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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1954
Page
5
Guests of Mr and Mrs Houston Braly visit their son Bill Tom Braly and family in Pampa and accompany them to Colorado Springs. The group tours Pikes Peak and other sites in Colorado.
Mrs Jack Thaxton and three children Jackie Debbie and Jean from Aberdeen Maryland are visiting for two months with her mother Mrs Pete Newman and with her mother and an aunt Mrs C Wegner and Miss Arvie Wegner.
Rainbow Assemblies from Devine Pleasanton San Antonio Kerrville Boerne and Blue Star hosted a formal banquet and initiation at the Kerrville Masonic Lodge honoring Texas state Grand Officers. Mrs Martha Marie Whitfield Supreme Inspector and Mrs Dorothy L Miller Grand Visitor attended on their annual inspection tour. Four elective and seven appointive Grand Officers were honored with a song Always Look for a Rainbow and refreshments after the service. Brady attendees included E J Mays Sherron Smith and Bonna Jean Nance the Grand Representative from Pennsylvania to Texas.
The Home Demonstration Club of Fife met July 23 at the club house. President Mrs. Nelda Hodges led the session with a prayer by Mrs. L. M. Farmer. A rally report noted funds raised, with two melons and a pie selling for 44 dollars. Mrs. Warren Caylor presented Footwear and Foot Care. The next gathering will be September 10 with Mrs. Tom Hickman as hostess.
Twenty eight members of the Bivins family gathered for their annual reunion Sunday at Richards Park. Attendees included Otis Bivins and family, Paul and Dora Bivins of Santa Anna, Howard Bivins of Layton Utah, Melvin Anderson of Bear City Utah, Jasper Elliott, Otho and Minnie Heallen of Austin, Coy and Peggy Fowler, Anna Maye Fowler of Dallas, and Joe Box family of Garland.
The annual Ratliff reunion was held at Richards Park with 77 members attending. Next year’s event is planned for August 5 to 7. Attendees include numerous Ratliffs and relatives from Colorado City Amarillo Seminole Llano Austin Fort Worth and El Paso.
A Brownwood bride wore a black linen two piece suit with white accessories in a San Angelo wedding. The couple will reside in San Angelo. The bride, Rochelle High School 1953 graduate, attended Durham's Business College in Austin. The groom, Brownwood High School 1950 graduate, served three years in the Air Force. Out of town guests listed include Mrs. W. A. Petty, Mrs. G. B. Williams, Jo Ann Higdon of Pearsall, and many Brownwood, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and other area residents.
Miss Nelda Willey wed A Robert Wagner in a double ring ceremony at 6 PM Friday July 23 at Reverend Cecil A Ray’s church home in Lubbock. The bride wore a blue linen suit and carried a white Bible with pink roses. Attendants were Bob Farley and Oranez Thetford. The bride is a Brady High School graduate and nurse. the groom has returned from Korea and will be stationed at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth.
The Wade family gathered Sunday at Richards Park for a reunion with attendees including Bruce Wade of Kerrville and many relatives from Brady, Midland, Odessa, Florence, Lockhart, Georgetown, San Angelo, Lohn, Sipe Springs, and more. Notable participants included D A Milburn, Claudie Wade, Weldon Wade, Harlan Wade, and J M Wade, among others.
Mrs. Bud Wyatt of Menard and BE. R. Wood of San Saba were dismissed from Brady Hospital on Friday.
Mrs Frank Guice and her infant child from Brady were discharged from Brady Hospital on Sunday.
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