Birthday Party Held For Mr Rollie 80
A barbecue supper for Commercial National Bank directors and officials became a surprise 80th birthday party for president G Rollie White. Curtis Norman hosted at his Colorado River camp between Inks Dam and Granite Shoals with fishing swimming and boat rides. Guests included Mr and Mrs W L Miers Sonora and Houston visitors among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Rollie White
The
Commercial National Bank
Wiley
Curtis Norman
Colorado River
Inks Dam
Granite Shoals Dam
Mr. Norman
Mr. White
Rollie
Raleigh
J. G. Clawson
W. N. White
Wool Promotion Plan Rejected by McCulloch County Producers
County ASC final tallies show 44 producers with 22 275 sheep favored an advertising and promotion plan for wool and lamb while 96 producers with 27 519 sheep voted against it. Plan would be financed by deductions from incentive payments on wool and requires two thirds sheep representation to take effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch County
ASC
Trucks Collide near Salt Gap injures no one
A pickup driven by Winfield Waits of Doole and a truck driven by Clarence Carter of Austin collided at the Salt Gap and Pear Valley roads Monday. Waits’ vehicle tipped on its side with about $100 damage and lost sacks of cotton seed. Carter’s truck incurred about $20 damage. Both vehicles were moving slowly, officers said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Gap
Pear Valley
Winfield Waits
Doole
Waits
Clarence Carter
Austin
Martins Hosts Miss Bess Lansing Visitor From Dallas
Miss Bess Lansing of Dallas is visiting this week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Martin, staying as a guest of the Martins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Lansing
Dallas
Alfred Martin
Wichita woman attends uncle's funeral then visits Brady
Mrs. Roy Russell of Wichita attended the funeral of her uncle J. A. McKinnon in Hillsboro last week. She then visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Clark in Brady before returning home in Kansas last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Russell
Wichita
J. A. McKinnon
Hillsboro
Brady
R. E. Clark
Kansas
Brady Girl 19 Injured in Auto Truck Collision
A 19 year old Brady girl Miss Margaret Tedder was injured in a crash on the San Angelo highway. She suffered a broken left thigh and was taken to Brady Hospital after being pinned in wreckage. Rex Kelso 28 of Brady rode in a demolished 1951 Pontiac with passenger Billy Jim Anderson 17 who had cuts. The truck 1955 Chevrolet driven by Anastacio Salazar Herrer 41 of San Antonio carried 300 bushels of apples. no injuries to the couple. Accident occurred four miles east of Eden about 3:30 am Sunday. Kelso escaped unharmed. A C Siler of Melvin transported Tedder and Anderson to hospital. highway patrol investigated.
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Brady
Margaret Tedder
San Angelo
Brady Hospital
Rex Kelso
Ellis Kelso
Kelso
Billy Jim Anderson
U. S. 87
Anastacio Salazar Herrer
San Antonio
Herrer
Eden
New Mexico
A. C. Siler
Melvin
New Brady school bus routes approved for Voca and Camp San Saba
County School Board approved two Brady bus routes No. 1 and No. 2 serving Voca and Camp San Saba after enrollment declines led to loss of a third bus. Route No. 2 starts at driver J D Owens home and covers multiple houses and farms before Brady. Route No. 1 alters at a point 144 miles east of Voca before following the old Brady route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Voca
Camp San Saba
J. D. Owens
Liberty Church House
Wes Behrens
Lee
J. E. Herrington
J. F. Deans
Lost Creek
Marvin Burns
Brady Bulldogs Welcome Deryl Griffith After Eligibility Nod
Brady High began practice for the 1955 season with full gear and plays in progress. The District 7-AA executive committee, meeting in Coleman, approved the eligibility of Deryl Griffith, a 200-pound junior tackle who moved to Oklahoma last spring and has returned to complete his high school education and football career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Bulldogs
Deryl Griffith
Coleman
Deryl
Oklahoma
Brady High
Waco Hosts Guests Mrs Brannum and Miss Roddie
Mrs Marie Brannum and Miss Diane Roddie visit Waco this week as guests of Mr and Mrs W C Ogden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Marie Brannum
Diane Roddie
W. C. Ogden
Coach York says Bulldogs may be hard to beat this year
Ol’ Houn’ Dawgs coach Chuck York told fans after a Brady High barbecue that area writers have Brady Bulldogs pegged to win District 7-AA. He said Star-Telegram’s prediction is nearly right and that it will be hard to knock the Bulldogs off their perch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulldogs
Chuck York
Brady High
Hound Dawgs
York
Brady Bulldogs Offer Seasonal Football Seats
Reserved seats remain for Brady Bulldogs home games this fall with season tickets at $1.75 for seven games. Tickets sold at City Drug and Rudder Drug through September 5, later gate price is $1 per game.
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Brady Bulldogs
City Drug and Rudder Drug
Bulldogs
Brady
Land Elected To Lead Brady Hospital Nurses Reunion
Mrs Henry Land was elected president of Brady Hospital nurses for the next homecoming set for August 1957. The event followed a Saturday meeting at Brady High School with about 100 attendees including Drs J G McCall and J S Anderson and longest employed staff member William Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Land
Henry Land
Brady Hospital
Albert Neal
Kerrville
Land
Bill Gay Kennerly
Berta Sell
Julia Willey
Brady High School
Ellen Berquist
R. L. Akins
J. G. McCall
J. S. Anderson
D. W. Jordan
B. A. Hallam
Albert McCulloh
Leonard Atherton
Buster Sayles
William Anderson
Lucille Richie Moore
Melvin
Oregon
Fort Worth trip for the Grant family and gas company meeting
Mr and Mrs Bill Grant and their children Diane and James Dale left last Thursday for Fort Worth where Mr Grant will attend a managers meeting of the Empire Southern Gas Company He serves as district manager for the Brady properties.
