Brady Lions Club Variety Show Preview at Brady High
The Lions Club charity show at Brady High School auditorium features 1950s style acts led by Rex Van. Cast includes Cecil Striegler and Norman Archer with numbers like Basin Street and Dear Old Brady Here We Come. Proceeds aid crippled children and sight conservation. reserve seats are 1.50, general 1, student 0. Also candy intermission prizes from Brady merchants.
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Chariot
Linda Bradham
Basin Street
Elene Corder
Hanna
Bess Patterson
Frankie
Johnnie
Cecil Striegler
Buddy Samuelson
Buddy Seaton
Jerry Dunn
David Groves
Norman Archer
San Francisco
Brady
Rex van
Houston
Lions Club
Van
Lions
Brady Merchants
Brady Hich
C-C Members Invited to Help Pick Directors
Chamber of Commerce invites members to nominate ten candidates for the board with five to be elected for three-year terms. Nominations due February 19 and to be sent to the Nominating Committee in Brady Texas.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Chambers
Jerome Wilkerson
Andy Allen
George Carrithers
R. A. McShan
A. P. Waldrep
Waldrep
L J. Townsend
G. H. Ricks
Three Teens Named Alternates for U S Military Academies
Brady high school senior Curtis Gleaton and Charles Newlin, and Rochelle teen Billy Mohr were named alternates for U S military academies. Gleaton and Mohr seek Naval Academy slots with Gleaton also as an alternate for West Point while Newlin is an alternate for the Air Force Academy. Congressman Fisher noted the district has limited academy openings and alternates are to fill in if principal appointees fail.
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Curtis Gleaton
Charles Newlin
Brady
Billy Mohr
Rochelle
U. S
0. C. Fisher
Gleaton
Mohr
Naval Academy
West Point
Dick Gleaton
Billy
Jacob Mohr
Newlin
Clinton Newlin
Air Force Academy
Congressman Fisher
Air Force
Growth of Brady Phones in 1959 Quiet Rise Seen
A J Lacy Western States Telephone reports Brady gained 35 telephones in 1959, bringing the year end total to 2141 from 2106. He notes the town had 1496 telephones in 1949, showing long term growth.
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Brady
A. J. Lacy
Southwestern States Telephone Company
Brady Exchange
Lacy
Girl Scout Cookie Sale Set From Feb 19 to 27
Brady Girl Scouts announce their seventh annual cookie sale runs February 19 through February 27. Chairwoman Mrs. J H Francks says the project teaches responsibility and business skills while supporting Heart of Texas Girl Scout Council and troop treasuries. Leaders train girls in public grooming and courteous sales as part of citizenship training.
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Girl Scouts
Brady Girl Scouts
J. H. Francks
Cookie Sale
Heart of Texas Girl Scout Council
Girl Scouting
Brady National Guard Unit Rated Excellent
Brady National Guardsmen received an excellent rating after the annual general federal inspection conducted by Fourth Army officers last December. The Combat Support Company based in Santa Anna, led by Lt. Billy J Harvey, shows high standards in records, personnel questioning, and morale. The unit strength is 140 with officer attendance at 99.2 percent and enlisted attendance at 90.4 percent.
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Brady National Guardsmen
Fourth Army
Brady Guardsmen
Santa Anna
Billy J Harvey
Kittle Receives Rotary Anns Service Award
The Brady Rotary Club and Rotary Anns honor Glen Kittle for outstanding service at a joint meeting held at First Methodist Church. Dr. Jimmy Francks presided as Rex Van and Karl Steffens led entertainment while promoting a Lions Club Variety Show next Monday and Tuesday. Special guests included three former Rotarians’ widows.
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Brady Rotary Club
Rotary Anns
First Methodist Church
Hardin Jones
Glen Kittle
Jimmy Francks
Rotary Club
Rex van
Karl K. Steffens
Hilma Stock Stills
The
Lions Club
H. R. Hodges
Hugo Lehman
Evans J. Adkins
Timmy Chris Baker Born to W C Baker Family
New arrival Timmy Chris Baker weighs eight pounds three ounces born February 1 to Mr. and Mrs. W C Baker of New Mexico. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Waddill Sr. of Rochelle. Mother and baby reported doing well. Elder child Lydia stays with Rochelle grandparents.
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W. C
Nominations Open For Distinguished Service Award
The Chamber of Commerce invites nominations for its Distinguished Service Award to be presented at the banquet on March 17. Nominations must be written and received by March 5, addressed to the Distinguished Service Award Committee Texas.
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Chamber of Commerce
A. P. Waldrop
Brady
Texas
McCulloch County
Brady Bulldogs Clinch District Title With Victory Over Lampasas
Brady cagers outscored Lampasas 47 to 38 to win the district championship for the first time in school history. Herbie Penn led Brady with 18 points as the team built a 9 point first-half lead and held on after a midgame stumble. The Bulldogs face Belton in the state playoffs, with a potential Tuesday Feb 22 matchup, as conditions in the dust storm that night kept scores low across games.
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Brady
Bulldog
Badgers
Lampasas
Bulldogs
Fredericksburg
Billies
Belton Tigers
Belton
Brady Belton
Ed Whiteley
Herbie Penn
Pupettes Upset Lampasas Tie For District Lead
Brady Pupettes upset Lampasas 43 to 38 to pull even with the Badgerettes for the District 17- AA lead. Janice Davenport scored 28 for Brady and Tommye Low 15, as Lampasas led at times but Brady controlled the final period. Coach Laurice Hunter praised her guards and rebounding, with Lampasas aiming for Friday and San Saba Tuesday contests.
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Lampasas
Brady’s
Pupettes
Badgerettes
Brady Girls
Laurice Hunter
Fredericksburg
Bulldog
Billikins
Hunter
Brady
Gatesville
San Saba
Janice Davenport
Tommye Low
Ernestine Sandoval
Bobbye Bain
School Trustees Seek Re election
Dr. G. H. Ricks and Leonard Atherton have filed to seek another term on the Brady School Board. Two trustees will be elected on Saturday April 2, with the filing deadline set for March 2.
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G. H. Ricks
Leonard Atherton
Brady School Board
Lohn Board Extends Edwards' School Contract
The Lohn School Board granted Superintendent D E Edwards a one year contract extension at the February meeting. The former term ending July 1961 now runs through the 1961 62 school year.
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Lohn School Board
Supt
D. E. Edwards
F Mt
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Brady High School
Carl Jacobson
C-C
Chamber
Brownwood
Stic
Kittle
Rotary Ann Meet
Emphas
Brady Cagers
Robert Ricks
Gene Powell
Charles Reynolds
Penn
Gary Garner
Charles Hanson
Ronny Bumpus
Billy Crumley
Richard Howe
John Bush
Tommy Patterson
Totals
Roger Powell
George Kidd
Knox Trammell
Dan Salter
Darrell Roper
Brantley Foster
Richard Moore
Thurman Riggs
John Robert Bumpus
Ruby Brown
Smokey Brister
Harry Fowler
Korky Steffens
Lohn
Edwards
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