Accidental Deaths Mar Pre-Holiday VW weekend Blackwell Killed
DERE Thomas H. Blackwell was killed in a hunting accident Sunday morning on the Lamar Thaxton place in Mason County near Katemney. He was alone in his pickup when a rifle discharged, striking him in the leg. he bled to death and was pronounced dead at Brady Hospital. Survivors include his wife Davie, two sons, two daughters, a sister, and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Wilkerson Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
Voca
Thomas H. Blackwell
Old Lamar Thaxton Place
Mason County
Katemney
Don Blackwell
Monahans
Slam
Harold Weaver
Brady Hospital
Weaver
Billy Glasscock
Ile
Mr. Blackwell
McCulloch County
Sohn
John Thomas Blackwell
Midland
Martha Hemphill
Pear Valley
Theda Bradshaw
Andrews
Mittie Jones
County Line
Oklo
Rochelle Girls Win Basketball Tourney
The Rochelle girls varsity won the Rochelle Invitational with Kathy Doyal scoring 70 across three games. Rochelle defeated Paint Rock 27 21 and Star 56 41 before beating Bangs 37 55 in the final, while Bangs beat Lometa and Paint Rock to take boys’ honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Bangs
Lometa
Rochelle Fems
Kathy Doyal
Susan Roren
Brenda Deeds
Vicki Gambling
Paint Rock
Star
Richland Springs
McCulloch Schools Announce Holiday Dismissal Dates
School district notes Christmas holidays for Brady Me Culloch and neighboring districts. Brady schools end Dec 21 and resume Jan 3 while Lehn Melvin Rochelle also dismiss Thursday afternoon and return Jan 3. Road accident injuries reported including Behrens and Fish with hospital treatment and fatalities. Obituary details follow with survivors and service arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Reynolds
Brady
Chamiseal
Lehn, Melvin
Rochelle
Byron Miers 66 Ex-City Employee Buried in Brady
Byron Miers 66 former State Highway Department and City of Brady employee died at Brady Hospital Friday after a long illness. Services were 2 p m Saturday at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev W H Marshall officiating and burial in Reed Haven Cemetery. He was born June 1900 at Bartlett and lived most of his life in McCulloch County. He is survived by his wife Beulah Marie a daughter in San Angelo a brother and three sisters two grandchildren and several stepfamily members. Pallbearers named were Raymond Dean Miers Jack Williams Aubrey Townsend Tom Duncan Nolan Stewart and Raymond Stewart.
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City Light
Davie Dial
Wilkerson Chapel
Bill Kenney
First Baptist Church
Live Oak Cemetery
Byron Miers
State Highway Department
Brady
Brady Hospital
Wilkerson Funeral Home
W. H. Marshall
Trinity Methodist Church
Reet Haven
Methodist Church
Bartlett
Mer. Miers
McCulloch County
State Highways Department
Beulah Marie
James Wright
San Angelo
Cordon Miers
Charles Johnson
Perry Harteraves
Eva Kiehne
Menard
Mary Miers
Myrtle Chew
Mason
Lillie Randolph
Cherokee
Bill Faton
Kermit
Ben Eaton
Temple
Raymond Dean Miers
Jack Williams
Aubrey Townsend
Tom Duncan
Nolan Stewart
Raymond Stewart
Teenagers Sent To Gatesville School
County Judge K C Ellington in juvenile court last Friday found ten McCulloch County teenagers delinquent on charges of burglary of a motor vehicle. Two boys were committed to the Texas Youth Council in Austin and sent to Gatesville School for Boys for the Dec 11 theft from a car parked at the First Baptist Church.
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K. C. Ellington
McCulloch County
Texas Youth Council
Austin
Gatesville School For
First Baptist Church
Bulldogs Roar to 100 in Win Over Early High
The Brady Bulldogs defeated the Early High cagers 100 to 52 as Pud din Jones led with 16 points and four other players hit double figures. Priess and Jerry Alexander had 14 each, Dorman Moore 12, Morris Williams 11, with Jones also grabbing a top rebound total. The squad rested only Sanders fouling out early, while Brewster rotated ten players. The B team won 61-19 as Leroy Johnson led with 16.
