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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1968
Page
1
The Brady Bulldog Band, led by James Matlow, heads to Brownwood Saturday to vie for Division 1 and the UIL Sweepstakes top award, aiming for a third straight high rating after a first division in marching. They travel about 7 a.m. and perform at 11 a.m. with results due at 3 p.m.
District 7 honors two 4-H adult leaders from each of 22 counties for work with club members. Banquet scheduled 7 30 p m Tuesday April 30 in the Brady School Cafeteria. McCulloch County leaders Mrs V C Whitworth Doole and Harvey Ringer Brady are named. L F Peterson chairman Texas A M University System Board of Directors will be featured speaker.
South Ward PTA stages The Magic Man a light operetta at 7 30 Friday in Brady High School auditorium. About 100 students from South Ward Elementary perform with Wade iopper as The Magic Man Jud Carson as the teacher Mics Meany Bruce Townsend as the policeman and Hilly Ragsdale as Timmy. Tickets 1 for adults 50 cents for children. proceeds support PTA projects.
Gospel singers from Texas and nearby states gather for the Heart of Texas Singers Reunion at Brady High School. The event features performances by the Brown Quartet, Sineinet Bell Family, Returney, Happy Hitters Quartet, and local soloists including K. K. Steffens and Belinda Britteen. Sessions run 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lunch served noon to 1 p.m. in the Brady school cafeteria. The annual Saturday night concert opens at 8 p.m. with rooms and meals provided for visiting singers.
Brady voters will have two polling locations in the county courthouse for the primary. Voters with surnames A through L vote in Bay 1 at the Office of Justice of the Peace Joe Myrick. M through Z vote in Box 2 near the courthouse hallway. An election clerk will guide voters and mark the list to speed checks.
A homemakers class at the Brady Multi-Purpose Center starts a furniture refinish ing and re uph olstering unit on Tuesday night April 30 at 7 o clock. Classes run through May with registration at the first session April 30 at 7 p.m.
County Clerk Beckie Lohn reminds new McCulloch County residents they must vote in the county clerk office by April 30 to participate in the May 4 primaries. Those with under six months residence after November 3, 1967 may vote statewide and in referenda, but not in local races, with specific registration proof required.
Carroll, a Brady junior, is cast in three one-acts at Southwest Texas State College. He also wrote The Trial of All: Window and will perform in Six, Hint and Winter. The plays are to be presented at the college May 6 to 12.
Brady hosts a four session sales training course starting May 6 at 7 30 p m taught by Dr W Thomas and led by Ralph Fellbaum. The program, backed by the Distributive Education Program of the University of Texas and the Texas Education Agency, aims to boost customer readiness product knowledge and clientele building. Reservations contact Fellbaum at 2491 or 77 1155.
The Jubilee Association outlines plans for the June futurity trials at G Rollie White Downs Brady to select 20 finalists for the July Futurity on July 4. Fifty six hundred dollars purse expected over five days with additional blankets for top July winners and a Miss Heart of Texas Pageant.
Voters must be Texas residents for one year and McCulloch County residents for six months. Bring or rely on the registration list to vote in the Democratic Primary. Mark ballots with an X or check. only write-ins for party officials are allowed. Scratching out a party pledge invalidates the ballot.
The article explains setting clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday to 3 a.m. to gain extra evening daylight all summer. It notes you can adjust before bed or after waking and warns against waiting until Monday. The change reverts on October 27 at 2 a.m. by moving clocks back to 1 a.m.
Operation Mainstream on the job training program placed trainee J. B. Walton in a permanent position with the City of Brady. Walton joined in October and has attended all classes, showing good progress in basic education training.
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