Concert Saturday Night Opens Singers Reunion at Brady High
A Saturday night concert at Brady High School auditorium kicks off the Heart of Texas Singers Reunion weekend led by A. C. Stewart of Voca. Fort Worth acts Del Clever and his Cavaliers and Robert S. Arnold with his National Quartet perform alongside Harold Graham's Capitol Quartet from Austin. Tickets cost adults 50 cents and children 25 cents. Sunday's reunion is free with a 50 cent barbecue lunch. Alvin Hanns of Brownwood serves as vice president.
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Brady High School
Heart of Texas Singers
Voca
BHS
del Clever
Cavaliers
Fort Worth
Robert S. Arnold
National Quartet
Harold Graham
Capitol Quartet
Austin
A. C. Stewart
Alvin Hanns
Brownwood
Mercury Road Project Slated For Long Sought Link
Bids opened in Austin for a 121 mile Mercury to San Saba County highway. Allen Keller Construction Co. Fredericksburg led with 192 864 61 dollars. The project extends FM Road 502 east from Mercury to FM 45 near Richland Springs, with start expected mid May. Nine other bidders participated in the State Highway Commission invitation.
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Austin
Mercury
San Saba County
Allen Keller Construction Co
Fredericksburg
FM 45
Richland Springs
Keller
State Highway Commission
Ben Dillon
Highway Department
Polio Vaccination Drive Quick at McCullough County School
Doctors and nurses vaccinated 364 children in just over an hour at South Ward School auditorium. Recipients included 42 from Rochelle and 25 from Lohn, with 41 at Melvin. A second shot will follow in two weeks as PTA volunteers and nurses record and guide the process.
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McCullough County
South Ward
Rochelle
Lohn
Melvin
Fort Worth Trip For Brady County 4 H and FFA Boys
Forty-two McCulloch County FFA and 4 H Club members depart Brady for a two day educational tour of Fort Worth. They visit stockyards Swift & Co Justin Boot Co and Fort Worth National Bank attend wrestling at North Side Coliseum and stay at Will Rogers dorms. Awards await based on feeding records with prizes from boots hats jackets and buckles.
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McCulloch County
FFA
Fort Worth
Brady Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Brady Coffee Shop
Swift & Co
Justin Boot Co
Brady couple welcomes daughter at Brady Hospital
Mr and Mrs L C Gerald Williams of Brady celebrate the birth of a daughter in Brady Hospital on Wednesday.
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L. C
Gerald) Williams
Brady
Brady Hospital
Service Award Presented To Brady Creek President
Brady Chamber of Commerce announced five new directors at its annual banquet and membership meeting. Dr. James P. Jones Hymie Myers Leo Oates R. M. Priesmeyer and Karl K. Steffens were elected by mail ballot for three year terms. Rabbi Sidney S. Guthman of San Antonio spoke as principal guest.
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Brady Chamber of Commerce
James P. Jones
Hymie Myers
Leo Oates
R. M. Priesmeyer
Karl K. Steffens
Fellowship Hall
First Christian Church
Sidney S. Guthman
San Antonio
Straw Hat Day Prompted for Brady Men
Brady merchants announce Straw Hat Day with a campaign urging men to replace old felt hats with new straw styles. The event runs Friday and Saturday, featuring various colors and Western roll brim options. Page 7 in The Standard highlights the display ad and lists participating shops Samuel's Adkins and Deaton The Toggery Rosenberg-Myers J C Penney Wilensky's.
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Brady
Samuel's, Adkins and Deaton
the Toggery, Rosenberg-Myers Company
J. C. Penney Company
Wilensky’s
Widow of Pioneer Rancher Dies in California
Mrs. Richard Sellman widow of the pioneer McCulloch County rancher died Monday at her San Marino home California. Survivors include daughter Louise Sellman Joerg of Los Angeles two grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services set for Friday at Glendale Memorial Park Los Angeles.
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Richard Sellman
McCulloch County
San Marino
Calif
California
Brady Cemetery
Sellmans
Rochelle
Richland Springs
Sellman
Louise Sellman Joerg
Los Angeles
Glendale Memorial Park
Winters Honored At CC Banquet
Dick Winters received the Brady Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award for service to McCulloch County. He is president of the Brady Creek Watershed Association and led flood control and soil and water conservation efforts. Winters returned from Washington after addressing the Senate Appropriations Committee on Brady Creek. A. H. Red Floyd, fellow director, presented the engraved plaque and praised Winters for unflinching, steadfast work for neighbors.
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Dick Winters
Brady Chamber of Commerce
McCulloch County
Winters
Brady Creek
Brady Creek Project
The
Brady Creek Association
A. H
Red) Floyd
DSA
Chamber of Commerce
Floyd
Senator Seeks Funds for 16 Brady Creek Dams Project
Dick Winters urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund 16 additional Brady Creek dams for the new fiscal year. He noted four dams are finished and four more under construction, with sixteen more ready if funds from the Soil Conservation Service are increased. Sen. Dick Russell promised interest though the project moves slowly. Winters was joined by Joe Ogden of the Brady Chamber of Commerce and emphasized Brady Creek as part of the Middle Colorado River system with other subwatersheds awaiting construction next year.
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Dick Winters
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Brady Creek
Soil Conservation Service
Dick Russell
Georgia
Winters
Joe Ogden
Brady Chamber of Commerce
Senators
Colorado River
Colorado
Guardsmen Practice Alert Precedes Brady Open House
Nationwide National Guard alert interrupted Brady unit’s open house prep at the new $65,000 armory on the old Fair Grounds. Company C of the 142nd Infantry Regiment coordinated patrols and a field kitchen as officers from Brownwood investigated the drill. The open house to run 10 am to 9 pm will showcase trucks, uniform pieces, and a $85,000 French silver service donated after World War II.
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National Guard
Brady
Brownwood
KNEL
Company C
Truman Lee
142Nd Infantry Regiment
Amarillo
142Nd
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Fayrene DeBose
Dunbar
Albert McCulloh
Nolay
Geneva Lott
Sue Routt
Cooper Parker
Albert Neal
Mercury Road
Catherine Kennerly
PTA
D. W. Jordan
Albert McCulloch
Will Rogers Coliseum
Brady Haberdashers
Senate
Future Farmers of America
Larry Smith
Marion Young
Jimmy Adams
Jackie Wallin
Edward Samuel
Edward Spiller
Back Row
J. D. Hampton
Herman Hill
Norris Wright
Monroe McGuire
Bobby Underwood
John Frank Weir
Melvin Faver
John Holcomb
Alert
Narvel Rogers
Mac Rankin
Harold Garrett
National Guard's
NEW Armory
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