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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1963
Page
1
The Brady heat wave sent the temperature to 100 degrees Monday afternoon, a record for the year. Tuesday's high reached 98 and Wednesday's top was 9, per Mrs. J. R. Cochran, U S weather observer.
P L Polly Wise of Brownwood has bought the Conoco agency in Brady from R F Carmichael who will remain with Conoco to run the bulk plant for Wine. Wise plans to merge Brownwood Brady and Mason agencies and keep staff. Joe Hasty will become Mason County sub agent in about two weeks. Wise, a former Daniel Baker College football player, is a longtime football and basketball official and former Brownwood Basketball Officials Association president.
The First Christian Church will sponsor Boy Scout Troop No. 424 formed from eight Brady boys. Byron Woolsey district scout executive led the investiture ceremony on Tuesday June 4. Lindsay named Neighborhood Commissioner for Troops 464 462 and 424. The troop includes Craig Dodds Bob Hays Richard Hemingway Danny McNatt Timmy Slaughter Jamie R Wall James Williams and Jerry Wilkerson.
Here from Houston are Clay and Thomas Hollis Godfrey who spent the week end with their mother Mrs. W. P. Spears and Mr. Spears.
Milton Teague of Morenci Arizona returned home Saturday after visiting Brady with his sister Mrs. Ramey Dikes and siblings. He then joined Millard Teague and family in Smithland Kentucky.
Surveyors mapped Brady Lake west and south of the dam to layout park and commercial zones. Mayor Hedder aims four concrete boat ramps first, with camping sites and picnic shelters to follow once engineers finalize the plan.
Leave For Wyoming Debbie Bowman suffers leukemia in Arapahoe Wyo as grandparents John and Mrs Sorell travel from Brady to Salt Lake City to assist. They stop in Forsan with G L Snodgrass and his wife overnight before Jeanette Sorell returns home after a mumps case.
Four Brady youths Elton Fisher Donnie Ross George Espinone and another will attend a week long Salvation Army camp at Camp Hoblitzelle near Dallas. Camp covers 340 acres seven miles south of Midlothian and eight miles west of Waxahachie with meals by chefs and diverse activities.
Brady Chamber of Commerce reports ten new families relocated to Brady from Crystal City Houston Hillsboro Wisconsin Arizona and Arkansas. New residents include the Maxwells Derebery family the Morrows Trammes Goff Massey and others with addresses at South College South China North Davidson Pine South Elm and other streets. The Rev Lamar Leifeste joins First Methodist Church at 300 South Elm and Rev I R Magers becomes Trinity Methodist pastor at 906 Boudinott.
Dr Harold J Craddock retires May 31 after 39 years in Fort Worth public schools and 30 years as dentist for Masonic Home and School. Born in Brady he studied at Howard Payne and Baylor Dental College class of 1923. He and his wife have two daughters and five grandchildren.
The Mercury Ladies Club will convene on Wednesday June 19 at 2 pm in the community building. Mrs. Bob Moseley of Rochelle will present a book review of Papa's Wife by Thyra Fern Bjorn. The public is invited.
Mrs. and Mrs. Burrell Flanagin and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Taylor hosted guests over several days. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fore Hand and Ferrell of Fort Worth, Mrs. Robert Jay, Benjie, Sammye and Jolynn of Eldorado, and Jim Castello of San Angelo, along with Linda.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Bridges of Austin were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Purcell on Monday. Bridges is the retired sales manager of Ralston Purina Co. and was Mr. Purcell’s superior during his travels for the company.
Here from Odessa Mrs. Bobby Mohler and two children visit Odessa for the week at the home of her parents in law, Mr. and Mrs. Emmette Mohler.
Brady citizens are urged to enter the July Jubilee parade set for July 2. Businesses clubs manufacturers and individuals may enter floats decorated cars trailers or other equipment to advertise. Entries should be phoned to James Isbell at LY 7-2233 by day or LY 7-2219 at night or mailed to Box 311 Brady. The parade assembles at 9 a.m. and judging begins before the 10 a.m. start.
Desmond Charles Williamson, 80, brother of Mrs. Otto Frederick of Brady, died suddenly Monday evening in Altadena, California. Funeral services were held Thursday morning. Surviving are his wife, a brother, and Mrs. Frederick.
The McCulloch County Cancer Society will hold its annual meeting at 8 p m on Tuesday June 18 in the Chamber of Commerce office. The public is invited to attend. New officers will be elected and a report of the past year s activities will be given.
Two students were among 208 graduates at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos on May 26. Dianna Myers Armentrout earned a bachelor of science in home economics and Frances Behrens earned the same degree. Both were active in Phi Delta Gamma, Kappa Lambda Kappa, Wrangler Club, Student Senate, and the Texas Student Education Association.
Vacationing in Hawaii Mr and Mrs Millard Bry son of Uvalde and former Brady residents are spending the month visiting the islands.
The Farmers Home Administration approved a 48000 loan to the Lohn Water Supply Corporation to drill a well erect an overhead storage tank and lay a metered distribution system. Forty years at 4 percent will repay the loan which supports non profit water projects in the town and improves living standards.
McCulloch County sits at the center of Texas known as the Heart of Texas. The Brady courthouse hub intersects major highways 87 283 377 190 linking to Coleman Brown San Saba Mason and Menard counties. Brady serves as the county seat and chief market. The county lies across Edwards Plateau Osage Plains and Llano Uplift with diverse geology and elevation from 2100 to 1300 feet. It is drained by the Colorado River with Brady Creek and San Saba River as main tributaries. A 1963 Brady Creek dam provides 30000 acre feet storage for municipal use and multiple flood control dams dot the county.
County School Supt J E Herrington spent Sunday to Thursday at Texas A M attending a convention of the Texas Association of County Superintendents. The meeting runs alongside the Texas School Administrators Association and the Texas Association of Instructional Supervisors with speakers including Attorney General Waggoner Carr Dr Nat B Burkbank and Dr Paul V Petty from the University of New Mexico.
Franklin Johnson of Oak Ridge Tennessee visited Mr and Mrs Don Johnson with their children David 12 Douglas 9 and Sheila 7. The adult plans to return to Oak Ridge this weekend while the children stay longer for an extended visit.
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