Chamber Directors Set Harvest Festival Date
Brownfield’s 1981 Harvest Festival is set for Sept. 26 after board discussion. The last Saturday in September was chosen despite overlapping with the Panhandle South Plains Fair and Tech football. Directors also outlined queen contest rules tying float entry to eligibility, talent and tickets, with tie breakers by talent points, and approved a $500 first prize for the float contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Texas Tech
Chamber
Ed Pfeiffer
Meadow High Names 81 Honor Students
Meadow High announces James Bennett valedictorian and Teresa Castro salutatorian for the 1980-81 graduating class. Bennett carries a 93.27 GPA, Castro 91.40, with multiple honors including National Honor Society, Masque and Gavel, and roles in student government. Plans include Texas A&M Galveston to study marine biology.
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Meadow High
James Bennett
Teresa Castro
the Meadow High School
Bennett
Pat Bennett
Texas
Texas A&m University
Galveston
Who’s Who
Society of
Future Homemakers of America
Housing Costs Reviewed City Council Hears Urban Plan
Brownfield City Council heard Parkhill Smith and Cooper representative Sam Wyse review the urban planning program and approve the 1981 Community Development Block Grant. The report summarizes 1975–80 housing growth and shows income-based affordability, noting two thirds of Brownfield families have trouble affording a typical new home priced over 100000.
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Brownfield
Parkhill, Smith and Cooper
Sam Wyse
Wyse
Lubbock
Council
Wellman ISD Delays Bid Action on Field House Plans
Wellman Independent School District board members opened seven bids Tuesday night for a field house and remodel work. Action was postponed to a special session next Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. to reexamine bids from Mike Cline Contractors Knox Gaeley and Meador Ed Lampey Contractors Lubbock Development Monte rey Construction and others.
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Wellman Schools
Mike Cline
Knox, Gaeley and Meador
Ed Lampey
Lubbock Development
Monterey Construction
Murder And Robbery Trials Sa in District Court
The 121st district court will try Victor Cantu for the March 3 1980 murder of Pablo Martinez found shot in his front yard. Richard Ballesteros and Garland Stovall face counts of aggravated robbery and attempted capital murder for the Handy Hut robbery. Trials begin Tuesday morning and continue across the two weeks, with hearings through May 18.
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Pablo Martinez
Victor Cantu
Cantu
Levelland
Terry County
Rusk State Hospital
Richard Edward Ballesteros
Garland W. Stovall
Handy Hut
Ballesteros
Roswell
Stovall
Lubbock
District Court
Noon Lions Schedule Broom Sale
The Brownfield Noon Lions Club will sell mops and brooms Monday and Tuesday door to door and in the Circle M Supermarket parking lot. The drive also offers other household items and cleaning aids to fund community and charity projects. Coy Jones leads the project for the Lions Club.
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Brownfield Noon Lions Club
Circle M
Lions
Coy Jones
Lions Club
Mother's Day tribute and a quirky news roundup
A reflection on motherhood and appreciation for mothers on their special day. The piece pivots to humorous vignettes about a patient doctor visit and a veterinarian as a diagnostic friend. It also notes the growing adoption of metric units and National Metric Week with examples from daily life.
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Lee
Dee
Charles
Virginia Bailey
United States
Reward Offered for Ford Pickup Theft Information
Brownfield Crime Information Inc. offers 300 reward for information leading to arrest of person or persons responsible for theft of a 1980 Ford pickup owned by Grants Geophysical Corporation. Vehicle was parked at 1107 Stockton Street and taken on May 3, 1981.
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Brownfield Crime Information, Inc
Dianna Lynn Bryant
Miss Bryant
N. A Street
Dodge
W. Main
Concord
West
Talley Ind
Grants Geophysical Corporation
Stockton Street
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David
Donald
Wellman Isd
Wellman Volunteer Fire Department
Terry County Appraisal
Wellman Tax Office
Delores Mancilla
Barry Marrow
Mary Sue Guttierez
Glen Baker
Heloise Baker
Broom Sale
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