Grand Opening Tire Co Plans Big Brady Blowout
Homer Duncum Tire Co. hosts a grand opening at 200 East Main Brady from 8 am to 5 pm Saturday December 2. James Wilkinson owner says nine door prizes hourly including two imported hams two turkeys two batteries two $50 bills and a fencing jack. The Delta Steel Building at 200 East Main is a Brady staple for 40 years with Uniroyal tires and Reliable batteries and road and farm service.
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Homer Duncum Tire Co
East Main Street
Brady
James Wilkinson
Jack
Homer Duncum
Blackburn Street
Brady Square
Wilkinson
Big Spring
Duncum
San Angelo
Montgomery Ward
Cloud Associates, Inc
Marble Falls
Higginbothams
Bobby McMurray
A&b Electric
Reeves Plumbing
Brady Floors
Eddie
Angelo Sate University
Jan
Bouder Fashion College
Arlington
Nomination Forms For Spring Races In Mails Soon
Racing secretary Robert Strickland says Spring Quarter Horse Futurity and Derby nominations will be mailed to owners. Races span April 15 and 22 at Rollie White Downs, with trials the first Sunday and finals the next. Total purses around 315 dollars for Futurity and 265 for Derby, with 10 fastest times qualifying for each race. Community support urged across McCulloch County.
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Robert Strickland
Rollie White Downs
Texas Racing Board, Inc
American Quarter Horse Association
McCulloch County
Strickland
Civic study panel formed on General Telephone rate request
Mayor Norman Lawler announced a 14 member committee to study the General Telephone rate hike, serving as an advisory body to the City Council. Members were chosen by council with each member submitting three names. GT asks for data to justify increases and may face a cost of about 3600 for page volume.
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Norman Lawler
Lawler
Allied Products
Loadcraft
Plateau
National Corporation
Bob Salzarulo
Alabama
Art Swygard
David Catz
Chicago
Bobby Deeds
Larry Shields
Jerry Simpson
Brady Chamber Eyes Stronger Local Chamber
Brady business leaders meet to plan a larger Chamber of Commerce with a full-time manager. They estimate 80 to 90 days to set up and a budget of 20 000 to 25 000 dollars with dues raised three to four times. The group seeks active support from key local firms to form a stronger chamber or revert to current services.
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Chamber of Commerce
Brady
J. D. Bailey
Brady Chamber of Commerce
Bobby Deeds
Loadcraft, Inc
Roger George
McCulloch
Jamie Williamson
Brady Savings & Loan
Ross Huffman
Television Enterprises
Norman Lawler
Barley
Citizens Offer 2000 Toward City Ordinance Review
An anonymous group calling itself Interested Citizens offers to contribute up to 2000 to cover the cost of codifying city ordinances. They propose paying 1000 within 30 days of notice of disbursement and up to 1000 more upon completion, not to exceed 2000.
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Norman Lawler
McCulloch County United Way Campaign Surpasses Goal
The 1972 United Way drive mobilized 64 volunteers and 844 businesses and individuals, raising 105 percent of the goal—the first time in over a decade. Mrs. G H Ricks thanks division chairmen and lists workers by division while urging late gifts to the Chamber of Commerce.
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McCulloch County
United Way
G. H. Ricks
Ricks
Joan Keeling
Don Freeman
Chamber of Commerce
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J.D. Barley
Forest Barron
Frank Corder
Harold Deaton
Hart Fowler
D. Green
Johnny Jones
Lewis Jordan
Daymon McBee
Tom Robles
Jack Bob Smith
Jean F. Williams
T. P. Wood
Ross Ziehr
Chamber
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Allied
Barbara Smith
Steve Black
Ginger Woodard
Lou Underwood
Leonard Miller
Jerry Johnson
Gary Wagner
Bernard Petty
Jimmy Huffman
Betty Kensing
Elbert Boswell
Benito Rubio
Dan Miller
Richard Lane
Jean Williams
C. K. McDonald
David Graves
Henry Moore
Talmage Wood
I. V. Pearson
J. C. Allcorn
Kay Huffman
Don Cavness
James Bates
Kitty Bratton
Gene Grimshaw
Don Neal
Tommy Quick
J.D. Myers
J. W. Britton
Kenneth Mitchell
Gerald Davis
C. H. Partin
F. W. Wad
Dill
C. B. Groves
John Black
Roy Ellison
John Shurtleff
G. H
C. A. Reynolds
J. H. Snodgrass
Johnnie Thompson
Linda Myrick
Gregg Akins
Debbie Thaxton
Donnie Hall
Holly Huntington
Mary Garcia
Judy Thompson
Jan Lynch
Elsie Galindo
the United Way
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