Desert Rat Scrap Book and Texas Industry Week
The column highlights Harry Oliver’s pocket size Desert Rat Scrap Book a windproof five page quarterly publication at 25 cents with annual mailing, plus a Texas Industrial Week salute to McCulloch County industry. It cites employment and wage figures from the 1972–1974 era and applauds local industrial leaders for economic contributions. Page 7 continues.
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Herald
Bnp
Bob Avinger
Harry Oliver
Great Southwest
America
Desert Rat
Texas
Harry
McCulloch County
McCulloch
U.S
Brady and
Brady City Council Approves Telephone Rate Increase
The City Council gave final approval to a telephone rate hike effective April 1 after a third reading of the ordinance. The council also tabled a one way street proposal on East Second Street, requested more study, and extended Sam Hammack’s concession lease at Brady Lake for one year. The meeting covered flood insurance readiness, a workers compensation rebate, and multiple building and infrastructure items.
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Post Office Department
East Second Street
Blackburn Street
Elm Street
Sam Hammack
Brady Lake
Frank Corder
Paul Ondo
Davee
Corder
Ondo
Norman S. Lawler
Gray Carrithers
Carrithers Insurance
City and School Elections On Tap This Saturday
Polls open from 8 p.m. to 7 p.m. City voters use City Hall council room with election judge Jim McFarlin. Brady school voters cast ballots at Brady High School facilities in the Choral Room of the Band Hall.
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Jim McFarlin
Brady School
Brady High School
Brady Area Highway Projects And Local Elections
Texas Highway Department awarded contracts in March for hot mix asphalt pavement on US 377 from the Colorado River to FM 1028 in McCulloch County to Abilene Paving Co. Inc. The 11.4 mile job is overseen by District Engineer Lawrence E. Schulz with Ben E. Dillon of Brady as department engineer. A second contract covers 18.5 miles of US 283 from US 87 to the Colorado River, for seaboating, awarded to Brannan Contractors, Inc. of Victoria under Billy R. Russell. In Brady, absentee voting reported light for school and city elections, with two contested city council races featuring Steve Black, Kadhrann Hallmark, Kenneth Young, Chad Colton, and Daymon McBee among candidates. statements from Black and Hallmark circulated alongside campaign notes.
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Texas Highway Department
Brady Area
Lawrence E. Schulz
McCulloch
Highway Department
Ben E. Dillon
Brady
Abilene Paving Co., Inc
Colorado River
Brannan Contractors, Inc
Victoria
Billy R. Russell
Brownwood
Steve Black
Kadhrann Jones Hallmark
Clifford Grubbs
Kenneth Young
Chad Colton
Daymon McBee
Myron Mays
David Quinn
S. Merlin McAnelly
Lamar Leifeste
Brady Standard
Radhrann Jones Hallmark
Hallmark
Band director James Mallow to judge Cisco Junior Music Festival
Brady High School band director James Mallow will serve as a judge at the Cisco Junior Music Festival held on the Cisco Junior College and Cisco High School campuses Friday and Saturday.
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Brady High School
James Mallow
Cisco
Cisco Junior College
Cisco High School
Flood Watershed Meeting Slated At Ranchlander
The Concho Soil and Water Conservation District Board schedules a public meeting at 2 p m April 16 at the Ranchlander Center Melvin to review a tentative watershed protection and flood prevention plan for the Southwest Laterals Watershed. Structures are planned for Salt Creek in McCulloch and Concho counties with local sponsors including the Concho and San Saba Brady District Boards and county courts. Soil Conservation Service representatives will discuss the environmental impact statement and address technical questions.
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Concho
Concho and
San Saba- Brady
Brady High to Represent District in Llano Bi-District Clash
Bi-District volleyball slated for 6:30 p m on April 8 at Llano features Brady High School facing Westlake High School of Austin. Regional round set for August 11-12 in Brenham.
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Llano
Brady High School
Westlake High School of
Austin
Brenham
Brady High Athletes Launch Easter Seal Drive
Brady High School athletes will conduct the Bob Lilly Easter Lily Campaign as part of the Easter Seal drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Teams will stand on Brady streets downtown and at 11th and South Bridge streets intersections.
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Brady High
Brady Streets
Jerry McLeod
11Th
South Bridge Streets
Brady Chamber of Commerce 55th Membership Meeting
Tickets remain for the 55th Brady Chamber meeting with directors selling at the Chamber office for 4 dollars. Keynote speaker is Dean Rippetoe. The Distinguished Service Award winner will be revealed at the banquet. Entertainment features Jack Williams Calvin Mitchel Tommy Burney and Buck Knox.
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Brady Chamber of Commerce
Dean Rippetoe
Jack Williams
Calvin Mitchel
Tommy Burney
Buck Knox
Kim King named Texas Tech masked Red Raider for 1975 season
Kim King an animal science student and Brady rancher will ride Happy V as the Red Raider for the 1975 season. King 21 is the son of Dr. J S King and Mrs. King, earned a 2.89 GPA, interviewed March 17 and tested March 19, succeeding Anne Lynch. He works at the Texas Tech feedlot and is a former Tech Rodeo Association member, set to be a senior in 1975-76.
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Brady
Tatom
Texas Education Agency
Joe Kim King
Texas Tech
University
Grover E. Murray
King
Red Raider
Dale W. Zinn
Happy V
Anne Lynch
Zinn
Quali
J. S. King
John Route
Rodeo Association At
Tech
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Los Angeles Times
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Harry O
Old Fort Oliver Ranch
Hills
Lone Star State
Texas Manufacturers Association
Texas Chambers of Commerce
Texas Industrial Commission
James H. Harwell
Free Enterprise
Ona
Abilene
Builders Supply Lumber Company
Brady Municipal
Jack Wootan
Mitchel
Rest Haven Cemetery
Ted Archer
Heart of Texas Golf Association
Whiteland Hill
Brady Doctors Clinic
Jim Griffin
CPA
Cooper Parker
George Veazey
Brady Independent School District
Garrell Tatum
Melvin
W. A. Dodds
Johnny Cochran
Spencer Engdahl
Floyd Marshall
Melvin Box
Kelly McLean
James Ray Durst
E. D. Solsberg
Delbert Wilson
Black
Young
San Angelo
Colton
Mallow
Ranchlander
BHS
Kim King
Raider
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