Rochelle Grad Hired As Coach of Hornets
Rochelle High School names Jerrell Rice as head football coach for next fall returning to Rochelle after two years at Yoakum and prior stops at Bangs and Lamesa. He is son in law of Rochelle residents Mr and Mrs Jim Mitchell and replaces N M Curlee who resigned with others at Rochelle.
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Rochelle Grad
Hornets
Jerrell Rice
Rochelle and
Howard Payne
Rochelle High School
The
Hor
Yoakum
Bangs
Lamesa
Jim Mitchell
Rochelle
Rice
N. M. Curlee
Curlee
James Langford
Langford
Brownwood
Howard Payne College
T. E
Bratton
Mercury
Brady Parents Tour School In Public Visitation Week
Brady Public School officials welcomed 50 parents and friends to Brady High Tuesday night and Brady High PTA, as Texas Public School Visitation Week showcased modern teaching tools. Principal Ethridge opened with the Know Your School program. Teachers demonstrated audio visual equipment, speed projector, 16mm movie projector, and tape recorder across four English classes, math, science, history, and vocational subjects.
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Texas Public
South Ward
Dunbar
North Ward
Brady High
Brady Junior High
Assembly
Brady High School
Prince A. Ethridge
Laurie Barfoot
Lucille Welch
E. J. Fowell
Harold Burk
C. D. York
Edward Whiteley
Corky Pence
R. F. McSwain
James Glenn
Dorothy St. Clair
J. M. Crump
J. D. Hampton
KE. L. Ross
Tressie Shaver
James Bates
Dewey Lowe
Brady High School Pta
I. Z. Woodard
York and Whiteley
McSwain
Boyd Hunt
Constable Race Sees Candidate Join Precinct 1 Fight
Arch Clevenger announced as candidate for constable in Precinct 1. Reared in Mason and McCulloch counties, he has lived in Brady since 1927. Incumbent W H Horton will not seek re election, according to The Standard.
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Arch Clevenger
Mason
McCulloch
Clevenger
Brady
W. H
Bill) Horton
The
Standard
Flag Ceremonies for Girl Scout Week in Brady
Brady marks Girl Scout Week March 11 to 17 with 41st anniversary of U S scouting in McCulloch County and 10th year in Brady. 106 girls in eight troops plan displays, church services, flag raisings, and a birthday party led by Mrs. Gari Nance. Since 1912, Juliette Gordon Low’s first troop inspired the national program.
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U. S
McCulloch County
Brady
Vincent’s Dry Goods
East Commerce St
Girl Scout Little House
Gari Nance
Juliette Gordon Low
Savannah
Melody Girls
Brady Junior High
Hilma Stockstill
Sylvia Bell
Jimmie Lee
Brady High
Freeze Nips Fruit Trees In Brady Cold Snap
A dust storm cooled Brady to 25 degrees Wednesday night harming early blooming fruit trees though many trees have not yet blossomed. Last year saw worse with a 26 degree cold wave on March 21 catching trees in full bloom.
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Worther
Brady
Sophomore Wins Singing Contest At Brady High
Jimmie Lee Steel, 15 year old sophomore, won Brady High School’s annual singing contest held Wednesday. She performed Memories of You with accompanist Sandra Hargroves. Second place went to Paula Myers, 16, who sang Rock n Roll Waltz, and third to Jane Weaver, 15, with My Bonnie Lassie.
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Jimmie Lee Steel
Brady High School
Korky Steffens
Brady High
BHS
C. A. Ethridge
Paula Myers
Frances Hayes
Jane Weaver
H. O. Weaver
Bonnie Lassie
Herbert Torrez
Sue Brock
Raymond Blackburn
Pat Stroope
Lanell Flanagin
Christene Allen
Allie Mary Howard
Sue Ethridge
Gloves Champs Fight Here Saturday Night
Fifteen to twenty bouts feature high school boys from Brownwood Coleman and Menard facing Brady area contenders at the National Guard Armory. Local champions George Dennard Calvin Fitzgerald Norris Wright join Dale Anderson Mac Porter Wayne Faulkner Charles Marshall and Tommy Kidd in the card. Proceeds fund training equipment for the local team and tickets cost 50 cents for students and $1 for adults.
