Brady High Students See Danger of Speed in Braking Demo
Brady High School students watched a Texas Highway Patrol braking demonstration on Wall Street. Officers Geestin Matthews and Brookshire showed stopping distances at 20 40 and 30 mph with a gun signal and two yellow marks marking reaction and braking distances. Results varied by driver with notable figures: 36 ft 8 in at 20 mph rising to 122 ft 11 in at 40 mph for male drivers and 40 ft total at 20 mph for Diane Roddie. Principal Ethridge noted conditions affect stopping distances and real roads may require longer distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady High School
Texas Highway Patrol
Brady High
Wall Street
H. G. Geestin
G. J. Matthews
Brady
C. A. Brookshire
San Angelo
Tracy Byrd
Richard Harrison
Diane Roddie
Corky Cobern
Carolyn Ingram
C. A. Ethridge
BHS
Burglars Strike Milton Gainer Store Rochelle Again
Burglars hit Milton Gainer's Rochelle shop for 400 to 500 dollars in un insured merchandise. The raiders ransacked the store and nearby Tom Penn Grocery, forced entry through the front door and left behind empty boxes. They tried on socks and shoes, lifted pajamas and khaki apparel, taking select sizes and leaving other items. The crime marks Gainer's seventh burglary in four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Gainer
Rochelle
Gainer
Tom Penn
McCulloch County Highway Bids Planned For Next Week
State Highway Department to open bids next week for paving and resurfacing in McCulloch County. March 23 includes a 24 mile resurfacing on the Brownwood highway from Brady courthouse to Farm Road 1028, and new paving on U S 190 from Brady to Rochelle. March 22 bids cover resurfacing U S 190 from Rochelle to Richland Springs. Seal coating planned on two other McCulloch stretches from the Menard highway to Calf Creek and Doole to Salt Gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch County
State Highway Department
Brownwood
Brady
Placid
U. S. 190
Rochelle
Richland Springs
Menard Highway
Calf Creek
Doole
Salt, Gap
Junior Historian features ex-Brady student Jaryl Young article
Jaryl Young, former Brady High School student now at Abilene Christian College, has an article in the current Junior Historian issue published by the Texas State Historical Association at the University of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaryl Young
Brady
Abilene Christian College
University of Texas
Texas State Historical Association
Copeland Visits Family After Moving to California
L. C. Copeland, a McCulloch County farmer before relocating to Lathrop California 14 years ago, arrived Monday night to visit his sister Mrs. C. O. Johnson and other relatives. He works as an inspector for the Southern Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Copeland
McCulloch County
Lathrop
Calif
C. O. Johnson
The
Southern Pacific
Tex A and M Names Doole Student Distinguished
Jerry Mac Betsill of Doole is named distinguished student for fall semester 1954 at Texas A&M College. The distinction requires a GPA of at least 2.25 and no grade below C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Mac Betsill
Doole
Texas A&m College
Brady Junior High Band Concert at Melvin Auditorium
The Brady Junior High Band directed by Joe McDonough will perform in the Melvin School auditorium at 10 a.m. Thursday. Melvin High School Principal Floyd Marshall invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady Junior High
Joe McDonough
Melvin School
Melvin High School
Floyd Marshall
Maggie Creech Admitted and Discharged From Brady Hospital
Maggie Creech of Placid entered Brady Hospital Friday and was dismissed Saturday, marking a brief hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Creech
Placid
Brady Hospital
Cookie Sale Aims to Fund New Heart of Texas Scout Camp
McCulloch County Brownies and Girl Scouts begin their annual Cookie Sale to raise funds for a new Heart of Texas Girl Scout Council camp on Lake Brownwood. Last year 1,404 boxes were sold. this year they target more to start camp construction for water, sewage, and a possible troop cabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch County Brownies
