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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1955
Page
3
Rochelle, Tex. notes celebrate birthdays and family visits as Roger Benefields vacation with relatives stretches through Oklahoma to Mason County. Nellie Nix turns 82 with a Brady park picnic, while D. A. Roper enjoys a 91st birthday and continues farm work.
A brief inquiry asks readers if they have hosted visitors or taken a vacation and invites them to phone The Standard at 2236 for more information.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey H. Sutton returned from a two week vacation that took them through the Southern states and to Washington D C Highlights included Rock City on Lookout Mountain Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains Jamestown Williamsburg Virginia and sightseeing in Washington D C They visited Durham N C as guests of Mrs Suttons brother Dr Olan Petty Duke University professor Dr Petty is a former Brady teacher.
Morcury residents share travel tales and family visits as neighbors announce vacations and new assignments. Highlights include Bob Cates joining Dow Chemical in Houston, and extended trips to Dallas Fort Worth and Santa Anna with relatives from Del Rio to Abilene.
Mrs. Frank Hall of San Saba visited Miss Lucille Benham over the weekend. Mrs. L A Dub Doran and son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Al Jones left Brady for Hollywood California to establish a home there. Bill Lewis arrived from Pecos to spend the week in town and oversee Lewis Shoe Store as Pecos grows.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ballou left Friday to spend the balance of the month vacationing in Arizona Colorado and other Western States points of interest. This week they are sightseeing at the Grand Canyon.
Mrs Jimmy Samuelson and Sherron Smith spent the past weekend in Austin visiting local sights and staying at a private residence. The trip highlighted leisure time in the Texas capital with no reported incidents.
Miss Lawell Turner of Dallas accompanied by her mother Mrs. A. R. Carroll and sister Mrs. Brooks Neal returned to Dallas after a three week stay in Brady as guest of her brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs Lloyd Turner.
Mr and Mrs E J Powell report a pleasant trip in the San Isabel National Forest at Lake Isabel. They say the scenery is enjoyable though fishing at the lake is not very good and the trip remains a fine escape in this week.
Spends summer in Brady before heading back to Guernsey Wyoming. She is mother of Henry Owens and Lottie Carlson and sister of Beulah McBee, visiting relatives this season.
E A Bird and wife from Achille Oklahoma visit Brady to see Mr and Mrs Jim Crawford before attending a family reunion in Brownwood on August 7 and visiting relatives in Rochelle.
Frankie Roddie Murray Jordan and Bobby Bohn of Austin left Monday on a tour that includes Yellowstone National Park and other points of interest.
The Rev. W. LeRay Fowler pastor of the First Baptist Church conducted graveside rites Friday for an infant.
Debra Joyce Pearce infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert K Pearce of 1200 North Grant Street died at Brady Hospital. The parents are the sole survivors.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Samuelson and Mr. and Mrs. James King with Joe returned Friday from a trip to Houston visiting the ladies’ sister Mrs. A. C. Staine and Mr. Staine.
Quinlan Seherry and Robert Camp from Boles Orphans Home in Quinlan are are spending two weeks as guests of Brady Church of Christ members.
Mr. and Mrs. 8S. J. Carmichael and their son Robert Stiles are vacationing in Colorado and intend to travel to the West Coast for several days in California before returning home.
Mrs Lorraine Burns of Sweetwater spends ten days as guest in the home of Mr and Mrs Emmette Mohler arriving Saturday evening for a short visit with the family and friends in the community.
Mr and Mrs Walter Bowden and their children Charles Lee Betty and Harry spend a week at Buchanan Dam staying at Jackie Gartmans lodge on Pebble Beach as part of a family vacation.
Here From Corpus C. L. Thaxton of Corpus Christi formerly Brady, was here last week visiting his daughter Mrs Chalk Lee and family.
Mrs T F Ereckson is spending the week in Freer as a guest of her mother. She left for Freer on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Ben Moffatt of Pasadena Texas longtime Brady residents are in town this week visiting friends and attending to business matters in the community
Douglas Dendy of Fredonia said peanuts are doing well with a good rain or a few showers likely to push a solid crop this fall. He spoke on the local farming outlook during a Monday visit.
Second Lt. Vernon Dudley of Big Spring visited Brady Saturday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Dudley. An instructor at Webb Air Force Base, he said each instructor has a flight call sign and his is "Brady" reflecting his hometown goodwill.
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