Five bands divide trophies at Brady festival
High school bands from Iraan Cross Plains San Saba Kerrville and Breckenridge won trophies at Brady seventh Heart of Texas Band Festival. Iraan won two Class A trophies while San Saba and Kerrville claimed Class AA honors and Breckenridge won the marching contest. Cross Plains earned the street parade trophy as 18 bands performed before illness shortened the lineup.
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Iraan
Cross Plains
San Saba
Kerrville
Breckenridge
Brady
Heart of Texas
Tivy High School
Twreckenridge
Bulldog Stadium
Joe Bellaranh
Sul R College
Charles Viel
Tarkton
Ralteh Jones
Southwestern University
Bierman Files For Brady City Council As Epps Retires
In Brady, Louis Bierman announced for the third Brady City Council seat as Charlie Epps retires after three terms. Aldermen Jacek Keyser and Aubrey Townsend seek re election. City Marshal race features seven candidates including Jack Spiller. Voters also face a ballot on financing Brady Country Club purchase up to 6200 dollars.
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Brady
Jacek Keyser
Aubrey Townsend
Louis Bierman
Charlie Epps
Epps
W. K. Cobb
Jack Spiller
Brady Taxicab
Tommy Clay
Golden Jones
James Underwood
George Puckett
Ainsley Thomas
James I. Hobbs
E. M. Hahn
Council
Biergan
Windrow Company
First Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Lodge
Brady Country Club
Blast Damages Brady Home Near Santa Fe Depot
An explosion at Manuel Fuentes home south of the Santa Fe depot damaged a heater closet releasing gas that ignited from a pilot light. Windows shattered and a ceiling damaged as fire crews responded. This followed two prior fires damaging a Herberg residence and a Willow Street two room house earlier in the week.
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Manuel Fuent
Fuentes
Santa Fe
Ihe
Howard Salter
Gus Herberg
South China St
Willow Street
Main
Commerce
George Lacy
RE. E. Davis
South Ward Teacher to Retire After 25 Years
Mrs. Ora L. Dowling, a first grade teacher at South Ward, retires after 25 years with Brady schools. She previously taught 11 years in Hill County before moving to Brady. The board praised her service as other teachers received one year contracts for 1955 56.
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South Ward
Ora L. Dowling
Brady Schools
Dowling
Hill County
Merkel
Greenville
Brady
Eva Marie Chandler
Dunbar
Catherine Kennerly
Boyd Hunt
Joe McDonough
C. B. Whitehead
Text Book Committee
Edna Watters of Brady Dies at 70
Edna Natania Watters 70 of Brady died Friday at her home 601 East Third Street the same house she was born in February 10 1885 She was a longtime Methodist Church member and wife of Chesley J Watters Survivors include daughter Eula Mae Prince of Dallas two grandsons Ralph Wall and Jerry Prince two great grandsons a sister Laura Strickland Brady and brothers Bob Sparks Eden Charley Sparks Brady and Ernest Sparks Brady Funeral arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home with burial at Rest Haven Cemetery
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Edna Natania Watters
Brady
East Third St
Roy May
Kerrville Merchant Plans Formal Store Opening
Here From Kerrville Tommy Davis of Kerrville former Brady resident was here Monday on business. He is operating a department store at Kerrville and said he planned to hold a formal opening before part of next month.
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Kerrville
Tommy Davis
Brady
Davis
State Agent Awaits Sheffield's Return From Chicago
Brady police and a Department of Public Safety agent monitor for L R Sheffield who fled to Chicago after being indicted with former Land Commissioner Bascom Giles in a $85 600 theft conspiracy tied to a Dimmit County veterans land deal. Also indicted were L V Ruffin of Brady for $85 500.
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Department of Public Safety
Brady
L. R. Sheffield
Bill Dickson
Sheffield
Bascom Giles
Travis County Grand Jury
Austin
Dimmit County Veterans
L. V. Ruffin
Travis County
Sam McCellum II
J. H. Francks
Robert D. Hays
Giles
Buford
Chicago
la Salle Hotel
Hal Lattimore
Fort Worth
Associated Press
Engdahl Family Plans Move to Iraq for Government Work
Mr and Mrs Lerey Engdahl and their three daughters of Orange visit his parents in Rochelle and other relatives before leaving about March 20 for Baghdad Iraq where he will work for the Iraqi government. He has been with Du Pont in Orange since 1947.
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Lerey Enegdahl
Orange
W. G. Engdahl
Rochelle
Lerey
Baghdad
Iraq
DuPont Company
Water plentiful beneath Brady San Saba area says geologist
Allen Winslow of the U S Geological Survey told Brady farmers that underground formations in the Brady San Saba area hold abundant good water for irrigation. He noted the Hickory Sandstone up to 350 feet thick and 1 6 0 0 feet depth near Brady with other shallower formations also capable of producing water. He urged detailed studies before large projects to determine quantity and flow, as eight speakers spoke at the Irrigation Educational Day sponsored by local and state agencies.
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Brady-San Saba
Allen Winslow
Brady High School
Winslow
U. S. Geological Survey
Austin
BHS
The
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Extension Service
FHA
McCulloch County Farm Bureau
REA
ASC
McCulloch County Electric Co-op
Brady
Eden
San Saba
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Buddy Samuelson
Buckaroo
del Rio
Fourth Army
Cammerce Street
Officer Dawson McElwee
Heart O’ Texas Band Festival
Umpah
Lem Railsback
Bierman
University of Texas Geology Department
Gene Samuelson
Burnel Davis
Harry Wulff
Supt. C. A. Reynolds
Watters
E. W. Sparks
Townsend
Ben Franklin
Commerce Street
Sparks
John Montgomery
Geological Survey
Edwin Golden
San Sada
J. F
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Jane Bonner
Gary Ebensberger
Tivy
Johnny Satterwhite
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