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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1974
Page
1
Dorothy Jennings submits a year end message celebrating happiness in the Christmas season. The piece highlights daily joys from small town life, community work, robust health, family closeness, faith, and gratitude, ending with thanks to Congressman Poage and subscription renewals including several named households.
Freezing drizzle left the area with .71 inch moisture and a frigid Christmas spell. A death occurred as Mrs. Irene Cooper 58 of Melvin died on arrival at Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held in Melvin with burial in Melvin Cemetery. Several relatives and visitors from Brady San Antonio Angleton and West Columbia gathered for holiday time with local families as temperatures dipped to 29 32 degrees and icy conditions persisted.
A Brady community search for Pat Parham ended when he reappeared with amnesia in Houston and identified himself at the city police station. The article also recaps a 1973 manhunt for Elton David Myers, courthouse remodeling, county economic notes, and local band success, tying a year of events in McCulloch County.
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