Top ten tax-payers in Terry Co studied
Oil companies dominate 1987 tax burden in Terry County and four school districts. Union of Texas Oil Corporation remains largest taxpayer with 1986 appraised values of about 290.7 million in Wellman ISD and 294.3 million in Terry County, risking about 250 000 to the Wellman district and about 13 000 to the county in 1987. Other major taxpayers follow in the 1987 tax rolls.
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Terry County
Terry Memorial Hospital
Union of Texas Oil Corporation
Wellman
Union of Texas
Ues
WISD
City of
Brownfield
Farm Tour 1986 Sets Four Stops and Noon Barbecue
The 31st Terry County Farm Tour will travel south county routes with four stops ending at Terry County Park for a noon barbecue catered by H-Bar-C. Buses depart 9 a.m. from the First Baptist Church. stops include Kermit Shults Farm, Jerry Bradley grape orchard with Dr. Bill Lipe, a Burke Slaughter farm presentation and awards, and the Farm Family of the Year site. Guides include SCS directors, county agents, ASCS director, and farm administration staff. Weather contingency shifts barbecue to Terry County Barn at the rodeo grounds.
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Terry County Park
H-Bar-C
First Baptist Church
Kermit Shults Farm
Shults
Jerry Bradley
Bill Lipe
Texas A&m Experiment Station
Burke Slaughter
Wayne Keeling
Slaughter
Union Texas Petroleum Corporation
Terry County Scs
Buzz Steele
Robert Luker
R.D. Jones Jr
Bill
Keesee
Tom Gaither
Brad Pierce
ASCS
Danny Decker
Farmer's Home
Steve Ellis
Duane Moss
Terry County
Rodeo Grounds
Two arrested for Bowers murder in Terry County
Two arrested this week in the murder of Troy Bowers. A juvenile suspect was captured near Austin and later charged with Capital Murder, held in a Lubbock facility. Dean Smith of Brownfield was arrested in Terry County and jailed on Capital Murder charges, with bond denied.
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Troy Bowers
Terry County
Texas
Austin
Brownfield
Dean Smith
Careyville
Lubbock
Smith
Ralph Murry
Herb Chesshir
Laborer ID Confirmed in Brownfield Body Find
Sheriff Ralph Murry confirms the body found September 5 north of Brownfield is Alvaro Castillo Alvarez a 22 year old laborer from San Antonio. Fingerprint comparison positively identified him and autopsy indicates foul play. Relatives plan to transport the body to San Antonio for burial.
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Ralph Murry
Brownfield
Alvaro Castillo Alvarez
San Antonio
Alvarez
Murry
Santio
Brownfield ISD Offers Adult Education Courses
Brownfield Public Schools provide an adult education program for 16 and older with less than a high school education. Courses cover reading writing arithmetic and English to improve basic skills and personal qualifications.
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Brownfield
Texas Education Agency
Region XVII Education Service Center
Lubbock
Brownfield High School
Fern Niles
Brownfield Public Schools
BISD enrollment dips from 1985 by 79 students
Brownfield Independent School District runs 79 students behind last year's total with 2,646 enrollments versus 2,725 in early 1985. Assistant Superintendent Jack Pinson says no significant change expected this fall and future enrollments unlikely to rise.
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Brownfield
BISD
Jack Pinson
Pinson
Governor White to Join Terry County Farm Tour
Governor Mark White will attend the Terry County Farm Tour on September 18 from 9 a.m. to noon, touring farms with area residents to see the latest techniques in farm production and soil conservation. He said Texans from Terry and nearby counties will gain insight into the industry’s future.
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Mark White
Terry County
White
Terry
Texas
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