Minstrel to Open Wednesday First Night Almost Sold Out
The Lions Minstrel at Brady High School auditorium runs Wednesday and Thursday with tickets for reserve seats 1.50 and general admission 1.0. Dress rehearsals and a school-mchildren matinee Tuesday and Wednesday accompany the two-hour show featuring Rex Van as director and a cast led by Korky Steffens with eight end men and a mixed repertoire of classic tunes.
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Lions Minstrel
Korky Steffens
Brady High School
Steffens
John Sloane
Rex van
Dallas
Jaycees to Name Young Man of Year Friday
Brady's outstanding young man of 1953 will be named Friday at a 7:15 a.m. breakfast at the Presbyterian Church. Norman C. Henry Jaycee president says the nomination committee will pick its man by Friday and urges all Brady Jaycees to attend. Selection criteria include community welfare, leadership, and progress. The honoree must be 21 to 36 and need not be a Jaycee member.
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Brady
Chamber of Commerce
Presbyterian Church
Norman C. Henry
Jaycee
Henry
Lions Club
The
Jaycees
Rochelle Schools head C. W. Thompson reelected
C. W. Thompson, superintendent of Rochelle Schools, was reelected for another year by the Rochelle Board of Trustees after praising his past year. He arrived from Eula last fall, with elections for other faculty members to follow.
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C. W. Thompson
Rochelle
Rochelle Board of Trustees
Thompson
Eula
Baseball Coach to Help With Little League Clinic in Brady
Johnny Carrigan of the Big State Baseball Camp will visit Brady on Saturday March 13 to assist with a two week after school clinic for Little League players. He will coach, show World Series and camp movies, as officials plan for April play and a May league season.
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Johnny Carrigan
Meridian
Brady
Carrigan
Little League
Dick Gleaton
E. M. Hahn
Gleaton
Auto Overturns Injuring Two Men on San Angelo Road
Two men were seriously injured when their car rolled over after being crowded off the wet highway west of the county line in Concho County about 11 30 a m Saturday. Thomas Gilbert Livergood 44 of Kingsville and Joseph Otis Purdy 64 a hitchhiker were taken to Brady Hospital. Livergood suffered a fractured right collarbone and pelvic fracture while Purdy endured a skull fracture concussion and shock. Purdy could not state his home location to authorities and Brady police seek relatives. The driver Livergood headed west toward Eden when the 1949 Plymouth sedan rolled over plowing a fence line and ending on its roof.
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San Angelo
Concho County
Brady Hospital
Thomas Gilbert Livergood
Kingsville
Joseph Otis Purdy
Livergood
Purdy
Brady
Eden
Rankin Buys Mom N Tot Shop and Renames It Jerrie's
Mrs Rankin purchases the Mom N Tot Shop from Mrs Aubrey Sansom at 118 South Bridge Street across from the Ford garage. The store renamed Jerrie's and will hold a clearance sale on ladies wear and children's clothing while preparing a new spring stock.
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Mac Rankin
Aubrey Sansom
Ford
South Bridge St
Brady Man Given Promotion in Korea
Bruce M. Miller son of Mr and Mrs Tom Hill Miller of Brady was promoted to first lieutenant in the artillery of the U S Army. He graduated from Texas A and M College and is stationed in Korea where he has served since last June.
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Bruce M. Miller
Tom Hill Miller
Brady
U. S. Army
Lt. Miller
Texas A&m College
Korea
Marriage License Issued to Land and Jones
A marriage license was issued to Elton Wayne Land and Mabel Ruth Jones on January 26.
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Elton Wayne Land
Mabel Ruth Jones
Escorts Named By Girls Seeking Miss BHS Crown
Brady High School announces escorts for the Miss BHS pageant to be held Friday February 12. Masters of ceremonies are Jackie Sallee and Sherron Smith with performances by a cornet trio, a Glenda Ward and Patricia Terry duet, and Dudley Braly singing A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody. Official escorts include Bobby Andrews Gary Cochran Bill Ricks and many others paired with contestants Sandra Barton Mary Sue Bean Sylvia Bell Phyllis Bierman Barbara Bodenhamer Mary Sue Bratton Theresa Denman Cle Ann Ethridge Karen Hartley Carolyn Ingram Mary Glyn Kittle Carol McShan Ann Miller Janet Ogden Anna Jo Palmer Cynthia Reynolds Diane Roddie Janet Rudder Darlene Thomas Gay Lynn Townsend Gloria Watson Patricia Wood and June Young.
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Brady High School
Jackie Sallee
Sherron Smith
Cornet
Glenda Ward
Patricia Terry
Dudley Braly
Bobby Andrews
Gary Cochran
Bill Ricks
Sandra Barton
Pat Hallmark
Mary Sue Bean
Ronnie Young
Sylvia Bell
Phyllis Bierman
Barbara Bodenhamer
Billy Boswell
Mary Sue Bratton
Fletcher Fields
Theresa Denman
Bobby Weise
Cle Ann Ethridge
Winston Beoker
Karen Hartley
Vernon Ryan
Carolyn Ingram
Clyde McLean
Mary Glyn Kittle
Kenneth Richardson
Carol MecShan
Ed Jordan
Ann Miller
Billy Joe Nicholas
Janet Ogden
Larry Franklin
Anna - Jo Palmer
Dickie Sellman
Cynthia Reynolds
Jerry Smith
Diane Roddie
Richard Rickman
Janet Rudder
Jim McGrew
Darlene Thomas
Earl David Dickenson
Gay Lynn Townsend
Wilburn Shurtleff
Gloria Watson
Richard Harrison
Patricia Wood
Jerry Larremore
June Young
Waldrip Post Office to Close as Stacy Remains Open
The Waldrip post office will cease operations February 28 while Stacy will stay open. Stacy’s closure was postponed from January 31 after a recent policy review. Mail for Waldrip after February 28 will be redirected to Lohn, and Calf Creek closed January 31 with mail now through Brady.
