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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1954
Page
8
Paul Horne of Sohn was elected Mr. SAC at San Angelo College, one of the top three student honors. Mr and Mrs Tom Davis plan to attend a J C Penney convention in Oklahoma City, they will travel Sunday and return Wednesday.
Melvin event draws many locals including Occie Smith and Huey Turner who recall sheep trades and rain hopes. Postmaster Morgan Haynes returns to duty while Claude Chandler reports a move to Tehachapi with 100 cattle and rain greener scenes.
A Texas school administrators special train stopped in Washington to attend a national convention in Atlantic City. Among attendees were Ed Wildman Kerrville G B Wadzek San Angelo Ed Sharpe Mason C E Brown Llano Fred Thompson Fredericksburg Harvey Ballew Lampasas E A Broadhead Sonora S G Boynton San Saba R G Green Santa Anna C L Harless San Angelo chaired the school board Also visiting was Smith Bell Brownwood mayor A second visitor was Fred Earwood Sonora and Walter Pflenger Eden with wool matters Lt Donald D Carroll Brownwood stationed at Fort Bliss I spoke at a Washington Shriners luncheon for 150 attendees near Texas Independence Day.
Our thanks to friends who helped after the death of Alex M. Finlay Sr. gratitude to those who served meals and cared for livestock and to those who sent flowers cards and comforting words May God's blessings rest on each home Signed Mrs Alex M Finlay Sr Mr and Mrs H E Davis Snyder Oklahoma and Dr and Mrs Alex M Finlay Jr and family Dallas Texas
Thomas Reece, a Baptist minister retired after 43 years, serves as justice of the peace in Trenton Texas and delivers sermons to offenders in his court. He says his brief talks help and keep offenders on track.
James B. Sammons 60 a Van Horn rancher and former Brady resident died in a Dallas hospital. Funeral services were held in Brady with burial in Brady Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Pernice, two sons James B. Sammons Jr and Tom Jones Bubba Sammons, three brothers and three sisters. Pallbearers named.
The speaker notes John Nance Garner's cautions to Go Slow and warns against danger ahead. He quotes a narrator praising Garner's old fashioned ethics, especially in budgeting and careful promises. The passage reflects admiration for plain arithmetic, ledger habits, and prudent spending.
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