Brownfield Cub Band Earns Superior Rating at UIL Contest
The Brownfield High School Cub Band directed by Rob Lovett earned a First Division Superior rating at the Region 16 UIL Marching Contest in Lubbock. The 126 member band was among 56 schools in the competition and performed a six and a half minute show with five selections.
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Brownfield High School
Lubbock
Jones Stadium
Rob Lovett
Carrol Iton
Rubber Band Man
San Antonio Rose
Spirit of Our Land
Seminole
Estacado
Brownfield
Levelland
Lamesa
Dunbar
1977 Fighting Cub C and United Way Reaches 25 Percent Of Goal
The 1977 Terry County United Way drive is just over a week old and has reached 25 percent of its $31 975 goal in collected funds. Campaign leaders report progress by division at a Chamber of Commerce meeting while noting a shortage of captains for collecting groups.
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Terry County
United Way
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Lumpkin
Lumpkin
Jim Jones
Ann Sims
City Council Adopts Parking Ordinance and Contracts
Brownfield officials pass a 30 degree angle parking rule on W Broadway between First and Fourth Streets with an eight foot sidewalk and no street overhang. They also sell 5000 yards of lake area fill to the Texas Highway Department at three cents a yard totaling about 150 dollars. The council names McGowan McGowan as city attorneys and recognizes Joe McGowan for past service. A request to build restrooms at the detention-basin baseball field is approved. The city reaffirms a 2 percent Terry County United Way donation of 639 dollars from the power and light fund.
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Brownfield
W. Broadway
Tahoka Hwy
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Law First Firm
McGowan & McGowan
Joe McGowan
McGowan
David Schoenvogel
Bill Rice
Oak Grove
Terry County
United Way
City Council Denies Co-op Gin Request
The Brownfield City Council unanimously denied a request by the Brownfield Cooperative Gin to buy electric power from R.E.A. or Southwestern Public Service. City Manager Jake Geron said gin representatives had approached the council amid ongoing problems and complaints about services needed to operate the gin.
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Brownfield
Brownfield Cooperative
R.E.A
Southwestern Public Service
Jake Geron
Geron
Quiet October for Brownfield Police Depart ment
Brownfield police logs show October calls dropping to 956 from a record 1038. Offenses fell to 145 with 57 arrests. 51 accidents occurred, nine with injuries. Ambulance runs totaled 41. police hours reached 67 for duty, 21 for reserves, with 293 reserve hours overall.
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Brownfield Police Department
Harvest Festival Report Highlights Chamber Meet
Brownfield Chamber reports 1977 Harvest Festival profit of 13410.47 from total proceeds of 24927 including a 300 donation from the American Legion. Expenses totaled 12346.53. Ken Collins fund set up at First National Bank for medical expenses after Memphis Texas motorcycle crash.
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Harvest Festival Report
Chamber Meet
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bobbye Slack
Alvin Davis
First National Bank
Ken Collins
Collins
Memphis
Texas
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Bank
Ballot amendments face voters as Texas House details unfold
The piece notes Tuesday ballots include several proposed amendments explained by Texas House Speaker Bill Clayton on page nine B. It urges voting as a personal duty and warns of taxes and economic shifts tied to national policy, highlighting looming tax reform delays and social security changes.
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Texas
House of Representatives
Bill Clayton
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Dave Newman
Dan Powers
Roy Edwards
O. Lee Chamber
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S. Fourth Street
Eligio Mesa
Mesa
Jeff Corzine
Buddy K
Ken
Lye Eelellllel
Carter
Washington
America
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