McCulloch County Sees Heavy Rain But Minimal Flood Damage
Rainfall across McCulloch County averaged 2 to 4 inches with up to 12 feet at Brady Creek. Flooding was light though rivers rose, roads damaged, and Brownwood and Menard saw water in streets and stores. Detention dams held, and Site No 1 on the Wall ranch captured the most water but stayed short of the drawdown threshold.
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Placid
Pear Valley
Brady Creek
San Angelo
San Saba River
Voca
Colorado
Coleman
Brown
San Saba
Menard
Brady
Brownwood
Soil Conservation Service
Wall Ranch
Negroes Freed From Jail Over Insufficient Evidence
Booker T. Young and Wilburn Lee Bell, held since January for alleged theft and swindling, were released from Mc Culloch County jail after the 35th District grand jury failed to indict them. District Attorney Bill Allcorn said evidence was insufficient for conviction and the charges may be revisited if new evidence arises.
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Booker T. Young
Brady
Wilburn Lee Bell
Fort Worth
McCulloch County
35Th District
Gray
Fine Foods
Clarence Friar
Bill Alborn
Brownwood
Young
Bell
Allen Louis Baldridge
Baldridge
Allcorn
Democrats Set Precinct Conventions to Choose Sides
McCulloch County Democrats plan 17 precinct conventions Saturday to elect delegates to the county meeting next Tuesday and to decide sides in the Shivers Johnson presidential fight. Brady Precinct No 1 meets at 2 p m in the district court room. Ben Davis Geeslin urges a large turnout. The key issue is who will lead Texas to the National Democratic Convention with talk of a Shivers led delegation and Johnson as favorite son.
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McCulloch County
Brady
Ben Davis Geeslin
Texas
Allan Shivers
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Shivers
Johnson
Paul Sohn
McCulloch Democrats
Camp San Saba
Voca
Schooley
County Democratic precinct conventions listed for May 9
Paul Sohn announces McCulloch County Democratic precinct conventions with times for Precincts 1 through 21 at various towns. County convention set for 2 pm Tuesday May 8 in the district courtroom at Brady courthouse.
Brady and McCulloch Bands to Parade in San Saba
Brady High School Bulldog Band and McCulloch County will represent in San Saba's centennial parade on Monday afternoon. The parade starts at 4 30 p m. Kay Bratton the 1955 Jubilee queen rides the Jubilee float, with her mother Mrs T E Son Bratton accompanying. The band will also perform a Monday night concert on Rogan Field before Memories on Parade.
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Brady
McCulloch
San Saba
San Saba County
Kay Bratton
Brady High School
Bulldog
Kay
T. E
Wilensky's Department Store to Move to Remodeled Brady Site
Wilensky's Department Store will relocate one block west to 101 West Commerce in Brady. The west corner building at South Bridge and Commerce Streets will be remodeled with a glass front. Ramond Wilensky expects to open in the new location by June 15, with Albert Ortiz of Brady as contractor.
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Wilensky’s Department Store
West Commerce
South Bridge
Commerce Streets
Albert Ortiz
Brady
Wilensky’s
Ramond Wilensky
Ramond
H. Wilensky
Brady National Bank
Wilensky
Dallas
Perry Bros
W. S. Myers
Fort Worth
Airline Manager Transferred From Brady to Waco
Les Ellett, Brady station manager for Trans Texas Airways, is being moved to Waco as the carrier starts new service there. He departs Brady within two weeks with no successor named yet. TTA keeps two Brady daily flights, one Dallas to San Antonio leg and a San Antonio to Dallas leg, while adding Temple as a stop on the Waco route.
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Les Ellett
Brady
Trans-Texas Airways
Waco
TTA
Ellett
Brownwood Station
Dallas
San Antonio
Fllett
Temple
Valley
Shreveport
Brady Bulldog Band to Name Drum Major at Sunday Concert
The Brady High Bulldog Band will reveal its new drum major Sunday afternoon at the annual spring concert in the BHS auditorium at 3 p.m. The winner was decided by vote, known only to Diane Roddie and Band Director Boyd Hunt. Tickets are 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
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Brady High Bulldog
BHS
Diane Roddie
Boyd Hunt
One-Act Plays Set At BHS Tuesday
The Brady High School Speech Class presents three one act plays next Tuesday night in the BHS auditorium. Admission is 25 cents for adults and students. Directed by Miss Lucille Welch the program includes If Girls Asked Boys for Dates a comedy and Fog on the Valley and Submerged both serious dramas.
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Brady High School
BHS
Lucille Welch
Body of W. F. Hale Jr Found After San Saba Flood
The body of W. F. Hale Jr. was recovered about 11 a.m. Thursday one mile below the Voca bridge where flood waters carried the car into the river Sunday night. Search continues for Hale’s wife and remaining child as the family tragedy unfolds.
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San Saba River
Voca
San Angelo
San Saba
Dowling Kennedy
W. F. Hale, Jr
Acond
Voca Bridge
E. L
Thugs Enter Home Rob Man in Bed
C. J. Watters of 601 East Third Street was robbed about 11 30 o clock Monday night by two men who entered his home while he slept. They flashed a light, ordered him to stay still, and demanded money taking 450 from a coin purse before fleeing to a car two blocks away. Officers said the robbers appeared familiar with the house and Watters’ solitary residence. Earlier that night burglars hit Byrd’s Laundry on the Brownwood highway taking money from a drink machine. police doubted same men were involved.
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C. J. Watters
East Third St
Watters
Byrd
Brownwood Highway
Monday Last Day To Enter Politics
Monday is the final day to file for political candidacy. The first primary election is scheduled for July 28.
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Susan Kennedy
Rochelle
Lions Club Hall
Waldrip
Church House
Mercury
Fife
Salt Gap
Bulldog Band
R A. McShan
Houston
Joe Beezing
National Guardsmen
W. PF. Hale
Calf Creek
Vocal
Lohn
Fairview
Melvin
Doole
Richland Springs
Keden
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