Brownfield Community Calendar and Local Notes
Brownfield calendar lists July events from Dollar Day to hospital bond election and local gatherings. Notes mention Meadow barbecue, Democratic national convention, and a cinema decline at Eagle Theatre. Community items include bank philanthropy, traveling families, and county happenings with absentee voting updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Terry County Heritage Museum
Party House
West Texas Press Association
Holiday House
Meadow
Meadow Musical Association
Wellman ISD Board Calls $600,000 Bond Election
The Wellman Independent School District Board met in a special session on June 23 to call a bond election of $600,000 for a proposed school building program. The election is set for Saturday July 22 in the high school board room with absentee voting beginning July 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman School Board
Board of Trustees of
Wellman Independent School District
Wellman Schools
Terry County
Bruce Zorns
Brownfield State Bank
Regional Housing Authority
Local Housing Authority
John Thomas
Jerry County
Hospital Board Meets on Urban Renewal Plan
At a called meeting of the Terry Memorial Hospital district board of directors Tuesday night the panel discussed urban renewal implications and directed staff to pursue further study and consultation with city officials and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital Board
Terry Memorial Hospital
Miss Teresa Pack Crowned West Texas Area Sweetheart
Miss Teresa Pack of Lubbock was named West Texas area Sweetheart at the Demolay Grand Ball held at the Hale County Airport National Guard Armory. Alice Tolliver was first runner up. Miss Nancy Barron, State Sweetheart, crowned the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Pack
E. Y. Lee
Lubbock
Alice
Nancy Barron
National Guard
Hale County
Wayland Parker
Ronnie L. Steinrath
Quin Skains
Lan Skains
Ryan Skains
Matt Adams
Jerry Cade
Cliff Toli
Courthouse Open Monday Equalization Board Meets
Most offices in Terry County courthouse will stay open Monday July 3 for business. The courthouse will be closed Tuesday July 4 after the Commissioners Court regular meeting. Prior to the meeting oil and gas representatives and public utilities, pipelines and rails discussed property to be taxed by the county equalization board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Commissioner’s Court
County Equalization Board
Operation Motorcide 4th of July Safety Drive Opens Friday
Texas DPS estimates five percent of holiday traffic deaths, as the Operation Motorcide campaign runs 6 p.m. Friday June 30 through midnight July 4. Major C. W. Bell urges all personnel to curb speeding and drunken driving, stressing driver responsibility to avoid collisions and keep streets safe. The message calls Texans to Drive Friendly and make the holiday safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Department of Public Safety
C. W. Bell
Lubbock
Department of Public Safety
Major Bell
The
Texas Wag
Curbs urged for hog cholera after Dawson and Terry cases
With hog cholera confirmed in Dawson and Terry counties swine producers are urged to take precautions. Dr. Gene Cope and Dr. Gilbert Hollis of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service advise immediate veterinary checks, isolation of new pigs for 30 days, strict biosecurity, and proper disposal of infected stock under government supervision. Producers should report cases, vaccinate only as directed, and cooperate with inspectors as Brownfield area surveys proceed.
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Dawson
Terry
Gene Cope
Gilbert Hollis
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Jim Foy
Foy
Dawson County
Meet Your Nabor Randy Cobb
Randy Cobb is highlighted as an outstanding young man serving as summer youth director at First Baptist Church Brownfield. Born in Post, he is the son of Leo and Losessca Cobb of Dallas, with four sisters, and he grew up in Post before moving to Irving for high school.
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Randy Cobb
God
Brownfield
First Baptist Church
Post
Leo
Losessca Harper Cobb
Dallas
Cobb
Randy
Irving
Gradua
Weather calm as temperatures hover near century mark
Weather observer reports Brownfield highs near 100 degrees with several stations reaching the century. Aspermont tops at 112, Jayton 108, Lamesa 105, Seminole and Tahoka 102. Forecast calls for a slight drop but dry conditions continue with mid to upper 90s highs and 60s lows through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Simmons
Old Mercury
Brownfield
National Weather Service
Caprock
Aspermont
Jayton
Lamesa
Tahoka
Fridday
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By Sig H. Atkinson
CCC
Seagraves
Ken Luedtke
Eagle Theatre
Gaines County
Brownfield State Bank & Trust Co
Bill Cowan
Chicago
Brownfield News
Tohoka Road
Bob Metzger
Frank Gray
Lewis
Viola Simmonds
Galveston
Ava McKinney
Terry County Community Action
U.S. 62
Joe Mary Ramos
Route 1
Ropesville
Charles Fate Cogburn
Jal
N. M. Cogburn
Joe Dan Evans
Brownfield General Hospital
Dale Wylie
Ford
el Paso Natural Gas
Ramos
Don Pendergrass
Thelbert Millsap
Celeste Thomas
Alice Tolliver
West Texas
Ver
Mike Rogers
Phillip Carey
Alfred Newsome
Thurman Skains
Toliver
Brown
Court House
Wellman
Alice Toliver
Equalization Board
Ing
Boyd Latham
Latham-Stults- Rash Company
Michael Tidwell
Mobilei
Warren Schick
Tenneco
Murray Bennet
Pioneer Natural Gas
Jim Garrison
Dewanee Oil Company
M. M. Laing
Southwestern Public Service Company
Glenn Gibson
Amarada
Hess
Jerry Nisbet
Don Shaffer
Kuboard and Darby
Hubert Watson
LeRoy Olsab
Texas Electric Service
W. Ernest Evans
Cities Service
Bert Stevens
Lyntegar
First National Bank
General Fund
E. L. Short
San Angelo
Colorado River
Precinct 2
Patton Equipment Company
Plains Machinery Company
Plains
John L. Johnson
TSTI
Nabor
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