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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1954
Page
1
The Brady area endures a harsh dust bowl episode with a farmer's wary note on the worst duster in years. March 16 marks Public Schools Week in Brady and McCulloch schools with open houses and renewed calls to support education as Texas marks centennial school democracy.
A severe dust storm swept into Brady on Friday reducing visibility to a few blocks and knocking out a transformer from power lines. The storm followed a rare morning thunderstorm, with dust drifting from Nebraska to the Rio Grande and lingering into Saturday night.
N M Barnett of Melvin showed the reserve champion female in Polled Hereford at the San Antonio Livestock Show last Wednesday. Mischief Maker 56P was reserve champion female. champion female was RPD Belle Domino 52P shown by Fritz Kerbs & Sons. Barnett's other winners included Domestic Anxiety 11th second in summer yearling bulls B Advance Mischief 21 first senior bull calves Domestic Mixer P second senior bull calves Mischief Mixer 56 first senior heifer calves Blanche 20 fourth senior heifer calves plus fifth for two bulls and fourth for three bulls.
Brady High golf team begins spring workouts as matches are arranged with Coleman Brownwood and state Class AA champion Lampasas. A Brownwood tournament is planned for the weekend of March 27 with track meets the same weekend. Players working out include Jackie Sallee William Lawrence Danny Miller Jerry Sones Kenny Anderson and Gray Carrithers.
A new candidate, Mrs. W. M. Turner, announces her bid for re-election as Brady city recorder in the upcoming April 6 election. The formal statement appears on page 3 of The Standard.
A hearing in Washington on appropriations for the Brady Creek flood control project is postponed to Wednesday March 2. The Brady Creek Watershed delegation led by Dick Winters will now depart Sunday to appear before the House Appropriations Committee. Members include Arthur Scharlach Joe Ogden and M J Green Eden mayor.
Miss Virginia Miller 57 longtime Dallas Public Schools teacher native of Brady died at Brady Hospital after illness this spring and fall She was born December 29 1896 in Brady Funeral services were held at Wilkerson Funeral Home chapel with Rev Roy May officiating Burial followed at Brady Cemetery Survivors include sister Sallie Miller and brothers Huey C W H Bill Miller and J D Miller plus nieces nephews and great relatives
The Lohn Senior Class play Along Came Charley is postponed due to conflicts with basketball activities. Cast members also play on the cage team preparing for regional playoffs, delaying the Wednesday night performance.
Heavy equipment moved onto Curtis Field to pave a 4000 foot runway marking a five year push to win airline service for Brady. City Council county figures and the Chamber of Commerce observed as dirt moved, with final site between two earlier options. Completion hoped by March 31 to allow Trans Texas Airlines to begin service, after CAB approval in May 1962.
G. R. White, president of the July Jubilee Association, calls a meeting of McCulloch County citizens to elect new officers. Election will be at 8 p m Saturday at the Brady Chamber of Commerce office.
Mrs. Janice Bray will resume duties as McCulloch County home demonstration agent in Brady on March 15 after a leave following her husband L W Bray's death in California on February 12. She informed district HD agent Miss Thelma Casey and the county council during their Friday meeting. Bray is currently in New Mexico with her mother.
Snyder high school edged Brady High School in Brownwood's annual Texas Stage Band Festival. Brady's Stardusters placed in Class AAA, though they would have been Class AA. Irving Eastland won Class AA and Harlem’s band won Class A. Brady’s Jaryl Young and Barbara Bodenhamer earned All Star Band honors. The Stardusters under Boyd Hunt performed Stardust Harlem Nocturne and The Creep with solos by Jaryl and Barbara.
Brady schools schedule events for Texas Public Schools Week from March 1 to March 4 inviting parents and citizens to tour campuses and view 100 years of Texas public education. Brady High hosts 6 30 p m program March 1. Brady Junior High plans Back to School Night March 4 at 7 00. North Ward holds March 4 all day events with homerooms competing for visitor counts. South Ward date TBD. Dunbar School Back to School Night March 2 at 7 30 p m.
Howard Horn 54 owner of Heart of Texas Sporting Goods at 1005 South Bridge St died 7 p m Friday in Brady Hospital. He lived at 400 West White St and opened the store last May. Born October 4 1899 in Mason County he leaves a wife a son Jerry his parents Mr and Mrs T J Horn of Brady a brother Albert H Horn of Long Beach Calif and a sister Mrs Della Simon of Angleton. Funeral was Sunday at 4 p m at Wilkerson Funeral Home chapel with Rev E B Hill and Rev Roy H May. burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. Pallbearers listed with many honorary names.
A bus of about 30 Angelo boosters and their sound truck will arrive in Brady Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. en route from Brownwood to the Fat Stock Show and Rodeo. Brady police will meet the group on the highway and escort them into town as the Angelo contingent tours a list of towns before the San Angelo event opens with a Thursday parade at 11 a.m. in downtown Angelo.
Brady Junior High principal A H Red Floyd recounts memories of Belle Starr the outlaw. His mother and aunt shared stories of Starr riding with Quantrill and leading pursuers, including a claim of 20 notches on her guns. The tale ends with Starr’s postwar marriage to Reed.
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