Turks Tour Brady Area To Learn McCulloch County Life
Fifteen agricultural leaders from the East visited Brady Monday, touring the courthouse and wool scouring plant. County Agent Jimmy Cusenbary and Harry Naylor answered questions about farming, land ownership, and sharecropping as interpreters assisted the visitors. The Turks, well educated in the United States, asked about wool sources and U.S. production, while locals shared hospitality and stories of West Texas life.
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Brady School Adopts New Student Insurance Plan
Brady School Board approves a voluntary student insurance plan for fall at $2 per student, covering medical and hospital costs up to $3,000 per accident during school hours and activities. Football players receive school-paid coverage at $6 each, up to $540. The board also designates Brady National Bank as funds depository, buys blanket bond, and names Fred Bryant as school auditor.
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Water Carnival Saturday Night at City Pool
The annual Water Carnival unfolds Saturday at 7 30 p m with contestants gathering by 7 p m Johnny Rudder hosts a watermelon scramble for high school age boys a pajama race a balloon race exhibitions in diving and swimming and races for each age group All participants are from the summer swimming classes directed by K Y Owens with assistance from Jerry Sessom and Forrest Hanson Nearly 200 youngsters attended and will join the carnival as it closes eight weeks of free lessons The pool remains open for paid swimmers through August daily 1 to 5 pm and Sundays 2 to 6 pm
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K. Y. Owens
Jerry Sessom
Forrest Hanson
Rain totals in Brady area for 1957 and year to date
A local report notes Brady's afternoon shower yielding 1.12 inches, the best since a month. Year to date rainfall reaches 21.12 inches, nearing the 24 inch annual average, with most rain falling in April and May and July figures listed.
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Notary Executive to Speak Tuesday To Brady Club
Dr. John G. Flowers of San Marcos governor of District S84 of Rotary International will speak at Brady Rotary Club at noon next Tuesday. A 20 year Rotary member he has presided over Southwest Texas State Teachers College and held posts at East Texas State, Northwestern, and NYU. He led Lock Haven State Teachers College and since 1942 has been president of Southwest Texas State. He earned a doctorate at Columbia and has long studied religion in education. Born in Karnes County Texas he spent most of his career as an educator in the state.
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Karnes County
Defense calls only one witness in Brouillette murder trial
The 35th District Court in Coleman heard closing defense as Walter Roy Brouillette faced a jury with a single witness, Sheriff Luke Vogel, who testified about locating a .22 cartridge box near the Ottes' Fife home. The defense rested on the state to prove guilt.
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Bill Albcorn
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Louis Pittard
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Water Use Exceeds 100 Million Gallons in Month
Brady residents consumed over 100 million gallons of water during June 20 to July 20, averaging about 5.334 million gallons daily, below the previous year’s 3.62 million daily. The power plant generated 1,607,900 kilowatts, up 600 kilowatts from the year before, marking the first rise in seven months.
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Steffens to Host Farm Bureau Queen Contest in Brady
Emcee Korky Steffens will direct the Farm Bureau queen contest set for Tuesday August 20 in the Brady High School auditorium. Mrs J Sorrel from Dallas visits her mother Mrs Alice Wolf from Sunday to Tuesday.
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Kings win post season Little League title at City Drug
The Kings sponsored by King's Fountain at City Drug captured the National League post season tournament with a 10 to 9 victory over Rotary Monday night. Front row includes Kenneth Wilton Michael McBride Sammy Smith Lonnie Roberts Donnie Killgore Jesse.
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City Drug
Rotary
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Michael McBride
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Lonnie Roberts
Donnie Killgore
Jesse
Duchess Jan Harvey to crown Miss Mohair at Fredericksburg event
Brady High School senior Jan Harvey named to represent the July Jubilee at the Miss Mohair coronation in Fredericksburg on Aug 1 in the Exhibition Hall of the Fair Grounds. She is escorted by John William Hughes and may become Miss Mohair 1937 queen. coronation sponsored by Fredericksburg Jaycees with local associations.
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Fredericissure
WSA
Fredericksburg
John William Hughes
Ball Leagues Merge Into Sum mer Recreation Baseball Program
Tuesday night the Ball Leagues merged into a single Summer Recreation Baseball Program with Hunter Ables elected director. Each league retains its own president: Dr W V Olin Little League John Shurtleff Pony League and S P Tomlinson Jr Teen Aged League Leonard Atherton serves as secretary treasurer.
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Dr. W. V Olin
John Shurtleff
S. P. Tomlinson, Jr
Leonard Atherton
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