Brady Cagers Back in Winners Circle
Brady high school wins 60-55 over Chief, snapping a three game skid. Tom Hent leads scoring with 24 as Aten Brothers add 22. Lake View’s Weise scores 19 for Brady. Next game hosts Leon after a 43-26 win earlier.
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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1955
Page
24
Brady high school wins 60-55 over Chief, snapping a three game skid. Tom Hent leads scoring with 24 as Aten Brothers add 22. Lake View’s Weise scores 19 for Brady. Next game hosts Leon after a 43-26 win earlier.
Brady High freshmen, carrying a 5-2 mark under Coach James Glenn, host Brownwood Monday night in the Brady gym. A double header starts with the 7 p m sixth grade game and the freshmen follow at 8 p m. The Brady crew has defeated Edison Junior High San Angelo Ballinger Richland Springs and Rochelle, and lost to North Abilene and Brownwood.
Mr and Mrs Guinn Caruthers of Austin spent the weekend at the bedside of Mrs E L Allison mothers, Mrs Alli son of Melvin, who is critically ill in the hospital.
Guests at Dr and Mrs H W Lindley in Brady included Steven Frieder from New York City, a Lindley nephew stationed at Fort Sam Houston, and Mr and Mrs J B Paul with children Gay and Lindley Ann of Waco. Steven visits Brady while stationed in Texas and plans weekend visits.
The Lohn Eagles beat the Melvin Bulldogs 44 to 32 on Tuesday night at home. Gayle Doyal led Lohn with 14 points while Billy Joe Ferris scored 16 for Melvin, with Melvin also claiming a separate girls game 36 to 34.
Rochelle School Board re elected all teachers and extended contracts for one year. Mrs Lockett Bryf was appointed as homemaking teacher, having taught Rochelle before. Other staff named include Miers Johnson as principal Nathan Curlee Hulon Duncan coaches Ruth Watson John Adkins Peggy Boyd G S Hubbard Arch Gainer Elsie Lange Gordie Dunn Arthur Secharlach Drew Brown Elbert Doyal E V Bennett and Supt C W Thompson.
Notice lists a bedroom house for rent or sale at 160 North Elizabeth with contact Jim Robertson at 2194. Also notices pheasants for sale at seven dollars and fifty cents per trip from W W Rothmann at 4572.
Tuesday results Brady 64 Lake View 55 Winters 54 De Leon 52 Ballinger 48 Comanche 36. Friday games De Leon at Brady Coleman at Ballinger Comanche at Winters. Tuesday Jan 25 Comanche at Brady De Leon at Lake View Coleman at Winters. District 21 b Lohn 44 Melvin 35 Richland 49 Eola 45 Millersview 322 Paint Rock 27.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Sue Patrick 76 were conducted Saturday at the First Methodist Church in Iraan with pastors Rev. Joe Bickley Rev. Chester Sylvester and Rev. B V Ayers officiating. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Farmer of Iraan and Mrs J Roy Barnes of Melvin a son Maurice Patrick of Iraan two granddaughters Mrs John Anglada of Snyder and Miss Peggy Joyce Patrick of Mullin and one great grandchild.
The Texas Highway Department will build a five acre warehouse and resident engineer’s office near the Brownwood highway, north of the national guard armory on the old fair grounds. Ben Dillon reports a 17900 dollar project with contracts for a wire fence and the new facilities, while other work will be done in house.
Sergeant First Class James W. Perry, 25, of Brady, Texas, spent a week's leave in Tokyo from his unit in Korea. Perry, assigned to Headquarters and Service Company of the 33rd Engineers Construction Battalion, has been in the Far East since February 1954 after completing basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Fort Worth plans demolition of the Seibold Hotel building once famed for hot and cold water in every room since 1908. It became a cattlemen hub with a long bar saloon and famed steaks, now owned by Seibold relatives and slated for progress.
Melvin Independent School District census chief K Ellington says the school census is more than half complete and must finish before February 1. Include all children ages 6 to 18 as of September 1, 1955 and contact Ellington if any child was overlooked.
The annual March of Dimes dance is scheduled for Saturday night January 29 at the Norman Lawler Ford garage. The Mothers March will be held Monday January 31 with Mrs George Carrithers as chairman.
Mr and Mrs Wilson Leddy and family of Abilene were Sunday visitors in the home of Mrs Led dy s mother Mrs Oscar Carlson and Doc of Melvin.
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