Kennedy move on urban department stirs Senate action
The House Rules Committee balked at Kennedy's plan for a Department of Urban Affairs. Two Rayburn veterans crossed lines to block the bill, prompting Kennedy to promise an executive creation and a possible cabinet post for Robert C. Weaver, a Black nominee, to rally Black voters against overrides.
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House Rules Committee
Kennedy
Department of Urban Affairs
Sam Rayburn
House
Ether Rules Committee
Congress
Department
Robert C. Weaver
Gew
Jim Harkrider Seeks Brady Alderman Post
Jim Harkrider seeks the office of alderman in Brady subject to the April 3 city election. A McCulloch County native, he has lived most of his life in Brady and has run a local business for about 25 years. He backs a progressive Brady and a worthwhile program for a better city to raise families.
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Jim Harkrider
Brady
Harkrider
McCulloch County
Harkrider Flowers at Allied Florists Design School San Antonio
Mr and Mrs Herbert Harkrider representing Harkrider Flowers of Brady attended the Allied Florists Design School in San Antonio on Sunday.
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Herbert Harkrider
Herbie Harkrider
Harkrider Flowers of
Brady
San Antonio
Allied Florists’ Design
Community notes and court scene from Uvalde era archive
In early 1898 Uvalde material cites a Democratic stance and a defendant representing himself in a night audit case. It lists several guests from San Angelo and nearby towns, then details a 1962 Screwworm Foundation report urging fund drives, emergency county meetings, and possible USDA land use to eradicate Screwworm in the Southwest, plus a thank you card from families.
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Foundation
U. S
Republic of Mexico
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Louisiana
USDA
State Advisory Council
Austin
Board of Trustees
Texas
Southwest
Southeast
For Rent Two and Four Room Apartments
Classified rental note offers 2 and 4 room apartments at 1210 S Elm. Furnished or unfurnished option available. Contact LY at 717 3862 for details.
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S. Elm
Harlingen Rites For Ex-Brady Man Jack B. Jones
Jack B. Jones 49 died in a Harlingen hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Honey Grove he attended Brady area schools and rose to first vice president at First National Bank of Harlingen where he worked over 30 years. Funeral services were held Tuesday at First Methodist Church Harlingen with burial at Mont Meta Burial Park.
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Jack B. Jones
Brady
Harlingen
Honey Grove
Mr. Jones
First National Bank of
First Methodist Church of
Mont Meta
Mrs Smith 60 Dies in Sleep at Brady
Mittie Lorena Smith died in her sleep Monday in her Brady home at 1208 South Bridge Street. A long time maid for Mr and Mrs Duke Mann she had worked for 20 years. Born August 16 1901 in Arkansas she had lived in Brady 22 years funeral services were held at 3 PM Wednesday at St James Baptist Church with burial in Brady Cemetery directed by Wilkerson Funeral Homes.
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Mittie Lorena Smith
South Bridge St
Duke Mann
Arkansas
Brady
St. James Baptist Church
Wilkerson Funeral Homes
Brady Cemetery
Former Brady Teacher of ’08 Dies in Dallas
Ida Gibson 83 of Dallas dies at a Dallas nursing home on Friday January 26. She taught in Brady starting 1908 and served as an elementary teacher in Dallas for 33 years retiring in 1948. Born April 21 1878 in Glasgow Kentucky she moved to Stephenville as a child and attended John Tarleton College. A niece Mrs Nelson Taylor of Dallas survives. Funeral services were held in Dallas with burial in Sherman.
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Ida Gibson
Dallas
Brady
Glilsgow
Stephenville
John Tarleton College
Nelson Taylor
Sherman
Final Rites Held For Amaya Infant
Final rites were held for Amaya infant Fred Perez Amaya who died at 2 a.m. Tuesday at his Pear Valley home. Born June 13, 1960 in Kenedy, he was one year old. Funeral services were at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Lohn Cemetery. Survivors include his parents and five brothers Richardo Reyes Joe Santos and Jesus and two sisters Margarita and Juanita.
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Fred Perez Amaya
Reyes A. Amaya
Pear Valley
Kenedy
Lohn Cemetery
Richardo
Reyes
Joe
Santos
Jesus
Margarita
Juanita
Rochelle School Lunchroom Menu
Rochelle School lists weekly meals with meat loaf and sides on Monday, turkey salad on Tuesday, roast beef with mashed potatoes on Wednesday, enchiladas on Thursday, and fried fish on Friday. Each day includes desserts and assorted vegetables or salads.
It’s A Girl for Mrs Jimmy McBride at Hospital
A baby girl named Susan Marie was born January 25 at Medical and Surgical Hospital, weighing eight pounds five ounces. The mother and infant were released Wednesday. Attending at Howard Payne University staff include Frankie Tomlinson Billy Cavin Sidney Rothmann Mrs Joyce Rowell and Mrs Powell Hallmark who have registered for the Spring semester and will commute with Mrs Ross and Lewis Hampton.
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Jimmy McBride
Medical & Surgical Hospital
Susan Marie
Howard Payne
Frankie Tomlinson
Billy Ross Cavin
Sidney Rothmann
Joyce Rowell
Powell Hallmark
Howard Payne University
Mmes, Ross
Lewis Hampton
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