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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1963
Page
1
In Brady, enthusiasm for basketball grows with a five year winning run led by Brady and the Dunbar tied Brady teams. Despite big crowds, the district will lose about 500 to 800 dollars this season, with total receipts around 1,681.21 against 1,718.53 in expenses. Officials' pay scales and travel add to the deficit while students and adults pay modest gate fees.
Gerald Gafford of Lohn, master’s student in speech at Southwest Texas State College, will play Uncle Ben in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman at SWTC Little Theater San Marcos March 11 through 16. Gafford, last seen in Will to Win, is son of J. P. Gafford of Lohn and Dorothy Nell Gafford of Abilene.
Norman Archer, McCulloch County chairman, reports a March of Times fund at about 2570 dollars with late donations urged to be sent promptly. The Placid community reached its quota and joined with Rochelle. Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp. of Borger sent 25 dollars included in the Voca report in The Standard.
Brady Band Boosters will meet at 7 50 p m Monday in the high school band hall A postponed meeting from last week due to a PTA conflict will discuss and review the Band Festival and all members are urged to attend
Melvin residents were alarmed by an outbreak of dog poisoning this week. The poison appears to be tossed into yards, risking dogs and children. The first incident involved Leland Sutton’s dog while herding sheep. the dog was treated by a veterinarian. At least three more dogs were poisoned later.
T. R. Womack, 71, brother of H. R. Womack of Brady, died Monday night in a Kerrville hospital where he had been a patient for the last nine or ten years. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Kerrville. Survivors include his wife, two daughters Mrs. W. H. Cowden of Mountain Home and Mrs. Richard Wright, six grandchildren, and two brothers E. J. Womack of Corsicana and H. R. Womack of Brady.
West Trojanettes outscored the Pupettes 55 to 41 in Lampasas as foul trouble and late free throws swung the game. Joan Sparks led West with 28 points as Mary Jo Trammell fouled out for Brady and two Pupette guards exited late.
Rochelle's 8 B team falls 54 to 44 at Talpa in bi district playoff. Patricia Nowlin led Rochelle with 2 points. Pris cilla Lane scored 33 for Talpa Centennial. Talpa advances to regional in Odessa. Rochelle ends season 23 5 with 1 098 points for and 665 against.
The City Council approved closing Pine Street between West 11th and West 10th to provide more playground space for the South Ward School. The 66-foot street will be closed except for a 20-foot alley, adding 46 feet of playground along the block and removing a traffic hazard on the school's east side.
The Concho County Singing Convention will be held at Millersview Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Sunday March 10. The public is invited.
Second Lt. Thomas F. Langseth, formerly of Brady, named commander of the Mortar Davy Crockett Platoon of the Texas National Guard at Santa Anna. The unit is part of Headquarters Company, First Battalion, 142nd Infantry, Brownwood and Santa Anna. Langseth is son of Mrs. Ruby Kinney and Mark Langseth, husband of Helen Smith, with two sons.
A show and sale closing the Chamber of Commerce feeding program is planned for Saturday March 16 at the Heart O Texas Commission Four Hand. FFA boys who top the feeding out of their animals will share prize money.
Melvin FFA boys sponsor an annual vaccination day for dogs and cats in the Melvin area next Wednesday March 13 at 1 p m. Dr J B King of Brady will be present to vaccinate animals against rabies.
The Brady flu wave appears to ease this week as student absences decline from a Tuesday peak of 281 to 226 on Wednesday and 202 on Thursday.
Brady High School hosts its annual Schoolboy Invitational Golf Tournament described as a little state meet. Twenty six schools enter two divisions with 15 teams per division. Big schools tee off at 9 am and smaller schools at 1 30 pm at Brady Municipal Course on Saturday March 16.
Brady students Gary Schill and George Jones with Edwin Kuehn of Wichita Falls join the 50 mile hike from Denton to Pilot Point. Schill alone completes the full round trip returning about 4 p.m. Kuehn quits after 44 miles and Jones after 27. Schill later shown relaxing on the Campus Chat front page.
A 12 signature petition placed M. E. Kidd, Brady rancher and former school board president, on the Brady School Board ballot. Two seats will be elected April 6. Incumbents Dr. G. H. Ricks and Leonard Atherton seek re election. Signature list includes Barley Bradham Winston and others.
The McCulloch County Players will meet at 7 30 p m Monday March 11 in the Richards Memorial Library clubroom A play will be read and parts chosen Allen Brown president invites all interested to attend
The Brady Junior High School bands will give a program in Brady High auditorium at 7 30 p m Tuesday. The Beginner Band starts and the Junior High Lion Band follows. Band Director James Mallow notes scheduling conflicts and says all proceeds go into the band fund urging attendance.
The Brady Women’s Bowling Association sponsors the Women’s City Tour. Plateau Motel won with 2033 points, with Faye Taylor Edyth Cox Georgia Parks Edna Lee Hutto and Verna Vogel in the lineup. Parks and Hutto claimed Class B doubles with 1188, while Laurice Hunter earned all-events and Dorothy Locklear led Class A singles. Helen Lawrence won Class B singles and handi cap all-events, Lucille Griffith and Viola Gary took Class A doubles.
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