Brady Bulldogs place four on all state football team
Brady Bulldogs dominate all-state selections with Scott Appleton and Billy Cavin earning first team spots, Billy Ross Cavin and Kenneth Bode on second team, and center Bill Archer receiving honorable mention. The 4 seniors, led by Appleton a 6-3, 215 pound guard, highlight a strong district showing amid early season doubts.
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Brady Bulldogs
Scott Appleton
Billy Ross Cavin
Texas Sportswriters Association
Doggies
Kenneth Bode
Bill Archer
Prady
Appleton
Gordon Appleton
Vos
Richard Inman
Belton
Hal Rateliff
Dimmitt
Jimmy Allen
Freer
Bill Gravitt
Denver City
Bobby Gamblin
Stamford
Brady
Tommy Anderson
Terrell
Wendell Robinson
Harold Philipp
Olney
Budgie Ford
Taylor
Tommy Lovvorn
Billy Cavin
Brady Oo
Don Vickers
Floydada
All District Honors Go to 10 Brady Boys
Ten Brady Bulldogs made the 24 man All District 17 AA team as district coaches named a double team after a tie. Gatesville led with five selections while San Saba Lampasas and Fredericksburg each earned three. Brady's Bobby Barsch was listed at center for his defensive play earning all district honors.
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Brady Bulldogs
San Saba
Gatesville
Lampasas
Fredericksburg
Brady
Bobby Barsch
Ellington Fills In As South Ward Principal
Ellington substitutes for ill E. J. Powell as principal at South Ward School. Powell has left hospital and recuperates at home. Ellington began Monday and will serve as principal until Powell returns.
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Melvin Supt. K
Ellington
South Ward School
E. J. Powell
Powell
Junior High Dance Set at Country Club Friday
The Country Club ballroom opens Friday night for a junior high dance from 7 30 to 9 30 p m Admission is 25 cents per person Boys are urged to avoid wearing blue jeans by hostess Mrs Faye Dukes
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Faye Dukes
Calf Dies of Rabies in Brady Area
A month-old calf from the Calf Creek ranch died of rabies, confirmed by the State Department of Health. Mrs. K W Haley reported odd behavior, and the animal was examined by Brady veterinarian Dr J S King. The calf died and its head was sent to the health department lab in Austin last Thursday.
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State Department of Health
K. W. Haley
Brady
J. S. King
Health Department
Austin
Jennings Brothers Acquire Brady Oil Company
L. W. Jennings of Houston and Leon W. Jennings of McLean have bought the Brady Oil Company from Mrs. W. R. Rook and will run the business starting January 1. The firm will wholesale and retail gasolines and oils, batteries, tires, tubes and auto accessories. The Jennings family will relocate from McLean to 809 Laurel Drive.
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L. W. Jennings
Houston
Leon W. Jennings
McLean
Brady Oil Company
W. R. Rook
Jennings Brothers
L. V. Jennings
Laurel Drive
Lester Kenneth
Mary Bell
Dawgs Invite Dogs Moms to Meeting at Brady High
The Ol Houn Dawgs invite mothers of Bulldogs to a Monday night gathering in the Brady High School cafeteria at seven. Coach Chuck York will give a brief talk and show film clips from 1959 games before refreshments.
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Brady High School
Bulldogs
Chuck York
Brady Board Extends Supt Reynolds Contract
The Brady School Board approved a two year extension for Superintendent C A Reynolds through the 1962-68 school year. Dorothy Majors resigned as high school history teacher to join her husband in Sweetwater. Margaret Barber was elected to replace her. Jamie Williamson was hired to address second grade overcrowding, teaching at South Ward mid term.
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Brady School Board
Supt
C. A. Reynolds
Reynolds
Eldorado
Brady
Dorothy Majors
Majors
Sweetwater
Margaret F. Barber
Pecos
Barber
Margaret Frances McClure
A. B. Reagan
Howard Payne College
Sul Ross
Jamie Williamson
Howard Payne
Williamson
South Ward
Girls to Model Wool Clothes in County Sewing Contest
The Make It Yourself With Wool contest for McCulloch County and District V will be staged in Junction Saturday night. Contestants will model garments at 7 30 p m in Junction High School auditorium with prizes awarded. District V winners will advance to the State Style Show in San Antonio January 16.
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McCulloch County
District V
Junction
Junction High School
Joske’s
San Antonio
Linda Hagler
Texas Tech College
Rosalie Rice
Incarnate Word College
Lubbock
Lockett Bryson
Chamber of Commerce board extends manager contract and funds
The chamber board Renamed C- Manager and extended Manager Roger Wheeler’s contract for another year. It voted to sponsor a Golden Gloves team, to focus on industrial work and financial improvement, and set minimum dues of 2 dollars per month for individuals and 4 dollars for businesses.
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Chamber of Commerce
Roger Wheeler
Golden Gloves
Underwood resigns as City Secretary in Brady
James E. E. Underwood resigned Tuesday night as city secretary effective January 31 with two and a half months left in his term. He cited a better job offer and declined to specify the new position while the council considered filling the vacancy.
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Underwood
James EE. Underwood
G. C. Kirk
Aubrey Townsend
Hill Country Creameries
Brady
Judge's Race Adds Second Candidate in 35th District
Mark Calla of Brownwood announced this week as a candidate for judge of the 35th Judicial District serving McCulloch Brown and Coleman Counties. William O. Breedlove, also a Brownwood attorney, had announced for the post two weeks earlier. Incumbent A O Newman is not seeking re election.
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Mark Callaway
Brownwood
McCulloch
Brown
Coleman Counties
Callaway
William O. Breedlove
A. O. Newman
Harkey Wins Dual Soil Conservation Honors in Texas
C B Harkey of San Saba earns top supervisor honors for the San Saba Brady District and Area II in a Texas soil conservation program. He gains a gold certificate, a silver tray, and fifty dollars from five banks in McCulloch and San Saba Counties as the awards’ cash prize. The program is sponsored by the Texas Bank and Trust Company of Dallas.
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C. B. Harkey
San Saba
San Saba-Brady
el Paso
McCulloch
San Saba Counties
Brady National Bank
Commercial National Bank
The
Texas Bank and Trust Company of
Dallas
Harkey
O. B. Harkey
Soil Conservation District
Hardin Jones
Brady
San Saba County Banka
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Robert Moehnke
Roy Lee Hogg
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Dalton Hoffman
Mark Hinson
Larry Jumper
Billy Soltow
Charles Hanson
Orville Wright
Brady Morris Schaefer
Curtis Mohr
Jim Everett San
Donald Sessom
Joe Carothers
Jimmy Hammett
Brady Oil Co
Supt. Reynolds
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Marvogene Creech
Nancy Neal
Patsy Engdahl
Juana Jo Estes
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Joyce Turner
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B. N. Winston
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