Firefighters praised for heroic Rudder Drug fire save
Brady volunteers fought a dangerous blaze at Rudder Drug last week. Fire Chief Howard Salter and workers pulled owner John Rudder and customers to safety as firefighters battled toxic fumes and heavy smoke. Hank Pimm narrowly escaped death, aided by oxygen masks and quick actions.
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Brady Volmer
Rudder
John Rudder
Johnny
Robert Carroll
Howard Salter
Carroll
Jury Clears Driver in Death Of Girl Riding on Car Fender
A Brady jury absolved June Odom s death driver Betty Jo Flemming of fault in the 1957 fender ride death near Brady on March 3. The verdict found June negligent for riding the fender and ruled the death an unavoidable accident, with no damages awarded to June s mother Mrs. Lou ise Hammett.
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Brady
Dodge Road
June Odom
Louise Hammett
Fort Worth
June
Betty Jo Flemming
Kenneth Flemming
Ozona
James Walton
Brady Automotive Supply
Lillie Bell Hartrell
Lillie Bell
Hammett
R. C. Benefield
Lincoln Sohn
W. C. Hutto
Tom Penn
Fred Roberts
Andrew J. Allen
George Kidd, Jr
Tommy Briscoe
Rochelle Chuck Wagon Supper scheduled for June 2
Rochelle Study Club plans its annual Chuck Wagon Supper at the Richard Moseley ranch east of Rochelle on June 2. The event aims to draw 500 or more county residents for barbecue, homemade cakes, coffee, and fellowship starting at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds support Rochelle Community Center maintenance and furnishing including a water well, roof paint, and a refrigerator.
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Rochelle Study Club
Richard Moseley
Rochelle
Study Club
Santa Fe
Soil Stewardship Week Emphasizes Community Responsibility
The article promotes soil and water conservation as crucial for food, industry, landscapes, wildlife, and flood control. It highlights Soil Stewardship Week from May 22 to 29, backed by the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts and church groups, urging moral duty to protect watershed resources.
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National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Rochelle Class To Graduate Friday Night
Rochelle High School seniors will receive their diplomas in exercises in the school gymnasium at 8 p.m. Friday. Supt. C. W. Thompson will introduce the graduation speaker Dr. Leonard R. Daniel head of the department of chemistry and director of the National Science Foundation at Howard Payne College.
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Lohn High School
Lohn Tabernacle
J. E. Herrington
Mexico City
Three Men Sentenced in Local Theft and Forgery Case
Three men indicted by the grand jury pled guilty before Judge Conner S. Scott. David W. Kemmitz and Roy Crawford, both from Brady, drew two year terms for wire theft from McCulloch County Electric Co op and a saddle theft from S P Tomlinson Jr. Homer L. Daggs received a five year sentence for forgery and check passing to two Brady stores.
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Conner S. Scott
David W. Kemmitz
Roy Crawford
McCulloch County Electric Co-op
S. P. Tomlinson, Jr
Brady
Homer L. Daggs
McCulloch County 1880 Census Placed in Library
Clarence Snider donated a copy of the 1880 Mc Culloch County census to the F M Buck Richards Memorial Library. The data covers June 1 1879 to May 31 1880 with names ages occupations and birthplaces plus parents. Descentants of pioneer families will find it especially useful.
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McCulloch County
Clarence Snider
McCulloch
F. M. (Buck) Richards
University of Texas
Snider
W. L. Jackson
Jackson
Indiana Ohio travelers plan visits after Austin trip
For Indiana, Ohio Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bell and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Kittle will leave Monday for Austin where they will board a train for Marion, Ind., to visit Mr. Kittle's brother, Robert Kittle and family. The Bells will continue on to Dayton, Ohio, where they plan to visit a son-in-law and daughter. K. W. Bull and Capt. and
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Indiana
Ohio
Lewis Bell
Glenn Kittle
Austin
Marion
Ind
Mr. Kittle
Robert Kittle
Dayton
Hio
Adore
K. W. Bull
Firm Still Hoping For More Business At Brady Plant
Intercontinental Manufacturing Co. Brady plant, once the area’s largest employer, faces closure in June with 19 workers remaining. The Martin wing contract for a submarine patrol plane for the U S Army has ended. management seeks new bids while hoping Garlands IMCO unit will boost activity to spill over to Brady.
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Intercontinental Manufacturing Company
Brady
U. S. Army Transportation Corps
Martin
Martin Company
Baltimore
Intercontinental
U. S. Hoffman Machinery Corp
Anton-Imco Electronics Corporation
New York City
Anton Electronics Co
New York
Defendant Wins Suit In Sheep Trade Case
A 35th District Court jury ruled for defendant Clarence Davis of Llano County in a dispute over 65 sheep from a April 1957 trade with Ruben Rothmann of Mason County. The jury found the sheep were worth 516 dollars and that Davis traded a quarterhorse gelding for them, not sharing profits.
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35Th District Court
Clarence Davis
Llano County
Ruben Rothmann
Mason County
Davis
Kothmann
Rothmann
Wayne Bray
H. A. Parks
G. A. Moore
H. E. Price
K. O. Ellington
Carlos Lopez
Ben Dillon
Walter Gray
Bobbye Hurd
Dayton Boren
Jack Garner
Carroll Hodges
F&R Co-op Announces Sealed Bid Wool Sale
Farmers and Ranchers Co op schedules a sealed bid wool sale for May 26 at the wool warehouse 511 North High St. Manager Tim Jones says about 250000 pounds of wool will be offered in the auction.
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Farmers and Ranchers Coop
North High St
Tim Jones
Coop
Brady High School sends officers to state workshop
The Brady High School Student Council will send three new officers Jimmy Hill president Harry Bowden vice president and Barbara McCord secretary to a state workshop at Southern Methodist University from July 31 to August 5 for the 1960 61 term. The council will cover expenses with Milburn Meeker in charge and sponsors Mrs Margaret Barber and E L Ross.
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Brady High School
Southern Methodist University
Jimmy Hill
Harry Bowden
Barbara McCord
Brady
Milburn Meeker
Dallas
BHS
Margaret Frances Barber
E. L. Ross
Council Hires Staff For Swimming Pool
City Council hires Forest Hanson as pool manager and Laurice Hunter as assistant manager for summer swimming programs. Lifeguards include Jimmy Bratton and Larry Low. Pool cleanup underway for May 28 opening. four golf balls found.
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Forest Hanson
Laurice Hunter
Brady
Hanson
Howard Payne College
Miss Hunter
Jimmy Bratton
Texas A&m
Larry Low
Brady High
James Feazelle
South Oak Street
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IMCO
Bill Moseley
Bob Wilson
Hank Pimm
Hank
Bill
Donald A. Williams
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Hugh Doyal
Patsy Engdahl
Gloria Haywood
Kay Turnell Carroll
Marvagene Creech
Mereta Eckert
Larry Howard
Helen Kimbrough
Bill Long
Marcia McDonald
Billy Mohr
Monty Bill Price
Domingo Villegas
Rochelle Baptist Church
Harold Kahler
Carolyn Booher
Bonnie Crawford
Nelda Estes
Bill Hagler
Karone Johnson
Janet Lemke
Mary McDonald
Joe Ann Myers
Patricia Nowlin
Tommy Penn
Sandra Rhodes
Larry Smith
Lynda Smith
Martha Villegas
Jack Smithwick
Garland
F&r Co-op
Council
Feazelle
White's Auto Store
National Guard
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