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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1973
Page
1
Larry B. Smith reports Brady scouts earning the Eagle award, now totaling 61 after adding Dr Richard W. Winters and others inadvertently omitted. The piece notes district filing and printing delays, stresses reader feedback, and recalls a snowy road trip to Fredericksburg.
Elton David Myers, 24, of McCulloch County, held by U S Marshal in Albuquerque for Rochelle Post Office burglary. Police say Myers and Clinton Howlett Jr. robbed Durst Tractor Co. in Brady on Feb 8 of about 2500 dollars in tools a car and chain saws then allegedly struck Sterling City sites. Howlett aided the Albuquerque police with a statement detailing the Feb 8 crimes.
Despite heavy snow the DECA Sweetheart Banquet occurred at Casa Gutierrez. Beth Blackwell was named the sweetheart with Rob Slaughter as her escort. Rev. Bill Boswell spoke to the group using a switchblade as a teaching symbol. The meal featured Mexican dishes.
Former Brady native Dr Bill Jack Marshall plans a February return to Bolivia with his wife and family to provide a month of relief to local doctors and missionaries. A new Dr Bill Jack Marshall Pediatric Wing will be dedicated at Phiffer Memorial Hospital in La Paz.
Isaiah Howard Haynes, 56, died at 1 35 p m February 9 in a Dallas hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident February 3 eight miles north of Brady on Highway 377. He was pulling a second vehicle when it swerved and overturned. DPS Patrolman David Graves investigated. This was McCulloch County’s first traffic fatality this year. Nancy Keese, 8, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leroy Keese, returned to school after two weeks at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston.
The third snow event of the season hit Brady in Heart of Texas last Thursday bringing sleet turning to five inches of snow with drifts up to three feet. Travel stalled on South Bridge Street as cars struggled on the incline and officials gravelled the hill to aid passage. Many stores closed Friday as conditions persisted.
Ernst Otte called a February meeting in the Brady High School band hall to organize a drug abuse program. About 10 people attended and Ed Whiteley and Grayson Wetzel were named to set up the initiative for schools from Junior High up with future film sessions and civic interest hoped. Weather worsened travel but by Friday conditions improved and snow covered the county.
Charlie J. Hilliard 77 of Brady died Sunday in Arlington after a heart attack. Funeral at 4 pm Tuesday Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with burial at Lohn Cemetery. Born Aug 5 1895 in Comanche County he lived in McCulloch County since 1915. Survived by five sons two daughters a brother two sisters 15 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Seven Brady Eagle Scouts were omitted from a district list provided to The Standard. Bill Ricks earned his Eagle in 1951 and Ed Caruthers in 1957. Five more earned in 1966: Frank Carmichael Donald Bailey Tommy McSwain Richard Martin and Ronnie Martin. The weather story notes heavy snow and cold with shifting temperatures and a forecast of another front bringing moisture to Texas.
Thomas Allen son of Mr and Mrs Robert Allen of Melvin recently made the All-State Band and was chosen first chair saxophone in the first band at the All State Band Concert Saturday night. He is a member of the Brady Bulldog Band and regarded as the state's top saxophonist based on this selection.
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