Final Rites Held For Mrs Broad Widow Of Brady Merchant
Funeral services were held at 10 a m Thursday at Brady Presbyterian Church for Mrs Mary Gober Broad 65 widow of a Brady merchant. Rev Marshall S Pinkerton officiated and burial was in Brady Cemetery. She was found dead at her home 1202 South Elm about noon Tuesday by sister Mrs Dick Baker of San Angelo who came to take her to Temple. The doctor said death occurred between 9 30 p m Monday and midnight. Born January 14 1894 in Burleson Texas she was formerly Mary Brooks and married to the late H L Gober in 1914. They moved to Brady in 1927 where he partnered in Stevens Gober Company furniture hardware at the old Mann building Elm and East Commerce.
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Brady Presbyterian Church
Mary Gober Broad
Brady
Marshall S. Pinkerton
Brady Cemetery
Broad
South Elm
Dick Baker
San Angelo
Temple
Grain Harvest Nearing Peak In Local Coop Tribune
A M Jones of the Farmers and Ranchers Co op says oats and wheat harvesting should peak this week if hot clear weather holds. The crop is of good quality but oats yield is slim while wheat yields run 10 to 12 bushels per acre. Last year large bumper crops brought many trucks and trailers to town. this season grain moves more easily by pickups and a few trailers.
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A. M
Tim) Jones
Farmers and Ranchers Co-op
Jones
Splash Day at Brady pool marks grand opening on Country Club grounds
Brady hosts Splash Day Sunday with a bathing beauty review MC'd by Korky Steffens. Local officials eye an aquatic team from San Antonio as the pool opens for free swimming after the program. The 100 by 36 foot pool sits on a hill overlooking Live Oak Creek and the golf course with a 10 foot depth and shallow end of 3 feet.
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Brady
Country Club
Korky Steffens
Chamber of Commerce
Roger Wheeler
K. Y. Owens
Live Oak Creek
R. B. Thornton & Son
A. E F. Stein Company
New Braunfels
C. A. Watson
Brady Contractor
Brady School Board calls election to raise tax rate
The Brady School Board voted to call an election on Saturday June 27 at the courthouse to raise the school tax rate from 1.50 to as high as 2 per 100 valuation. The move follows budget gaps and rising costs with maintenance set at 1.50 and bond retirement at 0.50, while reforms consider valuational increases.
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Brady School Board
Supt
C. A. Reynolds
Water Mains to Be Flushed for Rust Saturday
City Supt. James Feazelle announces all city water mains will be flushed Saturday afternoon to remove rust and deposits from winter and spring. Water in the mains may appear discolored for a few hours but should clear up after flushing.
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James Feazelle
Feazelle
Big D Jamboree Slated For Brady Jubilee Night
Dallas based Big D Jamboree will perform at Brady High School stadium on Friday July 3 as part of the Jubilee. Admission costs 1 for adults and 60 cents for children under 12. Ed Watt praises the show mixing country and Western with light rock and roll. Notable acts include Eddie McDuff, the Belew Twins, Lonnie Smithson, The Country Gentlemen, the Light Crust Doughboys, and The Stump Jumpers.
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Big D Jamboree
Dallas
Brady
Ed Watt
Jubilee
Korky Steffens
Eddie McDuff
Argo Records
Checker Records
Zoennie Dee
Backbeat Records
Orville Couch
McDuff
Brady Show
Belew Twins
Emia
Lonnie Smithson
Country Gentlemen
Marvin Montgomery
Kenn Cobb
Johnny Strawn
Paul Blunt
Street Lights Out During Switch Replacement at Plant
Street lights are off in the south residential area while a switch gear from the power plant building is replaced. The old switch was removed during remodeling to add two new neiies, and the new equipment is delayed by shipment. North side lights and highway whiteway remain on other circuits.
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City
James Feazelle
Baseball Opens at Richards Park Monday Night
The Little League and Pony League start their seasons at Richards Park next Monday. Three Little League games begin at 6 20 p m with Rotary Club versus Sunshine Laundry, Co op versus Elliott s Magnolia Station, and Lions against IMCO Bombers. Pony League opener at 7 30 p m pairs Hill Country Creameries and Dodds Electric.
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Little League
Pony League
Richards Park
Rotary Club
Sunshine Laundry
Co-op
Elliott
Magnolia
Lions
IMCO
Hill Country Creameries
Dodds Electric
Hearts' Texas Supply Company to Open Monday
The Hearts Texas Supply Company new dealer for International Harvester will hold its formal opening next Monday near Brady on the San Angelo highway. Operated by Buford Sheffield Jr the former Woodard Truck and Tractor Company was sold before I Z Woodard's death. The firm will handle IH tractors trucks pickups farm implements tires and autos with a full service shop and in stock parts. Free coffee and doughnuts will be served all day.
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Hearts’ Texas Supply Company
International Harvester
Brady
Wil
Buford Sheffield, Jr
Woodard Truck & Tractor Company
I. Z. Woodard
San Angelo
Sheffield
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New Pool
San Antonio
Brady Pool
Eugene Fikes
Doyle Adams
Herbie Penn
San Saba
Camp San Saba
Smithson
Couch
Ronnie Dee
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