Three County Girls Face Off In Paint Rock Volleyball Meet
Brady Rochelle and Melvin join 13 other teams including Bronte Lake View Robert Lee Winters Talpa Paint Rock Eola Bal linger San Angelo London Millersview Eden and Mertzon in the ninth annual Sportsmanship Tournament set for Thursday through Saturday. Brady hopes to field a selected team led by Miss Jeannette White with games at 6 20 p m Friday against Lake View Melvin opens versus Talpa Thursday Rochelle meets Bronte Friday 8 p m Consolation rounds Saturday morning with finals Saturday night trophies for top four and a team sportsmanship award plus 12 All Tournament silver charm volleyballs.
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Brady
Rochelle
Melvin
Paint Rock
Bronte
Lake View
Robert Lee
Winters
Talpa
Eola
Ballinger
San Angelo
London
Millersview
Eden
Mertzon
Jeannette White
BHS
Postmaster Exam Set for March 27
A civil service examination for Brady postmaster will be held at the Brady post office on March 27 starting at 8 30 a m. Civil service examiner A Lankford will administer the test to Mrs Barry Francks acting post master J M Crump and Claude B Weaver all of Brady.
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Brady
Ty. A. Lankford
Civil Service Examiner
Barry Francks
J. M. Crump
Claude &. Weaver
Brady Texas Heart Sign Explained By Chamber Chief
A reader asks if Brady is the center or heart of Texas. Brady sits near the state’s geographic center, about 16 miles north of town, per Texas State Highway Department maps. The Heart of Texas sign on the courthouse square was meant as a geographic marker.
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Brady
Texas
Texan
Chamber of Commerce
George Broyles
Broyles
Courthouse Plaza
Joe Ogden
Heart of
Courthouse Square
Texas State Highway Department
Skeleton Still Missing Identity Near Melvin Ranch
A skeleton found on a ranch near Melvin awaits sheriff office in Brady. The bones were moved to Austin for analysis by Department of Public Safety lab workers hoping to identify the remains.
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Melvin
Brady
Austin
Department of Public Safety
Mrs Schultz 84 Dies in Brady
Mrs Anna Marie Schultz 84 of Brady died at home on South Willow Street at 3 45 am Sunday. Born in Germany March 11 1870 she was survived by five generations with three sons two daughters and many grandchildren. Funeral services were held at St Patrick's Church and burial followed in Brady Cemetery.
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Anna Marie Schultz
Brady
South Willow St
Germany
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
H. A. Scitters
Wilkerson
Jal, N. M
Kate Goodner
Charley Schultz
Johnny Huff
Bill Schultz
Tommy Anderson
Douglas Sessom
Alfred Roland
Delaine Sheep Directors Vote to Add Premiums
Texas Delaine Merino Record Association directors meet in Brady for a lunch and spring session. They vote a $50 premium for junior Delaine sheep shows in Dallas San Antonio and Austin subject to show officials approval. A committee will set Coleman sale date and judges for major Delaine shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Texas Delaine-Merino Record Association
Owen Bragg
Talpa
L. D. Lohman
Boerne
G. A. Glimp
Burnet
Clyde Glimp
Lometa
Texas Delaine- Merino Record Association
Dallas
San Antonio
Austin
Roman
el Patio
Virginia Miller Dance Studio
George H. Johanson
Fort Worth
A Walston
George Johanson
Coleman
Walston
Frank Kimbrough
Salado
Johnny King
LeMay
Lolman
Johanson
J. H. Grisby
Holland
Glenn Hopf
Harper
Joe LeMay
C. F. Sappington
Jane White Price
Mason
Methodist Men To Hear HPC Coach
The Methodist Men's Group will hear Howard Payne College coach and HPC assistant president W. H. Hinton as the main speaker after supper at 7 30 p m at the church. Ed Melson leads the group and tickets cost one dollar per plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Payne College
W. H
Bill) Hinton
HPC
Ed Melson
West Sweden Methodists Start Brady Church Groundbreaking
West Sweden Methodists move to Brady and break ground Sunday for a new church on Boudinott Street. The facility will be Trinity Methodist Church with 3523 square feet featuring chapel, classrooms, kitchen, and bride’s room. Dr. Fred J. Brucks led the ceremony with local pastors and parish leaders present.
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West Sweden
Fred J. Brucks
San Angelo
Southwest Methodist Conference
Boudinott St
Grant and
Graham Sts
Mitchell Smith
Otto Lund
Roy May
First Methodist
Brucks
First Methodist Church
May
Christian Fellowship
Chester Richie
Brady
Trinity Methodist Church
Funeral Services for W. R. Jones Infant
Graveside services were held at 11 a m Saturday for Donnie Lee infant son of Mr and Mrs W R Jones who died shortly after birth Born Friday morning in a local hospital he passed away before noon The Rev LeRay Fowler of First Baptist Church conducted the services and burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery The Joneses also have two children Thomas Ray 6 and Johnny 2
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Donnie Lee
W. R. Jones
LeRay Fowler
First Baptist Church
Rest Haven Cemetery
Flood Control Delegations Tour Brady Creek Project
Brady Creek flood control plan draws delegations from Stephenville Mineral Wells Hamilton and Comanche visiting Thursday. Friday 21 residents from Uvalde Cotulla met officials in Brady to learn about seven dams on Brady Creek. Mr and Mrs Jesse Torrez welcomed a daughter at Brady Hospital Saturday.
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Brady Creek
Deep Creek
Stephenville
Mineral Wells
Hamilton
Comanche
Brady
Uvalde
Cotulla
Jesse Torrez
Brady Hospital
Brady man receives two oak leaf clusters for Korea service
1st Lt. Dan S. Shipley of Brady, assigned to Goodfellow AFB San Angelo, earns oak leaf clusters for the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal. The DFC cluster cites 25 January 1955 actions west of Chorwon and directing five flights of fighters under heavy fire. He also earns the Air Medal for 40 missions in an unarmed T-6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Brady
Goodfellow Air Force Base
San Angelo
Korea
Dan S. Shipley
Roy DD. Spears
South College , Brady
Herbert W. Robson
Goodfellow
Lt. Shipley
Chorwon
6147Th Tactical Control Group
Fifth Air Force
Shipley
Air Medal
Goodfellow Field
Luke Air Force Base
Arizona
Forney High School
Southern Methodist University
Auto Tag Sales Slow in Mc Culloch County
Tax Assessor-Collector Ira Turner reports only 1 044 passenger cars registered with two weeks left to the April 1 deadline. He notes farmers may register only pickups and some commercial vehicles remain unregistered. Courthouse tax office open all day for two Saturdays before deadline.
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McCulloch
Ira Turner
Turner
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R. R. Walston
Menard
Skeleton
Brady High
Johnnie Carrigan
Ed Knipper
Meridian
Delaine Sheep Directors
Capital Area
Dr. W. G. Kammlade
College Station
Houston
Methodist
West Sweden Methodists
Mr. Smith
John Hanson
Harry Hanson
Martin Burklund
Board of Stewards
Rena
Larue Swenning
Boyd Lyckman
Ellen Berquist
Brady Man
Dan
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