Bulldog Bandsmen Elect Majorettes For Coming Year
Brad High School Bulldog Band elected majorettes for the coming year at Garner State Park during summer camp. Returning seniors CloAnn Ethridge Nancy Wilkerson Patricia Wood and juniors Glenda Fowler join sophomores Susan Sorell and Brenda Gary as new lineup. CloAnn Nancy and Patricia are previous year's majorettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brad High School
Bulldog
CleAnn Ethridge
Nancy Wilkerson
Patricia Wood
Glenda Fowler
Susan Sorell
Brenda Gary
Garner State Park
CloAnn
Nancy
Patricia
Glenda
Susan
Brenda
C. A. Ethridge
Jerome Wilkerson
Wood
Egan Fowler
John Sorell
W. T. Gary
Heat Hits 103 and Water Use Soars in Brady
Brady residents face a 103 degree day matching a season high as four million gallons of water are used daily. Brady Water & Light directs alternate day watering for even and odd houses, with pumps running at full capacity to meet demand and water restrictions tightening at cemeteries parks and the Country Club.
Rochelle Hornets Football Meet Sets Sunday Start
New Rochelle High School head coach Jerrell Rice calls Rochelle Hornets to a first meeting Sunday at 4 30 pm at the school to plan physicals and workouts. Practice begins Monday August 27 with a Sept 7 road game at Cherokee, home Sept 14 vs Lometa. Assistants include Leslie Fambrough, Howard Payne College star, pursuing a master's at HPC.
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Jerrell Rice
Rochelle High School
Hornets
Cherokee
Lometa
Rice
Rochelle
Yoakum
Leslie Fambrough
Howard Payne College
Fambrough
HPC
Ford Check Received By Melvin Hospital
The McCulloch-Concho Hospital in Melvin received a Ford Foundation grant of 5000 dollars as half of a nationwide philanthropy to aid 3500 private hospitals. N M Barnett called the gift a strong vote of confidence and urged prudent use to benefit local residents. The foundation described the money as seed money to boost community support and hospital services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch-Concho Hospital, Inc
Melvin
Ford Foundation
N. M. Barnett
Melvin Hospital
U. S
Ford
McCulloch County Tops In Sheep Production Rankings
McCulloch County ranks 25th nationally in sheep and lambs sold alive for 1954 with 98 563 head valued at 1 200 304 dollars. Val Verde leads Texas in numbers and value, while Dawson County Nebraska is the nation’s top producer. Agriculture census by the Bureau of the Census.
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McCulloch County
Dawson County
Nebraska
Texas
California
Colorado
Wyoming
Val Verde
Crockett
Pecos County
Tom Green
Concho County
McCulloch
Menard
Kimble
Coleman
Schleicher
San Saba
Mason
Carbon County
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
Mrs. Jesse Glenn Dies in Corpus Christi
Mrs. Jesse Y. Glenn age 59 died at 7 15 am Wednesday at her Corpus Christi home. She was born November 14 1896 in Goldthwaite and wife of Jesse Glenn a Brady stock farmer. Survivors include her husband a son in the Philippines three daughters four grandchildren two brothers and two sisters. The body was sent to Brady for 4 pm Friday services at Wilkerson Funeral Home and burial in Brady Cemetery.
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Jesse Y. Glenn
Corpus Christi
Glenn
Brady
Mattie Ruby Harvey
Goldthwaite
S-Set
Jesse Glenn, Jr
Philippines
Fred Shroyer
Biddy Glenn
Perry H. Thorne
Long Beach
Calif
Willie
Richland Springs
Lee Harvey
Yakima
Wash
W. F. Evans
Dallas
A. A. Beck
Brownwood
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Brady Cemetery
Katemcy Homecoming Planned for September 2
The Katemcy Homecoming will be held Sunday, September 9, inviting all residents and former residents. Aubrey Mc Knight serves as president and Mrs. M. A. Jordan as secretary. Organizers plan a large turnout and ask attendees to bring tea, cakes, salads, and other items while they provide meat, bread, pickles, plates, and coffee.
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Aubrey McKnight
M. A. Jordan
Ake Reunion Returns to Fre donia This August
The Ake reunion will be held as usual at Fre donia on Saturday August 18 and Sunday August 19. A barbecue dinner will be served on Sunday.
