Fall Felt Hat Days Proclaimed by Brady Merchants
Brady merchants announce Friday and Saturday September 10-11 as Fall Felt Hat Days. Local stores Rosenberg's Adkins-Deaton Samuel's The Toggery Wilensky's and Penney's showcase a wide stock of felt hats in many styles and colors for all ages.
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Brady Merchants
Brady Bulldogs
San Saba
Men’s
Rosenberg’s
Adkins-Deaton
Samuel's
the Toggery
Wilensky’s
Penney’s
American gun makers test and parts safety emphasized
American manufacturers subject finished firearms to proof testing and function testing. Gauges and dummy cartridges ensure quality before sale, and parts remain available to gunsmiths to prevent unsafe repairs. Improperly heat treated or homemade parts have caused injuries, underscoring safety and reliability concerns.
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Walter J. Howe
Mother Goose In Texas and Local Hospital News
A brief reminiscence on Texas variants of nursery rhymes titled Mother Goose In Texas with nods to Pat-a-cake and regional rhymes. Also reports Mrs. J. M. Stephens of Eden and Mrs. Joe B. Griffith of San Angelo being dismissed from Brady Hospital.
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Texas
Ray Wood
Raywood
J. M. Stephens
Eden
Joe B. Griffith
San Angelo
Brady Hospital
Factory efficiency beats amateur gunsmiths in heat treated parts
The factory, producing thousands of units daily, argues it can produce better heated parts by precise gauge and treatment than any amateur or professional gunsmith guided only by an old part.
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Facturer
Local Ex Aggies See Bear’s Boys Work
A group of former Texas A M College alumni from the Hill Country and Heart of Texas gathered in Junction on Tuesday to watch the 1954 Aggies under new coach Bear Bryant. After practice, attendees enjoyed a barbecue at the Junction Fair grounds with Brady residents among the guests.
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Bear’s Boys
Texas A&m College
Hill Country
Heart of Texas
Junction
Aggies
Bear” Bryant
Junction Fairgrounds
Rudder Named District Chairman for Texas United Defense Fund
Earl Rudder of Brady is named Chairman of District No. 22 for the Texas United Defense Fund overseeing Concho McCulloch Menard Kimble and Mason counties. He was appointed by John P. Butler Regional Chairman of the coming fund drive to support USO services for service members. A major portion of the Texas goal will be included in Community Chest and United Fund campaigns statewide this fall.
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Earl Rudder
Brady
Texas United Defense Fund
USC
Texas
Concho
McCulloch
Menard
Kimble
Mason
Budder
John P. Butler
Midland
USO
Community Chest
United Fund
James O Locklear Joins Naval Reserve Electronics Division
James O. Locklear of Brady has joined the US Naval Reserve Electronics Division B-21 in Brownwood. He will attend weekly drills at Memorial Hall on Wednesday nights and spend two weeks yearly on active duty with pay. Locklear served 34 months at sea including North Africa Normandy and Okinawa operations.
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James O. Locklear
Brady
Naval Reserve Electronics Division
Brownwood
Burton Denman
Locklear
Naval Reserve
Memorial Hall
North Africa
Normandy
Atlantic
Okinawa
Pacific
Brady Aviation Plant
McCulloch County
Brady High School
Cleo Jackson
Texas Sets Auto Inspection Window for 1954 55
Texas motorists must have annual vehicle inspections from Sept 15 1954 to April 15 1955 under the Motor Vehicle Inspection Act. DPS reports 106 cases filed against noncompliant owners this period, with additional actions by Highway Patrol and local police. Busby notes likely high compliance and only a few arrests in 1953 54.
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Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Public Safety Commission
Texas
George Busby
DPS Motor Vehicle Inspection Division
Texas Highway Patrol
Busby
Visit at Placid Hosts Garland Jordans in Holiday Weekend
Mr and Mrs Garland Jordan and their baby daughter from Houston were weekend guests of Mrs Margaret Jordan in Placid. The visit centered on family time at the Jordan home.
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Placid
Garland Jordan
Houston
Mr. Jordan
Margaret Jordan
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Southern Methodist University
Bill Livingstone
Burleigh Arnecke
Mustang
By Ted Kesting
Roy L. Baker
Optometrist
Pat
Baby
Ryhmes
New England
Othre
Turkey
Ators
Gartman’s
G. R. White
R. M. Priesmeyer
Walter Haley
Korky
Steffens
Joe B. Gault
Elmo Kyzar
Gardner Broad
Steve King
James Walton
W. T. Archer
Henry King, Jr
Arthur Scharlach
Ross Huffman
Herbert Huffman
Dick Winters
Rudder
Area Defense Fund
James Locklear
Rice Owl
R. E. Wortham
Eddie Rayburn
Ken Paul
Lew Harpold
Don Costa
la von Cox
Layton Coleman
Wirephoto
Bulldogs
Adkins
Denton
Wilensky
Penney S
Samuel
Toggery
Barton Motors
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