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Newspaper

Brady Standard

Location

Brady, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1955

Page

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Brady Drug Clerk Cited for Courtesy

Mrs Frances Hayes a Brady Drug Store clerk is selected as Brady s most courteous salesperson for June The Brady Business and Professional Women s Club will present the award at a dinner at El Patio Also to receive a certificate is E L Humphrey Brady Drug manager Hayes a Fresno Colo import who worked eight years in Brady says Brady people are friendliest and she has a daughter Paula Hayes who works at Central Drug Store her parents live in Comanche

Dora Ryan Hayes Brady Business and Professional Women’s Club el Patio E. L. Humphrey Brady Drug B&pw Club Brady Fresno Calif Paula Hayes Central Drug Store E. L. Richardson Comanche

Mack Estes Named Rochelle VA Vocational Teacher

Mack Estes a recent Sam Houston State College graduate has been chosen to teach vocational agriculture in Rochelle He succeeds Jack Herrington who resigned to manage a ranch in Durre Mexico Estes was raised in Clyde and this will be his first teaching job.

Mack Estes Rochelle VA Sam Houston State College Huntsville Rochelle Jack Herrington Durrre Mexico Estes Clyde

Camp San Saba Revival Opens Friday Night

Rev. R. L. Herring of Melvin Baptist Church will start a revival Friday night at Camp San Saba Baptist Church. Camp San Saba pastor Rev. O. L. Turner announced E. T. Williams will lead the singing.

Camp San Saba R. L. Herring Melvin Baptist Church Camp San Saba Baptist Church O. L. Turner E. T. Williams

Newlin Takes Post With Land Office

Clinton Newlin of Brady joined the General Land Office Gulf Coast tidelands division under Texas Land Commissioner Farl Rudder. He will keep his partnership interest in the White Auto Store with Joe Barekman.

Clinton Newlin Brady Texas Farl Rudder Newlin Tidelands General Land Office Gulf Coast Joe Barekman

Patients Enter Brady Hospital Names Read Like Local Roll

Patients entering Brady Hospital Tuesday include Mrs. Bill Jordan of Voca Mrs H M Myers Marjolaine Maxcey of Richland Springs Mignon Barrett of Fredonia and William Dale Lawrence of Brady.

Brady Hospital Bill Jordan Voca H. M. Myers Marjolaine Maxcey Richland Springs Mignon Barrett Fredonia William Dale Lawrence Brady

Bids Sought on Brady Creek Dam Ninth in Series

The Soil Conservation Service invites bids for Site No. 27 dam in Brady Creek flood control. Bids open August 3 at 2 p m at the SCS state headquarters in Temple. The project on Lester Lockett property six miles south of Eden, Concho County, requires 225 days to complete and involves 73 acres cleared and 132 500 cubic yards excavated. Six dams in the Brady Creek project are finished, three in McCulloch and three in Concho, with three more underway. Site No 34 near Eden may finish next week. Site No 1 southwest of Brady is shut down temporarily while Site No 44 on Liveoak Creek continues, expected to reach about 10 percent completion next week.

The Soil Conservation Service Brady Creek SCS Temple Lester Lockett Eden Concho County McCulloch County Brady Liveoak Creek Jay Priddy

McCulloch County Agricultural Workers Council Formed

Dr Steve King named president as the new council organized Tuesday night at Romans El Patio to help local farm and ranch people share information on agricultural programs. Monthly breakfast meetings set for the second Tuesday at 7 am with reports from area bankers and agricultural officials.

Steve King McCulloch County Agricultural Workers Council Roman el Patio

Jubilee Jubilee Expenses Expected to Be in Black

Jubilee organizers report the July Fourth celebration will likely finish with a $300 to $400 positive margin. General Manager John Sorell and Treasurer Charlie Darley credited the many helpers for the success. Final audited figures pending, plans for a bigger event next year proceed as the Jubilee board sets August as the next meeting.

John Sorell Charlie Darley Sorell Jubilee Board of Directors

Rain Eases Drought Urgency in Brady County

A light sprinkle fell in Brady on Thursday afternoon with lingering clouds, sparking chances of more showers. Farmers report crops wilting across the county and urge immediate rain, as one local grower says he must have rain in the next 30 minutes.

Brady

Rochelle Church of Christ to Open With Hemphill Sermon

Rochelle Services Jimmy Hemphill a student at Abilene Christian College will preach at the Sunday morning worship services July 17 at 11 o clock. The church was organized two weeks ago and Hemphill will be the first minister to preach to the new congregation. Sunday school will be held at 10 a.m.

Jimmy Hemphill Abilene Christian College Rochelle Church of Christ Hemphill

FFA Boys to Attend State Parley in Houston

Brady High School FFA president Leslie Fisher and immediate past president Billy Joe Nicholas lead a Brady group to the 27th annual FFA convention in Houston next Wednesday to Friday in July 2022. Advisor John Holcomb accompanies them with T Wood and Melvin chapter members. Over 3,000 Texas youths expected at Sam Houston Coliseum with Lone Star Farmer degrees awarded to Nicholas and Richard Rickman.

