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Newspaper

Brady Standard

Location

Brady, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1955

Page

8

Veterans Testimony in Land Deal Case Explains Details

Veterans describe involvement in land lease deals with Ruffin and Sheffield as lawyers press for admissions. Austin attorney L. W. Gray questions address and notary presence while Ruffin’s counsel seeks confirmation of signing knowing terms. Hearings set for May 17 in Austin to transfer three civil cases to McCulloch County for trial.

L. W. Gray Austin Attorney General Sam McCollum Ruffin Hal S. Lattimore Fort Worth Brady Bill Gerron Corpus Christi Sheffield 53Rd District Court McCulloch County McCollum Gray Newman and McCollum Tex Lattimore

Funds for Summer Recreation Voted

City Council approves a 1500 dollar appropriation to run the summer recreation program this year. The plan retains eight weeks of free swimming led by K Y Owens and continues story hours and baseball leagues while shifting baseball funds to buy supplies. Total 2955 dollars, less 469 carried over and 1200 expected from pool fees.

C. A. Reynolds Charlie Dye K. Y. Owens

Visits by Herringtons and Mrs Woolam

J. E. Herrington Jr returned to the Valley on Sunday after a week visiting his parents Mr and Mrs J E Herrington. Mrs T V Woolam of San Benito accompanied him and was a guest in the Herrington home.

J. E. Herrington, Jr J. E. Herrington T. V. Woolam San Benito Herrington

Library Opens in Cocoa Pink Paint With Eleven Aisles

The new Brady library features cocoa pink walls and chocolate brown trim with a children's room in the northeast corner and floor to ceiling plate glass in the club room overlooking 11th Street. Librarian Mrs William L Jackson announces hours 9 to 11 am and 12 to 5 pm daily. The move was led by Mrs J J Seals with board members and local workers including FFA Brady boys and Streets Supt Lillard Holt.

11Th St William L. Jackson J. J. Seals Harold Deaton Henry Hodges W. E. Lohn, Jr Brady Melvin Ffa Lillard Holt Howard Patterson H. L. Lackey Marion Williamson Rochelle D. S. Pumphrey Mercury Willard Kyzar Melvin Damon Passmore Voea Wulff Duke Mann

Insurance removal and trial plan at Curtis Field property

BAC will not remove insurance while Curtis Field parcels remain divided until the insurance question is settled. BAC plans a bench trial for its suit, not a jury, a move pushed by Levinson to avoid a McCulloch County jury and trigger McCulloch County court handling. If the City sues BAC, it would be filed in Dallas County for trial there.

BAC Curtis Field McCulloch County Levinson McCollum Dallas County

Reed home for sale and local help wanted ads

FOR SALE The Reed home at 406 Crothers Ave price 5000. Write BENN. REED 1208 Pickens Ave Big Spring Tex FOR RENT 4 ROOM furnished house Apply 1208 S BRIDGE Phone 7171 FOR LEASE 80 Acres of oat grazing with plenty of water CALL 2422 WANTED Man who wants out side work better health pleasant independent business of your own Opening now in Mc Culloch County See J R SHIP MAN 330 Wood St Winters Tex or write Rawleighs Dept TXE-1411-206 Memphis Tenn FOR LEASE 80 Acres of oat grazing with plenty of water CALL 2422 WANTED Man with good car experienced in the selling field Must be neat appearing energetic and hard worker Salary and commission Apply in per son 411 CENTER AVE Brown wood

Reed Crothers Ave Benn. Reed Pickens Ave Big Spring Tex McCulloch County J. R. Shipman Wood St Winters, Tex Rawleigh’s Dept Memphis Tenn Center Ave Brownwood

Delegation Opposes Rezoning For Safeway Store

Delegation asks no action to rescind zoning change and urges delay until legislature acts. City Attorney Sam McCollum explains he represented the sellers and notes zones exist but others are available. Bray questions accommodation and warns of market havoc. Alderman Keyser denies Safeway motive while residents seek a delay to curb loss leaders.

Sam McCollum Bray Safeway McCollum Jack Keyser San Angelo Brownwood Brady

Bids Sought for Fairview Dam No 9 in Brady Creek Project

The Soil Conservation Service calls for bids to build the ninth detention dam in the Brady Creek flood control project at Site 44 on Liveoak Creek in Fairview on Jay Priddys property. Bids open May 25 at 2 p m in Temple. The Priddy dam requires 85500 cubic yards embankment, 2400 feet long, 25 feet high, draining 1440 acres. It stores 86 acre feet in the sediment pool and slows 654 acre feet in the flood pool. Plans are at the SCS flood prevention office in City Hall.

The Soil Conservation Service Brady Creek Liveoak Creek Fairview Jay Priddy SCS Temple Priddy

Brady Joins in Making Music Variety Show

A Brady High auditorium program titled Brady Joins in Making Music will open Friday night as National Music Week observances. Emcee Korky Steffens guides the 8 p.m. show with proceeds of 25 and 50 cents per ticket funding a piano for the Richards Library clubroom, sponsored by the Damrosch Music Club.

Hill Country Dent Council District 17 Forms This Week

Gene Cornelius Lesley Fishe Martha Bean and son Jesse G Foster attended the organizing meeting for District 17. The new body will be known as the Hill Country Dent Council Association of District 17 with Burnet as dent Mason as vice president Lampasas as secretary and parliamentarian. The next meeting is planned for this fall after October 16 Brady led the writing of the constitution.

Gene Cornelius Lesley Fishe Martha Bean Jesse G. Foster Hill Country Dent Council Association Dstrict 17

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