Bloodmobile Collects 66 Pints in Brady Visit
The Red Cross Bloodmobile in Brady drew 66 pints of blood, short of the 70-pint goal, but praised as a success for cold weather. Organizers credited local churches, Brady High School girls who typed letters, and four Dunbar boys for setup and transport. Next Brady visit set for May 2 with numerous area donors listed.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Brady Wednesday
Blood
Fred Hall
Peeruit
Brady High
Dunbar
Alice Cochran
Joyce Brown
Ann Rector
Linda Taylor
Juanice Jones
Patricia Garner
Ernestine Sandoval
Dunbark
Alfred Reed
Bobby Smith
Raymond Curry
Bobby Ray Wade
Bloodmobile
Brady
Brady Schools Open Doors For Texas Public Schools Week
Brady ISD invites parents and visitors to tour campuses March 5 through 9 during Texas Public Schools Week with daily visitation schedules at North Ward South Ward Brady High School Brady Junior High and Dunbar along with radio programs and PTA events. Schools dismiss Friday for a district convention in San Angelo.
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Brady Schools
Texas Public Schools
Supt. C. A. Reynolds
North Ward
South Ward
Brady High School
Brady Junior High
PTA
Dunbar
Brady
San Angelo
Lemons of Voca Dies at 63 in Austin Hospital
B C Lemons of Voca died at 10 30 am Wednesday in an Austin hospital. He was born November 13 1898 in Voca. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Friday at Wilkerson Chapel with burial in Voca Cemetery. Survived by brother J M Lemons of Brownwood and four sisters Mrs Ben Schooley Hale Center Mrs Will Edmondson Richland Springs Mrs Bud Worsham and Mrs Oscar Worsham of Carlsbad New Mexico.
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Bernie Other Lemons
Austin
Voca
Wilkerson Chapel
J. M. Lemons
Brownwood
Ben Schooley
Hale Center
Will Edmondson
Richland Springs
Bud Worsham
Oscar Worsham
Carlsbad
N. M
Final Rites Held For Fields Infant
Barry Ethan Fields infant son of Brady High B-Team Coach and Mrs Fletcher Fields died shortly after birth in Brady Hospital. The Rev Harry Bamberger of First Methodist Church officiated graveside services at Rest Haven Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Survivors include the parents and grandparents Paul Fields Vas Pratten all of Brady.
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Barry Ethan Fields
Brady High
Fletcher Fields
Brady Hospital
Harry Bamberger
First Methodist Church
Rest Haven Cemetery
Paul Fields
Vas Pratten
Brady
Melvin Infant Maria Flores Service Notice
Maria Flores infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Jose Ruben Flores of Melvin was born dead at Brady Hospital at 7 a m Thursday. Graveside rites were held Thursday afternoon at Melvin Cemetery. Survivors include the parents a brother and four sisters and grandparents Mrs Renaldo Flores of Mair and Mr and Mrs Ben.
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Maria Flores
Jose Ruben Flores
Melvin
Brady Hospital
Melvin Cemetery
Renaldo Flores Ot Mair
Ben
Cold Wave Crashes Brady Temperatures to 17 Degrees
A cold wave hit Brady on Monday causing a low of 17 degrees early Wednesday morning and heavy damage to blossoming fruit trees. By Thursday sunshine returned but temperatures stayed near freezing.
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Brady
Lohn Minister Named Full-Time at Carlsbad Church
Neal Wilkerson, pastor of the Lohn Church of Christ at Brady, is named full-time minister for the Carlsbad Church of Christ in Texas. He and his family are moving to Carlsbad Thursday. He is from London formerly and is the son of the Wilkersons of Melvin. his wife Oleta Ware is from Mercury. They have three children.
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Neal Wilkerson
Bee St
Brady
Lohn Church of Christ
Church of Christ
Carlsbad
Tex
London
Wilkerson
Walter Wilkerson
Melvin
Oleta Ware
R. L. Ware
Mercury
It's a Girl for Watkins Family in Houston
Mr and Mrs Ronnie Watkins of Houston welcomed a daughter born Friday February 23 weighing seven pounds named Laurie Ellen. The couple also has a son Craig, age 4. Grandparents are Mrs and Mrs C R Ingram of Brady and Mrs Dale Watkins of Houston. Mrs Ingram travels to Houston to get Ss with
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Ronnie Watkins
Houston
Laurie Ellen
Watkins
Craig
C. R. Ingram
Brady
Dale Watkins
Ingram
Pupettes Edge Rockdale By Narrow Margin In Bi District
Brady High's Pupettes battled Rockdale Tigerettes in Burnet, leading late before a 46-45 defeat. Coach Laurice Hunter lamented unforced mistakes as his team, seen as underdogs after a strong late-season run, kept the game tight throughout.
