Brady Bulldogs open 1974 season vs Ballinger in Bulldog Stadium
The 1974 Brady Bulldog football team kicks off Friday in Bulldog Stadium against rival Ballinger. New head coach Jerry McLeod, ex BHS basketball mentor, replaces Delbert Wilson who resigned last spring. The squad returns 11 lettermen from a 6-2 season, with players listed across five rows and notables including Roy Don McBroom Jamie Huffman and Billy Ragsdale.
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Brady Bulldog
Bulldog
Ballinger
Jerry McLeod
BHS Cage
Delbert Wilson
Roy Don McBroom
Jim Finley
Dae Locklear
Raymond Barrera
Charlie Bradshaw
Jamie Huffman
Billy Ragsdale
Jimmy Williams
McLeod
Mike Hughes
Goats and Barbecue Shine at Richards Park Fair
The Jaycees Country Fair highlighted goats and barbecue with 42 entries. A Abilene plumber won blue ribbon and $100, while Jack Kirby of Brownwood was runner up and earned $75. Goats now fetch up to 15 dollars per animal dressed, with dressing costs adding to the price.
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Richards Park
Abilene
Jack Kirby
Brownwood
State Highway Department
Gary Garner
Fire at Curtis Field destroys Bush Hog Loadcraft plants
An early evening blaze at the Bush Hog Loadcraft plant at Curtis Field destroyed stock and trailer parts worth over 200000 dollars and damaged a nearby cafeteria leased to George Puckett. Forty five minutes after landing, George Veazey reported smoke from the cafeteria roof as firefighters from Brady contained the flames by 10 p.m. Losses include dies tires electrical gear and copper tubing with Future replacement uncertain and cause undetermined.
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Curtis Field
Brady Volunteer Fire Department
George Veazey
Jay May
Allied Products of
Chicago
Bush Hog Loadcraft
Nine Merchants Join Brady Sidewalk Sale Event
Nine local merchants participate in Brady's semi annual Sidewalk Sale this Saturday. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce the event promises value in outdoor wares along Brady's square. Participants include Miller's Ben Franklin J&K Shoes Huffman's Buy-Rite Shoes Glamour House Boutique Penney's John's Boot and Western Store and Perry's.
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Brady
Chamber of Commerce
Miller's
Ben Franklin
J&k Shoes
Huffman's
Buy-Rite Shoes
Glamour House Boutique
Penney's
John's Boot and Western
Perry's
11Th Street
South Bridge
Dogs Host Ballinger in season opener at Bulldog Stadium
Bulldog Stadium hosts Ballinger as the Brady Bull dogs kickoff under new head coach Jerry McLeod. Quarterback Gary Scott is expected to play after a bruised thigh, and Ballinger presents a similar size and strength profile with backfield speed led by 6-5 200-pound Frederick Snell.
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Bulldog Stadium
Doggies
Jerry McLeod
Ballinger Bearcats
Bulldogs
Bearcats
Gary Scott
Scott
McLeod
Ballinger
Sloan's Discount Foods Proposes New Building
Sloan's Discount Foods owner Frank Sloan presented a plan to convert the old Wilson Jordan warehouse into a 16000 square foot supermarket and requested utility service, with the Council approving. The city will relocate utility poles as needed and Sloan plans to fund the work. City Supt. James Feazelle said Sloan has not yet applied for a building permit but will soon.
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Sloan's Discount Foods
Wilson Jordan
Sloan
James Feazelle
Brady Native Bill Gavit Dies Suddenly in Big Spring
W V Bill Gavit a Brady native and Glen Rose pharmacist died of a heart attack in Big Spring on Wednesday morning He would have been 69 on December 5 Funeral services are pending at Wilkerson Funeral Home Burial will be in Live Oak Cemetery Brady He and his wife retired from the drug business in 1967 and traveled widely before returning to Brady Survived by wife a son and daughter in law two grandchildren his mother a sister and an uncle of Brady
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W. V
Bill) Gavit
Brady
Glen Rose
Big Spring
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Live Oak Cemetery
Gavit
Europe
Ruidoso
N. Mex
C. A. Gavit
Gladys Lindsay
Mr. Gavit
Brady High School
University of Texas At Austin
William Lindsay Gavit
Port Aransas
Brad
Southwest Texas State University At
San Marcos
Bill Campbell
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Courtney Williams
Richard Davis
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Mike Powell
Terry Smith
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Hurst
Fort Worth Dallas
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Bobby Deeds
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Joy May
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Omer Hall
Clinic Hospital
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Bob
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Sid Simms
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Omher
Leon Jennings
Santa Cruz
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Lester Jennings
Heart of Texas
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McLeod Promised
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