Cattle Drive Revives Old West Trail on Texas Route
San Saba rancher Tom Alan Sloan leads a modern 100 head cattle drive from Pontotoc to Sonora via FM 1221 and SH 377 across Sutton County. The 10 day journey recalls the Chisholm Trail with camp rigs, pick ups for gear, and two teenage herders in a nostalgic, works-with-traffic drive that draws motorist attention.
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Texas
Dodge City
Abilene
Kans
Pontotoc
Sonora
Sutton County
Alan Sloan
San Saba
Sloan
Harkey
Mason Highway
Camp Air
Hext
London
Miller
U.S. 290
Junction
Mustang
Matagorda
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Port O'Connor
Sloan's Ranch
Florida
Aspermont
Lewis
McCulloch County Lags Blood Quota By 28 Pints
McCulloch County residents are 28 pints short of the Red Cross quota of 309 pints. Local secretary Mrs Gladys Salter says 281 pints were collected on the Bloodmobile last year and urges greater participation to meet the target.
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McCulloch County
Red Cross Blood Bank
Gladys Salter
American Red Cros
Salter
Miller Re Named SCD Supervisor in Brady Election
Miller is re elected as supervisor of the San Saba Brady Soil Conservation District for five years representing Zone 1. Lowell Kuykendall chaired the election with other board members listed. The piece also details local blood donation totals and cost savings, urging community support for the Red Cross Blood Program at the Friday Oct 23 Bloodmobile visit.
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F Brady
San Saba-Brady
Brady
Miller
Soil Conservation Board
Lowell Kuykendall
Kenneth Kuykendall
Cherokee
George Johanson
Jack Spurlock
Richland Springs
Ward McKee
San Saba
McCulloch County
Mia Salter
Red Cross
Beekie) Lohn
Hugh Cox
Mias Julia Willey
C. B. Groves
Bertram Broad
Glenn Smith
Roy Miller
M .E. Tittle
W. B. Lawrence
Novice Carlon
Marvin Sellman
Arthur Young, Jr
Chryseva Parker
Bill Huffman
T. Wood
R. M. Priesmeyer
First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
McCulloch County Farmers Divert 11 580 Acres From Wheat
McCulloch County farmers plan to divert about 11 580 acres from wheat in 1965 across 328 of 447 farms with wheat allotments. Sign-up ended last Friday with 328 participants or 73 percent, double the 1964 level. Total county allotment is 15 966 acres. diverted acreage supports soil conservation and price programs.
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McCulloch County
John Shurtleff
McCulloch Asc
Shurtleff
Valuable Prizes Announced for McCulloch County Deer Contest
Brady Chamber of Commerce sponsors a four division deer hunt in McCulloch County with prizes including a Weaver K4 scope a Remington Model 700 30-06 rifle and a .270 caliber rifle. Entries must be killed in McCulloch County be field dressed and weighed at designated facilities. Winners declared by January 7 1965 with out of town winners notified by mail.
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Brady Chamber of Commerce
McCulloch County
Jerry Wood
Dr. Wood
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commercce
Roddie & Co
Brady Poultry Co-op
Government Trappers Begin Work Monday in McCulloch County
Three government trappers will arrive in Brady on Monday to join a local worker in initiating predatory animal control across county lands. The effort, funded by landowner per acre assessments, is led by the Mac Culloch County Livestock Association with county and U S Government support.
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Brady
McCulloch
Lowell Kuykendall
Kuykendall
MacCulloch County Livestock Association
U. S
USDS
Predatory Animal Control Service
J. R. Cochran
Siler & Nicholas
Dick Pratton
D. S. Pumphrey
J. W. Kimbrough
Luther Smith
Co. O. Miller
A. F E. Jordan
Harold Schmidt
Harold Burk
M. S. Bu
McCulloch Farmers Sign Wheat Acreage
McCulloch County farmers have earned 219200 for the 1964 wheat program with 6500 returned to the ASC for grazing in soil bank fields due to drought. Payments totaling 182000 were mailed in the first issue, and remaining checks will be mailed by October 15 per ASC manager John Shurtleff.
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John Shurtleff
ASC
McCulloch
Shurtleff
Mrs W L Robinson Undergoes Major Surgery
Mrs W L Robinson underwent major surgery at Brady Hospital Tuesday and was reported improving Thursday afternoon.
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W. L. Robinson
Brady Hospital
Miss Welch's Sister Dies Rites Pending
Miss Lucille Welch, Brady High School English teacher, learned Wednesday afternoon that her sister Mrs. Jack Tubbs of San Antonio had died. Tubbs had heart surgery in Houston over two months ago and had multiple hospital stays after returning to San Antonio. Funeral plans were not yet set. Tubbs survived by her husband, her parents Charley and Mrs. Welch of Goldthwaite, a sister Mrs. Walter Tubbs, and brothers Harry Tack and Jimmy Welch, plus several nieces and nephews.
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Lucille Welch
Brady High School
Jack Tubbs
San Antonio
UF Drive Lags In McCulloch
Harold Deaton reports the United Fund Drive in McCulloch moving slowly with only a quarter of goals reached. He notes slow advance gifts and lagging employee section while rural communities begin to shape up. The drive must finish soon and the United Fund target is 17 554 dollars.
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Harold Deaton
United Fund
Deaton
Doe
McCulloch
United Prand
Buddies Buys Evans Foodway in Brady Texas
Buddies Supermarket has acquired Evans Foodway with possession taken last Monday. The Fort Worth based chain operates 90 Texas stores and now runs Evans Foodway in Ballinger and Brownwood, Brady's market at 2108 S Bridge St offers meats produce and prepared foods. Manager Buddy McCorkle stays, staff listed, inviting McCulloch Countians to visit.
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Buddies Supermarket Grocery Chain
Evans Foodway
Buddies
Texas
Fort Worth
Ballinger
Brownwood
Buddy McCorkle
Herman Dacus
Jodie Creel
Darlene Darley
David Barrera
Lonnie Milburn
Mary Hughes
Checker
Don Cayness
Michael Flanagin
McCulloch Countians
Bridge St
Brady
Brady relatives visit over past weekend and week
Visitors to Mrs. J. O. Barnett and the John Bradshaws included Roy Barnett of Stamford, R. L. Barnett, Ted and Helen of Coleman, Bill Mason of Snyder, Jack Williams of Menard, Johnny Bradshaw and family, and they also saw her parents Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Blackwell.
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J. O. Barnett
John Bradshaws
Roy Barnett
Stamford
R. L. Barnett
Ted and
Helen
Coleman
Bill Mason
Snyder
Jack Williams
Menard
Johnny Bradshaw
Tommy Blackwell
Friday Night Games Across Belton Brady Rochelle Jarden
Local listings show Friday night football and prep matchups across Belton Brady Rochelle Recksprings Melvin Jarden and Lohn venues with teams scheduled to play. Readiness and kickoff details vary by site and date.
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Barbara
Fredonia
Bill Lewis
Cotton and
Red Hooten
Driv
Vern Miller
Jack Nowlin
Pontot
B. Ll. Miller
B. L. Miller
Rudder Krug
Wsculon County
AMER
Nimrods
Frank Rooddie, Jr
Miss Welch
Evans
Sam
Travid
Self
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