Eleven Girls Enter Jubilee Parade Float Contest
Eleven girls from Brady Rochelle Lohn and Melvin enter a Jubilee Goodwill Contest at Brady High School auditorium on Saturday May 18 to select pretty girls for riding on the Jubilee float during out of town parades. Entries include CleAnn Ethridge Patricia Wood Mommie Helen Hurkrider Nell Quality Nan cy Wilkerson Jane Sorell Allie Hader Elaine Britton Wynette Mowe Ann Fallacar and Jacele Poyai.
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Brady High School
Selnct
Brady High
Rochelle
Lohi
Melvin
Wile 1
CleAnn Ethridge
Patricia Wood
Mommie Helen Hurkrider
Nell Quality
Nancy Wilkerson
Jane Sorell
Brady
Allie Hader
Elaine Britton
Wynette Mowe
Ann Fallacar
Jacele Poyai
Lohn
Man Fatally Injured In Fall From Gas Tank
Dewey Lowe a distributive education teacher at Brady High was seriously injured when he fell about 14 feet from a gasoline storage tank on the San Angelo highway Landing on the delivery tank truck he broke his right elbow and pelvis W B Lawrence who had just sold the Lawrence Service Station to Lowe assisted after Lowe pulled the ladder down with him A railroad foreman and crew helped rehang the ladder and Lawrence could descend and call for aid Lowe remained in Brady Hospital Thursday.
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Dewey Lowe
Brady High
Lowe
Lawrence
W. B. Lawrence
San Angelo
Brady Hospital
Trinity Methodists To Host Knights Easter Service
Knights Templar of Brady Commandery No. 68 will attend Easter evening worship at Trinity Methodist Church. Each Knight attends his own church on Easter morning then joins the commandery at Trinity for a 7 30 p.m. service after gathering at the Lodge Hall at 7 p.m.
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Knights Templar
Brady Commandery No
Trinity Methodist Church
Trinity Church
Lodge Hall
Visit With Relatives During Easter Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Smith and daughter Jan stayed Wednesday night with Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Smith. The visitors were en route from Austin to Lubbock to spend the Easter holidays.
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Preston Smith
Jan
L. B. Smith
Austin
Lubbock
Downs and Crump Family Guests Visit Corpus Christi
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Crump included Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Downs and their son Lee of Tucson Arizona. They stayed several days last week and spent Sunday and Monday in Corpus Christi visiting Lon Downs and Mrs. Downs.
Do We Have Enough Water Survey Okayed to Find Out
A county committee plans a survey to determine water supply needs in Hickory and surrounding areas. The study aims to measure available water, extraction rates, and projected irrigation demands across Mason, Lano, and San Sabo counties with links to Brady Melvin Eden wells and local cooperatives.
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Mason
Liane
San Sabo
Brady
Melvin
Eden
Dick Winters
Wayne Fergenson
C. P. Rockwell
Mardin Jones
Fragmentary Local Note From a Scrambled Page
A partial OCR fragment shows unclear text fragments and names unreadable, offering little context but indicating a local item or notice. No definite event, date, or organization is extractable from the readable words.
Seabee Coed Tearful Farewell Leaves Fans Reflecting
A Seabee coed departs amid a tense farewell as supporters recall her role on the team. The crowd salutes her contributions and hopes for future success.
Unclear OCR fragment on MPSA WTR and water strata
Fragmentary text mentions MPSA WTR and a water bearing layer named Hichore sand extending into Masen ng San Saha Ceanttes Members. Lacks coherent events or specifics.
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Ted Fig
Brady Seeks Industry Influx as Texas Growth Accelerates
In Brady a push to attract manufacturing and industry continues as data show Texas manufacturing employment rising 40 percent from 1947 to 1954. Leaders urge persistent outreach, emphasizing local assets, favorable timing, and active cooperation to lure plants on the move or expanding. The goal is to secure new industry soon, with brisk contact and persuasion.
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Brady
Texas
Bureau
The
Cen
United States
Corder Named Bulk Sales Agent for Humble at Brady
Frank Corder returns to Brady to serve as commission bulk sales agent for Humble Oil and Refining. Former General Land Office chief appraiser, he spent two years traveling Texas and recently trained at Humble’s Abilene station. He and his wife Elizabeth Hanover Corder and their three children reside at 1103 South China.
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Humble Oil & Refining Company
Frank Corder
Brady
Corder
General Land Office of Texas
Land Office
Humble’s
Abilene
Inda Scng
Merce
Joe Caudle
Humble
Brads
Caudle
Big Lake
Elizabeth Hanover
McGregor
Corders
Elene
Buddy
Mary
South China
Blooming Rec Rpoanne Spreads Through Voca Fre Conia Area
A large blue bloom covers fields and crowds the pavement along the highway after heavy rains. H. E. Wood, director of the McCulloch County Farm Bureau, attended a Brownwood district Farm Bureau meeting for presidents secretaries and policy execution committee members.
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Voca-Fre- Conia
Brownwood
H. E. Wood
McCulloch County
Council Debates Building a New Brady Pool and City Affairs
The Brady City Council discussed constructing a new swimming pool at the Country Club site this year if time allows. They noted the present pool behind the power plant is aging and needs repairs. The meeting also covered insurance, worker compensation plans, and oath of office for newly elected officials. The council approved joining the Brady school system in a summer recreation program with a $1,500 funding.
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Brady
Cty
D. A. Harkrider
Aubrey Townsend
Louis Bierman
Leo Oates
Gudrden Jines
Hart Fowler
Brady School System
Little League Seeks Help for New Bleachers Sunday
Little League workers are asked to meet at Richards Park Sunday afternoon to assemble new bleachers. League President T. H. Marsden said the work starts about 2 30 P M. The bleachers are from the old west grandstand being torn down at Bulldow Stadium. A 40 foot section was purchased and moved to the league diamond in the park. Marsden urged boys to help immediately.
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Littl League
Richards Park
T. H. Marsden
Marsden
Straw Hat Days Set Friday and Saturday in Brady
Spring is here and Easter approaches as Brady merchants promote Straw Hat Days this Friday and Saturday. Men of all ages are urged to update their look with a new straw hat from a wide selection. Participating stores include Samuel's Penney's Adkins-Deaton Rosenbere's Wilensky's and The Toggery offering novelty flat tops conservative and western straw hats.
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Brady
Brady Merchants
Samuel's
Penney's
Adkins- Deaton
Rosenbere’s
Wilensky's
The
Former Bradyite Promoted to General Territory Supervisor
W. L Lewallen, ex Prady Grocery salesman linked with Wooten Grocery Co of Sweetwater, has been promoted to general territory supervisor. He will oversee West Texas Central Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma from Sweetwater. Lewallen began in wholesale groceries in 1921 and has held multiple posts before joining Wooten in Monahans then Sweetwater. He and his wife and daughter Sharron live at 141 San Carlos Street Sweetwater. she teaches in the Sweetwater public schools.
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W. €. Lewallen
Prady
Wooten Grocery Company
Sweetwater
New Territory
West Texas
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Lewahen
Walkers Smith Company
Kimbell Milling Company
Kimbell
Brady
Alpine
Wooten Chovery
Monahans
Abilene
Mrr
Lewallen
Sharron
Sot San Carlos
Brady High Auditorium Hosts Reunion Weekend
An all day reunion is set in the Brady High auditorium beginning Sunday morning April 28 at about 9 30 until 4 30 in the afternoon.
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Brady High Auditorum
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