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Fredonia
Mrs. Dora Rosenberg 78 Dies. Brady Descendant Memorial
Mrs. Dora Rosenberg, 78, longtime Brady resident, died Tuesday in a San Antonio hospital. Mother of Sol, Eli Rosenberg and Mrs. Moss Rosenthal, she left Brady last year for San Antonio. Surviving: two sons, a daughter, a brother Marcus Mendelsohn of Leeds, six grandchildren, and two sisters. Funeral held Wednesday at Akers Funeral Home San Antonio, burial at Rodfei Sholom Cemetery. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Rosenberg
Brady
San Antonio
Sol and
Eli Rosenberg
Moss Rosenthal
Rosenberg Brothers
Rosenberg-Myers Co
Brady Department Store
Sidney Myers
Rosenberg
Leeds
England
Ida Bensky
Sarah Millman
St. Louis
Akers
Cantor Emanuel Barkan
Rodfei Sholom
Nathan Goldberg
Bernard Kanter
Abe Goldberg
Gene Oschansky
Jack Pomerantz
Hymie Myers
50 Farm Bureau Leaders Meet to Discuss Policy
About 50 Farm Bureau leaders from the area gathered Wednesday to learn how to run policy development meetings in their counties. National and state issues slated for Farm Bureau policy were reviewed, with guidance on organizing and obtaining local information. Billy Joe Gist of Abilene presided, joined by Millard Shivers from Waco and district representatives Edward Cumbie and J. D. Jordan. The Brady meeting took place at the McCulloch County Electric Cooperative building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Billy Joe Gist
Abilene
Millard Shivers
Waco
Edward Cumbie
J. D. Jordan
Mason
The Governors Poll
A voter states their choice in Box I for Daniel Yarbrough in the first primary and notes they voted by mail or in person at The Brady Standard Brady.
Where Will Pappy's Votes Go This Time
In McCulloch County 1,395 voters who supported Pappy O'Daniel in the first primary face a runoff between Price Daniel and Ralph Yarborough for governor. The straw poll aims to gauge voter leanings as the runoff nears, with past results showing O'Daniel’s strong local appeal.
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Pappy
Pappy” O'Daniel
Price Daniel
Ralph Yarborough
McCulloch County
Daniel
Yarborough
W. Lee O’daniel
George
Brady Firemen Win Parade Honors in Ozona Meet
Brady Volunteer Fire Department takes first place in Ozona parade during Hill Country Firemen's Association meeting. The Brady team also wins one man race and places third in six man pumper. Miss Flame of 1956 rides with Brady float as other Brady members attend events. prize money totals 50 dollars.
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Brady Volunteer Fire Department
Ozona
Hill Country Firemen’s Association
Brady Firemen
Marvin Selman
Brady
Menard
Sonora
Selman
Egan Fowler
James UN
Empire Southern Gas Co
Gas Company
Curley Hays
Abilene
M-Set
Archie Keller
Gary Air Force Base
San Marcos
el Sombrero Cafe
Ozona Country Club
Salter
Dan
L. J. Armstrong
Leslie
Carolyn Williams
Brady Hospital Welcomes New Daughter Batista Nell
Jerry Simpson handed out cigars after Mrs Simson presented him a daughter Batista Nell at Brady Hospital Tuesday afternoon. The baby weighed nine pounds three and one half ounces. Grandparents on the mother’s side are Grady and Mrs Moore of Sohn and the paternal grandmother is Mrs Charles Simpson of Wichita Falls, formerly Brady.
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Jerry Simpson
Grandchildren Visit Mr and Mrs Dickenson This Summer
Mr and Mrs O Dickenson host their grandchildren Charles and Andy Dickenson this summer. They are children of Keith Dickenson of Austin who attends the University of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Dickenson
Charles
Andy Dickenson
Keith Dickenson
Austin
Keith
University of Texas
Farm Bureau Set Hours August 20 to 24
The Farm Bureau reports office hours from August 20 through August 24 will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. After this period normal hours resume.
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Farm Bureau
Engineers Consider Dam on Colorado River Near Stacy for Irrigation
A Lohn Valley committee met in Austin with U S Bureau of Reclamation engineer Harry Burleigh to study a possible dam on the Colorado River near Stacy. If feasible, the dam would irrigate McCulloch County lands, with a site on Stevens ranch at the county boundaries. Burleigh and a soil expert plan a site visit around Oct 1 to assess viability and funding through irrigation water sales.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Colorado River
Stacy
McCulloch County
Lohn Valley
Austin
Harry Burleigh
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
James Finlay, Jr
Fife
Burleigh
J. T
Dutch) Woodward
Sohn
Curtin Stevens
Millersview
B. C. Broad
Brady
Stevens’ Ranch
McCulloch, Concho
Coleman County
Finlay
Lohn Valley Committee
Board of Water Engineers
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Water Board
Mitchell County
LCRA
Colorado
Highland Lakes
Fort Worth
Corps of Engineers
Corps
Winchell
Generator outage forces Brady plant shutdown
A malfunctioning stator in the 2,500 kilowatt Elliott generator at Brady Water and Light Works forced the Cooper Bessemer engine to be shut down. The stator has burned out four times in a year, sending the unit to Ridgeway Pennsylvania for rewinding. The plant now runs three other engines and imports power from West Texas Utilities under a mutual aid agreement. The stator is due back August 31.
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Brady Water and Light Works
Cooper- Bessemer
Elliott
Bw&l
Ridgeway
West Texas
WTA
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Norma Jean Mireles
Alfonso Mireles
Richards Park
Norma Jean
Jesse Glenn
Corpus
Katemcy
Bureau
Lohn Valley Irrigation
Bradyites
the Governor's
Reuben Senterfitt
J. Evetts Haley
J. J. Holmes
McCulloch County Farm Bureau
Jerry Dunn
Eldon Dunn
Wylie Marshall
Hardy Marshall
Finn and
Mackey Watkins
Harroll Watkins
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