LIT Hosts New Geology Class From UT at Brady
A UT geology group arrived in Brody this week with seventeen students in the current class and a prior July field group, traveling from Marathon to Smithville. They stay at Brady Junior High dorms and eat at the high school, as the summer term drops the second session to attend the Mexico City geological conference later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Brody
Marathon
Smithville
Brady Junior High
Mexico City
Mariott Wiechloff
New Orleans
Diana E. Riley
Austin
Michael A. Wiley
Dallas
William B. Klemt
R. F. Travis
E. R. Volz
William M. Byrd
San Antonio
Eddie J. Dickerson
H. L. Dodd
Grand Prairie
Robert F. Brandt
Keene Ferguson
Carl W. Shirley, Jr
Houston
William
FE. Bridges
Beaumont
John W. Smith
Fort Worth
Frank Cahoon
Wichita Falls
Ralph F. Moore
Brady plans dam and lake on Brady Creek for water supply
The city presented a plan to the State Water Board in Austin to build a dam on Brady Creek, forming a lake with 25 000 acre feet storage and 8 000 acre feet annual use for municipal and industrial needs, three miles west of Brady. The plan freezes water rights for six months with possible extension to three years as investigations proceed.
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Brady
State Water Board
Austin
State Board
D. A. Harkrider
A. J. Ricks
Chamber of Commerce Water Resources Committer
Joe Ogden
Chamber
Joe BE
Ward
Wichita Falls
Brady Creek
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Bray Creek
Colorado River
Winchell
San Saba
San Saba River
Corps of Engineers
Menard
Towery Visits Brady Discusses Veterans Land Scandal
Kenneth Towery Cuero Record editor and Pulitzer winner talked with Slim Sheffield in Brady about the veterans land scandal and public official misconduct. Towery plans to return to work as Cuero Record managing editor as he reflects on Bell and Rudder coverage and local reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Towery
Cuero
Veterans Land
Texas
Brady
B. R
Slim) Sheffield
Sheffield
Towery
Kerrville
Earl Rudder
Cuero Record
Jack Howerton
John J. Bell
Bell
Howerton
Austin
Washington
Congressman Bell
Hell
Committees Named for C C Appointed Members of Chamber
Seven Chamber of Commerce committees were announced by President Bill Jordan. Each panel will draft a work program for board approval and then form the chamber’s yearly agenda with a committee councilor guiding the process. Committees named include Industrial Development Flood Control Water Resources Highways Recreation Agriculture Good Will and additional appointees forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
C-C
Bill Jordan
Board of Directors
Otto Frederick
Leo Oates
Hardin Jones
T. F. Ereckson
Bill Grant
L. B. Smith
J. N. Walton
Vv. E. Jordan
P. L. Ulstad
Frank Roddie
Jack Smithwick
B. N. Winston
Hymie Myers
A YN
Buzzie) Stokes
L. J.townsend
R. M. Priesmeyer
Charles Samuel
E. L. Bodenhamer
Ramond Wilensky
Roger George
Johnny Miller
A. J. Ricks, Jr
Bob Rothe
Charlie Epps
B. C.broad
C. P. Rockwell
Wayne Ferguson
Fred Wulff
Gene Burns
Wilson Jordan
Wh. L. Bodenhamer
Ed Spiller
Odis Cox
H. D. Winters
M. M. Bradham
Egan Fowler
K. K Steffens
H. E B. Patterson
Lawrence
Corky Pence
Johnny Moran
Jerry Simpson
Hunter Ables
Fred Carter
K. 0. Brown
A. F E. Keim
Jimmy Casenhary
W. E. Lohn, Jr
Harry Hanson
Paul Hanson
Carroll Watkins
Harl Fowler
Miers Johnson
Bill
Jubilee Floats Parade Heads to Coleman for Rodeo Day
Three Jubilee floats from Brady's parade travel to Coleman Thursday afternoon for the Coleman rodeo parade. The event runs July 12 to 14 with the Jubilee queen Barbara Bodenhamer unable to attend due to finals. floats include the Jubilee queen’s and two first place commercial division floats from Empire Southern Gas Company and Rockwell's Nursery. Linda Hagler rides the Jubilee float with Jimmie Helen Harkrider and Barbara Brook. Coleman sent its 40 rider group to Brady.
