Brooks Lamb Draws Record Houston Bid
Houston set a pace for the Junior Livestock Show market auctions with new world records for the grand champion and reserve champion lambs. A 132 pound market lamb sold for a world record $60,000 to close a bidding spree that began at $15,000 for the grand champion, with buyer details noted as a Gaines County 4-H exhibitor and a Terry County participant.
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Brooks Lamb
Houston
Gaines County
Terry County
Bryan Shaw
Seminole High School
4-H
Commissioners Weigh Routine Agenda At Monday Meeting
Terry County commissioners reviewed routine agenda items and heard reports from county officials. The sheriff reported damages to a patrol unit, two deputies escaping injury when the vehicle rolled near Ropesville. The wrecked unit, to be traded for a new car, prompted a call to Kelsay Blacklock Chevrolet. Judge Herb Cheshhir praised the Cemetery Board and Kendrick Memorial Library for improvements. They cancelled two lost jury checks, refunded taxes, and moved 50,000 from road funds to each precinct. Leon Pope resigned from See White Named. Four Stock Show supporters from Houston witnessed a lamb’s record price of 41,000 for Christal Brooks of Meadow High School, bred by Terry County 4-H. Grand Champion Lamb was awarded to Shaw, Lawton, Oklahoma, with Miss Brooks winning the Wool Cross with a Fine Wool Hampshire cross lamb.
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Terry
Ropesville
Kelsay Blacklock Chevrolet
Kendrick Memorial Library
Leon Pope
White
Archie Bennett
Pat Gilbert
Dan Moody
Tommy Overstreet
Houston
Lamb
Christal Brooks
Terry County
Meadow High School
Houston Solvents and Chemicals
Bud Olson
Bennie Doane
Shaw
Doane
Lawton
Oklahoma
Bryan Shaw
Seminole
Era Sears a beloved community figure in Lubbock hospital note
A personal tribute to Era Sears, the community journalist known as ERA, who brings births and obituaries to a Texas newspaper. The piece praises her kindness, busy volunteer work, and impact as a cornerstone of the town while noting she is recovering in Methodist Hospital in Lubbock and sending wishes for a swift recovery.
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Era Sears
E.R.A
Era
Eva
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Immunization Clinic at South Plains Health Unit
The South Plains Health Unit at 919 E Main will hold a monthly immunization clinic on Thursday March 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. No charge for vaccines. Injections available against measles mumps rubella DPT TD and polio.
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South Plains Health Unit
E. Main
BRMC Board Discusses Recruitment Efforts in Brownfield
Brownfield Medical Center board met with most members present to review a list of doctors who might set up practice in Brownfield. Dr. Carl Smith urged initial contact by letter followed by calls to answer questions. Helton explained ambulance policy and procedures from the city council.
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Brownfield Medical Center
Ronald Stice
Les Britton
Darrell Helton
Morris Knox
Joe Willis
Helton
Brownfield
Carl Smith
Brownfield Board Debates Contract Extension Policy Change
The Brownfield School Board debated extending teacher contracts, with Mike Hamilton pressing for change to ease evaluations. Superintendent Carraway opposed the shift, arguing remaining contract length affects how teachers are judged. The board weighed competitiveness and pay scale implications, noting most state schools share the current policy.
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Brownfield
Mike Hamilton
Hamilton
W.O. Carraway
Carraway
Bill Swaringen
Rosy Andrews
Graham Swain
Accidents And Fights Keep City Police Busy
A Saturday traffic crash at 8th and Seagraves sent a Wellman resident to Brownfield Regional Medical Center. A 1980 Ford collided with a 1967 Chevrolet pickup as Brownfield Police handled the scene and related traffic details.
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8Th
Seagraves Road
Wellman
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Brownfield
Rotary Club to Host Ethics Talk by Dr. Dudley Faver
Brownfield Rotary Club sponsors a public ethics program at the Pioneer Natural Gas Flame Room Thursday night. Dr. Dudley Faver of Texas Tech School of Business will speak at 7 30 p.m. Faver, director of the Business Partnership Association, joined Tech in 1980 after leading the University of Denver MPA program. He is a retired USAF major general who commanded Reese Air Force Base Pilot Training Wing 1964 66.
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Dudley Faver
Texas Tech School of Business
Brownfield Rotary Club
Faver
Business Partnership Association
Texas Tech College of Business Administration
Texas Tech
University of Denver
U.S. Air Force
USAF
Reese Air Force Base
Crime Information Group Ready To Launch In Brownfield
Brownfield prepares a Crime Information Inc to aid arrest and conviction efforts. Officers and citizens met as George Williford led, Betty Charlebois named secretary, Dorman Dumas elected treasurer. Funding from a years-old donor pool funds this service.
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Brownfield Crime Information Inc
George
Buster) Williford
Information Service
Betty Charlebois
Dorman Dumas
Dumas
Brownfield
Hance to Speak at A P I Dinner in Levelland
Rep Kent Hance will headline a South Plains Chapter American Institute dinner on March 20 at 7 p.m. in the Texan Dome, South Plains College, Levelland. Tickets are $6, available in advance at the Amoco office in Brownfield. no sales at the door.
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Kent Hance
A.P.I
U.S
Texas
South Plains
The
American —— Institute
Texan
South Plains College
Levelland
Amoco
Brownfield
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Herb Chesshir
Cemetery Board
By Lynn Brisendine
Brmc Board
Rotary Club
E. Repoto
W. Story
BPD
el Casino
el Casino Club
S. 4Th
N. 2Nd
E. Stewart
Crime Info Group
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