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Charles Brewster
Brady Bulldogs
Puddin Jones
Bulldogs
Chuck Priess
Jerry Alexander
Dor
Sanders
Brewster
Leroy Johnson
Priess
Alexander
Moore
P. Jones
Sephus
Kidd
Lewis
Leiceste
J. Jones
Williams
Local Rainbow Girls Hold All Day School of Instruction
Julianna Lindsay and Becky Burk represented Brady Rainbow Girls as Faith and Charity at an all day School of Instruction in Brownwood. Attendees came from Brownwood Abilene San Saba and Trady. Mrs K D Lindsay accompanied the group.
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Julianna Lindsay
Brady
Burk
Brownwood
Holidays With Family In Abilene Reach Of Glover Couple
Mr and Mrs John Glover left Tuesday for Abilene to spend the holidays with their daughter Mrs George Stewart and family. Harold Wayne Andrews has been a patient at Brady Hospital since last Thursday undergoing treatment.
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John Glover
Abilene
Mrs
George Stewart
Harold Wayne Andrews
Brady Hospital
Florida visitors call on Prady Hospital kin in Prady
Here From Florida Mr and Mrs Arnold Benson former Melvin residents now in Jacksonville visited in Prady with his mother Mrs A Benson a patient in Prady Hospital and Mr and Mrs Ralph Mickelthwait and family last Thursday and Friday They then headed to Denver to spend Christmas with their children and families
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Benson
Melvin
Jacksonville
Fla
Rady
A. Benson
Prady Hospital
Ralph Mickelthwait
Denver
Colo
Lake Park Program Gets Federal Okay
The Brady Lake park area expansion is approved under the Water Recreation Program financed as a cost share by the federal government and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The project asks for 224000 dollars with half funded by the government and full details will be in The Standard Friday. Mayor John Rudder called the approval a fine Christmas present for Brady and the Heart of Texas, which is becoming a major recreation center in the Southwest.
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Brady Lake Park
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Brady Lake Park No. 1
Jay Wessels
Parks and Wildlife Department
Herald
John Rudder
Brady
Heart of
Texas
Southwest
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Jerry Simpson
FE. H. Nixon
Jack Whiteley
Bobby Neal
Ben Teague
J. B. Lewis
Brady Rickman
Earl Ziriax
Clayburn Barker
Don Taylor
Hardin Jones
D. A. Harkrider
G. H. Ricks
Don Johnson
Fritz Otte
L. V. McCartney
Henry Harry Behrens
Highway 71
Steve Henry Fish
Sonora
Bluterio
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Ausin
Secident
Pena
Rehrens
Fish
Jehrens
Beerrow
Texas Tech
Hornets
Russell Willis
Steve Moseley
Mark Moseley
Gary Weatherman
Bobby Dennis
Rosas Johnson
Paul Kruckemeyer
Lometa Or
Brookesmith
McCulloch
Hebrens
Behrens
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Voea
Wilkercon Chapel
J. A. Reicher
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Voca Cemetery
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Hienly
Ella Stiles
Voesu
Olga Turk
Minnie Rogers
Ready
Edna Holloway
Marie Davis
Fort Worth
Flinda Behrens
Dora Behrens
Vora
Fritz
Alfred Behrens
Walter Behrens
Jim Behrens
Bill Jnrdan
Guy Walker
Jack Spiller
Jon Ray
Tommy Jook
J. B. Hargroves
Fich
Gatesville School
Man Moore
Morris Williams
William Sephus
Curtis Kidd
Royce Lewis
Johnny Sanders
Mike Leifese
Jones
Lake View
Howard Payne College
Jacksboro
Coleman
Eluterio
Mickey Swinnborn
Slaton
Lubbock
Kingsland
Rainbow Girls
Becky
Brown
Florida
Lake Park
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