Brady's Creek Beautification Idea In Small Town
The article compares cities like Washington Paris New Orleans and San Antonio noting trees architecture and river beautification. It suggests Brady could enhance its creek by a modest dam and walkways to improve the townscape while balancing flood concerns and maintenance.
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Washington
Paris
New Orleans
San Antonio
San Francisco
Brady
Elm Street
Richards Park
Kimble Menard Singing Convention Set Sunday
The Kimble Menard Singing Convention will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Hext Baptist Church for an afternoon of songs and community fellowship.
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Kimble-Menard
Kimble-Menard Singing
Hext Baptist Church
Brady Sailor Returns on Crutches After Saigon Theater Bomb
Navy Chief Storekeeper Ben ton Earl Owens arrived home on crutches with a fractured ankle from a February Saigon theater bombing. Three Americans were killed and forty-one wounded. Owens, in Saigon since last May, reports a long costly war with U.S. troops primarily advising. He plans to return to Austin with wife Barbara and two sons Monty and Johnny.
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Viet Nam
Brady
Navy
Benton Earl Owens
Saigon
Owens
States
Naval Hospital
Corpus Christi
Owens Brothers
Troy
Donald
R. D
Peanut’ Owens
Brady High
Navy Exchange
Barbara
Monty
Johnny 3
Austin
Straw Hat Days Set Friday and Saturday
Spring weather brings Straw Hat Days in Brady inviting men to shop for new straw hats. Participating stores include Samuel's Rosenberg's Wilensky's Penney's Perry's and John's Boot and Western Store. The event ties to the Easter dress parade.
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Brady
Samuel's
Rosenberg’s
Wilensky's
Penney’s
Perry’s
John's
Boot and Western
Final Rites Held For Brady Girl
Judy Christine Seward a Brady one year old died at her home. Born Aug 11 1955 in Brady she was the daughter of Vernon Louis Seward and Christine Ferrell Davis. Graveside rites were at Rest Haven Cemetery conducted by Rev J J Jordan. Survivors include her mother three sisters and both sets of grandparents all of Brady.
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Judy Christine Seward
Brady
North College
Vernon Louis Seward
Comanche
J. J. Jordan
First Baptist Church
Rest Haven
Christine Ferrell Davis
Gay, Fay
Tommy Gunn Seward
A. F. Farrell
Tom Seward
Auto Tag Sales Slow in McCulloch County
McCulloch County tax assessor John Guice says vehicle tag issuance lags with 1,000 passenger cars, 200 commercial vehicles, and 150 farm trucks still unlicensed. The deadline is March 31 and plates must be displayed on April 1.
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McCulloch
John Guice
Guice
Treasurer’s Marriage Ties McCulloch and Mason Counties
Mrs. D C Thomas treasurer of McCulloch County and Oscar Behrens treasurer of Mason County wed last Friday afternoon. The ceremony occurred at 2 p m at Henry McBroom’s home, minister of the Fourth and Bridge Street Church of Christ. The new Mrs Behrens will commute from Mason to her job in the McCulloch County courthouse and plans to share driving and live in both places.
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D.C. Thomas
McCulloch County
Oscar Behrens
Mason County
Henry McBroom
Fourth
Bridge Street
Church of Christ
Behrens
Mason
Lohn School Board Race Fills Two Seats
Three candidates vie for two board seats in the Lohn School District election on Saturday April 4. Nominees are Howard Bloomer Gayle Doyal and Brady Martin. Incumbents Joe Smith and Owen Rudolph retire from the board.
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Lohn School Board
Howard Bloomer
Gayle Doyal
Brady Martin
Joe Smith
Owen Rudolph
Rochelle Choir to Sing At Rochelle Methodist Church
The Rochelle Community Choir will present a program of music at Rochelle Methodist Church on Sunday March 29 at 7 30 p m. The public is invited to attend.
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Rochelle
Rochelle Community
Rochelle Methodist Church
Short Course In Mason For Peanut Producers
County Agent Lowell Kuykendall invites peanut producers to a free three night short course in Mason. Sessions run March 31 to April 2 at 7 30 p m at the Mason County courthouse covering diseases insects harvesting curing equipment farm management marketing fertility varieties weed control and irrigation. Instructors from College Station and other Texas stations will lead the program.
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Lowell Kuykendall
Mason
Mason County
Candystriped Tulips In Full Bloom At 1000 S Church
Mrs. S. W. Hughes tends a bed of candystriped tulips on the south side of her house at 1000 S Church St. Readers Digest inspired her interest. Tulips open from about 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and close in the evenings. A drive by view is recommended while they are open.
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S. W. Hughes
S. Church St
Professor to Speak At Sunrise Service
The Rev. Richard Dinda of Austin will be this year’s guest speaker at the Faster Sunrise Service at Mercury. Sponsored by Mr. Calvary Lutheran Church of Brady, the service begins at 6 30 p m. The Rev Mr Dinda is professor of Latin at Concordia College in Austin and has preached in Brady before. He attended Concordia Seminary in St Louis the University of Texas and universities in Rome and Naples. A highway sign between Brady and Brownwood will direct worshippers to the Mercury site overlooking Deep Creek valley. The public is cordially invited to join in this service and everyone is encouraged to attend.
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Richard Dinda
Austin
Mercury
Calvary Lutheran Church of
Brady
Dinda
Concordia College
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
University of Texas
Rome
Naples
Brownwood
Deep Creek
Arthur Rebber
Brady Church
Hughes Family Visits for Easter Holiday
Capt. and Mrs. Larry Ballou Hughes arrive with twins Kay and Lisa and infant William for Easter with Capt. Hughes’ mother Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes and grandmother Mrs. W. H. Ballou in Roswell New Mexico where he is stationed at a missile base.
