San Saba County War of 1891 Recalled in Letters
Readers offer fragments about the San Saba County War. Bob Evans recalls notes by T. R. Havins of Howard Payne, while Buster Quain cites a preturnury book. Sonnichsen's chapter The Feud of Pious Assassins appears in Die Before I Die.
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San Saba County
Suzanne McKay
Portland
Ore
Bob Evans
T. R. Havins
Howard Payne
Buster Quain
Texas
Dr. C. L. Sonnichsen
Devin-Adair Company
New York
Sonnichsen
Texas Western College
University of Texas At
Fl Paso
Public School Week Opens Here Monday
Brady schools announce Texas Public Schools Week marking the 120th anniversary of the state system. Visitors are invited to all grades open for visitation with special displays and programs. Open houses and Parents' Club meetings are planned at North Ward South Ward China Elementary and the high school auditorium during March 4 through March 8.
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Reynolds
Heart of Texas
Brady
Howard Payne College Swinging Stingers
North Ward
Parents’ Club
Postal hike takes effect Saturday
The U S postal rates, deferred in January, rise this Saturday per postmaster Roy Ellison. First class letters need 10 cents, post cards 8 cents, and airmail letters 13 cents. Third class minimum stays 10 cents per piece for parcels up to 16 ounces. Rates apply per ounce.
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Roy Ellison
Gas Supplies Dwindle as Stations Expect March Deliveries
Local service station operators report dwindling gasoline stocks at month’s end and optimism for March allotments. Some stations have run dry and closed. others cap sales at 10 gallons while awaiting new quotas. Operators expect supplies to last until Friday or Monday, with March deliveries uncertain.
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J. W. McBride
Exxon
Bill Gossett
Texaco
Thompson
Dean Jordan
Mobil
Jordan
Myers
Voter Guidelines for Democratic Primary 1974
Instructions for registration and voting ahead of the May 4 1974 Democratic Primary. Rules cover age eligibility, residency changes, and absentee voting timelines from April 14 to May 3 1974. Voters must register 30 days prior, notify address changes, and submit absentee requests by April 30 with ballots postmarked by May 3.
Three Positions On School Ballot April 6
Filing deadline for Brady Independent School District trustee candidates is 5 p.m. Wednesday March 6 at City Hall Tax Office. Three seats are up this year with four candidates filed so far McWilliams seeks re election against McAnally Whitesell and Jones run for Positions 2 and 3. Absentee voting starts 20 days before April 6 and ends three days before election day.
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Brady Independent School District
Albert McCulloh
Sam McCollumbs
M. D. McWilliams
Jesse McAnally
Clair Whitesell
John W. Jones
John 5. Lewis
Brady Hosts 26th Band Festival With Howard Payne Swinging Stingers
One of the state’s oldest band festivals opens Friday in Brady with thirteen visiting bands. Winters Blizzard Band stays with local families. Howard Payne College Swinging Stingers Band headlines Friday night concert open to the public for 1 dollar adults 50 cents students. Brady High School Band starts Saturday’s events at 8:30 am, though not competing in the contest. Bands perform in 30 minute slots until about 4:30 pm with awards after. Judges include Douglas Wiehe Douglas Fry and Fred Prentice.
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Brady Homes
Howard Payne College
Douglas Wiehe
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos
Douglas Fry
Cisco Junior College
Brady Band
Fred Prentice
Wichita Falls
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L. B. Smith
Oliver Strackbein
Waco Construction Company
McCulloch County
Strackbein
Texas Public Schools
Brady Schools
C. A. Reynolds
South Ward Elementary
the South Ward
Peter Rabbit
China Elementary
Evangelina Bara
Brady Junior High
National Guard
Severo Bara
Kirk Roddie
National Guard Armory
Frank Roddie, Jr
Lloyd Thompson
Lee Sommerfeld
Lee
Finn Station
City Hall
Brady High School
Brady Junior High Lion
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