Brownfield community notes and events roundup
Readers renew Brownfield News subscriptions from Bill and Loreta Morgan and Minnie Williams with long time ties to the paper. City Hall absentee voting opens as three votes cast. Barbara Lawlis seeks donations for two new softball fields. United Way reports Brownfield at 95.1 percent of goal. Hospital board absentee ballots tally 16 votes. Fort Griffin Fandangle sampler set for April 19 with tickets available. American Agriculture Day March 24 theme Almost Everything Starts on a Farm. Weather siren tests to continue Mondays at 1 pm pending weather. Easter Seal Week kicks off with donations urged to Mrs. Sam Chaffin.
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Bill
Loreta Morgan
Brownfield News
Zelma Miller
City Hall
Barbara Lawlis
Minnie Williams
Winnsboro
Texas United Way
Brownfield
Frank Gray
Brownfield General Hospital
Fort Griffin
Robbie Garrett
Jackie Moon
Earl Elrod
Sam Chaffin
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F&S Pharmacy Robbery Sets Off Town Alarm
A masked gunman robbed F&S Pharmacy on To hoka Road Wednesday afternoon taking 133 in cash and about 200 in drugs. Bill Frizzell and employee Chris Reed described a white man in a flimsy stocking cap who demanded drugs and money before the thief fled, leaving police with two suspects and local cooperation ongoing.
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Bill Frizzell
F&s Pharmacy
Tohoka Road
T Gie Bandit
Frizzell
Chris Reed
Stan McNutt
F&s
Chris
Brownfield
Rangers of
Lubbock
Union High to Hold At Large School Board Election
Union School will conduct a school board trustee election on April 5 at the high school with polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Superintendent Robert Smotherman announced candidates Clar ence Faught Kermitt Shults and Doyle Hewitt. The two top vote earners will win the at large seats.
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Union School
Robert Smotherman
Clarence Faught
Kermitt Shults
Doyle Hewitt
Smotherman
Juvenile Officer Position Open in Terry County
County Judge Herbert Chesshir announces an opening for a juvenile officer in Terry County. Applications are accepted at the courthouse office with backing from the county, city, and schools. Richard Quisenberry, who held the post for five months, was relieved of duties between days.
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Terry County
Herbert Chesshir
Chesshir
Richard Quisenberry
County Court Hears Pleas of Guilty and One Jury Trial
Criminal docket for Terry County was called for March 17 with County Judge Herb Chesshir presiding. Several pleas of guilty were heard and one jury trial conducted. Multiple defendants entered pleas including many for DWI and related offenses. one verdict of guilty was returned with sentence to be set in ten days.
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Terry County
Herb Chesshir
Kenneth E. Griffith
R. C. Boyd
Guar farming meeting set by Advanced Agri in Terry County
Advanced Agri Inc a Wichita Falls Texas company with Brownfield Seed and Delinting will host a Guar meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday March 25 in Terry County Farm Bureau Building directors room. Charles King says Guar offers a contracted price low planting cost irrigation efficiency and financing for the 1975 crop. General Mills purchases. Jerry Dumas urges farmers to attend. the Gray Process seed treatment aims to boost yields shown in drought years.
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Advanced Agri, Inc
Wichita Falls
Texas
Brownfield Seed and Delinting
Guar
Terry County Farm Bureau
Charles King
Big Spring
Brownfield
Pecos
el Paso
King
Rolling Plains
Jerry Dumas
Lee Bartlett Named Chief of Lamesa Police Department
Lee Bartlett Jr a Brownfield Police Department captain and assistant chief was named chief of police in Lamesa at a called meeting. He will replace J P Bobo who resigns March 31 and takes effect April 1 Bartlett and his family plan to relocate to Lamesa Bartlett expressed mixed feelings about leaving Brownfield praising the department and citizens while thanking Chief Tippit City Manager Geron and the Brownfield News for support.
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Lee Bartlett Jr
Brownfield
Lamesa
Bartlett
J. P. Bobo
San Saba
Betty
Richard
Jody Don
Terry County
James Tippit
Jake Geron
Brownfield News
Lee
J. T. Churchwell
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Antonio G. Rodriguez
Billy Crowder
Alfredo T. Gomez
Nedio Villanueva
Domingo Balero
Justice Court
Presley G. York
Raul A. Romero
Dural Dub Bush
FTA
Daryl LeBoeuf
Louise Norcross Wheat
William T. Henson
Eva Earnestine Cook
Rene W. Medrano
William R. Yarbrough
John Leonard Willis
David Hernandez
R. Q. Paschal
Berkley G. Craig III
Loyd Earl Pierce
Charles Phergerson
Pedro A. Bustillos
Lee Bartlett
Tain Churchwell
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