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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1960
Page
4
A reader reflects on American political discourse and truth in a Brady Texas column. The piece cites population data for Texas and the United States, notes local economic hopes for McCulloch County, and urges constructive attitudes toward work and municipal costs.
A Brady man testifies about a duo from Dallas who attempted to rob Duncan Chevrolet using a screwdriver to gain entry. A 1952 black Buick is linked to the suspects. one man, Gary Lee Jackson, provides evolving identities and alleges the other, Tommy, previously broke in. Charges filed. Jackson bond set at $6,000.
A humorous interview format questions the paper’s quirks from misprints to reader letters. The editor deflects with sharp wit about size, poems, and why certain features appear or disappear, noting readers’ familiarity with local figures and internal jests.
The Pioneer Natural Gas Company board met in Amarillo and declares a quarterly dividend of 22 cents per share payable Sept. 2, 1960 to stockholders of record Aug. 19, 1960. Net income for the first six months of 1960 was 2,993,330 dollars, or 0.89 per share on 3,262,254 shares, versus 3,062,466 dollars or 0.93 per share on 3,308,444 shares in 1959 after a two for one stock split. The six month report will be mailed about Aug. 9.
Mason County holds a singing convention at the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Mason on Sunday August 7 starting at 2 PM with local performances and community voices invited.
A compact history notes that since 1446 every president elected at a 26 year cadence died in office. It recounts Harrison dying shortly after inauguration, Lincoln's assassination, Garfield's shooting, McKinley’s assassination, Harding’s death, Roosevelt’s term, and Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial and eventual Senate election.
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