This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1955
Page
5
The Damrosch Music Club seeks to raise funds for a piano in the new HKichards Memorial Library with a bake sale on Saturday, April 2. Volunteers will operate tables in front of Penney's and The Brady Standard. special orders may be placed by calling 2113, 7373, or 7491.
Mrs Maurice Jones and daughter Mrs Jack Ellis and baby Sheron of Corpus Christi spent from Thursday to Monday as guests of Mrs B R Kirby Lucille and Venie.
Rochelle Future Homemakers of America members Patsy Adams Emma Graham Tommye Sue Price Helene Mac Smith Glennanda Nash and sponsor Mrs Lockett Bryson attended the Area 7 meeting in San Marcos Saturday. Nash was elected corresponding secretary of District 2 and Smith served as voting delegate for the Rochelle Chapter.
Brownie Troop 11 meets at Mrs Norman Lawler home to plan a Saturday cookout at Lake Brownwood with Brady Brownie troops and Girl Scouts. Girls made baked apples to hang in closets for their mothers. Brenda Neve served refreshments to Gilda Roman and others. Jane Rudder to host the next meeting.
The Brady FHA Club met last Wednesday at 6 in the homemaking department with Barbara Miller in charge of the program on Home Safety and Civil Defense. Lillie Mae Hermanson spoke on The Passing Scene, Ann Capps discussed Tornado Safety Rules, and Glenda Dodds warned about Household Accidents caused by poor wiring and other dangers. Anice Capps was the voting delegate to the meeting, with notes on the San Marcos and Galveston events and officers photographed for the annual.
The Mercury community house meeting covered child involvement in family income under a talk by Mrs. Billy Deoover. Miss Alma Hughes led exhibit planning, with council report by Mrs. Luther Smith and questions planned by Mrs. Leland Banks and Mrs. Ethel Adams.
Mrs. Marion Williamson spoke to the Fife Home Demonstration Club on uses and advantages of the public library. She noted modern libraries seek out people with entertaining services and cited Ben Franklin founding the first library in 1638 and the McCulloch County library organized in 1915.
Cub Scout Den 2 met March 23 at Mrs Leonard Atherton home with two members present and two absent. They planned next month's study on conservation while Mrs Lindsay served refreshments to Bob Lindsay Martin Broad Doug King Clint Newlin Steve Rawlings.
The Rev. Glenn Chapman and his wife of Rochelle announce the birth of their son Carl Wayne in a Dallas hospital on March 28.
The Geeslin home hosted an announcement tea for Miss Leska Sue Barton bride-elect of John Valerius. Attendees included family and friends with decor in pink and aqua. The bride is daughter of A. T. Barton of Brady. groom-to-be is C. N. Valerius of Shreveport. They plan to reside in Austin after his June UT studies.
At morning worship a class of boys and girls will join as full members. The Junior Sunday School choir will sing Hosannas We Bring. Rev. Roy H. May's message is The King's Priority. Evening service features the sixth sermon in the cross sayings series Light From the Cross Accomplishment. A cordial invitation to worship is extended.
Dana Don Taylor and Marchia Faye Gault were honored on their second birthday with a party hosted by their grandmother Mrs. Rita Mae Stallings and great-grandmother Mrs. Fred Taylor at the Taylor home 806 West 16th St. Pictures were taken of the group.
After the gifts were displayed the Easter event featured stuffed chicken favors and a cake shaped like the number 2 with an Easter motif. Attending children included Phyllis Hoffman Tim Kin Betsy Walton Sissy Gault with mothers Mrs. Ross Hoffman Mrs. J B King Mrs. James Walton and others assisting.
The Brady High School Parent Teacher Association will meet in the auditorium on Wednesday April 6 at 9 30 a.m. for a business meeting and at 10 30 a.m. members will meet with the students in an assembly. Eight mothers will present a one act play titled How the Story Grew for the program.
Mrs. G. C. Stanley and Faya Stewart of Brady and Mrs. Bart Cathey of Eldorado were dismissed from Brady Hospital Tuesday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.