Five Building Permits Issued This February
Five building permits were issued in February totaling 24251 bringing the year to 16 permits for 70816. The list includes one new residence, two residential additions, one commercial addition, a storage house, and a remodel at ATSF Railroad Depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Simmonds
At&sf Railroad Depot
Eugene Hillis
E. Broadway
Homer Causseaux
R.E. Webb
E. Lake
Otto Butler
Random Ramblins and a Giraffe Phone Scandal
A chaotic chronicle mix notes shifting school board candidate counts and a Chester England wrong-number saga where a giraffe named George short circuits lines by licking wires. It then promotes Texas Annual Public Schools Week inviting tours, and ends with Thelma Chessir receiving a $20 debt payment to aid her ailing mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Scott
Gen Telway
Chester
England
Zool
George
Ole Annie Landers
Texas
Johnny
Red
Thelma Chessir
C. W. Avary
Meadow
Thelma
Civil Defense to Test Sirens March 13
Civil Defense director announces outdoor warning system tests set for noon Monday March 13 with a weather contingency to March 14. tests include local emergency and national alert tones of three minutes each and advise listening to KKUB 1300 for updates. five sirens located near Legion Hall Lanny Avenue Howell Street Reppto Street and City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense
Lewis Simmonds
KKUB
1300Ke’s
Legion Hall
Llth
Powell
Lanny Avenue
Gene Gunn Oil Company
Howell
Reppto
City Hall
Licensing Director Cites Brownfield General Hospital Deficiencies
Royce L. Ashcraft of the Division of Hospital Licensing informs Brownfield General Hospital administrator Joe McWilliams of 13 deficiencies contrary to state hospital licensing standards. The letter references Medicare participation standards fire safety and building materials, cites hazards such as wood fiber acoustical tile and hollow core doors, and notes temporary Medicare certification while facilities are built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce L. Ashcraft
State Health Department
Brownfield General Hospital
Joe McWilliams
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Health Department
Division of Hospital Licensing
Optimists Sponsor Oratorical Contest
The Brownfield Optimist Club will host the 1967 Boys Oratorical Contest on March 30 at noon at the Party House. The official title is Patriotic Citizenship Needs Optimism. Eligible are boys under 16 as of Dec 31 1966 who are U.S. citizens. The local winner advances to the Zone Contest in Lubbock, then District and Optimist International events in Portland. Richard Privitt won the previous local contest and moved to Zone C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Jake Geron
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Brownfield Optimist Club
Party House
Phil Porter
United States
Porter
Lubbock
Portland
Ore
Richard Privitt
Zone C
Caprock Council of Girl Scouts
Pam
Texas Tech
Liza
Brownfield High School
Nancy
John
First United Presbyterian Church
Donald Huckabee
Terry County
ASCS
Brownfield School Board race sees 11 nominees in bid for 3 seats
Filing closes with 11 candidates for three open terms on the Brownfield Independent School Board. A woman, Mrs. John E. Shirley, joins four others in the race, pairing long local service with ties to Brownfield and Terry County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Independent School Board
Brownfield Independent School
John E
Jack) Shirley
Billie Moore
Moore
Shirley
Terry County
Brownfield
Brownfield High School
Texas Tech
Women’s Air Force
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Oas
Council
Bob Noble
R.L. Noble Insurance Agency
Geron
Austin
Simmonds
NORAD
H.A. Davis
Random Renton
Tiny Cindy Birnie
E. Reppto
Cindy
John E. Shirley Ee
James Thurman
Leon Lepard
Roland Jair
Ken Muldrow eoePlace
Joe Joplin
Jess A
Bryant Ee
Jack Greenfield
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