Post Office to Expand Window Service and Parcel Delivery
President Johnson authorized the Postmaster General to restore six day parcel post in 6091 cities and extend Saturday and Sunday window service in about 15000 offices. Overnight, week night hours may resume where needed as Congress funds the plan to modernize federal postal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Lawrence F. O'Byrenotal
Postmaster General
Congress
America
O'Brien
Post Office Department
Deecon
Six Brady Principal Authors New Book
Roy D D Holt former Brady principal wrote Heap Many Texas Chiefs to explore the Santa Anna Mountains name origin. The Naylor Company of San Antonio accepted the manuscript for spring publication. The 78 sketches portray Comanche Kiowa Apache and other Texas tribes that terrorized early settlers. Holt now retired to Copperas Cove with wife Mildred and teaches extension courses at Fort Hood for Mary Hardin-Baylor College.
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Santa Anna Mountains
Roy DD. Holt
Brady
Texas
Naylor Company of
San Antonio
Roy Holt
Copperas Cove
Mildred
Holt
Fort Hood
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Steer Melvin Show Champion Crowned At Melvin Fat Show
Donald Kiesling of McCulloch County 4-H led the grand champion Angus steer, bred by his father Karl Kiesling, with reserve steer also shown by Donald. Lambs saw Michael Whitworth take grand honors with a crossbred lamb. Kiesling showed the reserve. The event, rescheduled from Friday due to cold, concluded with trophies and ribbons donated by local sponsors.
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Donald Kiesling
McCulloch County
Melvin
Angus
Donald
Karl Kiesling
Doole
Young Kiesling
Michael Whitworth
W. C. Whitworth
Michael
Melvin Lions Club
Nathan's Jewelers of
San Angelo
Avert Carlson
J. A. Wilson Dies in McCamey Funeral Pending
J. A. Wilson died this week at McCamey and his body was shipped Thursday to be viewed at Wilkerson Funeral Home. No cause of death was released. He was brother of Mrs. Claudie Burns of Brady.
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J. A. Wilson
McCamey
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Press
Mr. Wilson
Claudie Burns
Brady
Mothers March for Dimes Aims to Help Defect Births
Mrs. Donald Pentecost leads the Mothers March Against Birth Defects to raise support for the March of Dimes. Volunteers will visit area homes Monday January 31 from 5 to 7 pm to aid birth defect prevention and care for affected children through hospital programs and prevention efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Pentecost
Mothers’ March
Mrs. Pentecost
Mothers
Daymon McBee
Little Dale Pentecost
Abilene Minister To Speak at Brady Church Event
Mid McKnight of the Highland Church of Christ in Abilene will be guest speaker Friday at 7 30 p m at the 4th and South Bridge Street Church of Christ. He will discuss Personal Evangelism and the public is invited to attend.
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Mid McKnight
Highland Church of Christ
Abilene
4Th
South Bridge Street Church of Christ
George T. Hamilton
Troup
Assembly of God
S. Walnut
900 Poll Tax Receipts Issued Through Jan. 26
The tax assessor collector's office will stay open Monday Jan 31 while people are in the office to obtain poll tax receipts. About 900 had been issued by Wednesday afternoon and the office will remain open through noon. All Texans must have a poll tax receipt to vote in state county and city races. Ballots in national races may be cast without payment of poll taxes as in the last general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pwssessor
John Guice
Induction Set For Sixteen Men In February Draft
Texas will call 1372 men for induction in February as part of a national total of 29400. The state quota includes 26 400 for the Army and 23000 for the Marine Corps. Local boards will process 840 men for medical and mental examinations in February. Inductees must be single or childless married men aged 19 to 25 and volunteers not yet 26. Married men with children or expecting a child are excluded.
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Col
Morris
Schwartz
Selective Service
Texas
Army
Marine Corps
Son to Lafuentes
Mr and Mrs Pete Lafuente of Brady are the parents of a son born Monday at Brady Hospital. He was named Robert.
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Lafuentes
Pete Lafuente
Brady
Brady Hospital
Robert
Federal Approval Awaited On BHA Development
The Brady Housing Authority moved to the Public Housing Administration in Fort Worth for comments on design development documents for a 90 unit low income housing project. Four sites will house elderly and regular units with a community recreation building planned in Site A.
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Brady Housing Authority
Gos
Fitch and Holcomb
Houston
Public Housing Administration
Fort Worth
Brady
Dutton
East Main
J. B. Rowe
West Main
Magnolia Street
10Th Streets
Nueva Drive
North
Barbecue Supper At Pontotoc For March of Dimes
A chicken barbecue supper at the Pontotoc Community Club on Saturday January 26 benefits the March of Dimes. Brown String Band provides music. Supper starts at 6 30 and plates cost 1 for adults and 50 cents for children.
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Pontotoc
Ponotoc
March of Dimes
Brown String Band
Turner Not To Seek Re Election As County Clerk
Ira Turner, completing his second term as McCulloch County Clerk, will not run again in the upcoming Democratic Primary in May. He cites county salary practices set in 1955 and increased workload as reasons and thanks voters for their support during his tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Ira Turner
McCulloch County
the Standard
Commissioners’ Court
Bobby Joy in Serious Condition After One-Car Crash
Bobby Joy remains in serious condition at Brady Hospital after a Tuesday night one car accident on the Farm to Market road between Mason and Hext. Louis Weeks, a passenger, was discharged from Brady Hospital Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Joy
Brady Hospital
Louis Weeks
Joy
Mason and
Hext
Car license plates go on sale in Texas February first
Texas announces opening day for car license plate sales on February first with McCulloch plates offered in five series. Plates are black with white characters and prefixes DKJ DKK DKL DKM in specified ranges. Deadline to display plates is April first. past year totals and farm and commercial breakdown provided. Citizens urged to bring required papers. registrations require last year slip and title. New residents should contact the Tax Assessor-Collector for steps to register. Personalized plates available at $10 extra, limited to six characters, with proceeds aiding tourist development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
McCulloch
John Guice
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Kay Snyder
Angelo State Colve
Carroll Barrett
Tarretts
Kay
Punk Snyder
Maurine O'Hara
Julia Mills
Don Galloway
Mrs. Barnett
Pallettes
Texas Valled Hereford Association
Palace Theatre
Tesses
D. Kiesling
Lambs
David Whitworth
Manuel Sandoval
Bobby Striegler
O. D. Striegler
Art Perez
Arnold Sandoval
Cynthia ¥ Whitworth
Ibedar Whitworth
Jerell Malmstrom
Southdown
Arthur Aguirre
Melvin Future
T. Wood
Duncan Chevrolet
R. A
Alland
Bk. Stromquist
Stromquist
PHA
George Purcell
Brady Chamber of Commerce
Brady-I
J. Arthur Rebber
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Harry L. Custis Chooce
Purcell
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