Commissioners Accept Oil Mineral Lease Bid In Monday Session
The Terry County Commissioners approved an Exxon Corporation bid of 75 dollars per acre for a two year oil and mineral lease on 120 acres near Brownfield plus an option for renewal. They also debated jail staffing with Sheriff Murry and approved related items including a youth placement grant refund and a Meadow senior center air conditioner purchase. The meeting featured a Visiting Nurse Service presentation outlining home health care with a sliding fee scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Ralph Murry
Exxon Corporation
D & W Railroad Company
Brownfield
Murry
Sheriff's Department
Mike Hickson
Lubbock
Brownfield News
Dwayne Pruitt
Pruitt
Texas Criminal Justice Division
Austin
Senior Citizens
Meadow
Jewel Akers
Terry County Historical Committee
Visiting Nurse Service Inc
Terry County Cotton Production 1981 Tops 270600 Bales
Terry County farmers produced 270,600 bales of cotton in 1981, from 352,300 planted acres and 341,200 harvested acres, yielding 381 pounds of lint per harvested acre. The output ranks third among 25 High Plains counties, with Gaines and Lubbock counties leading. County planted area set a new record at 4,644,900 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Services
High Plains
the Plains Cotton Growers Inc
Gaines County
Lubbock County
Dawson County
Palmer
Castro
Howard
The Golf Angel Teaches a Swinging Lesson
An avid golfer tells of a man who cheats with sick calls to golf until an angel punishes him by granting extraordinary play. He shoots 61 and goes six under par, astonishingly breaking every habit, yet fears telling his coworkers the truth.
Hospital Board Votes Employee Salary Hike
Hospital directors met in a brief session led by President Joe Masso at Terry Memorial Hospital District to hear admin John Templain report and then convene a closed meeting. Afterward the board approved a five percent salary increase for employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Masso
Terry Memorial Hospital
John Templain
Lubbock
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Templain
BRMC
Bob Bailey
Brownfield News
a_y
Lvn’s
Buddy Kelsay
Goodpasture, Inc
Hospital
Meadow ISD Continues Coach Search
Meadow ISD’s school board met to interview girls basketball coach candidates and adopt the 1982-83 athletic budget about 10 000 covering football basketball track and tennis. They opposed a private school student tax credit, named delegates to the TASB convention, and noted hospital salary survey results influencing wage adds for BRMC staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadow School Board
Odell Wilkes
Jerry Liles
Loyd Jordan
Texas Association of School Board
San Antonio
Terry County 4-H riders shine at Dawson County show in Lamesa
Kristi Hancock led Terry County 4-H Riding Club with five firsts and three seconds at the Dawson County Horse Show in Lamesa. She won high point senior, took multiple firsts in mares, horsemanship, pole bending and flag race, and placed in showmanship and barrel race. Craig and Cindy Cornett also earned top placements. The club hosts an invitational show Saturday at the county arena with divisions peewee to senior and a $4 per class entry. A Terry County Grand Jury convenes in summer session at the courthouse with several burglary and theft cases listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kristi Hancock
Terry County
Dawson County
Lamesa
Miss Hancock
Donald Hancock
Cindy
Carla
Craig Cornett
Cindy Cornett
Terry County 4-H Riding Club
Grand Jury
Leroy Servantes
Francisco Trevino
Roy Barnhart
Arturo DeLeon
Mario Solis
Les Blackburn
Castulo Cruz
Brownfield State Names Paxton New Vice President
Brownfield State Bank appoints Kay Paxton as vice president overseeing real estate and consumer loans. Paxton brings five years at First National Bank Lea County Lovington, plus prior secretary work at Yoakum County State Bank. She studied at Denver City, attended Texas Tech, and completed American Institute of Banking real estate courses. Paxton is a Federal National Mortgage Association designated underwriter with experience in conventional, FHA, and VA lending. she has three daughters and is a Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield State Bank
Kay Paxton
Paxton
First National Bank of
Lea County
Lovington
New Mexico
Yoakum County State Bank
Denver City
Texas Tech University
American Institute of Banking
Mortage Association
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Terry
By Lynn Brisendine
Meadow Isd
Terry Co. Youngsters Place
Dawson
Grand
Brownfield State
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