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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1955
Page
8
Mrs Hettice Harris and Lloyd of Rochelle returned home Tuesday after ten days at the home of their daughter and sister Mrs L O Bearden of Okmulgee Oklahoma.
Milt Miller of the American Angus Breeders Association led a 12 man Texas group from Dallas to New Orleans Havana Montego Bay Jamaica Caracas Bogota. He described two large government projects in Venezuela including a 500000 acre irrigation scheme and a 70000 acre dry land farm with 28 nationalities. He noted modern buildings alongside huts and that air transport and agriculture show both ancient and modern traits. The delegation planned further visits in South America before returning home.
The Heart of Texas Commission Company reports a weaker livestock sale with a light cattle run and 1 700 head of sheep. Prices ranged for lambs and yearlings from 8 to 19, stockers 4 to 15, cows 6 to 11, and hogs at 17.75 with packer sows 12.25.
Planned summer program schedules for Richards Park include a June 13 start pending field completion. Activities include a story hour for ages 6 to 9, tennis at Brady Junior High, and free swimming classes at the city pool with specific times for non-swimmers and various grade groups.
Guests of Jack Hagler over the weekend included his daughter Jeanne and Wayne Bowles from Santa Fe Mex Mrs Wright Carlisle and Keith of Balls and Ronnie and Mary Ellen Watkins of McCamey.
Mrs J H Snodgrass returned home after visiting relatives in Donna and attending grandson Joe Bob Snodgrass s graduation at A M College She stopped in Killeen to see Mr and Mrs Bruce Snodgrass during the trip
Funeral services were held in Abilene for Amos Millsap 44 native of Brady and Abilene resident for eight years who died Friday May 27 in a Kerrville hospital from injuries in an auto crash near Comfort. His mother Ollie Millsap and sister Mrs Carl Holt also injured and hospitalized at Fredericksburg. all have Brady relatives.
A list of participants is provided for a feeding program including Larry Walker Lohn FFA Kirby Huffman Rochelle 4-H Dick Moseley Rochelle FFA Jack Moseley Rochelle 4-H Gail Odom Melvin FFA Tommy and George Kidd Rochelle 4-H Jon Virdell Rochelle FFA Billy Patterson Lohn FFA Jerry Marshall Melvin FFA Durwood Thompson Melvin FFA Marion Young Brady FFA John Lloyd Blauvelt Rochelle Hugh and Ray Doyal Mercury 4-H.
The Chevalier Degree will be conferred Saturday night on three Brady DeMolays Ronnie Salter Gerald Mays and Bill Ricks all past master councilors. The awards will be under the direction of the Brady chapter advisory council Terry Townsend Eitel Hahn and Murray Jordan holders of the Chevalley degree.
Mrs R L Richter of Waldrip was admitted to Medical and Surgical Hospital Wednesday.
No driver tests will be given Thursday June 9 due to examiner Max W. Parker’s vacation. Exams resume the following day, June 16, at the same location.
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