McBee Store Remodel Project Opens This Weekend
The McBee brothers Raymond and Buck unveil a remodeled and enlarged food store on the old Mason Road and Carey Avenue. Six times the floor space, added dry goods, shoes, fishing tackle, a modern walk-in cold storage vault, and new equipment promise greater convenience. The brothers invite the public to visit this weekend to enjoy savings from the expansion and remodel.
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McBee Brothers
Raymond
Buck
Mason Road
Carey Avenue
McBees
Slips of the Typewriter Provide Comic Newspaper Moments
A collection of old misprints reveals humorous errors from society notes and ads. Examples include "served sandwiches and fried children" and "Mixing Bowel Set, 29 Cents" with others noting misdated captions and garbled headlines.
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Ponder
City Golf Tournament Opens Friday at Brady Club
The annual City Golf Tournament for men and women begins Friday at the Brady Municipal Club with qualifying scores through Sunday. First rounds start Monday July 16, with subsequent rounds through July 29, culminating in awards and a barbecue. Entrance is $5 per person and all ages are welcome. Pete Newman is the defending city golf champion.
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Brady Municipal Club
Harry Priess
Dr. Priess
Pete Newman
Owenses announce Brady birth of son
Mr and Mrs Donald Owens of Brady welcome a son born at Brady Hospital on Wednesday July 11. The baby weighed five pounds two and a half ounces.
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Donald
Polish Ag Director to Visit McCulloch County Friday
Andrew Romancow director of the Department of Agricultural Organization at the University of Warsaw Poland will visit McCulloch County Friday. He is assisted by County Agent Norman Drake and will tour agricultural enterprises meet farm and ranch families and view field crop projects. Sponsored by the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Inc Romancow focuses on research methods agricultural technology and rural sociology He will be accompanied by his wife.
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Andrew Romancow
Department of Agricultural Organization
University of Warsaw
Poland
McCulloch County
Norman Drake
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship, Inc
Romancow
Texas
County Okayed for Federal Loans to Expand Industry
McCulloch County receives approval for the Area Redevelopment Administration program offering 25 year loans at 4 percent to expand industry. The plan, prepared by a 39 member committee under the chamber of commerce, aims to attract and grow local employment.
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McCulloch County
George Purcell
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
Ings-Loan Associations
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
White House
Bowie
McCulloch
Texas
Coach Ortiz Departs for Jamaica Games Advisory Role
Aureliano Ortiz of Brady leaves Corpus Christi on July 5 for Washington and a multi country tour to prepare American teams for the Caribbean games in Kingston Jamaica. Ortiz will advise as part of a U S State Department program and plans to return September 1. He is a Howard Payne College graduate and long time Kingsville coach. The article also includes county demographic and infrastructure details.
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Aureliano Ortiz
Brady
Corpus Christi
Washington
D. C
Central America
U. S. Department of State
Kingston
Jamaica
Ortiz
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Managua
Nicaragua
Wool Growers Receive 243 415 in McCulloch County Payments
Payments of 243 415.16 mailed to 493 McCulloch County wool producers for the 1961 62 marketing year. John R. Shurtleff of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee announced the figures, noting a decline from last year and a county total market value of 567 064.85 with a 67 cent per pound price including a 44.5 percent subsidy.
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McCulloch County
John R. Shurtleff
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Vase Aes
Drouth
4-H Members Going To Granite Shoals Camp
The McCulloch County 4-H Club will hold its annual camp July 16 to 18 at the Granite Shoals LCRA camp. About 60 youths and ten adult leaders will attend with help from the county Extension staff. Activities include recreation crafts night parties and wildlife study.
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McCulloch County
Granite Shoals
Brady High Integration Vote Stirs Local School Board
Brady area schools face a Wednesday vote on abolishing the two high schools and transferring about 15 to 20 Negro students to Brady High. The Dunbar School would become an elementary only to preserve accreditation and avoid costly upgrades.
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Brady
Brady High
Dunbar
Texas Education Agency
Brady High School
Brady Records 104 Degree Heat This Summer
Temperature in Brady rose to 104 degrees on Wednesday making it the hottest day of the summer. Mrs. J F Coch ran, a U S weather observer, confirms the peak reading and notes the sustained heat across the region.
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Brady
J. F. Cochran
U. S
Melvin Schools Set August Opening Date
The Melvin Board of Trustees will open school on Wednesday August 29. Mrs J C Allcorn is hired as sixth grade teacher. she is a Daniel Baker College graduate with 19 years experience. Holidays include Labor Day September 8 Thanksgiving November 22-23 Christmas December 21 and Good Friday April 12 with a possible early dismissal May 17 for weather.
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Melvin Board of Trustees
J. C. Allcorn
Daniel Baker College of
Brownwood
Melvin
Mid-Texas Teachers Association
Brady couple announce birth of son
Mr and Mrs Edward Don Elliott of Brady announce the birth of a son at Brady Hospital on Wednesday July 11. The newborn weighed eight pounds one and a half ounces.
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Edward Don Elliott
Brady
Brady Hospital
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McBee
West Texas
Standard
Wwe Vaarian
State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association
Joe McAnally
Joyce Cox
Douglas Garrett
Joyce
Ocis Cox
Douglas
George Garrett
Coach
Curtis Field
4-H
G. H. Ricks
R. F
Bob) Carmichael
Wayne Rawlings
Jean F. Williams
Norman Archer
Karl K
Korky
Steffens
The
Leonard Atherton
Stanley W. Wallace
Brady National Bank
Wallace
University of Texas
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