Brady Lake Plan Backed by SCS Flood Control Details
Brady citizens heard Clifford Powell of the Soil Conservation Service explain flood control for the Brady Creek watershed will protect the lake and water quality. Engineer Marvin Nichols noted SCS help saves about $500,000 and offers strong flood protection, while church leader J. J. Jordan addressed liquor-election fears.
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Soil Conservation Service
Brady Creek
Brady Lake
Clifford Powell
Brady
Powell
SCS
Brady High Auditorium
Marvin Nichols
Fort Worth
J. J. Jordan
First Baptist Church
Nichols
Chamber Directors Expand Eligibility for Distinguished Service Award
Brady area chamber of commerce directors loosen rules for the Distinguished Service Award. Any county resident may be nominated, including leaders of organizations who were previously ineligible. A point system will grade nominees. Nominations open January 1 and close January 31 with the award at the spring banquet. The board also approved renewing Brady’s monthly Super Value Day and forming a solicitation screening committee to review itinerant fund drive applications.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce Office
Chamber
James Isbell
Chaiman
Retail Merchants Committee
Retail Merchants Association
Brady
County Soaking Wet for Winter
McCulloch County enjoys heavy rains seen as a rain event of the decade with towns including Brady Rochelle Doole Pear Valley Lobn Waldrip Fife and Lohn reporting rainfall totals from about 1.8 to 4.15 inches. The week brought two storm phases aiding small grains while cotton harvests near completion and temperatures ranged from the mid thirties to low thirties as the two day total rose to about 3 inches with more precipitation likely.
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McCulloch County
Texas
Brady
Rochelle
Billy J. Neal
Oscar Betsill
Doole
Pear Valley
Lobn
Waldrip
Fife
McCulloch
J. R. Cochran
Mrs. Jim Harkrider Returns Home From Hospital
Mrs. Jim Harkrider, after observation at M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston since Monday, November 29, was discharged Wednesday and accompanied her husband back to Brady. She plans to return December 19 for treatment.
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Jim Harkrider
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Brady
Brady approves $50 450 in city permits for October and November
City of Brady records show total construction permits worth 50 450 issued in October and November led by a 22 500 permit for Brady High School athletic field house. Other projects include moves and new houses on multiple streets and a school field house project.
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Brady
Brady High School
W. J. Ferguson
Bee St
Central Baptist Church
South China
Norman McBee
South College
Carlos Muniz
West Lockhart
Buford Sheffield, Jr
South Walnut
Jack Wood
Oak St
Bluebonnet Bloom Impresses Camp San Saba Family
Mr and Mrs E T Williams of Camp San Saba report a single bluebonnet plant blooming for six weeks despite cold weather. The plant has seeds while the rest of their bluebonnet bed remains nonflowering. Bluebonnets normally bloom from March through May.
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E. T. Williams
Camp San Saba
Mrs Hughes In Hospital In Brady Hospital
Mrs. Hughes of Temple is a patient at Brady Hospital after entering last Saturday. She is the former Annie Campbell sister of George and Henry Campbell of Brady and Edd Campbell of Pear Valley.
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Hughes
R. G. Hughes
Temple
Brady Hospital
Annie Campbell
George and
Henry Campbell
Brady
Edd Campbell
Pear Valley
Citizens Call for City to Cover Brady Creek Costs
Taxpayers packed Brady High School to hear that Brady should fund the new Brady Creek project. C M Smith of Abilene, vice president of First Southwest Company, stated the plan is financially feasible and outlines revenue schedules and emergency reserves after reviewing the city's finances.
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Brady
Brady Creek
Brady High School
C. M. Smith
Abilene
First Southwest Company
Smith
Our Future Depends on Water Supply From Brady Meeting
Editor notes a December 6 1960 letter urging McCulloch County residents to approve 1 485 million dollars in water bonds. Speakers inform taxpayers about water system financing emphasizing bond payments from water revenues and emergency funds as they recount past failed wells and nearby lake projects. About 200 residents attend despite rain, with city officials engineers and clergy present to support the lake proposal.
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F. M. Richards
Louis Bierman
Aubrey Townsend
Wayne Ferguson
John Rudder
James Feazelle
Clifford Powell
Marvin Nichols
W. L. Eeds
Fort Worth
B. A. Hallam, Jr
Leo Oates
C. P. Rockwell
John Sloane
Water Board
J. J. Jordan
C. L. Grimes
Frank Roddie
Bert Hughes
Smith
Aspermont
Abilene
Breckenridge
Albany
Anson
Bulldogs Host Coleman in Home Debut Tuesday
Brady High cagers open at home against Coleman Bluecats after a 54 50 loss in Coleman. Freshmen at 5 pm, B game at 6 30, A game at 8 pm. weekend San Angelo Tournament places them among Big Spring Lake View San Angelo Brownwood Colorado City Ector of Odessa and Del Rio. Foyle beat Brady 26 8 in Coleman as coach Ed Whiteley notes the refs focused on Brady. box scores list Brady players Reynolds Ricks Kidd Salter Anderson and Coleman's Greaves Burns Hart Hayes Coursey totals 21 8 50 and Coleman 16 22 54. Coleman won the B game 69 40 with Trammell Engdah Foster Chase and Langseth scoring for Brady.
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Ed Whiteley
Brady High Cagers
Coleman Bluecats
Coleman
Bulldogs
San Angelo
Big Spring
Lake View
Brownwood
Colorado City
Ector
Odessa
del Rio
Whiteley
Charles Reynolds
Robert Ricks
George Kidd
Brady
Richard Anderson
Gene Rowell
Ricks
Reynolds
Kidd
Dan Salter
Coleman— Greaves
Burns
Hart
Hayes
Coursey
Knox Trammell
Gil Engdah
Brantley Foster
Greg Chase
Larry Low
Henry Langseth
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I. G. Evridge
Albert Turn
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Melvin
Lohn
Lohn Gin
Fannie Roberts
Bourke Street
Water Department
G. Kh. White
Flrst Water and Light Works
C. C. Bumgardner
Bulldog
Bluecats
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