Old-Timers Write Bird School History for Mason County Centennial
Be L Allison of Melvin and Mrs Mack Coulson recalled Bird school origins while writing a Centen nial history. They noted the school on George Bird land, the east and west Comanche Creek locations, and early trustees John Lindsey Albert Bird. Allison taught young Cap Hubbard and retired after a long career in education. Coulson lives with son Alf Coalson in Doyle and remains active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Allison
Melvin
Mack Coulson
Yesteryear
Mason County
Allison
Coalson
Old Bird School
G. C
Cap) Hubbard
Alf Coalson
Doyle
Tim Snowden
Graham Fitzpatrick
Whoa
Fitzpatrick
Sherril
Menard Sunvison
San Antonio
Harold Brown
Claud Skidmore
Coleman
Monroe Hallmark
George Allen
Abilene
Clay Middleton
Sidney Jewell
Marvin Edwards
Doole
Marion Rose
Wells
W. E. Wallace
Charlie Lopez
Gregory
Old Mexico
Brady Attorney Edgar Lashley Relocates to Austin
Attorney Edgar A Lashley and his family have moved to Austin where Lashley is now associated with Arthur Mitchell. Lashley began practicing law in Brady in September 1956 after graduating from South Texas College of Law in Houston. He expects to work in Brady occasionally and plans to return to Brady in the future. The Lashleys live at 480s West Francis Place in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Edgar A. Lashley
Austin
Lashley
Arthur Mitchell
South Texas College of Law
Houston
Lashleys
West Francis Place
For Sale Brady Area Fishing Box and Seeds
Lost chrome colored fishing box available near Brady. Contact Paul Bowman at Higginbotham's for collection. Also for sale sheep manure free of Johnson grass seed and field seed through Brady Co operative Poultry Association.
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Paul Bowman
Higginbotham's
Brady
Johnson
Brady Co-Operative Poultry Assn
Stacy and Doole
Stacy and Doole notes multiple local visits and family movements around Doole in March 1958. Johnnie Kemphill suffered a bad Saturday accident with a tractor injuring both feet, cast applied, prior foot fractures noted. Several Midland area residents and kin visited relatives in Granite Shoals Lake Coleman Dublin and Brady amid social visits and illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stacy
Johnnie Kemphill
Singers Entertain At Brady High Junior Play
Five girls from Brady High School junior class performed songs with two accompanying musicians. Stage hands ushers and poster crews are listed with names. Officials include masters of ceremony and managers for ticket sales and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady High School
Ann
Jan Cates
Christine Allen
Reba Marshall
Allie Mary Rickman
David Groves
Mrs. D. W. Jordan
Christine
Reba
Allie Mary
Scierra Sue Brock
Ebba Pence
Carolyn Williams
Jack Threadgill
Max Cox
Betty Bradshaw
Patti Broad
Sue Ethridge
Anita Young
Jerry Daywood
Priscilla Clark
Betty Drybread
Lloyd Ivy
Sydnie Markle
Inez Silvas
Dorothy Wilson
Mariani Hernandez
Byron Bracton
Jimmy Bratton
Glenda Cornelius
Tony Dutton
Burton McCord
Mike Nixon
James Davis
Soldier Billy Owens Participates in Sabra Hawks Maneuver
Pte Billy Don Owens 23 of Little Rock Ark took part in Sabra Hawks a Seventh Army exercise with over 100000 troops in Germany He arrived overseas February 1957 and serves as a mechanic in Battery C 534th Armored Field Artillery Battalion He enlisted July 1956 after basic at Fort Knox Ky He is a Brady High School graduate class of 1951 and worked for Rockford Spring Co His mother Mrs Hattie B Mills and two grandmothers live in Brady Ark
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Don Owens
Vada Jean
Rock Street
Little Rock
Ark
Germany
Owens
534Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Fort Knox
Brady High School
Rockford, Pa
District Officials Named By Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mrs. Moseley elected president of the Sixth District praised for leadership and character. She has won awards in Americanism and serves as civic chairman of the Rochelle Study Club. Other officers include Mollie Bierschwabe, J H Steakley, and R O McWilliams. Brady Tuesday Club delegates attend convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tien
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Brady Tuesday Club
Mollie Bierschwabe
Mason
J. H. Steakley
Colorado City
R. O. McWilliams
San Angelo
Clyde Hall
H. M. Deaton
Ex POW Officer A C Linne Found Dead in Texas
A C Linne 50 a Monahans resident and former chamber of commerce president was found dead with gunshot wounds near Monahans Texas He was a World War II Army Captain stationed at Brady POW Camp and native of Seguin He studied at the University of Texas Law School and led Monahans National Guard unit past and organized local civic leadership Sydney Monahans Justice of the Peace ruled the death self inflicted after a period of ill health
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Calvin Linne
Monahans
Linne
Brady
Chamber of Commerce
Seguin
University of Texas
Harkrider Daughter Initiated Into Delta Delta Delta
Jimmy Helen Harkrider, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harkrider of Brady, was initiated into Delta Delta Delta at Texas Technological College in Lubbock, joining a sorority chapter on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Helen Harkrider
Jim Harkrider
Brady
Delta Delta Delta
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Airman Jones Stationed in Japan With 1503 A B Sqdn
Airman 1 C James C. Jones son of Mr and Mrs J C Jones Brady wife Lela Fay Crawford serves as dispatcher in transportation at an Air Base near Tokio Japan with the 1503 A B Sqdn He will stay in Japan for three years His wife and baby depart March 27 for Seattle Washington then March 28 for Japan by boat to join him He previously served at Goodfellow Field San Angelo for fly years.
