12 Oct 1956
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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1956
Page
1
The American Cancer Society, a member of the McCulloch County Community Chest, funds education, research and patient services. Texans face 9 600 cancer deaths last year. early detection could save thousands. Nationally over 7 million for research across 1 000 scientists in 152 institutions. Texas adds 250 000 in-state.
The Chamber of Commerce and C C Livestock Committee sponsor an eighth year of the commercial feeding program for McCulloch County FFA and 4 H youths with record entries expected. Local weighings and judging occur Saturday with experts from Texas Livestock Marketing Association. Contestants must enter minimum animals per division and prizes range from boots to belts and buckles. An educational trip next spring awaits winners and participants.
MecCulloch County Community Chest starts a new division with Monday and Tuesday briefings at the Chamber of Commerce. Subcommittees meet at 10 am and 3 30 pm to set plans for Agriculture Automotive Public Service Building Food and Drug Insurance and Real Estate Oil and Gas Professional Retail School Teachers. Advance gifts drive aims for 9903 across 10 agencies in the all in one campaign.
Brady Melvin Lohn and Rochelle FHA girls travel to Menard High School for District 2 gathering from 8 30 a m to 3 p m. Two Brady carloads attend with Patsy Hext voting delegate. Rochelle plans a 29 member delegation with Mrs L A Bryson and three sponsors. Rochelle to run recreation hour and host panel with Area 7 historian Tom Langseth and others. program includes exhibits and song leading.
Brady Water and Light Works expects its largest engine back in service Friday afternoon after a stator burned out last August. The 16 000 pound component was repaired in Ridgeway Pa and arrived in Brady Sunday morning. During downtime the plant used smaller engines and bought power from West Texas Utilities Co.
Mr and Mrs Tol Roberts attended the funeral in Littlefield Saturday for W W Taylor brother in law of Mrs Roberts. They traveled with Mrs H E Hartsell of Corpus Christi Jim Hand of Harlingen and Don Hand of San Antonio. Taylor a carpenter died Thursday Oct 4. Burial followed in Littlefield.
Brady prepares for a Friday night home game against Del Rio after a hard loss to Uvalde. The Bulldogs seek a comeback as Del Rio aims to avenge last year’s dramatic finish when Brady rallied in the final minutes. A halftime show and sweetheart presentation are planned.
Jubilee stock car season ends with a destruction derby on Sunday. Drivers will crash specially prepared cars until one vehicle remains operational. Time trials begin at 2 30 p m with races following at Mi Admission is 75 cents for adults and free for children under 12.
Scouts across packs troops and posts will run a Get Out the Vote campaign by next month. Doorknob hangers will be placed at each door to remind citizens of the privilege of living in a democratic country and the duty to vote.
Jack Stamper publisher of the Hugo Daily News travels from Hugo Oklahoma to Brady to recount how his hometown attracted a 210000 glove factory and spurred industrial growth. The talk at Brady High School October 22 is free with a coffee gathering at 7:50 PM, hosted by the Brady Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee chaired by Otto Frederick.
Dr Willis A Sutton former superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools spoke at a joint Rotary and Lions meeting in the Fellowship Hall of First Methodist Church on Thursday noon. He urged building a better community through cooperation and neighborly spirit, stressing healthy families and citing France as an example of deteriorating families after World War II.
Harry P. Burleigh area engineer for the Bureau of Reclamation said he would stay alert for any new facts or engineering developments that might justify irrigation along the Colorado River north of Brady. He spoke in Brady after a local committee studied a potential dam to irrigate the northwest McCulloch County area.
A new ticket booth on the east side will be ready for fans at Bulldog Stadium Friday night for the Brady Del Rio game. The plan to build it this year was accelerated after a Lampasas school bus scraped the old rock booth and knocked it off its foundation. the bus was only scratched.
Two Brady families lost homes to fires this week. Earl Williams’s four room house near Jendale Addition burned with possessions lost. limited water and no nearby fire plug hindered efforts. W B Flint’s unoccupied stone veneer house at 1501 North Walnut burned, roof caved in, origin unclear, electricity cut since last July. Minor damage at Robert Menefield’s 1204 Mulberry from a kitchen stove fire.
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