Vets Missing as Land Hearing Nears End
Attorneys in Texas veterans land suits against Ruffin Sheffield and Giles near conclusion. Sheriff seeks more Kinney and Dimmit County purchasers as 82 McCulloch County veterans are listed. 57 located. Ten more veterans testified this week with extensive questioning on how and why they signed land purchase papers under the Veterans Land Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. V. Ruffin
B. R. Sheffield
Bascom Giles
Kinney
Dimmit
Jack Cook
Austin
McCulloch County
Bids Open May 12 for West 17th Street Paving Project
The Texas Highway Department invites bids for paving West 17th Street from South Bridge Street to the city limits. Bid opening is set for Wednesday May 18 at 9 am in Austin. FM 2028 will run from Brady to Melvin. Dodge to Melvin section completed last year. Plans are in Ben Dillon’s office in the courthouse.
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West 17Th St
Dodge
Texas Highway Department
Austin
Brady
17Th St
Melvin
Ben Dillon
Brady Bulldog Band Spring Concert Promises Surprise
The Brady Bulldog band finals its school term with a Sunday 3 p.m. performance in the high school auditorium. The program features marches overtures and novelty numbers. The drum major for next year will be named but the winner’s name is withheld until Sunday afternoon.
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Brady Bulldog Band
Janet Rudder
Library Opens in Swank New Home Friday
The county library moves to its new F. M. Richards Memorial building at Blackburn and 11th Streets. The library will open Friday morning with no formal ceremony yet planned awaiting new club-room furniture. Donor Mrs. F M Richards is recovering in Brady Hospital and many residents have not yet toured the new quarters.
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Swank New Home
County
Blackburn
F. M. (Buck) Richards
City Hall
F. R. Wulff
F. M. Richards
Brady Hospital
Brady
Standard goes to Kentucky to cover Derby day
Journalists Reed Wilson and Charles Samuelson from Brady and Lockett Bryson Rochelle head to Churchill Downs with TeeDee C. D. Slick Reed to cover Rollie White's Trim Destiny as it bids for the Kentucky Derby. Louisville weather foresees a hot dry track for Saturday, aligning with TeeDee's race plans.
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C. D
Slick) Reed
Bob Wilson
Charles Samuelson
Brady
Lockett Bryson
Rochelle
Churchill Downs
Rollie White
Reed
Wilson
Louisville Weatherman
TeeDee
Country Club Deed Presented To City Council
Ben Davis Geeslin, president of the Brady Country Club, handed the deed to the club property to the City Tuesday night after Brady voters authorized the purchase for municipal recreation. The City will receive 75.28 acres on the San Angelo highway in exchange for paying a note to the Brady Building and Loan Association currently around 6,000 dollars after two payments. The sale was authorized by 4% of the club’s 48 stockholders in an April 26 meeting. Mayor Ustad asked who would run the site, and Geeslin expected applicants.
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Ben Davis Geeslin
Brady Country Club
Brady
San Angelo
Geeslin
P. L. Ustad
Farmers Co op Stockholders Meet Saturday in Richards Park
The Farmers and Ranchers Co op holds its annual stockholders meeting Saturday night in Richards Park with a 7 30 p m barbecue supper for stockholders and families. Two three year director terms for the Brady area are up for election with M J Marshall and G R White expiring. Marshall White Dick Winters and David Dahlberg are on the nominating slate. An educational movie is planned and prize registration begins at 1 p m. If rain arrives the meeting moves to the National Guard armory.
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Farmers and Ranchers Coop
Richards Park
Brady
M. J. Marshall
G. R. White
Marshall
White
Dick Winters
David Dahlberg
National Guard Armory
Ruizs Welcome Brady Hospital New Son
Mr and Mrs Tommy Ruiz of Brady announce the arrival of a son at Brady Hospital on Wednesday.
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Tommy Ruiz
Brady
Brady Hospital
Gateway to Westex opens with Ranch Road 93 dedication
The first segment of the Gateway to West Texas was dedicated Tuesday as Ranch Road 93 from Marble Falls to Llano opened. State Highway Engineer DeWitt Greer praised the project, noting it shortens Brady to Austin travel and offers a scenic route. More than 600 attended the ceremony at Sandy Creek bridge, with Llano officials and local highway staff in attendance.
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DeWitt Greer
Sandy Creek Bridge
Llano
Marble Falls
Greer
Ed Bluestein
District 14
Llano County
R. P. McWilliams
Raymond Winkel
Art Kowert
Fredericksburg Standard
West Texas
Walter Jetton
Fort Worth
Brady
Austin
Llano Chamber of Commerce
Robert Kassel
Highway Department
Granite Shoals Lake
Highland Lakes
Fredericksburg
Mason
San Saba
Johnson City
Burnet
Lohn 4-H shrub team to represent McCulloch at San Angelo
The To San Angelo A 4-H Club shrub identification team from Lohn will represent McCulloch County in the District 7 elimination contest in San Angelo Saturday. Mrs. J. D. Myers leads, with Lucy Snodgrass, Diana Myers, Jaroy Moore, and Edward Lohn as members.
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Lohn
McCulloch County
San Angelo
J. D. Myers
Lucy Snodgrass
Diana Myers
Jaroy Moore
Edward Lohn
Brady grocers urge council to rescind Safeway zoning plan
Delegation led by publisher Bob Bray asks Brady City Council Tuesday to overturn a recent rezoning of a block and a half near the H P Jordan home that would allow a Safeway supermarket. Bray warns the store would harm the local economy as 12 businessmen join the protest. Mayor Ulstad notes the proper steps were followed and moving to reverse could cause trouble.
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Brady Grocers
Bob Bray
Safeway Stores
Bray
Safeway
H. P. Jordan Home Just Southeast of the McCulloch County Electric Co-op
Brady Independent Grocers
P. L. Ulstad
City Council Offers Courts Decision On Brady Aviation Insurance
The City of Brady proposes to transfer lease and option contracts from BAC to IMCO once an $18,535 insurance settlement is reached. The plan would divide $10,000 to the City and place $8,535 in Brady National Bank to be disbursed per a future court ruling. BAC may sue for declaratory judgment while the courts decide ownership and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady Aviation Corp
Curtis Field
McCulloch
Louis Levinson
BAC
Intercontinental Manufacturing Company
Sam McCollum III
Levinson
IMCO
Brady National Bank
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L. D. Mask
Charlotte Griffith
H. D. Griffith
Brady Junior High
Burt
Charlotte
Tony Dutton
Roy May
David Rains
Jose Roque
Aaron Roper
Atmore D. Kirklin
Knox B. Trammel
Harold Weaver
Louis Airheart
Mac O. Rankin
Allie C. Wootan
John B. Lewis
Samuel T. Smith, Jr
Emil Spangenburg
Wilburn L. Shaffer
Roy Foster Hoover
Robert SS. Menefield
Ray W. Parker
R. J. Ake
James A. Williams
Joe M. Meza
Pedro H. Martinez
Eugenio S. Mireles
Juan L. Tellez
Valen
Tin S. Garza, Jr
James E. Peterson
Noe T. Sanchez
Andy R. Cunningham
Bobby Henry
Milton Morris
7Th St
South Bridge St
Bulldog Band
F. M. (Buck
Standard
Kentucky
Farmers Co-op
City
Westex
Council
Charlotte Riley
Joe McDonough
Marilaine May
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