Brady pride spiked by satirical piece on hometown
Local readers react to Campbell Geeslin’s satire titled Americana Just a Murmur From the Heart of Texas. The piece, penned after his Brady years, jokingly recalls Donella, a red Oldsmobile, a pistol with a deer horn handle, and cactus misadventures. Read more on page 6.
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Campbell Geeslin
Texas
Ben D
Campbell
Brady
Austin
San Antonio
San Angelo
Abilene
Donella
Brady Lake Square Dancers Invite Public To Weekend Event
The Brady Swinging Squares host a June fun time at Brady Lake pavilion with about 300 dancers from Corpus Christi to San Antonio and Brownwood. Johnny Mathis and Raymond Calley will call at 8 p m Friday with a Saturday workshop by Joe Abbott and Jon Jones and a big 8 to 11 p m dance.
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Brady Lake
the Lake
Corpus Christi
Johnny Mathis
San Antonio
Raymond Calley
Brady
Joe Abbott
Brownwood
Jon Jones
Arlington
Abbott
Jones
Ervin
Reta Escue
Calley
Local Merchants Meet to Discuss Welcome Wagon
Local merchants meet in the Chamber of Commerce conference room at 3 p m Friday to plan the Welcome Wagon program. The effort, begun by the Chamber to greet new Brady families, will decide on gifts or discounts. Korky Steffens chairs the Business Committee and Mrs David Mitchell heads the Ladies Committee, co sponsors.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Brady
Korky Steffens
David Mitchell
Bloodmobile donors include six first timers among 57
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visit drew 57 donors including three who reached milestone gallons and 17 designated gifts for Mrs. Young. T. Wood completed his sixth gallon and Mrs. Tom Hickman reached five. Imogene Pimm filled her third. Local leaders thanked volunteers, churches, and media for support.
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Red Cross
Arthur Young, Jr
Young
T. Wood
Tom Hickman
Imogene Pimm
Minnie Stewart
Anna Mae Feight
William Bennett
McDowell
McCulloch County
Brady
Charles Pimm
Felix Ramirez
Martha Jane Day
Elizabeth Kidd
Raymond Rubio
J. T. Burkes
W. L. McDowell
Clara Capps
Simon Medrano
Gerald Neve
Belinda Gutierrez
Jim Ellison
Tandy Bennett
Loraine Bradley
Robert Brown
Linda Medrano
Patsy Lohn
Mary Reyes
Oscar L. Reyes
Shirley Hargrove
Ethel Cole
Minnie Probst
Paul Branch
Fred Wilson
Eve Miller
Novice Carlson
Paul Huntington
Rosa Cross
Joe Kuykendall
Dayton Boren
O. D. Striegler
Jimmy Huffman
Tom Bradley
Vernon Neve
Sandra Gomez
John Riley
Steve Moseley
Elsie Brown
Lupe Zapata
Tony Sanders
Patsy Mays
Jacqueline Currie
Merle Hamilton
Area Pilots Sought For Aug 3 Safety Meet
Wayne Rawlings chair of the Chamber Aviation Committee told the CC at its Monday meeting that a list of area pilots is being sought for a general aviation safety event tentatively set for August 3 sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration. The plan includes relining Curtis Field runways numbering them and installing or repainting a windsock. The Aviation Committee includes Jean Miller Kenneth Harlow and William R Finley.
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The
Federal Aviation Administration
Rawlings
Curtis Field
Aviation
Jean Miller
Kenneth Harlow
William R. Finley
J H Dubose Dies After Illness in Brady
J H Dubose 82 of Brady died Wednesday morning after an illness. Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Thursday at Brady Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev Ray Ash. Burial in Zephyr Cemetery. Born June 5 1892 in Quanah he lived in Brady 25 years and was a deacon at First Baptist. He partnered in Gibbs Exclusive Styles and was WWI veteran. Survived by wife Mattie Mae and two sisters Mrs W H Wallace and Mrs Albert Shuck of Dallas.
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Brady
Brady Funeral Home Chapel
Ray Ash
First Baptist Church
Zephyr Cemetery
Quanah
DuBose
Gibbs Exclusive Styles
Mattie Mae
W. H. Wallace
Albert Shuck
Dallas
Rickmans Move To Livingston
Mr and Mrs Richard Rickman and family moved to Livingston last week where Rickman serves as electrical distribution superintendent for the city. A Brady native, he previously held a similar post here for years. The Rickmans have three children Ricky Lydia and Tye. The boys may spend the summer in Brady with relatives before the family reunites before school starts.
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Livingston
Rickman
City of
Brady
Rickmans
Ricky
Lydia
Tye
Parade Head Seeks Entries for July 4 Jubilee
Dr. James Starr, chairman of the Jubilee parade, seeks entries for the 10 a.m. July 4 event. Only 15 entries received so far, with two out-of-town riding clubs the only local competitors. Starr urged local participants to enter cars, garden plows, tractors, or other offerings, via him or the Chamber of Commerce.
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James Starr
Chamber of Commerce
Weight Lifting Program Successful At BHS
Kevin Dodds son of Brady residents earned most improved honors in Brady High School off season weight program. He raised total 360 pounds across bench press military press and leg press from February to May. Dodds 170 pound senior to be is a guard and linebacker for the Bulldogs.
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W. A. Dodds
Brady
Brady High School
Jerry McLeod
Dodds
Bulldogs
McLeod
Gary Scott
Robert Myers
Fred Cross
Myers
Cross
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