Baptist Pastor Heads Jamaica Revival Mission Trip
The Rev. W. LeRay Fowler of the First Baptist Church leaves Dallas for Jamaica to join a 50 preacher revival that spans the island through Jan. 9. The group stops in New Orleans Miami and Kingston Jamaica with Cuba visits on return. Fowler plans to film the journey and will miss Brady duties until around Jan. 18.
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W. LeRay Fowler
First Baptist Church
Dallas
Jamaica
Southern Baptist
New Orleans
Miami
Kingston
Cuba
C. W. McCullough
Rochelle
Menard
Fowler
Brady
Mother of Bradyite Buried at Snyder
Mr and Mrs Previtt Garner traveled from Snyder after attending funeral services for Mrs George Garner 82 at her Snyder home. She died Monday after a week of illness with burial Tuesday in Snyder Cemetery and resident since 1900. A heavy snowstorm affected Snyder area but moisture ended about 60 miles from Scurry County city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Previtt Garner
Snyder
Manns Guests of Joshua Family Over Christmas
Mr and Mrs Wim O Mann of Joshua spent the Christmas holidays with the former’s parents Mr and Mrs Duke Mann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wim. O. Mann
Joshua
Mrs
Duke Mann
Snow Storm Slows Texas Traffic With Deep Freeze
A winter storm swept through North and West Texas, leaving Brady with light snow and a 24 degree low. McCulloch County saw up to .30 inch of rain, while Abilene and nearby towns reported heavier impacts and motorists sheltered in Seymour jail with about 200 people overnight.
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Brady
McCulloch
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
McCulloch County
Abilene
Snyder
Ascany
Electra
Vernon
Stamford
Seymour
Wichita Falls
City to Open Bids Jan 11 on Curbs for West 17th St
The City Council sets a special meeting at 4 pm Tuesday January 11 to receive bids for curb and gutter work on West 17th St and South Bridge St. Bids cover 2867 feet on West 17th from US 87 to the city limits and 2927 feet on South Bridge from Grove St to West 17th. Separate bids asked per section as awarding may focus on West 17th project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 17Th St
South Bridge St
Grove Street
South Bridge
West 17Th
Powder Room Under Construction for Women Jurors
Work on the court house third floor is finishing in preparation for women jurors next year. A powder room is being built for the female jurors.
Brady High PTA Plans January 4 Meeting
Brady High School PTA schedules a business meeting on January 4 at 9 30 AM in the school cafeteria.
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Brady High School Pta
Brady High School
Judge Deans Leaving Public Life in McCulloch County
County Judge W M Deans passes top office to Love Kimbrough marking four decades in public service. He plans January tax work at Brady Poultry Co op then likely retirement at Voca poor farm, with view to possible future returns to politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Deans
Love Kimbrough
Brady Poultry Co-op
Voca
Deans
Sheriff Transfers To Sugar Land Prison Farm Job
Mc Culloch County sheriff J P Williamson, retiring after service since 1951, moves with his family to Sugar Land where he will oversee purchases for Harlem Prison Farm No 2 and operate the commissary. The Williamsons plan Richmond Tex mailing address and send their children Lowell 17 and Annette 10 to Sugar Land schools.
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Sugar Land
J. P. Williamson
McCulloch
Harlem
Williamson
Richmond
Tex
Williamsons
Lowell
Annette
Rochelle
First Baptist Church
Ralph Stuart
Ona James Named Deputy to Vogel in County Sheriff Move
Sheriff-elect Luke Vogel announced Ona James will serve as his deputy after the inauguration. James is a former Brady city policeman and star route mail carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke Vogel
Ona James
Vogel
James
Brady City
Star Route
Community Members Enter Hospital Tuesday
Entering Brady Hospital Tuesday were Mrs. George Hallmark of Brady and several visitors including Jimmy and Dan Brewer of Monahans Mrs. Guinn Williamson of Tulsa Oklahoma Mrs. Robert Priess Sr. of Mason and Mrs. Omer Pall of Doole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady Hospital
George Hallmark
Brady
Jimmy
Dan Brewer
Monahans
Guinn Williamson
Tulsa
Okla
Robert Priess, Sr
Mason
Omer Pall
Doole
Two Texas Nurses Dismissed From Brady Hospital
Venita Higgins of Dallas and Shelia McGregor of Richland Springs were dismissed from Brady Hospital on Tuesday, ending their positions at the facility.
