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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1973
Page
1
The Brady Jaycees sponsor a two show circus at Richards Park on March 8 with 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances. Advance tickets are $1 for children. Dixie the elephant and a 22 foot python headline a family friendly event supporting local civic projects.
An open meeting of Brady Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star is set for Saturday February 24 at the Lodge Hall Supper will be served at 6 p.m followed by a program featuring Fred B Rudolph Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Texas Several 50 year awards will be presented All Masons their wives Eastern Star members and their husbands are urged to attend
Brady FFA marks its 45th anniversary during National FFA Week begun February 17 with 1 250 chapters nationwide. Gene Edmiston leads the local chapter as president and the group thanks Vocational Agriculture teachers Guy Siler and E L Ross for their community leadership and service.
Weather across the Heart of Texas remains wet as moisture fell Tuesday evening and lingered into Thursday. Voca led rainfall with 2.20 inches while January's total approached 3.15 inches and overall 1973 rains favor soil conditions for spring crops.
The semi annual Sidewalk Sale will be held March 3 in downtown Brady. Sponsored by the Brady Chamber of Commerce, all local merchants are invited to participate. Many business houses place wares on the sidewalk for customers to view. The regular dollar days sale follows March 7 and 8.
Rochelle School officials and the town commend the Sheriff's Department and Ranger Bob Favor for recovering all stolen school artifacts, including typewriters. Superintendent Kenneth Mitchell praises their efforts in solving the case.
A dense table lists yearly figures from 1940 through 1972 with many decimals, including monthly entries for Mar and May. It presents a mix of years, totals, and month specific values alongside scattered annotations and the single letter x as a placeholder.
The line presents a sequence of numeric ratios or measurements starting with 0.98 and ending with 2.18. Values vary across a broad range, suggesting a compiled set of metrics or indicators for unspecified categories.
The text shows a fragmented data series labeled IN DATA EXAS with multiple decimal numbers across months and annual totals. It resembles a numeric table or ledger excerpt with values scattered among entries and a stray November marker.
General Telephone and the City Council reached a rate agreement effective with the April 15 bill. Rates for business and residential lines were set with a revenue increase of 18,722, and the council approved related measures including fairway equipment purchase, library air conditioner partnership, and school zone sign redesign.
Brady High School track coach Del Wilson announced the 32nd Brady Relays have been moved to March 24 because last weekend snow and this week’s rain left the Caliche track soft and muddy. Twenty six teams entered with two divisions planned, and hosts Brady Bulldogs had an open date on the new meet day.
Dorothy Kyzar files to seek re election for place 7 on the Brady Independent School District Board of Trustees. Ford Slocum, holder of place 6, has not filed for re election. No other filings recorded as of Wednesday afternoon for the two posts.
City police logged two noninjury crashes on Wednesday. At 8:10 a.m. on South Church and 10th Streets Daniel Espinosa and John Bucy collided with an El Camino pickup causing about 200 dollars in damage to each vehicle. At 2:45 p.m. on North Bridge Street at Highways 190 and 377 Jackie Hamrick and Mark Richardson collided during a right turn with Hamrick’s car about 300 dollars damaged while Richardson’s vehicle was undamaged. No injuries reported.
March 7 is the filing deadline for three city council seats held by Ralph Mickle thwait, K. K. Steffens and Kenneth Young. No candidates have filed for the April 7 election.
Woodrow Chew died at 9 30 a m Thursday morning in Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital Funeral services are pending at Wilkerson Funeral Home.
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