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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1954
Page
6
A fragmented notice notes Brady once called a city, now simply Brady as the designation is dropped. The passage mentions Brady speaking and leading a march of progressive cities while Mrs. S A Benham entertained.
Texas conservationist H N Smith argues small upstream flood prevention dams do not threaten city water supplies. He notes 40 flood dams reduce flood losses on Trinity River and allow cultivation on bottomlands while evaporation losses are far smaller than major reservoirs.
Mr. Wood notes American child rhymes stem from Mother Goose but flourished only after children’s books became widely available about 75 years ago. Earlier, few rhymes reached the West and South and many were adapted to fit American life with ribald humor and local animal references.
Ray Wood will begin a weekly series titled Mother Goose in Texas in The Standard next week. The Houston Chronicle columnist and folklorist from Raywood Texas is an ex Marine author artist and folk singer noted for works such as Peckerwood Rimes and What Happened to Mother Goose.
Service for all makes of refrigerators both domestic and commercial. Reliable work available by phone with the number 2292.
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