Kingsville visit highlights McCulloch County sports and King Ranch
The account notes Russ Holland's recovery and coaching at Kingsville, praises Holland Brahmas football and track, and recalls Nano Ortiz visiting Brady. It describes Alice Relays results, King Ranch influence, Santa Gertrudis cattle, and Bluestem grass development, with playful quip about Rangers at Alice golf course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsville
King Ranch
Texas
South
McCulloch County
Alice
Parr
Eaton couple welcomed a son in Brady
Mr and Mrs Edward Eaton of Brady announce the birth of a son at Brady Hospital on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Eaton
Brady
Brady Hospital
Local Photo Caption Names List
A group portrait featuring Alfred Rolan, Mary Sue Bean, Dee Ann Spears, Natalia Rubio, June Middleton, Jary Young, Anna Jo Palmer, Jackie Sallee, Roberta Hanson hidden, Sylvia Nixon, Wayne Hampton and Carol McShan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vez
Alfred Rolan
Mary Sue Bean
Dee Ann Spears
Natalia Rubio
June Middleton
Jary Young
Anna Jo Palmer
Jackie Sallee
Roberta Hanson
Sylvia Nixon
Wayne Hampton
Carol McShan
McCulloch Drouth Panel Seeks Feed Continuation
The McCulloch County Drouth Committee urged extending the April 15 deadline for the drouth relief feed program due to continued extreme drought. They report only 1.02 inches of rain since November 1 and ask to advance the cutoff to meet needs. Congressman Fisher says government stockpiles will supply feed if drought persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch County Drouth Committee
Drouth
Claude K. McCan
State
Drouth Committee
McCulloch Countians
C. C. Fisher
Department of Agriculture
Fisher
Kenneth L. Scott
Texas
Walter Pfluger
Eden
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
McCan
McCulloch Drouth Committee
Fourth Man Enters Tax Collector Race
John M. Guice, son of Mr and Mrs F C Guice of Doole, enters the county tax assessor-collector race as the fourth candidate. A World War II veteran and employee of Brady Aviation, he joins L A Gotcher Mrs Annie C Bourland and Wayne Spiller in the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Guice
F. C. Guice
Doole
Guice
Brady Aviation
L. A. Gotcher
Annie C. Bourland
Wayne Spiller
Miss Wool to Interrupt College Tour With Brady Style Show
Kathryn Gromatzky of Eden known as Miss Wool will interrupt her national wool promotion tour to appear as the highlight of Beta Sigma Phi style show in Brady. The 21 year old North Texas State College co ed will model part of an 83 piece all wool wardrobe valued at 5000 dollars received last September in San Angelo after winning the Miss Wool title. She travels from Dallas by plane Friday morning and stays in Brady before returning to Eden for a family weekend.
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Kathryn Gromatzky
Eden
Beta Sigma Phi
Brady
San Angelo
Brownwood
Dallas
North Texas State College
Miss Gromatzky
Eden High School
North Texas
A. E. Gromatzky
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
Melba Bloomer
Drew Rickman
Ex Brady Woman Dies of Leukemia at 37 in Gatesville
Alta Galaway 37 died Friday at her Gatesville home from leukemia. Born Rochelle June 29 1916 she moved from Brady to Gatesville two years ago with husband Prentiss Galaway. Survivors include husband son Gerald Wayne Newman parents D H Newman and wife Brady natives, three sisters and a brother. Funeral 3 p m Sunday at Wilkerson Funeral Home chapel Fort Worth officiant Rev R A Jenkins burial Rest Haven Cemetery pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Galaway
Gatesville
Fred Rich
Austin
Aubrey W. Newman
Odessa
Wilkerson Funeral Home
R. A. Jenkins
Fort Worth
Rest Haven Cemetery
Carol Dial
Spencer Engdahl
Tommy Blackwell
Ernest Johnson
Ray Holt
George Johanson
Lions Camp Movie Shown at Rochelle Lions Club
A Rochelle Lions Club Ladies Night featured a movie of activities at Kerrville Texas Lions Clubs Crippled Children's Camp and a talk by Ben O Simms Paint Rock. Tom Penn welcomed guests while Bill Huffman served as master of ceremonies. The Rochelle Junior Class prepared and served the banquet with proceeds funding class activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Lions Clubs’ Crippled Children's
Kerrville
Ben O. Simms
Paint Rock
Rochelle Lions Club
Tom Penn
Rochelle Club
Lions
Bill Huffman
Lions Zone
Rochelle
Dee Ann Spears Wins Oscar in Brady High Senior Play
Dee Ann Spears won the Oscar for best performance in Mr. Peepers at Brady High School. The senior play raised funds for the upcoming class trip, with Spears cast as Mrs. Gurney, the principal’s wife and eyes and ears of Mr. Gurney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Peepers
Brady
Paul Boldt
Risalda Gutier
Dee Ann Spears
Dee Ann
Roy D. Spears
Floyd Gurney
Miss Hennessy
Roberta Hanson
Mr. Gurney
Joe Hernandez
Jaryl
Jackie Sallee
Harvey
Wes) Weskit
Two-Year Term for Melvin School Burglary
Hobbs man Harley Lawson Jr. 28 was convicted in 35th District Court for his role in the Melvin School burglary on Oct 29 and given a two-year prison sentence. James Phillip Walker 20 of California pled guilty to forgery and received another two-year term. Other defendants faced probation or pending trials in related cases.
