That Corner Nostalgia Remembers Bulldog Football Nights
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls memorable Bulldog football moments from snow covered games at Bulldog Stadium to post game reflections in Waco Abilene and Brady. The piece mentions Charles Ortiz, Chuck York Fletcher Fields and Sam McCollum in vivid vignettes of the era.
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Charles Ortiz
Belton
Bulldog Stadium
Chuck York
Fletcher Fields
Abilene
Stamford
Brady Editor Leaves Brady for San Antonio Post
Holt Wilson, long time news editor of The Standard and Herald, resigns to join the San Antonio Evening News. Publisher L B Smith praises his work as a top writer and photographer, with Wilson set to start Monday September 7.
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Holt Wilson
The
Standard and Herald
San Antonio Evening News
Season Ticket Sale Nears End for Lake View Game
Option ticket holders and season ticket purchasers must pick up tickets at City Hall this week. The tax office will be closed Monday for Labor Day. Unclaimed tickets go on public sale Tuesday Sept 8 for the Lake View game in Brady on Sept 11.
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Lake View
Brady
Draft Age Men Must Register in Texas
Texas draft director Col Morris S Schwartz reports 6 000 to 8 000 18 year old males may be unregistered based on 1946 births and rising numbers at 18. More than 45 000 were registered January through July, with possible totals of 51 000 to 52 300. Penalties include up to five years in prison and a 10 000 dollar fine. Local boards may pull unregistered men for service.
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Texas
Col
Morris S. Schwartz
State Selective Service
Texas Draft Boards
Col. Schwartz
Texas Draft Board
Schwartz
Brister Family Moves to Brady As Father Heads to Okinawa
Mr and Mrs Joseph K Brister and their three children leave San Antonio to live in Brady while he serves a year in the U S Army Air Force and is stationed on Okinawa. He will depart for the new assignment on September 20. His parents Mr and Mrs Fred Brister of Pennsylvania have been visiting Brady since August 25 and left Thursday.
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Joseph K Brister
San Antonio
Brady
Okinawa
Brister
Fred Brister
Pennsylvania
Tough Start Faces Dogs In Ballinger
Brady's Bulldogs open the grid season at Ballinger Friday facing the Bearcats as coach K Y Owens calls it a tough start. Ballinger carries a two year win streak over Brady and is ranked third in AA by the Fort Worth Star Telegram preview.
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Brady
Bulldogs
Ballinger
Ballinger Bearcats
K. Y. Owens
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Appleton Joins AF Under Major Ruffin
All-American Scott Appleton has joined the Air Force under Major L V Ruffin. Training begins after football season with release to the Houston Oilers by July 15 next year. Appleton will serve as a load master with the Th Troop Carrier Squadron at Barksdale AFB and report to Lackland AFB for boot camp December 27.
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Scott Appleton
Air Force
L. V. Ruffin
Scott
Houston Oilers
Ruffin
Brady
Appleton
Saundra
T&th
Barksdale Afb
Shreveport
Barksdale
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Sheppard Afb
Wichita Falls
Bardsdale
Tokyo
Kindley Afb
Bermuda
Alaska
European Theatre of Operations
Rural Gridders Open Season Next Week
Melvin Lohn and Rochelle grid squads begin play next week with Bangs traveling to Rochelle and Lohn visiting Cherokee on Friday September 11. Melvin hosts Junction BK on Saturday September 12 for a home game under lights.
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Melvin
Lohn
Rochelle
Cherokee
Junction BK
Roy Barton Transferred From Brady to Temple Hospital
Roy Barton, after two months at Brady Hospital, was moved to Veterans Hospital in Temple last Tuesday for medical tests. He will undergo a series of evaluations to determine his treatment plan.
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Chreveport
Sam McCollum
Sam
Roy Barton
Brady Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Temple
Ex Bulldogs Meet in Navy on Yorktown
Ens Larry B Smith writes home from the USS Yorktown to Brady parents about John Mac Watson a former Brady Bulldog football player aboard the carrier in the same Operations Information division Watson is the son of Rev Irvin A Watson and his wife of Irving and former pastor of the First Christian Church in Brady
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Ens
Larry B. Smith
U. S. Navy
L. B. Smith
Brady
Yorktown
John Mac Watson
John Mac
Irvin A. Watson
Irving
First Christian Church
Jim's Floor Covering Opens on Square Site
Floor covering shop run by Jim and Oleta King opens on the south side of the square in the former Mrs. C. H. Vincent building. The store offers carpeting linoleum and tile from national brands and Mary Carter paints with two day carpet installation and cabinet fabrication on request.
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Jim
Oleta King
Brady Sisters Visit Sister Recovering From Major Surgery
Mrs. J. W. Roper of Austin and Mrs. Mozelle Ford of Lampasas visited Brady on Thursday to see their sister Mrs. Gene Samuelson who remains a patient in Brady Hospital recovering from major surgery.
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J. W. Roper
Austin
Mozelle Ford
Lampasas
Brady
Gene Samuelson
Brady Hospital
Hughes Remains Critically Ill in Brady Hospital
B L Hughes stays in critical condition at Brady Hospital where his wife is hospitalized recovering from major surgery.
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B. L. Hughes
Brady Hospital
Brady Gals Win Softball Trophy
Brady's Girl Wonders captured first place at a Brownwood tournament defeating Mublin 23 to 3 in the finals. Manager Sam Puddin Jones led eight teams in a double elimination event. Awards went to Eddie Lee Randall as outstanding catcher Deloris McDonald as outstanding third baseman and Carolyn Galloway as standout shortstop who hit six home runs in a game.
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Brady
Girl Wonders
Brownwood
Mublin
Sam ‘‘Puddin” Jones
Eddie Lee Randall
Deloris McDonald
Carolyn Galloway
Antet Andihe
Lintz Store to Open in Brownfield with New Manager
Mr and Mrs Ross Ziehr move from Brownfield to Brady to lead Lintz Department Store opening September 25 at the former Rosenberg Myers Co site. Ziehr brings 13 years at Abilene and Brownfield stores. the firm retains Rosenberg Myers staff including Ralph Micklethwait returning as head of offices.
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Ross Ziehr
Brady
Brownfield
Lints Department
Stanburn
Lintz
Rosenberg-Myers Co
Ziehr
Abilene
Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
Rosenberg- Myers Co
Ralph Micklethwait
McCulloch Electric Co-operative Inc
Fire destroys Hughes workshop downtown
A blaze at 301 West 10th damaged a reloading workshop adjoining the Hughes home. Brady Hughes owned the room where live ammunition and gunpowder were stored, and shells ignited during the fire. Volunteer firefighters fought the flames as the structure and carport suffered smoke and heat damage.
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Bert Hughes
West 10Th
Hughes
Brady
John William Hughes
Brady Plans Neighborhood Parks and Lake Front Leisure
Brady advances a phased city park plan prioritizing neighborhood playgrounds and a new park at the south end of Brady Lake dam. Proposals include two north side parks, inside recreation, courthouse grounds work, and four community parks around Brady Lake and Brady Creek for regional families.
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Bear Creek
Brady Lake
Brady Creek
Elm Street
National Guard Armory
North Ward
Brady
Texas
Spprox
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