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Fort Worth
Bill Grant
Diane
James Dale
Grant
Empire Southern Gas Company
Brady Properties
Winners Named In Election of ASC Leaders
Edward C. Lyckman Sidney Coonrod and Oscar Beakley were named chairmen in Brady area ASC communities. They will meet Aug. 29 to elect the three man County ASC Committee with office terms beginning Sept. 1. Results list Lyckman Hanson Dahlberg Johanson Huffman as members and alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC
Edward C. Lyckman
Sidney Coonrod
Oscar Beakley
Brady
Harry Hanson
David W. Dahlberg
George H. Johanson
Herbert Huffman
Route 1
Local Committee Members Named in Public Notice
Sidney Coonrod of Fife chairs with Ben W Hodges of Lohn as vice chair James O Rudolph of Lohn and R J Deck of Pear Valley serve as members Oscar Beakley of Mercury chairs with Harold Burk of Rochelle as vice chair Dorman Gibbs and M F Deans of Voca are alternates Dana B Henderson of Mercury is second alternate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Coonrod
Fife
Ben W. Hodges
Lohn
James O. Rudolph
R. J. Deck
Pear Valley
Grady L. Moore
Oscar Beakley
Mercury
Harold Burk
Rochelle
Dorman Gibbs
Voca
M. F. Deans
Dana B. Henderson
Girl Scout Leaders Plan Fall Program in Brady Meeting
Mrs. Roy A. Hoyle, new director of the Heart of Texas Girl Scout Council, met with Brady leaders and county chairmen from Brown, Mills and McCulloch to plan the fall scouting program. Jean F. Williams will chair the organization and attend a three county meeting in Goldthwaite next week. An association meeting of Girl Scouting in Brady will be called soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy A. Hoyle
Heart of Texas Girl Scout Council
Brownwood
Brady
G. H. Ricks
Leonard Crump
Raymond Hartley
Hoyle
Jean F. Williams
Goldthwaite
Brown, Mills
Back-to-School Dance Set at Country Club
The City-run Country Club hosts a back-to-school dance Saturday from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. City representatives Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Dukes oversee. McCulloch County high school and college students are invited with admission of 1 per couple or 50 cents per person.
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Nelson Dukes
McCulloch County
Rosenthal Moving to Open R and R Clothiers in San Antonio
Mr and Mrs Moss Rosenthal of Brady plan relocation to San Antonio where Rosenthal will run a new men s and boys store in Dellwood Park shopping center under construction He has 16 years with Rosenberg Myers Co aside from WWII service 1943 45 He came from St Louis and his wife Rebecca Rosenberg and their son Eddie Jay 9 reside in Brady at 611 Laurel Drive
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss Rosenthal
Brady
San Antonio
Rosenthal
Men’s and Boys
R and R Clothiers
Dellwood Park
Rosenberg-Myers Co
Air Corps
St. Louis
Rebecca Rosenberg
Laurel Drive
Eddie Jay
Mrs Beckham, 94, Dies in Brady After Long Residence
Annie Beckham 94 a Brady resident since 1922 died at 3 a m at the home of Mrs J W Bradshaw 901 South Walnut Street Born Oct 23 1860 in Burleson County her Brady home was 704 West 11th St Her husband J C Beckham retired mail carrier died four years ago Funeral by Rev Paul Chapman Rochelle Methodist at Wilkerson Funeral Home burial in Rest Haven Cemetery Survivors include two stepsons W G Beckham Shreveport LA and Royal Beckham Long Beach CA and two nieces Mrs Emory McCarter Houston and Miss Ruby Beckham Mercury Pallbearers Alfred Martin R I Duke Emmitt A Lewis J T McCarston A J Ricks Jr and G C Kirk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Beckham
Brady
J. W. Bradshaw
South Walnut St
Burleson County
West 11Th St
J. C. Beckham
Paul Chapman
Rochelle
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Rest Haven Cemetery
W. G. Beckham
Shreveport
Royal Beckham
Long Beach
Calif
Emory McCarter
Houston
Ruby Beckham
Mercury
Alfred Martin
R. I. Duke
Emmitt A. Lewis
J. T. McCarston
A. J. Ricks, Jr
G. C. Kirk
Elliott Family Visits After Five and a Half Years
Mr and Mrs Charles Elliott and two sons Dennis and Lee of Milwaukee Wisconsin visited the past two weeks in the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Elliott of Voca. This was their first visit in five and a half years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Elliott
Dennis and
Lee
Milwaukee
Wis
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W. L. Miers
Sonora
Ray Nowotny
James Ray
Sue
Larry Eastman
Otto Frederick
Wylie Walker
Richard Moseley
Dick Trail
Harl Fowler
Larry Dahlberg
Ray McGar
Dan Whitaker
Lake Buchanan
Brady Girl
Camps
Girl Scout Leaders
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