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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1974
Page
1
A reader analyzes how Friday and Saturday sports pages use vivid verbs to describe wins and losses. He lists examples from Fort Worth papers and muses on whether writers should seek calmer phrasing.
A Chamber of Commerce petition led the Brady Commissioners Court to place a measure on the November ballot authorizing up to 5 cents per $100 valuation for county promotion and growth. A three man committee will inform voters. The group also approved repainting the Welcome to Brady sign on Highway 87 South and named Shell Oil speaker Dean Rippetoe for the spring banquet. Reports included thanks from Rep W R Poage and updates on Bicentennial project letters.
Milton Dubose 68 of Brady died at 10 40 am Tuesday at Sheffield Rest Home No 2. Funeral held 2 pm Thursday in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with Rev L G Mosley officiating. Burial in Melvin Cemetery. Born Feb 11 1906 in Gonzales he married Sonia Henderson in 1927 at Pear Valley. Survived by wife six daughters a son a sister a brother 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. A Bicentennial Committee will be appointed soon and chamber items for Make It Yourself With Wool contest were noted along with tourism brochure slides and a planned October 8 printers meeting.
Open house to showcase the remodeled McCulloch County courthouse and the new Law Enforcement Building is set for 2 to 4 p m on October 20. The public is invited to attend and view the facilities.
About 250 students from 10 schools will assemble in Brady on October 26 for the District Future Teachers of America convention. Keynote speaker is Bob Keck of the Texas State Teachers Association. Events include a morning workshop and general session, a luncheon, entertainment, and an afternoon House of Delegates to elect 1975 76 officers. District officers from Brady High School are Susan Barron and Nita Bierman. Participating schools are Wall, Ballinger, Winters, Coleman, San Angelo Central, San Angelo Lake View, Dublin, Mason, and Brownwood.
Brady sees higher construction costs and scarce materials push permit totals up. From January to June new construction reached 670 750 dollars while total permits since June exceed 336 220 dollars and a 1 million dollar year to date. Local activity includes eight duplexes 20 000 each seven new homes Wayne Nowlin 38 500 the highest and several commercial projects such as Sloan's Discount Store remodel for 33 000 and Brady Savings & Loan 325 000. Economic uncertainty drives decisions to build now or wait and families add storage buildings as allowed by permits.
Brady Kiwanis Club president Freddy Johnson leads a youth center effort with plans for a volunteer built facility housing a skate rink pool room and game room. The project seeks site options at Richards Park with support from the Key Club at Brady High School and local bankers.
Dr Charles H Priess 25 of Brady returns home to open a dentistry practice with his father at 202 E 11th St starting Monday Oct 14. He earned a DDS from Baylor College of Dentistry after UT Austin studies. His wife Colleen, a Baylor DDS hygienist, joins the practice.
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