Rochelle Classmates Reunite After 50 Years
A Rochelle 1909 class reunion drew 19 members and teacher Annie Williamson Bryson to the Community Center. They shared memories, viewed an old group photo, and presented Bryson a corsage and engraved charm bracelet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Annie Williamson Bryson
Brady
Granville Bryson
L. A. Bryson
Bers
George Cole
Josie Oliver Pennington
Ethel Mann Brown
Menard
Myrtle Burk Sellman
Sonora
Myrtle Hurd Anderson
Ruthie Blount Dew
Ethel Neal Yeager
Bowie
Davie Blount Keith
Bid Accepted On Switchgear At Power Plant
City Council approved a $54 425 bid from Westinghouse Electric for switch gear and electrical equipment for two new engines at the city power plant. A remodeling contract of $7 514 80 for the plant was let to C A Watson Brady contractor. Dr G H Ricks was reappointed health officer. May fines totaled 110 50. Pool business is good and a fireworks display was approved for Miss Heart O Texas Jubilee.
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Westinghouse Electric
C. A. Watson
Brady
G. H. Ricks
City Recorder
W. A. Carroll
James Feazelle
Frank Martin of Brady Dies
Frank Martin 79 a Santa Fe Railroad employe died at 9 50 p m Tuesday at the Santa Fe Hospital in Temple Born March 19 1880 in Birmingham Alabama he lived in Brady at 506 East Fifth St Funeral services will be at Wilkerson Funeral Home with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery Survivors include his wife a son Watt Martin of Ventura California two daughters Hazel Gentry and Nancy Friddle of Ventura a stepson J D Riley of Escondido California two brothers George Martin of Beaumont and L W Martin of Humble Texas and two sisters Icie Young of Temple and Julia Spires of California
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Frank Martin
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Temple
Birmingham
Ala
Brady
East Fifth St
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Rest Haven Cemetery
Watt Martin
Ventura
Calif
Hazel Gentry
Nancy Friddle
J. D. Riley
Escondido
George Martin
Beaumont
L. W. Martin
Humble
Tex
Icie Young
Julia Spires
California
Recreation Programs Begin as Summer Schedule Adds Four Activities
Four more sections of the Summer Recreation Program start Monday offering Story Hour for ages five to seven at South Ward School, tennis instruction on junior high courts, girls softball senior and junior leagues, and men’s volleyball on high school courts. Free swimming classes already began and Coach Crick York’s fitness program starts June 15 with Monday or Tuesday evening sessions and registration details for June 8.
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Crick York
South Ward
John Sloane
Glenda Fowler
Jetta Baker
Baptist ministers press city to bar beer at Country Club
A delegation of Baptist pastors urged the City Council to prevent beer at the city owned Country Club. They cited beer availability during a golf tournament and asked redesign of the clubhouse sign to say no beer sold and patrons to bring their own. The council offered no action.
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Country Club
J. J. Jordan
First Baptist Church
Gene Dickson
Central Baptist Church
Bob Burtis
Baptist Chapel
Jordan
Liquor Control Board
Council
Splash Day Delayed One Week at Country Club Pool
The formal opening of the new swimming pool at the Country Club is postponed for a week. Splash Day will be held Sunday June 14 at 2 p m. The program will be announced next week.
Chamber of Commerce Board Drafts Work Plan
Chamber of Commerce directors began screening projects for inclusion in the program of work. The West Texas Chamber analysis of 974 suggestions from the McCulloch County Progress Forum notes strong citizen support for an expanded program and highlights surface water supply for Brady as the top project followed by industrial development. The report urges a general long range plan to attract industry.
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Chamber of Commerce
McCulloch County
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Duncan
Wree Community Services Division
Duncan
Brady
Suggestions for Brady Community Improvements from Progress Forum
Randomly selected ideas from the Chamber of Commerce Progress Forum urging capitalizing on local venues for reunions and conventions, extending store hours, improving parks and Brady Creek, publishing the county paper earlier, building a country club and theater, adding teen entertainment, better stores, and stricter enforcement, plus requests for a new courthouse and concrete block industry.
Dr George B Miller 77 Dies in Cleburne
Dr George B Miller 77 formerly of Brady died Wednesday at his Cleburne home where he had lived five years He was born June 21 1881 in Hamilton served in the Medical Corps in World War I and retired from medicine in 1945 Funeral held Friday at 130 pm in Wilkerson Funeral Home with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery Survivors include his wife and two brothers Roy H Miller Dallas and J R Miller Stephenville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Miller
Brady
Cleburne
Hamilton
Big Lake
Dallas
Altus
Oklo
M. B. Carroll
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Rest Haven Cemetery
Sister of Paul Klatt Dies at LaGrange
Miss Anna Klatt native of LaGrange and sister of Paul Klatt of Brady died in a LaGrange hospital at 2 o clock last Saturday morning. She had been hospitalized since Wednesday evening. Mr Klatt was called Saturday afternoon and remained for funeral services at 2 pm Sunday. Burial was in LaGrange Cemetery.
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Anna Klatt
la- Grange
Paul Klatt
Brady
Klatt
LaGrange Cemetery
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Twister
Melvin
Annie
Clas
Old Davis
Fikes
Camp San Saba
Vernon Waddill
John McGuffin
Fife
Lohn
Placid
Voca
Calf Creek
Henry Dail
George Veazey
Attuck
Mercury
Placid Baptist Church
Lewis Knutson
Margaret Jordan
George Vick
L. W. Turnell
Turnell
Ed Long
Flora Waddill
Waddill
Deep Creek
Milton Gainer
Mr. Gainer
Mrs
Annie Bryson
Ellen Berquist
Maud Berquist
Gainer Burk Brady
Vernon Waddill, Sr
Bessie
Edna Baxter Stephens
Mineral Wells
Love Hampton John
Mont
Winnie Smith Floyd
Olin Altizer
del Rio
J.B. Guyton
Monta Hampton
Chamber of Commerce Board
The
Brady Creek
Brady’s
Ted Lacey
Richards Park
Brownwood
Chamber
Dr. Miller
Roy H. Miller
J. R. Miller
Stephenville
LaGrange
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