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James C. Jones
J. C. Jones
Brady
Lela Fay Crawford
Tokio
Japan
James
Seattle Wash
Gomng
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
Whistler Use of Butterfly Signature Noted in Painter's Marks
Historical reference highlights James Abbott McNeill Whistler employing a butterfly motif as his signature on artworks. The emblem appears across several paintings and prints, identifying the artist's work through distinct markings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whistler
Butterfly
Melvin Student Named to SWTSC Festival Committee
Melvin Siler, son of Mr and Mrs Do A Siler of Melvin, has been named to the committee for registering representatives for the Frontier Days Festival at Southwest Texas State College on May 1 and 2. He is a freshman agricultural education major, member of Alpha Psi Lambda and a freshman counselor at Harris Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Siler
Do. A. Siler
Melvin
Southwest Texas State College
Siler
Alpha Psi Lambda
Harris Hall
Dallas Guests Visit Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Marshall
Mr and Mrs Irvin Marshall hosted over the weekend Mr and Mrs Dewey McCall and their son Mike from Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Marshall
Dewey McCall
Mike
Marshall Family of Dallas Mentioned in Notice
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Marshall and their children Priscilla and Edgar of Dallas are named in the readable portion of the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Melvin Marshall
Priscilla and
Edgar
Dallas
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Ear Brady Nath Bank Bldg
PLONE
Neal oYs
Easton
Mex
Ivy League
Gabardines
Rosenberg-Myers Company
Stacy and Doole
Mrs. C. O. Moore
Effie Murray
Winfield Waite
Sonny B. Browning
Granite Shoals Lake
Trady Martin
Charles
Bennie
Merlene
Lester Murray
T. L. Murray
Santa Anna
Bryan Hodges
Sandra
McBees
Browning
Hodges
Rockwood
Sonny Riley
Esau
Irs Bud
Janice
Troy Reed
Bro
J. B. Everett
Reed
Everett
Babb Taylor
Pete Murrell
Pearl Johnson
Murrell
Nina Lewis
Kermit
Bud Tley
John Will Cox
Stella Cox
Chris Collins
Don Newton
Jack Duncan
Ruby
Hattie Spillers
Poe Si
A. C. Linne
J. W. Raesdale
Optometrisi
Dial
Texas
Guess Stary
Charlie Baye
Budey Ohecay
Alan Copes
BEL Youngs
Me A
Ats
Domiy
Harry James
the Lancers
Freddy Martin Mills Brothers
Russ Morgan
George Shearing
Jerl Southern
Bill Thompson
Cal Tjader
Willa Reynolds
Andra Martin
Ana Sill Goodwin
Ane E
Brad
Sterling Hayden
Sophie Loren
Columbia Pictures Presente
Rant Wayworth
Frank
Nanovak
Sernee Pay
Dorothy Kingsley
Patty Dawe
Jake
Rarnmane
Hecke Recgery
Lorene Hart
George Mobett
Fred Komman
George Daly
Ocean Perch
Booth
Morton
Weiners
Old Fashion
Cello
Fryers
Sunco Fresh
Oleo, Kimbell’s Biscuits
Gladiola
Maryland Club
Kimbell
LGE
Cans
del Monte
Gandys
Gray’s Fine Foods
Eleventh St
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