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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1974
Page
2
Brady trustees approve a school year calendar with 140 days across two semesters. First day Aug 19, last day May 20. Includes teacher work days Aug 12 17 Oct 21 Jan 4 May 21 22 and potential makeup days during Easter or May. Examinations before Christmas and holiday breaks listed with weeks.
The Brady Independent School District board approved a $22,100 athletic budget for 1974 75 covering football basketball track golf tennis volleyball and girls track. Estimated income for the year is $13,900 with football contributing about $12,000. Expenses total $22, from football $13,040 basketball $2,615 track $2,950 and other sports $1,250 plus girls track $2,115.
The Economic Pulse notes businessmen plan $119 billion in plant and equipment spending this year, a near 20 percent rise from 1973 and a record. It discusses rising money costs with banks at high prime rates and warns of an inflationary spiral fueled by anticipated inflation and higher borrowings.
The Central Texas Opportunities board selects officers: Ralph Micklethwait as chairman Delphine Escobar as vice chair Judge James G. Burnell as secretary and Richard Holloway as treasurer. A Brady Child Development Center opens for the 1974 75 school year at 802 8 Walnut Street with local staff named.
Four Brady women finished a 16 week Official Course for Legal Secretaries at Howard Payne College May 7. Luzelle Flemming Claudetta Turk Shirley Boswell Ann Johnson all earned certificates from the National Association of Legal Secretaries and will receive them soon.
Brady CC directors discussed buying at least 1 000 Texas Forts Trail brochures and possible brochure for tourism. They plan to negotiate to list Brady Lake as a major lake and clarify the July Jubilee horse racing. The motion was tabled for further study.
Brady Jaycee and Joe King report on the Labor Day weekend County Fair sponsored by the Jaycees. The Chamber to sponsor a youth for the Farm Bureau Citizenship Seminar. Jim Griffin elected to the directorship vacancy caused by Evan Fowler's death.
Frank Crawford 76 of Brady died after illness at Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bill Boswell of First Christian Church officiating. Burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. Born Oct 2, 1897 in McLennan County he married Ruth Smith Dee in 1929. Survivors include his wife three sons a daughter a sister nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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