Brady Pioneer Mrs Ballou Dies at 87
Mrs. Rachel Francks Ballou, 87, longtime Brady resident and widow of former insurance man W. H. Ballou, died at Brady Hospital after a short illness. Born February 17, 1881 in Marlin, she moved to Brady in 1904 and was a charter member of the Brady Presbyterian Church and active in church and club work. Funeral services were held at the family home with burial in Live Oak Cemetery. survivors include two daughters, two grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
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Rachel Francks Ballou
Brady
W. H. Ballou
Brady Hospital
Ballou
Marlin
Baljou
Brady Presbyterian Church
The
Ladies’ Aid Society
Brady Garden Club
Elizabeth Hughes
Parker Pumphrey
Mas
Larry Hughes
Salt Lake City
Utah
George E. Neel
Laredo
Hardin Jones
Jack Gortman
Kerman Crawford
Harold Deaton
Joan Allison Polk
John G. Jones
Mrs. Lewis Receives BS Degree at ACC
Marion Dean Lewis graduated Summa Cum Laude and salutatorian of the 1968 summer class at Abilene Christian College Aug 22. She earned a Bachelor of Science in biology education with a minor in English and is daughter of H. B. Stromquist Brady.
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Marion Dean Lewis
Ann Stromquist
Abilene Christian College
Lewis
H. BK. Stromquist
Brady
ACC
Alpha Chi
Kappa Delta VI
Gata Social Club
West Texas Medical Center
Abilene
Bulldogs Scrimmage Anson Ahead of Sept. 13 Opener
After a week of practice Bulldogs coach Fletcher Fields reports improved sessions despite a hot start. The Brady team will scrimmage Anson tonight at 7 30 p m in a controlled drill ahead of the Sept 13 opener at Ballinger.
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Fletcher Fields
Lo Belive
Bulldogs
Ballinger
Anson
Brady
Tigers
Fields
Jones County
Richy Ake
Doole School Reunion Draws 125-Plus Alumni
More than 125 former students teachers and friends gathered at Richards Park Brady for the Doole School reunion on Sunday August 25. Attendees ranged from Doole alumni to distant travelers including Mr and Mrs Newton Collins of Phoenix and others from Brady Doole Melvin San Angelo Big Lake Brownwood and Austin. The group voted to make the event an annual affair with the next gathering set for the fourth Sunday in August at Richards Park.
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Doole School
Richards Park
Brady
Doole
W. Y. Middleton, Sr
Melvin
Sam Cloud
Roy Arrington
A. M. Dunn
Brownwood
J. H. Stodgrays
Fred Taylor
Kathleen Taylor
Anna
T. Wood
Billie Porter
Brown
Riehards Park
Whitworth wins District VII Farm Bureau Discussion Meet
Mike Whitworth, son of Mr and Mrs V C Whitworth of Doole, won the District VII Farm Bureau Discussion Meet at Chisholm Restaurant Brownwood. He will represent McCulloch County and District VII in the State contest in Dallas. Also noted were E McMillan at the district officers conference and RB Broad Gerald Huffman Virgil Dahlberg and David Dahlberg at the District Policy Development meeting.
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Michael Whitworth
V. C. Whitworth
Doole
District VII
Farm Bureau
Chisholm Restaurant
Brownwood
McCulloch County Farm Bureau
Dallas
E. McMillan
FRB
RB. C. Broad
Gerald Huffman
Virgil Dahlberg
David Dahlberg
Weekend Guests at Stromquist Home
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Stromquist included Mr. and Mrs. Sam Morse of Houston and Mr. and Mrs. V. Y. Ooo Stivwebins of Los Alamos New Mexico visiting over the weekend.
Cactus Futurity Heads Labor Day Weekend At GRW Downs
Ten qualified horses return for the Cactus Futurity at G Rollie White Downs on Sunday with a $3,016 purse. Two days of Labor Day weekend racing are planned, eight races daily, with top qualifier Mighty Majorette clocked at 18.4 seconds for 350 yards.