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Venita Higgins
Dallas
Shelia McGregor
Richland Springs
Brady Hospital
Weldon Booher Family Christmas Visit in San Antonio
Here From San Antonio Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Booher, of San Antonio, were home for the Christmas holidays. Weldon works as a checker at an H. E. B. Food Store on West Commerce and Nellie works in the mailing department at the San Antonio Drug Co. They visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Booher of Rochelle and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Crumley of Deole. They also visited grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Booher and Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Rodgers, both of Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Weldon Booher
Weldon
Weet Commerce
Lanelle
San Antonio Drug Co
L. L. Booher
Rochelle
A. R. Crumley
Deole
Farmers Co op Pays 14000 in Cash Dividends
Directors of the Farmers and Ranchers Co op of Brady announce a total of 14000 in cash dividends. Checks totaling 8 percent on preferred stock were mailed to 1060 stockholders just before Christmas. The payout marks the largest cash dividend since the co op’s 1944 founding.
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Amos Lewallen
W. FE. Lohn, Jr
Farmers & Ranchers Co-op
Brady
Farmers Co-op
Co-Op
South Elm St
Coop
Heart O' Texas Feeds
Drouth
Commodity Credit Corporation
W. E. Lohn, Jr
Tim Jones
M. J. Marshall
Ex Brady Woman Maggie McCann Dies in Refugio
Maggie McCann 83 a former Brady pioneer died Monday night in a Refugio hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Tivoli. She lived with her daughter Maude Barber in Tivoli and is survived by the daughter and several grandchildren. Born in Victoria she came to Brady in the 1880s and married Sam McCann who once served as McCulloch deputy sheriff. She left Brady in 1914 but visited often.
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Medical & Surgical
Judge Deans
Voca
Brady
Winnie Bradley
Brady Enterprise
W. Herbert Adkins
Evans J. Adkins
Deans
Maggie McCann
Refugio
Tivoli
Maude Barber
Victoria
Construction Slow In Brady In 1954
Brady issued 1954 building permits totaling 253 400, down from 429 055 in 1953 and far below the 1952 peak of 803 968. Major projects included Richards Library 40 000 National Guard Armory 62 000 and Trinity Methodist Church 21 000. Repairs and small jobs dominated the permits with two December permits: Sam H. Smith moving a house to 1704 South Bridge St for 2560 and Francisco Vallanueva moving a 7 by 20 foot wash house to the Irish Addition for 200.
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Brady
Richards Library
National Guard
Trinity Methodist Church
Sam H. Smith
South Bridge St
Francisco Vallanueva
Christmas Guests at Rodgers Home From Brady and Austin
Guests of Mr and Mrs Albert Crumley and Alva Jean spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at the home of Mrs Crumley's parents Mr and Mrs T A Rodgers of Brady. Other holiday guests were Mr and Mrs Raymond Davis and daughter Lynelle of Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Crumley
Alva Jean
Bids Sought on Seventh Brady Creek Dam as Completion Nears
The Soil Conservation Service seeks bids for a detention dam at Site No 1 three miles southwest of Brady as part of the Brady Creek flood prevention project. Work includes earthmoving and topsoil placement with 255 day completion, while other dams Nos 39 40 41 progress nearby in Eden Melvin and Conn Johnson Ranch areas.
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The
Soil Conservation Service
Brady Creek
H. D. Winters
Brady
SCS
Temple
Noble Johnson
Melvin
John Curtis
Freeman & Ansley
Conn Johnson
Bullard & Davidson
Concho County
Eden
Roland Scherer
Weatherford Noy
Centex Paving Co
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Rev
McCulloth
San Saba
W. M
William Marlin
Prietor
John Deans
F. M. Miller
Fife
Hollywood
Mae Jensen
Paul Lohn
Waldrip
G. R. White
I. C. K. Rothman
0. C. Williamson
John Brown
Stacy
Edward Locklear
Voea
Penney
Raymond Cates
J. C. Penney & Co
Pecos
Tom Davis
Kerrville
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