Electric Co op Members Meet for WWII Pilots Breakfast
The Chamber of Commerce sponsors a Sunday breakfast at Curtis Field now Brady Industries to welcome World War II aviation personnel and flying enthusiasts. Demonstration planes will be present as instructors from Curtis Field visit Brady airport facilities and air strip. Ed Williams and Leo Oates co chair the highway communications transportation committee planning the event.
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Curtis Field
The
Chamber of
Highway Communications Transportation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Ed Williams
Leo Oates
Increase in Demand For Electricity Seen
Brady hosts the 20th annual meeting of the McCulloch County Electric Co op in the Brady Theater on Saturday. Registration at 8:50 a.m. and meeting at 9. Three directors are elected from Districts 1 6 and 7 with candidates George Johanson Harold Price S W Colburn Jack Casbeer Taylor Duncan Henry Barnett. Free parking for visiting members and a free movie for children at the Texas Theater. Gospelaires of Abilene sing. Bob Murphy hosts. Ends around noon.
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Brady
McCulloch County Electric Co-op
Brady Theater
George Johanson
Harold Price
S. W. Colburn
Jack Casbeer
Taylor Duncan
Henry Barnett
Coop
Texas Theater
Abilene
Bob Murphy
Texas
Pony Leaguers Enter Coleman Tournament
A Prady youth baseball team enters the Coleman Pony League tournament sponsored by the Lions and Kiwanis. Coleman faces Brady at 8 30 p m Monday in a double elimination event running through Aug 15 with two games nightly.
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Prady
Coleman
Lions
Kiwanis
Brady
Cisco
Pronte
Ballinger
Abilene
Patch Ogden
Darrell Roper
Larry Peel
Jerry Bearden
Don Miller
Grex Chase
Dickie Roper
Paul Pooher
Byron Haynes
Frankie Capps
Davey Cornelius
Mike Carlson
Joe Fortson
Harold Anderson
Norwood Elected Melvin Mayor to Succeed Waldrep
Chuck Norwood Jr. was chosen in a special Melvin election to succeed resigning mayor A P Waldrep. Waldrep and his wife moved to Prady and bought a home at 1005 South College. Waldrep remains president of the First National Bank of Melvin. Norwood, a 1925 Texas A&M graduate, has McCulloch County ranch interests and returned to Melvin in 1955.
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Shields
Chuck) Norwood, Jr
Melvin
A. P. Waldrep
Waldrep
Prady
South College
J. H. Francks
First National Bank of
Norwood
McCulloch County
Texas A&m College
Brady Lake project workers seek housing apartments offered
City officials urged Brady residents to prepare furnished apartments and parking for trailer homes to house about 50 workers expected for the Brady Lake project. Four railroad survey workers arrived and more engineers and staff from Soil Conservation Service and Farmers Home Administration are due in months. Local officials estimate one to one and a half years of work, with owners advised to advertise or use agents.
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Brady Lake
City Water Board
Brady
Leo Oates
Santa Fe
Soil Conservation Service
Farmers Home Administration
R. M. Priesmeyer
Oates
Baptist Youth Delegation Attends Lake Brownwood Congress
Nine youths and two sponsors from the First Baptist Church attended a Youth Congress at the Lake Brownwood Encampment from Monday to Thursday. Pastor George Archer and Mrs. W. D. Porter served as counselors. Dr. Jimmy Allen of the Baptist General Convention of Texas spoke on goals and commitment. Attendees from the church included James Marvin Burns Kathy Day Betty Fowler Vicki Fowler Johnny Sue Jordan Tommy Mae Jordan Sheila Knutson Jo Karen Lohn and Darline Porter.
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First Baptist Church
Lake Brownwood Baptist
George Archer
W. D. Porter
Jimmy Allen
Christian Life Commission
Baptist General Covention
Texas
Dr. Allen
James Marvin Burns
Kathy Day
Betty Fowler
Vicki Fowler
Johnny Sue Jordan
Tommy Mae Jordan
Sheila Knutson
Jo Karen Lohn
Darline Porter
Mallow Attends NTSC Drill School in Denton
James Mallow Brady High School band director participates in a five day Precision Drill Workshop at North Texas State College Denton. Clinician A R Cassavant leads sessions on theory mechanics of drill time motion line drill rehearsal technique drill music instrumentation and routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mallow
Brady High School
North Texas State College
Denton
A. R. Cassavant
Chattanooga, Tenn
Brady High Gridders to Meet Sunday
Coach K Y Owens calls a 2 p m Sunday meeting at the Brady High field house for A and P teams. Topics include athletic insurance schedule and physical exams. Insurance premiums total 9 per boy with 18 total cost including student coverage. board covers 9 per boy.
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K. Y. Owens
Brady High A
Farm Bureau Cancels August Directors Meeting
Directors of the Farm Bureau cancel the August meeting due to a conflict of events and plan to resume on the first Saturday night in September.
