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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1955
Page
4
Rochelle Texas column reflects on human nature and kindness, cautioning against labeling others and praising mercy. It references a Wichita Falls ranch offer to quit smoking, respect for customers, courteous letters, and Brady parking meters, closing with hopeful spring imagery and a farewell.
A Texas themed recounting notes the early Mother Goose rhyme Rich man poor man beggar man thief and adds variants like Doctor lawyer and Indian chief. The piece reflects on how verses supposedly predicted a child’s future and living situation with regional twists.
J W Townsend of Brady hospitalized earlier in the week as local leaders push a combined land treatment flood control effort. The Brady Creek project pairs terracing farm ponds cover crops and 46 detention dams with a total cost of 6.27 million dollars of which 4.74 million is federal and 1.53 million local. Benefits projected at 810 thousand annually. Local farmers have already funded at least half the cost and 35 percent of land treatments have been completed. The effort draws 211 groups from across Texas to view flood prevention dams and is urged to receive increased upstream funding to support Brady Creek.
Mrs. Albert Alley of Brady and Mrs. Richard Moseley of Rochelle were admitted to Brady Hospital for treatment Saturday. FE. A. Williams of Brady was admitted to Brady Hospital last Tuesday.
Mrs Floyd Windham of Brady was a patient in Brady Hospital Thursday and Friday.
Holy Week events run April 3 to 10 at Rochelle Methodist Church and Methodist Church of Richland Springs. Rev. Paul Chapman leads with assistant Mr. Lloyd Shryock of SMU Perkins. Palm Sunday services open the week, with sermons April 5 and 6 at 7:30 pm in Rochelle, a candlelight service in Richland Springs on Thursday, and Good Friday and Easter observances at both churches. Mr. Shryock, El Paso native and former Methodist Youth Caravan participant, has extensive youth ministry experience in Texas.
Mrs W C Jensen manager of Scenic Drive In Theatre attended a one day M G M Ticket Selling Workshop in the Adolphus Hotel Dallas on March 9. She said fine pictures are coming and she will bring many to the Scenic screen. Attractions booked include Carmen Jones The Long Gray Line and White Feather.
A conference convened alongside the World Council of Churches gathering in Evanston Illinois, linking religious leaders, scholars, and regional delegates for joint sessions and collaborative discussions.
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