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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1957
Page
1
McCulloch County residents vote Saturday at the courthouse from 8 30 a m to 6 p m to elect the 1957 Jubilee Queen with Egan Fowler as judge and several civic club helpers. The two runners up become princesses for the July 3 coronation. Absentee voting ends Friday at City Drug Store.
Jubilee track manager Jack Locklear reported in Sonora last weekend that enough horsemen will fill stalls for the Jubilee race meet. He said several top Texas horses are headed here and that many stall reservations already exist after several track records were set in Sonora.
Last weekend visitors included Herbert Marshall and Mr and Mrs Ralph Marshall of Dallas. The gathering featured informal socializing and family contact during a holiday period.
Callan Construction Company of Waco was the low bidder on the 13.5 mile Doole to Fife highway project. Their bid for grading at structures totaled 289068.64 dollars. Ben Dillon, state highway department resident engineer, said work would begin mid July.
The first group of checks went in the mail to Men loch County farmers in the acreage reserve of the Soil Bank. Checks total about 170 786 for cotton and 110 328 for wheat with average payments per acre set at 10 for cotton 10 32 for wheat and 9 for the conservation reserve. Wool payments will follow after July 1 with last year’s total 210 120.
The Farmers and Ranchers Co op will hold its 12th annual stockholders meeting Saturday night at Richards Park. Registration begins at 7 p.m. with a barbecue supper for stockholders and families at 7:50 p.m. Directors to be elected. current officers listed include M J Marshall president and W F Lohn Jr secretary-treasurer.
Lampasas Lions thank the Brady Lions Club for a generous flood relief donation. J. J. Byrne, president, expresses gratitude to Mrs. Hilma Stockwell and notes nationwide Lions support contributing nearly 6600 dollars to flood relief efforts.
Lohn school patrons vote on Saturday June 29 to raise the school tax from $1.55 to $1.50 for needed improvements. Supt D E Edwards urged everyone to come out and express their opinion at the polls.
Brady High all state end Somna Cole signs a football scholarship with TCU, joining fellow Brady stars Fletcher Fields and Norris Wright who chose UT and Hardin-Simmons. Cole, a senior, also excelled in basketball and track, finishing third in state shot and first in discus and shot regionals. He will report to Fort Worth in September.
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