Scroll Cites 50 Years of Service By Tuesday Club
The Brady Tuesday Club receives a 50th anniversary scroll from the General Federation of Women's Clubs dated April 5, 1954, praising public service and civic work since its 1904 founding. The club supported libraries, aided Dr. Waldine Tauch before her national fame, and helped fund the Pippa Fountain at Baylor University.
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Tuesday Club
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Oscar A. Ahlgren
Federation
Woman’s Home Companion
Waldine Tauch
H. L. Brady
Brady Tuesday Club
S. W. Hughes
F. M. Richards
Bulldogs to Compete in Brownwood Regional Meet
Brady High School Bulldogs the District 8-AA track champions travel to Brownwood Saturday for the Region II track meet at Brown High School stadium. The program includes a golf team and entries in literary events with preliminaries in the morning and finals in the afternoon.
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Brady High
Bulldogs
Brownwood
Brown High School
BHS
Junction
William Lawrence
Jackie Sallee
Danny Miller
Kenneth Anderson
Charles Bowden
Charles Shurtleff
Sean Neaes
Janet Rudder
Earl Irish
Barbara Bodenhamer
Jaryl Young
Nancy Bruce
Brady High seniors plan five city senior trip
Brady High School seniors depart Friday May 28 on a chartered bus tour visiting New Braunfels Houston Galveston and Austin with meals in New Braunfels overnight stays at Rice Hotel in Houston and Hotel Galvez in Galveston. Sponsors include Mrs Jeannette Grind and Mrs Mary Jo Powell along with R F McSwain and Principal C Ethridge.
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Brady High School
New Braunfels
Houston
Galveston
Austin
Rice Hotel
San Jacinto Battlegrounds
Hotel Galvez
Brady
Jeannette Grindstaff
Mary Jo Powell
R. F. McSwain
C. Ethridge
Eastern Stars And Masons To Dedicate New Lodge Floor
The Brady Masonic Lodge holds a dedication of its newly remodeled second floor on Tuesday at 7 30 p m A chicken supper will be served to Masons, Eastern Stars and their families The hall now features newly added furniture and fresh decor.
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Brady Masonic Lodge
Dallas woman aids and family seek greetings
Mrs. L. A. Doran of Dallas was reported to be improving by her daughter Mrs. Al Jones but remains confined to bed for an extended period. She would like to hear from her McCulloch County friends at 8520 Eu stis, Dallas, Texas.
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L. A. Doran
Dallas
al Jones
McCulloch County
Eustis
Texas
Brady installs new city council and officers
Brady puts new city government in place as the council and city officials take oaths. Outgoing Mayor W K Cobb presided and wished success to P L Ulstad as mayor and the new aldermen Charlie Epps Aubrey Townsend Jack Keyser D A Harkrider and Harl Fowler. City secretary Mrs W P Jones and city recorder Mrs W M Turner were also installed.
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Brady
W. K. Cobb
Charlie Epps
Aubrey Townsend
Jack Keyser
D. A. Harkrider
Harl Fowler
W. P. Jones
W. M. Turner
City Recorder
Zoning Board Friction Returns To City Council
Three Zoning Commission appointees Will Harris Ross Hoffman and Egan Fowler resigned Tuesday night leaving the city without a zoning panel. City Attorney Sam McCollum III noted harmony problems between the Zoning Commission and the Board of Adjustment as the core issue. He proposed appointing two Zoning Commission members to the Board of Adjustment to ease friction and maintain consistent enforcement of zoning laws. The council accepted the resignations and left the issue open for a solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Harris
Ross Hoffman
Egan Fowler
Sam McCollum III
Zoning Commission
Board of Adjust
Board of Adjustment
McCollum
Harris
Fowler
Pioneering Work of Brown Snodgrass Remembered by Co op Stockholders
The Farmers and Ranchers Co op held its annual stockholders meeting at Richards Park with 160 members and 300 to 400 attendees. Memorials honored Tom Brown and Joe Snodgrass described as pioneers of the counties cooperative movement. Brown died in 1952 and Snodgrass in 1953. The co op reported assets of 239 956 and year sales of 599 740 with 61 403 in debt and 94 872 current assets. net savings reached 26 926. John Brown of Stacy and Paul Lohn of Waldrip were elected to the board for three years.
