Beauties Compete For Farm Bureau Queen Title
Twelve McCulloch County girls compete in the Farm Bureau Queen contest at the Municipal Golf Course clubhouse on August 5. Rehearsal is August 4. Contestants include Janja Bratton, Cheryl Broad, Karen Bratton, Becky Bratton, Linda Cates, Ava Dahlberg, Susan Evridge, Kathy Fleming, Elaine Galbreath, Mackye Morrow, Linda Simpson, and Jane Spiller, with various high school affiliations and activities.
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McCulloch County
Farm Bureau
David Dahlberg
McCulloch County Farm Bureau
Absentees Cast In Wet Election Expected Record Turnout
County Clerk Ira Turner reported 75 absentee ballots received for the August 7 election. With a Tuesday 5 p.m. deadline and limited voting days this Friday Monday and Tuesday, Turner forecasts 150 or more absentee votes and a notably high turnout in Brady.
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Ira Turner
Turner
Brady
Baptist Church Plans Brady Car Wash Fundraiser
The First Baptist Church of Brady schedules a Friday car wash with pickup and delivery service offered. Cars are washed for 1.50 each and call 597 4963 for arrangements.
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Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of
Brady
Pioneer Gas Vice President Jas A Davis Dies at 60
James A. Davis 60, vice president of Pioneer Natural Gas Co., died at his Amarillo home after a heart attack shortly after midnight. Born Sept 4 1904 in Big Spring he was a 1927 Texas A M College graduate and longtime gas industry executive. He lived in Amarillo and was known among Brady business leaders where he frequented.
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James A. Davis
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Amarillo
Mr. Davis
Big Spring
Texas A&m College
Empire Southern Gas Co
Pioneer In
Davis
Brady
Charles Jordan Native of Brady Dies in Bellaire
Charles Leslie Jordan 5 percent of 4800 Beech Bellaire died at 5 50 a m Wednesday Body brought by plane Wednesday afternoon for funeral services at Wilkerson Chapel 2 p m Friday Rev Bill Boswell First Christian Church officiating Burial in Voca Cemetery A Brady native he starred as a guard for Brady High School later attended Southwest Texas State College in San Antonio The obituary notes he had worked in the area for years.
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Charles Leslie Jordan
Beech
Bellaire
Wilkerson Chapel
Bill Boswell
First Christian Church
Voca
Brady
Jordan
Brady High School
Southwest Texas State College
San
Wes
Premier Stop Has Grand Opening
The Premier Truck Stop and car wash on U S Highway 7 South opens with a three day grand opening Friday through Sunday. Free gifts include a portable TV set a transistor radio candy balloons Dr Pepper and a car wash with an eight gallon gas purchase. Operations are run by Bennie Benefield Jerry Bearden Billy Jackson and Glynn Cochran.
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U. 8 Highway &7 South
Bennie Benefield
Jerry Bearden
Billy Jackson
Glynn Cochran
Sister of Bradyites Dies At Alpine
Mrs. Pearl Thornton, age 54, of Alpine died early Saturday July 24 at Brewster County Hospital. A 54 year Alpine resident and Baptist, she is survived by daughter Marjorie Thornton of Alpine, son E. M. Thornton Jr. of Abilene, sisters Mrs. M. P. Pearson Brady and Mrs. Ellen Deland Ozona, brother Ed McCoy Brady, and two others. Funeral was July 26 at First Baptist Church Alpine with burial Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Pearl Thornton
Brewster County Hospital
Alpine
First Baptist Church
Elm Grove
Marjorie Thornton
E. M. Thornton, Jr
Abilene
M. P. Pearson
Brady
Ellen Deland
Ozona
T. Donaldson
Eldorado
Ed McCoy
Hiway Patrolman Straley Transferred to Goldthwaite
Hiway Patrolman Jack Straley is transferred from Brady to Goldthwaite effective August 1 after three years in Brady and six years in Cameron. He came to Brady in August 1962 to replace G C Matthews. An ice cream party was held at Richards Park in his honor Tuesday night. Dennis Vickery of Weslaco will replace Straley and join Dwayne Cohn here.
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Jack Straley
Brady
Goldthwaite
Straley
G. GC. Matthews
Cameron
Richards Park
Dennis Vickery
Weslaco
Dwayne Cohn
Miers Johnson To Attend State Vocational Workshop
Rochelle High School teacher Miers Johnson will attend the Statewide In-Service Education Workshop for Vocational Agriculture Teachers from August 10 to 13 in Dallas. State officials J W Edgar and M A Browning will speak, with Dr Robert K B Taylor delivering the principal address.
