Filing Deadlines Pass In Most Area Elections
Filing for area elections closed with six of seven races set by Tuesday and the hospital board contest due Monday. City Council has seven candidates for three two year terms, including Lindsey seeking another term while Sandlin and Pope cannot run again. Union School Board draws four challengers for three at large seats alongside three incumbents. See Elections Page 4A.
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Terry Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board
Brownfield City Council
Union School Board
Leon Pope
Steve Sandlin
Speedy Lindsey
Lindsey
Sandlin
Pope
Neal Dennis
James
Tubby) Phelan
Phil
Brownfield Council OKs Electric Rate Increase
Brownfield City Council approves a city electric rate hike to offset Southwestern Public Service increases. The base residential first 100 kWh rises to 7.0 cents, next 400 kWh to 6.0 cents, over 500 kWh to 5.0 cents. minimum charge climbs to $7.00. Commercial rates also rise. The measure takes effect April 1 with earlier step in December and a second on May 1. Local SPS costs add about $270,000 yearly.
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Brownfield
Dick Fletcher
Southwestern Public Service
Fletcher
SPS
Reward Offered for Brownfield Gin Burglary Information
Frayes) 300 reward offered by Brownfield Crime Information Inc. for information leading to arrest and indictment of those involved in the burglary of the West Gin office on the night of February 27, 1983. Entry was by prying a door. about 150 dollars in rolled coins, a hand held grinder, and a set of combination wrenches in a green case were stolen. Additional theft from the Reliable Gin office included change from a coke machine and interior damage.
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Brownfield Crime Information Inc
Reliable Gin
Burglary at Darryl Vandevere Residence Reported
Police investigated a February 27 1983 burglary at the Darryl Vandevere residence. Items taken included a Sylvania portable color TV a Technics stereo receiver and turntable a Technics cassette recorder a Panasonic cassette recorder Sony headphones and Realistic speakers.
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Brownfield Crime Information Inc
Darryl Vandevere
Sylvania
Techics
Sony
Brownfield Schools Invite Open Houses for Public Week
Brownfield residents may visit BISD campuses during Texas Public Schools Week with open houses at Brownfield Middle School and Brownfield Intermediate School Monday 7 to 8 pm, Oak Grove Elementary 7:30 to 8:30 pm Tuesday, and Colonial Heights Elementary 7 to 8 pm Tuesday. Intermediate, Oak Grove, and Colonial Heights also host PTA meetings at 7 pm Monday and 7:30 pm Tuesday respectively. Brownfield High School offers visits by inquiry.
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Oak Grove
Colonial Heights
Brownfield
Texas Public Schools
BISD
On Paria
Brownfield Middle School
Brownfield Intermediate School
PTA
Brownfield High School
Reagan Crop Swap Deadline Reminder Sparks ASCS Activity
ASCS offices stay busy as farmers receive reminders of the crop swap payment in kind program. The initiative, announced by President Reagan six weeks earlier, aims to align farm allotments with the PI K system and pending deadlines for crop exchanges.
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Reagan
Time magazine defense budget critique and local school board notes
A Time magazine cover story questions Pentagon spending and calls for accountability while a Union School Board agenda lists regular session items including textbook committee reports and personnel matters. Brownfield ASCS officials discuss farm program signups for 1983 and local weather data shows a dry February with temperatures ranging from 25 to 73 degrees.
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Abernathy School
E.S.C. Board of Trustee
Time Magazine
Time
Pentagon
Washington
Texas
John Tower
Tower
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Raleigh Luker
Ronald Luker
George Bayer
Rhonda Josselet
Angela Craig
Alice Dodd
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Council
The
Meadow
Frayes
Leticia Gomez
Barbara Luna
Jennifer Smith
Kim Kelly
ASCS
UISD
Education Service Center
Region 17
James Sinclair
Glenn Cunningham
Linda Mayfield
Brownfield News
Danny Decker
Decker
Roy Jackson /Jones
121St
Texas Department of Corrections
Ray Anderson
Terry County
Dwayne Pruitt
Earl Elrod
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