Million Dollar Rain Misses Local Area Again
One year after the Standard’s Million Dollar Rain headline the area sees only light to moderate showers. Forecasters warn of possible thunder showers tonight and Wednesday while McCulloch County reports varied rainfall from Brady to Doole and surrounding communities.
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Standard
The
McCulloch County
Brady
Waldrip
Paul Lohn_t
Doole
Richland Springs
Brownwood
Pontotoc
Fredonia
B. L
Pete) Murrell
Flier Qualifies For Landings On Aircraft Carriers
Navy Lt. (jg) A. W. Oldham son of Mr and Mrs A C Oldham Brady Texas has qualified as a carrier pilot after service aboard the light aircraft carrier USS Monterey in the Gulf of Mexico The landings capped a stringent schedule in military academic physical and flight training at the U S Naval Air Station Pensacola Fla His next step is instrument flying at Corry Field also in Pensacola Oldham who attended the University of New Mexico formerly starred as a center for the Brady Bulldogs
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Navy
A. W. (Booger) Oldham
A. C. Oldham
East Third St
Brady
Samiti
Monterey
Gulf of Mexico
U. S. Naval Air Station
Annapolis of the Air
Pensacola
Fla
Corry
Brady High School Honor Society Elects Officers
Ronnie Salter was elected president of the Brady High School chapter of the National Honor Society at the Thursday meeting. Jerry Smith became vice president, Bonna Jean Nance secretary and Cynthia Reynolds treasurer. Other members include Wilburn Shurtleff, Mary Glyn Kittle, and Ann Miller. Probationary members are Diane Roddie, Eugene Cornelius, Johnny Hicks, and Teresa Denman. Eligibility requires a 90 average and faculty selection each spring for leadership, character and service.
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Ronnie Salter
Brady High School
National Honor Society
Jerry Smith
Bonna Jean Nance
Cynthia Reynolds
Wilburn Shurtleff
Mary Glyn Kittle
Ann Miller
Diane Roddie
Eugene Cornelius
Johnny Hicks
Theresa Denman
Endorsed State Elected to Board of Phone Co op
Five men endorsed by McCulloch and San Saba County residents were elected to the Central Texas Telephone Co-op board at Goldthwaite. Directors named Delton Barnett Mullin Otho Williamson Rochelle Homer McCasland Indian Gap D C Middleton Melvin Paul Lohn Waldrip. Officers elected E A Kuykendall San Saba president Lohn vice president McCasland secretary treasurer.
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Lohn
McCasland
Kuykendall
Willis Hill
Goldthwaite
McCulloch
San Saba
Irish Grab Top Prizes in Grid Guessing Contest
Notre Dame fell 27 14 but contest entrants did well. Pat McShan won first prize from 504 North Bridge Street while Patricia Malone 1603 South Pine Street claimed second. A three way tie for third involved Wanda Lankford Gerald Huffman and Duwain Hendley.
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Notre Dame
South Bend
Pat McShan
North Bridge St
Patricia Malone
South Pine St
Patricia
Bill L. Malone
Wanda Lankford
IMCO
Gerald Huffman
Route 1
Brady
Duwain Hendley
West
McShan
Hamilton
Bulldogs
Brady-Hamilton
Bronte
Melvin
J. W. Smithwick
Comanche
Stephenville
Cisco
Coleman
Stamford
Ballinger
Winters
Rotan
Breckenridge
Abilene
Memphis State
ACC
Oklahoma A&m
Texas Tech
Mrs Fuller 92 Dies in Brady Hospital
Julia N. Fuller died at 12 55 am Sunday in Brady Hospital at age 90. Born in Colorado County June 14 1864, she lived at 1006 Blackburn Brady. Funeral 5 pm Sunday at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev Bill Arnold Mason and Rev W LeRay Fowler officiating. Burial Brady Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Laura Mae Baker and sons Johnnie and Charles Fuller.
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Julia N. Fuller
Brady Hospital
Colorado County
Brady
Blackburn St
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Bill Arnold
Mason
W. LeRay Fowler
First Baptist Church
Brady Cemetery
Laura Mae Baker
California
Johnnie Fuller
Charles Fuller
Free chlorine pills available for farm water supply
County Agent Jimmy Cusenbary offers free chlorine pills for farm families hauling water for home use. The tablets prevent water pollution and disease, with distributions enough to treat 45 600 gallons of water.
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Jimmy Cusenbary
E L Guyton of Brady Dies
Ernest Luke Guyton 74 stock farmer of Brady died at 1915 South China Street at 7 21 am Sunday He was born September 21 1880 in Waco Survived by wife three sons Marion E Guyton San Francisco Barton R Guyton Goldsmith John R Guyton Breckenridge four daughters Mrs J R Rasco Bronte Mrs C A Farmer Andrews Mrs Albert Broad Jr and Madeleine Guyton Brady five brothers J C San Saba Frank Tulsa R S Brady J B Brady B P Midland Funeral held 3 pm Monday Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Revs W P Anderson Leander and Roy H May officiating
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Ernest Luke Guyton
Brady
South China St
Waco
Marion E. Guyton
San Francisco
Calif
Barton R. Guyton
Goldsmith
John R. Guyton
Breckenridge
J. R. Rasco
Bronte
C. A. Farmer
Andrews
Albert Broad, Jr
Madeleine Guyton
J. C
San Saba
Frank
Tulsa
Okla
R. S
J. B
B. P. Guyton
Midland
Wilkerson Funeral Home
W. P. Anderson
Mrs Milford Cook and Baby Dismissed From Hospital
Mrs Milford Cook and her infant were discharged from Medical and Surgical Hospital on Monday. Mrs Iva Bratton of Brady also left the hospital.
