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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1966
Page
1
Editor notes a series on Mrs White memories of Old Rochelle focusing on the Rochelle school teachers and students. It recalls West Texas prairie life with cowboys, antelope, coyotes, and wolves, and highlights self sufficiency of ranching families, square dancing, community aid, and early burials including Ernest Rochelle and Bob Cates in 1894.
Maj Bruce M Miller son of Mr and Mrs Tom H Miller of Brady completed the 11 week associate course December 16 at the Army Command and General Staff College Fort Leavenworth Kansas. He was among 379 US Army officers chosen for the course to prep for command and staff duty and to study corps and Army level roles. General Harold K Johnson Army chief of staff spoke at graduation.
Miss Oulta Moseley of Washington D C arrived in Brady on Friday December 25 to spend the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs A W Moseley and brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Cecil Striegler. Also visiting in the Cecil Striegler home were their son and family Mr and Mrs Bert C Striegler and daughter Michele from Ponca City Oklahoma. The Bert Striegler family also visited Bert's parents Mr and Mrs George Engdahl.
Steve Henry Fish of Sonora County faced a court appearance Tuesday and pleaded no contest to negligent homicide in a three vehicle crash on State Highway 71 near Brady on December 17. Judge K O Ellington imposed a 250 dollar fine plus 77.40 dollars in costs. Eluterio Pena of Austin drove the asphalt truck involved. Behrens died from a broken neck the day after the wreck. Fish and Pena were treated for injuries in Brady Hospital.
New Year begins higher Social Security taxes as rates rise to 4.4 percent for workers and employers. The maximum tax paid by a worker and employer increases to 290.40 in 1967, with self employed at 6.4 percent for 422.40. Also a $700 withholding allowance changes planned to adjust refunds.
Holiday visitors filled the Underwood home for Christmas. Denzil Wyck and family from Roswell New Mexico joined hosts Mr. and Mrs. L C Underwood, with Coleman residents Mr. and Mrs. Mendel Pool also attending for dinner. Other guests included families from Balmorhea Abilene Austin and Rochelle.
Guests of Mr and Mrs V V Cave SF were their children and families Mr and Mrs V V Cave Jr and family of Eagle Pass Mr and Mrs W L Cave and family of Austin and Mr and Mrs Cc O Wells and family of Houston The Wellses also visited his mother Mrs Julia Wells and sisters in Big Spring
Kay and Jan Pilcher of Stephenville and Tim Slider of Comanche attended the A and M Mothers Club dance sponsored at Cherry Springs on December 23, hosted by Jan Underwood at his parents home, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Underwood.
Farmers and ranchers in McCulloch County face continued dry conditions as a cold front arrived Tuesday evening with wind and mist that dissipated before nightfall. Temperatures slid from the upper 60s to near 16 degrees, with no moisture expected as another frigid wave moves through the central U S. Rain prospects vanish while livestock feed remains scarce.
Fifty petit jurors are summoned for the January term of district court in Mc Culloch County. They must report January 8 at 10 a.m. in the courtroom. Jurors named include Jacob Mohr Richard Garey James Finlay Curtis Jones James Dale Carson Mrs T A Key Forrest Barron J O Brown Paul H Moore L A Gotcher Mrs Norman Archer and many others.
Ernest O Fasary, 82, a former resident of Prady, died Feb. 28 at Rest Haven Rest Home in Silver City New Mexico. He was a retired Kennecott Copper Corp employee of Hurley and had earlier worked for M.S Middlemisa in trade. His wife Lottie Draper died years ago. Burial was in Silver City on Dec 26.
Emma Mae McMillan 89 of Mason died Wednesday in Mason Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Services held Thursday at Wilkerson Chapel with burial in Mt. Tabor Cemetery. She was born November 1877 in Crawford County Arkansas and was a lifelong Mason resident. Survivors include brother Frank Hill of Glendale California and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs Henry Urban returned to Brady after spending Christmas with her daughters and their families. She visited Mr Wray Rollow and family in Dallas and Mr George Daucherty and family in Tyler.
A veterinarian places a steel plate on the break about three inches above the hock and fits a steel brace on the injured animal. Dr. King expresses uncertainty but hopes the treatment will work and that results will become clear with time.
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