24 Jun 1992
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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1992
Page
1
Lynn Brisendine writes of a father with WWII heroism, memory loss from Alzheimer's, and a Sunday visit where a pen writes Love Love Love as kin gather. The piece honors fathers and the chance to express care amid decline and time.
The Terry County Commissioners accepted bids for a long distance service starting July 1 and approved investing county funds in the TexPool money market fund. NTS offered the lone bid chosen with rates as low as 0.1594 dollars per minute day, 0.1294 evening, and 0.1294 nights and weekends.
The City of Brownfield began repairing the intersection at 4th and Main on Monday and the work will continue through Thursday. Areas of the intersection are closed, so residents are asked to avoid parking in the 400 block of West Main and, if possible, avoid the intersection during repair hours.
A CPR class is scheduled for Friday and Saturday June 27 and 28 at the Brownfield Fire Department from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The cost is $20. For more information call Greg Pollard at 637-6618. Museum fundraiser tickets for the July 4 barbecue at Terry County Museum are $5 for museum members and $6 at the door. The Brownfield Fire Department will provide the meat and entertainment.
The Brownfield Community Theatre opens The Glass Menagerie at 7:30 pm tomorrow at the Intermediate School Auditorium. Ron Hester directs and stars as Tom with Trish Gibson as assistant director. tickets are 5 dollars for adults and 2 dollars for children. The Tennessee Williams drama centers on Amanda Wingfield Tom and Laura with Jim entering their lives and changing everything.
The Texas State Comptroller reports June 1992 sales tax rebates total 105.6 million to 934 cities and 105 counties, up 7 percent from 1991. Brownfield received 52,148.69 for June, keeping 1992 year to date at 329,044.31, about 3.09 percent lower than 1991. Other area towns listed include Levelland and Littlefield with year-to-date gains, while Lubbock's June rebate is 1,120,701 with year-to-date details noted on page 4.
Obituary and News Briefs fill page one with business cards and sports notes. The brief and TV listings appear alongside classified ads as readers explore events and a barbecue at the Terry County Museum slated for July Fourth.
The Brownfield News surveys six Terry County residents to gauge opinions on Texas lottery tickets. Views split between skepticism about financial benefit and optimism that tickets offer fun and a path to wealth, with cautions about bills and spending.
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