Girl Scouts
Heart of Texas Girl Scout Council
Lake Brownwood
Heart of Texas Council
Brown, Callahan
Coleman
Comanche
Eastland
Erath
Jack
Young Counties
Texas State Parks Board
36Th Division
Cross Plains
Brownwood
McCulloch County
Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A
State Parks Board
Lang Rites Set After Brady Youth's Death
Woodrow William Lang seven year old geologist was found shot to death Monday at his parents home 706 West Fifth Street Justice of Peace Joe Myrick ruled death by own action Lang born September 10 1917 in Menard survived by wife Esther Lang father and stepmother Harvey Lang and Mrs Sherman Early two siblings funeral 2:30 p m Wednesday Wilerson Funeral Home chapel with ministers officiating burial in Brady Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow William Lang
A. L. Lang
West Fifth St
Lang
M&s Hospital
Justice of Peace
Joe Myrick
Mr. Lang
Menard
Brady
Railway Express Agency
Esther B. Lang
Melvin
Harvey Lang
Houston
Sherman Early
Washington, D. C
Wilerson Funeral Home
John Wallenburg
First Christian Church
Lester E. Hedemann
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Brady Cemetery
Osborne Family Attends LaGrange Methodist Homecoming
Mr and Mrs S V Osborne spend Sunday in LaGrange for the 116th anniversary Homecoming of the local Methodist Church. They are joined by their son Robert a student at the University of Texas Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaGrange
S. V. Osborne
Methodist Church
Robert
Texas University
Austin
Slim Sheffield Emerging Figure In Texas Land Scandal
Dallas Morning News report from Brady traces the puzzling rise of B R Sheffield, linked to Bascom Giles in a statewide land scandal. The piece details Sheffield's past as a Belmena resident and longtime associate of Giles, his elusive whereabouts, and the civil actions seeking more than $500,000 in related land deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Turner
Waco
Dallas Morning News
Brady
B. R. Sheffield
Dallas News
Turner
Gainesville
Veterans Land
Brady Land
West Texas
Bascom Giles
Travis County
Sheffield
Giles
L. V. Ruffin
Ruffin
Air Force
Final Rites Held For N. H. Rogers
Funeral services were held for Narvel Henry Rogers 51 at 4 p m Friday. He died Thursday at his home in Brady. Born May 21 1903 in Brady he married Elizabeth Goldman Jan 16 1926. Burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery. Survivors include his wife a son a brother and three sisters. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narvel Henry Rogers
Brady Carpenter
Old Mason Road
Mr. Rogers
Brady
Elizabeth Goldman
Bobby Eklund
Rest Haven Cemetery
Narvel L. Rogers
Lohn
W. E. Rogers
Iraan
G. T. Tittle
Brownwood
Harvey Mathews
Bangs
Jess Parsons
Abilene
Gunter Ogden
R. C. Doyal
Audie Capps
Cecil Coggin
George Lane
John Borden
McCulloch Delegates to Woodmen Meeting in San Angelo
Salvador de Los Santos of Melvin Pedro Martinez Juan Serbine and N L Ortiz all of Brady will be delegates to the state convention of the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society Thursday through Saturday at the Cactus Hotel in San Angelo. Delegates register Thursday and attend an open house that evening. San Angelo Mayor M D Bryant will welcome the Woodmen Friday morning and district manager C L Sinclair will speak for the local camp. National secretary Howard M Lundgren will be the principal speaker. A flag and flagpole will be presented to San Angelo at noon Friday. National director J R Sims will speak Friday afternoon as a class of 65 candidates is initiated Friday night. Officers will be elected Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvador de Los Santos
Melvin
Pedro Martinez
Juan Serbine
N. L. Ortiz
Brady
Woodmen
The
World Life Insurance Society
Cactus Hotel
San Angelo
Concho Camp No
M. D. Bryant
C. L. Sinclair
Howard M. Lundgren
Omaha
Neb
City Auditorium
J. R. Sims
Visit At Temple
Rev. and Mrs. Roy May and their two children were guests of Mrs. May's mother Mrs. Chris Nelson of Temple on Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Roy May
May
Chris Nelson
