On today’s Talk of the Town Show, Eric Horton looks at what’s happening across Brownfield and Terry County, highlighting local events, community activities, and other items of interest from around the area.
Eric also runs through some of the National Days being celebrated this week and looks back at notable moments in history with This Day in History.
It’s another round of local conversation, community information, and a little bit of fun on the Talk of the Town Show.
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Monday, October 5th
Aronold Community Educational Services: Brownfield City History with Gina Kelly, plus Susan Roberts will have old pics of downtown. Begins @ 7:00 pm
Tuesday, October 6th
TownTalk Show @ 9:30 am: Guest TBA
BHS Spirit of the Plains Marching Band @ Littlefield Marching Festival, 10:00 am
BHS Lady Cub Volleyball vs. Coahoma @ Home, 6:00 pm, first serve: Pink out game and honor and recognize those who are battling breast cancer and those who have survived breast cancer.
WUHS Lady Cat Volleyball vs Klondike @ Home, 6:00 pm, first serve
Wednesday, October 7th
PAC Show @ 9:30 am
Terry County Soil & Water Conservation District: 5th Grade Terry County Farm Tour
Kendrick Memorial Library: Story Time with Sadie @ 10:00 pm, 3-4 year old.
Thursday, October 8th
BISD- No school
TownTalk Show @ 9:30 am: Guest – Brownfield Noon Lions
Terry County Strings @ 7:00 pm at the Brownfield Senior Center
Friday, October 9th
BISD- No school
Sports Beat Show @ 9:30 am
BHS Cub Football vs Dalhart @ Home, first District Game, 7:00 pm kickoff, Pink Out!
MHS Bronco Football vs Southland @ Home, first District Game, 7:30 pm kickoff
WUHS Wildcat Football vs Dawson @ Home, first District Game, 7:30 pm kickoff
Saturday, October 10th
BHS Spirit of the Plains @ Westerner Marching Festival @ 1:00 pm
Meadow Musical @ 6:30 pm
BHS Lady Cub Volleyball vs. Compass @ Home, 12:00 pm first serve
WUHS Lady Cat Volleyball vs Wilson @ Home, 12:00 pm first serve
National Days and This Day in History for October 5th through the 10th
Monday, October 5th
National Days
National Do Something Nice Day
National Apple Betty Day
National Get Funky Day
National Child Health Day
National Consignment Day
National Rhode Island Day
World Teachers’ Day
World Architecture Day
This Day in History
1921 – The World Series was broadcast on radio for the first time.
1947 – President Harry Truman delivered the first televised White House address.
1953 – The first Narcotics Anonymous meeting was held.
1970 – PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was founded.
Tuesday, October 6th
National Days
National Taco Day
National Coaches Day
National Noodle Day
National Mad Hatter Day
National German-American Day
National Plus Size Appreciation Day
National Orange Wine Day
National Fruit at Work Day
World Cerebral Palsy Day
This Day in History
1876 – The American Library Association was organized in Philadelphia.
1884 – The U.S. Naval War College was founded.
1927 – The Jazz Singer, one of the landmark early “talking” motion pictures, opened.
1979 – Pope John Paul II became the first pope to visit the White House.
2010 – Instagram was launched.
Wednesday, October 7th
National Days
National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day
National Inner Beauty Day
National Pumpkin Seed Day
National Coffee With a Cop Day
National Frappe Day
National Walk & Roll to School Day
Random Acts of Poetry Day
National LED Light Day
National Propane Day
Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day
World Financial Planning Day
This Day in History
1868 – Cornell University opened in Ithaca, New York.
1913 – Ford Motor Company introduced the moving automobile assembly line.
1916 – Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222–0, one of the wildest scores in college football history.
1963 – President John F. Kennedy signed the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
1968 – The Motion Picture Association adopted its movie-rating system.
1996 – Fox News Channel began broadcasting.
2001 – U.S.-led military operations began in Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks.
2008 – Spotify was launched.
2023 – 2023 attacks on Israel from Hamas
Thursday, October 8th
National Days
National Fluffernutter Day
National Hero Day
National Pierogi Day
American Touch Tag Day
International Octopus Day 🐙
This Day in History
1921 – An early live radio broadcast of a football game took place.
1927 – Laurel and Hardy appeared together as a comedy team in The Second Hundred Years.
1945 – Percy Spencer received a patent connected to microwave cooking technology.
2001 – President George W. Bush announced the creation of the Office of Homeland Security in response to the September 11 attacks.
