Parking Ticket Prank Leads to Prescription Mix Up
In the Pecan Capital of the World a welfare worker Fred Townsend faced a red meter trap at City Drug. James King created a fake prescription claim to mock Townsend, who reported to the Police Station after Mrs. Marie Morgerson slipped the spoof ticket under his windshield. Meter Maid Ida Mae Sears clarified the item was a prescription note. Houston sportswriter Jack Gallagher notes Scott Appleton, Brady native, shifts from guard to tackle at Texas, becoming the lone sophomore starter. A Chamber of Commerce banquet is announced for April 6 with Dr. Charles Jarvis as speaker, a Brady High alum planning lighthearted jests. Turn to Page 10.
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City Drug
James King
King’s Fountain
Marie Morgeson
Townsend
King
Ida Mae Sears
Houston
Jack Gallagher
Scott Appleton
Brady
University of Texas
Eddie Padgett
Ken Ferguson
Chamber of Commerce
Charles
Bitsy) Jarvis
San Marcos
Brady High
Brady High set to welcome UT coach Harold Bradley
Brady High basketball banquet honors champions with UT coach Harold Bradley as speaker. The 49 year old Duke veteran comes after leading Texas to the 1960 Southwest Conference title and NCAA Midwest Regional berth.
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Harold Bradley
Longhorns
University of Texas
Christian Men’s Fellowship
Bradley
Duke University
Texas
Arkansas
SMU
Duke
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Hartwick College
Oneonta
N. Y
New York State
Central Baptists Given Building for Sunday School Rooms
The Central Baptist Church remodels the old Salt Gap Baptist Church building for Sunday school use. The structure was moved to 601 South China and placed at the rear of the Central Church property. Salt Gap disbanded and donated the building to Brady, which financed the move.
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Central Baptist Church
Salt Gap
South China
Classy Field of Schoolboy Golfers Due Here Saturday
Brady High hosts its sixth annual Invitational with 21 schools and about 110 boys in two divisions at the municipal course. A. Ethridge says this is the largest turnout yet as teams tee off from 8 52 a m to near noon.
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Texas
Brady High
A. Ethridge
Brady Cattlemen at Fort Worth Cattle Raisers Convention
Three Brady cattlemen hold key roles at the 84th annual Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association convention in Fort Worth in March 2022. Fred Wulff, G. R. White, and Mason Crocker serve on leadership and committee posts as developments in livestock, meat tenderizing, and beef programs are showcased.
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Brady
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Fort Worth
Fred Wulff
G. R. White
Cattleman Magazine
Mason Crocker
Southwest
D. L. Staheli
Swift Company
Armour & Company
W. M. Elder
Ellis County
Larry Hearne
Waxahachie
Robert Dilworth
Italy
Rain shower with small hail hits Brady
A heavy shower fell about 2 30 p m Thursday in Brady with a tenth inch recorded at the Commercial National Bank rain gauge. Small hail pellets accompanied the shower.
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Brady
Commercial National Bank
Abilene Visit By Melvin Women
Mrs. J. H. McMillan and Mrs. I. C. Ferris from Melvin spent the week end in Abilene visiting daughters and families. Mrs. McMillan saw Mr. and Mrs. Neil Goodman and family while Mrs. Ferris visited Mr. and Mrs. Leon Davidson.
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J. H. McMillan
I. C. Ferris
Melvin
McMillan
Neil Goodman
Ferris
Leon Davidson
Hearing Set In S. B. Waters Securities Case
A Friday morning hearing is scheduled in 35th District Court regarding the S. B. Waters case over the sale of securities.
