Brady Jubilee Sets Stage After Flood Cleanup
County commissioners and city street department workers receive praise for grading and repairing washed out roads at Richards Park and the race track after May floods. Rochelle Lions Club engineers the effort, and Rochelle voters back Miss Kay Bratton as 1955 Jubilee Queen.
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County Commissioners Court
City Street Department
Richards Park
Brady
Rochelle Way
Kay Bratton
Rochelle Lions Club
Rochelle Club
Cook House
Hero's Medal Urged For Burleson's Lake View Tornado Work
S. J. Burleson, former Pear Valley and Mercury teacher now Lake View Schools superintendent in San Angelo, is recommended for a Carnegie Medal of Honor for his actions during the Lake View tornado two years ago. San Angelo Mayor M. D. Bryant calls him the real hero, crediting him with directing staff and saving hundreds of lives.
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S. J. Burleson
Pear Valley and Mercury
Lake View
San Angelo
M. D. Bryant
Burleson
Bryant
Rochelle residents vow good eats at Jubilee stand
The Rochelle boys promise plenty of food at the Jubilee stand and invite everyone to stop by. Bill Hames shows and rides arrive on railroad flat cars each year, with heavy equipment unloaded by tractors and trucks at the park. Old Bill has long hosted the Brady Jubilee, despite some local criticism of the carnival.
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Rochelle
Santa Fe
Bill Hames
Bill
State
Southwest
More Rain to Give Fair Peanut Crop
Brady peanut man Charley Matthews says extra showers this summer could yield a fair fall crop. He notes more peanut acres, late planting, and good prospects. A late frost could help save vines for hay, providing double income from peanuts and hay.
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Charley Matthews
Brady
Matthews
Bill Hames' New Shows and Rides touted against rival carnivals
The text discusses Bill Hames insisting his unit be called New Shows and Rides and notes his reputation for paying debts promptly. Jerome Wilkerson is praised as publicity chairman for this year’s Jubilee, working well with Jubilee officials.
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John Sorell
Buchanan Dam
The
Roddie & Co
Jack
Frank
Jerome Wilkerson
C. L. Bradley
Met
Rek
Ford
Thunderbird
Norman-Lawler, Inc
Brady, Texas
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