Brady Chamber Sponsors Youth To Conference
The Brady Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a delegate to the Texas Farm Bureau Youth Conference in Waco. Four Brady delegates attended with reports on Highway 87 in Lamesa and the Heart O Texas Golf Tournament. A $150 collection from Garland supported local golf course improvements. The July Jubilee was noted as Brady’s next big attraction, with plans for a breakfast meeting on July 13 and a brief hospital discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady Chamber of Commerce
Texas Farm Bureau
Waco
Board of Directors
George Purcell
Lamesa
Brady
J. D. Bailey
Heart O’ Texas
Garland
The
Golf Association
Purcell
Bailey
Center Sponsors Fair For Troop 415 at Brady Center
The Brady Multi-Purpose Center hosts a County Fair for Boy Scout Troop 415 from June 21 to 23 in the old Dumbar School building. Items for sale include animal throw pillows from 75 cents, handmade flowers, flower arrangements, wall plaques, and home decor. Proceeds fund summer camp for the troop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Dumbar
Tom Sammons Wins 4-H Horse Show at Mc Culloch Downs
Tom Sammons won the champion overall trophy at the Mc Culloch 4-H Horse Show held Tuesday at G Rollie White Downs arena. Reserve honors went to Calvin McWilliams, with Ford Slocum of Brady as official judge. Sammons also took champion mare with Lady Mary Lee while Macky Ranne rode Abilene Annie as reserve mare. Larry Sammons claimed champion gelding with King's Koy. Mary Bradley owned reserve gelding Sarasota Sam. Complete results list multiple classes with numerous riders and horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Sammons
G. Rollie White Downs Arena
Tom
Lady Mary Lee
Macky Ranne
Abilene Annie
Larry Sammons
King’s Koy
Sarasota Sam
Mary Bradley
Mrs Morris Dies Tuesday in Brady Texas
Annie Morris 85 of Brady died on arrival at Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Funeral 3 p m Friday in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with Rev R J Elkins officiating. burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. Born December 22 1886 in Mason County she lived 60 years in McCulloch County and belonged to North Side Baptist Church. She married Willie G Morris July 4 1906. Survivors: husband six sons Sid Sam Cleave Amos Hoye and J J Morris. daughters Inez Walters Dorothy Hector and Modell McKee. 46 grandchildren and 54 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Morris
Brady
Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
R. J. Elkins
Brownwood
Rest Haven Cemetery
Mason County
Northside Baptist Church
Willie G. Morris
Sid Morris
Sam Morris
Medford
Ore
Cleave Morris
Mason
Amos Morris
Abilene
Hoye Morris
Fort Worth
J. J. Morris
Illinois
Inez Walters
Clyde
Dorothy Hector
Modell McKee
Clay City
Ind
Council Hears Request For Rec Facilities
A delegation asked the city council for more recreation facilities at Richards Park near the Little League fields citing rest rooms and a concession stand. The council did not act on the request. The meeting also approved annexing 2.4 acres owned by Daymon McBee and authorized paving, curbing and guttering of the Lakeview addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards Park
Daymon McBee
Lakeview
R. L. Barnett
Showers Pass Over Brady Area Amid Long Dry Spell
A scattered Tuesday shower brought unofficial 0.90 inch in Brady with 0.20 at the weather station as rain trails a dry five month start to 1971. Regions like Rochelle saw heavier totals, while overall Brady County remains dry and farmers await rain amid drought memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Rochelle
M. E. Gainer
Ralph Neal
Place
Placid
East Sweden
Calf Creek
Brady Lake
Brady
County and Hospital Board Face Indigent Care Costs
McCulloch County Commissioners discuss indigent patient costs with Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital leaders. They plan case by case financing and year-end bird control talks. Historic survey plans, courthouse roof repairs by Harrison Roofing, tax structure review for June 30 hearing, and resignation of Precinct 1 Constable Harold Matteson to become Spur Chief of Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital
McCulloch County Commissioners’ Court
Hardin Jones
Leonard Atherton
Roger George
K. K. Steffens
George
Harrison Roofing Co
San Angelo
Brady
Vernon Waddill, Jr
Harold Matteson
Matteson
Spur
Black Named President of Kiwanis Club
Brady Kiwanis Club members elected officers for 1971 72 with Steve Black as president and Dr Myron Mays as vice president Charles Darley is secretary and David Doty treasurer. A new board includes L A Gotcher Elbert Boswell Tommy Brook August Steelhamer Joe Fuller Zane Sessions and Herb Cav ness. Installations planned for October with immediate past president Jean Williams advising and a Key Club planned at Brady High School for juniors and seniors. informal meeting set for late July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Black
Myron Mays
Charles Darley
David Doty
L. A. Gotcher
Elbert Boswell
Tommy Brook
August Steelhamer
Joe Fuller
Zane Sessions
Herb Cav
Jean Williams
Brady Kiwanis Club
Williams
Brady High School
Mr. McWilliams Dies Wednesday at 74 in Brady
Wallace R. McWilliams Sr. of Brady died at 1 25 p m after a short illness. Funeral at 10 a m Friday at First United Methodist Church with Rev Lamar Leifeste presiding. Burial in Mount Tabor Cemetery near Fredonia. Survived by wife Eva two sons two daughters siblings nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace R. McWilliams, Sr
Brady
Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
Lamar Leifeste
First United Methodist Church
Mount Tabor
Fredonia
Mason County
McWilliams
Methodist Church
Eva
Millard McWilliams
Austin
W. R. McWilliams, Jr
Alex Tomkins
el Paso
Robert Peterson
Lubbock
Don Bottoni
Douglas Sessom
Lester McWilliams
Brownwood
Singing Convention in Kimble Menard Counties Scaled
The Kimble and Menard counties hold a singing convention at 2 p m Sunday June 20 at Hext Baptist Church. The event gathers local singers for a community music session at the church in Hext.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble-Menard County
Hext Baptist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brady Chamber
Center
Calvin McWilliams
Ford Slocum
Menzies McWilliams
Terry Whitworth
Suzy
Susan Bratton
Jill
King Koy’s
Linda Rodgers
Coin of Fortune
Cynthia Whitworth
Silvertop
L. M., McWilliams
L. Rodgers
T. Sammons
M. Ranne
L. Sammons
C. McWilliams
S. Bratton
M. Bradley
T. Whitworth
C. Whitworth
M. McWilliams
L Rodgers
McCulloch County
Tom Faulkenberry
Fort Stockton
Council
Albert Gray
State Health Department
Soil Conservation Service
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Drouth
Sheffield and Townsend Motor Company
Dodge
K. L. Heatherly
Chrysler Motors
Dallas
Les Townsend
Heatherly
Enoch Sheffield
R. R. Musgrave
Midland
Black
Kiwanis Club
Ness
Mr. McWilliams
Singing
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