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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1955
Page
2
In Rochelle Texas on August 17 the town reflects on the approaching school opening August 29 and the busy harvest season. Farmers prepare grain, sheepmen seek feeder lambs, and sale barns buzz with traders. Human fellowship and neighborly acts are highlighted as locals reconnect with relatives and friends across Brady, San Angelo, and El Paso.
Readable line lists a business contact for sales and service located at 7 S Bridge with phone code 2160-9. The fragment implies a classified contact item or directory entry for customer assistance. The brief lacks additional context or events.
Mrs Mayme Britton visited Friday with Mr and Mrs E E Spiller and all attended the races at Junction. Numerous local families shared Sunday visits including the Behrens Elliott and Ramsey households with extended kin from Wisconsin.
Sweetwater residents and families are pictured enjoying a midday fish fry and photographs. Visitors include Mrs. Herbert Goff and children, Charley Ohlhausen and Mason, Bill Jordan and relatives from Rochelle, Jane and George Spiller of Brady, John Massey and Hillyard families, Hartsville and Behrens households, Gene Chew and Shirley Hodges, and others as Southern community ties shine through. The Baptist meeting continues at Dusty with additional afternoon callers.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Lackey return to Brady after July and August away visiting family in Devine Albany Greenville Palestine Honey Grove and Ovale. They traveled with grandchildren Betty and John Wesley Ward and spent time in Waco Chalk Bluff Elm Mott and nearby areas.
A short, quirky prompt asks if readers have hosted guests or taken vacations and invites them to call The Standard at 2236 for more details.
Mrs Chas Schuessler thanks Dr Hays and hospital staff for their kindness during her operation and care.
Willie Mason son of Mrs. Mattie Joe Mason of Brady enlisted in the U S Navy as a seaman recruit on August 11 through the Brady recruiting branch. He trained at the U S Naval Training Center in San Diego and will receive 14 days leave after nine weeks of boot camp before reporting for duty.
Specialist J. L. Davee 28 son of J E Davee Brady was assigned to the Ninth Field Army Support Command Provisional at Fort Sam Houston to provide supply support during Exercise Sage Brush a joint Army Air Force maneuver at Camp Polk Louisiana in November and December involving about 110 000 Army troops His wife Mabell lives in San Antonio.
Mrs Irene Lucas returned home to Bridgeport after a month visiting her son in Brady. John Bratton and daughters Shirley and Mary Helen of the Ford Ranch vacationing in Colorado. C P Rocky Rockwell and son Steve headed to Tyler for a Texas Nursery convention.
George R. Moorman named chairman of the 1956 March of Dimes drive in Brenham. He is an attorney, former Naval Reserve commander, and husband of Billie Scoggin. Moorman recently toured Italy and the Mediterranean before moving to Brenham to open a law office, with his wife running the Bo-Peep Shop. The family has two children, Robert and Hal.
The Rock wells plan to return home Wednesday night after their participation in the Serymen's Association event.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schill and their two sons Davy and Danny returned Sunday after a weeklong trip along the Texas coast visiting Corpus Christi Austin and San Antonio. They enjoyed fishing and sightseeing during the vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Fellers and granddaughter Donnie Kay Hoover of Junction visited Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Hinds on Saturday. Mr. Hinds is a brother of Mrs. Fellers.
Teddy Mitchell son of Mrs Marvin Van Hoozer of Fort Worth visits Mr and Mrs Roy Elli as a guest in Fort Worth.
Raymond Cates, manager of the J. C. Penney store here, announces a limited supply of safety games pamphlets to be given free to boys and girls. No purchases are needed. children may come to the store and request their free pamphlets. The four page play safe booklet for two to six players promotes safe play and is presented in cooperation with the National Safety Council.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Atherton and sons Jimmy and Jerry returned Friday from a vacation to Dallas and Denton for a week with Mr Atherton’s relatives. They then toured South Texas visiting Garner State Park Uvalde and crossed into Old Mexico before finishing with fishing at Triple R Ranch near Junction on the Liano River.
We express sincere appreciation to the hostesses and friends who organized the surprise going away party at our home. We are proud of the lovely pottery and other useful gifts received.
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