Harry Curtis Joins Brady Banks Board of Directors
Brady rancher and former mayor Harry Curtis was added as a director of the Commercial National Bank during the annual stockholders meeting held Tuesday. All other officers and directors were re elected across the three Brady institutions the Commercial National Bank Brady National Bank and the Brady Savings and Loan Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Curtis
Brady
Commercial National Bark
Brady Financial Institutions
Commercial National Bank
Brady National Bank
Brady Savings & Loan Association
Bank Deposits Show Increase In Brady Banks
Brady banks posted higher totals as of December 30 1961 with Commercial National at 4 295 529 in deposits and 1 334 493 in loans while Brady National held 3 409 686 in deposits and 1 340 925 in loans. Overall deposits rose to 7 705 215 from 7 321 373 and loans to 2 675 418 from 2 342 155 year over year.
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Brady
Brady National Deposits Loans
Brady School Board Extends Superintendent Contract
The Brady School Board extended Supt. C. A. Reynolds contract through the 1964-65 school year. James Bates was elected to teach at Junior High School replacing Mrs. Fletcher Fields. The board approved a 20 hour short course for school custodians and budgeted paving costs for Walnut Street. Eight mercury vapor lights were purchased for Bulldog Stadium and an audit for 1960-61 was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Supt. C. A. Reynolds
James Bates
Fletcher Fields
Bates
Brady High
Howard Payne College
Division of Extension
University of Texas
Walnut Street
10Th
11Th
South Ward
Bulldog
Brady Post Office Receipts Reach $61 793
Brady Post Office reports 1961 receipts totaling 61 793 16 up from 61 066 the prior year and 46 492 in 1956. December activity included 161 656 outgoing pieces, 141 668 letter mail, 3 344 parcel post and 16 644 second and third class mail.
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Brady Post Office
Barry Francks
Post Office Department
Ax Ants Cee
Reformed Outlaw Horse Trade Tale From West Texas
A nostalgic horse trading anecdote recalls J. Roy Barnes detailing a deal between Shelton Sutton of Melvin and Jack Whitehead of Brady. Sutton buys a so-called outlaw horse for 25 dollars despite warnings, trading it at Whitehead’s barn after a wary inspection.
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J. Roy Barnes
Melvin
Texas
Jack
Barnes
Shelton Sutton
Jack Whitehead
Brady
Sutton
Whitehead
Poll Tax Sales Slow In McCulloch County
Despite a major election year, McCulloch County residents are slow to pay poll taxes. By Thursday only 587 poll taxes had been issued by Tax Assessor-Collector John Guice, with a deadline set for January 31.
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McCulloch
John Guice
Brady Creek Flood Work On Display At State Meet
Brady Lake and the Brady Creek Flood Prevention Program are highlighted at the 21st annual State Association of Soil Conservation Districts meeting in San Antonio. An exhibit by San Saba Brady Soil Conservation District features a color screen image of the Brady Creek sign, a flood 1938 photo, and a Brady Lake scale model. Leaders from the San Saba Brady district include George Johanson and R. W. Jordan with wives, plus Clifford Powell and Mrs Powell. The meeting runs Wednesday through Friday with speakers Don Williams of Washington DC and Earl Rudder of Texas A&M College.
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Brady Lake
Brady Creek
State Association of Soil Conservation Districts
San Antonio
San Saha- Brady
State Association
R. W
Bill) Jordan
Clifford Powell
SCS
Dinner to Tell Scouting Needs
A fundraiser titled Together Dinner is planned by John Rudder and Jim Harkrider with three conditions for admission eat hear and ask a reverent question. Organizers James Criswell Joe Barekman J D Barley Nelson Dukes and Buster Sayles will bring diners to support expanding the Boy Scout program in Brady. About 210 of 300 eligible boys lack wholesome activities. seven men invest time and money to strengthen Brady Scouts.
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John Rudder
Jim Harkrider
James Criswell
Joe Barekman
J. D. Barley
Nelson Dukes
Buster Sayles
Brady
Boy Scout Council
Brady Scouts
School officials attend Texas conference in Austin
Austin School Supt C A Reynolds and School Coordinator E O Martin left Wednesday for a Texas Education Agency annual administrators conference in Austin. The conference runs through Friday. Corky Cobern leaves for Fort Carson to begin Army duty. a Texas A&M spring graduate, he works in local construction and is son of Mr and Mrs Elbert Cobern of Brady.
