Farmers Vote Friday on Wheat Quotas Across County
McCulloch County and other areas vote Friday on marketing quotas for the 1955 wheat crop. A yes vote grants price support at no less than 80 percent of parity, while a no vote yields 50 percent. Each farm has an acreage allotment and must plant within it to receive any support, with a marketing penalty for excess production if quotas pass. Polls run 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at locations in Doole Melvin Lohn Brady and Rochelle.
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McCulloch County
cCulloch
Doole
Melvin
Lohn
Tabernacle
Brady
ASC
Rochelle
Lions Club
Radar use eyed by Texas patrol to slow speeds
Police advocate radar to reduce speed and fatal accidents. Brookshire cites 61 percent of rural Texas crashes linked to speed and notes 31 states and 50 U S cities already use radar. Legislation needed for TX highway patrol. local officers may deploy now. Radar unit costs 1050 dollars.
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Texas
Texas Highway Patrol
Brookshire
U. S
Engineer Hired to Study Brady Creek Water Supply
Engineer Ward told the council that harnessing Brady Creek floods is needed to maintain four million gallons of daily water use and to find new supplies. His fee depends on existing data from the U S Engineers and Soil Conservation Service. He expects a preliminary report in about 30 days and a final report two to four weeks later.
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Brady Creek
Ward
U. S. Engineers
Soil Conservation Service
Boy Injured In Work Truck Crash On Mason Highway
Don Baker 11 remains in critical condition with head injuries at Brady Hospital after a car driven by his father overturned on the Mason highway early Friday morning July 16. Parents Mr. and Mrs. James M. Baker of Houston are at his side.
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Don Baker
Brady Hospital
Mason Highway
James M. Baker
Houston
No Fishing or Picnicking on Pumphrey Ranch
Notice cites extreme drought and fire hazard with no fishing or picnicking on the ranch until further notice. Also advertises a for rent furnished six room house at 707 Crothers Ave with two bedrooms and a shady lawn, contact phone 7564.
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D. S. Pumphrey
Shady Lawn
Crothers Ave
Rabbit Supper Set At Park for July 30
The Heart of Texas Rabbit Breeders Association will hold a rabbit supper at Richards Park Friday July 30 at 8 p m. Meals include fried and barbecued rabbit and tickets for adults are 1. Proceeds go to fund the rabbit show this fall. Tickets available from members or by calling Mrs Howard Smith at 6901.
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The
Heart of Texas Rabbit Breeders Association
Richards Park
Howard Smith
New Officers Installed by Masonic Groups
Brady Chapter No 264 Royal Arch Masons and Brady Council No 199 Royal and Select Masters installed new officers for the 1954 55 Masonic Year. E L Humphrey became most excellent high priest and Ray Smith thrice illustrious master.
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Brady Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Brady Council
Royal Arch
E. L. Humphrey
M. A. Gainer
Joe Morrow
A. J. Ricks
Boyd Commander
Boyd Hunt
William Gay Kennerly
Ben H. Teague
Julian H. Behrens
John M. Guice
K. I
Pete) Knutson
Ray Smith
Cecil Verner
M. E. Kidd
A. J. Ricks, Sr
Guards
K. I. Knutson
J. H. Behrens
Kidd
Verner
Lutheran Bible School to Open at Mt Calvary Church
The Mt Calvary Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School opens Monday July 26 and runs through August 6 from 830 to 11 am Monday to Friday. Rev. Hedemann says the program welcomes children ages 4 to 13 with Bible stories workbooks crafts and daily refreshments. The four departments feature We Learn About God Our Heavenly Father The God We Worship and The One Eternal God led by Mrs. Mohr Mrs. Weyand Mrs. Willis and Rev. Hedemann respectively.
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Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Lester E. Hedemann
God
Jacob Mohr
Heavenly Father
Ida Weyand
J. B. Willis
Hedemann
Walter Beatty, W. L. Isaacs Dismissed From Brady Hospital
Walter Beatty and W. L. Isaacs of Brady were dismissed from Medical and Surgical Hospital Friday.
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Walter Beatty
W. L. Isaacs
Brady
Medical and Surgical Hospital
Davee to Lead Brady Legion
Aubrey Davee was elected commander of the American Legion here last Friday succeeding O. D. Cox Jr. Allen-Stafford Post No 327 named K I Pete Knutson as vice commander and Albert Turn second vice commander. Other new officers include W C Ferguson finance officer and A J Hend
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Aubrey Davee
The
American Legion
O. D. Cox, Jr
Allen-Stafford
K. I
Pete) Knutson
Albert Turn
W. C. Ferguson
A. J. Hend
Legion Names Officers and Monthly Meeting Date
The text lists Legion members including historian Joe T. Ogden service officer Walter E. Gray child welfare chairman Bruford Lawrence sergeant-at-arms and notes the Legion meets on the second Thursday of each month. Mr and Mrs C A Ethridge and daughters CleAnn and Sue vacationing in California report 118 degree heat in El Centro last Wednesday night.
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C. A. Ethridge
CleAnn
Sue
California
el Centro
Mercury
Ethridges
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Heart of Texas Commission Co
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Don Taylor
Paul Kelly
Ilma Chase
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Jeffrey Hunter
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Terror Street
Dan Dureyea
Rubarbe
Davee
Brady Legion
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