Chuck Wagon Supper Aims to Fund Rochelle Community Center
The Rochelle Study Club hosts a 7 p.m. chuck wagon supper at the Richard Moseley ranch one mile north of Rochelle on the San Saba highway to raise funds for the Rochelle Memorial Community Center. Tickets are $1. the club has $1,700 saved toward construction and hopes to begin once the fund reaches $2,000.
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Rochelle Study Club
Rochelle Memorial Community Center
Richard Moseley
Rochelle
San Saba Highway
Christian Church
Hoo
L. A. Bryson
Troy Smith
Bryson
Lloyd Moseley
Tol Roberts
Glenn Smith
M. N. Williamson
Howard Price
Shad McVay
Clyde Mathews
Arch Gainer
Bob Moseley
Bill Huffman
Gayland Hubbard
A C Valdez 69 Dies in Brady Hospital
Antonio Canales Valdez a 69 year old Brady barber died at 8 45 am Monday in Brady Hospital He was born April 15 1885 in Mexico Survivors include his wife five daughters and two sons Funeral services were held at Guadalupe Catholic Church with Rev H A Seitters officiating Burial followed at Rest Haven Cemetery Wilkerson Funeral Home directed arrangements
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Antonio Canales Valdez
Brady Barber
Brady Hospital
South
Mesquite St
Mexico
Agripina Betano
Abernathy
Angelina Nieves
Crestina Solis
Eva Gonzales
Aralia Gonzales
Esperanza Valdez
Brady
Cruz Valdez
Armando Valdez
del Rio
Guadalupe Catholic Church
H. A. Seitters
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Rest Haven Cemetery
Thompson Couple Welcome Son at Brady Hospital
Mr and Mrs W J Thompson of Junction welcomed a baby boy born at Brady Hospital on Saturday.
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W. J. Thompson
Junction
Brady Hospital
Browning Announces Birth of Son in Brady
Mr and Mrs Olen Browning of Brady announce the birth of a son at Brady Hospital on Thursday.
Brady Junior High Band Soloists Win First Division Ratings
Six soloists from Brady Junior High School Band under Joe McDonough earned first division ratings at Region II Inter scholastic contests in San Angelo. Soloists Brenda Schaeg Glenda Fowler Kadhrann Jones and Jan Harvey led first division. others placed second or third along with band accompanists.
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Brady
Joe McDonough
San Angelo
Brenda Schaeg
Glenda Fowler
Kadhrann Jones
Jan Harvey
Charlotte Riley
Mickey Joe Mills
Lynda Gayle Barker
Anita Young
Susan Sorell
Bill Gordon Kennerly
Sidney Spears
Karl Otte
Marilaine May
Elene Corder
Charlotte Griffith
Robert Carmichael
Jeanette St. Clair
Sue Ethridge
Sandra Hall
Anita Jordan
Sandra Hargrove
Dee Ann Spears
Mary Glyn Kittle
Devil on Stilts Play Set At Brady High Wednesday
Brady High School speech class presents The Devil on Stilts a one act play in the high school auditorium at 10 30 a m Wednesday Carol McShan Roberta Hanson and Glenda Ward star in the cast with Carol and Glenda directing the between acts entertainment for Mother's Day observance.
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Carol McShan
Glenda Craig
Roberta Hanson
Bernice Saunders
Glenda Ward
Naomi Eldredge
Carol
Glenda
Tickets Going Fast For C-C's Banquet
Tickets for the Brady Chamber of Commerce annual banquet in Fellowship Hall First Christian Church May 13 are selling fast. Gov Allan Shivers will speak and only 300 seats are available with remaining tickets at the C-C office for 1 75 each.
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Brady Chamber of Commerce
Fellowship Hall
The
First Christian Church
Allan Shivers
C-C
Brady Air Service Boosts TTA Flight to Brady
Trans-Texas A.T.A. officials arrived from Houston to dedicate a remodeled Curtig Field ticket office in Brady. H. L. Gober and J. P. Kenney were the first Brady passengers bound for Dallas and Fort Worth, as Ayer urged local traffic growth to secure subsidies and a lasting air service future for Brady and 50 Texas Arkansas Louisiana Tennessee communities. The Starliner plane, with 26 seats, sat ready on the apron.
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BAC
Brady
Curtig Field
Trans-Texas
Ayer
Houston
TTA
H. L. Gober
Dallas
J. P. Kenney
Fort Worth
Empire Southern Gas Co
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
New York
Air Express
Rainfall Totals Highlight Dry Start and Planting Push
The Brady area reports only 2 rainfall events of note in early year totals with January at .24 inch February under .13 and March at .01 inch. April brings 2.36 inches boosting county moisture since fall and prompting farmers to plant sorghum cotton and oats in west McCulloch while awaiting better conditions for harvests in the north.