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National Guard Armory
Brownwood
Chamber of Commerce
Brady Fire Department
Jim Harkrider
Lee Ruffin
Rovers
Coleman
Menard
George Dennard
Calvin Fitzgerald
Norris Wright
Dale Anderson
Mac Porter
Wayne Faulkner
Charles Marshall
Tommy Kidd
Retired merchant Townsend dies at Brady home
James Walter Townsend Sr founder of Townsend's Ben Franklin Store died at his Brady home at 4 p m Thursday He was born April 27 1872 and opened the store in 1905 A charter member and senior deacon of First Baptist Church he was a Mason and Knights Templar and served on the Brady School Board Married in Austin to Sadie B Young she died November 27 194% Funeral services are tentatively set for 10 a m Saturday at First Baptist Church No flowers requested donations to South Texas Children's Home at Beeville may be sent to the church Survivors include two sons Aubrey and L J Townsend of Brady two grandchildren a sister Mrs M C Bishop of Dallas and a brother C C Townsend of Del Rio
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James Walter Townsend
Townsend
Ben Franklin
Brady
First Baptist Church
Knights Templar
Austin
Sadie B. Young
South Texas
Beeville
Aubrey
L. J. Townsend
M. C. Bishop
Dallas
C. C. Townsend
del Rio
Heart O Texas Livestock Co Leased by Jernigan and Ogden
Malcolm Jernigan of Goldthwaite and Mrs. Joe Ogden of Brady lease the Heart O Texas Livestock Commission Co from Hewitt brothers of Hereford. Jernigan has auctioneered since 1948 and Ogden has served as bookkeeper since 1948. First sale under new managers held Tuesday. Ek C Hewitt Jr and family moved back to Hereford with his brother L Hewitt owning the firm.
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Malcolm Jernigan
Goldthwaite
Joe Ogden
Brady
Heart O' Texas Livestock Commission Co
Hewitt Brothers
Hereford
Jernigan
Pear Valley Man Cox Store Manager Joins Fort Worth Firm
W. B. Carroll Jr. becomes manager at Cox & Co. department store on East Lancaster Street in Fort Worth. He is a Pear Valley native, Texas A&M graduate, and former nine year employee of a large chain. Carroll served 22 months in the Philippines and Japan during the war, is married with a four month old daughter, Patricia Lou, and is the first rural Boy Scout to earn Eagle in the state, crediting his father for early scouting access.
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W. B. Carroll, Jr
KR. Kb. Cox & Co
East Lancaster Street
Fort Worth
W. Bb. Carroll
Pear Valley
Lonn High School
Carroll
Beaumont
Texas A&m College
Philippines
Japan
Patricia Lou
Brady
SCS to Survey Creek Site for Brady City Lake Dam
The Soil Conservation Service plans a feasibility study of a Brady Creek site for a large dam to flood control and provide municipal water, financed jointly by Brady and federal funds. A council survey earlier identified a three mile upstream site and a study may begin in six months or more due to SCS scheduling.
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The
Soil Conservation Service
Brady Creek
Brady
City of
SCS
Joe Ward
Wichita Falls
Smith
Ogden
Brady Citizens Called In Sheffield Trial Opens
Brady residents and former Bradyites filled Austin for the opening of the state case against Bo R Sheffield Brady real estate man. The trial was reset for April 30 after 73 defense witnesses of 107 called failed to appear and 52 of 101 subpoenas were served. Sheffield faces theft in the veterans land program and a forgery case was set for the same date.
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Austin
Bo. R. (Slim) Sheffield
Brady Real Estate
Charles ©. Betts
McCulloch
Luke Vowel
Sheffield
Brady
Veterans Land Program
Everett Looney
Betta
B. R. Sheffield
Mary Jo Carroll
City Council Agrees 250 for Parade Float Project
The council approves a 250 contribution toward a permanent Heart Of Texas parade float to cost about 750 for use by city county and the July Jubilee. The float may attend the Battle of Flowers in San Antonio with the Jubilee queen or substitute. The panel includes Mrs. Francks Hark rider Darley and CP Rockwell.
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Heart of
Texas
Barry Francks
Jim Harkrider
Charlie Darley
Rockwell
Francks
San Antonio
Brady
Water & Light
Edward Geeslin
Sam McCollum
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Nets
Ranger Patrol
Gray Dresser
Army
Nathaniel Dell
Fort Hood
Tery
J. W. Stark
Col. Dresser
Rangers
Tion
Champs
Kerrville
Livestock Sales Company
Pear Valley Man Cox Store
City Lake
Council
Joe Opden
H. N
Red) Smith
Pawer
Police
W. P. Jones
City Recorder
Berry Bros Machinery Co
Streets
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