Brady Extends Parcel Post Delivery to Six Days a Week
Postmaster Mable W. Francks announced Brady parcel post service will expand from five to six days weekly starting July 1 1967. The move follows a 8.5 million Post Office appropriation to restore six day delivery, affecting nearly 5000 cities and closing inequities between motorized and foot routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable W. Francks
Brady
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Post Office Department
Johnson
Francks
Sears Catalog Store Opens in Brady July 28
A new Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalog Merchant Store will open at 119 Commerce St Brady at 10 a m Friday July 28. Owners Mr and Mrs Leon Sutherland say the Brady store offers Sears catalog merchandise with home order options and consolidated shipments to save shipping costs. The couple reside at 707 S Finn Brady and have a daughter Mrs Gerald Burkett.
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Brady
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Commerce St
Leon Sutherland
Sears
Sutherland
S. Finn
Dallas
Therby
Fife
Yanis
Gerald Burkett
Hopkins County
Pen
Brady native Frank Leavenworth dies in San Antonio nursing home
Frank Langton Leavenworth 9, former Brady resident, died at 3 15 a m in a San Antonio nursing home. He lived there 2 1 2 years. Services were held at Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with burial in Live Oak Cemetery. Born May 10, 1878 in Lansing Michigan, he moved to Brady in 1925 and was a retired carpenter. Survivors include a son Cannin Fred Leavenworth of Lakeland Florida a daughter Mrs Nora Sparks of Rockport and eight grandchildren. Pallbearers were T A Parker Clayton Billy Sparks Phillip Sparks Jan Sparks and Paul Willis.
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Frank Langton Leavenworth
Brady
San Antonio
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
Live Oak Cemetery
Mr. Leavenworth
Lansing
Mich
Canniff
Fred Leavenworth
Lakeland
Fla
Nora Sparks
Rockport
T. A. Parker
Clayton and
Billy Sparks
Phillip Sparks
Victoria
Jan Sparks
Annapolis, Md
Paul Willis
Brady Firemen Attend 38th Texas Training School
Brady firemen Howard Salter L J Armstrong and Joe H McAnally join 2 200 attendees from 565 cities and 29 states at Texas A M University for a week long training event. Cities sponsoring participants earn insurance rate credits based on participation and roles including fire marshal.
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Tirady
Texas Firemen's
Texas A & M University
Howard Salter
L. J. Armstrong
Joe H. McAnally
United States
Texas
Showers Bless McCulloch and Voca Rains Boost Area
After near fall weather clouds brought rainfall across McCulloch County with Voca recording 2.60 inches and Brady 0.63 inches. The San Saba River rose with a Gandy Creamery truck washed off FM 1311 and drivers escaped. Mer cury Placid Rochelle and the Ford Ranch Doole Voca and Pear Valley saw the heaviest moisture while forecasts call for scattered showers.
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McCulloch County
Placid
Voca
Dreath
Brady
Luke Vogel
Gandy Creamery
San Saba
Menard
Melvin
Mercury
Rochelle
Ford Ranch
Doole
Pear Valley
Texas
Two Qualify For State Horse Show
Till Bratton and Vicki Gamb lin are eligible to compete in the State 4-H Horse Show at Odessa in August by virtue of their placings in the District 7 4-H Horse Show in Sweetwater July 14. County 4-Hers placing in the district event include Reagistered geldings five years old and older nine entries. Vicki Gamblin, Grade Gelding 14 hands three inches and over, placed first. Donna Neal, David Neal, Bill Bratton, Janet Hultman, and Vieki Gaimblin are listed with various placements in Western Pleasure and Barrel Race events.
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Till Bratton
Vicki Gamblin
Odessa
Sweetwater
Reagui
Donna Neal
David Neal
Bill Bratton
Janet Hultman
Burglary at Farmers-Ranchers Co-op Yields No Loot
An attempted burglary at the Farmers-Ranchers Co-op ended without theft. Investigators, led by Sheriff Luke Vogel and Police Chief Dorman Gibbs, suspect multiple burglars. A sledge hammer damaged the inner office safe door while the culprits failed to access money, possibly entering via a skylight and moving through storage areas near daybreak after a night-long effort.
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Farmers-Ranchers Co-op
Emery Hibdon
Luke Vogel
Dorman Gibbs
Co-Op
Dick Roper
Gibbs
Tim Jones
F R
Brady Post Office
Potential Killer On Brady Streets
Brady police chief Dor man Gibbs warns of a would be killer targeting animals with poisoned meat. He notes unintentional harm to children could be charged as murder and cites a Texas Penal Code provision. A poisoned dog on 12th street prompted police to test meat found in a yard.
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Brady
Dorman Gibbs
Gibbs
12Th Street
Austin
McCulloch Singers to Convene at Trinity Church Brady
The McCulloch County Singers Convention will meet at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the Trinity Methodist Church on North Grant Street Brady. The public is invited to attend.
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McCulloch County
Trinity Methodist Church
North
Grant Street
Brady
Melvin Sees Nine Percent Fire Insurance Rate Cut
The State Board of Insurance lowers Melvin’s key fire insurance rate to SL cents next year from 91 cents, a nine percent drop that could save buyers about $184 annually if purchases match last year. Credits for prevention practices and a staffed department offset hazards, totaling 14 cents off.
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Melvin
State Board of Insurance
Ozona Golf Tournament Draws Brady Players
The Ozona tournament drew Brady players for a weekend event. Dr. Harry Priess and son Skip were runners-up in the second flight, Herbert Huffman and Chris placed third in the fourth flight, with Korky and Karlton tied for fourth in the championship flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozona
Brady
Harry Priess
Skip
Herbert Huffman
Chris
Korky
Karlton
Craig
J D
Donald Bailey
Billy Dack
Danny Neal
W. T
Ted Archer
I. V
Albert Pearson
Leonard
Jerry Atherton
Ben Davis
Dick Geeshny
Kuayken Family Visits Tittle Relatives in Tullohoma
Mr and Mrs M J Kuayken dall and children Mike Lisa Kerri Scott and Todd of Tullohoma Tennessee visited Tuesday with Ed and Mrs Tittle and plan another visit Saturday.
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M. J. Kuaykendall
Mike
Lisa
Kerri
Scott
Todd
Tullahoma
Tenn
Ed. Tittle
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Tommy Stook
Camp San Saba
Pearo Alley
Brady Laked
O Ford
AST Sweden
Bratton
Barrel Rauce
Vieki Gaimblin
Jack Mercer
Department of Public Safety
Brady Streets
McCulloch Singers
Brady Lions Club
Vowel
Korky Steffens
Gwen Ashba
Brady High
Mercantile District
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