Copper Wire Theft Prompts $100 Reward by Co op
McCulloch Electric Cooperative offers a 100 dollar reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of anyone stealing or tampering with copper distribution wire. Thieves target vacant houses and pumps and activity spans McCulloch Brown and San Saba Counties with a possible new felony bill for copper thefts.
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McCulloch Electric Cooperative, Inc
McCulloch
Brown
San Saba
Secon
Mrs. Benson 88 Pioneer Resident Dies in Medina County
Bertha Benson 88 longtime MecCatloch County resident dies at Chandice's Rest Home after years of poor health and a December hip fracture. Funeral 10:30 a m Saturday at Wilkerson Funeral Chapel with Rev. W H Marshall. burial Rest Haven Cemetery. Survivors include stepson Arnold Denson and several stepchildren, sisters, and many grandchildren.
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Bertha Benson
MecCatloch County
Chandice
Wilkerson Funeral Chapel
W. H. Marshall
Trinity Methodist Church
Brady
Rest Haven
Mrettenson
Travis County
Melvin
A. Denson
Mer Densor
Arnold Denson
Jacksonville
Fla
Adeline Swanning
Grand Prairie
Rhodie Dahibere
San Angelo
Bernice Mickiethwai
Spurgin and Brister Re-Elected at Rochelle Meeting
The Rochelle school board re-elected principal Bil Spurgin and head coach Gerald Brister at the recent board meeting. Incumbents Vernon Waddill and Bobbye Hurd remain. The board set April 1 as election day for trustees.
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Rochelle School
Bil Spurgin
Gerald Brister
Vernon Waddill
Bobbye Hurd
Hrady ISD extends contracts for principals coaches
Trustees renewed two year contracts for all district leaders including E O Martin coordinator and principals Boyd Hunt Paul Huntington Ed Whiteley W R Fieldix I V Pearson and others. Fostered staff changes with a new trustee sworn in and set election date April 1. Also approved Civil Defense fallout shelter designation and opposed federal mineral rights sale at Guadalupe Park.
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Hrady Independent School District
E. O Martin
Boyd Hunt
Paul Huntington
Ed Whiteley
South Ward
W. R. Pieldix
China Elementary
I. V. Pearson
North Ward
Dorothy Kygar
Clifford Grubbs
Herbert Harkrider
Board of Trustees
Civil Defense
J. P. Ward
Labor Day Weekend Quarterhorse Meet Set in Brady
White Downs and the Brady Jubilee Associa tion win approval for a three day Labor Day weekend futurity race meet in Brady Sept 2 3 4. top quarter horses from other events invited for a rich purse. Parker Pumphrey says the July Jubilee will draw large crowds once track remodeling is complete. attendees include Mr and Mrs Pumphrey Mr and Mrs Hicks Campbell Billy Jones Jack Deaton and Mason Crocker.
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Rollie White Downs
Brady July Jubilee Association
Jubilee Group
San Antonio
Racing Board of Texas
Parker Pumphrey
Brady
Mrs. Pumphrey
Mrs. Hicks Campbell
Billy Jones
Jack Deaton
Mason Crocker
Rochelle Seniors Plan Friday Play Dear Ruth
Rochelle Senior class announces the production of Dear Ruth directed by Spurein with cast including Nan Smith Susan Boren Kathy Doyal Russell Willis Vicki Gamblin Mark Moseley Bruce Deeds Karen Fike Steve Moseley and Gary Weatherman Sylvia Huffman is assistant director Linda Jeffreys wardrobe mistress Curtain time is 7 50 PM at Rochelle High Tickets are available from class members Adults 50 cents for students.
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Spurein
Rochelle
Ruth
Nan Smith
Susan Boren
Kathy Doyal
Russell Willis
Vicki Gamblin
Mark Moseley
Bruce Deeds
Karen Fike
Steve Moseley
Gary Weatherman
Brady San Saba basketball games moved to Feb 13
The Brady and San Saba boys and girls basketball games scheduled for February 14 in San Saba are rescheduled to Monday February 13 due to a conflict with the San Saba Chamber of Commerce banquet.
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Bete Sigma Phi Sorority
Brady-San Saba
San Saba
San Saba Chamber of Commerce
Girl Scout Leaders Meet at Scout House
A service team meeting of the Girl Scouts is planned at the Scout House on February 14 at 2 30 a.m. Mrs. Tim Landrum of 306 South College suffered a broken hip after a Friday fall and underwent surgery at Brady Hospital last Monday. She is recovering as well as can be expected.
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Tim Landrum
S. College
Brady Hospital
Tradyites Attend WT Chamber Task Force Study
Brady Chamber of Commerce manager George Purcell and McCulloch Electric Cooperative’s Bertram Broad attended the West Texas Chamber of Commerce task force meeting in Junction to study small town problems. The session at Hotel Las Lomas was led by Stephenville councilwoman Mrs. Fred McCloskey with speakers from Bronte Fort Worth Big Spring Pecos Del Rio Austin Eden and Water Valley. W F. Reekie Lohn McCulloch County Clerk remains seriously ill at Clinic Hospital San Angelo but shows some improvement.
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Ceorge Purcell
Brady Chamber of Commerce
Bertram Broad
McCulloch Elecwrie Cooperative, Inc
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Junction
Las Lomas
Fred McCloskey
Stephenville
Presid
Bronte
Fort Worth
Big Spring
Pecos
del Rio
Austin
Eden and
Water Valley
W. FE
Reekie) Lohn
McCalloch County
Clinic Hospital
San Angelo
Clinton Hudspeth SCS Official Dies Suddenly
Brady Soil Conservation Service range conservationist Clinton G Hudspeth was found dead at his home. Justice of the Peace Joe C Myrick will rule after further investigation into the cause of death. Hudspeth, born December 7 1916 in Alpine, served eight years in Brady and was active with farmers and ranchers to improve range conditions. He is survived by his wife daughter and several relatives. services set for Friday at Wilkerson Chapel with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
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Clinton G. Hudspeth
Soil Conservation Service
Brady
Crothers Avenue
Joe C. Myrick
Hudspeth
LDS
Menard
Berta Knutson Sell
Brady Presbyterian Church
Wilkerson Chapel
Rest Haven
Alpine
Kenneth Hudspeth
Austin
Mamie Hudspeth
Breckenridge
Leta Tyson
Elizabeth Bybee
San Antonio
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Madeleine Davenport
Gwen Ashba
Houston
Sam Houston Coliseum
Gwen
BHS
Sonora Ashba
Brady Bulldog
James Mallow
Mrs. Benson
Spurgin
Brister
Board
Fletcher Fields
Forest Hanson
Charles Brewster
Lesley Fisher
Darrel Townsend
Maedell Lange
Mary McMillan
James Mahon
Bill Robinett
Donald Penterort
Ounce County
Coneho County
Baden Baptist Church
Victoria
Rufus Crane
Jim Schooley
Randy Owens
White Downs
Jubilee
Quarter Horse Association
Sylvia Huffman
Linda Jeffreys
Girl Scout
Mrs. Landrum
Lohn
Lions Club
Clinton Hudspeth
SCS
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