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Milford Cook
Baby
Iva Bratton
Brady
Medical and Surgical Hospital
Fatal 4 year old dies after car leaves highway south of Brady
A 1954 Plymouth left the road on U S 87 in Mason County near Campair at 1 55 am. Karan Lynn Williams 4 of San Antonio died when the car struck a rock fence and overturned. Parents Mrs Juanita Williams and Mr Johnnie Williams were shaken and one other baby survived. Funeral plans were handled by Wilkerson and Alamo Funeral Homes with services in San Antonio.
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Brady
Karan Lynn Williams
Johnnie P. Williams
San Antonio
Williams
U. S. 87
Mason County
Campair
Williamses
Karan
Plymouth
Mason
Boys to Show Swine In Coleman Saturday
McCulloch County entries will be exhibited Saturday in Coleman at the Area Sears Swine Show. Dale Anderson of Brady will take his first place winning gift and Leo Bloomer will take his boat. First place carried a $10 prize with other winners named. Gifts in the county show will be bred to the boar this month and the best pig from each litter will be given to eight other McCulloch County boys next May. Cash awards must be spent on permanent improvements for swine projects or other stock.
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McCulloch County
Coleman
Dale Anderson
Brady
Leo Bloomer
Anderson
Sears
Taylor Solsberg
Lohn
Dennis Russell
Dale Bloomer
David Brown
Rochelle
Brady Bands Gear Up For State Interscholastic League Contests
Brady High and Junior High bands plan to compete at Abilene in the State Interscholastic League events with a December 4 marching contest and April 29 30 concerts solos and sight reading. The Heart of Texas Band Festival is set for next spring with date to be announced. Fifty boosters have paid dues. the group thanks Lowell and Paul McIntyre for profits donated and approves PA system upgrades and new bench hall mates for Star Dusters.
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Brady
Abilene
Brady Band Boosters Club
Heart of Texas
Fourth Army Band of
San Antonio
Gene Samuelson
Lowell
Paul McIntyre
Mac’s
Mobil Station
George Samuelson
Bench Hall
Star Dusters
Air Force recruiter Grover A Clark visits Brady
Brownwood based recruiter Grover A Clark makes regular Brady visits as an Air Force recruiter. He plans to be in Brady on the first and third Tuesdays each month and may be contacted at the post office for further arrangements.
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Grover A. Clark
Brownwood
Brady
Air Force
Brady High School seniors gift presentation Wednesday
The 1954 Brady High School seniors gift of eight auditorium chairs will be presented at 10 30 a m in an assembly. Phyllis Bierman will present the gift with Edgar Young as master of ceremonies. The program features readings songs and prayers by Barbara Miller Mary Glyn Kittle Sally Feagin and others.
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Brady High School
Phyllis Bierman
Edgar Young
Lucille Welch
Juanice Cavin
Richard Sanders
Pat Probst
Earl Dale Irish
Galveston
Barbara Miller
Mary Glyn Kittle
Sally Feagin
Ay Townsend
Carolyn Ingram
Ann Miller
Ronnie Salter
Family Escapes Injury in Wreck West Of Brady
A San Benito family of seven survived a tire blowout and rollover 14 miles west of Brady on U S 87 in a 1950 Chevrolet sedan. The vehicle overturned twice. 4-year-old Raul was thrown through the windshield but unharmed. All were treated at Brady Hospital and released the next morning. the father, 28, was en route to Amarillo for a new job.
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San Benito
Brady
Amarillo
Priesmeyer and Steffens Promoted to Colonel in Reserve
R. M. Priesmeyer and Karl K. Steffens of Brady have been promoted to colonel in the U S Air Force Reserve. They previously held the rank of lieutenant colonel and are graduates of Texas A&M College.
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R. M. Priesmeyer
Karl K. Steffens
Brady
U. S. Air Force Reserve
Texan A&m College
Birth of son welcomed by Brady couple Mr and Mrs Leon McBee
Mr and Mrs Leon McBee of Brady celebrate the arrival of a son born Sunday at Brady Hospital. The announcement notes the newborn as a part of the family and records the place of birth.
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Leon McBee
Brady
Brady Hospital
Quiet ends as Shaver murder trial verdict delivered
After two weeks of turmoil the McCulloch County courthouse quieted when the jury found Jimmy Shaver guilty of murder with malice and sentenced him to death. The panel asked Judge Mays if a life sentence might allow eventual release, prompting the judge to reiterate the proper charge. Grace Shaver, Shaver’s wife, and others waited through long hours as spectators, family, and reporters watched the final moments unfold. The defense plans an appeal through attorneys De Gonzales, McCollum II, and Geezlin.
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Jimmy Shaver
Sandra Peterson
Joe L. Mays
Shaver
Mays
McCulloch County
J. C. Horton
Chere Jo
M. de. Gonzales
San Antonio
Sam McCollum II
Ben Davis Geeslin
Brady
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John Allison Polk
Gordon
Perry) Samuelson
Posey Collins
Collins
Lower Colorado River Authority
A. W. Oldham
Honor Society
Board of
Texas
TCU
SMU
Rice
Texas Western
E. L. Guyton
BHS
Chere Jo Horton
Grace
E. F. McGhee
Jimmy
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