Armistice and Thanksgiving Observed by Brady Merchants
Brady merchants will close on Monday November 12 for Armistice Day with the holiday falling on Sunday November 11. A September 1954 survey set Armistice Day as one of six holidays. Another survey shows Brady merchants favor observing Thanksgiving on November 29 with banks and football games planned. Federal employees observe the first Thanksgiving on November 22.
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Brady
Trade Development Committee
Chamber of Commerce
S. P. Tomlinson, Jr
Ministerial Alliance
Brady FFA Teams Compete in San Saba District Meet
Brady FFA sent three teams to the San Saba district leadership contest. The junior and senior conducting teams both finished fifth among seven teams. The farm skill team, led by Charles Anglin Johnny Moran and Tommy Duncan, won second and earns a berth in the Area VII contest at San Marcos November 10. Coach E L Ross directed all teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady Ffa
San Saba
Jerry Mooring
James Espy
Roger Metcalfe
Butch Newlin
Norris Wallin
Curtis Gleaton
Eddie Barseh
Sentinel
Bill Archer
Bill Street
Tony Dutton
Jack Threadgill
Eddie Lohn
Byron Bratton
Burton McCord
James Davis
Claude Ryan
Charles Anglin
Johnny Moran
Tommy Duncan
San Marcos
E. L. Ross
BHS
Halloween Goes Off Smoothly Here
Brady police chief Golden Jones reported Halloween night went off exceptionally well with lots of running around but no major property damage and very few windows marked. He praised the festive mood and described it as mighty nice.
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Golden Jones
Brady
Ike Adlai Race Looks Like Toss-up in County Tuesday
The Eisenhower Stevenson race in McCulloch County shows a split: Stevenson favored by rural voters, while Eisenhower leads in Brady. Absentee voting has drawn interest with 92 ballots by Thursday and voting continues through Friday.
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Ike Adlai
McCulloch
Adlai Stevenson
Brady
Dwight Fisenhower
Jerry Bratton
Eisenhower
Ike
Stevenson
Brady Eisenhower
Dogs on edge as Brady eyes upset over San Saba
Brady coach Chuck York warns his Bulldogs must avoid overconfidence against San Saba Armadillos Friday. With Bradshaw out, Tony Dutton and Gordon McBride step up to replace him as York repositions players and navigates injuries. The San Saba series is historically tight, with past clashes ending in close, hard fought games.
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Brady
Chuck York
Bulldogs
San Saba Armadillos
York
Bradshaw
Tony Dutton
Gordon McBride
Monroe McGuire
Lockhart
Goldthwaite
Hamilton
Menard
Comanche
Fredericksburg
Annual Turkey Shoot Set Sunday Afternoon
Brady FFA and the Lions Club sponsor a Sunday turkey shoot from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. behind the Jubilee grandstand. High scores in 10-shot events win turkeys. $1 per shot on scope and open shooting. a .270 rifle raffle draws at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments and ticket sales run all afternoon.
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Brady Ffa
FFA
Lions Club
Tukey Heads
Gray Carruthers
Burton McCord
Jack Threadgill
Ed Spiller
Byron Bratton
Claude Ryan
J. D. Hampton
Rochelle Man George E Harris Dies at 69
George Elmer Harris 69 of Rochelle died at 8 45 p m Tuesday in Brady Hospital Born June 27 1887 in Thornton Texas he lived in Rochelle since 1939 He was a Santa Fe Railroad section foreman Survivors include wife Kate a son Elmer L Harris of Abilene three daughters B F Pinnell Snyder Irene Harris Grand Prairie and Margaret Ryan Meridian One grandchild two stepchildren F A Squyres Austin and Mrs L M Robinson Mercury A brother J L Harris Portales NM two sisters Mrs C J Scott Brownwood and Elizabeth Harris Bellville IU Funeral at Rochelle Methodist Church Thursday with Rev I R Magers and Rev Arthur Nunn officiating Masonic graveside rites Jenkins Springs Cemetery Brown County Pallbearers Jim Boyd Melvin Burk Jim Alexander Edgar Price Vernon Waddill Tom Penn
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George Elmer Harris
Rochelle
Brady Hospital
Thornton
Tex
Santa Fe Railroad
Kate Harris
Elmer L. Harris
Abilene
B. F. Pinnell
Snyder
Irene Harris
Grand Prairie
Margaret Ryan
Meridian
F. A. Squyres
Austin
L. M. Robinson
Mercury
J. L. Harris
Portales
N. M
C. J. Scott
Brownwood
Elizabeth Harris
Bellville
Jenkins Springs
Brown County
Jim Boyd
Melvin Burk
Jim Alexander
Edgar Price
Vernon Waddill
Tom Penn
Rochelle Placid Paving Bids Sought For Farm to Market Road 2315
The State Highway Department plans to pave a six and a half mile route from U S 190 east of Rochelle to FM Road 1028 south of Placid. Bids will be opened in Austin on November 14 for the Farm to Market Road 2315 project.
