Brady Lake Annexation Plan Backed by Local Group
A Brady Water Board meeting drew 40 to 50 residents who favored annexing the lake area and providing city water and electricity while leasing building lots rather than selling. They urged building a filtration plant, a pipeline to town, and using part of the bond for utility work, with revenue from leases and electricity to help cover costs.
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Brady Lake
Water Board
Leo Oates
Brady
James Feazelle
Feazelle
Nue
Dodge Crossing
Oates
Brady Men
Two Brady Boys Sentenced in Burglaries
Gerald Dean Turner 17 and Billy Ballard 19 received two year penitentiary terms from Judge Joe Dibrell after being indicted for two burglaries in Brady. Robert Metcalf 21 and Chester Spencer 17 got probation. other indictments included theft, forgery, and passing.
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Brady Boys
Gerald Dean Turner
Billy Ballard
Joe Dibrell
35Th District Court
Blue Room
Luella Anderson
Voca Road
Tony Byrd
West
Richards St
Robert Myrl Metcalf
Chester Spencer
Brady
Metcalf
Turner and
Ballard
Byrd
Spencer
Sam McCollum III
District 18-AA Track Records
Readable data shows annual track records by district schools from 1951 to 1961, listing events such as sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws, relays, and pole vault. Named athletes include Patton San Saba Love Lampasas Howe Lampasas and others across Lampasas Fredericksburg Brady San Saba Gatesville Burnet.
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Jerry Patton
San Saba
Richard Love
Lampasas
Richard Howe
Garet von Netzer
Fredericksburg
Ses Ono
William Wilke
George Kidd
Brady
Travis Shaw
Tony Dutton
Dale Barber
Harry Bowden
Gary Schill
Steve Feller
Morris Schaefer
Tommy Biles
Gary Hagel
Sam Petty
Gatesville
Bobby Brown
Donald Sessom
Bill Street
Trent Lancaster
Ronnie_ Rodrigue
Darrell Brister
Jack Covington
Rondie Welch
Larry Richter
Russell Love
Dennis James
Burnet
Jack Chapman
Jimmy Hammett
Corky Klaerner
Harry Fowler
Ruby Brown
Hillbillies Threaten Brady's Track Hopes
The Brady Bulldogs face Fredericksburg in the District 18 AA meet with strong sprints and relays but tough Hillbilly field events. Local stars include pole vaulters Larry Steele and Steve Feller, discus throwers Elmo Ahrens and Mike Hagee, and shot putter Corky Klaerner. Regional qualifiers may be sent to Brenham on April 14 and possibly to the Texas Relays in Austin April 6-7.
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Brady
Fredericksburg
K. Y. Owens
San Saba
Llano
Lampasas
Bulldogs
Bulldog Stadium
Larry Steele
Steve Feller
Elmo Ahrens
Mike Hagee
Corky Klaerner
Garet von Netzer
Ronnie Rodrigue
Harry Bowden
Charles Reynolds
Owens
Brenham
Texas Relays
Austin
San Saba Hosts District Tennis Meet
San Saba hosts District 19-AA tennis with twelve Brady Hick students entered. Girls coached by Miss Laurice Hunter, boys by Charles Brewster. Players include Osborne, King, Roper, Atherton, Dannheim, Moore in various singles and doubles. Preliminaries Friday, finals Saturday.
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Brady Hick
San Saba
Six Brady Women Bowlers Compete in Texas State Meet
Six Brady bowlers from Parkway Lanes joined the Texas Womens State Bowling Tournament in Tyler on March 24 25. Participants Marguerite Lohn Ona Nell Cavin Janet Winters Viola Brown Lucille Griffith and Maxine Samuelson bowled in doubles and singles with five in a team. The group praised their effort calling it exceptional for a first state meet and expressed plans to return next year while enjoying Azalea Trails and Dogswoods in bloom.
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Brady
Tyler
Parkway Lanes
Marguerite Lohn
Ona Nell Cavin
Janet Winters
Viola Brown
Lucille Griffith
Maxine Samuelson
Brady Lions Club to stage Womanless Wedding on April 6
The Brady Lions Club presents a womanless wedding Friday night April 6 at Brady High School auditorium. Director Korky Steffens has formed committees and rehearsals are under way. He says the bride and groom will be a hilarious surprise and urges attendance.
