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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1954
Page
1
Fifteen Chamber of Commerce committees are being reorganized after the election of new officers led by Tommy Ereckson new president. Directors named as committees and the chairmen will be selected jointly to submit a work program to the board for approval.
Milburn plans a Sunday May 30 homecoming with a big program and picnic dinner. Mrs T E Price of Rochelle chairs the event and Robert Beakley of Winchell is program chair and MC. All former Milburn residents or alumni are invited. registration begins at 9 a.m. with activities from 10 to noon and a picnic lunch to conclude.
Mrs. John Glover drove to No Cona last Monday to visit her son-in-law and daughter Dr. and Mrs. George Stewart and daughter Angela. She returned Wednesday with Angela who stayed until Sunday before meeting Dr. and Mrs Stewart in Stephenville.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Ragsdale left Sunday for a three week trip visiting Washington D C Philadelphia Atlantic City and New York City. On weekends they will be joined by their son Roy who is stationed at an army camp at Mount Ephraim New Jersey.
Forty three Brady High School seniors are candidates for graduation Thursday night at 8. Mrs. Kate Bell of Houston will speak, as four clubs issue awards. Diplomas will be presented by M. E. Kidd after which graduates depart Friday for a Galveston trip.
Dick Winters, president of the Brady Creek Watershed Association, returned from Washington where he attended the National Watershed Congress at the Statler Hotel. Lawmakers discussed a bill to unite 11 U.S. water sheds with plans for a national organization and possible June passage. Winters met with Sen. Lyndon Johnson and Rep. O C Fisher about watershed funding.
Brady High's Pat George, the longtime trainer and manager, will coach as trainer for Texas Christian University Frogs freshmen football next fall. He plans a career as an athletic trainer, gaining experience from Elmer Brown at TCU and through summer training at Brown's school.
Brady High School graduates were urged at baccalaureate services in the BHS auditorium. Rev. Davis Carter of St. Pauls Episcopal Church challenged students to see God in daily life, noting God understands radar, love, study, and work. He urged a Christian ministry and purposeful employment serving others.
Mrs. Curtis Oliver and her young daughter of Bay City stay with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stindt. Mrs. Oliver was formerly Miss Waldine Stindt. Mrs. C. A. Johnson visited her sister Mrs. A. J. Grubbs and Mr. Grubbs of Temple for a few days last week.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Harkridge with son Herbert and daughter Mrs Ely Dorbandt depart Sunday for a prolonged trip through the Eastern States.
Mrs George Pearl of London entered Brady Hospital Thursday and was released Sunday.
The Collier’s magazine feature tells Earl Rudder and his 14 year old son Bud returning to Normandy this spring. Timed with the 10th anniversary of D Day the piece is titled I Took My Son to Omaha Beach An American Hero Returns to Normandy. Rudder and Bud are pictured on the cover.
Three Texas legislators from the Water Resources Committee and seven other state and federal officials toured the Deep Creek flood prevention project Thursday. Participants included John Kimbrough Jack Fisk Harold Buchanan and other Austin and Temple officials from the Texas Legislative Budget Bureau U S Geological Survey and the State Soil Conservation Service.
Kenneth Lee Peterson of Brady was a patient in Brady Hospital Saturday and Sunday, with his status not specified in available text.
A broad Texas rain event drops from half to two inches across McCulloch County with standout totals in Dodgee Nine Calf Creek and nearby areas. Mason records 2.1 inches and Menard 1.65 inches as Doole Pear Valley sees drought relief. Brady reports .87 inch, enabling soil moisture gains and benefiting lawns and gardens. The system brings welcome relief as other regions across West and Southwest Texas receive substantial moisture.
Three adults and four boys were honored Monday at the Heart of Texas District Boy Scout Court of Honor held at the Brady Scout Lodge. Nelson Dukes and O. D. Pence Jr. earned Second Class, Jon Ed Weaver earned First Class. Dean Black became Star Scout and Charles Land earned First Class. Dean Black and George Mays also earned merit badges along with Tommy Kyzar. Ribbons for prompt registration went to Troop 33, Troop 115, and Cub Scout Pack 24.
Mayor P. L. Ulstadt purchased the first season ticket for the Pony League games this summer. Tickets cover all 30 games at 2.50 dollars each and are sold at City Drug Rudder Drug McLean's Sporting Goods and by league managers and officials. Proceeds fund the upkeep of the league's new park at the July Jubilee race track.
Trustees unanimously approve preliminary sketches by architect J J Black of Midland for the F M Buck Richards Memorial Library. Black to proceed with work and provide drawings within 30 days after reviewing the Brady site May 15.
An event involving Fowler Solsbery occurs from Friday through Monday in Pear Valley, with details about location and schedule implied by the notice.
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