First Steps Taken To Widen U.S. 87
City Council and State Highway Department sign an agreement to widen U S 87 through the business district with 50 percent state cost share for right of way. Project runs from courthouse to West Commerce Street and a new Brady Creek bridge. four lanes extend to the three way intersection. city handles property negotiations. state handles prelim engineering and deeds. reimbursement after 1958 funds. Construction start date is undetermined.
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State Highway Department
Commerce Street
Brady Creek
D. A. Harkrider
Libel Suit Trial Set for Monday in 35th District Court
A $40,000 libel suit filed by McCulloch County Deputy Sheriff Ona James against the San Angelo Standard is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday in the 35th District Court. A 44-man jury panel has been drawn. James, represented by Aubrey Davee of Brady and Gib Callaway of Brownwood, filed March 1 over a Jan. 30 Evening Standard story.
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McCulloch County
Ona James
San Angelo
San Angelo Evening Standard
James
Aubrey Davee
Brady
Gib Callaway
Brownwood
From Ft Worth Mr and Mrs Raymond Stewart Week-end Guests
Fort Worth couple Mr Raymond Stewart and Mrs Fort Worth were weekend visitors to his mother Mrs T Stewart and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Worth
Raymond Stewart
Fort Worth
T Stewart
Brady Race Drivers Plan Big Benefit Show Sunday
Brady auto racers prepare for a Sunday benefit race for flagman Jackie Turner. Proceeds will fund Turner’s medical expenses at Brady Hospital as he regains consciousness. Merchants donated eight trophies to attract out of town drivers and boost future crowds.
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Brady Auto Racers
Jackie Turner
Auto Club
Turner
Brady Hospital
Brady
Visitors from San Saba attend Brady Jubilee races
Mr. and Mrs. Otto A. Harkey of San Saba spent last week in Brady for the Jubilee and horse races. They visited with their daughter Mrs. G. F. Duncan and Mr. Duncan while in town.
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San Saba
Otto A. Harkey
Brady
G. FE. Duncan
Duncan
Rosita Soto Returns to Hospital After Brady Visit
Rosita Soto and her mother traveled to San Antonio after a week with Mrs. Soto's aunt Mrs. G. C. Flores in Brady. Doctors report both ankles in casts with feet straight and toes wiggling. Rosita is back at Santa Rosa Hospital for another operation amid many gifts from Brady and San Antonio supporters.
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Rosita Soto
San Antonio
Brady
Brady Hit With Record Water Use and Power Demand
Heat wave drives Brady's water use above three million gallons daily and pushes the city power plant to new highs. On July 2 residents used 8.56 million gallons of water. July 5 peak power output reached 3 350 kilowatts with daily generation at 59 1 thousand kilowatt hours. May 20 through June 20 saw 1 229 700 kilowatt hours produced and 45 141 000 gallons of water pumped, still below last year due to earlier rains. July and August are expected to bring heavier demand.
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Brady
Edward Geestin
Heeslin
Turkish Farm Leaders to Visit Brady Wool Plant
Fifteen Turkish agriculture officials on a three week Texas tour will visit the Brady wool scouring plant on July 22 and dine there. The group will study extension methods, program building, county extension services, 4 H clubs, and home economics programs under H. H. Williamson as technical leader. They will tour Texas A&M, the McGregor Experiment Station, multiple towns, and return to Turkey in September. Guests of Mr and Mrs Mel Whitley and George of San Antonio visited the Cu des home over the Fourth.
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Ministry of Agriculture
Turkey
Brady
Texas
D. A. Adams
Texas Extension Service
U.S
H. H. Williamson
Texas A&m College
McGregor Experiment Station
Baylor County
Iowa Park
Chillicothe
Perryton
Amarillo
Hereford
Plainview
Lubbock
Llano
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
San Antonio
Weslaco
HD Agent Resigns To Teach in Eden
Mrs. Mildred Pail resigns as McCulloch County home demonstration agent effective August 24. She and husband Dennis Dail move from Melvin to Eden where he serves as Farmers Home Administration representative and she will teach science and health to sixth seventh and eighth graders. They have two sons and a daughter. no successor named.