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Brady Lions Club
Brady High School
Korky Steffens
Steffens
City Voters Face Tuesday Election For Mayor And Council
Brady voters go to the polls next Tuesday to elect a mayor and two city councilmen. In the mayoral race are R. M. Priesmeyer seeking re election and John Rudder, a council member the last two years. Priesmeyer is Texaco agent and Rudder a partner in Rudder Drug. Three men seek two council seats Wayne Ferguson a two year council member up for re election Jim Harkrider and James C King both seeking first terms. The two highest vote getters win. Polls open 8 a m to 7 p m.
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Brady
R. M. Priesmeyer
John Rudder
Priesmeyer
Texaco Oil Company
Rudder
Rudder Drug
Wayne Ferguson
Jim Harkrider
James C. King
Born in Poverty He Earned 10 Diplomas
Dr. James H. Jauncey a speaker at Brady's Chamber of Commerce banquet April 12 is described as the oldest of 15 raised in Australian poverty. He earned ten degrees across science psychology history and divinity and now leads as a minister and self described human engineer. He holds ranks in the British Psychological Society and the Royal Geographical Society and appeared in Who's Who in American Education.
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James H. Jauncey
Brady
Chamber of Commerce
Australia
the First Christian Church
Jauncey
First Christian Church
el Paso
British Psychological Society
Royal Geographical Society
Kings College
South Australia
U. S
White Sands Missile Range
N. M
Marines
Rochelle Relays Eye Ro chelle Hornets For Title
Rochelle High School hosts the third Rochelle Relays with 16 teams entering led by Rochelle as favorite and Bangs as likely runner up. Events run from 1 p m preliminaries to 7 p m finals, limited to Class A and B schools at Rochelle Stadium.
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Junction
Rochelle
Cancer Crusade kickoff planned by McCulloch group
Workers in the Advanced Gifts Division under chairman Ramond Wilensky were named for the drive kickoff. They will meet at Flamingo Inn at 10 a.m. on Tuesday April 3 for coffee and doughnuts and then begin fundraising. Delegated workers include Norman Archer James Isbell Karl K Steffens J R Rhoton Elton Bodenhamer Hardin Jones George Carruthers Andy Allen Mercer Slaughter James Feazelle Glenn Kittle E J Brock Joe B Gault Roger George Ss P Tomlinson L J Townsend J F Herrington Dick Bond Jerry Wood Otto Frederick Charlie Samuel James Criswell Clifford Powell Leonard Atherton Cecil Coggin Gerald Huffman
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Advanced Gifts Division
McCulloch County Cancer Crusade
Ramond Wilensky
Flamingo Inn
Norman Archer
James Isbell
Karl K. Steffens
J. R. Rhoton
Elton Bodenhamer
Hardin Jones
George Carruthers
Andy Allen
Mercer Slaughter
James Feazelle
Glenn Kittle
E. J. Brock
Joe B. Gault
Roger George
Ss. P. Tomlinson
L. J. Townsend
J. F. Herrington
Dick Bond
Jerry Wood
Otto Frederick
Charlie Samuel
James Criswell
Clifford Powell
Leonard Atherton
Cecil Coggin
Gerald Huffman
Women Golfers To Meet Tuesday In Brady
The Brady Women's Golf Association will meet Tuesday afternoon at 5 at the Municipal Golf Course clubhouse. All members and prospective members are invited. New officers for the coming year will be elected and plans made for projects the association will sponsor during the Heart O' Texas Golf Tournament May 31 to June 3.
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Brady Women's Golf Association
Municipal Golf Course
Heart O’ Texas
Brother-in-Law Sanders Dies in Fort Worth
Robert L. Sanders 54 of Fort Worth died Saturday after a long cancer illness. Funeral services were at Miller Funeral Home Fort Worth with graveside rites at Oddfellows Cemetery Ponca City Oklahoma. Survivors include his wife and three brothers. Mrs Sanders was Elva Hammons formerly of Stacy and Ponca City.
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Robert L. Sanders
Fort Worth
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Scherer
Bob Thompson
Freese, Nichols
Endress
George Reed
Marion D. Rice
Howard Parks
Don Neal
James Finlay, Jr
W. K. Granville
Bert Harrison
W. E. Lohn, Jr
Charlie Epps
Giddick
George Cole
Ann Rector
Vicki Herberg
Nancy Templeton
Mary Zimiax
Kay Lankford
Johnnie Jordan
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