Weather echoes Texas past in cycles of heat drought and flood
A historical note recalls Ellis County observer W H Getzendaner who tracked 1854 to 1908 weather extremes. He argued a partial five and a half year cycle underlies droughts and rains, with lean years following fat ones and severe freezes after mild winters.
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Renner
Tex
Texas
Drouth
W. H. Getzendaner
Ellis County
Waxahachie
Ellis County Mirror
Texas Research Foundation
Getzendaner
Chambers Creek
Tom Terry of Brady Dies at 75
Tom Terry 75 retired farmer and Brady resident died at 10:20 p.m. Saturday. His home was 207 West White Street. Born Sept. 12, 1879 in San Saba, he is survived by a son Clarence of Brady, six brothers in California and Texas, a sister in Houston, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial was in Brady Cemetery after a funeral at Wilkerson Funeral Home chapel led by Rev. John G. Walienburg. Pallbearers listed.
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John Thomas
Tom) Terry
Brady
West White St
San Saba
John G. Walienburg
First Christian Church
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Brady Cemetery
Clarence
Clyde
Will
Walter
Leslie Terry
California
Riley
Wayne Terry
Lake Charles
Bell Edmondson
Houston
Hicks Campbell
Lillard Holt
R. G. Turner
Sam Baird
Byron Miers
Joe Jay
Cox Brothers Star Tire Sale At Gulf Station
Cox brothers Odis and O D Jr offer a two in one tire sale at their Gulf Station 702 West Commerce with a free innertube bonus and 20 to 50 percent trade in allowance for old tires. One or a complete set qualifies for a free tube with every tire purchased.
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Cox Brothers
Odis
O. D. Jr
Gulf Station
West Commerce
Three More Duchesses Named for Jubilee
Brady invites three more duchesses for the July Jubilee with coronation ceremonies at the grandstand on Friday night July 1. Menard will be represented by Susan Carroll, Bandera by Carole Mayes, Rocksprings by Neddy Clark, and Uvalde will send a duchess later.
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Brady
Susan Carroll
Joe Hunter Russell
Menard
Carole Mayes
Louie Mayes
Bandera
Neddy Clark
Aubrey Clark
Uvalde
Mason
Liano
Coleman
Santa Anna
Lampasas
Compton Rirk Family Visits Brady After 18 Years
Mr and Mrs John Rirk and five children from Compton California arrived in Brady for a visit with Mr and Mrs Cecil Nelin and family. The women are sisters who have not seen each other in 18 years.
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John Rirk
Compton
Calif
Brady
Cecil Nelin
Fishy family joy at Buchanan camp andlocal showers boost county crops
Tommy Kyzar and family enjoyed a week at Amick's Camp Buchanan catching bluecats and channel catfish totaling 82 pounds before a fish fry with friends. Lockett Bryson reported three tenths to an inch of rain weekly since the big storms, boosting pasture, sheep, and cows. Tuffy Moseley touted Miss Kay Bratton and noted a recent inch rainfall. ranches near Rochelle and Mercury benefited as farmers anticipate better crops with fewer storms.
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Tommy Kyzar
Amick
Buchanan
Tommy
Tommy, Jr
Kyzars
Lockett Bryson
Rochelle
Bryson
Tuffy” Moseley
Kay Bratton
Mercury
Midland Visit By Brady Woman Mrs Daymon Diehl
Mrs Daymon Diehl of Brady is visiting this week in Midland as a guest of her daughter Mrs Owen Lee Nance and Mr Nance.
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Midland
Daymon Diehl of
Brady
Owen Lee Nance
Nance
Winters Named to National Watershed Congress Panel
Dick Winters of Brady Creek Watershed Association is named to a committee of the National Watershed Congress. The panel will meet in Washington DC on December 5 and 6 to outline current local watershed program needs and assess federal state and local inventories for continued natural resource care.
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National Watershed Congress
Winters
Dick Winters
Brady Creek Watershed Association
Washington, D. C
Congress
Local Kin Visits Highlight Corpus Christi Family Ties
Personal mentions note Leslie De Kay Lynn and Jackie Louise Shroyer, children of Mr and Mrs Fred Shroyer of Corpus Christi, visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Jesse Glenn for several weeks. Also, Mr and Mrs H H Nicholas returned to Lubbock after visiting Mrs Nicholas parents and relatives in Mason and here.
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Leslie de
Kay Lynn
Jackie Louise
Fred Shroyer
Corpus Christi
Jesse Glenn
H. H. Nicholas
Lubbock
Mrs Seals and daughter return from Southern trip
Mrs J J Seals and her daughter Jeanine have just finished a visit traveling to New Orleans Mobile and Pensacola to see relatives and friends.
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J. J. Seals
Jeanine
New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Pensacola
Fla
House backs Dixon Yates deal and highway plan
The House approved the Dixon Yates electric power contract for the AES plant at Paducah and voted to speed the Inter American Highway toward completion in three years. The Capitol expansion plan revived after 92 years draws new study ordered by the Speaker. A Brady Creek flood report notes 18 000 acres inundated and 466 000 dollars in watershed damage. Recent visitors include Rev Lin Loeffler and several residents from Sonora San Angelo Lometa and Brownwood.
