Rochelle School Leader Steps Down as Principal
Rochelle Board accepts the resignation of principal Jerry Gideon after one year. Gideon will head Bullard schools in Smith County. Willborn Myers resigns as head coach. Gerald Brister named interim head coach as Myers moves to Matador. Calendar set with Aug 30 start and Sept 6 Labor Day holiday.
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Rochelle
Jerry Gideon
Rochelle Board of Education
P. m
Rochelle High
Gideon
Bullard
Smith County
Willborn Myers
Gerald Brister
Supt. C. W. Thompson
Myers
Matador
Howard Payne
Thompson
Townsend Proud of New Office Chair From Austin Office
Rep. Terry Townsend received a replica of the chair he used in the Austin House. It came via donations from J. W. Hughes and Rep. Jim Nugent during a dinner in McCulloch County and six surrounding counties. Townsend called it the proudest day of his life when the chair was moved into his Commercial National Bank office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Townsend
House of Representatives
Austin
J. W. Hughes
Jim Nugent
Retrvillc
Townsend
McCulloch County
Commercial National Bank
Sam McCollum
Camat McCol& Ti
Nugent
Congress
TV Enterprises Sells Kerrville System With Local Buyout Pending
TV Enterprises plans to sell its Kerrville television system subject to Kerrville City Council approval. Two local residents intend to buy the unit, while Brady system stockholders hold a 60 day option to acquire the Kerrville unit. Threadgill says if he remains owner, the Brady system will be rebuilt into a 12 channel modernized setup to cope with rapid tech changes and upcoming color programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TV Enterprises
Kerrville
John Threadell
Brady
Stocch
Threadgill
Kimble Menard Singing Convention At Hext Church
Kimble Manard group held a Sunday singing convention at Hext Baptist Church beginning at 2 p m on July 18 with local singers performing in the afternoon sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble-Menard
Hext Baptist Church
Trailer Wheel Breaks, Injuring Hart W. B. Lawrence
Hart W. B. Lawrence, owner of Lawrence Service Station on South Bridge, was injured Monday night when a trailer wheel disintegrated while he was repairing a flat. He suffered cuts on the forehead and left hand and metal fragments entered his eyes. a wheel fragment damaged the station roof. Lawrence blamed a faulty wheel and noted he had finished the repair before the failure occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Lawrence
Lawrence
South Bridge
Inch
Brady Teacher Attends Sixth Annual Language Institute
Mrs. Joe McDonough of Brady, a Brady High School Spanish teacher, is among several secondary school educators attending the sixth annual Foreign Language Institute at the University of Oklahoma. The institute, funded by a U.S. Office of Education grant, helps teachers improve proficiency in conversational Spanish or French and collaborates with local high school students to showcase modern teaching methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McDonough
Brady
University of Oklahoma
McDonough
Brady High School
U. S. Office of Education
Mercury Baptists Hold Revival Event
The Mercury Baptist Church holds a revival from July 18 to July 25 with prayer at 7 50 p m and regular service at 8 p m Evangelist Rev Mickey Warlick of Mason leads the services Curtis Jones directs the song service.
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the Mercury Baptist Church
Mickey Warlick
Mason
Curtis Jones
Bradyites Attend U S 87 Meeting In Clayton New Mexico
Bradyites from Brady Texas including Jean Williams Eldred Prust and Judge K Ellington left Curtis Field noon Thursday to attend the U S 87 Highway Association annual meeting in Clayton New Mexico. James Isbell accompanied them as far as Amarillo where he will join a West Texas Chamber of Commerce directors meeting. They return Friday afternoon. John F Sudderth heads New Mexico State Highway Department and key talks include the Taos Indian Dancers at Thursday dinner and Dr John Q Thaxton of Raton as Friday morning speaker. Reports on U S Highway 7 progress are also featured with Texas speakers from San Antonio Water Valley Dumas and other divisions.
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Jean Williams
Eldred Prust
Chamber of Commerce
K. ©. Ellington
McCulloch County
Brady
Curtis Field
U.S. 87 Highway Association
Clayton
N. M
James Isbell
Amarillo
Williams
Isbell
West Texas Chamber of Commerce Directors
Amarilo
John F. Sudderth
New Mexico State Highway Department
John Q. Thaxton
Raton
New Mexico Highway Commission
Weldon Hart
Texas Good Roads Association
Texas
San Antonio
Water Valley
Central Division
Dumas
Northern Division
Cunningham Reunion Set for Richards Park on July 25
The Cunningham reunion will be held at Richards Park on July 25. Friends and relatives are invited to attend and reconnect.
