Fishing Trip on Norway Lake Ends With Rain and Miscues
The writer recounts traveling to Larimer's camp on Norway Lake near New London Minto with Irwin Pellett Bruce Pellett and Gary of Atlantic Iowa. After a windy unsettled day the group caught only a few bluegills and a motor failure forced a rowing return. The night rain set in and the crew prepared to drive 350 miles home after visiting two nearby lakes.
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Larimer
Norway Lake
New London
Minto
Irwin Pellett
Bruce Pellett
Gary
Atlantic
Iowa
Old College
Holland
Brown to Take Over Little League Helm
Lowell Brown was elected president of the Little League at a Friday night meeting, succeeding Dick Gleaton. Brown has served in league duties, including vice president and concession work this year, as the 1955 season closed with a watermelon supper at Richards Park. The post season crown went to Rotary Club’s team 8 5 over the Colts. New officers include Hunter Ables as vice president Aaron Roper as secretary and Carl Schoenewolf as treasurer. Board members are Red Osborne Erster Hahn Ernest Barker Hymie Myers Amos Lewallen Aaron Roper Leonard Atherton Byron Fikes Wayne Rawlings W C Anderson Gordon Black and Jack Smithwick. Trustees named are Vernon Dorsett Hunter Ables Dick Gleaton and Charlie Dye. Johnny Moran will be the next year’s announcer for league games.
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Lowell Brown
Dick Gleaton
Brown
Richards Park
Rotary Club
Colts
Hunter Ables
Aaron Roper
Carl Schoenewolf
Red Osborne
Erster Hahn
Ernest Barker
Hymie Myers
Amos Lewallen
Leonard Atherton
Byron Fikes
Wayne Rawlings
Brady High School Girl Injured In Car Crash
Neta Milner a 16 year old Brady High School junior was injured when her 1955 Oldsmobile rammed a tree on the northeast corner of the campus. She suffered a bruised nose black eye and a broken ankle and returned home after hospital treatment. The car and tree were heavily damaged. Her parents are Mr and Mrs R C Reynolds of 604 Poplar Drive. She was en route to the First Methodist Church to practice organ lessons and was driving south on Wall Street.
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Neta Milner
Brady High School
R. C. Reynolds
Poplar Dr
Neta
First Methodist Church
Wall Street
Mrs Harkey Resigns From Melvin High for Boerne School
Mrs Eula Harkey homemaking teacher at Melvin High School resigns after eight years to take the same post in Boerne. She has been attending TSCW at Denton and will receive a Master’s Degree in August. Supt K O Ellington says the vacancy is open for applications.
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Eula Harkey
Melvin High School
Boerne
Louisiana Hayride Stars Set for Brady High Stadium Show
Radio KNEL Brady presents the Louisiana Hayride at Brady High School Football Field Saturday night at 8 p m. Proceeds go to Brady FFA Chapter and Community Chest. Headliners include Johnny Horton Betty Amos Jimmy Day Dal ton Lula Jo David Houston with Arkansas Dude and Willford Bird as comic acts. Advance tickets cost 50 cents adults 25 cents children. gate prices 75 cents adults 25 cents children.
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Louisiana Hayride Stars
Brady High Stadium
KNEL
Brady
Gene Burns
Brady Ffa
Texas
Johnny Horton
Betty Amos
Jimmy Day
Dal
Ton
Lula Jo
David Houston
Arkansas Dude
Willford
Willie
Birdbrain
Burns
Mrs Clint Newlin Takes Son to Warm Springs for Treatment
Mrs Clint Newlin and her son Clint traveled to Gonzales last weekend to seek extended treatment at the Warm Springs Foundation for several weeks within the facility programs and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Newlin
Clint
Gonzales
Warm Springs Foundation
Second Polio Vaccine Dose Given to Local Children
About 174 Brady Lohn and Rochelle children received the second free polio shot last Thursday at McCulloch Concho Hospital as part of a National Foundation inoculation program for first and second graders. Dr. James Anderson says total will reach about 200 while many families are away.
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Brady, Lohn
Rochelle
National Foundation For
McCulloch-Concho Hospital
Melvin
James Anderson
Anderson
State Health Department
Sunday Showers Bring Scattered Rains in County
Sunday showers reported in McCulloch County. N M Barnett ranch north of Melvin measured an inch, enough to raise Brady Creek at Melvin. Frank Kidd near the San Saba River Camps community noted .6 inch with a comment that this month has the best rain at his ranch in a long time, unusual for July.
