Melvin Trustees Hire Personnel For Coming Term
The Melvin Board of Education approved insurance with Winston Insurance Agency and Heritage for the coming year. They hired YEK Spike Swensk as custodian replacing a resigning worker and kept lunchroom staff Mrs Raymon Cook and Mrs Ray DuBose for another year. Ray Peet was re employed as school bus driver for another term. They ordered stage curtains from Texas Scenic Company and examined delinquent taxes to raise 8000 to 10000 dollars for operations, including a teacher pay raise and home making teacher salary.
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Melvin Board of Education
Winston Insurance Agency
Y. EK
Spike) Swensk
Daniel de ‘Tos Santos
Raymon Cook
Ray DuBose
Ray Peet
Doole-Salt Gap
Heritage Insurance Agency
Texas Scenic Company
Floyd Marshall
Oates Receives TRA Award and State Board Seat
Leo Oates owner of LEO'S DRIVE IN was elected to the Texas Restaurant Association state board as director at large from the San Angelo chapter at the 60th TRA convention in Dallas June 24 to 26. He also received the Outstanding Restauranteur plaque from the San Angelo chapter amid 57 members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Oates
San Angelo
Texas Restaurant Association
Dallas
Cetes
W Price
TRA States
Texas
Southwest
Mrs Mary Millsap Dies in Brady Hospital
Mary Elizabeth Millsap 98 longtime Brady resident died Wednesday after a long illness at Brady Hospital. Funeral set for 2:30 p m Friday at Wilberkerson Memorial Chapel with burial in Gooch Cemetery Mason. Survived by three daughters Lena Cavness Ruth Wern Lou Metcalfe 22 grandchildren 97 great grandchildren 25 great great grandchildren 11 great great great grandchildren and four great great great great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons.
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Mary Elizabeth Millsap
Brady
Brady Hospital
Wilberkerson Memorial Chapel
Gooch Cemetery
Mason
Madison County
Tom Millsap
Lena Cavness
Hext
Ruth Wern
Marble Falls
Lou Metcalfe
Visiting Holloway Family From Houston
Here From Houston Mr and Mrs Clovis Holloway and two sons of Houston former Brady residents were in Brady the past weekend Mrs J Holloway Clovis mother is a patient in a local nursing home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Clovis Holloway
Brady
Clovis
J. ©. Holloway
Visit in Houston by Mr and Mrs Mack Riddell on Fourth of July
Mr and Mrs Mack Riddell spent the Fourth of July holidays in Houston visiting her brother Mr and Mrs Hoga Morgan and family.
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Houston
Mack Riddell
Mrs
Hoga Morgan
County Banks Report Stable Finances In June
McCulloch County banks led by Brady National, Commercial National and First National Melvin show stable finances with total deposits of 12.75 million up 1.70 million from last year. June loans and discounts total 6.91 million, Commercial National holding the largest share at 3.30 million. dividends of 15 thousand and 5 thousand were declared for Ready National Bank and Commercial National respectively.
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McCulloch County
Brady National
Commercial National
First National
Melvin
First National Bank of
Brady National Bank
Commercial National Bank
First National Bank
Gordon Valliant Buried Thursday
Gordon Valliant 8 3 of the Fairview Community died Tuesday at Brady Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were Thursday in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with Henry McBroom officiating. Burial followed in Rest Haven Cemetery. Born August 25 1885 in Bell County he married Mary D. Allen in 1911 in Brady. He was a retired rancher. Survivors include his wife four sons Gordon Valliant Jr Ronald K E Valliant Raymond Valliant and D W Valliant two daughters Mrs Albert Neal and Mrs Sam Rezmaktt two sisters Mrs Rosalie Ash and Mrs Maude Negris a brother Ed Walt Want 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
Henry McBroom
Fourth and
Bridge Street
Church of Christ
Rest Haven Cemetery
Bell County
Mary D. Allen
Brady
Gordon Valliant, Jr
Ronald Ke, Valliant
Rhome
Raymond Valliant
Maryville
Ark
D. W. Valliant
Saginaw
Albert Neal
Kerrville
Sam Rezmktt
Fort Worth
Rosalee Ash
Maude Negris
Mason
Ed Walt- Want
California
Mrs Sarah Lohn Dies In Accident At 12 Noon
Mrs Sarah Lohn 62 died in an auto crash July 4 near Giddings and was buried in Houston. Survivors include her husband Louis Lohn two sons Johnny Pough and Danny Pough both of Houston two sisters two brothers and three grandchildren. Louis Lohn remains in Baptist Memorial Hospital NW Houston with head lacerations broken ribs and multiple bruises from the crash.
