Onions and gardens stir Brady area memories
The Passing Parade notes giant onions from Brady Lake and Uvalde irrigated farms, plus recipes, local reader inquiries about family histories, and praise for a Centennial Edition. Mentions Edgar Longley, Red Floyd, Mrs. Buzzy Stokes, and Jewel Jones, with ties to Brady and Martinez Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Floyd
Buzzy Stokes
Uvalde
John G
Janie) Rogers
Costa Mesa
Calif
Jewel Jones
Brady
Standard and Herald
M W Lettering Co Mother Daughter Team Make Race Cooler Blankets
Mrs May Wilder and her daughter Helen Miller run M W Lettering Co. They embroider winners’ blankets for the July Jubilee Race Meet Signaling the event and sponsor names. They began with Mrs Wilder’s Embroidery Shop decades ago and now craft initials tennis gear and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Wilder
Helen Miller
Wilder
Waco
Brady
Great weekend predicted for G. Rollie White Downs Jubilee
Racing Secretary Robert Strickland says entries were being accepted for Friday through Sunday with post time at 1 30 p m. The 49th Jubilee features both quarter horses and thoroughbreds with $12 000 Futurity purse and a $5 000 QH Derby. Paint Horse events offer about $12 000 in purses across Futurity and Maturity races, with Easy Rose and Barb's Bug among top qualifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Rollie White Downs
Robert Strickland
the Standard
Strickland
American Quarter Horse Association
Barb's Bug
Wilbur L. Smith
McKinney
Leslie Oh
Rocket Seco
Brown Book
Lady Pearl Girl
Jennifer Bars
Kid Bubbles
Easy Rose
Walter Merritt
Duane Hennigh
Heir Way
J Bar
Gen
Shady Lady Will
Continental Traveler
Scoop
Million Heiress
Jet Tone
Flash
Wind Song
Parker
Playboy
Star-Spangled Parade Friday in Brady for Jubilee
A Bicentennial parade by the July Jubilee Association starts at 10 a m from Memory Lane Richards Park around the square and back along West Main Street. It features Miss Heart O Texas Beth Bratton and Miss America 1975 Shirley Cothran, riding clubs, a color guard from Fort Hood, and the Brady High School Bulldog Band. Prizes crown best dressed rider and top entries in each division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roddie Wool Scouring, Inc
Eldorado Woolen Mills
M-W Lettering Co
Shirley Cothran
July Jubilee Association
Memory Lane
Richards Park
Main Street
Jerome Wilkerson
Brady
Beth Bratton
Luke Vogel
Sheriff's Posse
Vogel
Wilkerson
Fort Hood
Brady High School Bulldog
Miss Cothran
Reception To Honor Sen. Bentsen
Senator Lloyd Bentsen will be honored with a reception Tuesday at 5 o clock at the Brady Housing Community Center with the public invited. Bentsen and aide Jack Martin will greet supporters led by R. S. Moseley and Norman Lawler before traveling to San Angelo on his campaign tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Bentsen
Brady Housing
Senator Bentsen
Jack Martin
R. S. Moseley
McCulloch County
Democratic
Norman §. Lawler
San Saba
Brady
San Angelo
Glenn Green
Lawler
Bentsen
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
L.B. Smith
Edgar Longley
Brady Lake
Jerry D. Castleman
Braddock St
Martinez
James Blandford Castleman
Georgia
The
Standard
Brady Creek
Billy R. Mayse
Armers
Mrs. Wilder
Ughter
Bill Hames
Brady Jaycee
Richards
Sen. Bentsen
Sen
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