Lawson Appeals Burglary Conviction in School Theft Case
Harley Lawson Jr. convicted in 85th District Court for burglary of the Melvin School and sentenced to two years. He appealed Tuesday to the Court of Criminal Appeals after posting a $2,000 bond with two San Angelo bondsmen, C. C. Allen and H. D. Affleck, securing release pending appeal.
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Lawson
Harley Lawson, Jr
Melvin School
Court of Criminal Appeals
San Angelo
C. c. Allen
H. D. Affleck
Christian Church Plans Week of Special Services
The First Christian Church will host a week of preaching and spiritual enrichment during April led by Rev. John G. Wallenburg with nightly sermons except Saturday. Three pre-Easter services culminate on Easter Sunday, April 18, featuring choir organ and piano music and nightly sound movies about the minister’s travels in British Columbia and Canada, aided by the Canadian government.
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The
First Christian Church
Church Board
John G. Wallenburg
British Columbia
Canada
Contract Set For New Store Front
Joe Barekman and Clinton Newlin, new owners of Brady Hardware, closed the store for a two week remodeling to add a modern show window front and glass entry. A. D. Watson, local contractor, will build the front and install fixtures and stock as work proceeds toward a public reopening with a contemporary store in this state section.
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Joe Barekman
Clinton Newlin
Brady Hardware
Do. A. Watson
Barekman
Newlin
Brady
Palace
Brady High Students Head to TAS Council Convention
Jesse Foster will accompany four Brady High students Gary Cochran Bobby Andrews Bonna Jean Nance and Mary Sue Bratton to the Texas Association of Student Councils state convention in Laredo this weekend. They left Thursday morning and return Saturday night.
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Jesse Foster
Brady High
Texas Association of Student Councils
Laredo
Gary Cochran
Bobby Andrews
Bonna Jean Nance
Mary Sue Bratton
Ballot Closes as Trustees Named Across Districts
Brady roster includes Maurice Kidd and Charlie Dye with no opposition for two seats. Melvin has eight candidates for seven seats due to consolidation. slate includes George D. Jenkins Othar F Fortson Oscar Betsill Dennis Dail I B McNeely Gaston Moore John Bratton and L C Hargrove. Rochelle lists Bill Huffman Leon Lee Ira Murrah for three seats. Lohn features nine candidates with two to be elected, including J Floyd Underwood T L Hodges W W Short D N Solsbery Samuel Fullagar Ben Hodges E D Solsbery and G L Doyal Paul Moore. Commissioners Precincts 2 and 4 each select two county school board members. Precinct 4 incumbent L E B Smith and Precinct 2 incumbent Ernest Henderson stand unopposed. Polls open in Rochelle Voca Camp San Saba.
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Brady
Lohn
Rochelle
Melvin
Maurice Kidd
Charlie Dye
Doole
George D. Jenkins
Othar F. Fortson
Oscar Betsill
Dennis Dail
I. B. McNeely
Gaston Moore
John Bratton
L. C. Hargrove
Bill Huffman
Leon Lee
Ira Murrah
J. Floyd Underwood
T. L. Hodges
W. W. Short
D. N. Solsbery
Samuel Fullagar
Ben Hodges
E. D. Solsbery
Commissioners
L. EB. Smith
Placid
Ernest Henderson
Voca
Camp San Saba
One-Act Comedy Set Friday at Brady High
Brady High presents Stony Brides a one act comedy at 10 30 am Friday in the high school auditorium. Cast includes Jackie Sallee Sylvia Nixon Joe Hernandez Mary Rubio Roberta Hanson Risaldo Gutierrez Glenda Ward. Stage managers are Wayne Hampton Daymon McBee with Carol McShan and John Wallin in charge of publicity. Admission is 10 cents.
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Brady High School
Jackie Sallee
Sylvia Nixon
Joe Hernandez
Mary Rubio
Roberta Hanson
Risaldo Gutierrez
Glenda Ward
Wayne Hampton
Daymon McBee
Carol McShan
John Wallin
Visit With Jack Dempsey Highlights Month's Vacation Trip
Mr and Mrs Wilson D Jordan returned from a month long business and pleasure trip across the mid west east and south visiting Detroit Pontiac Lansing Cleveland New York Philadelphia Washington D C Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida and Texas. In New York they dined at the Jack Dempsey Restaurant and met Jack Dempsey for about thirty minutes.
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Jack Dempsey
Wilson D. Jordan
Brady
Dempsey
Jordans
New York City
Philadephia
Penn
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Virgina
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Jordan
New Orleans
Beaumont
Houston
Auto Overturns Near Llano Injuring Four Brady Men
Four Brady men were injured when their car left the highway near Llano and overturned four times. Roy Weatherford, 24, is in Brooke General Hospital with a broken collarbone and a fractured vertebrae. Raymond Cambron, 23, has two broken ribs and head cuts. Fred Lee Davis, 21, was bruised and skinned. L Williams, 22, suffered back and shoulder injuries and was released after hospital treatment. The 1941 Ford was driven by Williams and owned by Williams. the group was en route to Lake Buchanan when the crash occurred about 10 p.m. Williams and his family live in Ballinger. he works a Hamlin truck route on weekends.
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Llano
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
Roy Weatherford
Medical and
Brady
Weatherford
Raymond Cambron
L. C. Williams
Williams
Lake Buchanan
Cambron
Fred Lee Davis
Ballinger
Hamlin
Bloodmobile to Visit Brady For Two Days Next Week
McCulloch Countians urged to donate as the Red Cross Bloodmobile plans two Brady stops at Curtis Field on Tuesday and First Christian Church on Wednesday. Donor calls directed to Ernest Martin and Red Cross staff.
