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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1963
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Carl R Keith of Brady announce the birth of a daughter Karen Khristine born July 18 at Brady Hospital. Grandparents are Mrs Margaret Westbrook and Mr and Mrs J W Keith of Mason.
Goodnight Texas once thrived as a college town founded by Col. Charles Goodnight. The college opened in 1898, enrolled up to 200, closed in 1917, leaving only the girls dormitory built in 1911. By 1962 ex-students still gathered for an annual reunion near Amarillo.
A Rochelle Study Club called meeting is set for Monday July 29 at 4 p m at the Community Center. A Revisionist Committee chaired by L C Underwood will report on proposed changes to the Constitution and By Laws along with a Board of Trustees improvements report. Mrs L A Hryson urges all members to attend this important session.
The Melvin Methodist congregation met at the church fellowship hall on Wednesday evening to honor their new pastor Rev. J. R. Magers and Mrs. Magers with a covered dish supper. Floyd Marshall spoke and presented a gift from the congregation.
Here from Garland Mr. and Mrs. DD. O. Simpson are visiting this week with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Morris and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hunt.
The narrative guides readers through the Governor's Mansion in Austin near the capitol grounds. It notes cedar log columns from Pastrop built in 1856, the Sam Houston Room with Sam Houston's bed and Stephen F. Austin's mahogany desk, and the mansion's cedar stair, plus a glimpse of Old Fort Parker and Mexia's oil-boom growth and Cynthia Ann Parker's Comanche captivity.
Funeral services were held at Wilkerson Chapel for Tennie C. Hargrove 68 of Voca born January 30 1895 in Voca. She died February in an Austin hospital burial followed in Voca Cemetery. Survivors include husband Dudley Hargrove son John K K Hargrove two brothers David Childress Mountainair New Mexico and Oscar Childress Florence Texas and sister Pertie Bradshaw Albuquerque New Mexico.
A note of thanks to the Brady Fire Department and all helpers who fought the cross fire on the writer’s property near Rochelle on the northwest. The expression of gratitude is sincere for the Wednesday afternoon aid provided. T. FE. PRICE
Mrs C L Terry hosted the South Brady club meeting at her home. Members studied ceramics and produced pieces. They plan a final touch up next Tuesday and discuss the August encampment at Buchanan Dam with at least five members planning to attend.
Mrs. Ed L. Mears Sr of Menard and Miss Nancy Holcomb Home Demonstration Agent for Menard County visited Mrs. Lucile Middleton in Melvin. Holcomb also visited Mr. and Mrs. Otha Fortson and family.
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