FHA Okays Lake Brady Loan for Flood Protection
The Farmers Home Administration approved a 1.485 million dollar loan to the City of Brady to fund Brady Lake construction. Officials expect a May 11 closing with Mayor Priesmeyer and plan bids around July 15, with Soil Conservation Service and Freese & Nichols handling engineering services. The loan, announced by Lyndon Johnson, Blakley, and Fisher, supports flood protection under Public Law 566, with SCS adding 850 thousand dollars for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home Administration
Brady
Brady Lake
Frank Pollard
Water Resources Loan Division
FHA
Washington, D. C
R. M. Priesmeyer
Priesmeyer
The
Soil Conservation Service
Freese & Nichols
Fort Worth
Lyndon Johnson
William A. Blakley
O. C. Fisher
SCS
Brady Bulldog Band Earns Second in Concert at Abilene
The Brady Bulldog Band received a second division in concert playing and a third division in sight reading at the regional Interscholastic League contest in Abilene held at McMurry College. Judge comments noted tougher ratings this year while Winters led AA with first division in all events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady Bulldog
Abilene
James Mallow
Mallow
Winters
Brady Band
San Angelo
McMurry College
Joseph Frank
Harlingen
Dean Kellion
Texas Texas
Robert Renfroe
Texas City
Hamlin
Stamford
Cisco
Haskell
Pallinger
Coleman
San Saba
Pony League Meeting Planned for Monday
Adults interested in Pony League baseball will meet at 7 30 p m Monday May 8 at the Fire Hall to organize for this summer season. Organization of the Little League is nearly complete and boys team assignments will be announced next week.
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Fire Hall
Farmers Co op stockholders meet Saturday
The Farmers and Ranchers Co op will hold its 16th annual stockholders meeting Saturday night at Richards Park. Three directors will be elected and a barbecue supper will be served to stock holders and their families. Registration begins at 7 p.m. If rain, the supper moves to the show barn. Brady Mason Picnic: Brady Bulldog Bandsmen guest of Mason Puncher Band after school next Monday at roadside park near San Saba River bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Ranchers Co-op
Richards Park
The
Park
Brady Mason
Brady Bulldog
Mason Puncher
San Saba River
City council approves South Blackburn angle parking plan
The council passed an ordinance authorizing 33 degree angle parking on South Blackburn Street between Commerce and Second to create more traffic space. They also annexed Gardner Broad and Elmer McLean property on West Sixth Street near Laurel Drive and set city pool admission and season tickets with 5 cents to 50 cents pricing. They authorized 1000 for summer recreation and agreed 600 toward portable bleachers for Little League and Pony League at Richards Park, with fundraising planned to cover about 500 of a 1100 cost.
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Blackburn Street
Commerce
Second
Gardner Broad
Elmer McLean
West Sixth Street
Laurel Drive
Broad
McLean
Richards Park
Brady High Claims Western Day Preparations For Friday
Beards are part of Western Day activities at Brady High sponsored by the Student Council. The day features a tobacco-spitting contest at 8:15 a.m. and an assembly at 10:15 a.m. if weather allows. Staff and students vie for costumes, with penalties for noncompliance and a jail scene led by student escorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady High
Student Council
Bulldog Stadium
Harry Bowden
Lanny Dorsett
Jimmy Hill
Westtern
Laura Tetens
Nancy Archer
Gil Engdahl
Eugene
Brady High names Whiteley first assistant football coach
Brady School Board promotes Ed Whiteley to first assistant football coach and hires Fletcher Fields as junior varsity coach. Whiteley remains Brady High basketball coach through 1961-62. Fields, an all state fullback and 1957 Brady High graduate, will teach physical education and coach JV. Fields works with Catfish Glenn at Cooper High School this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady School Board
Ed Whiteley
Fletcher Fields
Whiteley
Kenneth West
Coleman
Fields
Brady High School
Hardin-Simmons University
Brady High
Supt
C. A. Reynolds
Reynolds
K. Y. Owens
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Lohn
Eagles
Bulldogs
Cooper High School
Abilene
Brady
James
Catfish) Glenn
New Voca Road Nears Opening In McCulloch County
The Voca highway eight and a half miles long from the San Saba River bridge at Voca to U S 87 near Brady is nearly complete. Contractor Harry Campbell of Fort Worth plans final guard posts, blading and cleanup before opening in a couple of weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Campbell
Fort Worth
Ben Dillon
Highway Department
San Saba River
Voca
U. S. 87
Brady
Llano
Valley Spring
Highway 29
Allen Keller
Fredericksburg
McCulloch County
Fairview
Coleman
Brownwood
Fairview Road
Brady Junior High elects Student Council officers
Bill McNatt will serve as president after a runoff with Lanier Sohn. Sheryl Johnson is elected vice president after a runoff with Linda Dodds. Betty Williams, in a runoff with Sheryl Wall, is named secretary. All officers are listed as children of local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill McNatt
W. W. McNatt
Brady Junior High
Lanier Sohn
Sheryl Johnson
Billie W. Johnson
Linda Dodds
Betty Williams
Sheryl Wall
Jean Williams
Rochelle Sends Two Boys to State Meet
Rochelle High School will be represented at the Interscholastic League state literary meet in Austin by Kirby Huffman and Doran Lemke. Huffman tied for first in regionals in number sense while Lemke placed second in regional in the slide rule contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Huffman
Doran Lemke
Austin
Rochelle High School
Huffman
Lemke
FFA Boys Open Rodeo Friday Night at Jubilee Arena
McCulloch County FFA presents an open rodeo Friday and Saturday at Jubilee arena with 13 events. Queen contest selects eight Friday finalists and four Saturday finalists. Belt buckles awarded in each event. brady Bulldog Band performs. gate 75 cents adults 25 cents students.
