Commissioners Open School Land For Bids Increase SWCD Donation
Terry County Commissioners met November 14 in regular session at the courthouse with all members present. They approved increasing the annual donation to the Soil Conservation District from 1000 to 2000 dollars to align with neighboring counties. The court also approved a 7155 dollar IBM copier purchase for the County Clerk's office with official use restrictions. Budget amendments totaling 7155 and 150 were approved, and sealed bids were authorized for oil mineral leases on school land in Gaines County. The quarterly bingo report from VFW and American Legion groups was approved showing 100056.34 dollars gross with 2 percent Bingo Tax to the county.
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Terry County Commissioner’s Court
Terry County Soil Conservation Directors
VFW Post
American Legion Post
Ladies Auxiliary
IBM
Brownfield News
Kim C. Smith
Terry County
Gaines County
Buffalo Bob Subversive Claim Triggers Outcry in Paper N Ink
A columnist labels Howdy Doody and Buffalo Bob Smith as subversive, arguing their TV act shaped a rebellious 60s youth by fostering distrust of older generations. Buffalo Bob denies the charges, saying the show aimed to entertain with mild morals rather than educate. The piece cites Clairabell the Clown and the broad early TV reach as factors in the controversy.
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Buffalo Bob
Howdy Doody
Howdy
Clairabell the
Memphis Man Found Dead Of Natural Causes In Vehicle
A 59 year old Memphis man named Robert Perkins was found dead in a running brown vehicle near U Haul trailers on Lubbock Road. Police say death from natural causes. heart medicine was in the car and illness likely for days. No foul play suspected.
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Memphis, Tenn
Ryburn
Finn
Lubbock Road
Robert Perkins
Perkin
East Ripley
Sheriff's Department
Mark Vaughn Monfore
Norman
Oklahoma
Monfore
Terry County
Brownfield
Lucille Zant
Zant
Brownfield City Council to meet at City Hall on Thursday
The Brownfield City Council plans an 8:30 a.m. meeting in City Hall with items including a public hearing on Webb Street relocation with Mitchell Flache, bids on two pickups at 9:00 a.m., a resolution to form a joint power agency, NIC recommendations on relocation payments, TMRS service credit updates, and pending legislation discussion.
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Brownfield City
City Hall
Mitchell Flache
Webb Street
N.I.C
Joint Power Agency
Texas Municipal Retirement System
Terry County Sees Disaster Question Amid Harvest Delays
ASCS official Danny Decker notes uncertainty over whether Terry County will be declared a natural disaster while Gaines and Lubbock Counties already face disaster declarations due to drought and flooding. Harvest is 20 percent complete as farmers hope for calmer weather and a Governor’s update.
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Terry County
Danny Decker
ASCS
Gaines County
Lubbock County
City Sales Tax Figures Released
State Comptroller Bob Bullock announced early release of city sales tax rebate checks after 134000 taxpayers paid by the 20th. Houston led with 19 million, Dallas 12 million, San Antonio 6.1 million, Austin 4 million, Fort Worth 3.5 million, with statewide revenue gains and faster local spending of funds.
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Bob Bullock
Texas
Bullock
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Austin
Fort Worth
Great American Smokeout hits Terry County with no smoking zone
Brownfield officials join the American Cancer Society event urging smokers to quit for 24 hours. The Terry County Courthouse lawn becomes a no smoking zone with a jail sentence or fine for violators. Local youth group promotes participation as part of the campaign to recruit at least one fifth of smokers to quit for the day.
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Terry County
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Lynn Brisendine
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Jim Strickland
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