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HOUSE
Dixon-Yates
Paducah
Senate
Laredo
Panama City
Central America
Thomas Walter
Capitol
Washington
Sam Rayburn
H. OD
Dick) Winters
Brady
Brady Creek
Lin Loeffler
Lawton
Okla
Sonora
Cley Puckett
Marg
Jim Rucker
San Angelo
M. F. Kirby
Lometa
J. B. McWhorter
A. C. Garvin
Larry Don
Brownwood
Nancy Adrian
Fisk
Coleman County
L. B. Beazly
Visit Ends as Brady Family Heads Home
Mrs. Travis Calliham and her children have stayed with Mrs. Joe Miller and Mrs. Ethel Yarborough in Corpus Christi for ten days. Mr. Calliham joined the group on Thursday and they are expected to return to Brady tomorrow.
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Travis Calliham
Joe Miller
Ethel Yarborough
Corpus Chrsti
Mr. Calliham
Brady
Miller Funeral Notices for James Miller in Ballinger
Mrs. Sandy Brown of Voca and Mrs. J R Cochran of Brady attended the funeral of James Jim Miller in Ballinger Tuesday afternoon.
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Miller
Sandy Brown
Voca
J. R. Cochran
Brady
James
Jim) Miller
Ballinger
Faulkner Leaves for Camp Chaffee Ark for Army Service
James K. Faulkner son of Mr and Mrs J L Faulkner Pear Valley left today for Camp Chaffee Ark He has served in the National Guard two years and will enter service as a corporal Also Francis Keller of Fairborn Ohio and Mrs K D Steffens visited relatives and friends in Mason last weekend
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Camp Chaffee
James K. Faulkner
J. L. Faulkner
Pear Valley
Camp Chaffee, Ark
James
National Guard
Mason
Francis Keller
Fairborn
Ohio
K. DD. Steffens
Horse Height Measure: Hand Equals Four Inches
The term hand used to measure a horse's height is defined as four inches. This traditional unit provides a concise standard for gauging equine stature in draft, saddle, and racing contexts across regions and breeds.
Ex Rochelle Teacher Completes 13 Years At Hensley Field
Miss Callie Harris a former Rochelle and Brady teacher completed 13 years of continuous civilian service at Hensley Air Reserve Flying Center Grand Prairie. She began duty June 8 1942 as a clerk and is now purchasing and contracting officer.
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Callie
Rene Harris
Brady and
Rochelle
Hensley Air Reserve Flying Center
Grand Prairie
Miss Harris
Hensley Field
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions in Brady
Dismissals from Brady Hospital on Thursday include Mrs M M Fields Melvin and Mrs Minnie L Williams Brady. Mrs J D Hampton and Mrs Geraldyne Fuller both Brady entered Brady Hospital Friday. David Gleaton son of Mr and Mrs Dick Gleaton was a patient from Friday to Sunday. PF R Randolph of Brady was an overnight patient Friday.
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Brady Hospital
J. D. Hampton
Geraldyne Fuller
Brady
David Gleaton
Dick Gleaton
PF. R. Randolph
Return Home From Brady Hospital Friday
Mrs Walton Hobertz Rochelle and L O Brown Brady returned to their homes from Brady Hospital Friday.
Local Residents Admitted to Brady Hospital
Brenda Lang and Mrs. Rachel Smith of Mason, Angeletta Flores of Brady, Jimmy McElroy of Eden, and Mrs. Derral Lewis of Menard were admitted to Brady Hospital on Saturday.
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Brenda Lang
Rachel Smith
Mason
Angeletta Flores
Brady
Jimmy McElroy
Eden
Derral Lewis
Menard
Brady Hospital
Mrs Reuben Flores Melvin and Melvin Spencer Placid Dismissed
Mrs Reuben Flores Melvin and Melvin Spencer Placid were discharged from Brady Hospital on Saturday.
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Reuben Flores
Melvin
Melvin Spencer
Placid
Brady Hospital
Hospital Admission Noted For Five Residents
Jack Nix Mason Mrs. Robert Ware Mercury and Mrs. W G Locker Pecos were admitted to Brady Hospital on Sunday in a brief community health note.
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Jack Nix
Mason
Robert Ware
Mercury
W. G. Locker
Pecos
Brady Hospital
Carolyn Bradford Admitted to Brady Hospital
Carolyn Bradford of Menard was admitted to Brady Hospital on Sunday for unspecified medical care.
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Carolyn Bradford
Menard
Brady Hospital
Phillipses Celebrate Birth of Daughter at Brady Hospital
Mr and Mrs Bill Phillips of Calf Creek announce the birth of a daughter at Brady Hospital on Thursday June 16.
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Bill Phillips
Calf Creek
Brady Hospital
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Oldham
Roy O. Wilkerson
Funeral Directors Burial Insurance Ambulance Service
Tom Terry
Cox Brothers Hold
Star Tire Sale
Harlingen
Edinburg
Oter Rousé
Adkins
Denton
Manhattan
East Main
Woodpile
Our
Dutton
Rochelle School
C. W. Thompson
Blythe 66
Mason Route
Luibbock
Lee D. Olvey
Georgia
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Eisenhower
Frederick M. Hinshaw
Callihams In
Corpus
City Drug CO
Brady, Texas
J. W. Ragsdale
Optometrist
Dial
Callie Irene Harris
Hospital News
Jarlson
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