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State Highway Department
Rochelle
Placid
Austin
U. S. 190
Adlai Boosters Set Friday Visit to Brady by Victory Van
Democratic Victory Van with top state Democrats supporting Stevenson Kefauver ticket will arrive in Brady Friday at 4 15 p m and depart twenty minutes later. Speakers include Dolph Briscoe and Mrs J N Moss. Coffee served at Brady Hotel headquarters and three KNEL radio programs urged Friday Saturday and Monday.
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Stevenson-Kefauver
Brady
Richard Moseley
Brady Hotel
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
J. N. Moss
Frederickshire
Moseley
McCulloch
Stevenson
Democrats
Stevenson Democrats
KNEL
Voters Offered Ride to Polls in Brady
Brady Texas Democrats for Eisenhower, led by Mrs Bert Harrison, announce free transportation for voters lacking transport to next Tuesdays election. Cars will be ready all day by calling 9311 and organizers urge participation.
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Herbert Hoover
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
William R. Bryant
Leo S. Duran
Brady
Texas
Bert Harrison
McCulloch Judges Urged To Phone In Election Results
McCulloch County election judges are asked to bring or phone in results Tuesday night to The Standard Office. County totals will be relayed to the Texas Election Bureau in Dallas for all contested races eight amendments and all write ins for W Lee O Daniel. Call the Standard collect at 2256 or 4800.
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McCulloch
Standard Office
Texas Election Bureau
Dallas
W. Lee O' Daniel
Texas
McCulloch County Urges Vote on Tax Amendment
McCulloch County Commissioners urge voters to support Joint Resolution No. 2% to amend Texas Constitution allowing annual reallocation of tax levies among four operating funds without reauthorization elections. They say it would modernize county government and enable funding a true need basis.
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McCulloch County
Commissioners Court
Hongse Joint
Texas
Camporee At Camp Sel Mayer Draws Sixty Scouts
Sixty Boy Scouts from five troops plus five leaders attended the Tri Rivers District camporee at Camp Sel Mayer over the weekend. The program included an opening campfire, a Sunday morning religious service led by Rev. Troy Pentecost, and instruction in signaling and first aid among other outdoor skills. Participating units were Eden Troop 21, Menard Troop 28, Brady Troop 24, Ballinger Troop 29, and Melvin Troop 126.
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Tri- Rivers
Camp Sel Mayer
Troy Pentecost
Melvin First Methodist Church
Eden
Menard
Brady
Ballinger
Melvin
T. Wood
Floyd Marshall
Charlie Pence
Kenneth Haynes
Dayton Walston
G. H. Wyman
Camp Sol Mayer
O. Kk. Reynolds
Mortat
Joe A. King of
Dr J Nathan Cohn to Speak on Palestine in Brady
Dr J Nathan Cohn, recently back from Israel, will speak Friday at 7 45 PM at the Assembly of God Church in Brady on Who Owns Palestine. Cohn, born in Mobile Alabama, was in Israel the day it became a nation.
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J. Nathan Cohn
Israel
Assembly of God Church
Brady
Palestine
Dr. Cohn
Mobile
Ala
McCulloch County Farm Bureau to Elect Officers Saturday
To elect officers and directors the McCulloch County Farm Bureau will meet Saturday night at 7:30 p m. The gathering occurs at the McCulloch County Electric Co op building.
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McCulloch County Farm Bureau
McCulloch County Electric Co-op
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Samuel F. Singleton
Constitutional Party
Lee O'Daniel
O'Daniel
County Commissioners Court
Veterans Land Fund
San Saba Saba
Llano
Armadillos
Johnny Bradshaw
George E. Harris
Rochelle Methodist Church
I. R. Magers
Arthur Nunn
Rochelle Baptist Church
Rochelle-Placid
Adlai
Brady High School
Braid
Patricia Wood
Glenda Fowler
Nancy Wilkerson
Susan Sorell
CleAnn Ethridge
Betty Woodard
Sel Mayer
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