New Soil Conservation Chief Tours County
Peter Myers, newly appointed chief of the U S Soil Conservation Service, toured West Texas districts with 30 area producers. He stressed conserving resources, urged bold, practical farming changes, and cited a grain sorghum rotation that boosted his Missouri bean yields. District official Duane Moss highlighted local rotation efforts and conservation steps ongoing in Terry County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Myers
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
First Christian Church
Myers
Mathews
U.S. Agriculture
Joh Block
Texas
San Angelo
Moss
April Showers Bring Smiles as One Inch Falls
County wide rain totals reported Friday afternoon show inch to 1.5 inch amounts from multiple sites. Wellman Co-op Gin measured 1.0, Tokio Co-op 1.5, Meadow area 1.2 to 1.25 inches, and several gins logged sub inch readings, while Brownfield area observers registered around 0.5 to 0.75 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman Co-op
Bill Keesee
Meadow
Tokio Co-op
Pleasant Vally
Lahey
Lester Lockett
J.B. Durham
E. Main St
Bank Project Sparks April Building Permits
Brownfield city issued its highest monthly total of 1982 in April with 9 permits totaling 1,146,950 dollars. The First National Bank remodel accounted for 1,000,000 of the value, joining a new residence and other minor projects. Through April 1982 permits reached 1,844,290 dollars, compared with 844,533 in the same period a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Brownfield
Earnest Ervin
James Dr
Cruz Charles
City Clean Up Campaign is Underway in Brownfield
The week of May 3 7 is cleanup time in Brownfield. City and county crews with the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee will make special rounds starting Monday to pick up trash junk and tree limbs from residences and vacant lots. Residents urged to have junk ready and call for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
Terry County
Herbert Chesshir
Brownfield
T.C. Williams
Dick Fletcher
Bobbye Slack
Larry McCullough
MU Take By Lynn Brisendine Clean up Brownfield Week urged
The Brownfield cleanup week stresses tidying alleys and lots and removing winter and windy spring trash. A local note invites residents to join the effort and organize belongings while the Chamber committee promotes the city’s beauty during the week.
Brownfield Crime Information offers rewards for burglars
The Brownfield Crime Information Inc offers 300 dollars for information leading to arrests in a residential burglary at 1312 E Hester, likely before April 4, 1982, with glass entry and items including a stereo. A separate burglary at 1211 West Lake on April 9, 1982, involved back door entry and 490 dollars stolen. Two Middle School burglaries on April 2 and 3 involved broken windows, school entry, with some change and a knife taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Crime Information, Inc
E. Hester
West Lake
Terry County Ranks 14th in Oil Production in 1981
Terry County moved to fourteenth in crude oil and condensate production for 1981 per Texas Mid-Continental Oil and Gas Association. Totals show 13,807,666 barrels produced at 37,829 daily. New drilling near Brownfield and Gomez area. Brownfield Chamber cancels regular meeting. holds Quarterly Luncheon May 13 at First United Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Terry County
Brownfield
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
First United Methodist Church
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Levelland
Mid-Cities
Friendswood
New Soil Conservation Chief
Tours County
Brownfield School Board
Oup
Inch
Lewis Waters
Serfco
Service Fracturing Company
Seagraves Highway
Faulkenberry Veterinary Clinic
Bill Turrentine
Paul Brown
Pampa
Chamber of Commerce
Bank
Main St
W.T. Gibbs
Tohoka
By Lynn Brisendine
Lamesa Highway
Gomez
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