Arctic Cold Snap Drops Mercury in Brady Texas
Old Man Winter sent a chilly New Year greeting as McCulloch County awoke to frost and mist. Temperatures plunged IS degrees by noon Wednesday and fell five more by Thursday noon to around 30. A warming trend with possible clouds and precipitation is forecast for Friday. Only a trace of moisture was recorded recently.
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Winter
McCulloch
Thone
Texas
Brady Municipal Gas Corp
Lrady
Shell Oil Transfers Engineer to New Orleans
Rolando G. Dominguez a chemical engineer with Shell Oil for 11 years is moved from Houston to New Orleans where he will be project engineer for a new plant. He was valedictorian of Brady High School 1956 and earned a BS in engineering from A&M College in 1954. He spent Christmas in Brady with his parents Alonso and Domingues and sister Lorenzo Rubio and family.
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Rolando G. Dominguez
Shell Oi Co
Houston
New Orleans
Brady High School
A & M College
Dominguwes
Brady
Alonso Domingues
Lorenzo Rubio
Hrady Independent School Board Meeting Scheduled
The Hrady Independent School District trustees will meet Monday Jan 7 at 7 30 pm in the board room of the administration building. The meeting is open to the public.
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Hrady Independent School District
Baby of the New Year Arrives Amid High Hopes
A newborn is reported this week in the community as families welcome the new year. Details on the birth date and parent information are limited in the surviving copy, but the event is framed as a hopeful start to the year.
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Pete Mitchel
Aaron Roper
Jerry Db. Thomas
City Electric Department
Postal Rates Rise January Seventh Across Mail Classes
Brady postmaster Mrs. Mable Francks warns that new rates take effect Sunday January 7 for all mail classes except parcel post and international mail. First class letters jump to six cents, air mail to ten cents, with cards at five and air postcards eight cents. Special handling returns for certain third class parcels, while heavier pieces move to a single rate up to one pound.
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Brady
Mable Francks
United States
Canada
Mexico
Francks
Voter Registration Reaches 2055 Mark
Texas voters in McCulloch County reach 2055 registered as the Jan. 1 deadline nears. County official F W Waddill Jr notes steady turnout with filings on tax payments and general interest in the election. Registrants must complete certificates, with penalties for late tax payments and vehicle title requirements for new registrations.
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Texas
McCulloch County
F. W. Waddill, Jr
Waddill
Two Pickup Crash Near Eden Kills Three In Heart Of Texas
A head on collision on U S 87 nine miles east of Eden in Concho County at 6 25 p m Tuesday killed Harold Lane 47 of Mason and Julio Perez Rios 66 of Melvin. Rios died later at Brady Hospital at 9 40 p m. Two other men Jesus Castanuela 64 and Manuel Perez 61 both of Melvin were listed in serious condition. Funeral services for Rios set for Saturday at Melvin Baptist Church.
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Harold Alton Lane
Mason
Julio Perez Rios
Melvin
Brady Hospital
Department of Public Safety
Jesus G. Castanuela
Manuel Perez
Rios
Eden
U. S. 87
Concho County
DPS
Lane
Mrr
Justice of the Peace
M. FE. Jones
Brady High School Band seeks All Region spots
Fifteen Brady High School Band members who qualified for the All-District band will try out for the All Region band in Eldorado Saturday. About 450 area band students compete for 100 region slots. Tryouts are Saturday morning with a rehearsal that afternoon and an all-region concert that evening directed by Dean Killion of Texas Tech.
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Brady High School
Eldorado
Dean Killion
Texas Tech
Lubbock
City Council Eyes 1 Percent Sales Tax Election
City Council discussed a proposed 1% city sales tax to fund services and reduce bonded debt. Mayor Rudder said funds could be used flexibly, with non property owners sharing costs and estimates between 35 000 and 40 000 dollars yearly. Election set for January 23 at the courthouse with 8 am to 7 pm polls.
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Po Howard
John Rudder
Brady
Rudder
James Feazelle
Jim McFarlin
Rochelle High Drops 2 Games To Eden Cagers
Rochelle High lost both basketball games to Eden in the first district doubleheader. The boys fell 86 to 59 as Eden surged ahead early, with Mike Craig leading Eden at 17 points. Rochelle’s top scorers were David Banks 19 and others. The Rochelle girls lost 52 to 24, led by Judy Taliaferro with 24 for Eden. Rochelle meets Melvin on January 5 in the next district contest.
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Rochelle High Drops
Eden Cagers
Nochelle Tiigh
Eden
Bulldogs
Mike Craig
Rochelle
Steve Moseley
David Banks
Gary Weatherman
Gary Engdah
Ricky Lively
Judy Taliaferro
Ann Moseley
Dana Doyal
Brenda Deeds
Deanie Smith
Roeheelle
Melvin
Brady Schools Census Enumerator Named
Mrs. W. A. Hicks has been appointed census enumerator for the Brady Independent School District. Supt. C. A. Reynolds urges all parents to provide the names and ages of children born between Sept 1, 1950 and Sept 1, 1962. If contacted, have birth dates ready and cooperate when Mrs. Hicks arrives.
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W. A. Hicks
Brady Independent School District
C. A. Reynolds
Brady High School Graduate Don Hoffman Dies in Auto Crash
Don Ray Hoffman 18, Brady. El Camino wreck on FM 1222 between Fredonia and Mason County. Passenger Melvin Williams 20 in serious condition. Police pursuit led to crash. Mason County Justice Willis Birk pronounced Hoffman dead at the scene. Funeral held at Wilkerson Memorial Chapel. burial West Haven Cemetery. Survivors: Andrew and Mrs Hoffman, two brothers Kenneth Andrew and Jack Hoffman.
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Don Ray Hoffman
Fredonia
Camp Air
Mason County
Mason Justice of the
Willis Birk
Hoffman
Melvin Williams
Brady
Brady Hospital
City
Dorman Gibbs
Larry Brock
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
West Haven Cemetery
Mr. Hoffman
Menard County
Brady High School
Loadcraft, Inc
Andrew Hoffman
Kenneth Andrew
Jack Hoffman
Wayne Virdell
Paul Glenn Williams
Marvin Virdell
Stanley Rodgers
Jerry Allin
Edward Pitcock
Absenteeism Rises in Brady Schools Amid Illness
Brady schools report above average absentee rates due to upper respiratory infections and flu like symptoms. High school and Junior High each logged about 50 absent Wednesday with some returning Thursday. Elementary schools varied from light to moderate impact with China Elementary near 95 percent attendance. Brady Hospital reported higher patient load and more respiratory illnesses. Holiday guests noted in local notice.
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Brady
Princ Boyd Hunt
Hirh
Prin
Paul Huntington
South Ward Elementary
Prin. Ed Whiteley
Prin. T. V. Pearson
North Ward
China Elementary
Prin. W. R. Fields
Brady Hospital
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Patricia
Acote
County
Bex and
Route Nos
Tama
U.S
Heart of Texas
Melvin Baptist Church
Melvin Cemetery
Nava
Coahuila
Celsa
Pedro G. Rios
Santa Ana
Calif
Maria Elena Flernandez
San Angelo
Luis Rios
Miles Ad
PHS
Brady Schools
Don Hoffman
BHS
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