Grady Burns Dies Radio Station Owner at 56
Grady Burns longtime Brady resident and KNEL owner died at Brady Hospital after three weeks critical illness. Born May 14 1898 in McCulloch County he also served on City Council and Brady School Board. Funeral 2 30 pm Wilkerson chapel burial Rest Haven with pallbearers named.
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Brady Hospital
Mr. Burns
The
Future Farmers of America
FFA Boys
McCulloch County
Voca
Brady Masonic Lodge
West 13Th
Scouts to Leave for Camp Next Sunday
Fifteen to twenty Boy Scouts from Heart of Texas District will depart Sunday afternoon for a week at Camp Sol Mayer near Menard. Accompanied by Billy Dikes and Bill Turner, both Brady residents, they will attend June 6 to 12 with a cost of 13 dollars and 50 cents.
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Heart of Texas
Camp Sol Mayer
Menard
Billy Dikes
John Tarleton College
Bill Turner
University of Texas
Dikes
Turner
Brady
Nelson Dukes
Sol Mayer
Tootsie Mitchell Joins Home Lumber Co
Kenneth J. Tootsie Mitchell becomes a partner with Bill Miller at Home Lumber Company Brady. He assumed new duties Tuesday morning after four years in the U S Air Force. He was born in Rochelle and resides at 1803 South High Street with his wife Ira Mae and their 21 month old daughter.
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Kenneth J
Tootsie) Mitchell
Bill Miller
Home Lumber Company
Tootsie
Rochelle
Mitchells
South High St
Mitchell
Ira Mae Miller
U. Air Force
Brady
Adams Furniture Company Closes Out Final Sale
Adams Furniture Company winds up its final close out sale at the three story Mann building. Lee Adams says the sale offers high quality living room and bedroom suites with drastic price cuts on odd pieces and good used furniture during the final sale days.
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Adams Furniture Company
Mann Building
Lee Adams
Adams
Richland Athlete Leaves Hospital
J. D. Hyde Smith a 17 year old Richland athlete shot in April by a .22 rifle was released from Brady Hospital. His physician said he seems perfectly normal again after a chest wound left him in critical condition for a time.
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J. D
Hyde) Smith
Richland
Brady Hospital
Young Smith
Mrs. Amelia Raines 81 Dies in Brady
Mrs. Amelia Raines 81 died at her Brady home at 9 15 a m Sunday. Born in Mason June 16 1872 she leaves two sons Dave Raines Brady and J W Raines of auger Land two daughters Mrs A H Kelso Brady and Mrs B H Kendrick Brownwood six grandchildren and two great grandchildren After short services in Brady funeral services were held in Mason Nazarene Church Tuesday Burial in Gooch Cemetery Wilkerson Funeral Home assisted.
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Amelia Raines
Brady
Mason
Dave Raines
J. W. Raines
Auger Land
A. H. Kelso
B. H. Kendrick
Brownwood
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Nazarene Church
Gooch Cemetery
Brady Seniors Return From Trip With Horn Blast
Brady High School seniors and four sponsors returned home after a chartered bus trip to New Braunfels Houston Galveston and Austin. The group arrived around 11 p.m. Monday and paraded the plaza with a horn blare. Principal Ethridge reported minor seasickness and sunburn but praised the trip and students.
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Brady High School
C. A. Ethridge
New Braunfels
Houston
Galveston
Austin
Union Vacation Bible School at Rochelle
The Union Vacation Bible School at Rochelle runs June 7 through June 18 with daily sessions from 8 30 to 10 30 a m Registration night is Friday June 4 at the Rochelle Methodist Church featuring a screening of a film.
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Union Vacation
Rochelle
Union Vacation Bible School
Rochelle Methodist Church
No Driver's Tests In Brady Thursday
No driver's license tests will be given here Thursday June 3 due to M W Parker the Department of Public Safety examiner being out of town Parker's office in the courthouse will reopen Thursday June 10 at 9 a m
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M. W. Parker
Department of Public Safety
Parker
Brady Singers on Way To Hollywood Success
Brady and Linda Peters of Brady along with Don Powers of Los Angeles form the Don Carson Trio. After a year in Hollywood they earned a top spot on Esther Williams-Ben Gage show at The Trails, signed a month contract, and perform with stars like Mickey Rooney and Groucho Marx. A 15 week Korea USO tour and a record contract are pending with Crosby showing interest. Mrs Stockstill will join them in Glendale for the summer.
