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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1955
Page
4
HAL BOYLE presents a playful meditation on twilight as a peak time for women to feel and look their best. He contends that energy shifts from men to women as evening deepens, with husbands fading at night while wives bloom, culminating in a nightlife transformation before dawn.
Funeral services were held in Fort Worth for Mrs. Earl A. Smith 54 of Fort Worth formerly Thelma Parker of Pear Valley who died July 22 after a week’s illness. Born in Rochelle she lived 27 years in Fort Worth and worked at Montgomery Ward. Buried Mount Olivet with Montgomery Ward employees as pallbearers. Survivors include her husband, her parents, three sisters and a brother.
Pte Travis John Eckert of Mason died from injuries and burns after two airplanes collided near Lorsch Germany on July 20. He had worked at Brady Aviation Corp in Brady before enlisting in the Air Force in April 1954. Three other Air Force men also died. Eckert was a 1946 Mason High School graduate.
Dismissals on Tuesday from Brady Hospital include Scott King John Jones Mrs H C Gray and Mrs W R Rountree all Brady as well as J H Murr and Darwin Lewis from Richland Springs Mrs C T Leverett of Voca and Mrs John Haley of Fort McKavett.
The James A Spencer family thanks neighbors and friends for sympathy and floral offerings during their time of loss.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Oscar Jarvis Johnson and Marian Carol McShan on July 21, Johnny James McGee and Patricia Ann Stewart on July 22, Ellis Leo Porter and Margaret Frances Wahl on July 26, Allen Martin and Farris Goodwyn on July 27, and Ann Hardie Lawkis and Jack Young Walker on July 30.
Georgan Gilbreath daughter of Mr and Mrs Hubert Gilbreath mails from a 50 day European Mission Study Tour to friends in Brady describing a Rhine River trip and visits to castles and Heidelburg on Saturday She will be a senior at ACC Abilene next fall.
Mr and Mrs Charley Miller of Waldrip and grandson Charles F Miller of Benton City Washington left Monday to visit their son Jessie Miller and wife in Benton City The grandson has stayed here a week with the grandparents Miller prepared for a Washington trip in Brady Saturday They expect about three weeks vacation there Visit Son Mr and Mrs Ramey Dikes visited Austin with their son Bill at Texas University and with Jane Jackson a friend of Bills working for Southwestern States Telephone Company To California Mr and Mrs O O Dickinson left Tuesday for Fort Mason California to join their son Keith his wife and two children Keith in the Air Force and the family stationed in Honolulu They plan to return to Brady for a vacation visit Keith will be on a 30 day leave
Miss Anne Hardie Lawlis bride elect of Jack Walker of Odessa was honored at a breakfast hosted by Mrs. Don F. Johnson at 905 W. 8th St. The event featured green and white decor with carnations ivy and wandering Jew plants. Attending were Mrs. Harold Stephens Mrs. Gerald Huffman Mrs. Kenneth Mitchell Mrs. Joe Barekman Miss Betty Rae Schmidt Miss Mary Lee Dodson and others. several guests were unable to attend.
Mrs. B G Kennerly was honored at a Thursday morning coffee hosted by Mrs. John Sloan before her move to McGregor. Guests included Mmes H P C Evers H W Lind ley Leonard Atherton C P Rockwell and Noble Johnson. About forty attended.
Mr and Mrs Elmer McLean stayed in Kingsville the weekend of July 24 as guests of former Brady coach and Mrs Russ Holland for supper. McLean said Holland is in good health and remains coach at Kingsville High School for another year. The McLeans visited their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Charles Dodds, whose son is attending Texas A&I.
A L Edwards traveled over the weekend visiting relatives in the area. He has lived near Corpus Christi for seven years and now resides in Boerne where he is employed on a ranch. He previously helped operate a gun near Corpus and did farm and ranch maintenance, but drought caused a total crop failure in the area this summer.
Here from Lubbock Mr and Mrs Vernon Smith and son Tony of Lubbock spent the weekend here as guests of his parents Mr and Mrs W J Smith and other relatives.
Mrs John Bratton and Mrs F A Taylor planned to escort three Melvin girls to Mt Wesley Camp at Kerrville for a week beginning Monday.
Mary Helen Bratton Velma Dee Middleton and Tommy Taylor are spending the week at the Methodist camp as part of a local church program. The group engages in common activities and devotional sessions during the retreat.
Mre. Joh. Embry returned Friday from Amherst where she visited a nephew and family Mr and Mrs Nellie Brown Embry. Other visits were made to Las Cruces and La Mesa NM where she visited Mr and Mrs Warren Gray and Mr and Mrs L L Parsons. In Hamilton she was the guest of Mr and Mrs E Jones.
Nancy Wilkerson of Brady was admitted to Brady Hospital on Thursday for unspecified medical evaluation and care.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Wilson of Dallas are the proud parents of a son born in Brady Hospital Tuesday.
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