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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1961
Page
7
Lifetime aluminum window screens custom made and installed at reasonable prices. Screen doors and combination doors made to order. Address: 1512 Durham Street, Brownwood.
Mrs. A. G. McHenry of San Antonio visited her mother Mrs. B. F. Baker in Melvin. Rochelle visitors Mrs. Edgar Price and Mrs. G. L. Scoggin joined Mrs. Baker last Thursday. Granddaughter Brenda Ann Neal born Aug 17 in Fort Worth, weighing 6 pounds. grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Akins plan weekend visit. Great grandmother Mrs. J. B. Akins of Melvin. Guy Siler relocates to Lohn to take a vocational agriculture post.
Sealed proposals for 6.945 miles of grading structures base and surfacing on FM 5.3 5.0 miles south of Voss to McCulloch line from Stacy East and North to Colorado River Coleman County to FM 503 and Panther Creek Bridge approaches at Voss will be received at the Texas Highway Department Austin until 9 00 a m September 13 1961 and publicly opened. Plans and specifications include minimum wage rates and are available at the Resident Engineer Coleman Texas and Austin.
Mrs. Re F Schmitt serves as teacher and more as the community welcomes Mr and Mrs Jerry Gossett to the W Y Middleton rental house. Gary Sutton and Miss Joeen Johnson were in a Saturday night car wreck at Doole with Gary released from hospital and Joeen remaining a patient later improving. Mrs Clara Haywood visited.
Herman Dacus, a Brady grocery veteran since 1926, is employed at Gilbreath's Food Market. He started Monday after a career at Richland Springs, Harry Knox Wholesale, Roy McFarland's Helpy-Selly, and Piggly Wiggly. Gilbreath praised his return.
By order of the Commissioners Court the Calf Creek Nine Salt Gap Waldrip Fife Milburn Cowboy boxes are closed and merged into Brady Doole Lohn Mercury and Placid boxes respectively. Voters must use the new box in their area starting August 21 1961 under County Judge Love Kimbrough.
Last week from Wednesday to Friday many relatives and friends visited Melvin area residents including Hattie and Ruby Spillers and the George Garretts of Doole. The Doole Baptist revival was attended and several trips to Abilene, Virginia, Washington, D C, El Campo, and Smithville were noted.
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