Brady Letters Laud Bicentennial Edition and Early Press History
Readers praise The Standard Bicentennial edition and recount Brady newspaper history from 1908 to 1920s. Memories include the Sentinel, Matthews family, George Baker, and the rise of local papers amid Klan-era ownership, with notes on editor figures and old Brady life. A second letter requests tornado photos for National Weather Service research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Brady
Dad
Harry Schwenker
Sentinel
A. G
Pat) Mayse
Hardin-Jones
Blackburn
Mayse
McKinney
Courier-Gazette
Sherman Democrat
Paris News
George Washington
Matthews
J. Marvin Hunter
Brady Sentinel
Hardin Jones
Hardin
Brady National Bank
Frank Ogden
Matt Moore
Ogden
Moore
Brownwood Bulletin
David Hall
Austin
University of Texas Daily Texan
Fort Worth Press
Pittsburg Press
George Baker
Fort Stockton Pioneer
Texas Legislature
University of Missouri
San Saba
Baker
L. B. Smith
Brady Herald
South Bridge
Texas
Mr. Smith
National Weather Service
Arthur F. Talamantes
Heart of Texas Hospital Admissions and Discharges
The Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital lists admissions for May 30 to June 5 including Henry Cooper Ronald Garnett William C. Williams R. A. Evans Jr. and many others. Discharges for the same period include Mrs. John O'Donnell Lem B. Sheffield Joe A. Robles and Ronald Garnett among others. Chess Origin India generally is credited with creating chaturanga and the first international tournament may have been in 1566 between Italian and Spanish players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O'Donnell
Mason Lem B. Sheffield
Menard
Sylvester Ramon
Melvin
India
Local Fife Notes Reflect Rain Shortage and Family Gatherings
Farmers report hay baled and limited grain yields due to insufficient rain in Fife Texas. The Fearle descendants met in Algerta May 30 to honor early settlers with a cemetery plaque and family dinner in a pecan bottom. Relatives and friends from Abilene Mesquite League City Brady and Brady Lake joined to visit homes and attend reunions with the Bradley, Purcell, Ruff, Marshall and Duncan families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Isaacs
Fearle
Algerta
Houston
David
Leroy Purcell
Letha
Terri
League City
Richard Ruff
Walter Ruff
Mesquite
Brady
H. D. Bradley
Tom Bradley
Ruff
E. L. Marshall
Don Duncan
Lohn News Highlights Homecoming and Local Events
Lohn reports week of weather with clouds and showers while noting a large 30 ex-faculty turnout at the Homecoming. Howard Aycock donates two enlarged photos of the 1931 basketball team and a student group. Voter turnout improved with local tennis and baseball results and visits by residents from Brady and Blooming Grove. Twin-screw propeller history recalls Little Juliana steamboat of 1804.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lohn
Texas
Mother Nature
Claudia Smith
Paul
Georgia
San Angelo
Cleve Looney
Max Kimble
Midland
Pete Looney
Dublin
Mabel Lockhart Deats
Brady
Lorna Draper Banger
Eden
J. T. Woodward
Amy Cummins Teele
Odessa
J.C. Petty
Burn
Howard Aycock
Lohn School
Aycock
Sue Lohn
John Guyton
Eunice Day
Louis
Joe Davila
Georgia Hill
Davila
Wingate
Winters
Abilene
Santa Anna
Charles E. Hill
Blooming Grove
Brady Standard Classified Rates Notice Box
Brady Standard lists advertising rates for display and classified sections. Rates include per column inch charges for offset slicks and per word and per line charges for classified ads with minimums. Publication details specify Brady, Texas distribution and office contact.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Smitty
Joe
Jim Matthews
Christina
Carlotta Matthews
J. T. Cavanaugh
Melvin Enterprise
Cavanaugh
Ku Klux Klan
Central Texas
Round Rock
Huffer and Foster
Zenas Deer
Heart of Texas News
Rising Star Record
E. L. Jones
James
Larry
Mr. Schwenker
Daddy
Connie “Reed” Trevino
Heart of Texas Memorial
Hospital News
Henry Cooper Ronald Garnett
William C. Williams
R. A. Evans, Jr
John Lyckman
Samuel Cuniff
Davie Blackwell
Melvin Burk
Rochelle
Roby Shuffield
E. S. McCoy
Joe Hays
David Wright, Rochelle Marshall McLemore
William Russell
Richard Bara
Albert Y. Balderas
Weldon Boyles
Charlie Dotson
Sherri Reagan
Jim Ellison
Ernest McWilliams
Mason
G. C. Looney
John
C. M. Ledbetter
Otho Kirkpatrick
Richard Pennell
Virgil Harmon
Dorothy McCormick
Ted Simon
Fredonia
Jess Burk
John Sloane
James McCoy
Gil Ramirez
John Irene Ramirez
J. A. Sansom
Elgin McLerran
Voca
Joe A. Robles
Nettie Stacy
Troy Yoakum
Cleburne
Ronald Garnett
David Wright
Lake
August Lange
Katemey
Marshall McLemore
Claire Hodges
Myrtle Weeks
Jerry Pitcox
C. D. Larremore
Joseph C. Jones
Roby Sheffield Albert Balderas, Jr
Otha Kirkpatrick
Ernest McWilliams, Mason Wayne Goodgame
Fife News
0. C. Utley
Fife
Robert Pearce
Freddie
Bobby
Crouch
Brady Lake
L. F. Lewis
Brady Gospel Church
E. Pearl St
Brady,Texas
Lohn News
Mollie Smith
Ava Crumbley
Alvarie Shaver Taylor
Nelda Moore Rogers
Hurst
Thomas E. Whiteley
O'Brian
Mattie Gray
Rockwood
Zora Rowlett
Mullins
Glenda Middleton
Carl James
Oma Tedder
Charles Brewster
Marc Boswell
Peggy Adams
Col
John Stevens
New York
Hoboken
S. Bridge Street
Larry B. Smith
Brady Enterprise
McCulloch County Star
McCulloch
Brady Standard
Counties
Clock Care
Leisure Lodge Nursing Center
Menard Hwy. Brady
Richard J. Lane
Optometrist
Blaghburn Brady
Brady Himeral
Joe Gault
Mgr
Edmon Ellison
Tommy Ellison
S. Bridge
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