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Heights Chapel
Houston
Sarah Lohn
Giddings
Louis Lohn
Johnny Pough
Danny Pough
Lohn
Baptist Memorial Hospital
N. Loop
M. F. Lohn
Consolidation Election Sees Little Voter Interest In Rochelle Brady
Absent absentee voting limited as Rochelle and Brady districts prepare for a consolidation vote. In 1954 Doole District merged with Melvin County Line IDS. Last year Rochelle voters rejected merger 231 to 114. Ballots cast at community center for Rochelle residents and courthouse for Brady residents.
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Reekie Loin
Lohn
Rochelle
Brady
Doole
Melvin County Line Independent
Tochelle
Brady Independent
McCulloch County
Nugent Honored By State Bar for Public Service
State Rep. James Nugent of Kerrville received an engraved plaque from State Bar president Ralph W. Brite for his service in the 61st Texas Legislature and for supporting bar proposals. Nugent, a member of criminal jurisprudence and judicial districts committees, chairs the aeronautics panel and represents nine counties.
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State Bar of
Texas
James Nugent
Kerrville
Ralph W. Brite
San Antonio
Nugent
Community Party at Recell Center Saturday Night
The Community iz party will be Saturday night July ho at Spain at the Recell Community Center. A cordial invitation is extended to all to come.
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Spain
Recell
Deans Shows Third Top Boar at Indiana Invitational
Cen Tex Farm owner M F Deans of Voca had the third top selling boar at the Indiana Invitational Show and Sale in Lafayette. The February boar sired by OCT Robin Hood 226 PR sold for 1050 to John Breeh eisen and Dale Brown. Cold water buyer Mick Deans and Dr Cay Smith of Crystal City Tex purchased the second place February boar shown by Dick Kunecker for 2300, the top price at the event.
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Cen-Tex Farm
MF. Deans
Ot Voca
Indiana
Lafayette
Robin Hood
John Breeheisen
Dale Brown
Coldwater
Mick Deans
Dr. Cay Smith
Crystal City
Tex
Dick Kunecker
Standard Progresses To Offset Printing In Hill Country
The Brady Standard-Herald adopts a Goss Community offset press at The Hill Country Community Press facility in Fredericksburg. The move enables high speed printing, sharper images, and flexible makeup for seven area papers. News and ads will be prepared from proofs and plates, with weekly deadlines set for copy and ads.
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Brady Standard-Herald
Goss Community
Hill Country
Standard
New Press
Fredericksburg
Hill Country Community Press, Inc
Brady
Herald
Fredericksburg Standard
Llano News
Kerrville Mountain Sun
San Saba News
Mason County News
Brady Standard
Tampasas Dispatch
Art Kowart
The
L. B. Smith
Hal Cunningham
Andrews and family visit Brady for week
Here From Rolling Mro and Mrs. Joe Andrews and son Steve from Boling arrived in Brady July 3 for a week’s visit with Mrs. John Lyekman. Mrs. Andrews is the former Jeanette Lyekman.
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Rolling Mro
Joe Andrews
Steve
Boling
Brady
John Lyekman
Andrews
Jeanette Lyehman
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Melvin Trustees
Oates
TRA
Mary Millsap
Gov
Preston Smith
Herbert Nicholas
Smith
Ter
Gordon Valliant
Gordon Levis Valliant
Fairview
Abecntes
Prichland Springs
Brookesmith
Bobbye Hurd
Rochelle Board of Trustees
State Bar
Community Party
M. F. Deans
Miss Heart QO
Brenda Pratten
Sheila Anderson
Mark Moseley
Teresa Schumann
Mike Finlay
Steading
Morgan Mallow
Allison Roddie
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