Letter From Lakeway Fire Dept Chief Seeks Help After Truck Submerges
A longtime Abilene Reporter-News reader recounts a wild letter from the Lakeway Volunteer Fire Dept Chief Engineer asking Ed Melson for assistance after Truck No. 1 sank in Schwadamagens Lake. The missive, a single page of rambling anecdotes, ends with a plea for a replacement vehicle until the sunken truck is recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Melson
Humble Oil Co
Brady
Abilene
Kathryn Duff
al Saneger
Lakeway
Austin
Mr. Melson
Lakeway Lake
Greece
Hugo Mittendorff
Chaplin
Bodo Henke
Schwadamagens Lake
Heinrich Schlenkebein
Bodo
Heinrich
New Petit Jury Called For Duty In 198th District Court
A new list of petit jurors was summoned for 10 a.m. December 3 in the 198th Judicial District Court with Judge A. P. Allison presiding. Clerk Fayrene Turner stressed this is an entirely new panel and court, distinct from the previous list, with new cases to be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Moseley
J. N. McFarland
Guadalupe Suarez
Wilman. Neal
Terry R. Owens
Gary Engdahl
Golden Jones
Jose Trevino Sanchez
E. T. Williams
Helen Jacobson
Bessie W. Goodgson
Rita Villanueva
Alvis Williams
W. A. Russell
W. L. Ryan
Longtime Voca Resident Mrs Mayo Dies at 87
Mrs. J. B. Mayo of Voca, 87, died Nov 26 at Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Funeral at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Brady Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ray Ash officiating. Burial in Voca Cemetery. Born Nov 27, 1887 in San Saba County. Survived by a son, Johno Mayo. three daughters Myrl Schooley, Mrs. J. E. Herrington, Mrs. Walter L. Hays. six grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Continued on Page 5. Col. 8.
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J. B. Mayo
Voca
Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital
Brady Funeral Home Chapel
Ray Ash
First Baptist Church
San Saba
Liberty Baptist Church
Voca Quilting Club
Johno Mayo
Eldorado
Myrl Schooley
Austin
J. E. Herrington
Brady
Walter L. Hays
San Angelo
Willis Hardin
John O. Holloway
Burl Schooley
John Mayo
J. E. Herrington, Jr
Danny Schooley
U S Bancshares Declares Semi-Annual Dividend
The Board of Directors of U S Bancshares Inc authorized a semi annual dividend of .06 per share to be paid on December 31 to shareholders of record as of December 16. The First National Bank in Brownwood serves as the principal subsidiary. Plans for merging Commercial National Bank of Brady and Coleman Bank into U S Bancshares were approved and await final regulatory approval. The First State Bank of Crandall will join the holding company upon its early 1975 opening.
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U. S. Bancshares, Inc
Jack Pilon
U. S. Bancshares
First National Bank
Brownwood
Commercial National Bank of
Brady
Coleman Bank
First State Bank of Crandall
Sugar Prices Climb as Households Brace for Higher Costs
Sugar prices surge with a rise toward 70 cents a pound and five pound bags at $2.29 or more, while some stores require groceries purchases. News notes nationwide shortages and weather-damaged crops, with U.S. consumption at about 102 pounds per person annually and substitutes like honey and corn syrup debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady Grocery
United States
Bloodmobile Ends Yearly Visit After Shortfall
Brady area Bloodmobile schedules final stop on Tuesday at Fourth and Bridge Street. McDowell and County officials warn 100 units are still needed to meet the year’s goal. Residents are urged to donate as a Christmas gift to those in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloodmobile
Fourth
Bridge Street
Church of Christ
Col
W. L. McDowell
McCulloch County
McDowell
Red Cross
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By L. B. Smith
Board of Strategy
Ernie Key
Vivian
Ernie
George McLemore
Edward K. Courtney
Richard Tatsch
W. R. Cathey
H. R. Steward
E. A. Mitchell
L. D. Williams
John Lusk
Rena Bassett
Severo Cervantes
Jack Simpson
W. V. MecNatt
Herbert
A. Huffman
Dee Hampton
Lilla M. Galindo
Carl R. Keith
Miriam Hinds
Narvell N. Otte
Edward Castanuela
George W. Cude, Sr
A. E. Morgan
M. F. Matejka
Douglas Leach
J. A. Polk
John Brocat
George E. Engdahl
Maud E. Hipp
Winford Short
Mary Ellen Salazar
Clarence Knox
Joe P. Fuller
Carroll Tatom
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Boyd Hunt
Tatum
Steve
Texas A&m University
A. B. Pumphrey
Fort Worth
Parker Pumphrey
Sears
Camp San Saba
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