Bicycle Derby Slated Aug 26 For McCulloch County Youths
A Bradi Brady Police Department and City of Brady sponsored Bicycle Derby for ages 8 to 14 on August 26 on Commerce Street from Western Auto to Brady National Bank. 14 races plus relay and matched contests offer 55 prizes including a grand bicycle. Races begin 7 p.m. with band music by Perry Samuelson and C A Ethridge directing from Commerce and South Bridge.
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McCulloch County
Commerce Street
Brady National Bank
Brady High Bulldog
Perry Samuelson
C. A. Ethridge
Commerce
South Bridge St
Brady Police Department
City of
Brady
Brownwood Wins Hill Country Firemen’s Association Meet
Brady Fire Department attends in force at Santa Anna as Brownwood wins the next convention to be held in February. In Tuesday races Brady’s best was second in the three man hose connecting event with Marvin Selman James Underwood and Howard Salter. Salter presided over the business session and Jay Channell led the memorial service for Brady’s late Sam McCollum.
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Brownwood
Hill Country Firemen’s Association
Santa Anna
Brady
Marvin Selman
James Underwood
Howard Salter
Salter
Jay Channell
Church of Christ
Sam McCollum
McCollum
Brady Department
Jackie Campbell
Charlie Dye
Thomas Brower
Joe McAnally
Underwood
Brady Officials Testify In Texas Airline Certificate Hearing
City Attorney Sam McCollum and Chamber of Commerce manager Joe Ogden returned from a CAB hearing in Houston on Trans-Texas Airways certificate renewal. McCollum replaced Alderman Aubrey Townsend and said the COs’ testimony supported TTA, though CAB decisions may take months as additional city representatives testify.
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Sam McCollum Iil
Joe Ogden
Chamber of Commerce
Houston
Trans-Texas Airways
McCollum
Brady
Aubrey Townsend
Ogden
San Angelo
TTA
CAB
Committee to Plan Program for Scouts
The Heart of Texas District Committee will outline the Boy Scouts fall program at a 7 30 p m meeting Thursday August 19 at the Scout Lodge District Chairman Nelson Dukes announced the gathering.
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Boy Scouts
Heart of Texas
Scout
Nelson Dukes
Polio Fund Emptied Prompt Emergency Dimes Drive
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis must launch an emergency March of Dimes drive in late August as funds run low. Central Texas representative Bill Elmendorf says the move aims to avoid cutting programs or delaying vaccine development. Norman Lawler will distribute drive materials starting August 15 in McCulloch County.
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National Foundation For
Bill Elmendorf
Texas
Austin
Norman Lawler
McCulloch County
Elmendorf
Lawler
National Foundation
Ex-Brady Man Robert F. Moore Dies in Clovis
Robert F. Moore 52 a former Brady resident died Sunday night in a Clovis New Mexico hospital where he had lived for years He ran a service station there before a heart condition ended his business He was born June 16 1902 in Hamilton County Survivors include his wife Filey three sons Folbert Cecil and Eugene his mother four brothers three sisters and four grandchildren Funeral services were held at the Charles W Steed Memorial Chapel in Clovis and burial followed in Lawn Haven Memorial Park.
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Robert F. Moore
Brady
Clovis
N. M
Mr. Moore
Hamilton County
Walker-Smith Co
Jamie Brook
Charles W. Steed
Lawn Haven Memorial Park
Filey
Moore
Folbert
Cecil
Portales
Eugene
S. R. Moore
Raymond
San Angelo
Brooks
Howard
Coleman
Glen
Fort Worth
Melba Fickling
Weatherford
Zelma Carlson
J. L. Michelin
Santa Barbara
Calif
Brady School Board Budget Hearing Planned at City Hall
The Brady School Board schedules a public hearing next Thursday night at City Hall to adopt the 1954 55 school year budget and discuss proposed expenditures and revenue sources.
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Brady School Board
McCulloch County Electric Co op Plans Annual Meeting
The 17th annual membership meeting of the McCulloch County Electric Co op will be held at Richards Park in Brady next Thursday August 19. Registration starts at 1 p m with eligibility to vote and win prizes. Three new directors will be elected for three year terms from districts 8 4 and 2. Nominations were by district meetings and may also be made from the floor at the meeting. Members are invited to bring a basket lunch and enjoy Richards Park facilities including shade trees tables and playground equipment.