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Larry Ballou Hughes
Kay
Lisa
William Ballou Hughes
Capt. Hughes
Elizabeth Hughes
W. H. Ballou
Hughes
Roswell
N. M
Rawlings Elected to Phi Eta Sigma at UT
In Honor Fraternity Steve Rawlings son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Rawlings of Brady has been elected to membership in Phi Eta Sigma national honorary scholastic fraternity for male freshmen at the University of Texas.
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Steve Rawlings
Wayne Rawlings
Brady
Phi Eta Sigma
University of Texas
Tarleton student Miss Gay Myrick returns home for Easter
Miss Gay Myrick a Tarleton State College student from Stephenville came home on Wednesday afternoon to spend the Easter vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs T M Myrick.
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Tarleton
Gay Myrick
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
T. M. Myrick
Brady Guest Miss Barfoot Visits Brady German Duke Manns
Miss Laurie Barfoot former Brady High School teacher will visit Brady with Mr and Mrs Duke Mann as she travels to Stephenville. The visit occurs Friday afternoon and Saturday morning while she is en route home from New Braunfels.
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Brady
Laurie Barfoot
New Braunfels
Duke Mann
Miss Barfoot
Brady High School
Stephenville
Bradyite Awarded Air Force Medal
Capt. Vernon E. Dudley son of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Dudley of Brady Texas has been decorated with the United States Air Commendation Medal at Kirtland AFB New Mexico. He earned the honor for meritorious achievement as a nuclear weapons officer and is a Texas Tech graduate with a B S in electrical engineering and a Tau Beta Pi Eta Kappa member. He is married to Marie Bennett of Roanoke Virginia.
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Kirtland Afb
N. M
Vernon E. Dudley
D. T. Dudley
S. Elm St
Brady
United States Air Commendation
Dudley
Texas Technological College
Tau Beta Pi
Marie Bennett
Roanoke
Brady Aggie Chosen For Trip to Israel
Bob Barsch of Brady is one of three Texas A M students awarded a 525 grant for a summer overseas trip. The funds from Bryan and College Station groups cover part of a 900 cost. Barsch may visit Israel while James Edward O Neill goes to West Pakistan and Garry Lee Tisdale to Chile.
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Brady Aggie
Israel
Bob Barsch
Brady
Texas A&m
Bryan
College Station
Barsch
James Edward O'Neill
San Carlos
Calif
West
Pakistan
Garry Lee Tisdale
Tyler
Chile
Rochelle FFA Livestock Judging Team Competes at San Marcos
The Rochelle FFA Chapter livestock judging team competed at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos on Saturday. Members include Bob Bratton, Bobby Deeds, and Joey Ranne. Advisor Miers Johnson said results will be mailed this week and the team seems to have posted a good score.
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Rochelle Ffa
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Bob Bratton
Bobby Deeds
Joey Ranne
Miers Johnson
FFA
Revival Beginnings At North Brady Baptist Church
A revival meeting starts at 7 30 p m at North Brady Baptist Church 1305 North Walnut on Thursday March 26. Services are set for 9 30 a m Friday and Saturday and 11 a m Sunday. Everyone is invited to attend.
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North Brady Baptist Church
North Walnut
Mrs Henderson Improving After Surgery at Clinic Hospital
Mrs Joe Henderson is convalescing nicely in Clinic Hospital San Angelo after a surgery last Monday. Her husband says they have received many cards letters and flowers and she is expected to be released Saturday.
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Clinic Hospital
Joe Henderson
San Angelo
Henderson
Higgs Funeral Held in Stephenville
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Schwenker and daughter Mrs. H. L. Gober of Brady attended the funeral in Stephenville Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Rufus F. Higgs Sr wife of the publisher of the Stephenville Empire Tribune.
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Higgs
H. F. Schwenker
H. L. Gober, Jr
Brady
Stephenville
Rufus F. Higgs
Empire Tribune
Brady High Golf Team to Play Practice Round in Coleman
Brady High School golfers will travel to Coleman on Friday for a practice round at the Coleman golf course as they prepare for the first round of district play.
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Brady
Warren Sanderford
Doc Strickland
Coleman
Brady High School
City Asks Bids On Water Tank Project
The City Council calls for bids April 21 for construction of an elevated water storage tank, water mains, and pumping units to improve the water distribution system. The tank will sit on two lots bought in the Stanburn Addition at Pine and Burns.
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Gity
Pine and Burns
Stanburn
Allen Brothers Win In Roping at Bangs Event
Willard Allen of Brownwood and James Allen of Santa Anita won cash honors in the steer and calf roping contest at Bangs last weekend. They took first in the second go round and placed third and fourth for best times in roping and tying down four calves among about 50 ropers from Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. A similar roping is set for Zephyr at 1 p.m. on April 11.
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Willard Allen
Brownwood
James Allen
Santa Anita
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Zephyr
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B. R. Spears
R. H. Kensing
B. C. Langley
West Cross Timbers Experiment Station
Charlie Jordan
Millard Fuller
Frank Lockhart
Scott Moore
Agatin (Snow) Strickland
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Stage Duke
Mat Roberts
Johnny
Bradyite
Air Force Medal
Frank Ray
Conroe
A&m Travel Club
Otto Barsch
Exchange Club
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Bryan College Station
Allen Brothers
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