Mrs. M. F. Lohn Dies Pioneer of McCulloch County
Mrs. M. F. Lohn 95 longtime McCulloch County resident died at 6 05 pm Tuesday in Brady Hospital after a long illness. Born Sarah Elizabeth Bray February 11 1874 in Flintville Tennessee she came to Texas as an infant in 1875. Funeral services were held at Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with burial in Marion Cemetery at Waldrip. Survivors include three sons Frank Paul and Louis Lohn four daughters many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers included Clarence Lohn Roy Richter and others.
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M. F. Lohn
McCulloch County
Brady Hospital
Brady
S. China
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
W. H. Marshall
Trinity Methodist Church
Marion
Waldrip
Frank
Paul Lohn
Louis Lohn
Houston
Pearl Storie
Post
Bula Rosco
Marian Louise Fry
Abilene
Ruth Potter
Roscoe
Annie Laurie Ludwick
Mabel Clark
Bronte
Laura Richter
Lohn
Beulah Baker
Clarence Lohn
Roy Richter
Herman Richter
Wayne Bray
W. E. Lohn, Jr
Jack Hill
Sarah Elizabeth Bray
Flintville
Tenn
Family ties shaped by moves and land quests in Texas
The Bray family traveled from Austin to Flora Tennessee then Alabama before returning to Texas in 1886. Louis Bray sought land and settled between Lohn and Waldrip in McCulloch County, building a home still standing though remodeled. Mrs Lohn later married M F Lohn of Waldrip.
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Austin
Tennessee
Flora
Tenn
Alabama
Texas
Round Rock
Louis Bray
Hardeman County
McCulloch County
Lohn and Waldrip
Adult Clothing Classes At Brady High Start In June
The Brady High School homemaking department will offer an adult clothing class beginning June 1. Classes meet Thursdays 1 50 to 5 30 p m during June in the home making department with topics including sewing machine use pattern alteration zippers interfacing underlining hems sleeves and collars. Pre register by contacting Mrs Laurissa Rawlings.
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Brady High School
Laurissa Rawlings
Verdicts Rendered In 35th District Court
Ramon V. Diaz of Coleman convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to 30 days in jail and a $150 fine after pleading guilty following the shooting of Roman Sauseda in Melvin. Other actions include Edward Cervantes guilty of DWI first offense with $100 fine and probationary jail. RB Sheffield Jr. wins $3,225 verdict against Henry Leigh.
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Ramon V. Diaz
Coleman
Joe Pibrell
S5th
Diaz
Brady
Aubrey Davee
Roman Sauseda
Brownwood
Melvin
Gordon Griffin, Jr
State of Texas
Edward Cervantes
San Angelo
Cervantes
Ed Bolding
Griffin
RB. R. Sheffield, Jr
Henry T. Leigh
Andrews County
Sheffield
Briggs Browning
Doole
Avert Carlson
Miers Johnson
Rochelle
A. J. McDavid
Donald Owens
T. A. Lankford
Noel R. Haynes
Neil Hatch
Evelyn Barley
K. D. Lindsay
Callie McMurry
R. L. Akins
Rochelle Cast Receives State Play Commendation
Steward Evans of Rochelle Schools received a letter from Lynn Murray the state drama director praising Rochelle students for their superior work in the State one-act play contest. Named students were Susan Boren Russell Willis Vicki Gamblin Carey Harrison and Nan Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steward Evans
Rochelle
Lynn Murray
Austin
Susan Boren
Russell Willis
Vicki Gamblin
Carey Harrison
Nan Smith
Wilkerson Team Member Freddie Pearce Named in Pee Wee League
Freddie Steve Pearce, a member of the Wilkerson team in the Pee Wee league, had his home incorrectly submitted to The Herald for publication last Tuesday.
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Freddie Steve Pearce
Wilkerson
The
Herald
World Traveler John Hallum’s Globe Trot Saga Recalled
Brady’s John Hallum 39 once sought the world with no cares. He hunted bears with Eskimos in Alaska, rode freighters across seas, slept in jails on hitchhiking trips, built a sod house in Shishmaref, traded candy for ivory, and later married Bobbi Bieder man. Their opal mining honeymoon in Lightning Ridge yielded a near miss.