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Hollywood
Bryan
Linda Peters
Brady
Don Powers
Los Angeles
Esther Williams
Ben Gage
Korea
Crosby
Don Carson
Spook
Linda
Hilma Stockstill
Brady High School
Dallas
Brady High School Graduates Hear Future in Your Hands
Mrs. Kate Bell of Houston urged Brady High seniors to take charge of their future and the world’s hope in their hands during Thursday night’s commencement. Speakers Anna Jo Palmer and Jaryl Young praised parental support, school guidance, and life as a journey. Jaryl received the Rotary citizenship trophy for his high school achievements.
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Kate Bell
Brady High School
Anna Jo Palmer
Jaryl Young
Anna Jo
Jaryl
Rotary Club
Tom Davis
Rotary
Davis
Brady High
C. A. Ethridge
C. A. Reynolds
Houston
Brady Welcomes Fourth Year for Rev Roy H May
At the Southwest Texas Methodist Conference in San Antonio final appointments named Rev Roy H May to continue as pastor of the First Methodist Church in Brady for a fourth year. Other Se Santo district moves include Rev Mitchell H Smith to Melvin and Pear Valley, Trinity Church new pastor Travis McNair, Rev Roy H Wold to Christoval, and district superintendent Rev J Preu Beucks moving to Kerrville succeeding L Eugene Harris.
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Roy H. May
First Methodist Church
Brady
San Antonio
San Angelo
Mitchell H. Smith
Melvin
Pear Valley
West Sweden
Trinity Methodist Church
New Trinity Church
Travis McNair
Roy H. Wold
Rochelle
Richland Springs
Christoval
J. Preu. Beucks
Kerrville
L. Eugene Harris
Theater to Help Students Celebrate Cartoon Show at Texas Theater
The Texas Theater hosts an annual all cartoon program to celebrate the end of the school year. The event runs Saturday at 10 a.m. Ten cartoons will be shown with free popcorn. Admission is 25 cents for children.
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The
Texas Theater
Mrs Oren Cox Patient at Brady Hospital
Mrs. Oren Cox of Richland Springs was a patient in Brady Hospital from Thursday to Saturday.
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Oren Cox
Richland Springs
Brady Hospital
Ex-Brady Couple Killed in West Texas Collision
Clayton Hanna 28 and Anna Baker 26, recently moved to Waco, died in a head on crash with a cattle truck near Goldthwaite. Hanna, Barqs Bottling Co. manager, and Baker, Brady native, were en route to Brady when their 1952 Oldsmobile collided with the empty truck. Funeral services were held at St Patrick's Brady with burial at Rest Haven.
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Brady
Waco
Goldthwaite
Clayton Hanna
Anna Baker
Hanna
Barq’s Bottling Co
W. L. Isaacs
Fife
Charlie Baker
Harry Cortz Dockum
Don Ewing
Dockum
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Rest Haven
Mr. Hanna
Diane Roddie Crowned Queen of Hill Country Rodeo
Diane Roddie representing Brady FFA was named queen of the Hill Country District Rodeo in Mason. She rode in the queen contest after appearing in the opening day parade. Among Brady contestants Leslie Wieher won third in broke riding. Bobby Joy fell ill and Tracy Byrd left for Winters event. Team placings: Mason first Johnson City second San Saba third Fredericksburg fourth.
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Diane Roddie
Brady Ffa
Mason
Diane
Frank Roddie
Brady
Leslie Wieher
Bobby Joy
Tracy Byrd
Bobby
Tracy
Johnson City
San Saba
Fredericksburg
Brady July Jubilee Board Meeting Planned
The board of directors of the Brady July Jubilee is scheduled to meet Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office to plan this year's Jubilee.
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Jubilee Board
Chamber of Commerce
Milburn Reunion Brings 1000 Former Students Together
About 1,000 Milburn School alumni gathered at the tabernacle and the old four room schoolhouse near the Colorado River for an all day reunion. Organizers led by the Beakley brothers and Henderson Craven provided barbecue and ice while Miss Mattie Ella Craven shared Milburn history and memories. The gathering opened with a welcome from Robert Beakley and included prayers, singing, and a program reflecting on the community's past.
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Mildred Williamson
Milburn School
Tabernacle
Milburn
McCulloch County
Colorado River
McCulloch
Brown Counties
Beakley Brothers
Robert
Grover Beakley
Winchell
Brookesmith
Henderson Craven
Brownwood
the Tabernacle
Robert Beakley
Mattie Ella Craven
Denton
Craven
George Harris
Rochelle
Kate Porter
Co. C. Chamberlain
America
Moore Eubanks
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Brady Church of Christ
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Tom Patton
Tootsie Mitchell
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Bryan “Spook” Peters
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San Angelo College
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Incarnate Word College
University of Denver
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Douglas Hanna
Lometa
Roy Webb
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Queen of
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Bert Hughes
Rev
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