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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1967
Page
1
Brady district reports 1,279 students on first day, rising to 1,341 by Wednesday week. Melvin Schools record 127 in midweek, with high school stays at 204 and grade schools up to 612, the largest in four years. Superintendent Reynolds notes registrations easing but continuing.
Local prep clash set for Saturday features Ballinger visiting Brady for a high school boys basketball matchup. Title and venue details reflect teams and game day.
The Carmickle Hotel, known also as the Blackstone Hotel, long cited as Brady’s oldest business building, is being demolished due to fire risk. The structure has stood near Morrow Pontiac Co and Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co, with various past occupants including a feed store, drug shop, and dance hall.
The Survey Committee announces a dedication ceremony Monday September 11 at 10 am for a historical marker and medallion for the McCulloch County Courthouse. The marker will sit west of the Heart of Texas monument near the courthouse, with county Judge K O Ellington and commissioners approving.
A quiet neighborhood reports only 36 power lawnmowers operating simultaneously as a sound computer tracks activity.
The 1967 season begins at Bulldog Stadium with a injury plagued lineup as Steve Peel and Alton Bradshaw sit out. Coach Fletcher Fields expects a tough test against Lampasas while relying on a veteran 28-man squad led by Puddin Jones and Ramon Lafuente. Curtis Kidd and Mike Leifeste provide passing options as the defense features Pellizzari Calliham and Snodgrass.
Army Sgt John Wayne Nelson 21 of Brady was killed in a car crash near Ft. Bragg North Carolina. Funeral with full military honors at 10 a m Friday in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel burial in Little Saline Cemetery Kimble County Fort Hood in charge of services. He was born January 14 1946 in Brady and survived by his parents a brother and three sisters with ties to Barstow Rising Star and Ft Meade.
Brady High School's Bulldog Band plans 100 new West Point style uniforms at about 85 each, to be delivered around April if no labor issues arise. Boosters fund the rest through concessions and subscriptions. cushions, jackets, and a bass horn were also approved or funded, while the band earned a Sweepstakes Award last year.
Two forgery cases were heard in 35th District Court before Judge Joe Dibre in Coleman. Wink Field Wallace of Comanche pleaded guilty to forging and passing at J C Penney in 1966 and received five years. Wilbert Gene Williams of Brady pleaded guilty to passing a forged instrument at Safeway in 1967 and received three years. Gordon Griffin prosecuted both cases. Wallace was defended by Sam McCollum III and Williams by Aubrey Davee.
The Ol Houn Dawes Club will meet Monday at 7 30 in the high school band hall. A film of the Brady Lampasas football game will be shown. President Norman West urged prospective members to attend and welcomed mothers of players and wives of members.
The Concho County Singing Convention will be held on Sunday September 19 at the Methodist Church in Eden.
Mayor John Rudder proclaims Friday and Saturday as Felt Hat Days in Brady to celebrate fall and the start of a new football season. Local merchants John’s Boot and Western Store Huffman’s Lintz’s and Samuel’s join in with Stepontina felt hats ahead of the Evady versus Lanipssas game Friday night.
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