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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1977
Page
8
The Brady Racquet Club hosts the first annual McCulloch County Doubles Tennis Tournament on Saturday and Sunday across county courts. Three divisions ladies and men doubles plus mixed doubles, with 42 teams entered and room for about 20 more, especially in the beginners flight.
Kay Wilson fired a 75 last Monday to win medalist honors at the Lady Bird Johnson Classic held at Lady Bird Johnson Park Fredericksburg. Wilson and Susan Huntington won the championship with 100 points while Joyce Pomroy and Jym Tittle added 91 points for fifth in the Championship Flight.
The Heart of Texas Tennis Association held a trophy presentation dinner at the Club Cafe. Jackie Taff resigned as league chairman. Elaine Hurd will chair the fall league. Trophies were awarded to group winners across multiple divisions and sessions.
Toxic chemicals dumped in Brady Creek and Onion Creek caused mass fish kills in May. Texas Parks chemists found residues along Brady Creek. over 8,000 fish of 10 species were destroyed. Unknown individuals reportedly harvested larger fish leaving smaller ones to rot. valued losses exceed $5,600 on Brady Creek with Onion Creek to be assessed. No witnesses identified.
A Senate House conference panel considers a farm bill raising the 1977 corn loan rate from $1.75 to $2.00 per bushel. The related grain sorghum loan would rise toward $9.40 per hundredweight in McCulloch County, with existing $3.10 loans eligible for added payments if the compromise bill becomes law. Wool incentive shifts to 98 cents and the 1977 wheat target price would be $2.90 per bushel.
The city golf finals will be held at Brady Municipal Golf Course this weekend with men starting at 1 30 p m on both days and a shotgun start. Ladies play an 18 hole final at 9 30 a m Saturday. Entries in both divisions are welcome through Friday afternoon with a 7 50 dollar entry fee due at qualifying.
National Geographic reports rats consume 48 million tons of rice annually in Asia. In India this year rats will deprive people of grain enough to fill a freight train over 3,000 miles long.
Coach Dickye Moore announces junior high boy athletes must pick up physical exam forms at the school during the week. They will return signed forms and a specimen at 1 p.m. Friday for blood pressure measurement, followed by the remaining exam at 6 30 p.m. Friday in the BHS Industrial Arts building.
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