Raybon Seeks Council Post in April Election
F B Johnny Raybon filed his candidacy at City Hall for the April 6 City Council race joining Kenneth Purtell Jack Hamilton Sam Teague and Charles Kersh. Raybon owns Brownfield Glass & Mirror and has served on the local volunteer Fire Department for about 21 years. He and wife Tina have five children including college attendees and a Hobbs married daughter. Incumbents Ross Black Marion Bowers Curtis Sterling not seeking reelection.
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F. B
Johnny) Raybon
City Hall
Raybon
Brownfield Glass & Mirror
Tina
Hobbs
Carolyn Sue
Kenneth Purtell
Jack Hamilton
Sam Teague
Charles Kersh
Ross Black
Marion Bowers
Curtis Sterling
Public Schools Week invites classroom visits statewide
The Brownfield column notes Public Schools Week starting Monday across Texas. It urges community members to tour classrooms, attend special nights, and engage parents in learning how schools shape good citizens funded by taxes. An editor highlights juvenile privacy policy and previews March 10 junior livestock show ads and FFA 4H student photos.
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Brownfiled
FFA
Juvenile Cases To Remain Open
A Friday juvenile hearing in County Judge R A Simms office involved five Brownfield high school boys aged 14 to 16 linked to shoplifting from Brownfield stores. No formal petitions were filed. The youths agreed to restitution of over 50 dollars. Cases stay open until age 17 and may be considered if further offenses occur.
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R. A. Simms
Plans Complete On Brownfield Country Club
A. Earl Jones announces completed plans and specifications for Brownfield Country Club are available at the Jones-Copeland Agency. Builders are invited to bid with a bid deadline of March 14.
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Brownfield Country Club
Jones
Jones-Copeland Agency
Public Schools Week Planned With Open Houses
Texas Public Schools Week is proclaimed for March 4 8 with Brownfield Public School observing through open house programs. Open hours are scheduled Monday Tuesday and Thursday 7 9 p.m. at various sites including high school junior high Jessie G Randall Colonial Heights Oak Grove Wheatley and West Ward. District 8 State Teachers Association meeting in Lubbock suspends Friday classes.
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Texas
Brownfield
Jessie G. Randal
Colonial Heights
Oak Grove
Wheatley
West Ward
District 8
Lubbock
Three County Schools Set Board Elections
Three County districts Wellman Meadow and Union plan April 6 elections to elect two trustees each. Meadow tops candidates with Winfred Tucker seeking reelection while Hulse declines. Wellman races include Carron Hulse and R G Herron with Simms not seeking reelection. Union has no announced candidates yet.
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Wellman, Meadow and
Union
Meadow
Winfred
Tucker
Curtis Hulse
Hulse
Don Day
Ralph Spain
Billy McCallister
H. D. Moorehead
Clais Sharp
R. W
Callaway Rites To Be Announced Here
Funeral services were pending Saturday evening at Brownfield Funeral Home for Narvel Callaway a 34 year old Brownfield trucker who died early Saturday at the Veterans Hospital in Big Spring. Callaway had been hospitalized in critical condition since last Thursday after an accident near Childress that left him with second and third degree burns on his upper body.
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Brownfield Funeral Home
Narvel Callaway
Brown Field
Veterans Hospital
Big Spring
Callaway
Childress
Trustees Seek Seats in Local School Board Election
Five candidates enter the race for two three year terms on the school board. Incumbent C. B. Knox Jr. seeks reelection joined by J. L. Newsom Truett Flache Delton Tatum Paul Farrar and W A Wolf. Filing closes Wednesday with ballots listing the top two vote getters. Tatum farms northeast of town since 1951 Farrar a General Telephone district manager since 1937 others manage farming or retail operations. All candidates and their families are active in local schools with multiple children enrolled.
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Paul Farrar
Delton Tatum
C. B. Knox Jr
J. L. Newsom
Knox
Truett Flache
W. A. Wolf
Tatum
Freddie
Farrar
General Telephone Co
Dora
Flache
Quenell
Brownfield
Wolf
Discount Center USA
Veteran County Teacher Dies After 42 Years of Service
Mrs. Clara R. Eckert 70 of North Cedar dies after a career at Brownfield 1917 1947 and Union School 1947 1959. Funeral held 2 p.m. Saturday at First Methodist in Brownfield with burial in Brownfield Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Nell Marie Wilson sister Frank Finamore brother Gibson Randall and two grandchildren. Funds instead of flowers go to Methodist Orphanage Waco.