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McCulloch County
FFA
Jubilee Arena
Brady Bulldog
Miers Johnson
Rochelle Ffa
David Bratton
Hubert Moseley
Pink Snyder
George H. Rodgers
James
Honor Grads Announced At Brady Junior High
Clyde Locklear with a 96.2 average is valedictorian of Brady Junior High eighth grade. Sandra Elliott is salutatorian with 95.4 average. Principal Boyd Hunt announced the honors. Eighth grade graduation exercises set for 10 30 a m May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Locklear
Brady Junior High School
Jack Locklear
Sandra Elliott
J. M. Elliott
Boyd Hunt
Gun Under Pillow Fires Wounding Woman at Home
Mrs. Billy Sellman of 401 South Pine was accidentally shot when a gun under her pillow discharged around 2 30 a m Thursday. She remained conscious and was reported doing very well at Brady Hospital. The bullet glanced off the left side of her head and lodged behind the ear without entering the brain. Doctors planned to leave the bullet unless it causes trouble.
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Billy Sellman
South Pine
Brady Hospital
Bean Family Hosts Jerry Bean Visit At Crane
Visits with parents Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Bean in Crane lasted from Wednesday to Sunday. Jerry Bean returned home with about 30 to 40 pounds of fish caught in the San Saba River during the trip.
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Jerry Bean
Gary
Crane
M. J. Bean
Jerry
San Saba
Samuelson Named Vice President of Banker Society
Samuelson, assistant cashier at Brady's Commercial National Bank, was elected vice president of the Hill Country Bankers Association at their meeting in Hunt on Saturday evening, April 29. Brady bankers and wives in attendance included Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bodenlamer, Mr. and Mrs. Hart Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smithwick, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Boswell, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Dukes, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jordan.
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Charles Samuelson
Brady’s
Commercial National Bank
Hill Country Bankers Association
Hunt
Brady Bankers
Samuelson
Jim Boden- Lamer
Hart Fowler
Ward Paul
Jack Smithwick
Elbert Boswell
Nelson Dukes
Lewis Jordan
Brady Band Boosters Meet May 8 at High School Hall
Brady Band Boosters will meet next Monday May 8 at 7 30 p m in the high school band hall to discuss plans and activities.
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Brady
San Antonio bowlers set exhibition with Brady team at Parkway Lanes
Five San Antonio bowlers join a Brady team for a six game exhibition starting Saturday at 6 p m at Parkway Lanes. Loeffler Day Powell Lampman and Penshorn headline the local group with strong city tournament totals while Barker Davenport Wilensky Pimm Huffman and Johnson bowl for Brady. Penshorn holds multiple 300s and titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Brady
Parkway Lanes
Eddie Loeffler
Eddie Day
Hershel Powell
Dayton
Pete) Lampman
Norbert
Norby) Penshorn
Ernest Barker
Ed Davenport
Ramond Wilensky
Hank Pimm
Herbert Huffman
Noble Johnson
Loeffler
Day
Powell
Lampman
Penshorn
Brady Folks Help Motherless Family Reach California
An Atlanta man with four children stopped at Houston Kyzar's Traveler's Café asking for work to feed his family after his wife died. strangers paid for breakfast and raised 35 dollars. a church had earlier helped fund the journey to California where an aunt offered a home. He left his car on a hill to push start it with a dead battery.
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Atlanta
Houston
Kyzar
Traveler's Cafe
Grace
Georgia
California
Brady
South Bridge Street
Punky the Brady Bulldogs mascot dies at age eight
Punky, a registered English bulldog and Brady High School mascot, died Thursday morning at eight years old. The Ol' Houn' Dawgs had provided meals and Punky had resided with Mr and Mrs E M Hahn for years. Punky was donated to Brady High in 1956 by Arthur Morse of Comanche.
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Pony League
Farmers Co-Op
Blackburn
Fikes
Jerrilyn Lohn
Barbara McCord
Dan Salter
Mary Bates
E. L. Ross
BHS
Cheryl Huffman
Robert Ricks
George Kidd
Jeannette Sorell
Engdahl
Kenneth Nowlin
Brady Cagers
Junior High
Rochelle
Jack Larkin
Lloyd Blauvelt
Ray Don Turner
Harvey Ringer
Johnny Nichols
Drew Rickman
Bill Beckham
Pete Blackwell
Bobby Russell
Sam Sessions
Henry Russell
Dayton Boren
Clifton Short
Bud Barsch
Austin Davis
Harold
T. Wood
Nell Snyder
Margene Heath
Jarvis Ross
Earl Behrens
Billy Jones
Jessie Jacoby
Clowns
Joe Jay
Honor Grads
Banker Society
Punky
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