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Brady
John Hallum
Stewart Hallum
J. K. Wood
Odessa
Clyde Hall
B. A. Hallum
Hallum
Hrady
John
Alaska
San Francisco
Seaman School
Mar East
Pesident Wilson
Japan
Philippines
Tlone Kong
South
New York City
Nyc
Southeast Asia
Shishmaref
Arctic Circle
Nome
Australia
Lightning Ridge
New South Wales
Brady Voters Approve City Electric Bonds
Brady voters approved a 500000 revenue bond to expand the electric plant capacity by purchasing a generating unit. Mayor Rudder noted plans and bids within weeks with full construction by 1969 and added housing for the new unit. Council actions included arena improvements, fairways cleanup, cemetery water policy, sanitation pay adjustment, and staff training.
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Brady
John Rudder
Times
Rudder
Rodeo
Heart of Texas
Sanitation Department
Johnny Williams
Houston
Grazing Permitted Through July 15 On Diverted Acres
ASCS in McCulloch Concho Tom Green and Live Oak Counties announce temporary grazing and hay harvest through July 15 on diverted acres under Soil Bank Crop land Adjustment Feed Grain or Cotton programs. Applications to the County ASCS Office. fees set per acre per month and per acre for hay. Leasings allowed up to 11 times the payment reduction rate. administered by the County Committee led by Hodges Dahlberg and Henderson.
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Secretary of Agriculture
ASC
McCulloch
Concho
Tom Green
Live Oak
Shurtleff
ASCS
Lt Bloomer Leaves For Vietnam Duty
Lt Philip R. Bloomer USNR son of Mr and Mrs C N Bloomer of Lohn departed San Diego April 29 aboard the USS Constellation en route to the Gulf of Tonkin and Vietnam. A member of attack squadron 196 from Whitby Island Washington he pilots the A 6 Intruder jet. He served two prior deployments aboard USS Bon Homme Richard and Texas A&M 1962 graduate. His wife Jean and son Ricky reside in Oak Harbor Washington. He is due to return in December.
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Philip R. Bloomer
USNR
C. N. Bloomer
Lohn
San Diego
Calif
Constellation
Gulf of Tonkin
Vietnam
Whitby Island
Wash
Bloomer
Bon Homme Richard
Texas A&m University
Jean
Ricky
Oak Harbor
States
Brady Merchants Sell Rodeo Tickets
Brady merchants sell box seat ducats for the Brady Rodeo set for May 26 27 and 28. Gray Carruthers says tickets are available at Huffman's Samuel's Carson and Taylor's Barber Shop and Carrithers Insurance Agency for all three performances.
Oscar Strickland Retired Barber Laid to Rest
Oscar Strickland 83 a Brady native and longtime San Antonio resident died Tuesday in San Antonio. Funeral services were held 10 am Thursday in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with burial in Liveoak Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Frances Gunn Brady siblings Ora Townsend and Grace Chisholm and several nieces nephews. Pallbearers listed as Marvin Pankey Curtis Reynolds Ernest Johnson Clayburn Barker Marshall Duke Jack Henderson.
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Oscar Strickland
Prady
San Antonio
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
Liveoak
Ross. Welch
Sonora
Mr. Strickland
Brady
Frances Charlotte Gunn
M. J
Dee) Strickland
Ora Townsend
Grace Chisholm
Dallas
Robert
Bill Strickland
Marvin Pankey
Curtis Reynolds
Ernest Johnson
Clayburn Barker
Marchal Duke
Jack Henderson
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MKS
BHS
John Bucy
Orville Wright
E. W. Frost
J. N. Day
Billy Jack Hardin
Gene D. Bratton
Sohn
Tom Penn
Bill McDonald
Europe
Wilds
Bureau of Land Management
America
Tanana River
Fairbanks
Yukon River
Eskimos
Bobbi Biederman
White John
Bobbi World
Charles Finley
Kansas City
A’s
John R. Shurtleff
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASC County Committee
Ben W. Hodges
Earl L. Dahlberg
Dana B. Henderson
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