Unusual Winter Weather Across Brady and McCulloch
The Passing Parade notes a strange winter with record rainfall and deep snows from Amarillo to Flagstaff. Despite hail and late freezes hurting fruit and oats, Brady, McCulloch County and surrounding areas anticipate a bright spring with strong crop prospects. Local farmer Lockett Bryson doubts a bumper oats yield, citing sparse matured seeds.
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Amarillo
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Colo
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Ariz
Lockett Bryson
Brady City Council approves dog control ordinance
Brady council approves emergency dog control rules to curb stray dogs. Dogs without rabies vaccination tags will be taken to the city pound and unredeemed animals may be destroyed. New municipal judge H L Nance replaces retiring Mrs. Carroll. judge available Mon and Fri mornings. Council also discusses junk vehicle ordinance and various city matters including lake, library, building permits, water discharge compliance, and pool repairs.
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Brady
Races Set for Two-Day Spring Meet at G Rollie White Downs
Two more days of racing at G Rollie White Downs feature a 2 pm start on Saturday and Sunday for the Jubilee's Spring Meet. Sunday includes the Spring Futurity Finals and Derby Finals with a $10,000 purse for 330 yards. Bailey Oak trained by Bill Bennett tops Futurity Trials with 18.20 seconds, nine others qualified, while track conditions were muddy and hand-timed.
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C. L. Loreant
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Talent Bank
Jazzy
Bracket Deck
John’s Red Linda
Savannah Annie
Tiny Topper
Jeep’s Lady
Raffles Deck
Webb City
Robert Strickland
Jaycees Sponsor Sunrise Service At Brady Lake
The Brady Jaycees will sponsor an Easter sunrise service at Brady Lake pavilion at 6 30 a m Easter Sunday. Rev Lamar Leifeste will be speaker and Gale Rensink will lead singing. The invitation covers Brady residents and all McCulloch County Heart of Texas area congregations.
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Brady Lake Pavilion
Lamar Leifeste
Gale Rensink
Jaycee
Richard Lane
Jaycees
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Brady
McCulloch County
Heart of Texas
Butch Hicks
Hicks
Richard Trail 80 Dies After Long Illness in Brady
Richard Thomas Trail known as Dick Trail, 80, of Brady, died 8:05 p m Wednesday after a long illness in Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 2 p m Friday in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with Rev Henry Moore and Rev Lamar Leifeste officiating. Burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. Born Oct 1 1892 in Ballinger to Jesse Bonsall and Arthur Trail, he married Mertie Norman in 1916 at Paint Rock and moved to Brady in 1923 to work in Ford Motor business, banking and ranching. A Mason, he served on the City Council and School Board. Survived by wife, a granddaughter Anne Lawler Roper of San Angelo, three great grandsons, sister Rosa Murchison of Ballinger, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by daughter Marge Lawler. Maundy Thursday church events noted for First United Methodist and local observances.
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Dick) Trail
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Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital
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Ballinger
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Arthur Trail
Trail
Presbyterian Church
Anne Lawler Roper
San Angelo
Rosa Murchison
Marge Lawler
San Saba Man Buys Former Safeway Store in Brady
Frank and Reedie Sloan, San Saba grocers with 33 years in business, purchase the former Safeway Store in the Hotel Brady building Brady. The new Sloan operation opens Friday with 8 am to 7 pm hours closed Sundays. Ron Sloan Jr. will manage with Joe Capps as assistant manager.
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Reedie Sloan
San Saba
Brady
Sloan
Sloan’s Discount Foods
Joe Capps
Local Couples Tournament Seeks Brady Golf Entrants
Brady area golfers are urged to enter the Couples Tournament set for May 5 and 6 at the Brady Municipal Golf Course. chairmen Mr and Mrs G E Duncan report many out of town entries but few from Brady. The 36 hole handicapped low ball event costs 30 dollars per team and is capped at 64 teams. A dance closes the event on Saturday night.
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Ex-Brady Coach Produces Regional Discus Winner
Teddy Allen, former Brady coach now at Mineral Wells, produced a regional discus winner. Gary Sherley qualified for the state meet with a 172-11 throw at the Region II meet in Denton. Allen, in his second year as first assistant football and head track coach, led Mineral Wells to two school records, and the state meet is set for May 4-5 in Austin.
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Mineral Wells High School
Gary Sherley
Denton
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Mineral Wells
Austin
Farm Bureau Directors Meet Tuesday in Mc Culloch County
The Mc Culloch County Farm Bureau directors will convene Tuesday April 24 at 7 30 p m at the Farm Bureau office to discuss ongoing county agricultural matters and organizational plans.
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McCulloch County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
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