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35Th District Court
S. B. Waters
Brady Relays Entries Pour In for 20th Running at Bulldog Stadium
Brady Relays draw 37 teams with 11 upper division schools including Mie olarcos Newey Killeen Cooper Abilene Brownwood and Ector Odessa among entrants. Lower division A AA B schools total 26 teams from Florence Boerne Santa Anna Cisco Junction Rochelle Reagan County Pig Lake Lampasas West San Saba Llano Hamlin Baird Early Rockdale Coleman Mason Cameron Dublin Eldorado Comanche Elgin Fredericksburg Bloomington Rotan Brady. Prelims start at noon with some field-event finals and night finals at 7 15 p.m.
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K. Y. Owens
Owens
Tate
Co Spy Mie
Ector
Odessa
Lake View Sweetwater
Colorado City
Florence
Boerne
Santa Anna
Cisco
Junction
Rochelle
Reagan County
Pig Lake
Lampasas
West
San Saba
Llano
Hamlin
Baird Early
Rockdale
Coleman
Mason
Cameron
Dublin
Eldorado
Comanche
Elgin
Fredericksburg
Bloomington
Rotan
Brady
Rochelle Relays Set for March 25 at Rochelle High
Thirteen teams are entered for the Rochelle High School track meet restricted to Class B schools. Coach Kenneth Mitchell notes the meet aims to encourage small schools and avoid discouragement from stiffer competition. Lions Club co-sponsors, with trophies for all relays and for the champion and runner-up.
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Rochelle High School
Rochelle
Kenneth Mitchell
Rochelle Lions Club
Eden
Robert Lee
May
Miles
Mullin
Lohn
Melvin
Olden
Meridian
Cherokee
Mozelle
Novice
Mitchell
Willie Myers
San Angelo
Slow sale of auto licenses in Mc Culloch County
Time is running out for motorists to obtain new license plates as only 968 vehicles have registered this week out of an expected 3400 to 3500. County Tax Assessor-Collector John Guice urged drivers to bring their title and last year's receipt, with 12 days left before the deadline.
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McCulloch County
John Guice
Guice
Davis Receives Two Year Probation in Horton Traffic Death
James Davis a 19 year old Texas A M College student from Brady was given a two year probation after being found guilty of murder without malice in the November 5 traffic death of singer Johnny Horton in Cameron County Judge W C Wallace ordered six months driving privileges forfeited. Testifying for Davis were Brady officials including Sheriff Luke Vogel County Attorney Aubrey Davee County Judge Love Kimbrough and State Rep Terry Townsend.
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Texas A&m
Brady
Cameron
Johnny Horton
W. C. Wallace
Davis
20Th District
Horton
New Orleans
Milano
Singer
Luke Vogel
Aubrey Davee
Love Kimbrough
Terry Townsend
Brady High names top student favorites in annual honors
David T. Quinn and Nancy Archer are named most popular students at Brady High. Other honors include Gene Rowell as most handsome boy Kathryn Leach as most beautiful girl Darrell Roper as most representative boy and Barbara McCord as most representative girl. The favorites will be honored with full page pictures in the Brady High annual.
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David T. Quinn
Nancy Archer
Brady High School
BHS
Gene Rowell
Kathryn Leach
Darrell Roper
Barbara McCord
Brady High
Key Champions Visit Tuesday at Parkway Lanes Brady
San Angelo bowlers Mrs. Cindy Luce and Mrs. Dot Williams visit Brady next Tuesday to teach women at 2 pm and men and women at 7 pm at Parkway Lanes. They will then play a match with Parkway’s top bowlers Preston Markle and Ernest Barker. Both hold averages of 185.
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Cindy Luce
Dottie Williams
San Angelo
Brady
Parkway Lanes
Luce
Williams
Preston Markle
Ernest Barker
Sherwood
San Angelo City
Freed in Shooting Man Sent to State Hospital
Pete Sims, 61, arrested for a February 15 shooting, was sent to a state hospital. County Attorney Aubrey Davee said no charges will be filed. Raymond Brown, 53, of Brady, was shot in the foot at East Main and Elm Streets and was not seriously hurt.
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Aubrey Davee
Raymond Brown
Brady
East Main
Elm Streets
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