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Voca
Melvin
Lohn-Waldrip-Fife
Brady
McCulloch
Sudan
Waldrip
Lockett Bryson
Placid
For Rent Nicely Furnished Apartment
Nicely furnished apartment at 1202 S Elm for rent. Contact Mrs Mary Gober Broad at phone 2273.
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S. Elm
Mary Gober Broad
Brady Band Boosters Outline Spring Concert Plans
At the Monday Band Boosters meeting in Brady High School the group finalized the Spring Concert schedule for the Brady Bull Joe Band to be held Sunday in the BHS auditorium. They approved a July barbecue at Milt Miller ranch and named Mrs. Lem Railsback general chairman. Tickets will be sold by booster members and student bands. The club voted to award sweaters to the ’55 high school seniors at the start of the 1954 55 term. Band director Boyd Hunt summarized district meet results in San Angelo on May 1 and unveiled plans for a band trip to New Braunfels August 17 19 to visit Landau Park. Joe McDonough reported junior high results from the district meet.
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Brady Bull Joe
BHS
Band Boosters Club
Hardin Jones
George Samuelson
Milt Miller
Brady
Lem Railsback
Landau Park
Joe McDonough
Hig
William J Powell 81 buried at Cowboy Cemetery
William Jefferson Powell 81 longtime McCulloch County resident died Sunday at his son's Highlands home. Funeral at Cowboy Cemetery graveside Monday at 3. Born March 31 1873 in Lampasas he farmed here and worked in oil fields known as Dad Powell. Survivors include sons Ben Powell Eldon Powell and E A Powell, daughter Mrs Sam McCulloch and several siblings.
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William Jefferson Powell
McCulloch County
Highlands
Cowboy Cemetery
Moore Eubanks
Mr. Powell
Lampasas
Dad” Powell
Highland
E. A. Powell
Ben Powell
Hollywood
Calif
Eldon Powell
Austin
Sam McCulloch
Frank Powell
Owen Boatright
Brownwood
Tom Powell
Jim Powell
Obituary Fragments List Vick Bennett Powell Family
Mrs Willie Vick of Placid Mrs E V Bennett and Miss Amanda Powell of Mercury Charlie Powell of Brady George Powell of Llano and Robert Powell of San Diego are mentioned with pallbearers Vess Bennet Tom Bennett Willie Vick Lonnie Cooper Wesley Sansom and Neal McBee and honorary pallbearers as nephews noted.
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Willie Vick
Placid
E. V. Bennett
Amanda Powell
Mercury
Charlie Powell
Brady
George Powell
Llano
Robert Powell
San Diego
Vess Bennet
Tom Bennett
Lonnie Cooper
Wesley Sansom
Neal McBee
Brady Junior High Installs New Stage Curtain
Brady Junior High School installed a new stage curtain this Saturday funded by the school after months of fundraising. The funds also covered the purchase and installation of a sound address system completed Tuesday.
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Brady Junior High
Brady Junior High School
Igh
Pins Presented New Cub Scouts
Ten new Cub Scouts received their Bob Cat pins at Pack 24 via a Thursday night meeting. New members include Greg Chase Jimmie Fisher Earnest Massey Douglas Williams Philip Holaman James Micklethwaite Frankie Capps Larry C Wells John Dalennight Henry Hanks Larry Parker Oscar Turner will receive pins later. Wolf rank was awarded to Gil Engdahl Danny Rosenberg Charles Reynolds Bobby Brown Don Hall Tommy Hall Bob Lindsay Carl Schoenewolf and Donny Finn. Harry Bowden and Steve Rawlings received Wolf gold arrows, Graig Akins earned a silver arrow. Gold and silver arrows went to Gil Engdahl Danny Rosenberg Larry Miller Bob Lindsay Joe King Jimmy Atherton Craig Steffens Roy May.
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Cub Scouts
Bob Cat Ping
Greg Chase
Jimmie Fisher
Earnest Massey
Douglas Williams
Philip Holaman
James Micklethwaite
Frankie Capps
Larry C. Wells
John Dale Nnight
Henry Hanks
Larry Parker
Oscar Turner
Gil Engdahl
Danny Rosenberg
Charles Reynolds
Bobby Brown
Don Hall
Tommy Hall
Bob Lindsay
Carl Schoenewolf
Donny Finn
Harry Bowden
Steve Rawlings
Graig Akins
Gil Enedahl
Larry Miller
Joe King
Jimmy Atherton
Craig Steffens
Roy May
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A.C. Valdez
Howard Hughes
Jane Russell
Coles
Technicolor
McGregor
Rayons
C-C’s
City Drug CO
Brady, Texas
William J. Powell
Cowboy
Cub
J.W. Ragsdale
Optometrist
Dial
GME Lonton
ALL Star
Uva
MS Se
Nile
TRC US
Arlson
Leaners
Post Office
Duke Mann
Homer Duncum
Eor
U. S
CAL Tire
U. S. Rubber Company
Homer Duncum Tire Co
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