page
TC Cemetery Association
Mrs. Henson
Terry County Cemetery
Terry County Day Care Center
Brownfield Jaycees
South Plains Health Systems
George and Helen Mahon Library
Ninth Street
Marilyn Campbell
James Campbell
KoKo Palace
Miss Campbell
Sodl
William Feather
Shad
Terry County Herald
Bevglelelel
Les
Texas Press
West Hill Street
Terry County
Texas Press Association
West Texas Press Association
National Newspaper Association
Plains
State OF Texas
Wade A. Warren Celeste Thomas
Bill Cone
Kay Dodds
Linda Mayfield
Nabor
Homer Winston
Mohota Winston
Wee
Sele
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