McBee Furniture Opens This Week
Mr and Mrs Daymon McBee announce the grand opening of McRtee s Furniture at 305 West Commerce adjoining McBee s Western Auto. The store offers a full line of home furnishings with prizes including an RCA Color television set a Serta mattress and a reclining chair. Door prizes hourly 9 a m to 5 p m Saturday with no purchase necessary. Registration all day Friday and Saturday. McBee also owns Western Auto Store.
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Daymon McBee
McRtee's Furniture
West Commerce
Bee
Western Auto
RCA
McBee
Council Awards Contract For Lake Facilities
The City Council awarded a contract for park improvements at Brady Lake including a rest room and a 40 by 50 foot family style picnic shelter plus storage. Fifteen more picnic tables will be added in the shaded area near the dam approach with fiberglass tables benches and charcoal grills. Demonstration models of the picnic tables were ordered for inspection before final orders. park clearing is complete and plans are set for additional facilities.
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Brady Lake
Clinton Newlin
Parks and Recreation Program
Finals In City Golf Tournament Moved to Aug 27
City golf finals have been postponed from this Sunday to Sunday, Aug 27. Tourney chairmen Ed Davenport and Ford Slocum note another week in August allows remaining matches to be completed. Semifinals may occur any time before Aug 26 with all finals set for Aug 27.
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Ed Davenport
Ford Slocum
Mrs ONeal Visits Metcalf Home This Weekend
Mrs Mary ONeal of Mc Henry Lil visited the home of Mr and Mrs EF J Metcalf and other relatives last weekend continuing family gathering noted in local society circles.
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Mary O'Neal
Mc Henry
Lil
EF. J. Metcalf
San Saba Lease Burns as Barnetts Save Cattle
A 1500 acre San Saba area lease burned last Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs N M Barnett and Mr and Mrs Carroll Barnett of Melvin coordinated with the Melvin Fire Department to rescue 150 cattle belonging to Raymond Barrier on the Cherokee road parcel. About 20 cows escaped to a water trough surviving the blaze. Drought worsened the fire across nearby ranches.
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San Saba
Barnetts
N. M. Barnett
Carroll Barnett
Melvin
Melvin Fire Department
Raymond Barrier
Granddaughter Born to Hart Fowler Family in League City
Mr and Mrs Hart Fowler announce the birth of their first grandchild to Mr and Mrs Jim Smith of League City last Saturday August 12. The little girl weighed six pounds eight ounces and was welcomed in League City by Mrs Fowler. Betty Ann Fowler is remembered as the former Mrs Smith.
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Hart Fowler
Jim Smith
League City
Rain Douses McCulloch County In Thu Morning Storm
A broad rain blanketed McCulloch County Thursday with thunder and lightning. Measurements ranged from traces at Calf Creek to 3 inches at Pear Valley, with Eden logging 3.60 inches and Brady area seeing runoff effects and lake rises. Winds knocked out some air conditioning as communities watched the moisture end a long dry spell.
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McCulloch County
McCulloch
Calf Creek
Pear Valley
Brady
Melvin
Camp San Saba
Eden
Brady Creek
Brady Lake
Concho County
Mercury
Fife
Doole
Lohn
Placid
East Sweden
Rochelle
Ford Ranch
Vocanee
Calf Creek Trace
Fairview
City Advertises For Bids For Purchase of New Engine
City Council authorizes advertising for bids to buy an engine generator unit for the electric light and power system funded by revenue bonds issued after voters approved May 16 1967. Bids cover a dual fuel 2050 KW generator and related electrical equipment with outdoor switchgear indoor boards and wiring. Other actions include August 25 city employees barbecue at Richards Park and street paving starting August 28. Ben E Dillon Jr receives BBA from Texas A and M and will pursue a masters at Sam Houston State College.
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Richards Park
C. A. Watson
Brady Lake
AAM
Ben E. Dillon, Jr
Ben E. Dillon
Brady
Texas A & M University
Ben
Sam Houston State College
Huntsville
Muaster
Bloodmobile to Visit Brady August 24
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Brady on Thursday August 24 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the basement of the Fourth and Bridge Street Church of Christ. Donors are urged to give a pint of blood and meet a quota of 70 units after recent shortfalls in McCulloch County.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Brady
Fourth and Bridge Street Church of Christ
McCulloch County
Pioneer of Lohn Mrs Fowler Dies at 86
Marion Ida Victoria Fowler 86 longtime Lohn resident died Thursday at Chandler Rest Home after a long illness. Funeral services Friday at 3 p m Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. She was born June 8 1881 in Virginia married to Mr Fowler August 9 1903. Survivors include husband four sons one daughter 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
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Marion
Ida Victoria) Fowler
Lohn
Chandler Rest Home
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
Rest Haven Cemetery
A. C. Knight
Church of Christ
Ozona
Fowler
Washington County
Bulldogs Eye Scrimmage With Anson Eleven
The Brady Bulldogs plan their first controlled scrimmage against Anson next Tuesday at 8 00 pm with a second scrimmage at Comanche on Sept 1. Open to the public, coach Fletcher Fields says workouts have moved to full contact and the team looks strong this season. The opener hosts AAA Lampasas Badgers on Sept 8 and season tickets are $6 25 for five home games.
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Brady Bulldogs
Anson
Comanche
Fletcher Fields
AAA
Lampasas Badgers
Vietnam War Pilot Leonard Easley Dies of Wounds
Warrant Officer Leonard E. Easley 34, helicopter pilot, died Monday afternoon in Quin Nhon Hospital Vietnam from neck wounds received in combat Saturday. Born September 11, 1982 in Abilene, he lived in Brady with wife Fayrene Greathouse and two sons Mike 14 and Ricky 5. Services in BradyPending body arrival. Wilkerson Funeral Home arranging.
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Leonard E. Easley
Quin Nhon
Vietnam
First Baptist Church of
Brady
Bill Kenney
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Easley
Abilene
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Council
Newlin
Odoole
Pearo Valley
Brady Lakeo
Ost
Pbrady
Ocamp
City
Brady Bulldog
Garner State Park
James Mallow
Claire Day
Belinda Britteen
Sue McMillan
Kay Day
Lynn McMillan
Back
Sharon Key
Belhan Plonming
Mareia Till
Fern Tilton
Pam Anderson
Bulldogs
Ed Dimmitt
Wayland College
Plainview
McMurry College
Fayrene Greathouse
Richard Greathouse
W/O
Mike
Ricky
Brady High School
Diwn
Mason
Rossie
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