Not So Bad Year for Heart O' Texas in 1962 Brisk Brady Progress Hints
Review of 1962 headlines shows Heart O' Texas economy improving, with Brady and McCulloch County listed among hopeful signs. Notable items include parole, elections, band triumphs, school milestones, weather events, and local business developments across January to December.
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Heart O' Texas
Brady
McCulloch
Heart O
Texas
Standard and Herald
Sandra Peterson
al Caylor
K. O. Ellington
B. A. Cornill
Lohn
Brady shoppers boost town as Christmas season peaks
Brady GROCERS and firms LOADCRAFT Brady Industries drive a Christmas boom with crowded streets and busy Curtis Field. North county residents find it easy to shop in Brady while others head to Brownwood Coleman or San Angelo. Christmas traffic peaks as people fill cars with packages and head to the field. Quinlan visits and Kimble Menard Singing Convention invites public attendance. Clerk W R Johnson, Brady district clerk, returns from Galveston and resumes work January 1.
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Brady Grocers
Brady
Brownwood
Coleman
San Angelo
Loadcraft
Brady Industries
Curtis Field
New Photo Engraver Installed by The Brady Standard
The Brady Standard reports a new high speed electronic engraver called the Photo Lathe Automatic Engraver installed at The Standard office last week. It scans photos on a revolving cylinder and cuts them into metal plates on a second cylinder, also handling drawings charts maps and ads on cellulose acetate. The machine operates automatically and unassisted, with a built in shutdown when plates are finished.
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William J. Barron
Graphic Electronics, Inc
la Salle
Ill
Brady Cagers Battle Wall in Tuesday Night Showdown
Brady High resumes after Christmas with boys and girls games at Wall on Tuesday January 1. Pupettes play at 7 p m followed by the Bulldogs at 8 30 p m. Afterward they travel to holiday tournaments January 3-5 with Brady in Big Lake and Llano Lake View events. In last week’s games Brady A won 75-35 and B 44-26 with Bubba Harris scoring 22 and Robert Floyd 17 for the B squad.
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John Rudder
Frank Lohn
Bulldog Stadium
Love Kimbrough
T. A. Parker Tangle
Simpson Lake
Brady Band
del Rio
Brady High
Bulldogs
Dunbar Cagers
Dunbar
BHS
Nelson Dukes
Bank
Paint Rock
Mary Cole
Wall
Big Lake
Llano
Lake View
Melvin
Bubba Harris
Brady
Robert Floyd
Safeway Names First $100 Cash Winner
Safeway's Brady store announced its first winner in the Spell CASH game Mrs Darrell Hodges of 1106 North Church Street received 100 dollars from Safeway Manager J C Britton on Wednesday morning.
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Safeway
Brady
Darrell Hodges
North Church St
J. C. Britton
Arrival of Loadcraft Provides Best News of Year in Brady
The Loadcraft Inc arrival at Curtis Field boosted BradyMcCulloch County activity and put over 200 men to work repairing aircraft engines oil coolers and building military trailers. Key stories include school integration transfers to Brady High and a county courthouse proposal. The year saw local disputes and grocery industry changes as polio vaccination efforts gathered support.
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Lowell Ray Williamson
J. P. Williamson
Walter Jordan
Charles Dodds
Cntty
Brady
Wallace Bode
Bosque County
C. H
Loadcraft, Inc
Curtis Field
Loadcraft
Brady Industries
McCulloch
Dunbar
Brady High
Top Ten Events Of 62 At Brady County
A Brady County year in review lists ten key items. Loadcraft joins Brady Industries at Curtis Field. The county faces financial trouble with warrants unpaid and later funds arranged. Brady Hospital expands its clinic in a $50 000 project. Brady High School enrollment hits a 10 year high with 388 students in September.
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County
Hospital
Brady High
Simpson Lake
Brady Lake
Commercial National Bank
Brady National Bank
Brady Hospital
Brady
Heart
Brady High School
City OKs Three Building Permits in Brady
The City of Brady approves three permits for new construction. Lawler Construction Co. to build a five room house at 2129 South Pine costing $10,000. Leo Oates to erect a commercial building at 1928 South Bridge costing $15,000. Albert Alley to remodel a store into two apartments for $1,000.
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Brady
Gridders Earn All-WT Team Honors at Brady High
Two Brady High players earned honorable mention on the Class AA All-West Texan Football team selected by the San Angelo Standard-Times sports staff. Guard Craig Steffens and fullback Jim Bradshaw received the acknowledgment.
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Brady High
San Angelo Standard-Times
Craig Steffens
Korky Steffens
Jim Bradshaw
John Bradshaw
Cold Wave Nips Brady Christmas Night
A frigid cold front sweeps Brady on Christmas night driving temperatures down to 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Strong winds and clear skies accompany the sharp drop, with residents expected to bundle up for outdoor celebrations and travel.
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Brady
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