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McCulloch
Red Cross
Brady
Curtis Field
First Christian Church
Ernest Martin
Martin
I. Z. Woodard
J. G. Clawson
Lawson Opens Radio and Television Service in Lohn
J O Lawson started Lawson Radio and Television Service at his home in Lohn as an Emerson authorized dealer. He will handle sales installations and service, running a one man operation. He notes strong TV reception from San Angelo and Abilene.
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J. O Lawson
Lawson
Lohn
Emerson
J. O
McCulloch County
San Angelo
Abilene
Texas
Brady Relays field swells to twenty four entries
Twenty four high school track teams entered the 13th Brady Relays at Bulldog Stadium with more mail in. Dick Todd, former pro football standout and coach, will officiate as referee. Finals begin 7:50 p.m. with trophies for top teams, relay and event winners.
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Bulldog Stadium
Bulldog
Chuck York
Dick Todd
Kite Contest Set For Cub Scouts Sunday Afternoon
A kite flying contest for Cub Scouts will be held Sunday afternoon. Pack 24 cubmaster W L Doe Taylor says all seven dens will participate. The event starts at 2 p m at the Menard and San Antonio highways intersection south of Brady with prizes for largest, smallest, first aloft, and longest airborne kite. Cubs with fathers and spectators are invited.
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W. L. (Doe) Taylor
Menard
San Antonio
Brady
Adams Furniture Co launches store-wide close-out sale
Lee Adams and Bernah Jordan opened the three story Mann building store for a complete close-out sale. Everything in the shop is marked down near cost and fixtures are included. The store closed Wednesday and Thursday for preparations. future plans not announced.
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Lee Adams
Bernah Jordan
Mann
Adams Furniture Company
Oklahoma Company Low Bidder on Brady Creek Dams
Freeman Ansley Co of Muskogee Oklahoma was the low bidder on the first two detention dams on Brady Creek. Bids opened by the Soil Conservation Service in Fort Worth. contract letting delayed pending equipment check this week. Dams Nos. 40 and 41 on the Noble Johnson ranch about 12 miles west of Brady. Bid about $82,000.
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Freeman & Ansley Co
Muskogee
Okla
Brady Creek
Soil Conservation Service
Fort Worth
Noble Johnson Ranch
Brady
Freeman & Ansley
Angelo Hospital to Release Horne From Shannon Hospital
Buddy Horne star of San Angelo College football and basketball nicknamed Mr. SAC of 1954 is set to be released from Shannon Hospital San Angelo after an appendectomy last week. SAC Coach Philip George says he is in good condition but unlikely to participate with track or baseball teams soon.
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Buddy Horne
Sohn
San Angelo
Shannon Hospital
SAC
Philip George
Singing Convention To Meet Sunday
The McCulloch County singing convention will meet Sunday at Camp San Saba at 2 o clock. All are cordially invited to attend.
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McCulloch County
Camp San Saba
Eee
Melvin Woman Briefly Admitted to Brady Hospital
Beverly Kay Jenkins of Melvin entered Brady Hospital Tuesday but was able to return home Wednesday.
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Beverly Kay Jenkins
Melvin
Brady Hospital
Mrs Conway Slaughter and Fred Miller Enter Brady Hospital
Mrs Conway Slaughter of Menard and Fred Miller of Fredonia were admitted to Brady Hospital on Wednesday for treatment.
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Conway Slaughter
Menard
Fred Miller
Fredonia
Brady Hospital
Billy Jones Honored At Tech Service
Billy L Jones son of Mr and Mrs John G Jones of Mercury was honored at Texas Tech Lubbock Eighth All College Recognition Service on March 17 He was a member of the International Livestock Judging team which won first at the Chicago Show and tied for high point with a boy from Ohio He also belonged to the National Block and Bridle Club with a GPA of 200 or better for two semesters The Brady High School football and basketball standout completed his prep career there
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Billy L. Jones
John G. Jones
Mercury
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Billy
Chicago
Ohio
Brady High School
Storm Stirs Up Dust in Brady Area
A Wednesday night storm brought mainly dust to Brady with only trace rain at some sites. Eden and Waldrip reported small to moderate totals, while measurements around McCulloch and nearby counties ranged from trace to about 1.3 inches.
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Storm
Waldrip
Brady
Jay Cochran
Commercial National Bank
Eden
McCulloch
Sid Lawson
Lawson
Fife
Paul Lohn
Girls Still Have Cookies In McCulloch County Sale
McCulloch County Girl Scouts still have 483 boxes of cookies left and plan booths around Brady plaza Saturday to finish the annual sale. Proceeds fund a planned Girl Scout camp at Lake Brownwood.
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McCulloch County
Brady Plaza
Lake Brownwood
Marriage Licenses Issued to Two Couples
Marriage licenses have been issued to Joseph Daniel Mason and Evelyn Clara Young on March 19 and to Joe Ruben Flores and Refucia Willis Villegas on March 22.
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Joseph Daniel Mason
Evelyn Clara Young
Joe Ruben Flores
Refucia Willis Villegas
Bradyites Attend Merchants Meeting in Abilene
Four Brady residents attended a seminar and district Retail Merchants Association meeting in Abilene last Friday through Sunday. Participants were Mrs Daysie Byler manager of the McCulloch County Retail Merchants Association Mrs Cecil Davis Mrs Bill L Malone and T F Ereckson. The meeting had 250 persons registered.
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Brady
Pony League Aims to Outfit Players in Uniforms
Pony League officials plan to supply full uniforms for players this summer. League president Hardin Jones announced the move after a Monday night meeting at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Hardin Jones
Chamber of Commerce
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