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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1954
Page
1
A two night Lions Club Minstrel opens next Wednesday and Thursday in Brady High School auditorium. The 70 member cast will perform in full costume, promising a crowded and colorful stage. Front row includes Rex Van director T Wood Bill Lewis John Ed Weaver John Sloane Dr Roy Baker Norman C Henry Buddy Samuelson Dr James Jones A H Floyd.
Brady revives Cub Scouting Tuesday night with mothers signing to lead six dens. Only Den 2 is active now among 37 Cubs. Den mothers named include Mrs. Wallin Den 1 and Mrs. Atherton Den 29, with five others. Cubmaster Taylor and assistant Atherton will place boys by proximity.
Three McLemore brothers start a wood shop at the old POW camp in Abilene to produce Handeez Card Holders a wooden block with three grooves for holding a full deck. They plan to sell in red maple mahogany or mixed colors. patent pending. capacity 400 per day.
Brady High School has been re elected to membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The regional accrediting agency allows graduates to enroll in colleges without additional examinations. W. R. Goodson, chairman of the Texas committee, notified Principal C. A. Ethridge that Brady High was re elected without reservation at a Memphis meeting in December.
City Marshal B. T. Clay announced the final day to renew dog licenses is Monday. After February 1 the pound man will seize untagged dogs. Owners must vaccinate dogs and pay the license tax at City Hall.
Brady volunteers sponsor Red Cross Bloodmobile outreach March 30 31 to aid McCulloch County hospitals. Firefighters long served as a local blood pool with Red Cross center in Waco supplying 258 pints last year. County quota 527 pints for this year. 96 pints collected so far. Coordinators include FE C Martin county blood chairman Howard Salter with Egan Fowler Hart Fowler Johnny Moran and Rev Thomas Brower leading church and community groups.
Brady moves to prohibit angle parking on state highways within city limits after a special Tuesday night session involving State Highway Department officials. The ordinance requires parallel parking on U S Highway 377 and U S 87 from the square to the city limits, with angle parking allowed only around the square.
Poll tax payments lag as Tax Assessor-Collector Tra Turner urges payment before Saturday. With January 31 a Sunday, the attorney general blocks Monday sales. The office stays open until 6 p.m. Saturday to process poll taxes, ahead of last year’s totals of 3,234 taxes and 19 exemptions.
Commissioner C EB Deck announces re election bid for county commissioner Precinct 3 in McCulloch County. He joins a slate where all four commissioners seek re election with no opponents yet. the other incumbents are Pinkie Burns Precinct 4 Bill Jordan Precinct 2 and H B Patterson Precinct 1.
Dick Greaton president has called a meeting of directors and managers of the Little League for 7 20 p m Monday February 1. Further plans for next summer s season will be made. The meeting will be held at the Fire Hall.
Twenty eight Brady women will stage the annual Mothers March on Polio Monday night to raise funds for the March of Dimes. They will call on local residences from 6 30 to 8 p m and meet at the Ford garage at 8 00 p m to turn in collections to Norman Lawler, county polio drive chairman.
J Lewis Jordan 68, ex street superintendent of Brady, died 2 20 p m on Wednesday after a long illness. Funeral at Wilkerson Chapel Thursday 2 20 p m with burial at Voca Cemetery. Born Brady April 22 1886 he was a building contractor before joining the city in 1933 and oversaw sewer water and street projects. Survived by two sons Charles L Jordan of Houston and Dr R Jordan of Brady a daughter Mrs C D Hilliard of Midland five grandchildren two sisters Mrs Mary Finlay of Fife and Mrs Vivian Carlson of Brownwood and two brothers Henry and Walter W Jordan of Brady. Pallbearers listed and honorary pallbearers named.
Last week Mrs. Houston Kyzar traveled to Liano with Mrs. A W Zesch of San Marcos to visit her sister Mrs. Dora Barton.
A Coleman woman, Miss Helen Cagle, 31, was injured about 9:15 PM Wednesday when her 1950 Studebaker left Browne Wood highway and struck a culvert 20 miles north of Brady. She suffered a broken arm, knee fracture, and facial lacerations, and was taken to Brady Hospital. Cagle was en route from Temple to Coleman to accompany her mother for a Thursday surgery.
The March of Dimes polio drive features five events: a Brady dance at Norman-Lawler Ford garage starting 8:30 p.m. with Cecil Striegler's band. a Lohn basketball game at 8 p.m.. a Melvin talent show at 7:30 p.m. in Melvin High auditorium. a Fredonia party at 6 p.m. in the school house with a string band and home talent. and a Mercury chili supper at 6:30 p.m. with games after. Donations credit local groups including Santa Anna, Lohn Eagles, and area clubs.
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