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G. Rollie White Downs
el Presto
Carlos Richter
Drew Rickman
Black Art
James Chapman
Grw Downs
Jubilee Racing
Robert Strickland
Strickland
Mighty Majorette
Dick Bench
Midland
Bill Will
Foster F. Price
bin Deck
J. B. Wilburn
Classic Cue
Will F. Whitehead
Count’s Pride
Charles Russell
Pioneer Resident G A Anderson Buried In Houston
Gustaaf Adolph Anderson 88 of Houston and formerly Brady died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral held Thursday at Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with Rev. Arthur Rebber officiating. Burial in Live Oak Cemetery. He was born Nov 3 1879 in Sweden and worked as a blacksmith in Brady for over 25 years before moving to Houston in 1962. Survivors include five sons eight daughters 28 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Gustaaf Adolph
Dolph) Anderson
Houston
Brady
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
Arthur Rebber
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Live Oak Cemetery
Sweden
U. S
Charles Anderson
Houson
Fletcher Anderson
Odeasa
G. A. Anderson
Chowchilla
Calif
Harold Anderson
Long Beach
Cecil Anderson
Akron
Ohio
Josephine Rutledge
Lillian Mosher
Signabarger
San Antonio
Texas Exes Plan Chartered Bus To Arkansas Game
Johnny Rudder president of the McCulloch County University of Texas Ex-Students Association announced a chartered bus trip to the Texas Arkansas game in Austin on October 19 at 7 30 p m. The bus will depart Brady High School at 1 30 p m with plans for dinner at the Ex-Students Building near the stadium. Reservations require payment and tickets are first come first served.
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Johnny Rudder
McCulloch County
University of Texas Ex-Students’ Association
Austin
Rudder
Brady High School
Plensa
Ex-Students’ Association
Melvin School Board to Meet September 5
The Melvin School Board schedules its next regular meeting for September 5. The public is invited to attend as meetings are open to the public. A public hearing on the 1968 69 school year budget will be the main agenda item.
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Melvin
Bulldog Band Elects Officers with Kathy Jackson as President
Kathy Jackson was elected president of the Brady Bulldog Band. Other officers include Jamie Locklear as vice president Suzanne Calliham as secretary David Ricks as band captain and Judy Bryson as drum major. The band council features seniors Rita Crew Frank Carmichael and others with twirlers named. First booster meeting set for Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the band hall, with regular meetings beginning on the second Monday due to Labor Day.
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Kathy Jackson
Brady Bulldog Band
Jamie Locklear
Suzanne Calliham
David Ricks
Ate
Judy Bryson
Rita Crew
Frank Carmichael
Sugette Calliham
Debbie Huffman
Peggy Scott
Marc Boswell
Hal Huffman
Carol Ann Johnson
Suzannne Carrithera
William Lilleman
Twirlera
Charlotte Thompson
Sharon Gotcher
Phyllis Roddie
James Mallow
Sister of Bradyite Dies In Mason
Mrs. Alfred Otte 71 of Mason died at Mason Hospital after a long illness. Services were held at First United Methodist Church with burial in Crosby Cemetery. Born June 30, 1897 in Mason County she married in 1917 and was a Methodist and American Legion Auxiliary member. Survivors include her husband a daughter a sister three half brothers and a grandson.
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Alfred Otte
Mason
Mason Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Crosby Cemetery
Mason County
Fort Mason
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Armando Anostroza
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Enids
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Axe
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Prostroza
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B. C. Glasscock
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Mitchel
Black
Leicester
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Tim Schmidt
Charles Brawster
Bailinger
Doole Reunion
Mike Whitworth
Regal Parrgo
J. Miles
Cool Leo
E. E. Leatherwood
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Charlie Davidson
Cadet Queen
A. Eppenauer, Jr
Last Faith
Noble Taylor
Texas Exes
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Bulldog Band
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