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Cunningham
Richards Park
Brady Scouts Win Camping Honors
Twelve boys from Boy Scout Troop 425 spent a week at Camp Sel Mayer near Menard with Assistant Scoutmaster E. L. Ross. They earned the Mrs. Sel Mayer camping award for 3000 plus points. Danny McNatt received the Order of the Arrow. Scouts earned various merit badges and ranks including semaphore, swimming, first aid, leathercraft, and second class.
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Boy Scout Troop 425
Camp Sel Mayer
Menard
E. L. Ross
Danny McNatt
Order of the Arrow
Tommy Harwell
Jerry Wilkerson
Two Fire
Craig Dodds
Gary Price
Jim Ross
James Allen Williams
Mark Luttrell
Mike Shirley
Lee Gober
Vance Johnson
Dick Marsden
Og F. Williams
Friends of Library Seek New Members Drive Under Way
The Friends of the Richards Memorial Library invite new members and dues donors for 1965 66. Dues support buying books and equipment with programs including Wednesday story hours and a summer reading drive. Members may pay at the library or mail to Mrs Frank Roddie Jr and others listed.
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Friends of Library
Friends of the Library
Richards Memorial Library
Friends
Frank Roddie, Jr
K. R. Hinckley
June Benefield
Houston
Oscar Betsill
F. R. Wulff
H. L. Lackey
Billy Jones
Liane
Grant
J. L. Anderson
Tim
John Sloane
Phyllis
David and
Kirk
Duke Mann
H. C. Roth
Dora Ryan
C. T. White
Harry Priess and Sons
Donald Pentecost
Selman Family Plans Fifth Reunion in Clovis NM
The fifth annual Selman family reunion will be held at the Mounted Patrol Building in Clovis New Mexico on July 24 and 25 with entertainment and recreations for all. Families from Texas New Mexico Oklahoma and California are expected to attend with officers A V Selman president Travis K Bailey vice president and W R K Belman secretary and reporter.
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Selman
Mounted Patrol
Clovis
N. Mex
A. V. Selman
40Th &T
Lubbock
Travis K. Bailey
Cleveland
Amarillo
W. R K. Belman
Pueblo
Odessa
Rural Traffic Accidents Decline in McCulloch County 1965
Texas Highway Patrolman Dwain Cohn reports a drop in rural crashes in McCulloch County for the first half of 1965. 19 crashes injured 17 people with no fatalities and $11,675 in property damage, versus 34 crashes and 28 injuries in the same period last year.
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McCulloch County
Texas Highway
Brady Housing Authority approves 80 elderly and 10 low income units
The Housing Authority of Brady approved a Fitch Holcomb designed development plan for 80 elderly units and 10 for low income tenants. The project awaits PHA site reviews and four-site appraisals, with surveying to start after contract approval and eventual annual contributions contract.
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Housing Authority of
City of
Brady
Fitch & Holcomb
Houston
Public Housing Administration
Fort Worth
H. E. Stromauist
PHA
The
Irby Oil Co Plans Gala Grand Opening at Premier Truck Stop
Irby Oil Co announces a gala grand opening for its Premier truck stop and car wash beside Plateau Restaurant. Station manager Bennie Benefield leads staff including Jerry Bearden Billy Jackson and Glynn Cochran. Free prizes such as a television and a free car wash with an eight gallon fill up accompany special opening prices.
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Irby Oil Company
Bennie Benefield
Jerry Bearden
Billy Jackson
Glynn Cochran
Social Security Rep to Visit Brady thrice monthly
Neil Tarvin a San Angelo Social Security representative will be in Brady at the Chamber of Commerce office three days each month in July August and September from 930 to 1130 am. July visits on the 6 13 and 27 August on the 3 10 27 and September on the 7 14. Individuals may file retirement survivor or disability claims or ask questions by visiting or writing the Social Security Office in San Angelo.
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Neil Tarvin
Social Security
San Angelo
Brady
Chamber of Commerce
Social Security Office
Floyd B. Ellington
Social Security Administration
West Harris
Brady High School Class of 1955 Reunion Held at Municipal Club
The Brady High School graduating class of 1955 held its 10th reunion at the Brady Municipal Country Club on Saturday July 3. A social hour preceded tours of the new band hall and school facilities and a dinner at the club. Prizes were awarded for travels, weight gain, hair loss, and family size, with attendees including many alumni from Brady and other Texas cities.
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Brady High School
Brady Municipal Country Club
Sturday
Supt. C. A. Reynolds
The
Municipal Country Club
Earl Irish
Bill Ricks
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