Chamber of Commerce elects Walter Gray president
Walter Gray Brady grocer was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce at a board meeting Tuesday afternoon, succeeding T. F. Ereckson. New 1955 56 officers include C. A. Reynolds first vice president R. W. Jordan second vice president and Jim Harkrider treasurer. The board will meet June 6 to set the year program and select committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Gray
Brady Grocer
Chamber of Commerce
Board of
T. F. Ereckson
C. A. Reynolds
R. W. Jordan
Jim Harkrider
Angelo Drilling Stakes 4000-Foot Cambrian Wildcat
Tucker Drilling Co of San Angelo stakes its No 1 Herbert Harkrider wildcat in McCulloch County seven miles southwest of Brady. drilling to begin after permit. location 300 feet from north and east lines of 128 E Harkrider survey near the M L Happel et al No 1 C B Kyzar well. Nearest production in the Silver & Johnson 1700 field, 17 miles northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker Drilling Co
San Angelo
Herbert Harkrider
McCulloch
Brady
Siler & Johnson
First Women Called For Jury Duty Here
Fifteen women among 40 prospective jurors are summoned for 35th District Court next Monday. They are the first women called since Texans approved jury service for women last fall. Twelve jurors will hear a civil suit over damages from a Brady auto wreck dated June 29, 1951. Irene J. Bjornson of Wahpeton North Dakota sues Dallas Miller of Brady. Miller has filed a cross action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
35Th District Court
McCulloch
Brady
Irene J. Bjornson
Wahpeton
North Dakota
Nash
Dallas Miller
A B Awalt Named Frankston Man of the Year
A B Awalt superintendent of schools at Frankston Anderson County is named Frankston Lions Club Man of the Year for his work improving the public school system and active church and youth contributions. He is a Brady native, ex high school principal and longtime educator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Awalt
Frankston
Anderson County
Lions Club
Awalt
Brady
G. B. Awalt
Willard Awalt
Blanche Awalt
Quanah Price
Woodhouse
County Approves Auditor's Report and Budget
The County Commissioners Court approved the McCulloch County budget for this year and accepted the auditor's report. The report noted the county is in a little better financial condition than a year ago as stated by County Judge Love Kimbrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Commissioners Court
McCulloch
Love Kimbrough
Visits In Austin Edlin Hahn Guest Of Jerry Squires
Edlin Hahn visited Austin as a guest of Jerry Squires from Friday through Sunday, spreading a cordial visit across the weekend and marking a brief stay in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Edlin Hahn
Jerry Squires
Honorary Degree To Be Conferred On Brady Pastor
Howard Payne College plans May 27 spring commencement with Rev. W LeRay Fowler of Brady First Baptist to receive an honorary Doctor of Divinity. Fellow honorees include Judge Few Brewster Texas Supreme Court Guy Newman president elect of Howard Payne Rev James Morgan of Fort Worth and Rev C W McCullough now Jamaica missionary. Fowler a Baylor and Southwestern Seminary graduate has 625 church additions including 250 baptisms since 1959 and helped build a new educational building in 1953. He serves on the Texas Baptists executive board and was named District 16 vice president this year. In early 1955 he joined a Jamaica evangelistic crusade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Payne College of
Brownwood
W. LeRay Fowler
Brady’s
First Baptist Church
Few Brewster
Texas Supreme Court
Guy Newman
Howard Payne
Tom Taylor
James Morgan
Fort Worth
Texas Baptist Convention
C. W. McCullough
Menard and Rochelle
Jamaica
Brady
Baylor University
Southwestern Theological Seminary of
Moody
Decatur
Gatesville
Mr. Fowler
Texas Baptists
Pull to curb for fire siren. motorists urged to stop
Brady Fire Chief Howard Salter warns motorists to pull to the curb and stay parked after a fire siren sounds. He says drivers must give fire trucks and volunteers time to reach the scene and not follow the responding units.
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Brady
Howard Salter
Four Inch Rainfall Causes River Rise in Brady Creek Area
Two day total 2.31 inches in Brady County with Bear Creek drainage seeing the heaviest rainfall. Flooding prompted civil defense action as Brady Creek rose near Richards Park and detention dam water spilled from Bear Creek. Local crews monitored flows and prepared to move park equipment if needed.
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McCulloch County
Bear Creek
Brady
Brady Creek
Richards Park
Civil Defense Organization
Civil Defense
Joe Ogdem
Golden Jones
Melvin
Luke Vogel
Dodge Road
Simpson Lake
J. S. Wall
Clerk at Gilbreath's Wins Courtesy Award
C B Groves of Gilbreath's Food Market was named Brady's most courteous sales person for April by a secret shopper committee. He and employer Hubert Gilbreath will receive certificates at a Business and Professional Women's Club dinner at Roman's El Patio. Groves, active in church and civic affairs, lives with wife and three children at 1507 South High Street. Gilbreath, in Brady since 1934, has operated a grocery business for 10 years and now runs the store at 212-16 East Commerce Street. He and his wife live at 602 West 12th Street and have a daughter Georgan at Abilene Christian College.
