Melvin News Highlights Local Visits and Gatherings
Mrs Roelean Anderson and daughter Marsha from Irving visited Mrs T B Cobb las Saturday. Numerous relatives from San Angelo Waco Temple and San Antonio shared weekend visits and attendance at ASU Sul Ross game. A community supper with 30 guests ended the evening with games and socializing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Liedecker
San Angelo
T. B. Cobb
V. Y. Middleton
DeBaze Hallmark
ASU
Builta
Kathy
Angelettes
Picture Hooks and Fasteners for Wall Display
Fix-It Tip notes fasteners to hang items with minimal wall damage. Angled nails reduce plaster cracking and pullout, suitable for pictures and mirrors, with weight ratings guiding use on plaster or concrete walls.
First killing frost hits Fife area as harvests wind down
Cold weather brings the season's first killing frost. Farmers finish maize, cotton work and report wet fields hindering plowing. Local officials hold a courthouse meeting with a Texas Highway engineer to discuss a road project from Fife toward Mercury connection and north county interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fife
Texas
Navy Seaman Recruit Morris Completes Orlando Training
Robert D. Morris son of Mrs. James Bingham of Brady has graduated from recruit training at Naval Training Center Orlando. He will report to Interior Communications Technician A School in San Diego. Training covered seamanship military regulations fire fighting close order drill first aid and Navy history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Robert D. Morris
James Bingham of
Brady
Naval Training Center
Orlando
Fla
Interior Communication Flectrician-A
San Diego
Calif
Brady man confined at Brackenridge while awaiting news
M Irvin Marshall of Brady is a patient in Brackenridge Hospital Austin. He cannot get up and would appreciate correspondence from friends. His room is 544 West Wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Irvin Marshall
Brady
Brackenridge Hospital
Austin
West Wing
Madame Ching Theorem: Pirate Queen Of The Junk Trade
Lotta Junk Madame Ching once led 500 junks with thousands of crew. After a pardon she shifted to smuggling, leaving a notorious and powerful maritime career in the history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Ching
Amahl and the Night Visitors at Brady High School
The Howard Payne University Drama Department presents Amahl and the Night Visitors at 7 30 p m on December 4 in Brady High School auditorium. A crippled boy discovers Christmas meaning from three kingly visitors. there is no admission charge and an offering will be taken to cover travel costs for Brownwood students. Directed by Dr Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Payne University Music and Drama Department
Brady High School
Brownwood
Brady
Services Held For Mrs. Dee B. Williams
Funeral services for Mrs. Dee B. Williams Sr., 86, were held November 17 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with burial at Camp San Saba. Born in Crafton November 7, 1888, she lived most of her life at Camp San Saba and was known as Miss Bennie. Pallbearers included Ross Appleton, Roy Appleton, Conrad Appleton, Jimmy Lee Brown, Frank Teague, Clarence Salter, Bill Gordon, and E. M. Appleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee B. Williams
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Camp San Saba
Crafton
Elm Grove notes warm sun and turkey losses in Milburn Texas
Milburn Texas reports mostly pleasant weather last week with one shower and a brisk wind. The turkey crop along the river has vanished by the opening of turkey hunting season. Elm Grove Baptist Church hosted Kirby Smith's birthday with 20 guests, a covered dish meal, and a program by Rev Sterling Stratton and Rev Bill Camp. Community folks from Brady attended a district talk on road construction from Mercury to Fife. Upcoming Elm Grove events include a 42 party on Dec 13 and the Cox Cemetery Association's Jan 5 meeting. Christmas planning begins with a note to shop early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn
Texas
Elm Grove Baptist Church
Kirby Smith
Elm Grove
Sterling Stratton
Bill Camp
Howard Payne University
Smith
Smiths
Kirby
Lucille
Brady
Lawrence Shultz
Mercury
Fife
Harry Beakley
Dana Henderson
Jim Beasley
Jack Prince
Jesse
Andy Cummings
Ladder
Black Cat
Cox Cemetery Association
Burn Victim Mrs Whitten Dies After Ranch Explosion
Gail Whitten 19 of Eldorado died at John Sealy Hospital Galveston from burns from an Oct 23 flash fire at her Eldorado ranch home. Her husband Peter Lynn Whitten died a week after. She gave birth to a 3 lb daughter Pamela Lynn who remains hospitalized. Burial at Eldorado Cemetery. Survivors include her daughter, her mother, siblings, and extended relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
W. D. Bradley
Waurika
Okla
Brady
H. D. Bradley
Bradley Ranch
Mary Pearce
W. L. Isaacs
Lockett Bryson
Rochelle
Faye Ivy
Gail Whitten
Eldorado
John Sealy
Galveston
Peter Lynn Whitten
Whittens
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Listing
A dated community notice lists admissions from November 17 to 23 including Mrs Chance C Smith Blanche M Boyd James Schooley and several others. Discharges for the same period include Jackie Lunsford John Clayton Lee Miller Lillian Anderson and additional names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chance C. Smith
Blanche M. Boyd
James Schooley
G. A. Solsbery
Rocky H. Martin
Dean Maxwell
Menard
Robert M. Strickland
Andrew Pennington
Breckenridge
Willard Jackson Morris
Rochelle Ruby L. Mays
Charles Ray Ash
J. B. Mayo
Voca
Henry E. Brantley
Mason
Leona Holloway
C. B. Kyzar
Jackie Lunsford
Alvis L. Miller
John Clayton Lee Miller
John
Lillian Anderson
Jack Wiggington
Zoie Holloway
Fredonia
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Jerry Wood
Santa Fe
N. Mex
Cimarron
Paul Blades
Eagle Nest
Wood
Whitetail Deer. Another Former Bradyite, Dr. Dan Salter of Taos, N. Mex
Dean Henbest
Melvin
Mas
Anins
Leon Waldrep
Tina
Kristen
M. P. Renfroe
W. O. Akins
Frank Leady
Ing
Mrs. Middleton
Cactus Hotel
Leonard Dahlberg
Darrell Byrd
Denise
Robin
Sherry
Debbie
Midland
Tim Siler
KR. J. Deal
Rockwood
Throckmorton
Guy Ellis
Woodson
O. W. Winstead
Grady Peters
Dewey Jenkins
Kenneth Jenkins
Binee
Robert Emram
Larry Lee
Pad Sith
Alan
Ateros
Pune Carter Cavin
Mary Muphiere
Brady First Baptist Church
Fife News
Commissioners’ Court
Teresa Jordan
Abilene
Mr. and
Mrs. O. C
Ira Routt
Herald
Routt
Robert Morris
Austin Hospital
E Furniture
Western Mattress CO
Austin Ave
Brownwood, Texas
Eblankets
Brady Call
HPU Drama Dept
Saviour
Mance
Dr. Sherman
Louis Sherman
HPU Acappella Choir
Stendard
Western Auto
West Commerce
Pailburn News Tv
L. O. Bell
Dale Storie
Allan Storie
Lori Bell
Charlie Bennett
O. O. Bell
Colorado City
Mr. Whitten
Mrs. C. M. Whitten
Brady Lake
Fannie O. Jones
John N. Zapata
Zenda
Marie Zapata
Clinton Nobles
Mason George L. Thacker
John L. Neill
A. C. Elliott
Menard Willard Jackson Morris
Walter E. Larremore
Albin Jacobson
Robert Strickland
Irene Rice
City Drug Co
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