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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1956
Page
1
The Centennial Steering Committee in McCulloch County has finished a proposal to celebrate the county’s South birthday and Brady’s 50th. A mass meeting is set in the district courtroom Friday March 23 at 3 p.m. to explain the plan and seek citizen support for a combined centennial and Jubilee on July 2 3 and 4.
Tax data from John Guice shows 2551 poll tax voters in McCulloch County distributed as 1853 in Precinct 1 with Brady and Calf Creek and others, 112 in Precinct 2, 297 in Precinct 3, and 289 in Precinct 4 with listed locales such as Camp San Saba Voca and Salt Gap. The figures reflect a countywide tally by voting boxes.
County Agent Jimmy Cusenbary says most fruit on the trees is badly burned by the freeze. Bloom appears fine but inner, small fruit at the bottom turns brown. Some fruit may still develop this year as trees have not fully bloomed yet. Pasture land in McCulloch County was in good shape before the frost and could recover with rain.
A Brady McCulloch County parade float committee invites written design ideas for a permanent, year to year adjustable float funded by the City County and the July Jubilee. The float, intended for 12 upcoming parades in neighboring communities, will meet Friday at 7 30 pm in the Chamber of Commerce office with members C P Rockwell Mrs John Sloane Johnny Miller Mrs George Johanson Mrs L V Ruffin and Jackie Gartman.
Fifty six McCulloch County residents are called for jury service in 35th District Court Monday. Three rape cases are set for trial with defendants Marcial Martinez of Melvin Antonio Sanchez and Tony Camargo of Brady. Jury pool includes numerous residents from Brady Voca Camp San Saba Melvin Doole and Rochelle among others.
An all county talent show will be staged in the Brady High School auditorium on April 6 with awards in three divisions: high school junior high and ward school. A door prize will be given. The event is sponsored by Brady High School Student Council.
Thirteen Texas colleges including Rice Baylor Texas A M and Texas Tech will send coaches to the 15th Brady Relays in Brady with a Friday April 13 banquet honoring the Brady Bulldogs and BHS senior athletes. Some 25 schools will have track teams at the event. The Dawg Dawgs plan a television set giveaway and raise funds for a cement curb project around the stadium track. Youth center talk also arose at the meeting.
Mr and Mrs F J Pennington spent the forepart of the week in Brownfield visiting their son Glenn and family. They returned home Wednesday.
Former Texas House speaker and governor candidate Reuben Senterfitt will address the McCulloch County Retail Merchants Association banquet Friday at 7 30 p m in the Brady Country Club The event also elects eight new directors and features musical planning with Korky Steffens as organizer.
Brady boys ages 7 to 18 receive an overnight invitation to Fort Hood. They travel Friday morning and return Saturday after a schedule of barracks checks, meals at the cooking school, tank inspections, riding academy visits, airfield tour, retreat at 5 15 p m, tactical problem, battalion review, combat course, and a training film before checkout at 10 50 a m Saturday.
A grand opening at All-Star Sewing Center at 112 South Blackburn Street offers free prizes including a Motorola TV set and radio phonograph. The event runs Thursday through Saturday with drawings at 3 p.m. on March 51. FE K Randolph and M R Perry operate the newly opened store with free coffee and doughnuts and a Necchi Elna home economist demonstrating machines.
Edward Geeslin, superintendent of Brady Water & Light Works, was elected president-elect of the Texas Water and Sewage Works Association during its Texas A&M College short course March 4-9. A new office created to prepare him for the presidency next year. current president is James Bryan of McKinney.
Tax office reports slow tag sales with long lines as motorists await the April 1 registration deadline. Only 982 license tags sold Thursday versus 1,173 a year ago. County projects about 9,000 vehicles to re register. County official John Guice notes aging fleets and delays.
The McCulloch County Commissioners Court voted to spend up to 1000 this year on Richards Park improvements, matched by the City of Brady as part of a continuing program started last year. The court also approved 250 for a permanent parade float representing the county and city, and authorized County Judge Love Kimbrough to address a rat and mosquito infestation at the county jail.
Johnny Bradshaw, a junior, is elected president of Brady High School Student Council for next year. Fletcher Fields becomes vice president, Barbara Richie secretary. Senior elections name Lesley Fisher as most popular boy and Sylvia Bell as most popular girl.
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