Budget Approved By Council Citizens Show Little Interest
Brownfield council approved the annual budget with mild citizen interest. The plan raises General Fund by 16 000 and Water Fund reflects new rates. a 3 percent salary rise for city workers is included and hospital bond details are discussed for April 1.
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Council
Brownfield
Jake Geron
Police Department
Power
North Second Street
Canadian River
Gerona
Brownfield State Bank
Geron
C. E. Ross
Joe Christian
Bill Noble
Sam Teague
Mel
Zelma Miller
Stanley Miller
Bill McGowan
Lengthy Agenda Faces Trustees
Brownfield School trustees meet in regular session at 7:30 p.m. in the high school library with Paul Farrar presiding. Items include staff changes, a coming year’s teacher list, building use after hours for tornado shelters, a conference in April, bids on duplicator paper and an agricultural tractor, transport feasibility for sixth period athletes, calendar amendments, Title I continuation, and participation in AAAS science programs. A 6:30 a.m. called meeting on April 3 will canvas election returns from April 1.
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Brownfield
Paul Farrar
R. Douglas
Holland Evans
Business Marrianger
John Jensings
Texas
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Jim Cherry
Fox’s
February births and deaths reported in Brownfield
A total of 32 births were recorded in Brownfield during February with 15 females and 17 males. The year to date births reach 58. Nine deaths occurred in February with four due to heart conditions. Other causes included pneumonia two, two newborn infants, and one intracranial hemorrhage.
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Brownfield
Rotary Club Has Two Part Program on Hospital Bond
Brownfield Rotary Club heard a two part program Friday. Terry Memorial Hospital Board favors a bond issue on April 1 to fund a new facility with federal Hill Burton support and local bonds. The talk covered renovation costs and tax impacts while DeMolay Week and Rainbow Girls contest news were also noted.
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Punch Nelson
Brownfield Lions Club
Nelson
Hill-Burton
Nelson Than
JJ Sraig
Bruce Roberts
Wayland
Lions
L. G. Smith
Frank Clifton
Tyler
Carl Phillips
Odessa
Carl Stark
Bill Frizzell
Bill Campbell
Brownfield
Brownfield Rotary Club
Terry Memorial Hospital Board
Federal Hill-Burton
Terry Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors
Jimmy Craig
Rotary Club
International de Molay
Wayland Parker
Mack Ross
Alton Lee
Carl Hogue
Carl Hecker
Pasadena
H. F. Wall
Lubbock
Jimmie Johnson
Levelland
J. W. Hawkins
Country Singing Convention Set At Nazaren Church
Terry County singing convention scheduled today at 2 30 p m at Nazaren Church corner of Second and Tate Streets. Special groups perform solos duets trios and quartets.
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Terry County
Nazarene Church
Second
Tate Streets
Editorial urges Terry County to vote for $800000 hospital bond
The April 1 ballot seeks $800000 to build a new hospital in Terry County. The editorial argues for the bond, warning that a substandard facility risks lives, and compares remodeling costs to building anew while noting tax impacts and the hospital’s role as a major local employer.
Chamber Adds 40 Members In Three Days
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce boosted its membership by 40 over a concentrated three day drive ending Friday. New members span firms and individuals including Mack Sorrell National Life Insurance Murphy May farmers Joe Joplin and more with plans for a new member gathering in two to three weeks and committees to be assigned.
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Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Vernon Clem
Mack Sorrell National Life Insurance Company
Murphy May
Joe Joplin
Farmer
Simmons Machine Shop
Travis Polk
Brookshire-Elliott Loan Company
Dan Brookshire
O.C. Elliot
Mont
Ray’s Cleaners
Leon Lassiter
Terry County Tractor Company
Frank Melcher
Les Decker Auto Sales
Stark’s
Fina
Carol Ed Stark
J. Monroe Rodwell
Farmers
Wes-Tex Irrigation & Pump, Inc
Pete Golden
Virga Walker
Ross Campbell Equipment Company
Rex Lee Wilkes
Mobil Wholesale
Curtis Lawson
Isaac’s Standard
A.R. Isaacs
the Ramrod
Tom Crudup
Fox
R.C. Fox
Food Mart
George M. Pennington
J.O. Burnett
Palomino
G D, Wade
Ferrell
Arlin F. Daniel
Truett Flache
Wayne C. Hill
E.B. Posey
Woody
Enco
W. W. Swaringen
Reed
Ragan R. Reed
Bob Sewell
Joe Woods
Don Turner
Robert C. Burns
Richard D. Fletcher
Tom Petty
Deluxe Cleaners
J. B. Huckabee
Fred Harwell Jr
Pioneer Natural Gas Company
Brownfield Coaches Association
Doug Cox
Lions State Easter Egg Hunt at Coleman Park Saturday
Brownfield Lions Club will sponsor its annual Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday in Coleman Park adjacent to the Party House. Ray Anderson chairs the event with Jimmie Keeler as co chair. Children are divided into three divisions preschool, grades one through three, and grades four through six with prizes in each division.
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Brownfield Lions Club
Coleman Park
Ray Anderson
Jimmie Keeler
THP Reports Two Accidents in Terry County February
Texas Highway Patrol records show two rural Terry County accidents in February injuring two people with $4625 in property damage. Through the first two months of 1967 nine county accidents left five hurt and $10,475 in damage, no fatalities. Sergeant Roberts warns that April 15 ends the 1967 safety sticker period and violators face up to $200 fines.
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Texas Highway Patrol
Terry County
A.E. Roberts
Roberts
Texas
Department of Public Safety
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Lewis Simmonds
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Lth
Powell Streets
Lanny Avenue
Gene Gunn Oil Company
Howell and
Reppto
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KKUB
Simmonds
Editorial
Atcheson
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Development Committee
Brownfield General Hospital
Chamber
Lions State
Anne Hunt
THP
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