Courtesy Award Goes To Wilensky's Clerk
Miss Lucille Kirby of Wilensky's receives Brady's courtesy award for December from the Brady Business & Professional Women's Club. Ramond Wilensky presented a shop certificate and a cash honor to her for exceptional salesmanship and loyalty. The event also honored the store, with a club program addressing poll tax deadlines and the March of Dimes drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilensky
Lucille Kirby
Wilensky’s
Brady
Eains Yen
Brady Business & Professional Women's Club
Ramond Wilensky
B. R. Kirby
West First St
Miss Kirby
Wilensky's
Mable Deats
B&pw
Joella Cole
Mae Hampton
Tressie Shaver
Only 20 Percent Of County Autos Inspected So Far
McCulloch County reports 6406 registered motor vehicles but only 1170 or twenty percent have new safety inspection stickers. April 15 deadline nears as Colvin notes Brady stations and cites National Safety Council data showing lower deaths in states with inspection laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch County
W. C. Colvin
San Angelo
Department of Public Safety
Concho
Mason
Menard
Colvin
Brady
National Safety Council
Norman-Lawler
A. H. Broad
Ricks Chevrolet
S&k Motor Co
Morrow Pontiac
Floyd Jennings Motors
Rutherford Motors
Sheffield and Townsend
Campbell Olds- Cadillac
Barton Motors
Bradyites Attend Shivers Inaugural
Brady was well represented in Austin at the inauguration of Gov Allan Shivers for a third term. Attending were Mr and Mrs Walter Gray, Mr and Mrs Frank Corder, Mr and Mrs D A Harkrider, Mr and Mrs George Carrithers, Mr and Mrs Bill Malone, Mr and Mrs Henry Bradley, Norman Lawler and daughter Anne, and Mrs Su ella Embry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Austin
Allan Shivers
Placid Boy Indicted in California Slaying
Max Stapleton an 18 year old PlacId youth was indicted in Bakersfield California on murder charges for the holdup slaying of service station attendant Orville Johnson aged 55 at Grapevine California. $100 was taken from the station cash register. Stapleton was arrested near Tucson Arizona January 7 and returned to California.
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Max Stapleton
Bakersfield
Calif
Grapevine
Orville Johnson
Stapleton
Tucson
Ariz
California
Winners Named In Annual Melvin Fat Stock Show
Lonnie Parks Woodrow Hall and Shirley Bratton led the Melvin Fat Stock Show with top honors in sheep calf and steer divisions. Gale Wood led fine wool cross-bred and Southdown events while M B Inman of San Angelo College selected Wood's entries for top prizes. FFA advisor T Wood also won a John B Stetsen hat from Vester Richie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Parks
Woodrow Hall
Shirley Bratton
Melvin
Lonnie
Woodrow
Shirley
M. B. Inman
San Angelo College
Gale Wood
Southdown
Jerry Marshall
Durwood Thomps
Adrian Cooper
Gail Odom
Durwood Thompson
Charles Martin
Earl Stewart
Jerry Mars Sol Thdown
Reynold Lee Hargroves
Reynold Lee Harstroves
T. Wood
FFA
John B. Stetsen
Vester Richie
John Bratton
G. R
Melvin Lions
J. D. Morrow
Mrs Carnes Visits Dallas Friend This Week
Here From Dallas Mrs. R. W. Carnes of Dallas is spending the week with Mrs. J. S. Wall.
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Dallas
R. W. Carnes
J. S. Wall
Mitchells Attend Sub-District Meeting in Melvin
Rev. and Mrs. Tom Mitchell of Castell were in Melvin Tuesday for the Sub-District Meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service.
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Tom Mitchell
Castell
Melvin
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Bulldog Band to Name Sweetheart at Winter Concert Sunday
Brady High School will hold its annual winter concert Sunday at 3 p.m. in the BHS auditorium where the sweetheart will be announced. Proceeds from the concert benefit the high and junior high bands and bolster band hall redecorations and the Heart of Texas Band Festival in March. The program includes Westerner March, Cool Water, Blue Fantasy, Ballade in D Minor, The Three Cardinals, a trumpet trio, Copa Cabana, King Cotton, Brass Band Blues, La Mascarada, King Size March, and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Bulldog
Brady High School
BHS
Brady Band Boosters Club
Heart of Texas
Boyd Hunt
J. J. Richards
Bob Nolan
Kenneth L. Farrell
Brahms
Harold Walters
the Three Cardinals
Albert O. Davis
Richard Harrison
Johnny Hendley
Bill Gordon Kennerly
Walters
John Phillip Sousa
Charles Hathaway
Funeral Thursday for H. E. Cleghorn
Funeral services were held at Bowser on Thursday for H. E. Cleghorn 74 who died Monday of a heart attack while visiting a daughter in Brownwood. A retired farmer from Star Mills County, he leaves a wife six daughters and three sons with one son abroad in Germany. Two brothers attended the rites.
