Brownfield Teaches Unique Vocational Program for Disabled Students
Nine school districts collaborate on Brownfield High School's Vocational Adjustment Training Program. Don McWhorter explains the aims to teach head hands and heart, giving handicapped secondary students vocational skills and life values for self support in Brownfield and eight surrounding districts. The program stands out nationally for its design and impact.
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Don McWhorter
Brownfield High School
McWhorter
Texas
Brownfield
Ber
Brownfield Bel Oe
Brownfield V.A.T
BHS
V.A.T
Don
V.A.T. Center
Wellman
Loop
Seagraves
Denver City
Seminole
Tohoka
Union
O’donnell
Councilmen Will Discuss Downtown Traffic Signals
The Brownfield City Council will review a short agenda Thursday morning led by the downtown traffic signals plan. A summer traffic survey found most signals in flashing yellow due to low traffic and lack of state funding. Two signals at 5th and Main and 6th and Main remain unchanged. a 30 day trial of flashing lights was proposed to be evaluated with a possible stop or blinking signals to reduce confusion.
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Brownfield
5Th & Main
6Th & Main
Dick Fletcher
Plains Honors Former School Heads Monday
The Plains Independent School District celebrated 75 years with a banquet honoring past and present superintendents in the school cafeteria. Attendees included current leader Dean Andrews and former superintendents Warner Hayhurst Gerald Kennedy and Roy Dodds. The district has grown to 87 staff and 508 students with expanded facilities and a resource center named after Dodds.
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Roy Dodds
G.D. Kennedy
Warner Hayhurst
Dean Andrews
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Plains Independent School District
Ers
Gerald D. Kennedy
Hayhurst
Plains
Kennedy
Dodds
Plains School System
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Williford Named President Locals Buy Lubbock Bank
Sam Spikes announces the acquisition of Security National Bank at Brownfield Highway and Slide Road by Lubbock area investors. George Williford named President and CEO, with a new board including Reed Chittim and Lewis Nance among others, bringing West Texas banking ties. The move adds Williford from Brownfield State Bank and Trust and marks a key consolidation in the Lubbock banking sector.
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Sam Spikes
Security National Bank
Brownfield Highway
Slide Road
Lubbock and Area
George Williford
Spikes
Williford
West Texas
South Plains
Reed Chittim
Paul Condit
Lewis Nance
Billy McCormick
Plainsman Agricultural Credit Corporation
Cculture
Brownfield State Bank
Seagraves
Texas A & M University
American Institute of Banking
Texas Techtermediate School of Nang
Stonier Graduate Schoo of Banking
Brownfield
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Crime Information, Inc
United Way
Chamber of Commerce
American Petroleum Institute
Terry Cone
Annncens Yoman
Teounty
Gloria
Lubbock
Pat
Kyle
Lindsay
The
Baptist Church
Seminole State Bank
First National Bank
Snyder
First Seminole Bankshares, Inc
Brownfield State Bank and Trust Company
First National Bank of
Lea County
Hobbs
New Mexico
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
University City Club
Brownfield Trade Development Committee
Great American Smokeout Day Prompts Quitting Pledge
The author notes the annual Great American Smokeout and vows to try quitting for Thursday. An armadillo serves as honorary chair for 1981 Texas events, while cancer society stats show millions attempted quitting last year and a minority stayed smoke free beyond a day.
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American Cancer Society
Texas
South America
Cancer Society
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