Senterfitt Urges Voter Interest in State Government
Texas lawmaker Reuben Senterfitt urged Hill County firemen to engage in government since the 74th District representative noted a $66 million state spend last fiscal year. He proposed a unified tax code and warned on the gag tax ruling as he spoke at Brady High School.
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Reuben Senterfitt
74Th
Texas
House of Representatives
Senterfitt
Hill County Firemen’s Association
Brady High School
Firemen’s Race Results Highlight Banquet Night
The Brady Fire Department held a capacity banquet at the Fellowship Hall of the First Christian Church with Egan Fowler as toastmaster. Cecil M. Hunter of Oklahoma City spoke as main speaker, while George Thomas of Eureka demonstrated a new fire nozzle, only to reveal he was Stutterin’ Sam.
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The
First Christian Church
Egan Fowler
Brady Fire Department
Erelyn Akins
Howard Salter
Henry Foster
Cecil M. Hunter
Oklahoma City
Mr. Hunter
Stutterin
Sam
Fowler
George Thomas
Eureka
Ark
Mr. Thomas
Election Judges Named for Coming Contests at Polls
McCulloch County Commissioners Court appointed election judges for the summer contests. Precincts list two judges each, with some precincts naming a single judge. The quiet political scene includes some candidate outreach but no new announcements since last week.
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McCulloch County Commissioners Court
Brady
N. T. Cook
Jamie Williamson
Camp San Saba
Dee Willams
Percy Appleton
Nine
Warren Harkrider
Milburn Pearson
Voca
Clarence Salter
J. L. Ward
Rochelle
Melvin Burk
Vernon Waddell
Bob Moseley
New Hours Announced for Brady Theaters
Kay Caywood manager of Brady's three downtown theaters announced new weekly hours. The Brady Theater opens at 1 p.m. on weekdays and Sundays and at 12 noon on Saturdays. The Texas and Palace Theaters open at 6:30 p.m. on weekdays, 12 noon Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Kay Caywood
Brady
Texas and Palace
Voca Polio Fund Boost From Saturday Night Sale
The Voca community raised 415.88 for the Polio Fund through a Saturday night program. Thanks are extended to the Ladies who baked and to the bidders and participants, and to Brady Butane & Appliance Co for heating gas.
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Voca
Brady Butane & Appliance CO
Santa Anna Fireboys Win Prizes at Brady Convention
Santa Anna firemen won the six man pumper race in 20.1 seconds earning $25 and placed second in the three-man race for $5 at Brady during the Hill Country Firemen's Association mid winter convention. Eden float won $40 for best parade and 432 registrants logged 1 344 miles.
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Floyd Marshall
Ringo Sandberg
Melvin
Santa Anna
Brownwood
Sonora
Eden
Junction
Bronte
Eldorado
Bangs
Coleman
Brady
Winters
Miles
Bronte Eden
Ballinger
Hill Country Firemen’s Association
Texas
Eden Boys
Department
Brady High School to Crown Miss BHS 1954 Friday
Twenty three contestants compete for Miss BHS title at Brady High School auditorium. Three out of town judges will determine winner after a street dress routine and formal segment, with eight finalists advancing and a Friday night dance at the Country Club.
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Miss Brady High School
Brady High
Lucille Welch
BHS
Speech Club
Jackie Sallee
Sherron Smith
Sherron
Ronny Young
Dickie Sellman
Ronny
Harry Conover
Dickie
John Robert Powers
Bobby Andrews
Harold Burk
Vernon Ryan
Jimmy Helen Harkrider
Sylvia Nixon
Nancy Wilkerson
Cynthia Reynolds
Phyllis Bierman
Mary Sue Bean
Gloria Watson
Patricia Wood
Mary Glyn Kittle
Sylvia Bell
Darlene Thomas
Clo Ann Ethridge
June Young
Ann Miller
Mary Sue _ Bratton
Gay Lynn Townsend
Janet Ogden
Diane Roddie
Carol McShan
Theresa Denman
Janet Rudder
Karen Hartley
Barbara Bodenhamer
Carolyn Ingram
Anna Jo Palmer
Sandra Barton
School Trustee Vote Set April 3
Voters in the Brady Independent School District will elect two trustees to the school board on Saturday April 3. The terms of Maurice Kidd and John Rudder expire this year. Tax collector Jay Cochran announced that more than 90 percent of the district taxes have been collected, totaling 112,640.65 dollars of 125,650 on the complete roll.