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McCulloch
N. M. Barnett
Melvin
Brady Creek
Frank Kidd
San Saba
Camps
Kidd
Fort Worth minister to speak at Mercury gospel meeting
Charles E. Hill of Fort Worth will headline a gospel meeting at the Church of Christ in Mercury. The event runs July 29 through August 7 with daily services at 10 a.m. and 8:15 p.m. Phone your news items to 2236.
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Charles E. Hill
Fort Worth
Church of Christ In Mercury
Brady Dollar Day set to resume August 3
Brady's monthly Dollar Day will run Wednesday August 3 after a July pause due to the Jubilee. Merchants urge full participation. Back to School values will be highlighted as Brady schools reopen August 29. The Standard will publish a Dollar Day edition August 1 with ads due by July 30.
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Brady
Brady Standard
Mrs. McFarland Rites Held in Brady Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby McFarland
Mrs. Ruby McFarland of Brady died at 6 45 am Sunday at a daughter's home. Born May 28 1886 in Dublin she resided at 1700 Simpson. Services were held Tuesday at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Brower officiating. Burial Brady Cemetery. Survived by mother Carrie Lawrence daughter Mrs Campbell two sons Aubry Chumbley Cane Ark Hal Chumbley Denver Colo three sisters and a brother ten grandchildren four great grandchildren.
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Ruby McClusky McFarland
Brady
John Henry Campbell
South High St
Dublin
McFarland
Simpson St
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Thomas Brower
Brady Presbyterian Church
Brady Cemetery
Carrie Lawrence
Campbell
Aubry Chumbley
Cane, Ark
Hal Chumbley
Denver
Colo
Margaret Shore
Long Leach
Calif
E. G. Cotton
San Francisco
G. E. Parker
W. T. Lawrence
Replacement Sought At Brady Junior High After Simpson Resigns
School Supt C A Reynolds seeks a coach to replace Joe Simpson who resigns to become Bronte High principal. Simpson, a Southwest Texas State graduate, taught math and coached at Brady Junior High for two years after Llano high school. Garland Black, formerly Brady assistant, has been named Bronte superintendent.
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C. A. Reynolds
Joe Simpson
Brady Junior High
Simpson
Bronte
Brady
Garland Black
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Llano
Brady Boy Receives $250 FFA Scholarship in Houston
Billy Joe Nicholas of Brady High School FFA, former Area 7 president, was awarded a $250 Santa Fe Railroad scholarship at the Texas FFA convention in Houston. He plans to attend Southwest Texas State College, supported by the Lone Star Farmer degree, and has excelled in football and track.
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Billy Joe Nicholas
Brady High School
FFA
Future Farmers of America
Houston
Santa Fe
Nicholas
Texas
Brady High
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Area 7
Austin
Ol’ Houn’ Dawgs
Richard Rickman
Texas Ffa
SCS Bids For Dam On Liveoak Creek Near Brady
The Soil Conservation Service invites bids for a new dam at Site No. 45 on Liveoak Creek on G. D. Bells Brady property seven miles north of Brady. Bids due 2 p m August 10 at SCS Temple. The project involves 53,0 cubic yards excavation and 150,500 cubic yards embankment work. Brady Creek flood project has six dams complete, three under construction, two awaiting awards.
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The
Soil Conservation Service
Brady Creek
Liveoak Creek
G. D. Bell
Brady
SCS
Temple
Livestock Partnership Brings Rewards for Man and Boy
Danny Miller of Brady High School FFA teams with veteran Angus breeder J E Henderson of Eden. Henderson provides calves, Danny raises and shows them at the Fort Worth Stock Show sale where profits are split. Last year heifers brought 2700 and 350 dollars, with growth planned to 800 to 900 pounds by next January. Danny, son of Milt and Mrs. Milt Miller, earned the FFA medal for best supervised farm program and will be a senior next year.
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Danny Miller
FFA
J. E. Henderson
Eden
Henderson
Danny
Angus Association
Fort Worth
Henderson- Miller
Milt Miller
Brady High School
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Rotary
Ted Marshall
David Brown
Greg Chase
James Jowers
Edward San
Doval
Hal Chase
Donnie Wallin
Dickie Whitehead
Frankie Capps
Leslie Parker
Hurter Ables
Mike Dail
Jimmy Ables
Herbie Penn
Jerry Poe
Roger Spiller
James Roy Richie
Pat Dail
Dean Hahn
Harkey
Melvin School
Mercury
C. E. Myrick
C. J. Williams
E. L. Davee
Myrick Place
Camp San Saba
Myrick
Brady Boy
John Holcomb
T. Wood
Jerry Marshall
George H. Hunt
Vanney Stewart
Angus
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