Little League Names All Stars From Brady Teams
Brady Little League announces All Stars with two players from each team. Sponsors are McLeans Sporting Goods and Brady Little League Association. Managers are Otha Hollaway and Elbert Boewell. First game vs San Saba set for Thursday at 6 in Liano.
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Brady All- Stars
Brady
McLean's Sporting Goods
Brady Little League Association
Otha Hollaway
Elbert Boewell
Larry Anderson
RB. C
Absentee Votes Count in Brady Wet Election
County Clerk Ira Turner reports eight absentee ballots in Brady's local option vote as filings open July 19 and run through August 3. Voters must have a doctor's certificate to receive absentee ballots. ballots must be mailed outside McCulloch County and will not be accepted outside office hours. The August 7 election uses two courthouse ballot boxes with high turnout anticipated.
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Ira Turner
Brady
Civic Loyalty League
McCulloch
Turner
Fire Destroys H Building on San Angelo Highway
The old International Harvester building on the San Angelo Highway burned overnight from 11:10 Wednesday to 3:30 Thursday. Only walls and a partial roof remained as steel beams melted under intense heat. Two cars and stored furniture were destroyed. low water pressure hampered efforts until additional pumps restored supply. The structure, once Woodard Truck and Tractor then Barbee International, was later owned by Paul E. Trammell after a July transfer.
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International Harvester
San Angelo Highway
At & A
Woodard Truck and Tractor
Barbee International
B. R. Sheffield, Jr
Paul E. Trammell
C. D. Wyee
San Angelo
City Golf Tournament Set For August 1 22
The City Golf Tournament runs Aug 1 22 with finals on Sunday Aug 72 Qualifying scores due July 31 at the pro shop Entry is the August green fee of 10 for men All city golfers may enter with a championship flight and multiple flights as needed Trophies awarded to winners and runners-up in each flight Ernest Barker is defending champion last year about 60 golfers entered
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Pro
Auditors Report Shows City In Black
The city fiscal year ended with a net profit of 39000 over prior year as revenues exceeded expenditures by 15000. Council praised bookkeeping gains and approved cemetery caretaker hire Calvin Mitchell, lake safety signs, moving Lake Manager Pinky Burns, and backing FM Road project at Brady Lake. Representative Townsend to meet Texas Highway Commission on August 31.
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James Fearelle
Council
Pinky Burns
Brady
Brady Lake
Terry Townsend
Texas Highway Commission
Austin
Silent Hog Theft at Kruckemeyer Farm Near Mercury
Rustlers stole 17 hogs from H. W. Kruckemeyer near Mercury on July 14. The 175–pound hogs were loaded via a crowd chute built from pen panels. Sheriff Luke Vogel reported no clues and said investigators will continue their work.
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Kruckemeyer
Luke Vogel
Vogel
Don’t Shoot Lights At Sub Station Warns Sheriff
Mischief makers have been shooting out the lights at the McCulloch Electric Co op sub station on Highway 190 for weeks. Sheriff Luke Vogel warns the offense is serious and violators face prosecution. shooting a transformer could cut power and cause high repair costs. Officers will monitor the sub station going forward.
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McCulloch Electric Co-op
Highway 190
Luke Vogel
Vogel
Board Hires New Teacher for 1965-66 Term
Melvin Board of Education met in a special session last Friday to hire Mrs. Willie J. Younger of Brownwood as homemaking teacher for the 1965-66 term. She holds a degree from West Texas University and taught three years in Lometa. Supt. Floyd Marshall still seeks applicants for a coach mathematical combinations to complete the faculty.
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Melvin Board of Education
Willie J. Younger
Brownwood
Younger
West Texas University At
Canyon
Lometa
Floyd Marshall
Mathematica
Float Wins First Then Breaks Down at Cole Man Rodeo Parade
The July Jubilee Float took first in the out-of-town division of the Cole man Rodeo Parade last Friday. Riders were Linda Harvey Janice Breckenridge Sheryl Wall and Miss Heart of Texas. The float broke down after a few blocks but had already been judged.
Texas Exes Plan Bus to Rice Texas Game
The McCulloch County Texas University Exes plan a bus trip to the Rice Texas game in Austin on October 23. Interested riders must contact Stanley Wallace by July 30 to obtain tickets, with a ticket drawing on August 1. The Exes have run a bus to Austin for several years.
