Cost-of-Living Wages Hiked for City Employes
Brady City Council granted cost-of-living salary adjustments to all employees with over one year of service who had not received a raise in the past year. The meeting covered playground equipment, curb repairs, grandstand safety upgrades, street lights by the Civil Defense building, and preparations for the Texas Muzzle Loading Rifle Association visit June 11–14. A fire plug at Brady Lake near the screened shelters was approved, and Bear Creek boat ramp status was reported with lake lots discussion of a south Lake View addition, no action taken.
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Civil Defense Building
Texas
Muzzle Loading Rifle Association
Brady Lake
Bear Creek
Dan Miller to Receive Honorary FFA Award
Four McCulloch County Future Farmers of America members were named to receive the State's highest FFA degree at the 16th area convention in Fredericksburg on June 12. The State Committee in San Antonio will grant approval in June. Brady supporters named Steve Kyzar Norman McBee and Jeff Broad. Rochelle's Gary Engdahl also selected. Dan Miller earned an honorary Lone Star Farmer Award for service to local FFA.
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McCulloch County
Future Farmers of America
Fredericksburg
State Committee
San Antonio
Brady Boys
Steve Kyzar
Jack Kyzar
Norman McBee
Jeff Broad
Miller
FFA
Bill Bratton
Area VII
San Saba
Final Rites Held For Mrs. Emma Brown
Mrs. Emma Laura Brown died at 9 a m Sunday in East General Hospital Houston after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with Henry McBroom officiating. Burial was in Voca Cemetery. She was born September 2 1895 in Voca and married Tom Brown March 15 1925 in Menard. Survivors include her husband two sons two daughters three sisters a brother and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Emma Laura Brown
Voca
East General Hospital
Houston
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
Henry McBroom
Brown
Tom Brown
Menard
R. B. Brown
T. B. Brown
Lubbdock
Bobby Watkins
Billy Myhre
Los Angeles
Calif
James Jeffress
Lockney
Leona Holloway
Estelle Millsap
Ann Elliott
San Angelo
Lewis Dean
Duncan, Ariz
Mason County Singing Convention at Bethel Church
The Mason County Singing Convention meets at 2 p m Sunday at Bethel Church Camp Air. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Mason County
Bethel Church
Camp Air
Hampton Relates Vietnam Situation Letter From J D Hampton
Former Brady High School agriculture teacher now with AID in Vietnam discusses Village Self Development Program VSD investors surveyers and village led funding decisions The letter notes VSD funding basics village control of spending and aims to strengthen local government It also covers Vietnamization Nixon policies and views on Cambodia actions with emphasis on avoiding pacification delays and protecting American lives Continued on page 8 col 4.
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J. D. Hampton
Brady High School
Department of Agriculture
Agency For International Development
Vietnam
Larry B. Smith
Hampton
VSD
Nixon
Cambodia
Brady School Trustees Hire Four New Teachers
At the Monday meeting the Brady Independent School District trustees approved four new teachers including Jerry McLeod who is officially named as the new BHS basketball coach. Also approved were Mrs. Jeff D. Thompson and three other instructors.
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Brady
Brady Independent School District
Jerry McLeod
BHS
Jeff D. Thompson
Final Rites For Mrs. Swenson
Mrs. Eric Swenson 77 of Brady died at Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Funeral at Wilkerson Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Robert Graham with burial in Live Oak Cemetery. Born Oct. 4, 1892 in Menard she lived in Brady since 1907. She married Eric Swenson Feb. 12, 1922 in Brady.
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Eric
Trix) Swenson
Brady
Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
Robert Graham
First Presbyterian Church
Dickinson
Live Oak Cemetery
Menard
Eric Swenson
Alma Deaver
H. K. Adkins
Laredo
Edna Hennersdorf
H. J. Craddock
Fort Worth
Muzzle Loaders To Be Here June 11
The 21st annual championship by the Texas Muzzle Loading Rifle Association comes to Kenneth Medlock Range at Brady Lake June 11 14. Expect 100 shooters from across states with 200 to 250 people including families attending. Sixty matches comprise the program with medals for top three in each. authentic period costumes and muzzle loading weapons will be seen. NMLRA rules apply with local modifications.
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Kenneth Medlock
Brady Lake
Texas
Brady
Oklahoma
Ohio
Colorado
National
Muzzle Loaders Rifle Association
Midland and Austin Women Start European Tour
Mrs. Wilda Samuelson Simp son of Midland and Mrs. L. B. Smith of Austin depart Love Field Dallas for Brussels. They will tour Belgium France Switzerland Germany and Holland then visit Stockholm as guests of Alf Bexall and wife. They plan to return July 24.
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Wilda Samuelson Simpson
Midland
L. B. Smith
Austin
Love Field
Dallas
Brussels
Belgium
France
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
Stockholm
Sweden
Alf Bexall
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Stanburn Addition
South Brady
G. Rollie White Downs
James Feazelle
Lakeview
Dan Miller
B. C. Broad
Gary Engdahl
Rochelle Ffa
Ray Engdahl
E. L. Ross
R. D. Hopper
T. Wood
Rochelle
Larry Ringer
Veterinary Medical Award
Bratton
Tarleton State College
Fredericks
Burg
Mrs. Brown
Richards Park
Brady and
Singing
Larry
Region
United States
Brady School Trustees
Brenda Kay Martin
Mrs. Swenson
Mary Lee Sammons
Thompson
Kerrville
Thompson Is
North Texas State University
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos
Miss Martin
Pittsburg
Tex
Baylor University
Floydada
Teddy Allen
Trinity University
Texas A&m University
Kathryn Leach
Norman Motors, Inc
Henry Colyer
Brownwood
Northwest
Association
Bobby Bragan
Texas Baseball League
Bragan
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