Stephenville Dogs Panthers Bid Bi-District Showdown
Stephenville hosts a bi district basketball clash as Midway Panthers meet Brady Bulldogs at Tarleton State College gym at 7 30 p m Monday Feb 22 Tickets 1 25 adults 75 cents students Brady leads with Willie Jones 25 8 ppg and Terry Kenny Penns 10 rpg Midway counters with Tommy Corley 20 p g and Jimmy Oppel 16 p g Radio KNEL will air the game at 7 25 p m with Emitt Herod and Ken Harrison on play by play The winner advances to the regional at North Texas State University Denton.
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Waco Midway
Panthers
Brady Bulldogs
Tarleton State College
Brady
Willie Jones
Jones
Terry
Kenny Penn
Bulldogs
KNEL
Stephenville
Emitt Herod
Ken Harrison
North Texas State University
Denton
First Aid Meet Draws 150 Boy Scouts From 19 Units
About 150 Boy Scouts from 19 units in the Tri River District will converge on Ballinger this Saturday for the District First Aid Meet. Each patrol will study problems and solve them using only self supplied gear. Scouts from Brady Troops 402 514 423 425 Rochelle Troop 471 and Lohn Troop 450 are expected to participate.
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Boy Scouts
Tri River District
Ballinger
Brady
Lohn
Rochelle
Menard Man Gets Probated Sentence
Talvis David Wilson of Menard was sentenced to five years for burglary of Penn Glass Sand Corp near Voca but the term was probated by Judge A P Allison in Brady. Wilson was represented by Spencer Brown, with District Attorney V Murray Jordan for the state. Oscar M Simmons of San Angelo was arraigned for burglary of the same company and pled not guilty. Trial date to be set.
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Talvis David Wilson
Menard
State Penitentiary
Penn, Glass Sand Corp
Voca
Demp Branscum 94 DSA Recipient Dies in Brady Texas
J D Demp Branscum 94 longtime Brady resident and 1956 McCulloch County Distinguished Service Award recipient dies after a long illness in Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital. Funeral at Wilkerson Chapel with burial at Rest Haven Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Clyde Maner Brownwood and many nieces and nephews.
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J. D
Demp) Branscum
McCulloch County
Brady
Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
Rest Haven
Bud St. Clair
Demp
Branscum
Brady Hospital
J. S. Anderson
DSA
Chamber of Commerce
First Baptist Church
Roy Wilkerson
The
Funeral Home
Brady Hills Nursing Center
Clyde Maner
Brownwood
Mail for Star Carriers Must Be Deposited Outside
Brady Postmaster T A Lankford says outgoing Sunday and holiday mail for San Antonio and San Angelo Star Route carriers must be placed in the outside box. Mail placed in the interior box will not be collected. He announced Brady will have Sunday and holiday pickups starting this Sunday.
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Lankford
Brady
Hully Gully Set Sunday At Brady Course
The regular monthly Hully Gully will be held Sunday at Brady Municipal Golf Course with tee-off at 1 p.m. The tournament will use hully gully rules on every shot.
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Hully Gully
Brady Municipal Golf Course
Gates Installed to Lock City Dump Grounds
City council moved to control city garbage by hanging gates at the dump. Beginning February 22 the gates will be locked outside stated hours 8 30 a m to 7 p m Monday through Friday and 8 30 a m to 5 p m Saturday. City Supt James Feazelle cited state laws banning burning wet garbage and noted annexation and an ordinance are under way for disposal rules.
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James Feazelle
Feazelle
Mary Partin Wins 1971 Betty Crocker Homemaker Award
Mary E Partin of Brady High School earned the 1971 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow title after a nationwide Dec 1 exam. She joins state and national scholarship prospects, with a $5,000 national award for the eventual winner and 110000 in state grants.
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Mary Partin
Betty Crocker
Mary E. Partin
Brady High School
General Millis
District of Columbia
Washington, D. C
Colonial Williamsburg
General Mills
Mrs. Delbert Wilson Heads Heart Fund Drive
Mrs Delbert Wilson is named Brady Heart Fund chairman with Mrs Sally Taylor as general chair. Local clubs including Rochelle Study Club Melvin Twentieth Century Club and Dodge unit support roles with Hardin Jones as treasurer and Mrs Amos Lewallen as memorial chair. Heart Fund aims for peak activity in February with Heart Sunday door to door education and donations. Brady Multi-Purpose Center hosts weekly Story Hour for ages 3 to 5 from 9 30 to 10 30 a m each Tuesday.
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Delbert Wilson
Brady Heart Fund
Sally Taylor
McCulloch County
Rochelle Study Club
Rochelle
B. A. Jones
Mercury
Melvin Twentieth Century Club
Melvin
Salt Gap
Doole
Stacy
Bobbie Lee Miller
Dodge
Hardin Jones
Brady National Bank
Amos Lewallen
Heart Fund
Brady
Brady High Golf Season Begins February 27 in Bastrop
Brady High School opens golf with twelve boys out for the team. Fred McDonough, Vance Johnson, Kenny Pimm, Ricky Jackson, Darryl Huffman, Ben McCulloh, Albert Pearson, Rod Harrell, Curtis Martin, Douglas Jeschke, Ricky Gary, and Gerald Neve will compete. McDonough and McCulloh return from last year’s district winning squad. The squad to feature in Bastrop on February 27, with ten boys for the Brady Invitational on March 13 and five in Brownwood on March 19-20, followed by ten in the district meet on April 16.
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Fred McDonough
Vance Johnson
Kenny Pimm
Ricky Jackson
Darryl Huffman
Ben McCulloh
Albert Pearson
Rod Harrell
Curtis Martin
Douglas Jeschke
Ricky Gary
Gerald Neve
McDonough
McCulloh
Huffman
Pimm
Bastrop
Brownwood
Brady Population In 1970 Census Report
The final census tabulations released in the San Angelo Standard-Times show McCulloch County at 8571 residents, down 2.8 percent from 1960. Brady lists 1970 population at 5557, up 2.1 percent from 1960's 5338. Melvin drops to 290 from 401. The figures vary across published sets, making the official census unclear.
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San Angelo
Brady
McCulloch County
Melvin
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Jimmy Oppel
David Smith
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Jerry McLeod
Llano
A. P. Allison
198Th Judicial District
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Demp’ Branscum
Sym
Pathy
Branscom
Brady Creek
Brownwood Bridge
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Office
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Bill Dodds
Brown and Williams
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Simpson Lake Club
Simpson Lake
J. Gordon Greenwood
West Texas Utilities
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Heart Drive
Brady High
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