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Brady High
Burnet
Rockdale Tigerettes
Brady Cagers Named To All District Teams
Brady's Charles Reynolds and George Kidd head the All District 18 AA boys squad after a Llano coaches meeting. Lampasas and Fredericksburg players round out the first team. Brady's Darrell Roper made the second. On the Brady girls side Papettes earned a first team guard with Otte, and Llano's Haedge and Oestriech joined. Second team includes Sorell, Taylor, Hernandez, and Woodward. Rockdale led 87-34 in a bi district game as Papettes fouled out Otte and Sorell late.
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Brady
Charles Reynolds
George Kidd
Llano
John Rush
Tommy Patterson
Lampasas
Dennis Enderlin
Fredericksburg
Reynolds
Kidd
Bush
Patterson
Darrell Roper
Papettes
Lynfred Jo Otte
Jeannette Sorell
Linda Taylor
Josephine Hernandez
John Bush
Fredburg
Buddy Priest
San Saba
Garet von Netzer
John Robert Bumpus
Randy Leifeste
Lanell Haedge
Linda Oestriech
Emmaline Hallford
Gail Hopson
Becka Crumley
Secound
Prady
Mary Walker
Zadora Brown
Judy Woodward
Rockdale
Lynfred Jo
Jeanette
Rock
Otto
Hunter
Judy Davenport
Mary Jo Trammell
Screll
Nancy Templeton
Tresha Appleton
Vickie Berberg
Marvel Fisher
San Angelo
Heart O' Texas Band Festival Opens With Friday Contest
Brady hosts the 14th Heart O' Texas Band Festival with 17 visiting bands and 1,200 musicians. Early arrivals Ralls Del Rio Floydada Cross Plains will stay with local hosts. Judges include G T Gilligan Weldon Covington and Douglas Fry. Admission 75 cents adults 25 cents students, proceeds fund the Brady band program. Saturday features concerts at Brady High Auditorium and a 4:30 pm downtown parade ending on the square.
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Brady
Heart O’ Texas
Bulldog Stadium
Ralls
del Rio
Floydada
Cross Plains
G. T. Gilligan
Kermit
Weldon Covington
Austin
Douglas Fry
Abilene
Lake View
San Angelo
Fredericksburg
Coleman
Llano
Mason
Early
Santa Anna
Albany
Reagan County
Big Lake
Ozona
Rotan
Mason Junior High
Fredericksburg Junior High
Brady Bulldog
Brady Junior High
Balls
James Mallow
Brady High
Hardin-Simmons University Symphonics
Ten Nominated For C C Board Ballots Mailed
Ballots to elect five new directors for the Chamber of Commerce were mailed to members with a March 12 return deadline. Ten nominees include Frank Roddie Jr, Bill Robinett, Kenneth Young, Norman West, Nelson Dukes, Andy Allen, John Threadgill, Gerald Huffman, Dr. Richard Winters, and T P Wood.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Frank Roddie, Jr
Roddie Wool Scouring Company
Bill Robinett
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Company
Kenneth Young
Kenneth and
Ray Young
Norman West
Barber
Nelson Dukes
Brady National Bank
Andy Allen
Higginbotham Lumber Company
John Threadgill
Threadgill Jewelry
Gerald Huffman
Richard Winters
Brady Veterinary Clinic
T. P. Wood
Brady Steam Laundry
New Pastor Appointed at St. Pauls Episcopal Church
The Rev. William Savage Douglas of Abilene is named pastor of St. Pauls Episcopal Church. He and his wife with two daughters age two and five moved into the rectory on Wednesday.
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William Savage Douglas
Abilene
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Simpson Lake Land Valuation Debate in Brady Lake Hearing
City of Brady argues Simpson Club Lake land value would rise due to Brady Lake construction. A three person commission weighs fair price and damages. if appealed, case goes to County Court jury. Witnesses describe lake operations, flood risk, and safety of the dam with Brady Lake at spillway level.
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Brady
Simpson Club Lake
Brady Lake
Threeman Commission
Richard Moseley
John Bratton
Wayne Rawlings
Sam McCollum
Jim Wilson
Austin
Freese, Nichols
Simpson Lake
Wilson
State Water Board
Simpson Lake Club
McCollum
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South Walnut Street
Jack Whiteley
J. D. Tlovd
Marvin Selman
Betty Roddie
Jerome Wilkerson
Roger Benefield
Albert McCulloh
Margaret Moseley
Rochelle
Glenn A. Smith
Otto Schill
Ervin Watson
Harvey Ringer
E. J. Metcalf
Harry Priess
O. D. Striegler
Sait Gap
Billie Hardin
Earl Ward
Don Neal
George Cade
Norman Archer
Ben Dillon
Ira Pearson
Paul Cude
Bertram Broad
Ed Tittle
Roy B. Miller
Sam Wright
C. B. Groves
W. E. Lohn
David-West
A. R. Fielding
Gary Sutton
Doole
Yee
B. C
Lohn
Pupette
Laurice Hunter
Pupettes
Tigersttés
Brady Cagers
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