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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1962
Page
5
In Melvin Texas on May 2 visitors arrived for the Easter holiday at Mrs. W B Norman home. Noel and family from El Paso joined sister Mrs John Kirby and niece and family Mrs Jimmy Cox of San Angelo plus Mr and Mrs Morgan Kirby of Corpus Christi. Mrs I C Ferris hosted Easter guests including a list of relatives.
Mrs. E. F. Schmitt reports gatherings of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Ferris of Fort Worth and others including Ed Cook family of White Hall, Douglas Nall family of San Angelo, Roy Lynn Ferris of Waco, and Roban Anderson of Irving who visited parents. Anderson is a patient in Brady Hospital.
Families from Artesia Fort Worth Houston and Sabinal gathered for Easter with Melvin area residents. Upcoming Melvin PTA installation May 8 and Home Demonstration Club purse making May 7. McCulloch County FFA Rodeo May 4 and 5 at Brady track with Melvin entrants Kay Snyder David Whitworth Jack Weaver Joe Johnson and queen contenders Janice Justine Johnson Mary Helen Bratton. Also peony display at W Hutto home invites viewing.
May 2 at FIFE Texas reports good rains aiding grain and pasture growth. Local families Mae Patterson and J D Patterson visit Stephenville and Brady. Mary Pearce and James Finlay family hold birthday dinner for W L Isaacs of Eldorado.
The menu lists weekly meals for Rochelle School including kernel corn mixed vegetables with cream sauce cherry cranbery jelly salad brownies breaded veal cutlets with steamed rice blackeyed peas carrot and raisin salad whole wheat muffins chilled peaches barbecued weiners pinto beans macaroni and cheese tossed vegetable salad raspberry jello peanut butter cookies fried fish baked potato green bean salad stuffed celery cake squares with grapefruit sections and a note urging a vote for Preston Smith for Lt. Governor.
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