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Bowser
H. E. Cleghorn
Brownwood
Star
Mills County
Cleghorn
Erna Samuelson
Mozelle Ford
Brady
Mercury
Lohn
Germany
Birth of Son John Steven McCormick Near Munich Germany
Mr and Mrs Warren McCormick rejoice over the birth of a son weighing seven pounds one ounce on New Year’s Day. The baby’s name is John Steven. The family is in Germany near Munich where SFC McCormick is stationed. Mrs McCormick is Eva Joyce Campbell, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Henry Campbell of Brady.
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Ife
Warren McCormick
John Steven
Germany
Munich
SFC McCormick
McCormick
Eva Joyce Campbell
John Henry Campbell
Brady
City Considers Municipal Takeover of Brady Country Club
A country club committee asked Brady City Council to acquire the Brady Country Club and run it as a municipal golf course. The offer covers a $5,000 note and operating costs with green fees and clubhouse rentals to fund expenses. Council delayed action for public reaction and asked for comparisons with other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Brady Country Club
Country Club
Bh. A. Hallum
Joe Barekman
W. Lazalier
A. Ethridge
Hallum
Hallam
Barekman
Lazalier
Chamber of Commerce
Lazarer
P. L. Ulstad
Informatin
Park Plans Given Council 2nd Ball Field Tons Lis
The Richards Park improvement plan urges a second baseball field east of the current diamond and steps to finance via a yearly allocation. It also calls for picnic tables along the creek, pool repairs, courts for horse shoe and croquet, a volley ball area, rain shelter, and potential swimming facilities. The group also seeks a Bill Washington Park addition with a recreation building, playground equipment, lighting, and a pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Richards Park
C-C Recreation Committee
Ean Fowler
H. &. Patterson
A. H Floyd
Dence Turner
C. A. Ethridge
County Commissioners Court
Fowler
Bill Washington Park
Brady
Dunbar
Brady Man Dies of Leukemia at 50
Harold Johnson, 50, of 1007 South Mesquite Street Brady, died at 2 45 am Wednesday at Brady Hospital after a leukemia illness dating from September 1953. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Thursday at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Roy May and Rev. W LeRay Fowler presiding. Burial at Rest Haven Cemetery. Born March 19 1904 in Kekome Indiana he worked with KRGY radio Weslaco before moving to Brady in 1951. Survivors include his wife Mollie Snellings and his mother Mrs C C Johnson of St Petersburg Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold ©. Johnson
South Mesquite St
Brady Hospital
Wilkerson
Roy May
W. LeRay Fowler
Rest Haven Cemetery
Kekome
Ind
McCulloch County Singing Convention Held in Placid Sunday
The McCulloch County Singing Convention will be held in Placid Sunday with the public invited to attend. The affair will begin at o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch County
Placid
Verdict Favors Spiller and Keyser in Damages Suit
A 35th District Court jury returned a verdict for defendants Fred Spiller and Jack Keyser in a 316 368 damage suit filed by A J Ricks Jr over the 1955 sale of SEK Chevrolet Co. The trial lasted almost four days with deliberations ending Thursday afternoon. Attorneys said a motion for a new trial would be filed.
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35Th District Court
Fred Spiller
Jack Keyser
A. J. Ricks, Jr
SEK Chevrolet Co
Spiller
Keyser
Ricks
Gib Calloway
Brownwood
Aubrey Davee
Sam McCollum
Lli
Brady
E. M. Davis
Bill Altcorn
Ross Hoffman
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Oime
Hall
Xecreet
Verne Kirby
Placid Boy
Nathan's Jewelers
Melvin Ffa
Melvin Lions Club
Lions
KNEL
March of Dimes
Brady Lions
Rotarians
BEPW
Keiky Steffens
Hilma Steckstill
Steffens
Lem Railsback
The
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Hall
City
Spiller, Keyser
Chief
Navy
Philippine Islands
J.H. Stapleton
W. A. Stapleton
Yaleta
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