What's In A Name and Local Odds Ends in Brownfield
Casual Corner notes a long Maori village name and a Massachusetts lake name with humorous meanings. It then lists local tidbits: Dad's Day dinner, Bayless Jewelry offers novelty car piercings with purchases, angel food cake delivery for editor, donations to Babe Ruth book, canceled city council, hospital expansion vote on July 8, limited stadium tickets, garment-industry funds, 600 job apps, Velvet Club at Holiday House, and KH at the Holiday venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Texas
Bayless Jewelry
Wanda Amo
Celeste Thomas
Mrs. Amo
Freda Howard
Brownfield State Bank
Tommy Zorns
Don Park
Leo Holmes
Freda
Zelma Miller
L. G. Smith
Brownfield State Bankway
Jones Stadium
Lubbock
L. J. Richardson
First National Bank
Charles Darwin Ford
Dean Merrifield
Gordon Hoopman
New Velvet Club
Holiday House
Museum Directors Plan July 4 Kick Off Celebration
The Terry County Heritage Museum board met last Thursday to hear about a July 4 kick off event led by Harold Klein. A meal at the Party House in Coleman Park will be served by the American Legion with tickets at 1.50 for adults and 0.75 for children to fund the museum project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County Heritage Museum
Harold Klein
Coleman Park
The
American Legion
Esther Ruth Henson
Louise Bear
Kathryn Hamilton
Effie Mae Thompson
Dennis McCutcheon
Sylvia Geron
Zelma Miller
Dennis McCutch
Eon
Harold and Charolette Sims
Theda Cope
Irene Paddock
Leo Holmes
Beth Geron
Virginia Zorns
Robert Hamm
Perry Bear
Jake Geron
Ike Bailey
Emer gency Operations Center showcased in Brown field city
The city’s Emergency Operations Center lies in the Public Safety Building basement and coordinates police fire sheriff city hall CPS National Weather Bureau and TV warnings. It houses eight phone lines a teletype six sirens and tape recorders for weather alerts and message confirmation. Committees for a local event were named and officers elected by acclamation. Texas Highway Patrol logged four rural crashes in Terry County in May with one injury.
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Public Safety Building
N. 5Th
Brownfield
Terry County
Sheriff's Office
City Hall
C.P.S
National Weather Bureau
Communications Department
T.V
The
Texas Highway Patrol
H. E. Pirtle
Local Tennis Meet on Tap in Brownfield and Terry County
A four day tennis meet runs June 26 to 29 at the high school courts with ages 9 to 16 starting at 3 p.m. and older players at 5 30 p.m. Events include boys and girls singles and doubles across multiple age groups and a 25 and over division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Terry County
Carey White
Turbulent Weather Hits South Plains with Heavy Storms
Turbulent weather moved through the South Plains as thunderstorms rain wind and hail up to orange size reported north of Brownfield. Lubbock saw extremely heavy rain and hail from pea to orange size while Brownfield measured 02 inch. Scattered showers expected Friday and through Monday with warm partly cloudy skies. crops show good progress with dryland cotton being planted and alfalfa second cut under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
Brownfield
Meadow
Lubbock
National Weather Bureau
Lewis Simmonds
Brownfield Hospital seeks $500000 bond to add beds
The Brownfield General Hospital board plans a $500000 bond proposal to add 30 to 32 beds by building two wings west of the current facility. The project includes two new parking lots and would support expanded staff as admissions and patient days rise. The election is set for July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield General Hospital
Pat McMillan
Brownfield
Terry County
New Mexico
McMillan
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Sig H. Atkinson
CCO
Leonard Ellington
Ro-Tattler
Brownfield Rotary Club
Leonard
New Zealand
Tamatea
Massachusetts
Chauggagoggchaubunagungamaug
CCC
Heer
Baine
City Eoc
EOC
Dave Cushman
Sarah
Dori Marino
Joe Marino
South 5Th Street
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