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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1954
Page
7
An excerpt notes early English and American nursery rhymes about ponies and playful verses. It discusses Dapple Gray and Capiple Gray rhymes, their spread via Mother Goose books, and contrasts rural availability. It ends with a teaser for next week’s item My Black Hen.
The notice notes the wedding of Johnny White and Laura Lee White with attendance by Mr and Mrs Johnny White and Laura Lee White. It also describes a Friday barn dance decorated in autumn leaves with hay seating and treats like apples and ginger snaps, listing dancers including Stella Sayle Gillie Macy Harriet Cook Minnie Elliot and Chase.
Rhymes will be recorded in the permanent collection of Mother Goose in Texas if sent to Ray Wood at Raywood Texas with copyright 1954 registered to Ray Wood.
Rosa Crothers, Rosa Stallings, Addie Conner, Estella Bradley, Tassie Gohlman of Houston and W. W. Walker, Max Scharff, Burette are named in a civic or social roster alongside several gentlemen. The fragment suggests a society or committee context with multiple individuals from Houston and local affiliates.
N G Swenson reports two inches of rain in late October and an additional three inches on November 14 improving soil moisture. A B Ford resigns as San Saba County agricultural agent effective December 31 after 25 years, with a distinguished service award in 1948. Local cattle and grain outlook stressed by drought, rainfall remains key to recovery. Donald Finlay notes farmers sowing wheat and oats and seeking more rain.
The social page names numerous individuals including Tipton Harry Schwenker N H Hardin Harry Lindley Jamie Brook Lawrence Fuller Herbert Wood J F Egan Forest Adams and couples Mr and Mrs Jack Nussbaum Mrs G R White George Gansel W D Crothers and Mr and Mrs W C Baker for upcoming community events and greetings.
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