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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1964
Page
2
Dallas Cowboys owners claim a turning point as television revenue surges to about 1 million dollars per year. Despite four-year losses, Tom Landry overseers sign an 11 year contract expansion and build a nucleus of defensive players with two years experience each, aiming for a future championship.
Brady congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses hosts a tri-annual visit by Charles W. Sarakin of the Watchtower Society. Topics include door to door preaching and Bible discussions as services run March 24 to Sunday at 2 pm. Public invited at 1113 South Church Street. no collections. seats free.
A statewide transport fee appears set for Brady and nearby counties at 4.0 dollars, with higher charges of 5.0 dollars elsewhere in Texas and a total state amount of 600 dollars noted. The brief outlines the regional application of the levy and its scale.
A historic newspaper fragment outlines advertising rates: four cents per word for the first insertion, three cents per word for each subsequent insertion, with cash with order. Minimum per issue is six cents, act changes charged at the line rate of twenty cents for the first line and fifteen cents for each additional insertion.
The Brady Girl Scout Association sets Day Camp for May 26 to 30 at the Frank Ogden Ranch, naming the camp Fun and Frolic. Directors include Mrs. Darrel Bishop and Swede Johnson with RB and J Scott as co chairs. Over fifty girls are expected to join as Ruth Hoyle conducts outdoor skills training March 25 at the camp site.
Rob Bratton and Marilyn Fike of the Rochelle 4-H Club served as delegates Saturday at a District 4-H Council meeting in Mason. The council plans 4-H activities for two counties and was accompanied by County Agent Lovell Kuykendall and Home Demonstration Agent Vyvien Duncan, with Mrs. Pill Huffman also present.
Augusta Jones, a Brady resident since 1920, died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at 1006 South Magnolia. Born August 19, 1894 in Anderson, Texas, she was survived by husband Frank Jones, son Sam Jones of Brady, daughters Carrie Banks of Brownwood and Frankie Routt of Brady, and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St. James Baptist Church led by Rev. Lemuel Smith.
Bert C Striegler, Brady native and Continental Oil engineer in Casper Wyoming, has two articles in Aero Modeller and Radio Control Models. He details building 20 inch pumpkin seed biplane and 18 inch Ebenezer Triplane WWI craft, for which he designed the blueprints.
Brady High School officers led by Kenneth Moore president Dolan Hargrove vice president Janie Breckenridge secretary and Janie Crew treasurer traveled to Houston to attend the Texas Student Councils State Convention at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel opening Thursday night and continuing through Saturday.
Humble Oil & Refining Company managers and wives from Humble stations in Brady and Southwest Texas joined about 600 attendees at the 10th Humble Manager's Convention in the Granada Hotel San Antonio. Darrell Koval of the University of Texas delivered the keynote. Discussions covered 1964 advertising sales promotion and merchandising plans along with product developments and customer service methods. Clinics focused on motor oil gasoline tires batteries and accessories and on managing merchandising.
A brief item notes Dymo brand tape available in multiple colors at The Standard store.
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