City building permits top $2.1 million for 1985
Brownfield records show 19 building permits in September totaling $156,300, lifting the year to date to $2,182,355. Eight months into 1985 compare favorably to 1984, with 12 new residences and 24 mobile homes, including two in September. Permits list projects for Carlos Hernandez at 521 N 2nd St and Augustine Rojas at 415 W Ripley.
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Brownfield
Carlos Hernandez
N. 2Nd St
Augustine Rojas
W. Ripley
Commissioners ponder airspace easement impasse at Brown Field
Terry County officials in special session weighed options to secure a federal grant for a $72,000 airport improvement project. One holdout, J G Hoskins, demanded 10,000 to move his house. Alternatives included litigation or purchasing land to extend the runway south, while grant renewal hinges on resolving the easement dispute. Officers and engineering firm Parkhill Smith Cooper advised delaying action pending federal guidance.
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Terry County
Brownfield
Herbert Chesshir
J.G. Hoskins
Chesshir
Hoskins
Terry, County
Dwayne Pruitt
Pruitt
Gras
Reward offered for burglary indictments in Brownfield cases
CrimeLine The Brownfield Crime Line Information, Inc. offers a 300 reward for information leading to arrests and indictments in multiple burglaries. Incidents span September 1985 at locations including a football field lot and 1630 Tahoka Road with break ins, glass damage, and forced entry.
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Brownfield Crime Line Information, Inc
Tohoka Road
Tahoka Road
Terry County oil taxes dwarf others in 1985 levy
Union of Texas tops the Terry County appraisal list with a $290.7 million Wellman district value and a due school tax of $959,187.24 at 33 cents per $100. Nine of the ten largest taxpayers are oil companies, led by Union of Texas, Gulf, Amoco, Amerada Hess, and Tenneco, with General Telephone 10th. City of Brownfield taxpayers are commercial firms and utilities.
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Terry County
Union of Texas
Wellman
Gulf Oil Corporation
Gaines
Yoakum Counties
General Telephone
Gulf
Amoco
Amerada Hess
Tenneco
Brownfield cheerleaders escape serious injuries in Tahoka crash
Three Brownfield High School cheerleaders and driver Jack Hodges escaped serious injuries after a van collided with a car in Tahoka while en route to games in Post. Sandra Morin suffered a broken cheekbone and was sent to Lubbock for treatment, Amy Hodge endured a slight concussion, Meg Bourn had a hip injury, Hodges received a forehead cut and stitches, others had cuts and bruises.
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Brownfield High School
Tohoka
Jack Hodges
Tahoka
Meg Bourn
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Hodges
Terry County Fair rides into October with shuttle link
The Terry County Fair runs three days from October 17 to 19 at the National Guard Armory. The event features many departments and is supported by the Terry County Young Farmers who will operate a shuttle between Harvest Festival and the fair. Attendance is encouraged as planners praise the hard work behind the fair.
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Terry County
National Guard Armory
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Post
Antelopes
BHS
Lubbock Cooper
Cub Stadium
Norman Martin
S. 2Nd St
Trinity Co. Compress
W. Ross
Thomas Rigtie
E. Broadway
Hall Tunnell
S. 3Rd St
Joe Silva
N. 11Th St
Myrtle Beaver
Isaac Garcia
N. 5Th
Barbara Britton
E. Ripley
Scott Hearn
S. 8Th St
Antonio Culbas
Levelland Highway
Mary Dobyns
Archie Conn
Sherrill Lindsey
E. Ward
Bobby Jowers
N. Elm
Azrue Rowden
Tahoka Rd
CrimeLine
Terry
Great Western
Texland Petroleum
Marshall R. Young
City of
Halliburton
Goodpasture
Western Co
W.T. Gibbs
Holiday House
Shermore Apts
Energas
Blacklock
Gulf Oil
Tenneco Oil
Marshall R
South Plains Nursing Center
First National Bank
Leonard Ellington
Ruby Tankersley
Maude Faulkner
Ellington
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