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Brown
Co-op
Tom Brown
Joe Snodgrass
McCulloch County
The
Farmers and Ranchers Co-op
Richards Park
John Brown
Stacy
Paul Lohn
Waldrip
Snodgrass
Coop
M. I. Marshall
McCulloch
F R Co-op
Marshall
Special Two Color Air Mail Envelopes At Brady Office
History will be made in Brady Sunday May 2 with the inaugural flight of commercial air mail service. Local citizens urged to use air mail letters for out of town correspondence as a boost to the event. Envelopes ready for distribution April 24 at The Brady Standard office and sold in quantities from 1 to 250, red and blue on white.
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Brady
Brady Standard Office
Here
Heart of Texas Singers Reunion Plans For Voca
About 2000 to 3000 persons are expected at the Heart of Texas Singers Reunion in Voca Sunday with five county singing conventions uniting for the event. A pre reunion concert at 8 p m Saturday features visiting quartets such as Del Clever and the Bowden Quartet Fort Worth Brown Family Glory Morning Singers Monahans Quartet and the Alvey Trio Coleman. Proceeds help defray travel expenses for guest quartets and local tickets cost 50 cents for adults 25 cents for children.
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Heart of Texas Singers
Voca
A. C. Stewart
Stewart
del Clever
Bowden Quartet
Fort Worth
Brown Family
Glory Morning Singers
Gatesville
Monahans Quartet
Alvey Trio
Coleman
Deposits and Loans Slide at Brady Banks
Brady National and Commercial banks report lower totals in April 1954 than a year earlier and than January 1954. Deposits across both banks reach 7,082,840 with loans 2,196,288. Comparative figures show declines from April 1953 and January 1954 levels.
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Brady
Brady National Bank
Commercial National Bank
Brady High Golfers Defeat Coleman Bluecats in Windy Match
Brady High School golfers beat the Coleman Bluecats 868 to 370 in Coleman. Brady and Coleman qualified for the regional meet Saturday in Brownwood. Brady scorers included William Lawrence 84 Jackie Sallee 87 Ken Anderson 91 Danny Miller 106. Coleman scorers were Charles Clary 88 Bob Byerly 93 Charles Birdwell 89 Dan Morgan 100.
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Brady High
Coleman Bluecats
Coleman
Brownwood
Brady
William Lawrence
Jackie Sallee
Ken Anderson
Danny Miller
Charles Clary
Bob Byerly
Charles Birdwell
Dan Morgan
Brady Businessmen Invited to Schools
More than 300 Brady businessmen are invited to Education Business Day at Brady High School next Wednesday. They will tour five local schools, view student work, and inspect facilities, then return for lunch and a program honoring 35 former school board members. Earl Rudder will speak. 12 teachers receive service pins, with various year-length pins awarded to named staff.
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Brady
Brady High School
Board of Trustees
Earl Rudder
Nannie Lirk
Ruth Williams
Mary Jo Powell
Laura M. Elis
Cecil Verner
Winfred Burk
Mary June Bowden
Lucille Huffman
Mary Lou Porter
Irene Reed
Gladys M. Isaacs
Alonzo Reed
Kerrville Parley Set for Bankers
The Hill Country Bankers Association holds a spring meeting Saturday at 5:30 PM in Kerrville’s Blue Bonnet Hotel. C Stanley Banks will discuss Texas Cattle Brands, with leaders Hardin H. Jones and E. L. Bodenhamer steering the Brady banks and Brady National Bank attendees, plus Commercial National Bank representatives.
