From Front Gate to Cotton Bowl Path Near Midway
A reader describes a four percent grade path from the front gate to a point by the roller coaster near the Cotton Bowl along the Midway, outlining the route and terrain.
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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1964
Page
4
A reader describes a four percent grade path from the front gate to a point by the roller coaster near the Cotton Bowl along the Midway, outlining the route and terrain.
Woodpile C. D. Slick Reed contractor Leslie Buster Quain and crew finish a brick home for W. B. Byrd on West Sixth Street near Brady Creek. They add a new south office for Brady Savings and Loan at 203 South Blackburn, remodel the RB N Winston J D Bailey office, and pursue other contracts on South China Street including an A B Trammell brick home. Bill Harwell manages Brady Combing Company during a work trip to Hudson Massachusetts with Arthur Fieldson and Ed Garnett.
In the 1924 All-Star Game Car Hubbel pitched and struck out Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Jimmy Fox Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in succession. The query also notes when All-American football teams began being chosen by Walter Camp in 1880 and mentions waterproof hunting boots at Brady Sporting Goods.
The piece recounts a trip featuring Mt. Washington and Boothbay Maine with a Connecticut River ride, autumn foliage praise, and a Brady Steak House reopening on October 12 with free coffee. It also notes sinus allergies from rag weeds, grasshoppers affecting rural areas, and peanut farming prospects in Voca region after rains.
The Brady Standard advertises a special rate on typewriters for students for the entire semester, offering affordable access to equipment essential for coursework.
The writer reflects on Columbus birthday and American myths while praising McCulloch County ranchers Lowell Kuykendall and Vyvien Duncan for promoting wool and lamb. They recount Lamb-O-Rama at Plateau Restaurant, lamb cooking tips, and local courthouse improvements as boosts to economy and image.
The text extols local governance and improvement in Andrews Texas with praise for school facilities carpeted and air conditioned, a closed gap around the square, and many new homes rising, noting vision and nerve to invest in improvements as marks of good citizens.
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