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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1955
Page
1
Brady's Bulldogs, still in the race for the District 7-AA title, travel to Comanche for their final game. The opponent, a hard-nosed team, is known for physical play and strong defense as the Indians pose a tough test.
Brady's Mothers' Athletic Club forms to boost all Brady High and Junior High sports including football basketball volleyball track and tennis. Eighteen mothers join. next meeting December 12 at 7 30 p m at Romans F l Patio with a Christmas party. Members will sell basketball season tickets and invite mothers with athletes to join.
James Clinton Newlin, 10, patient at Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation, was the parade float star on Veterans Day November 11. He rode as Cub Pack 271 rep in full regalia, with signs reading Cub Pack 271 Gonzales Farm Springs Foundation. Clint was readmitted Sept. 12. his parents are C. N. Newlin and wife of Brady. Bert Broad, another McCulloch County patient, was dismissed and sent home three weeks ago.
The Rev Jessie Grant Forester 8% former pastor in Brady when the First Methodist Church was built in 1916 died Monday at his Royse City home. Funeral held at Decatur Methodist Church Tuesday. Born in Missouri he moved to Texas in 1876 settling at Chico Wise County. Survivors include three sons G L Forester Iowa Park Jessie H Forester Dallas Wilbur W Forester Troup and four daughters Wallace Campbell Seguin John Henderson San Antonio Quinn Clayton Carlsbad Terry Price Royse City.
Mrs. Edith Deen, Fort Worth Press pace editor and mayor’s wife, will review All of the Women of the Bible at 7 30 p m in Brady High School auditorium. Tickets 75 cents available from B P W members and at the door. Her work grew from a series on Great Women of the Bible and features more than 300 biographies and 50 studies of 64 women.
The Tol Roberts family stars in a Humble Company Christmas presentation filmed at Curtis Field. The Jamieson Film Company will shoot Monday to Wednesday with scenes at the Roberts home Richards ranch and inside a Trans Texas plane. Joe Ogden coordinates with Brady Presbyterian Church organ lending.
Chester Richie, Brady contractor working on a Pine and 135th Street home for Mr. and Mrs. J. H. DuBose, broke his ankle last Thursday night November 10 by falling into a manhole. He returned home from Shannon Hospital in San Angelo after surgery and was walking with crutches two days later.
The Texas State Library loans 1500 books for a year to the F. M. Richards Library in Brady. Librarian Mrs. William Jackson says 600 books have arrived and are being shelved, with the rest to follow. They cover varied subjects for all ages and provide entertainment.
Mr and Mrs Billy J Adams of Brady announce the birth of a daughter on Thursday at Medical and Surgical Hospital. Father and child are reported in good condition.
Cecil Davis remains in satisfactory condition after major surgery on Tuesday at Methodist Hospital Dallas. He is reported by Brady relatives to be improving and is listed in room 454.
The McCulloch County Community Chest neared its $10,082 goal, reaching 80.5 percent this week. Donors included 16 firms whose staff achieved 100 percent contributions, such as Gilbreath's Food Market, Roy Wilkerson & Son, Ricks Chevrolet, Gibbs Exclusive Styles, and Malone's Jewelry Store among others.
Twenty eight degrees, the season's lowest, was measured Thursday morning in Brady by official weather observer Mrs. J. R. Cochran. The cold persisted Thursday afternoon with no rain reported.
Deer hunting in McCulloch County produced about typical early-season totals with 40 bucks stored at Roddie and Company and 23 more at Mayhew and Jordan. Warden Bill Bennett noted missed shots and few violations as Willie B. Flint and O. D. Richardson claimed early deer, while other camps reported modest to no kills.
Ernest Penn 49 or 69? died after a short illness in a Brownwood hospital. Funeral at Mercury Church of Christ with Moore Eubank officiating. Burial in Cox Cemetery. Born January 27 1886 in Mercury. Survived by wife Nellie Penn two daughters two stepchildren and many relatives. Pallbearers listed as Jud Bratton Wesley Sansom Walter Beakley Tol Roberts Okla White Oscar T Beakley.
The Ruffins ranch home three miles northwest of Brady was destroyed by a garage fire with strong winds fanning the flames. The couple were away hunting. their two girls stayed with relatives. They lost an Oldsmobile sedan and all household possessions. A Brady fire truck arrived too late. It followed Rochelle county’s second major fire in a week as the Mitchells’ Rochelle home burned last week.
Sylvia Bell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Bell, will Represent Brady High School in San Angelo's Miss Spirit of Christmas contest on December 3. The winner will be honored in the city parade, receive a San Angelo College scholarship, a watch, luggage, and a wardrobe. Contestants ride in the parade in convertibles while the winner rides a float. Selections are by school faculties based on poise beauty and activities in school and the community.
Brady High will sell season tickets for eight home basketball games next week to boost attendance. Tickets cost 3 dollars per season, with a 1 dollar saving at 59 cents per game. A and B games will be played per night, featuring coach Ed Whiteley’s anticipated stronger team. The meeting also discussed building a curb around the inside of the track and wet cost estimates were assigned. C R Whitehead presiding in Delma Bell’s absence.
Don F Milner 33 of Bryan, son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Dewey Young Brady, died November 8 after a lingering illness. He is survived by his wife Velma Young and two sons Don Jr and Dennis Ray.
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