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First Methodist Church
Clara R. Eckert
North Cedar
Terry County
J. Loyd Mayhew
Brownfield Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Nell Marie Wilson
Boulder
Cole
Frank Finamore
New Orleans
Gibson Randall
el Paso
Kermit Dominates Brownfield Cub Track Meet With 11 Records
Kermit completely dominated the third annual Brownfield Track Meet scoring 111 points to Fort Stockton’s 53. Littlefield followed with 44 and Brownfield 39. Randy Hicks set two Seminole records in shot put and discus while Lupe Yzaguirre posted a 4 31.6 in the mile. Highly contested events saw multiple records fall and top sprinters clocking fast times in ideal weather.
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Kermit
Brownfield
Yellowjackets
Fort Stockton
Littlefield
Randy Hicks
Seminole
Lupe Yzaguirre
Terry County
Union
Track Meet Records Fall in Maxey Invitational Sprint Feats
A historic meet yields new marks across events led by Hicks and Hicks records in the shot put and the 440 relay. Kermit and Ft. Stockton athletes top long lists with multiple finalists and record times, including a new 440 relay best of 43.3 and a 120 hurdles time of 1 59.8, while Monahans and Brownfield athletes claim top finishes in sprints and distance events.
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Robert Conley
Littlefield
Brownfield
Paul Howard
Howard
Kermit
Jackets
Phil Everett
Marty Mayer
Gary Hopson
Hicks
Seminole
Vasquez
Ft. Stockton
Resley
Thurman Williamson
Denver City
Baughman
Lockney
Loves
Monahans
Deckard
Everett
Maver
True
Levelland
Lubbock Dunbar
Auburg
Mason
Fletcher
Bench
Carillo
Schovassa
Cecil Chandler
Birdwell
Curry
Lamesa
Westmoreland
Gene Westmoreland
Urecht
O'Donnell
Hughes
Abernathy
Woods
Jim Purtell
Valasquez
Jerry Utecht
Howard Hurd
Jackson Dunbar
Burleson
Hodnett
Phipps
Ronnie Conner
Mayer
Stephenson
Stanton
Miller
Ferber
Light Showers Expected in Northwest Texas Today
The forecast calls for increasing clouds and warmer air with light showers likely in northwest Texas including Brownfield. Terry County has recorded .81 inches of moisture this year, with January, February totals of 1.70 inches and recent .09 inches in February. snow and sleet also contributed earlier.
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Terry County
Panhandle
Texas
Brownfield
KTFY
Terry
Athletic Queen Crowned At Brownfield Banquet
Suzie Nelson senior head cheerleader was crowned Athletic Queen at Brownfield High School’s annual athletic banquet in the junior high cafeteria. Guest speaker Merrill Green of Texas Tech urged athletes to strive for uncommon excellence, outlining three essential factors and stressing personal commitment and faith. About 300 attendees heard remarks as Nelson received the crown, plaque, and roses amid a program honoring all high school athletes and cheerleaders.
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Suzie Nelson
BHS
Brownfield High School
Merrill Green
Texas Tech
J. T. King
Doug Cox
Green
Raider
Homer Nelson
Lynda Beth Geron
Judy Akers
Eddie Wilder
Teddy Howell
Ruby
Peggy Dial
Sally Addison
Daphne Pemberton
Suzie
Cox
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Richardson
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Cologara
Butch Parker
Beth Hahn
Harry Stice
A. Earl Jones
Olin Evans
Joe Cabe
Vic Herring
Floyd Perry
Tom Pettigrew
J. B. Jobe
Speedy Nieman
Elroy Carillo
Donnell
Robert Seagroves
Muleshoe
Bill Kelly
Lubbock Sporting Goods
James Jackson
Dunbar
Tech
Oklahoma
Wichita University
Missouri
Arkansas
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