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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1968
Page
5
The Bureau of Reclamation disclosed that Missouri River water imports to the Texas Panhandle cannot meet needs due to insufficiency. Engineers are evaluating tapping the Lower Mississippi as an alternative to the costly Missouri plan.
The Bureau of Reclamation criticizes developer projections for West Texas and Eastern New Mexico water from the Missouri River. It says available water may be far less than 13 million acre feet and warns that deficits would push supplies to Kansas and Nebraska first. Water, Inc. continues studying alternatives, with a June 1972 completion target for reconnaissance and possible inclusion of non farming uses to offset costs.
Editor notes that Head Start students are served a morning snack at 8 45 a m and a lunch at 12 30 p m the week of June 24 28. Menu items include peanut butter cookies orange juice spaghetti green beans hamburgers ham fried fish and more with milk and desserts each day.
Mary Jane Blackstock daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Blackstock 805 East Cardwell was elected as Nationalist Party No nominee for Commissioner Place 3 of ME County at the Bluebonnet Girls State event sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 269. Donna Steingrath of Union also attends. Girls State began in 1937 as a non partisan citizenship program teaching government duties and rights.
Mrs. Stanley Miller city secretary and treasurer for the South Plains Association of City Secretaries and Clerks attended the quarterly Tahoka meeting. Twenty two members met in the Tahoka Cafeteria for a one day session. Norton Barrett spoke on the International City Secretaries meeting in Miami in May.
In the May referendum 58 counties voted to allow sale or lease of upland cotton allotments to farms in other Texas counties for 1969. Decisions follow earlier votes in 1966 1967 and 1968-69 cycles with numerous named counties listed among those approving transfers.
Jon Lyle Awbrey of 705 Cactus Lane has been admitted to Michigan State University's Honors College as part of 101 new members. Eligibility requires sophomore status and a minimum 3.50 GPA. Benefits include waived course requirements and a tailored study program with faculty advisement and potential early access to graduate work.
Seagraves resident Seaman Recruit Alejandro Zepeda, 20, son of Jose M. Zepeda, begins nine weeks of basic training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego California. He will learn Naval customs, ordnance, seamanship and more as he undergoes physical drills and inspections to determine his future assignment after graduation.
Extension Horse Specialist B F Yeates leads a Seminole horse clinic Friday from 6 to 10 p m at the Gaines County Show Barn. The program covers conformation, showmanship, basic horsemanship, western pleasure and timed events. All interested in horses are invited. refreshments will be served.
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