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Miers Johnson
Rochelle High School
Dallas
J. W. Edgar
M. A. Browning
Robert KB. Taylor
Brady Suffers Power Outage From Severe Storm
A bright electrical storm struck Brady causing a transformer at the City Water and Light plant to fail and cutting electricity for about three hours. Power was restored using temporary single phase transformers while a repair or replacement is arranged. Rainfall varied across the city with observers reporting from 0.4 to 0.6 inches and larger totals in some areas.
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Brady
City Water & Light
J. R. Coch
Max Squires Buys Selmans Station
Max Squires, a noted service station operator, has purchased the Gulf Service Station at 2306 South Bridge Street from Marvin Selman. The new firm, Squires Gulf Station, will continue serving old and new customers daily from early morning to evening.
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Max Squires
Gulf
South Bridge Street
Marvin Selman
Squires
Squires Gulf Station
Bradyites Attend Marlin Funeral For Doctor's Wife
Three women died and two were seriously injured in a two car crash two miles north of Riesel McLennan County. Dr Mitchell Brown radiologist at Marlin hospital his wife among the dead. Funeral in Marlin at 5 p m Wednesday attended by local Brady men.
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Riesel
McLennon County
Mitchell Brown
George Brown
Franklin
Marlin Hospital
Margaret Breeding
Waco
Pearl Bowden
Irene Grubb
Sloan
Sen Saba County
Brady
Marlin
Bill Vaughn
Trickham
C. D. Reed
Jack Gartman
Apostolic Church Holding Revival in Brady
A revival is now in progress at the Brady Apostolic Church on the Brownwood Highway. Everyone is invited to attend with Evangelist Jeasie Price of Dallas preaching each night, and special music by David Price at the piano.
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Gress
Brady Apostolic Church
Brownwood Highway
Jeasie Price
Dallas
David Price
Ten Amendments to be Published in The Standard
The Brady Standard will publish ten amendments to the constitution for a November general election. A prior single amendment appeared in June and July and will be voted on in September. Readers are urged to study each amendment carefully and vote when they appear in successive Brady Standard issues.
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Brady Standard
Standard
Mrs Decker 56 Dies In Brady After Hospital Stay
Beatrice Louise Decker 56 a Brady telephone operator died Friday morning July 23 after hospitalization since July 6. Services were held at Waldrone Funeral Home Llano with burial in Llano Cemetery. Survived by daughter Cecil Walker Odessa son Kenneth Decker Austin two sisters and pallbearers.
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Beatrice Louise Decker
San Angelo
Waldrone Funeral
Llano
Bethel Pyle
First Christian Church
Decker
Llano County
Brady
Southwestern States Telephone Co
Clarence Decker
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Geortaane Granville
Muncipal Country Club
Jan Bratton
Jan Ja
Lloyd Bratton
Prady High School
FTA
Cheryl
H. O. Broad
Business College
Austin
Order of the Rainbow Girls
First Methodist Church
Karen Burk
Karen
Richard Bratton
Rochelle
National Honor Society
Rainbow Girls
Bulldog Band
Bark Staff
Becky Burk
Becky
BHS
FHA
Linda Cates
Linda
Walton Cates
Ava Dahlberg
Ava
Susan PV
Ridgor
Susan
J. G. Evridge
Representive
Kathy Flemming
Kathy
W. D. Flemming
Melvin
Melvin High School
PHA
UIL
Elaine Galbreath
Elaine
Tom Galbreath
Future Nurses
Mackyve Morrow
Mackye
J. D. Morrow
FFA
Linda Simpson
Red Simpson
Jane Spiller
Jane
Jack Spiller
San Angelo College
Heart of Texas
Mackye Morrow
Susan Everidge
Cheryl Broad
Jas. A. Davis
Pioneer Gas
Charles Jordan
Bradyites
Hiway
James Feazelle
Ran
U.S
Ida Mae Sears
Camp Sab Saba
Parker Pumphrey
D.S. Pumphrey
Mercury
Placid
J. W. Hargrove
Edgar Price
Selman
Sweden
Lohn
Pear Valley
Eriktdeciten
Ford Ranch
Carroll Colony
Fairview
Camp San Sabane
Apostolic Church Holding Revival
Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom
B. C
America
Osborne Robinson
England
The
Academy
Robinson
Academy of Freedom
Department of Social Sciences
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Mes
Beatrice L. Decker
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