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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1954
Page
2
A pre-dawn Texas crash left a tractor driver dead and another seriously injured after an unlit tractor on a busy highway was rear-ended. Extension expert W L Ulich warns tractor lighting, steering, and braking must be maintained to prevent such collisions.
Dr Roy L Baker and his wife hosted a Brady Lions Club luncheon last Thursday to celebrate the adoption of Holly a bright eyed girl weighing five and a half pounds near the family home of Dr and Mrs Baker the event occurred on August 12.
McMurry College Indians football unveils a 1954 schedule with 11 games plus two open dates. Key matchups include Gustavus Adolphus at home on Nov 13, California State Polytechnic College on Oct 23 in Abilene, and a Nov 25 trip to Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri. Coach Wilford Moore projects about 22 lettermen and an equal number of transfers and freshmen prospects.
Visitors to the N T Gault home in Placid last weekend included multiple families and individuals from Rochelle San Angelo Del Rio Norton New Braunfels and Fort Worth. Attending were Mr and Mrs Bob Moseley John David Marilyn Patsy Adams Rev and Mrs N T Gault Jr Susan Jimmie and Linda Ruth Dr and Mrs Landon Gault and Mr and Mrs Wayland Jordan.
Texas growers are urged to destroy cotton stalks soon after harvest to curb boll weevils and pink bollworms. Entomologists from the Texas Agricultural Extension Service advocate cutting or shredding stalks and plowing under residue to improve soil and prepare for winter legumes, noting regional variations in timing.
Mrs. Annie Russell of Winchell is visiting her daughter Mrs. O C Otte and family of Fife.
The piece lauds the 83rd Congress and President Eisenhower for cooperative relations with Capitol Hill, crediting political courage and leadership in shifting from wartime to peacetime policy, curtailing the federal bureaucracy, and enacting broad tax cuts while opposing expansion of socialist programs. It contrasts with Truman era hostility and highlights Hoover Commission efforts and shifts in foreign policy.
Congressional leaders publicly announce that American boys would not be sent to fight in Southeast Asia without congressional approval. The statement emphasizes that executive action alone cannot commit U.S. forces to combat abroad.
Mrs. A. W. Yeager and her daughter Mrs. A. W. Jane Coggin earned masters degrees this summer at the university. Both are noted for advancing their education and professional credentials in the following field.
North Texas State College in Denton hosted participants including Mrs Yeager and Mrs Cope both from Bowie with teaching roles in Bowie and Ringgold. The Yeagers and Mrs Coggs previously resided in Rochelle area with Mrs Yo teaching locally for years at Claxton Rochelle Doole and Lohn.
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