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Farm Bureau
Melvin A Wood to Receive Vocational Service Award
Melvin A Wood a veteran vocational agriculture teacher since 1942 will receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas at the association's Austin conference August 8 through 11. He is active as a Lions Club officer on local boards and in FFA activities noting numerous state and national honors for his students. Other West Texas recipients named are J T Henry Bronte Jake Joyce Coleman and H B Edmondson Ballinger.
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T. Wood
Melvin
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas
Wood
West Texas
Austin
Toole
Melvin Lions Club
McCulloch County Livestock Association
Agriculture and Livestock
Chamber of Commerce
Melvin Ffa
Lone Star Farmer
McCulloch County
Texas State Teachers Association
J. T. Henry
Bronte
Jake Joyce
Coleman
H. B. Edmondson
Ballinger
Farm Bureau to Name Queen Tuesday Night
Beauties compete in Brady High School auditorium as Farm Bureau Queen hopefuls from McCulloch County vie for the title. Contestants ages 16 to 22, daughter or sister of a member, will be judged on appearance and poise with gifts for all entrants.
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McCulloch County
Farm Bureau
Brady High School
McCulloch County Exhibits Show Dates Set
The Brady Chamber of Commerce Retail Trade Committee tentatively set October 13-14 for the annual McCulloch County Exhibits Show. Sponsored with Home Demonstration Clubs, last year’s event moved from early October to avoid Brady High’s Belton game, as the Bulldogs have an open date that weekend. The group also discussed Christmas shopping, a parade, a decorating contest, and a Santa visit.
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Chamber of Commerce Retail Trade Committee
McCulloch County
Brady High
Belton
James Isbell
Bulldogs
Brady
Santa Claus
Brady All Stars Face Mason In Richards Park Doubleheader
Brady All Stars meet Mason in a Thursday night doubleheader at 8 o clock on the Pony League field at Richards Park. Donnie Campbell regular pitcher for Brownwood Floral and Tarleton State basketball coach will be on the mound for Brady.
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Brady
Ohio Guests Visit Lexington Social Circle
Here From Ohio Mrs. M Patterson and two sons Jim and Lloyd of Columbus are guests of Mrs. Cecil Nelin and daughter Elizabeth and Mrs 8 S Graham. Mrs Patterson is the former Ruth Melcher of Lexington Kentucky.
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Ohio
M. Patterson
Jim
Lloyd
Columbus
Cecil Nelin
Elizabeth
8. S. Graham
Patterson
Ruth Melcher
Lexington
Elm Grove Rancher Dies at 81 in Richland Springs
B M Winkler an 81 year old rancher with 50 years of work at the helm died in a Brownwood Hospital. He resided in Richland Springs for two decades. Graveside services were held at Cox Cemetery near Mercury with Rev C S Reece officiating. Survivors include two daughters Viola Winkler and Oral Treadaway two sons Vess Winkler two sisters two brothers eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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B. M. Winkler
Brownwood
Richland Springs
Cox Cemetery
Mercury
C. S. Reece
Viola Winkler
Oral Treadaway
Schweinfurt
Germany
Vess Winkler
Pangs
Nancy Blake
Phoenix
Visit In Robertson Home With Lubbock Guests
Mr and Mrs Joel Shanks of Lubbock are guests of the lady's sister Mrs Jim Robertson and Mr Robertson during the week in Robertson.
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Robertson Home
Joel Shanks
Lubbock
Jim Robertson
Robertson
Imperial Lem Railsback Visits Brady After Teaching Career
Imperial Lem Railsback of Imperial, a 1955 Brady High graduate, visited Brady Thursday. He has taught high school English and tennis at Imperial for three years since Sul Ross College graduation and has completed 27 hours toward an M A degree through graduate work at Sul Ross this summer.
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Imperial
Brady
Sul Ross College
Sul Ross
Return From Trip Includes Visit To Various States
Mrs. Vera Mills, and granddaughters Michele, Pamela and Fern Tilton, with Mrs. Howard Salter, returned Friday July 28 from a two weeks vacation. They visited Kate Tilton in Dixon Illinois and toured Chicago Illinois and locations in Missouri including the Ozark Mountains and Ozark Lake, as well as Little Rock Arkansas and Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. At Fort Leonard Wood they met the six Brady boys in basic training for six months: Gene Henderson Billy Dick Ivy Jimmy Simpson David Lewallen Eddie Tinney James Sonny Ruddell.
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Vera Mills
Michele
Pamela
Fern Tilton
Howard Salter
Kate ‘Tilton
Dixon
Ill
Chicago
Ozark Mountains
Ozark Lake
Little Rock
Ark
Fort Leonard Wood
Brady Boys
Gene Henderson
Billy Dick Ivy
Jimmy Simpson
David Lewallen
Eddie Tinney
James
Sonny) Ruddell
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Mallow
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Melvin A. Teacher
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Queen
H. E. Wood
Warren Jones
Wayne Bray
Sohn
Fred Roberts
Lindsey Passmore
Rochelle
Avert Carlson
Cheryl Huffman
Annita Bennetts
Richards
Elm Grove
State Archives and Library
Capitol Grounds
James Day
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