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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1995
Page
6
A Brownfield resident writes a heartfelt guest editorial urging pride in the town and action to improve appearance and economy. He highlights trash, graffiti, peeling paint, and neglected buildings, urging Beautification Week, community cleanup, and volunteer help to transform Brownfield into a livelier, safer home.
Texas faces an average of 118 tornadoes yearly with April to June producing most storms between 4 and 8 p.m. Beulah in 1967 set a Texas record with 232 tornadoes in a year. The Red River Valley remains the state's most tornado prone area. Teetotalers in Texas trace back to 1870s temperance pledges marked by a capital T. Smuggler's Road recall details of 18th century Louisiana Texas trade routes and St Dennis burial in Natchitoches.
Readers commend Gillham Howell Park and Lake improvements by County Commissioners and Park Superintendent Truman DuBose and staff. They pledge donations to Terry County for park projects and urge local businesses and families to contribute, noting plans for further park improvements and a cleaner, more attractive community.
In Austin Gary L. Walker reports a 40 hour House session ending in the omnibus education code revision with a teacher pay raise and school governance flexibility. The Open Records Act measure by Sylvester Turner aims to ease access to public documents funded by taxpayers.
A souvenir review notes a 1945 Life magazine collector’s edition priced at 4.95. It highlights iconic images from World War II’s end including Iwo Jima, MacArthur, Truman, and liberated Buchenwald prisoners, alongside moments of joy and sorrow illustrating 1945 as a pivotal year.
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