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Hill Country Bankers Association
Blue Bonnet
Kerrville
Hardin H. Jones
Brady National Bank
E. L. Bodenhamer
Commercial National Bank of
Brady
C. Stanley Banks
Brady Banks
Frew
Jones
Nelson Dukes
Lewis Jordan
Clarence Snider
George Carruthers
David Dutton
Otto Frederick
Hart Fowler
Ward Paul
Tommye Helen Burns
Joella Cole
Commercial National Ank
Cleanup Drive Starts Monday April 26
Bradyites are reminded that the city annual cleanup drive begins next Monday April 26 and runs through May 8. Residents should have trash ready by Monday to avoid two trips for the collection trucks.
Bradyite receives honorary life membership in P T A
Mrs Albert Neal of Brady was awarded an honorary life membership in the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers at a District 7 conference in Mason. The honor cited outstanding child welfare work and was presented by Mrs EB A Taylor of Melvin. Neal has served 11 years in PTA service.
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Albert Neal
Brady
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
District 7
Mason
Brady P-Ta
R. L. Akins
Neal
EB. A. Taylor
Melvin
McCulloch County
PTA Council
Mrs. Neal
PTA
Brady Aviation dispute sparks petition from 257 workers
A Brady Texas petition signed by 257 BAC employees urges the 19 plaintiffs to abandon a suit seeking to block the sale of Curtis Field city property to Brady Aviation. The injunction request was withdrawn. the case remains on the docket with trial date undecided.
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Brady Aviation Corp
Brady
Curtis Field
BAC
35Th District Court
Homer Duncum
Jack Gartman
Don Johnson
Leo Oates
B. R. Sheffield
E. J. Wall
Leo Humphrey
A WW Hinchman
John P. Threadgill
Cecil Verner
Henry C. King, Jr
A. R. Rutherford
Glenn Ricks
E. W Sheffield
Richard Davis
Harry Curtis
Clinton Newlin
Jack Deaton
Harold Deaton
Rev L P Smith To Address SS Classes at Methodist Church
The Wesley Friendship Class with Dora Ryan and Mrs Roy H May groups will hold a covered dish supper at the First Methodist Church Monday at 7 30 PM. Rev L P Smith chaplain at San atorium Texas is scheduled as principal speaker after the meal.
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Wesley Friendship
First Methodist Church
Dora Ryan
Roy H. May
L. P. Smith
Sanatorium
Texas
Osborne Family Guests Over Easter in Houston
Here From Houston Mr. and Mrs. 8S. V. Osborne and Robert hosted their son and brother and wife Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Osborne of Houston as Easter visitors.
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Houston
V. Osborne
Robert
Richard V. Osborne
Airplanes to Fill Sky For Dedication Rites
Texas aviation events center Brady runway dedication and Trans-Texas Airways service launch. A May 2 fly in at Curtis Field features a breakfast for private fliers, spot landing contests, and public aircraft displays. The 4 020 foot lighted runway will host a 10 07 a m Trans Texas arrival and 4 p m dedication with bands and officials.
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Texas
Curtis Field
Brady
Trans-Texas Airways
Brady Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Brady Aviation Corporation
Jack Ayer
Walter Gunstream
San Antonio
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Richards
Eastern Stars
Masons
Cobb
NEW Council
Council
Eash
W. E. Lohn, Jr
Drouth
Lohn
F. C. Guice
Rocket Hall
Harry Hanson
N. R. Kirk
W. G Hampton
Henry Bradley
Ed Williams
A. W. Moseley
Bill Carroll
Irvine Hurd
Bill Huffman
W. T. Galaway
Rochelle
E. W. Doyal
Mercury
Sim Gamblin
D. L. Elliott
Route 1
Bud Barsch
Calf Creek
Bankers
P-Ta
Bradyite
Duncum
Menard
Lutheran Education
Akins
Curtifield
Trans-Texas
South
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