Dam inspection praises Brady Lake structure and flood protection
Fort Worth engineer Eeds of Freese Nichols and Endress inspected Brady Lake dam after the lake filled. He found no faults and lauded the construction and Soil Conservation Dams for flood control and potential future water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Leery Eeds
Fort Worth
Freese,Nichols and Endress
Brady Lake
Brady
Eeds
Feds
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation
Freese, Nichols and Endress
Wilkersons Adds New Ambulance to Funeral Service
Wilkerson Funeral Home has bought a 1971 Bonneville Pontiac ambulance. It is fully emergency equipped and may double as a hearse after removing lights and siren. The bar on top carries a rotating beacon, blue and white lights, a public address system, and a three-tone siren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Brady
Jerry Wilkerson
Rains Continue To Fall In McCulloch County
Summer showers keep the Heart of Texas damp with brief drizzles on Tuesday and Wednesday. Soaked ground runs off as cloud cover remains heavy and the threat of rain persists. Brady Creek stays active though smaller than last week, with runoff feeding tanks and gullies.
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Heart of
Texas
Brady Creek
Free Movie at Brady Lake Marina Promotes Local Event
A free screening of The Red River of Life will be shown at Brady Lake Marina at 9 p.m. Saturday August 7. The event, part of Hemis fair era classics, is hosted by the First Baptist Church youth group at no cost to attendees. Mr and Mrs Tom Hill Miller hosted Lt Col A D Jacobson and family in recent visits including trips to Canyon Lake and San Antonio.
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Red River
Hemisfair
Brady Lake
The
First Baptist Church
Tom Hill Miller
A. D. Jacobson
Kathy
Dana
Tuscon, Ariz
Jacobson
University of Arizona College of Education
Phi Kappa Phi
Pi Lambda Theta
Barbara Miller
Brady High School
George
Jeff
Simpson Lake Club
Bradylake
Harrell Gary Team Wins In Tourney
Rod Harrell and Ricky Gary won first in the ninth and tenth grade division at the Brady Schoolboy Partnership Tournament held Tuesday at Brady Municipal Golf Course. They posted 74, two strokes ahead of second place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Harrell
Ricky Gary
Brady Municipal
Harrell
Gary
Albert Pearson
Ben McCulloh
Dub Huckaby
Ricky Cox
Iraan
Joe Heyser
Cisco
Miller Scott
Clyde
Tate
Sharp
Paul Huntington
Loadcraft Awards Longevity Pens for Ten Employees
Loadcraft, Inc honored ten staff with longevity pens on Tuesday. Recipients include George Myers ten years in fabrication, John Myers ten years, Kenneth Brown ten years, J C Akins five years in fabrication, Oscar Perez five years, Charlie Jack Vinson ten years in maintenance, Bill McNatt five years in shipping and receiving, Vernon Neve five years in assembly, Marcus Yates five years as tooling foreman, and Bobby Petty five years in personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loadcraft, Inc
George Myers
John Myers
Kenneth Brown
J. C. Akins
Oscar Perez
Charlie Jack Vinson
Bill McNatt
Vernon Neve
Marcus Yates
Bobby Petty
John T. Collins 77 Dies in San Angelo Hospital
John T. Collins 77 died early Thursday morning at Shannon Hospital in San Angelo. Services are pending at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Further details were not available at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Collins
Shannon Hospital
San Angelo
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Brady City Council Debates Waste Disposal Proposal and Local Issues
Brady City Council discussed contracting sanitation with Ledbetter Sanitary Service at ten thousand dollars monthly, while deferring a decision for audit cost comparison. The meeting also covered land sale inquiries, youth recreation center, Labor Day race promotion, flood damage at Curtis Field and Richards Park, a drive-in parking ordinance, and plans for expanding the Low Rent Housing Project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Ledbetter
Ledbetter Sanitary Service of
San Angelo
Brady
City of
State Health Department and Pollution Board
Ledbetter
Texas
New Mexico
California
Bill Simpson
Ike Davenport
G. Rollie White Downs
Jubilee Association
July
Stromquist
Housing Authority Board
Gainer Mercantile of Rochelle Closes After 52 Years
M A Gainer and Co mercantile store in Rochelle shuts after 52 years in business with M A Gainer recalling its long history from its 1880s origins as W H Cottle and later Sellman Mercantile and Bank of Rochelle. The couple married in 1920 and the store spanned eras from cotton prices to oats values. Continued on Page 8.
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M. A
Cottle
Sellman Brothers
Gainer
Sellman Mercantile
Richard Sellman
General Mercantile
Bank of
Rochelle
W. H. Cottle
Guyton
Mr. Gainer
Mr. Moseley
J. A. Smith
Mrs. Gainer
Gainers
J. A. Smith and Co
Moseley
Smith
M. A. Gainer and Co
Warren Rinn Named Pharmacist Manager at Gibson Center
Warren Rinn, a Cameron native and 1964 University of Houston pharmacy graduate, is appointed pharmacist manager at Gibson Discount Center in Brady. A former Del Mar College football halfback, Rinn previously ran a Cameron pharmacy and worked with Gibson Pharmacy in Huntsville. He has held leadership roles in local clubs, attends Church of Christ, enjoys golf, fishing, hunting, and coin collecting.
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Jim Angell
Gibson Discount Pharmacy
Gibson Discount Center
Warren Rinn
Rinn
Cameron
University of Houston
U. of H
del Mar Junior College
Corpus Christi
del Mar Vikings
del Mar
Gibson Pharmacy
Huntsville
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Cameron Athletic Booster Club
Church of Christ
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Wilkerson’s
McCulloch
Tourney
Scott-Heyser
Tate-Sharp
Eddie Sayles
Steve Hendley
Roddie Grubbs
David Roddie
John W. Rudder
Mike Hughes
Tye Simpson
Andy McBee
Tate- Wagoner
Wilkerson-Newhouse
John Title
Doug Jeschke
Babb
Mitchell
Mark Jones
Myleef Quick
Huckabee-Cox
McCulloh- Pearson
Gage-Haynes
Mitchell-Sanders
Walters- Gage
Brown-Brown
Loadcraft
John Collins
James Feazelle
Curtis Field
M. A. Gainer Co
Castello
John
Old Rochelle
Crothers
Frisco
Tex
M. A. Gainer
Gibsons
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