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McCulloch County
Texas University
Austin
Stanley Wallace
County backs lake area Farm to Market road plan
McCulloch County Commissioners adopt a resolution backing a Farm-to-Market Road linking FM 2028 with U S Highway 87. Rep Terry Towns send leads a delegation to Austin on August 31 to push priority funding and possible conversion to a recreational road program, with traffic counts prepared for the meeting.
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McCulloch County Commissioners’ Court
Terry Townsend
Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
Austin
SAC Coach Praises Ex Brady Players At Rotary Talk
Max Bumgardner Angelo State College athletic director and head coach spoke at Brady Rotary. He praised ex Brady players and noted Angelo State will become a four year state college this fall. Enrollment may reach 200 by September. housing for male students is the current priority.
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Max Bumgardner
Angelo State College
Brady Rotary Club
John Morrow
George Purcell
State College At
San Angelo
Parcell
Bumgardner
Board of Regents
Rome
Bumeardner
Buddy Horne
Lohn
Wade Karl Turner
Brady
Horne
Turner
McCulloch County Singing Convention Set in Brady
The McCulloch County Singing Convention will meet at 2 o clock Sunday afternoon July 25 at the Central Baptist Church on China Street in Brady. Everyone invited to attend.
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McCulloch County
Central Baptist Church
China St
Brady
Aged Couple Needs Help After Brand New Fire
Mr and Mrs Ed Weatherford of Prady lost all possessions when their home burned last Tuesday. Blind husband, elderly wife, in need of bed clothes clothing and money. Donations can be brought to 605 Peck Ave or to Walter Gray 1006 S Bridge.
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Ed Weatherford
Prady
Walter Gray
Salvation Army
S. Bridge
Weatherford
Gray
Peck Ave
Farm Bureau Queen Contest Set for August Fifth
The McCulloch County Farm Bureau queen contest is scheduled for August 5 at 8 pm at the Municipal Golf Course clubhouse. Winners receive gifts and district queens get an expenses paid trip to the state convention, with state queen potential travel allowances.
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McCulloch County Farm Bureau
Farm and Ranch Girls of
Texas
McCulloch FB
David Dahlberg
Farm Bureau
McCulloch County
State Farm Bureau
Ameriecan Poem Bureau Federation
Chicato
Decere AN
Queens
Lifelong Brady Resident Charlie Sellman Dies at 76
Charlie Eliahue Sellman, 76, longtime McCulloch County resident and retired building contractor, died at 10:50 p.m. Wednesday after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at Wilkerson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jim Hill officiating. Burial at Roy Cemetery. He was born June 26, 1895 in San Saba County and lived in Brady since 1947. Survivors include sons Ray, Bill, and Dickie. daughters Mrs. Stienecker, Mrs. Wyres, Mrs. McMurry, and Mrs. Sessom. brothers Howard, Tom, and Frank. sisters Mae Henry, Ruth Henderson, Sella Humphrey, and Nell Chesser. ten grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. flowers not to be sent. donations to American Cancer Fund.
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Charlie Eliahue Sellman
McCulloch County
Wilkerson
Jim Hill
Central Baptist Church
Roy Cemetery
San Saba County
Brady
Mrman
Long
Ray Sellman
Wood
Calif
Bill Sellman
Dickie Sellman
R. J. Stienecker
Granade Hills
Leo Wyres
Houston
Bobby McMurry
Clayton Sessom
Brownwood
Howard Sellman
San Saba
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Paul Huntington
Calvin Mitchell
Bud Oldham
Lake Authority
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The
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Longhorn
ASCS
Ben W. Hodges
ASC
Willie McNatt
Wayne Worley
Cates
Hodges
McNatt
State Committee
Lake FM
Ible
City of Brady
Dodge Crossing
Lake Road
Townsend
Congress
Johnson
SAC
Charlie Sellman
Lewis Weeks
Hubert Moseley
Bill Sanders
Wes Bratton
David Bratton
Todd Myrick
Dallas Miller
D. W. Jordan
T. Gray
Troy Smith
Claude Knight
Tol Roberts
Jack Hine
Edgar Yates
Charlie Bratton
Bill Mooring
Brown Winkler
Henry Bradley
Charlie Black
Ozona
George Dutton
American Cancer Fund
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