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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1996
Page
4
Dawson recounts a dramatic rescue where Devine reached the girl before the flames consumed her. He notes the fire was already affecting her face and warns that longer delay could have ended fatally. Dawson questions why stop drop and roll failed when clothes were burning.
Banquet from Page One notes the boys win a district title and both boys and girls squads reach regional competition. The Lady Cub team starts slow but finishes strong for second in district and advances to the Regional championship. The Cub varsity posts a 20 win season but narrowly misses playoffs.
Brownfield High School athletes will walk 10 kilometers Saturday at Cub Stadium to raise pledges for cystic fibrosis research. Participants include boys and girls track squads who recently won district titles and advanced to regional and state meets, along with tennis, golf, softball, and baseball teams cited for honors.
The interview with Webb reveals his love for Brownfield and West Texas life. He recalls recent Boston trips for medical care, praises local people, and criticizes outflow of money to Dallas and Houston. He laments shrinking local businesses and urges more regional investment to sustain small towns.
Cox argues city taxes have not risen in three years and compares Brownfield favorably to Lamesa Levelland Brownwood and Pampa with a tax value of 52.94 cents versus 63.7 to 70.3 cents. He urges updating city ordinances for fair play and calls for unified effort to promote Brownfield as a better place to live and raise families.
Gunnels argues against current spending with a 214913 dollar budget and urges a volunteer city management group to oversee ordinances and operations. He criticizes the knitting mill project, calls for caps on travel expenses, and urges voters to review the city budget before June 1. He promises to help residents and find solutions if elected.
Authorities report Heather Robertson an 11 year old Brownfield girl remains in serious condition after a home accident that Sunday afternoon caused burns. A fund has been established at American State Bank Sundown State Bank and First National Bank to defray medical expenses.
The Brownfield City Council will meet at City Hall at 7:30 a.m. to review Amoco Production’s proposal to donate the West Texas Fire Training Facility, and to consider a gas contract with Energas Enermart. The meeting is open to the public. contact City Hall at 637-4547 for details.
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