Brady recollections and notices from 1912
J. K. Rector Jr sells San Saba Star to W. D. Cowan who will run it. Brady readers hear of storms in Mercury country with losses up to 125000 and 1800 bales of cotton. Local society notes cover marriages, theater closings, travels, parish events, school moves, and a premium saddle valued at 150 dollars by H. P. Evers with A. F. Rose’s craftsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
J. K. Rector, Jr
San Saba Star
W. D. Cowan
Cowan
The
Star
Brady
Standard
Charles E. Baughman
Mercury
Brownwood
Baughman
Miss King
Lucile Yantis
Ruth
Ruby Wood
Alma Christianus
Ferole Ford
Gertrude Stewart
Minnie Elliot
Mozelle Glenn
Mary Johanson
Esther Anderson
Lorete Shuler
Ruby Morris
Estella Bradley
Claud Baker
Nora Polk
Menard
Richland Springs
H. C. McCully
Gillie Macy
Peg Leg Ranch
H. P. C. Evers
Evers
A. F. Rose
Texas
Something for Everybody at the 1954 State Fair of Texas
The Dallas fair opens October 9 for sixteen days. Women will enjoy the new air conditioned Women's Building with a ten million dollar diamond display and Kitchen of Tomorrow. Men will see the Automobile Building, farm implements, Pan American Livestock Exposition, Cotton Bowl football, and more. Kids will thrill at Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, the Midway, Flying Cars, free aerial acts, treats, and games. The King and I, Ice Cycles of 1955, Joie Chitwood Thrill Show, Dancing Waters, and Tex as living themed exhibits complete the family fare at Fair Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
King and I
Fair Park
Texas
Aquarium
Museum of Fine Arts
Health Museum
Hall of State
Museum of Natural History
A H Broad Co Announces Maytag Models During Fire Prevention Week
The A H Broad Company hosts a Maytag event during National Fire Prevention Week to premiere new automatic washers and dryers. Free firemen hats and sirens will be given to children visiting with parents, as Albert and Gardner Broad welcome families to view the all new merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Maytag
A. H. Broad Company
Albert
Gardner Broad
Social Security Official To Visit Brady Schedule
Holly Rees, field representative of the San Angelo SSA office, will visit Brady’s district court room on Wednesday Oct 6 at 1 30 p m to assist residents with retirement and family insurance benefit applications. Regular trips continue with the last quarter 1954 schedule listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly Rees
San Angelo
Social Security Administration
Brady
Soldier Completes Basic Training Then Heads to Fort Knox
Pvt. Truman E. Long finished basic training at Fort Bliss El Paso on leave visits his mother in Round Rock and sister in San Angelo with relatives in Brady. He is transferred to Fort Knox Kentucky for eight weeks of clerk-typist schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Truman E. Long
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
Round Rock
San Angelo
Brady
Ft. Knox
Cox Receives New Platform Rocker in Adams Contest
J. J. Cox of Brady won a brand new platform rocker in a Saturday draw at Adams Furniture Company. The Powell child drew Cox’s ticket from a barrel. no purchase was required. Lee Adams said the contest aimed to attract shoppers to the store, which recently stocked new furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Adams Furniture Company
Clyde Powell
Mr. Cox
Lee Adams
Lee
McCulloch Students Enroll at SWTSTC in San Marcos
Eight students from McCulloch County are enrolled at Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos. Officials in the Registrar's Office predict total enrollment will reach 1,850 as the age group grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch County
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Freshman Class at SWTSTC Reaches Record Size
The enrollment notes an increase of about 100 over last year with this year’s freshman class totaling 548, the largest since 1949. McCulloch County attendees include Mrs Joy Coulson Job H Currie Mrs Charlotte Lund Dunn Martin J Helge and Suzanne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch
Swtstc
Joy Coulson
Job H. Currie
Charlotte Lund Dunn
Martin J. Helge
Suzanne
Zelma Williams Leaves Maryland for Montis Viste
Mrs. Zelma Williams departs Maryland on October 1 to visit her son Cecil Williams and his family in Lexington Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Zelma Williams
Cecil Williams
Lexington Park
Strickland, Gordon Yates, Nolan Underwood and Jean Knutson
Gordon Strickland and Gordon Yates are named in a notice listing individuals alongside Nolan Underwood and Jean Knutson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strickland, Gordon Yates
Nolan Underwood
Jean Knutson
Reward Offered for Information on Livestock Theft in Lohn Valley
The Lohn Valley Protective Association posts a $1000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone unlawfully handling cattle sheep or goats belonging to members. Names of members are listed, including Chas. H. Miller presiding and Dutch Woodward as vice president, among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lohn Valley Protective Association
Chas. H. Miller
Dutch Woodward
James Finlay
Tie Wallan
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. P. Callan
Palace Drug Store
S. T. Ward
South Brady
Fast Sweden
C. FE. Engdahl
George Yantis
Pharmaceutical Department
Baylor Medical College
Chase
Minnie Jarvis Crothers
A. B. Jarvis
Henderson
Kentucky
State University
Lohn
Berbie McMillan
Miss May Suggs
Ballinger
Jim Wade
Mrs. McMillan
E. E. Mitchell
Marion Williamson
Rochelle
Sweden
Susan
Julius Levy
Lyric Airdome
Lyric
Levy
Annie Gober
Lorete
Heart O’ Texas News
Brady Enterprise
McCulloch County Star
Heart O' Texas News
L. B. Smith
C. D. Reed
Bob Wilson
Counties
Gartman’s
Barton Motors
A. H. Broad Co
Cox
Rocker
Roy
Wilkerson
Funeral Directors Burial Insurance Ambulance Service
H. D. Cottrell
Chiropractor
S. Blackburn
Cosmopolitan
Evridge
Brady, Texas
W. N. White & Co
H. D. Bradley
Glenn Wright Wiley W. Walker
L. B. Turner
McCall & Curtis
Paul Lohn
B. A. Cornils, Jr
Emmett Damron
Aaron Damron
J. B. Guyton
Reed Steward
Len Barton
W. B. Watkins
Mrs
G. T. Gattis
A. Rudolph
George B. Reed
E. L. Ross Hollis Fowler
Ed Barsch
W. E. John, Jr
Clarence John John T. Yanus
Ben Hodges
Parker Pumphrey
O. C
Don F. Johnson
Gibbons Bldg
Fidelity Union Life Insurance Co
Dallas, Texas
Chevrolet
Fisher
Ricks Chevrole
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