Memories of Old Rochelle School and Community Life
A retrospective narrative recalls Rochelle’s early school years from 1886 to 1906, detailing recitations on Fridays, summer terms by subscription, a growing community with a store and doctor, and a two teacher school after moving the 1886 building. It lists teachers by year and notes moving the schoolhouse to Rochelle and added rooms, ending with a hint of alternate accounts on the final destination.
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Early Rochelle
Conner
Edson
A. J. Smith
Etta Storey
D. W. Hill
Rochelle
E. E. Willoughby
Six Mercury Man Fatally Injured In Sports Car Explosion
Alvin Hayes Donnell, 28, of Smithfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Donnell, died after a sports car he was working on exploded. Survived by wife, three sons, his parents, and seven brothers. Funeral at Smithfield Church of Christ Friday at 1 20 p m with burial in a Fort Worth Cemetery.
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McCulloch County
Alvin Hayes Donnell
Alvin Donnell
Smithfield
Mercury
Donnell
Shannon Funeral Home
Fort Worth
Smithfield Church of Christ
Alexander Leads Bulldogs To Victory
Jerry Alexander scored 21 points to lift the Brady Bulldogs to an 82 40 win over Abilene Christian High School on Tuesday night. Four other Brady players finished in double figures as Brady surged from a five point first quarter edge.
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Jerry Alexander
Brady Bulldogs
Abilene Christian High School
Bulldogs
Bradyites
City Power Plant gets new operators after council meeting
Aaron Roper and Pete Mitchel named operators at the city power plant replacing two retirees and a fatality. Council also noted two vapor lights installed at Willie Washington Park and Curtis Field to deter vandalism. Brady campaigns for the March of Dimes were approved, and soil conservation service inspected Brady Lake dam with a weed control plan urged. Basketball results: Abilene beat Brady 82 40 with Priess, Lewis scoring 10 each and Sanders 18. B team won 61 41. Bulldogs enter Big Lake Tournament facing Sonora Friday.
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Willie Washington Park
Curtis Field
Brady
Soil Conservation Service
Brady Lake
Parks and Wildlife Department
Austin
Chuck Priess
Royce Lewis
Johnny Sanders
Puddin Jones
Abilene
David Justice
Alexander
Sanders
Lewis
Ricky Ake
Dale Justice
B. L. Polk
Eric Humble
Dorman Moore
Priess
Jones
William Sephus
Curtis Kidd
Mike Liefeste
Morris Williams
Bulldogs
Sonora
Brady ISD to Hold School Board Meeting
The Brady Independent School District trustees will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the High School administration office. The meeting had been postponed from Monday January 1.
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Brady Independent School District
Twindy Band Boosters Meet Monday Evening
The Twindy Band Boosters plan a 7 30 pm meeting in the band hall. Movies of the Bulldog band performance in the University Interscholastic League marching competition will be shown.
Brady Lake Park plans move forward with federal grant
Officials from Brady and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department discussed plans for a 165 acre Brady Lake Park after the Department of the Interior approved a 119650 grant. The $235307 project will be city matched and start within 60 days with bids following plans by Feazelle and Newlin.
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Brady Lake Park
Parks and Wildlife Department
Brady Lake
Bill Kopp
Austin
Clint Newlin
John Rudder
John Prater
James Feazelle
Department of Interior
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Brady
Prater
Denver
Prady Lake Park No. 1
Feazelle
Rudder
Newlin
Freese
Nichols and Endress
Inflammable Brav Dolls Found in Brady Fire Alert
Fire Chief Joe McAnally reports at least four highly inflammable dolls tied to recent warnings have surfaced in Brady. Two were brought to The Standard office, two reportedly burned by owners. Labels claim nitro cellulose heads and foreign import origin. Citizens urged to bring suspected dolls to the fire station for inspection and destruction.
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Brady
Joe McAnally
Standard Office
Metropolitan
Dells
England
Poland
McAnally
Rural Fire Truck Out Of Service For Several Days
The Brady Fire Department explains the rural fire truck will be inactive for two or three days after repairs. Fire Chief Joe McAnally urges rural residents to use extreme caution and notes response will be slower due to the out of service water tank vehicle.
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Brady
Joe McAnally
Retires To Life Of Ease On Lake LBJ
Former Brady mayor W. K. Cobb ends 41 years as a local businessman by selling City Drug Co. and retiring. Born in Williamson County, he came to Brady in 1926, operated a Le & We store, later ran City Drug since 1928, and spent decades in civic service including a Brady mayoral term in 1953. He and his wife plan lake life at Lake LBJ after selling their burns.
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Feazelle
Brady
Rudder
Lake
Lbj
Cobb
W. K
Bill) Cobb
The
City Drug Co
H. M. Deaton
Mr. Cobb
Williamson County
le & We
Perry Bros
Pharma
Deaton
Lake Lbj
Burns
Cobbs
Grand Ave
Selective Service Board
Retail Merchants Association
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Praal
Old Rochelle
C. C. Bush
Wilf
Patty Rogers
Little Brady Creek
Will
Little Brady
Mr. Neal
Paul
Ranch
Evans Post Office
J. Dodge
Amanda Mason
W. N. Ellis
Lis
Roper, Mitchel
City Power Plant
Aaron Roper
Pete Mitchel
Tommy Blackwell
Swen Hermanson
Charles Brewster
University of Texas
Navy
Mare Island
Calif
D. W. Jordan
G. H. Ricks
W. K. Gbill Cobb
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