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Waldrip
Ato
Stacy
Lohn
Calf Creek
Brady
Bulldog Bandsmen Travel to Del Rio Fest Need Rides
Brady High School Bulldog Band will attend the Del Rio Festival this weekend with 36 members needing rides. They depart Friday morning and return Sunday. Plans for Heart of Texas Band Festival March 5 6 note Abilene Christian College Band arrival Saturday morning and Taft Band invitation. boosters arrange housing and the spring concert is set for May 9.
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Brady High School
Boosters Club
Brady Band
Heart of Texas
Boosters
Abilene Christian College
Brady
Doug Fry
Taft
Boyd Hunt
Brady Creek flood control project draws job inquiry
A man from San Angelo, now in Agana Guam, asks the Brady Creek flood control project chamber of commerce for work as a heavy equipment operator. The Chamber does not hire workers for the project.
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Brady Creek
Agana
Guam
Chamber of Commerce
San Angelo
Poll Tax Decline Shifts McCulloch County Race
Poll taxes total 2,880 this year, down from 3,253 in 1953 and 3,331 in 1952, with Jan. 31 deadline. Four new candidates entered the race: Joe C. Myrick for justice of the peace Wayne Spiller and Mrs. Annie Bourland for county tax assessor collector and Mrs. W. R. Johnson for re-election as district clerk. Incumbent justice of peace Grover Chambles not running.
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McCulloch County
Ira Turner
Joe C. Myrick
Justice of Peace
Wayne Spiller
Annie Bourland
W. R. Johnson
Myrick
Arch Clevenger
Brady
Grover Chambles
Spiller
Bourland
L. A. Gotcher
Bureau of Census
F. E. Hourland
Johnson
Edna Nice
Dicie Broadway King
Texas
Mother Given Prison Term in Forgery Case
An eight year old boy was orphaned Friday as his mother, Shirley Morris, received a two year prison term after pleading guilty to forgery in 35th District Court. Morris has other pending forgery charges and is wanted in four towns. The boy stays at the county jail with Sheriff Williamson’s family while a placement elsewhere is sought.
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Shirley Morris
Houston
Brady
Los Angeles
Calif
D. Pilliamson
BE. T. Clay
35Th District Court
A. ©. Newman
Commercial National Bank
Lee Thames
Ramond Wilensky
Emmette Mohler
Newman
Morris
Fredericksburg
Williamson
Illiamson
Mothers March on Polio Praised by County Leader
Norman Lawler, county chairman for the March of Dimes, praised the Mothers March at 6 30 p m and lauded chairwoman Mrs Harry L Curtis and other volunteers. He noted major gifts top $3 000 while fearing county totals may fall short of last year s $6 000 but urged continued donations.
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Norman Lawler
Lawler
Harry L. Curtis
Pioneer A. M. Finlay Dies at 73 in Fife Home
Alexander M. Finlay a 73 year old pioneer stock farmer of Fife died at his home about 1 30 a m Saturday Born December 23 1880 in Austin he came to Fife with parents who were early settlers and gave the town its name Funeral services were held at 3 p m Monday at the Fife school with Rev Albert Alley officiating Burial followed at Fife Cemetery Pallbearers included James Finlay Jr Robert Finlay Robert Pearce Frank Bradley Dr James H Francks and Earl Finlay Survivors include his wife Bernice Doole a daughter Mrs Jack Davis of Snyder Oklahoma a son Dr A M Finlay Jr of Dallas four parents James Finlay Sr Robert Finlay W A Finlay and Donald Finlay three sisters Mrs Isabelle Isaacs Mrs Agnes Bradley and Mrs Mary Pearce and two grandchildren.
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Alexander M. Finlay
Fife
Austin
Mr. Finlay
Scotland
Albert Alley
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Brady
James Finlay, Jr
Robert Finlay
Robert Pearce
Frank Bradley
James H. Francks
Earl Finlay
Bernice Doole
Jack Davis
Snyder
Okla
A. M. Finlay, Jr
Dallas
James Finlay
Polio Benefit Planned at Voca School House
Voca hosts a March of Dimes benefit program in the school house Saturday night February 6. Beginning at 6 p m attendees can buy sandwiches cakes pies drinks and handmade articles with proceeds to the polio drive. The program features hillbilly music and local talent. Admission is free.
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Voca
Supper and Game Support Polio Drive Across County
A chili supper at Mercury raised 106 dollars and a Lohn basketball game drew 10.07 for the March of Dimes. Santa Anna beat Lohn 51 to 38 with officials Dick Gleaton and Vernon Dorsett volunteering. Santa Anna furnished players without pay. Proceeds benefit Lohn Fife Waldrip and Pear Valley polio drives. Lohn's total reaches 106.24.
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Mercury
Lohn
McCulloch County
March of Dimes
Melvin
Fredonia
Sohn
Santa Anna
Dick Gleaton
Vernon Dorsett
Brady
Santa Anna High School
Floyd Smith
Lohn, Fife
Waldrip
Pear Valley
Smith
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McLean
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Breck
Breckenrridge
John
Mrs. Rankin
Brady Man
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McCulloch
A. M. Finlay
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