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Brady
Coleman
Empire Southern Gas Company
Rockwell’s Nursery
Linda Hagler
Jimmie Helen Harkrider
Barbara Brook
Barbara Bodenhamer
City Tax Rate Holds at $1 with Equalization Board
The City Council kept the tax rate at $1 per $100 valuation and formed a three member equalization board headed by Jim McFarlin T Gray and Frank Lohn who will meet July 23 to address tax reappraisals. Half the tax funds general city operations and half retire city debt. The council also accepted a new garbage truck and authorized $5399 payment to Curtis Norman Trail Company. City Recorder W A Carroll reported $81.25 in fines collected in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim McFarlin
T. Gray
Frank Lohn
Curtis Norman Trail Company
W. A. Carroll
Joe Peel Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Joe Peel, who spent several weeks in a San Angelo hospital, is resting nicely at the home of his sister Mrs. Jess Sherman and Mr. Sherman of Melvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Peel
San Angelo
Jess Sherman
Mr. Sherman
Melvin
Term Suspended In Theft Charge
A three year suspended sentence was given Wednesday to N F Hayes in 35th District Court after he waived a jury trial and pleaded guilty to theft by false pretext. He was indicted January 5 for taking a Buick worth 595 dollars from A J Ricks Jr Brady auto dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. F. Hayes
35Th District Court
Hayes
A. J. Ricks, Jr
Brady
Officials Plan Faster Night Stock Car Races At Jubilee
Jubilee track officials announce earlier start times Saturday to finish before bedtime after last week’s late night meet. New lighting aims to reduce glare as 81 cars competed in the Fourth of July event, with protests investigated after hours. admission remains 75 cents with under 12 free.
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Jubilee Track
Brady Man Killed In Dynamite Blast
Richard Delbert Hillhouse a 59 year old Brady highway construction worker was killed by a dynamite blast while tamping a charge near Tye Taylor County He worked for Strain Bros of San Angelo rebuilding US Highway 80 He left Brady and survived by wife Maude two sons and a daughter with five grandchildren and three brothers Funeral services were held at Wilkerson Funeral Home and burial followed at Rest Haven Cemetery.
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Richard Delbert Hillhouse
Brady Highway Construcion
Tye
Taylor County
Strain Bros
San Angelo E Contractors
Abilene
Calice
Hillhouse
Brady
North Elizabeth St
Strain. Bros
Mr. Hillhouse
Texas
Maude M. Pillhouse
Richard, Jr
Fort Worth
Elbert Eugene Hillhouse
Big Spring
Paul Katey
Wesley
Brownwood
Allen
Carlsbad
N. M
C. FE. Hillhouse
Monahana
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Rest Haven Cemetery
County seeks new HD agent to replace Garrett
McCulloch County commissioners look for a home demonstration agent to fill the vacancy left by Mrs Janice Garrett who resigned effective July 1 The judge cited a shortage of agents and noted Mrs Garrett and her husband Harold moved to Cross Plains Bra dy SCS unit work remains at stake
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McCulloch County
Janice Garrett
Love Kimbrough
Garrett
Harold
Soil Conservation Service
Brady
Cross Plan
Coggin Couple Headed for Washington and New York
Mr and Mrs Cecil Coggin left Wednesday to visit their daughter Mrs C E Whitesell and husband of Pittsburgh. The Whitesells will join them on a trip to Washington and New York City and onward to Canada. The Coggin party expects to be away about three weeks.
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Cecil Coggin
C. EF. Whitesell
Pittsburch
Whitesells
Washington
New York City
Canada
Cogeing
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LIT
John T. Schulenberg
Victor L. King, Jr
W. C. Swedley
Elbert A. King, Jr
Tommie J. Thompson
W. R. Pickens
R. A. Hall
Robert A. Keehey
Pete Rose
John Allen Watson
Roy Maumann
Seguin
Theodore Stanzel
Schulenburg
Vic Shannock
Howard J. Speer
Jim Whitten
Jack S. Sanders
Denison
Don Depew
Kingsville
Paul Beaird
John H. Schulz
E.R. Lochte, Jr
Robert K. Lattimore
J. Vernon Bailey
Winston L. Stokes
Conley Goodrum
Dean T. Callender
Richard T. Holt
Robert G. Rosebrough
Lak
Slim
Rudder
U. S
Texas Senate
John R. Shurtleff
ASC
Home Lumber Company
A. W. Hinchman
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