Leslie Fisher Brady High School FFA Billy Joe Nicholas Future Farmers of America Houston John Holcomb Brady Ffa T. Wood Melvin Ffa Melvin Mack Estes Rochelle Texas Sam Houston Coliseum Nicholas Richard Rickman Rice Hotel

Ex Brady Man Joins Faculty At Kansas State

Dr Franklin Johnson a Brady High graduate 1940 and veterinary pathologist at Texas A&M since 1949 will join the Kansas State College School of Veterinary Medicine as associate professor in pathology in Manhattan. He earned DVM in 1944 MS in veterinary pathology in 1953 and has worked in Houston and at A&M. He is married with two sons and is a member of multiple veterinary groups.

Franklin Johnson Brady Texas A&m College Kansas State College School of Veterinary Medicine Manhattan Kan Johnson Don F. Johnson A&m Houston Kansas M. J. Twiehaus Twiehaus K-State American Veterinary Medical Association American College of Veterinary Pathologists International Association of Medical Museums David Franklin James Douglas

LL Tournament To Start Friday Night

Little League managers moved the post season to begin Friday night with Lions and Jaycees combining to face the Colts in the opener. Legion champion and Rotary meet in the second game, with Rosenberg’s awaiting the Friday winner next Monday night.

Little League Lions Jaycees Colts Legion Rotary Rosenberg’s

Polio Shots To Resume for McCulloch County Kids

County Health Officer Dr. James Anderson announced the second round of free polio inoculations will be given to McCulloch County first and second graders once vaccine arrives. He noted the schedule depends on State Health Department word and that parents will receive adequate notice.

McCulloch County James Anderson South Ward School Melvin McCulloch-Concho Hospital Texas Anderson State Health Department Austin

Otto Lund to Receive Local Preacher License

Otto Lund of Rochelle and Brady area has been recommended by the Quarterly Conference to be licensed as a local preacher. He will appear November 1 before the District Conference in Mason for final granting of the license. Lund has served in multiple churches and belonged to West Sweden Methodist, now Trinity Brady. The Rochelle church announces a film by the Inter-Board Council Film Library titled More For Peace to be shown July 17 with a song service prior.

Otto Lund Rochelle Rochelle Methodist Church Methodist Inter-Board Council Mt. Wesley Kerrville

Rancher Adds 1000 Reward For Missing Lambs

W. S. Lee, a rancher with interests in the Mercury and Placid areas, adds 1000 to a 500 reward posted by the Central Texas Livestock Protective Association for the theft of ten lambs from his Mercury east ranch. The bonus applies to final conviction, not suspended sentences. Lee notes past losses from 1943 to 1950 and that no livestock had been lost since 1950 until the current ten lambs vanish.

W. S. Lee Mercury Placid Brady Central Texas Livestock Protective Association of Brownwood Lee

Francks Attend Regional Postmasters Institute in San Antonio

Mr and Mrs Barry Francks visited San Antonio on Thursday as Mrs Francks the Brady post master attended a one day regional postmasters institute at the Gunter Hotel. The session was led by E C Wilkes regional post office director from Dallas.

San Antonio Barry Francks Francks Brady Gunter Hotel E. C. Wilkes Dallas

Andersons welcome baby girl in Brady

Mr and Mrs G A Anderson of Brady are proud parents of a baby girl born at Medical and Surgical Hospital on Monday July 11.

G. A. Anderson Brady Medical and Surgical Hospital

Snyder preacher to lead First Baptist revival this July

The First Baptist Church summer revival runs Sunday to July 24 with Rev. Mack Cole of Snyder and Charles Fake of Lampasas leading nightly services at 8 pm. Cole is pastor of Snyder church. Fake chairs music and hails from Lampasas. Nursery for under 3s each night. Booster Band plans for primary and junior youths.

First Baptist Church Mack Cole Snyder Charles Fake Lampasas Baylor University Fort Worth LeRay Fowler

E. B. Thomas Cotton Gin Sold to Brownwood Buyer

E. B. Thomas has sold the E. B. Thomas Cotton Gin in Melvin to D. R. McDonald of Brownwood. The gin to be run as the McDonald Gin with Frank Deck of Pear Valley and Joe Peel of Melvin as staff. The Thomases moved to Melvin nine years ago and had operated the gin since purchasing it from Swift and Co.

E. B. Thomas Melvin D. R. McDonald Brownwood

Also Mentioned on This Page

James Black Danny Rosenberg Cay Rosenberg Black Frances Hayes Brady Drug Store Mrs Ng Workers Dr. King N. M. McClain Brownfield State Bank L. H. McElroy Gaines County Jimmy Casenbary Bob, Rothe Bertram Broad McCulloch County Electric Co-op Otto Frederick Commercial National Bank Luther Smith Production Credit Association E. A. Taylor McCulloch County Farm Bureau San Saba-Brady John Curtis A. L. Neal Brady Chamber of Commerce Joe T. Ogden Jubilee Rochelle Services Brady Man Facult Kansas State American Legion Michael Yates Leo Beeman Robert Fikes Johnny Rubio Harry Bowden Danny Williams Vernon Dorsett Lanny Dorsett Greg Dye Gene Rowell Bobby Spence Richard Anderson the Legionnaires Methodist Church First Baptist Church of Rev Charles Brownwood Man
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