03 Sep 1976
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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1976
Page
1
The Jubilee Association announces four racing days over Sept 11 to Sept 19 featuring quarter horse and thoroughbred events. Fall Futurity purse around 6000 dollars, Derby about 2500 dollars, Classic around 3000 dollars for horses with 79 speed index and rider. Post time 1 30 p m daily with 10 to 14 races.
This column notes Alex Karras overuse of the phrase no question about it during a Cowboys Steelers telecast and lampoons overdone you know in sports discourse. It also shares a gout and Parliament anecdote tying to the Bicentennial in 1976 with a Midland Texas Foundation quote.
Brady and Ballinger clash in Bulldog Stadium in the season opener. Ballinger holds a 29-19-1 edge in the series, with both teams led by new coaches and rated near each other in the Harris poll. Ballinger arrives with a four game win streak against Brady over the years.
Jack Burgess of Waco, a congressional candidate, plans a Brady visit Friday afternoon to meet voters and discuss issues. Campaign chairman Mark Lawless announced the event.
A heavy rainfall across McCulloch County and West Texas halted grain harvesting for a few days. The area recorded up to six inches in one community and five inches in three others, ending a lengthy dry spell and boosting pastures while delaying combines in Brady and nearby towns including Lohn, Waldrip, Fife, Mercury, Placid, Rochelle, and Pear Valley.
Brady hosts the World Championship Goat Cook-Off at Richards Park with 55 entries and more expected. San Angelo leads out of town with seven entrants, while Brady holds 13 local cooks and 26 towns are represented. Preliminaries start at 10 a.m. Saturday with finals at 2 p.m., a 25 cent entry fee, and a dance later at the National Guard Armory.
Supt. Carroll Tatum announced this week that all football tickets bought at the gate will cost $2, regardless of student or adult status. He added that students may buy tickets at their schools for $1 before the game to ease handling.
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