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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1956
Page
1
Interscholastic League district calendar announced at San Saba meeting. District includes Brady San Saba Lampasas Fredericksburg and Burnet with events across March to May and trophies ribbons and banners for winners.
The Brady City Council in a special session drafted a petition asking the Civil Aeronautics Administration to lift restrictions on hangars at Curtis Field so Intercontinental Manufacturing Company can buy them. IMCO pledges a maintenance hangar and 45 000 square feet of storage if the hangar restrictions on Hangars No 1 and No 4 are released. Hangar 1 houses private planes and is key to IMCO’s expansion. Brady promises to use 10 000 dollars from IMCO for Curtis Field maintenance and to keep the airport’s operation separate from the sale.
The McCulloch County Community Chest collected 8484.55 of a 9903.78 budget, 86 percent. A 1419.23 shortfall will be covered from prior-year funds. participating agencies will be paid in full. Donations may be brought to the Chamber of Commerce office.
Roy Barton longtime Brady livestock man was released from prison and returned home Monday night. He had served a five year sentence since October 21 1955 for involvement in the mutilation of a Ford Hood soldier in 1954.
Natha A. Turner formerly of Brady has been elected president of University Savings and Loan Association in Houston. He fills the vacancy after the death of Dunbar N. Chambers in a pheasant hunting accident in South Dakota last October. Turner’s Brady ties include time at Brady National Bank and Brady Building and Loan before moving to Irving and then Home Savings and Loan in Houston. Bernard M. Capps is named vice president and Gordon F. Parker assistant secretary treasurer.
Tickets for the Brady Linton game in Austin sold rapidly after going on sale Wednesday. By Thursday most top seats were taken, with 1,216 tickets sent to Brady and remaining on sale there until 7 p.m. Friday. Adult reserve seats are $1.50 and students 50 cents.
Dr. D. W. Jordan lay in Brady Hospital after a heart attack Monday night. He rested well Wednesday night and showed some improvement Thursday morning.
The 50 foot Crimemobile touring the state will visit Brady Monday arriving about 9 am at Brady High School. It will display tools for law enforcement including a lie detector X ray equipment and riot gear and is billed as a rolling classroom to combat crime and juvenile delinquency.
Practical Jokers opened three fire hydrants around 100 p m Tuesday. Two hydrants were found an hour later. the third remained open until about 7 a m Wednesday. The loss was several thousand gallons and reduced water pressure townwide, creating a serious fire hazard. Up to 50 fine for unauthorized hydrant use. Readily observable hydrants near East Lockhart Pepsi bottling works and in the Lawler Addition.
Rochelle Rochelle High seniors present a three act farce titled Very Untruy Yours. The class play runs Monday night December 17 with a humorous stage performance by the senior cast.
Open letter from a Texas reader praising Brady High School football under Coach York and players like Eri Y Owens Fletcher Fields and Joe Cole. The writer hopes for a state championship run and notes local pride from Melvin Hi Slick and Smitty in Hondo.
McCulloch County cotton and peanut farmers joined a nationwide vote approving marketing quotas. Cotton passed 89 to 12 while peanuts won 21 to 1. Quotas cover 1957 crop in the cotton election for three year period with price support of 75 to 85 percent on compliant farms and penalties on excess acreage.
The Brady Standard Office will close Saturday at 1 PM so staff can attend the big semi final football game between the Brady Bulls and the Linton Pirates. The shop will reopen Monday morning.
KNEL will air a play-by-play of the Brady Linton state semi finals football game for listeners at home. Gene Burns says the broadcast starts about 1 45 p m with game time at 2 p m Perley Samuelson and John Sloane will announce.
Bulldogs face Linton Pirates Saturday at 2 p.m. in Stanglouse Park for a chance at the state Class AA final. York’s squad, hobbled by flu and injuries, hopes star halfback Johnny Bradshaw returns and quarterback Tony Sanders plays. The Pirates, who beat Deer Park 13 13 last week, boast a stingy defense. Austin showdown looms as a hard hitting clash.
The Texas Theatre and Pipely Wiggly offer free movie passes with grocery purchases on Saturday December 15 and December 22. This Saturday’s feature is Jesse James at Bay with Roy Rogers and short subjects. next week shows Sons of the Pioneers with Roy Rogers. Show time is 10 a.m.
Dr. Sam H. Gainer of San Angelo has been elected president of the Tom Green Eight County Medical Society. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Milton Gainer of Rochelle.
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