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Brady Independent School District
Maurice Kidd
John Rudder
Jay Cochran
School Census Shows Small Drop in Brady ISD
Brady Independent School District reports the 1954 55 census counts 1 446 white students ages 6 to 18 and 86 Negro students, down from 1 521 white and 85 Negro last year. Eligibility requires residence in Brady on Feb 1 1954 and ages 6 to 17 by Sept 1 1954.
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Brady Independent
Brady
Brady Resident's Son-in-Law Dies in San Antonio
Calvin W. Smith of San Antonio died early Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was the son-in-law of Mrs. Dan McDonald and brother-in-law of Mrs. Herman Dacus, both of Brady. Funeral services are expected Friday afternoon in Llano, where he lived until about 15 years ago.
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Calvin W. Smith
San Antonio
Dan McDonald
Herman Dacus
Brady
Llano
Pontotoc Bowles Visit Haglers and Watkins Family
Guests from Pontotoc Mississippi Mr and Mrs B J Bowles and Mr and Mrs Newt Bowles with family spent the week end with the Jack Hagler family and also visited the Dale Watkins family of Pear Valley in a weekend social.
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Haglers
B. J. Bowles
Pontotoc
Newt Bowles
Ft. Worth
Jack Hagler
Dale Watkins
Pear Valley
Brady Observes Founders Day by All PTU Meeting
All Parent-Teacher Units of Brady will observe Founder's Day together on Wednesday February 17 at 3 45 p m in the South Ward auditorium.
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Brady
South Ward
Mrs. Nancy Lauder Buried At Valera
Funeral services for 87 year old Nancy Elizabeth Lauder were held at the Valera Methodist Church. Rev. E O Allen of San Antonio conducted the service and she was buried in Valera cemetery. She had lived in Coleman and McCulloch Counties most of her life and in Melvin before moving to Coleman. Survivors include one son and four daughters.
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Valera Methodist Church
Nancy Elizabeth Lauder
Coleman
E. O. Allen
San Antonio
Valera
Bosque County
John Lauder
Santa Anna
John Alsdort
Melvin
H. H. Martin
J. W. Forbes
Charles L. Grimes
Brady
Locklear Elected Secretary Treasurer of Racing Circuit
Leo Petach of Fredericksburg was elected president of the Texas Racing Circuit at a directors meeting in Fredericksburg. Jack Locklear of Brady's Jubilee track was chosen secretary treasurer with Marcus Adams of New Braunfels as vice president and John H. Mayes of Floresville as circuit judge. Brady's July Jubilee, represented by Locklear, will be held July 1 to 4.
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Leo Petach
Fredericksburg
Brady
Jack Locklear
Jubilee
Marcus Adams
New Braunfels
John H. Mayes
Floresville
W. H. Lee
J. A. Stutts
San Antonio
Texas Racing Commission
Braunfels
John Doss
Austin
Willie Collins
Junction
Arthur Essar
Boerne
Jack Stutts
Texas Racing Circuit Officials Elected In Annual Meeting
Officials of the Texas Racing Circuit were elected at the annual meeting, outlining leadership for the upcoming season and confirming board positions for tracks across the state. The gathering highlighted governance reforms and upcoming schedules.
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Dee Cox
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L. O. Marshall
Waldrip
Nat Randall
C. E. Frost
Mercury
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Oscar Beakley
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Ernest Amarine
James Finlay, Jr
J. E. White
J. H. Smith
Bob Armistead
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Calf Creek
T. E. Donaldson
H. A. Lawrence
Placid
L. E. Smith
Willie Kilmer
Doole
Oscar Betsill
Salt Gap
Ira McNeely
Raymond Murray
Brady Theaters
Garon Salter
Garon
Santa Anna Fireboys
Elm St
Roman
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Ben Vinson
Charles Henner
Santa Anna Department
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Gary Cochran
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