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Austin
C. A. Reynolds
E. 0. Martin
Texas Education Agency
Fort Carson
Corky Cobern
Colo
U. S. Army
Texas A&m College
Corky
Elbert Cobern
Brady
Funeral services for Mrs. Wetterman vrijdag
Funeral services for Mrs. Lora Effie Wetterman aged 76 will be held at 2 p m Friday at Wilkerson Chapel. Burial follows at Rest Haven Cemetery. She died Tuesday in M S Hospital.
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Wilkerson Chapel
Lora Effie Wetterman
1604
South Bridge
Rest Haven Cemetery
Norther Links Mercury to 9. Schools Close
A sharp norther arrived Monday night dropping Brady temps to 9 degrees the lowest in years and prompting Melvin and Rochelle to close schools. Rochelle closed Wednesday after buses struggled on slick roads while Melvin and Lohn kept schools open briefly amid illness.
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Norther
Mercury
Brady
Melvin
Rochelle
Lohn
Brady Bulldogs Golfers Seek Better District 18-AA Finish
Brady High golfers return all members from last year and aim to improve on 1961 third place in District 18-AA. The team includes seniors Bob Archer and Jimmy George, juniors Martin Broad, and sophomores Jimmy Criswell Charles Dicker Melvin Tittle T. A. Wilton and Karlton Steffens plus freshmen Paul Priess Butch Thornton. Schedule opens January 20 at home vs Cooper of Abilene with a round robin against Brady Brownwood Abilene San Angelo and Cooper of Abilene through February and March culminating in the District 18-AA meet at Brownwood April 10-11. Also notes Concho County Singing Convention January 14 at Eola Baptist Church.
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Brady High
Lampasas
Bob Archer
Jimmy George
Martin Broad
Jimmy Criswell
Charles Dicker
Melvin Tittle
T. A. Wilton
Karlton Steffens
Paul Priess
Butch Thornton
C. A. Ethridge
Ted Archer
Dayton Archer
Ethridge
Cooper
Abilene
Cooper-Abilene
Brownwood
San Angelo
Bastrop
Brady
Brenham
Address changes to avoid missing The Standard or Herald
Notify advance of any moving or address change to ensure delivery. Un delivered copies due to address changes now cost publishers 10 cents per copy.
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Standard Or Herald
Jury To Hear Cattle Theft Case Against George Plummer
A jury is being called in 35th District Court for next Wednesday January 17 to hear a case against George Plummer under indictment on cattle theft charges.
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35Th District Court
George Plummer
Brady Bulldogs Open District Play In San Saba
The Brady Bulldogs and the Pupettes travel to San Saba Friday night to begin District 18 AA play with a decisive matchup. Their next game is Tuesday January 16 at Llano.
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Bulldogs
San Saba
Brady Bulldogs
Pupettes
Llano
Nominations Sought for C C Service Award at Chamber Banquet
The Chamber of Commerce Brady Texas invites nominations for the Distinguished Service Award to be presented at its spring banquet. Nominations must detail background and arrive by February 1 to the Chamber office. The award honors service in recent years, especially the prior calendar year, with a secret committee selecting the winner.
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Chamber of Commerce
DSA
Brady
Texas
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Board of Commercial Bank
G. R. White
W. N. White
Tommy Brook
Curtis Norman
Richard Moseley
F. R. Wulff, Jr
Otto Frederick
Frederick
E. L. Bodenhamer
Harl Fowler
Charles E. Samuelson
J. E. Boswell
Jewel T. Paul
George Carrithers
D. A. Harkrider
K W. Huffman
B. L. Hughes
Hardin H. Jones
J. O. Marshall
J. F. Roddie
B. A. Hallam, Jr
Hughes
Marshall
Clarence Snider
Jones
Harkrider
Nels
Dukes
Lewis A. Jordan
Brady Savings and Loan
Hardin Jones
H. M. Deaton
J. S. Anderson
B. D. Geeslin
G. C. Kirk
Edward Geeslin
L. J. Townsend
Jamie Williamson
Deaton
Carruthers
Williamson
Bernice Broad
Phyllis
William A. Smith Contracting Company
Kansas City
Kan
Santa Fe Railway
Ing
Santa Fe
Board
The
Grees
Bulldog Golfers
Brady, Brownwood
Cooper of
Concho County
Eola Baptist Church
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