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Mildred Pail
McCulloch
Dennis Dail
Melvin
Eden
Dail
Farmers Home Administration
Teachcience and Health
Commissioners Court
Mets
Mike
Pat
Deborah
Rochelle Teachers Resign Amid Board Bond Approval Delay
Two Rochelle teachers resign as the school board delays a repair plan pending attorney general approval of Rochelle’s $20,000 bond sale to the State Board of Education. Bonds voted June 1 were bought by the State Permanent School Fund at 4 percent interest.
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Brownwood
Howard Payne
Boykin
Rochelle
Rocnelle
State Board of Education
Student Returns From Saturday Classes at State University
The article notes Sima Corcan attended Detspadin State University for three weeks taking pricing techniques in elite education and public relations. She was accompanied by her wife and Mrs. Ed Whitesides of Paint Rock, with Concho County Avent present.
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Agane Sima
Holiday Visit Highlights Town Family Reunion
Here for Holidays a ro and Mrs. Jackie Campbell and children of Crane reas Mr and Mrs. Jack Campbell and Mr and Mrs. Lon Cunningham of Rochelle, over the holidays.
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A*ro
Jackie Campbell
Crane Reas
Jack Campbell
Lon Cunningham
Rochelle
Dollar Day Highlight Planned in Brady on Wednesday
Brady residents are invited to take part in Dollar Day on Wednesday July 17 with special sales and promotions across local shops. The event is organized to boost downtown shopping and community traffic.
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Brady
Brady Boys to Compete in Abilene Track Meet
Coach C D York will take 20 to 25 Brady boys to Abilene for the Junior AAU Track and Field Meet at McMurry College stadium. Departing around 2 p.m., they start running at 6 p.m. The event draws 500 plus regional competitors, with 55 boys from Bulldog Stadium workouts eligible for later state AAU action in Houston. Coaches Leonard Boyd and K Y Owens accompany York and the team.
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C. D. York
Brady
Abilene
McMurry College Stadium
York
Bulldog Stadium
Houston
Leonard Boyd
K. Y. Owens
Sewer Lines Being Cleaned In Brady Texas
The Brady sewer system undergoes a cleaning of 30 years of mud and debris this week. Floydada based Southwestern Pipe Cleaning Co has operated about a month cleaning main lines while city crews handle smaller lines. Heavy rains cause mud dirt and gravel buildup. This is the first cleaning since installation. The contractor pumps mud out by road hose and hauls it in a tank truck.
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Brady
Southwestern Pipe Cleaning Co
Floydada
Flovdada Company
Roanhote
Coleman Band and Jubilee Parade Highlight Local Float
The Coleman parade featured the Brady Hick Bulldee Band and a Jubilee float with riders Nancy Wilkerson Vicki Harkrider and Salindra Ruffin in weather toy outfits. The Brady units retired as Coleman High Band and the Coleman Rodeo Association mounted riders joined Bra ix's Jubilee parade last week.
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Brady Hick Bulldee
Coleman
Coleth
Melty
Nancy Wilkerson
Vicki Harkrider
Salindra Ruffin
Brady
Water group leader slated to succeed Geeslin in March
Angelo meeting Edward Geeslin water and heat superintendent in Brad is dent of the Texas Wall age Association to attend family night Thursday at Lake Nasworthy San Angelo for the Concho Valley Water and Sewage Association. Johnny Williams San Angelo is president elect of the state organization and will succeed Geeslin next March.
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Edward Geeslin
Brad Isident
Texas Wallage Association
Lake Nasworthy
San Angelo
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Dec Strickland
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Sally Flores
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Ballinger
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Cudes
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Lucky William
G. R White
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Raymond Engdahl
Joan Bratton
Tony Licata
L. B. Smith
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Jubilee
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Corpus Christi
G. R. White
Joy Lina White
John C. White
Mildred Dail
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