Casual Corner and Tid Bits Highlights
The column blends light humor with local notes and sports previews. It recalls old American values, cites jokes about social norms, and lists community updates from Lynn Halamicek’s Rome trip to Nelson Pharmac ies prize trip, Wacker’s staff change, and Cub basketball scrimmages leading to December Powder Puff game.
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Lynn
Maxine Halamicek
Rome
The
Eternal City
Nelson Pharmacies
Nelson
Punch Nelson
Paul Shelhamer
Wacker’s
Byron Jackson, Inc
Newt Peterson
Seminole
Brownfield Education Plan Drives New Career Program
Superintendent Bill Cara of Brownfield Schools joins high school principal Jesse Geron and guidance director Edith Wheeler as part of a 15 member local group preparing a new career education program. The panel outlines goals for community training and student pathways in the upcoming academic year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Caraway
Brownfield
Jesse Geron
Edith Wheeler
Newsfote
Dave Cushman
Brownefield
W. O
Bill) Carneway
Jackie Pinson
Byron Ruckeer
R. K. McCoy
Dale Sides
Don Hendley
Tom Hensley
Coy Jones
Sharon Hensley
Bill Gilmore
Ann White
Jane Carpenter
Lola Rixon
Beck and Eicke Named Gold Star 4-H'ers
Pam Beck and Dale Eicke received the Gold Star Award from Judge Raymond Simms at the Terry County 4-H Awards Banquet in Oak Grove cafeteria. Rene Nelson and Dell Knight earned the I Dare You award, while Carla Willis, Pam Beck and others received leadership citizenship and various dairy foods, food preservation and livestock honors. The event featured a keynote by Mrs. Elbert Floyd and honored county volunteers.
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Renee Nelson
Graves Nelson
Dell Knight
Harley Knight
Frank Sargent
Carla Willis
Pam Beck
Shelly Baldwin
Martha Roweden
London Brown
Mary Lee Hudspeth
Carla Sims
Tammi Hopkins
Tressa Hawkins
Adria Ann Hinson
Dairy Foods
Susan Rohre
Lisa Ann O’ Briant
Beverly Dill
Karen Newsom
Alan Berry= hill
Brenda Neighbors
Jim Cargill
Rita Hassell
Lisa Cotham
Re= nee Nelson
Randy Tuggle
Elbert Floyd
Walter King
Lyntegar Electric Cooperative
Terry County
4-H Council
Brownfield to Model Career Education Pilot in Region XVII
Brownfield chosen as pilot model for Career Education in 20 county Region XVII. Dr. O R Douglas announces selection and Brownfield board votes to fund projects. A 15 member committee led by Supt. Carneway develops a plan with school staff and local businessmen serving as resources.
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Brownfield Consolidated Independent School
Texas
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Education Service Center
Lubbock
O. R. Douglas
Brownfield
Terry Grand Jury Indicts Nine in Terry County
Terry County Grand Jury convened Monday in district court with District Judge M. C. Ledbetter presiding. Nine indictments were handed down, three per person. Accused include Clyde Bean for theft over fifty dollars and concealing stolen goods, John L. Lee for defrauding with worthless checks and theft by false pretext, Willie Garesia for theft by false pretext, Charles Lee McCraw for three counts of burglary, Labon Bean for assault with intent to murder, Royce G. Cody for worthless checks, and Eloy Barnhart for burglary.
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Terry County
Clyde Bean
John L. Lee
Willie Garecia
Charles Lee McCraw
Labon Bean
Royce G. Cody
Eloy Barnhart
4-H Gold Star Awards Presented at Terry County Banquet
Judge Raymond Simms awarded Gold Star honors to Pam Beck daughter of Milton and Mrs Beck and to Dale Eicke son of Lemmon and Mrs Eicke at the Terry County 4-H Awards banquet held Saturday night in the Oak Grove cafeteria. Beck has eight years and Eicke nine years of 4-H participation.
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Pam Beck
Dale Eicke
Raymond Simms
Terry County
Oak Grove
Miss Beck
4-H
Milton Beck
Eicke
Lemmon Eicke
UF Drive Extends Campaign As One-Third Mark Reached
Terry County United Fund directors and workers report $10,716.60 raised, one third of the goal, with Brownfield, Wellman, employee and church divisions over 50 percent. The drive, originally to end November 22, is extended to November 29. report meetings are set for November 21 and 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County United Fund
Chameber
Johnny Stockton
Church
Brownfield
Wellman
Stockton
Lee Bartlett Jr
Meet Your Nabor: John Lane New Manager at Wacker's
Brownfield News introduces John Lane as the new manager of Wacker's. Born in Moorwood Oklahoma on June 24 1930 Lane grew up in Butler and played baseball softball and track in high school. He joined the Air Force in 1947 with duty in Korea Vietnam Thailand the Middle East and Europe.
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Brownfield
John Lane
Wacker’s
Lane
Moorwood
Okla
Butler
Air Force
Korea
Vietnam
Thailand
Middle East
Europe
Proposed Water Conservation District Questions Answered
A local Q and A outlines tax impacts and district practices. It explains typical levy amounts for Terry County irrigated farms and Brownfield homeowners, district non participation in water sales, charged information services, and IRS data acceptance. It notes fees for district maps and base data, plus substantial past refunds to residents who bought data.
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High Plains
Lubbock
Gaines
Terry
Yoakum
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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Sig BH. Atkinson
CCC
America
Beck
Patti Finley
Cheryl Carey
Allison Poo
Anita Dill
Jay Puckett
Renny Puckett
Tony Dill
Gary Brashears
Rodney Brashears
Chares Gilmore
Mike Kummer
Ann Anderson
Mary Helen Jenkins
Ricky Jenkins
Debbie Jordan
Terri Hopkins
Keri Shultz
Linda Teal
Teresa Smotherman
Sherry Rohre
Natalie Berryhill
Pam Slaughter
Brownfield Schools
Terry Grand Jury Hands
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