Hunt Controls Airwaves At Night Brady High Principal
Brady High School principal Boyd Hunt leads ham radio operators in MARS, serving disaster alerts and messages for servicemen overseas. Area IV includes 500 civilians linked to Air Force bases, keeping 24 hour watch during emergencies like hurricanes. Hunt, the county’s only operator, spends two hours weekly on air and uses surplus USAF equipment, including a teletype machine, to relay messages quickly.
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Boyd Hunt
Brady High
United States Air Force
Hunts
MARS
Radio System
Inez
Hunt
San Saba
Canal Zone
Eet
USAF
Bearcats and Bluecats Dominate All-District Picks
The Ballinger Bearcats and Coleman Bluecats shared the District 8-AA all-district selections after a tied season. Coleman earned four first-team offensive selections and three on defense, Ballinger three on each unit, with Brady’s Ronnie Neves on first defense and several others on second teams.
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Ballinger Bearcats
Coleman Bluecats
Coleman
Ballinger
Brady Bulldogs
Ronnie Neves
Barry Myrick
James Mask
Steve Miller
Mask
Mike Pellizzari
Mason
Larry Donop
Steve Henrick
Punchers
Mike Lippe
Bob Millican
San Saba
Doug Frick
Dick Miller
Leland Hamner
Larry Goodwin
Brady
Larry Stovall
Llano
Joe Miller
Billy Hale
Bob Howard
Chan Priest
Danny McQueen
Bob Rich
Jerry Ringo
Danny Nixon
Butch Moore
Allen Grider
Randy Scott
Walter Pehl
McCulloch County Adopts Free Voter Registration Law
About 300 residents in McCulloch County registered under the new free voter registration law. Ages 21 to 60 may register without charge, while those 60 before January 1, 1966 are exempt from a certificate. Deadline is January 31 with certificates valid for elections beginning February 1967.
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McCulloch County
John Guice
Guice
Former Gouldbusk Man Cited For His Invention
Leverett W. McMillan of Waco formerly Gouldbusk was honored in Washington for an invention for soil conservation that aids drilling and soil sampling. His seven and a half foot core barrel allows one man to operate a core drill instead of two, saving taxpayers about $9000 annually. Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman presented the special merit award.
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Leverett W. McMillan
Waco
Gouldbusk
Washington, D. C
Soil Conservation Service
McMillan
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
2 494 Bales Ginned In County Report
Mec Culloch County reports 2,494 bales ginned across four gins as weather stays warm. Lohn Co op gin lists 1,187 bales, Doole Co op and Utsey Gin at Fife show 508 bales by Wednesday, with potential for 1,000 to 1,500 more. Dry summer limited yield, mild forecast aids farmers.
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Mec-Culloch
Lohn
Doole Co-op
Utsey
Fife
C C Jobson 70 Ex County Agent Dies in Vet Hospital
Charles C Jobson 70 of Mesquite died Nov 9 in Veterans Hospital Dallas after a lengthy illness. He served McCulloch County as County Agent in the mid 20s to the early 80s. Survived by wife daughter Mary Lou Keller of Bedford two brothers Harry H Jobson and Hicks H Jobson all of Mesquite and three grandsons. Masonic services were held in Mesquite Friday Nov 11 with burial there.
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Charles C. Jobson
Mesquite
Veterans Hospital
Dallas
Jobson
McCulloch County
Mary Lou Keller
Bedford
Harry H
Hicks H. Jobson
Bells Attend Texas Wedding of Sylvia King and Nathan Glover
Mr and Mrs Clarence Bell spent last weekend in San Antonio visiting relatives and friends and attending the wedding of Miss Sylvia King and Nathan Glover, friends of the Bells.
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San Antonio
Clarence Bell
Sylvia King
Nathan Glover
The
Bells
Safe recovered in brush near Jubilee race track burglary
Sheriff Luke Vogel announced the recovery of Townsend store safe taken in a fall burglary. It was found Sunday in sogne brush and rocks on Post Oak Creek near the Jubilee track, cut open and empty of the main money sack. Two men, Cecil Stembridge and Leonard Ray Robertson, are jailed on burglary charges awaiting bond.
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Townsend
Luke Vogel
Ben Franklin
Sogne Brush
Post Oak Creek
Jubilee Race Track
Brownwood
Vogel
Brady Preps For Domino Visit Of Santa Claus
Bradyes prepare for the holiday season as city crews string lights on the square with plans to light them on Thanksgiving night. Santa Claus will visit Brady plaza on December 3 in a Chamber of Commerce sponsored event, with the home contest final on December 21 awarding prizes of 25 15 and 10 dollars.
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Brady
Santa Claus
James Feazelle
McCulloch
McCulloch County Singing Convention to Meet in Brady
The McCulloch County Singing Convention will meet in Brady on Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock in the Gospel Tabernacle. A featured performance will be the Bell Family Quartet of Temple. Everyone is invited to attend.
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McCulloch County
Brady
Gospel Tabernacle
Bell Family Quartet
Temple
Governor's Tourist Meeting Draws HemisFair 68 Plans
Mayor John Rudder and George Purcell attended the Governor's Tourist Development Conference in Austin. The morning session featured speakers from across the state while Gov. John Connally opened the afternoon program outlining HemisFair 68 plans and the Institute of Texan Cultures presentation for the fair.
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John Rudder
C-C
George Purcell
Austin
John Connally
Institute of Texan Cultures
Thanksgiving Visit to Amarillo Family
Mr and Mrs H H Nicholas left Tuesday afternoon for Amarillo to spend Thanksgiving with their daughter Mrs Don Crumbley her husband and three grandchildren.
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Amarilo
H. H. Nicholas
Amarillo
Don Crumbley
Mr. Crumbley
Mother Dies at Morton November 17
Mrs H D Griffiths mother Mrs A C Brown 81 died in Morton after a sudden pneumonia attack. Funeral at First Baptist Morton with burial in Morton Cemetery. Survived by five daughters five sons 54 grandchildren 117 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Relatives attended from Brady and nearby communities.
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H. D. Griffith
A. C. Brown
Morton
First Baptist Church
J. F. Langdon
Balls
Mattie Pillingtons Hobbs
N. M
Dave Singleton
Knox City
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Mike Virdell
Mike Edington
Greg Pyles
Sammy McLarty
Mike Holmes
Lesley Elkins
Pat Zucha
James Virdell
Jarvis Gossett
Walter Post
Donald Riggs
Lanny Hallmark
Linn Parrish
Chuck Priess
Stanley Henrick
Senor
C. C. Jobson
Vet
Cecil Stembridge
Leonard Ray Robertson
Rudder
Purcell
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