County Talent Show Set for Saturday Night
Contestants are invited to enter a county wide talent show at Brady High School auditorium Saturday at 8 p m. Winners will be chosen in four divisions grade school junior high high school and open class. Contact Jerry Smith president of Brady High Student Council. Ticket sales handled by Bobby Weise and Lesley Fisher. Admission 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady High School
Jerry Smith
Brady High Student Council
Bobby Weise
Lesley Fisher
Teachers Support Move to Keep VA Homemaking and Agri Classes
The Mid-Texas Education Association meeting in Brownwood adopts a resolution urging rural schools to retain vocational agriculture and homemaking teachers and to support needed action and legislation to prevent department cuts due to enrollment declines. Delegates from McCulloch County attend. Guy T. Smith elected association president. next convention planned for San Angelo in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Delegates
Mid-Texas Education Association
Brownwood
McCulloch County
Robert Stovall
Lohn
Supt. C. W. Thompson
Melvin Man Elected By Hereford Group
N. M. Barnett of Melvin was elected vice president of the Brown County Polled Hereford Association at a Brownwood meeting last week. Carl Sheffield of Brookesmith was re elected president. J. W. Vance of Coleman secretary treasurer. Sam Swann of Merkel and Joe Dan Weedon of Grosvenor named directors. Retiring officers are N. M. Mitchell of Sanderson and Jim Gill of Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. Barnett
Melvin
Brown County
Hereford Association
Brownwood
Carl Sheffield
Brookesmith
J. W. Vance
Coleman
Sam Swann
Merkel
Joe Dan Weedon
Grosvenor
N. M. Mitchell
Sanderson
Jim Gill
Mrs. Faye Brown Admitted to Brady Hospital
Mrs. Faye Brown of Brady was admitted to Brady Hospital on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Brown
Brady
Brady Hospital
Winters Ogden Present Plea To Congress
Two man Brady Creek delegation H D Winters and Joe Ogden urged Congress for 1.5 million dollars for flood control in Brady Creek and the Middle Colorado River Watershed for the next fiscal year. They were backed by Rep O C Fisher and aide Arthur Perry with Speaker Sam Rayburn touring the Capitol and other Texas watershed supporters present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
Ogden
Congress
Brady
Brady Creek
Colorado River
Brady Creek Watershed Association
H. D. Winters
Joe Ogden
House Appropriations Committee
Washington
Rep. O. C. Fisher
Arthur Perry
Lyndon Johnson
Soil Conservation
Colorado
Clear Creek
Brown County
Coleman County
Texas Association of Watershed Groups
Jim Wright
Weatherford
Paul Hardin
Trinity Watershed
Sam Rayburn
Capitol
Rayburn
Bradyites
Merchants Association Elects New Directors
About 50 people attended the McCulloch County Retail Merchants Association annual meeting at Roman's El Patio Cafe. New two year directors are J. D. Morrow Melvin Andy Allen J. M. Hicks Allison Gotcher Hymie Myers Miss Mable Thompson L. C. Atherton and Earl Childress all of Brady Bob Bray to a one year term. New nominating committee members were Homer Duncum Charles Samuel and W. K. Cobb. The group will elect officers March 21 and hear Rev. John G. Wallenburg speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch County Retail Merchants Association
Roman
el Patio
Jamie Williamson
L. J. Townsend
J. D. Morrow
Melvin
Andy Allen
J. M. Hicks
Allison Gotcher
Hymie Myers
Miss Mable Thompson
L. C. Atherton
Earl Childress
Brady
Bob Bray
Homer Duncum
Charles Samuel
W. K. Cobb
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Jimmy Davis
Harrison County
Sears Foundation
Texas
Jimmy
J. W. Davis
Marshall
Longview
McCulloch
Cookie Sale
Woodrow Lang
Slim
By Thomas E. Turner
Chicago
LaSalle Hotel
Sulphur Springs
Mexico
Slim Sheffield
Milam County
Jim Sheffield
Blacksand
Belmena
N. H. Rogers
Angelo
Hereford
Merchants Association
Tommy Ereckson
John G. Wallenburg
Karl K. Steffens
Barbara Bodenhamer
Sandra Duncan
Sylvia Bell
Hilma Stockstill
Daysie Byler
Association
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