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C. B. Groves
Gilbreath
Brady
Business and Professional Women’s Club
B& PW
el Patio
Groves
Matador
First Baptist Church
South High St
David
Kenneth McAnair
Morton
Stanley Groves
Johnson City
N. Y
Mode-O Day
East
Commerce St
Church of Christ
Rotary Club
West 12Th St
Georgan
Abilene Christian College
Brower to Speak At Baccalaureate For BHS Seniors
The Rev. Thomas Brower of Brady Presbyterian Church will address Brady High School seniors at 8 p m Sunday in the high school auditorium. Rev. Travis McNair will give the invocation and Rev. H A Seitters will deliver the benediction. Performers include Mary Glyn Kittle Sherron Smith Cynthia Reynolds and a vocal trio with accompaniment. Commencement is Friday May 20 with the class leaving May 21 for Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Brower
Brady Presbyterian Church
Brady High School
Travis McNair
Trinity Methodist Church
H. A. Seitters
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Mary Glyn Kittle
Sherron Smith
Cynthia Reynolds
Marcell Lemons
Patricia Terry
Glenda Ward
Carolyn Ingram
Galveston
Scouts Bake Sale to Fund Camp Trip
Boy Scout Troop 24 plans a bake sale on the square Saturday to raise funds for Camp Sol Mayer near Menard later this month. Proceeds go to the troop fund to loan members twelve dollars and fifty cents for the week's stay, with repayment after the summer work. Scoutmasters Johnny Moran and Charlie Pence lead the troop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Camp Sol Mayer
Menard
Johnny Moran
Charlie Pence
Lohn Seniors to Receive Diplomas Friday Evening
Lohn High School seniors will receive their diplomas Friday night at 8 o'clock. Valedictorian Betty Low and salutatorian Howard Joyce will speak. County School Supt J E Herrington will be principal speaker, introduced by Ronnie Gassiot. James Finlay Jr. will present diplomas. Ann Fullagar to play processional and recessional. Baccalaureate services were held Sunday with Rev Tommy Brower as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lohn High School
Betty Low
Howard Joyce
J. E. Herrington
Ronnie Gassiot
James
Finlay, Jr
Lohn School Board
John Supt
Cleg Gassiot
Ann Fullagar
Tommy Brower
Brady Presbyterian Church
Lohn Valley Protective Association to hold annual meeting
The Lohn Valley Protective Association will meet Sunday at 11 50 a m on the B A Cornill ranch four miles east of Lohn. Officers will be elected and other business will be transacted. Charlie Miller serves as president and James Finlay as secretary.
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Lohn
Parade Plans Encouraging for July Jubilee
Jim Harkrider, named parade committee chair, says plans for the Jubilee parade are encouraging after one meeting with another session set Friday at the Chamber of Commerce. The committee invites float entrants and lists members handling livestock FFA 4 H club boys, queen's float, bands, fire department, National Guard, military and other entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Harkrider
Chamber of Commerce
Harkrider
Luke Vogel
John Holcomb
Jimmy Casenbary
FFA
Bob Bray
Norman S. Lawler
Joella Cole
Janice Bray
Bill Grant
Elmer McLean
Hymie Myers
Boyd Hunt
Howard Salter
Truman Lee
National Guard
Korky Steffens
Tommy Clay
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Brookesmith
C-C
Bradyite
Miss Bjornson
Gordon A. Bjornson
Miller
17Th St
Bjornson
China St
Sam McCollum III
Bryan Bradbury
Abilene
Gordon Bjornson
Paul Lehn
Bill Moseley
Rochelle
A. L. Neal
Parker Pumphrey
Ann Estelle Short
T. W. Hickman
Fife
J. D. Patterson
Gid Vick
Luther Smith
Placid
E. D. Sutton
Salt Gap
R. L. Akins
Rolan Anderson
A. E. Jordan
H. E. Crumley
D. Cox
George J. Myers
Mercury
Alvin Bolton
A. R. Malmstrom
Edsel T. Malmstrom
J. W. Montgomery
G. R. Moore
Kelly McLean
Howard Parks
D. S. Appleton
Tommy Brook
Camp San Saba
Lee Adams
Norman Archer
Rev
Gilbreath’s
Hubert Gilbreath
Brower
BHS
Lohn Valley Group
Diana Myers
Lucy Snodgrass
Edward Lohn
Jaroy Moore
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