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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1957
Page
3
Ice covered streets and 26 degree lows mark a brief cold spell in Lulu Texas from Friday to Monday. Local reports mention illnesses, school substitutions, family visits, Fat Stock Show participation, basketball results, choir and TV appearances, and community updates on residents and students.
Melvin TX residents share updates on college students visiting home for holidays. Margaret Akins celebrated 17th birthday with a slumber party. Various visits from Pasadena, Amarillo, and Edinburg families noted along with hospital updates and church society programs. The Melvin FFA Livestock Show was postponed due to cold weather and local infrastructure improvements were praised.
Cold damp conditions kept people home and allowed small grain to benefit while雨 rain prospects rose. Local activity included Purcell relatives visiting Lockhart and Red Rock, Abilene visitors tending Purcell chickens, birthday events for E L Allison, and several community meetings. Carroll Hodges was reelected trustee of the Fife Community Association. other trustees are Tom Hickman and Tom Bradley. A Brady trip to the Good Samaritan Home and a return from Odessa were noted along with multiple family visits and Sunday School cancellations due to icy roads.
Miss Ruth Naomi Bailey known as Cowgirl Sweetheart holds the silver championship prize during the Quarter Horse competition at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. The stock show runs through February 3.
Pear Valley Texas reports a freezing mist and ice followed by sun.Lt Col D C Drake and Mrs Drake visited with Mrs Drakes parents Mr and Mrs Edd Gault and BE W en route from Lul hock. Mr and Mrs Lester Thacker spent the weekend in Brownwood visiting Mrs Thacker's sister. The Quilting Club resumes with all ladies invited. Mrs Frank Faulkner heard from daughter Mrs Karl Anderson of Kansas for birthday wishes. Mrs Carey Hemphill spent the evening with Mrs Curtis Goff of Brady. Mr and Mrs R J Turner traveled to Houston for business and a GM school. Mr and Mrs Sam Fullagar of Lohn visited Mrs Lillie Ludwick Sunday night.
Rro Davis Murr of Junction attends regular Church of Christ service with family. Several relatives and friends including Joan Tetens formerly of Sohn, and Maud Akers visit or travel from Snyder and Garland. News notes births, hospital stays, moves, and trips involving Brady, Snyder, Garland, Angelo, and Brownwood.
Dr W A Todd retires as head of the Bible department at Howard Payne College Browne wood and will stay on as special assistant to President Guy Newman during the spring semester. Dr D D Tidwell succeeds him as Bible department chair. Todd, age 70, served over 25 years at the Baptist college.
The past week in Coleman included Mrs. Herbert Wood and family visiting at their daughter’s home. Mrs. Wood had minor surgery at Santa Anna Hospital. Donnie Wood returned home with grandparents for a visit. Mrs. Bradford Ellis of San Angelo visited her grandmother Mrs. Lilly Ludwick Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Moore of Melvin and others from Lohn Brady and Brady area visited Mr. and Mrs. RR DD Moore Sunday.
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