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Harley Lawson, Jr
Hobbs
N. M
Melvin School
Lawson
W. O. McLauchlin
McLauchlin
Melvin
K. C. Ellington
James Phillip Walker
California
A. O. Newman
Walker
R. A. Churchwell
Elbert Lee Lewis, Jr
San Angelo
Bill Alborn
Churchwell
Lewis
J. P. Williamson
Clarence Louis Henrick, Jr
Brady
Morris M. Malmstrom
Henrick
Malmstrom
Frank Shultz
Rochelle farmer James L. White dies at 88
James L. White 88 a retired Rochelle farmer died at 9 40 a m Friday at the home of his daughter Mrs Carl Davenport in San Angelo Born June 11 1870 in Arkansas he had lived in Rochelle since 1908 He is survived by his wife Mrs Mattie White daughter Davenport a brother John White Gatesville and a sister Mrs J L Hart Winchester Tex Services were at Wilkerson Funeral Home chapel at 4 p m Saturday with Rev John G Wallenburg and Rev J J Ray in attendance Burial followed in Rochelle Cemetery He was a member of the First Christian Church Brady and the Brady Masonic Lodge Pallbearers were Milton Gainer Vernon Waddill Leslie Sansom John Sides Ernest Burns and Richard Moseley.
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James L. White
Rochelle
Carl Davenport
San Angelo
Arkansas
White
Mattie White
Davenport
John White
Gatesville
Doole and Melvin Schools Vote for Merger
Doole and Melvin voters united output in a merger vote with 41 ballots for Melvin and 29 for Doole. McCulloch County Commissioners canvassed the results in a special session and approved consolidation, making Doole students permanent Melvin attendees. The panel also accepted the Buck Richards Memorial Library upon completion. Doole previously operated a Doole elementary and a first class high school prior to consolidation.
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Doole
Melvin Independent School
McCulloch County Commissioners Court
Melvin
M. (Buck) Richards
Mrs Hoover 93 of Pontotoc Dies
Mrs. Mary E Hoover aged 93 of Pontotoc died at 1920 am Monday in Brady Hospital Born January 7 1861 in Mississippi she lived in Pontotoc many years Funeral services were held at 2 pm Tuesday at Pontotoc Baptist Church Burial followed at Pontotoc Cemetery under Wilkerson Funeral Home direction Survivors include three daughters Mrs Clyde Deck London Texas Mrs Ruben Rothmann Pontotoc Mrs Charles Simpson Cleo Texas a son Sam B Hoover San Antonio 11 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren four great great grandchildren and a brother Dee Bodenhamer of Lamasas
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Mary E. Hoover
Pontotoc
Brady Hospital
Mississippi
Hoover
Baptist Church
Ernest Rippetoe
Stephenville
Pontotoe
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Clyde Deck
London
Tex
Ruben Rothmann
Charles Simpson
Cleo
Sam B. Hoover
San Antonio
Dee Bodenhamer
Lampasas
Mrs Lelia Von Purcell Dies At 83 In Ennis
Mrs Lelia Von Purcell 83 mother of S J Purcell of Fife died Saturday at a daughter’s home in Ennis Survived by husband of Red Rock three daughters Mrs Jim Talley Winnsboro Mrs Cecile Culpepper Ennis and Mrs Virlin Voight Red Rock three sons S J Purcell Fife Henry Purcell San Antonio and Seth Purcell Red Rock three brothers Seth Charles Barnard Austin Jeff Barnard South Carolina a sister Lula Cox Austin 27 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren Attending funeral were S J Purcell and Conley Purcell Brady Floyd Purcell and daughter Sherri Lynn Aaron Warner Abilene and former Lohn residents R E Gray Bas trop O N Necessary Bas trop Raymond Nolan Carlsbad N M and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelia von Purcell
S. J. Purcell
Fife
Ennis
Red Rock
Jim Talley
Winnsboro
Cecile Culpepper
Virlin Voight
Henry Purcell
San Antonio
Seth Purcell
Seth
Charles Barnard
Austin
Jeff Barnard
South Carolina
Lula Cox
Conley Purcell
Brady
Floyd Purcell
Sherri Lynn
Aaron Warner
Abilene
Lohn
R. E. Gray
Bastrop
O. N. Necessary
Raymond Nolan
Carlsbad
N. M
Daymond Diehl
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Russ Hollands
Russ
Brady High School
Holland
Brahmas
Ray
Miller
Corpus Christi
Hub City
Nano Ortiz
San Diego
Wool
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Calif
Jaryl Young
Ellington
Lawsor
Lackland
Bobby R. Spangenberg
Raymond Spangenberg
Lonny C. Shelton
W. L. Shelton
Lackland Air Force Base
Doole, Melvin Schools
Fife Man
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