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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1955
Page
10
At the Rive and Gold banquet Cub Scouts of Den 1 acted out famous men born in February. Den mother Mrs M E Tittle holds the microphone as Charles Dicker portrays Lincoln and Karlton Stef...
Bascom Giles the former land commissioner was charged with conspiracy to steal 84500 dollars in state funds. Travis County grand jury indictment followed veterans land program irregularities. Giles posted 860000 dollars bond with initial 100000 reduced later. Indictments sealed to protect investigation. Sessions set for a special grand jury from March 10 through July last. McLarty returned to Texas to post Bond and aid investigators. Shepperd's office reports 188 indictments in Bexar and DeWitt counties plus 3 criminal complaints in Travis County and 10 civil suits seeking 1604006 dollars.
Five bands performed in a late festival segment with Del Rio dazzling crowds using a circus routine. San Saba impressed with a swing show. Cross Plains staged complicated maneuvers. Tivy Kerrville featured red attire and ponytail twirlers. Iraan showcased precise marching while two majorettes were absent after marriage.
Twenty eight students are listed on the honor roll for the fourth six weeks at Rochelle. Noted by Supt C W Thompson the list includes third trade Lynda Smith fourth grade Kenneth Sell Gainer Marilyn Moseley and Sandra Jones fifth grade Barbara Bratton Kirby Huffman Jimmy Moseley Nancy Neal Ronald Penn Almarine Rackley and Sue Ridens sixth grade Ronnie Nowlin seventh grade Gloria Haywood eighth grade Bob Beakley Elaine Bratton Linda Bush Arliss Eckert Tommy Kidd and Mike Ridens ninth grade Reta Kimbrough and Sue McAnelly tenth grade Arthur Scharlach Glennanda Nash and James Gentry eleventh grade Eugene Johnson twelfth grade Gwen Scharlach and David Moseley.
Three members of the Brady Distributive Education Club and sponsor Jesse G. Foster returned from the ninth annual Texas DE clubs convention in Fort Worth. Gary Cochran Bill Ricks and Billy Jim Anderson attended with Foster at Hotel Tex as. About 660 CE students from across Texas were present. The Brady group joined business sessions social events, Billy Jim ran for national convention delegate but was not elected. Gwen Hall entered the Sweetheart contest. Foster judged some contests in which he had no entries.
Mr. and Mrs. Fidel Mendiola of Brady announce the birth of a daughter born last Wednesday at Brady Hospital.
H L Click died at his Brady home at 2 05 pm Monday. A retired farmer born Nov 25 1863 in Houston County he was survived by three sons Roy George Eddie and others and six daughters with 26 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. Funeral conducted by Rev Jimmy January at Wilkerson Funeral Home chapel with burial in Voca Cemetery.
C. D. Robbins of Oklahoma City visits son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs James Trewitt and also sees brother in law W H Matney in Wichita Falls. Robbins is an engineer for the MKT Railway.
A conference on surface water measures Texas stream flow to assess available water. Brady Creek flow at North Bridge St. reveals flood-time dominance with 64 percent of 1952’s annual flow on Sept 10. Speakers include Roy Ussery, Jack Barton, Rob Thurmond, John Shanklin, Arthur Scharlach and Charles Richter outlining irrigation, soil, fertilizer, pump fitting and financing.
Brownwood attorney Allcorn resigns as 15th District attorney to take a temporary chief of criminal investigation post tied to the veterans land program. Texas Attorney General John Ben Shepperd named him to the new role last Thursday and Governor Shivers designates David J. Morris to fill the district attorney position while Allcorn is away.
The men of Trinity Methodist Church formed a Men’s Fellowship on Thursday night. Officers elected: Ernest Barker president, W A Hicks vice president, Paul Bowman secretary, Dick Swenning treasurer, Roy Holliday program chairman, and Martin Burk serving chairman. Meetings set for the first Tuesday night each month at the church.
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