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McCulloch County Electric Co-op
Richards Park
Brady
Co-Op
Brookesmith
Pear Valley
Bandsmen To Leave For New Braunfels
Brady Bulldog Bandsmen depart Tuesday for a pleasure trip to Camp Landa in New Braunfels. They will elect officers and five majorettes with an alternate on day one. no instruments will be carried as the trip is for fun and relaxation. Return is set for Friday August 20.
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Brady Bulldog
Camp Landa
New Braunfels
Brady High football teams hold Sunday selection meeting
Coach Chuck York asks Brady High A and B squad prospects to attend a 4 p.m. Sunday gym session for physicals and workout instructions. Practice begins Monday August 23, with the first game against San Saba on September 10 at San Saba.
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Chuck York
Brady High
York
Buildags
San Saba
San ‘Seba
Brady High Sets Student Registration Dates
Brady High announces registration for the upcoming school year with times for seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen on August 25 and 26. Seniors 9 a m and 1 p m. juniors 1 p m. sophomores 9 a m. freshmen 1 p m. Class and locker assignments books and book covers issued and a library fee of 1 dollar must be paid.
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Brady High School
SCS Seeks Bids for Conn Johnson Detention Dam Project
The Soil Conservation Service advertised for bids on a new earthfill detention dam on Conn Johnson's Brady Creek ranch, about 20 miles northwest of Brady. The project is the fifth in a planned series of 46 or 47 on Brady Creek, designated No. 39 on SCS maps. Bids close for a 140 day completion after award, with 10 percent bid bonds and required performance and payment bonds. Public viewing and bid instructions available through SCS offices in Brownwood and Temple.
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The
Soil Conservation Service
Brady Creek
Conn Johnson
Brady
Melvin
Noble Johnson
Concho County
Conn
William A. Bruce
SCS
Brownwood
Harold R. Baker
First National Bank
Temple
Election boards appoint nominees for ASC panels
County election boards for three communities name ten candidates each for community committeemen. Ballots to be mailed Friday and counted Aug 24. Top votegetters become chair and vice chair, with next two as members. Aug 30 convenes to select the County ASC Committee.
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ASC
County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Office
Sewing Machine Agent Transferred to Brady Representative
Hendon has been moved to Brady as the new Singer Sewing Machine Co. representative here for new Singer machines and vacuum cleaners. He may be contacted at 906 South China St and has years of experience in the sewing machines field.
Importance of Saving Soil Demonstrated To Club Women
McCulloch County Home Demonstration Club women toured the Deep Creek watershed flood control program sponsored by the San Saba Brady Soil Conservation District. SCS staff explained upstream flood control, land treatment, and watershed plans for Middle Colorado including Deep Creek Brady Creek.
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Deep Creek
McCulloch County
San Saba- Brady
Jacoby
Colorado
Brady Creek
Arvie Richardson
Absentee Voting Opens for McCulloch County Primary
Absentee voting starts in McCulloch County Brady for the second Democratic primary on August 28. Voters unable to attend can file affidavits with the county clerk by August 24 to receive ballots, or request ballots by mail with a declaration of inability and a physician’s certificate if needed.
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McCulloch
Bradyhursday
Stepson Wins Jubilee Race Jumps to First Day Glory
Buford Sheffield's horse Stepson won the Brady Inaugural at the July Jubilee. A laboratory report returned negative for doping after the contested race. Jubilee officials paid Sheffield the winner's purse of 150 dollars. W L Turner of Gatesville fielded Indian Chick who finished third in the same event.
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Buford Sheffield
Jubilee
Sheffield
W. L. Turner
Gatesville
Chick
New Contract Gives Phone Workers Raise
Southwestern States Telephone Company and the Communication Workers of America signed a new contract after 14 days of negotiations. Brownwood general manager C. T. Strickland announced a wage increase and fringe benefits covering about 1,000 employees across Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma and Texas.
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Southwestern States Telephone Company
Communication Workers of America
C. T. Strickland
Brownwood
Telephone Company
Strickland
Arkanage
Louisiana
Oklahoma
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