County considers 350000 bond issue to remodel courthouse
Commissioners heard Bob Davis of Columbian Securities outline a 10 year repayment plan for a 350000 bond issue to fund courthouse upgrades including the district court room jail and a new heating and cooling system. The Nov 5 election will also include a 20 cent farm to market and lateral road tax with 15 cents redirected to bond debt.
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Bob Davis
Columbian Securities of
Amarillo
Terry County
Commissioners Court
Davis
H.B. Settle
Austin
Jake Geroa
Cotton Harvesting Discussed At Terry County Meet
About 30 farmers attended a 10 a.m. meeting in the Terry County Agriculture Building about cotton harvesting. Speakers from the Texas Agricultural Extension Service focused on lint moisture, harvest-aid timing, stripper adjustments, and desiccants to improve quality and reduce ginning problems. Reeves emphasized moisture control and rapid application of research to cut costs and boost bale value.
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Terry County Agriculture Building
Agricultural Extension Service
Robert Metzer
Beverly Reeves
Fred Elliot
Texas Agricultural Fcension Service
Terry County
Jim Foy
Argent
Metzer
Elliott
Eilliott
HemisFair closings stay fixed after crowds top five million
Sunday marks HemisFair closing unchanged officials confirm. Five million plus visitors have attended with a record one day total of 100485 on Aug 25. Residents discuss lingering pavilions and rides as San Antonio considers post fair openings and Fiesta Park plans.
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HemisFair
South Plains Fair
San Antonio
HemisPair
Becme Permaent
Rites Held For Vicente T. Adame
Funeral services for Vicente T. Adame 45 were held at St Anthony's Catholic Church with burial in Brownfield Cemetery. He died Tuesday on a farm near 13 miles west of town after apparently being crushed by a rotary shredder while on a tractor. Survived by wife Jessie two sons Vicente Jr and Rojelio a daughter Celia Garcia his mother and six brothers and one sister.
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Vicente T. Adame
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Brownfield
San Angelo
Jessie
Vicente Jr
Rojelio
Celia Garcia
Alpagracia Torres
Dale Brown Named Veep of Veterans County Service Officers
Dale Brown, Veterans County service Officer for Terry County since 1958, elected vice president of the Veterans County Service Officers Association of Texas. His term runs to September 1969, with duties over membership program and path to the presidency. Conference in Austin gathered officers from 226 of 254 Texas counties to review new veterans benefits legislation including disability compensation and pension.
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Dale Brown
Veterans County Service Officer
Terry County
West Texas
Veterans County Service Officers Association
Texas
Veterans Service Officers
Austin Hotel
Austin
Veterans Affairs Commission of Texas
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans of World War I
Veterans County Service Officers Association of Texas
Disa
New Directors For Chamber Announced
George Weiss president of the Terry County Chamber of Commerce announces new directors by mail for the coming year. 140 ballots were received, one of the largest totals in director elections. The Harvest Festival plans include Red Coats and queen contestants touring area towns with multiple parade and entertainment events.
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George Weiss
Terry County
Red Coats
Anne Garrett
Rotary Club
Vickie Marsh
Kiwanis Club
Carol Dennison
Sheriff's Posses
Tex-Ams
South Plains College
Charles Darwin Ford
Chamber
Soil Conservation District
Joe Masso
Weiss
Silver Coats
Nelson elected CS Supervisor in Terry County district
Nelson was elected Supervisor of Subdivision Five of Soil and Water Conservation District No. 151 at 10 am Tuesday in the Terry County Agricultural Center. He succeeds L. M. Waters whose five year term ended. Eligibility requires age at least 21 and residency within the subdivision.
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Graves Nelson
Soil and Water Conservation District No
Terry County
Nelson
L. M. Waters
Trustees urged to adopt Plan A for Brownfield ISD bond election
Citizens Committee recommends Board of Trustees call a November 5 bond election to finance Plan A building a new high school for grades nine through twelve on the north site. The current high school would become a middle school for six to eight, with modernization of the high and intermediate schools and potential kindergarten. West Ward would be demolished. An alternate plan would expand existing junior high and high schools and demolish West Ward. Nine favored, one opposed, two abstained. A Governor's Committee report on public education was shown beforehand.
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Brownfield Independent
Citizens Committee
Board of Trustees
Billie Moore
Weldon Cardona
Jesse G Randal
West Ward
Citizens Commmittee
Board of Education
Governor’s Committee
Texas
Bennett Named JC Of The Month In Local Jaycees
Jim Bennett receives Jaycee of the Month honors from President Jack Greenfield as the Jaycees meet at the Party House. The September award cites Bennett’s active role in projects and support to the club’s leadership. A Harvest Festival ticket drive and Limburg talent nights featuring Phyllis Gibbs and Fred Jackson are announced. casino-level incentives and regional planning discussions follow.
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Jim Bennett
Jack Greenfield
Greenfield
Bennett
Phyllis Gibbs
Wanda Cornett
John Luckie
Fred Jackson
Union High School
Gibbs
Miss Cornett
Jackson
Ms. Luckie
Browfield Lions Club
Dave Goode
Sears
Emer
Brownfield Jayces
Oe Bennett
Jaycees
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Fred Eliot
The
Texas Agricultural Extension Ser
Vice
E.H. Farrar
Moat M
Drow
Herman Wheatley Jr
Matzer
Department of Lavor
Business College
Christopher Latham Sholes
Lubbock Road
Veep
JC of
Texas Education Agency
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