Brownfield Council Accepts Gene Messer Ford Bid for Police Cars
Brownfield City Council approved Gene Messer Ford of Lubbock to supply two new police vehicles at a total bid of 36 404 after rejecting a bid mix up from Ed Moseley Automall. City Manager Eldon Jobe and City Attorney Jean Shots noted fairness and considered re bidding but chose Messer's offer. The council also joined a Yoakum County drug enforcement grant program.
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Ed Moseley Automall
Brownfield
Gene Messer Ford
Lubbock
Eldon Jobe
Jobe
Moseley
Jean Shots
Messer
Gene Messer
Roy Rice
Yoakum County
Local man proceeds with gastric bypass surgery fund
Brownfield resident Butch Wagner, a longtime city electrical department employee, needs 26 000 for gastric bypass surgery not covered by city insurance. About 8 000 has been raised. Fundraisers include a turkey dinner on Oct 22 and a country dance on Oct 30 at the Terry County Show Barn, with proceeds and donations routed through Calvary Baptist Church and the Butch Wagner Fund.
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Brownfield
Butch Wagner
Wagner
Electrical Department
Cub Drive-In
Terry
Martin
Wagner Fund
Calvary Baptist Church
Terry County Clerk's Office
Terry County Law Enforcement Center
Don Robertson Electric
Brownfield Federal Credit Union
Napa Auto Parts
Nicholson Insurance Agency
Brownfield News
c/o
W. Broadway
Talent Show Shines at Brownfield Harvest Festival
A near full house at Brownfield Middle School Auditorium enjoyed the 2004 Harvest Festival Talent Show with the Proud Past, Bright Future theme. Performers sang danced and played with evident practice and enthusiasm for the audience.
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Brownfield Middle School
Bright Future
Alyssa Smith
Brownfield
Terry County
Truckers Plan Second Meeting on Wages in Brownfield
Independent area truckers will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Terry County Showbarn in Brownfield to discuss stagnant wages and higher business costs. The venue is on Hwy 137 about two miles north of U.S. 380. For details call the listed numbers. All area independent truckers are urged to attend.
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Terry County
Brownfield
Hwy. 137
U.S. 380
Rain Totals Rise in October for Brownfield 2004
City of Brownfield reports 30.15 inches of moisture in 2004 up from 26.67 inches January through September. October totals include 1.25 on Oct 1 and multiple small daily amounts along with a weekend forecast of partly cloudy skies and 20 percent to 30 percent chances of showers Monday through Thursday.
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Brownfield
National Weather Service
DeLay rebuke cited by ethics committee in brief ruling
Lynn Brisendine reflects on ethics committee rebukes of Tom DeLay and broader tech advances. He notes concerns over DeLay’s actions in redistricting attempts and admissions of past misconduct while contrasting sci fi inspired breakthroughs and NASA's evolution with private space ventures and ongoing innovation.
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Lynn Brisendine
Tom DeLay
Sugarland
United States House of Representatives
Texas
Pete Laney
House
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Outer Space
Space
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