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Newspaper

Brady Standard

Location

Brady, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1957

Page

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Dads Prepare for Winters Clash at Bulldog Stadium

Winters Blizzards visit Brady Bulldogs on Friday for Dads Night in Bulldog Stadium. Brady, riding two straight wins, seeks to curb Winter s momentum despite injuries to Riddles Kyzar McCord and Dutton illness elbow. Winters last faced Crane and Anson losses. Austin returns to power fullback amid senior laden lineup.

Brady Bulldogs Bulldog Stadium Brady Boys Bulldogs Winters Brady Fred Austin Crane Anson Chuck York Dorman Riddles Tommy Kyzar Burton McCord Jerrell Lawrence Tony Dutton Dutton

Menard Highway Resurfacing Underway Near Brady

G. C. McBride and Company of Brownwood began laying asphalt on 5.5 miles of Farm to Market Road 42 from the Y intersection of FM 12 and U.S. 87 south of Brady. The $30,000 project will cover toward Menard and take about a week to complete.

G. C. McBride & Co. of Brownwood Menard Highway Farm Market Road FM 12 U. S. 87 Brady Menard

Fish fingerlings released into Brady Creek by Game and Fish workers

About 2 000 channel cat and 200 bass fingerlings were placed in Brady Creek by Texas Game and Fish Commission workers on Wednesday morning. The distribution accompanied fingerling provisioning to McCulloch County farmers for stock tanks near the city power plant.

Brady Creek Texas Game and Fish Commission City McCul- Tech

Reverend Gene Dixon to Preach at Central Baptist Brady

The Rev. Gene Dixon now at Howard Payne College will preach at Central Baptist Church Brady in both 11 a m and 3 p m services. He serves as preacher for the two Sunday services.

Gene Dixon Howard Payne College Central Baptist Church Brady

County Ginner Reports First Cotton Bales of Season

Donald Clevenger of Veca brought in McCulloch County’s first cotton of the season, delivering two bales totaling 1 002 pounds from 3 790 pounds of seed cotton grown on irrigated land at Yocca. The Pearson Gin in Brady processed 522 and 480 pound bales. Edwin Schooley of Fredonia, Mason County, sent a 516 pound bale to the T. A. Key Gin in Brady as its first of the season.

Donald Clevenger Veca McCulloch County Pearson Gin Brady Clevenger Yocca T. A. Key Gin Edwin Schooley Fredonia Mason County Schooley

Students to Run Own Country Club Parties

City Council approves Herady High Student Council plan to use the Country Club ballroom for monthly student socials and after game parties. The club will be rented for 10 dollars per night with 50 cent or 24 cent admissions, PTA volunteers to serve cookies, and two couples as chaperones. Students will self-govern with the PTA monitoring and a midnight closing, while the city aims to cover club expenses without profit.

Herady High Country Club Harry Priess Nelson Dukes PTA A. Harkrider Dr. Priess High Hoor Mary Ann Dillon Robert Roddie Max Cox Mranliff Tomlinson Sonn Omores Dan Salter Brenda Gary Linda Leach Claude Ryan Robert Carmichael Betty Richie

Fisher Cited For Help on Water Projects

Congressman C. Fisher was honored at a Brady area dinner for aiding water conservation efforts. Local leaders praised his Washington advocacy and trips for flood prevention funds on Brady Creek. Fisher credited community volunteers and noted Rollie White as an exemplar of public service.

Congressman Fisher C. Fisher Brady McCulloch County Tommy Brook Camp San Sanna Dick Winters Winters Brady Creek Watershed Association Fisher Washington Brady Creek Intercontinental Manufacturing Company Joe Ogden Chamber of Commerce G. R. White Rollie White

Telephone Company Rejects City's Brady Rate Plan

The South western States Telephone Company rejects Brady City Council's 20 percent rate increase proposal. A. J. Lacy Brownwood division manager cites 2.61 percent return, seeking higher returns via higher rates for business and residential lines. Council did not act and may revisit the issue.

Brady Southwestern States Telephone Company A. J. Lacy Brownwood West Texas Telephone Company Lacy Brady Exchange

Brady Lake Report Delays City Lake Financing Decision

City officials await an engineering report by Freese and Nichols on a proposed Brady Creek lake. James Nichols says computations are extensive and costs not yet estimated, but effort is to expedite the study for a possible dam and lake funding election.

Brady James KR. Nich Ols Fort Worth Freese and Nichols Brady Creek Nichols Nichola Drouth

Steel for Voca Bridge Arrives Earlier Than Planned

Ben Dillon of the State Highway Department announced that Campbell Steel Co. will deliver the Voca bridge steel by the end of October, two months ahead of December. Substructure work is complete and, with good weather, the bridge and road project may finish sooner than expected. C H Allison & Co of San Antonio began laying asphalt on four miles of new roadbed, with completion anticipated by Saturday as the new road bypasses two turns on FM 73.

Ben Dillon State Highway Department Campbell Steel Co Corpus C. H. Allison & Co San Antonio Voca

Hot Rod Club To Sponsor Dance In Brady

The Brady Hot Rod Club will sponsor a dance at the Brady Country Club on Saturday night September 21 with music by Dean Beard and his Crew Cats of Coleman. Admission is $1 per person.

Brady Hot Rod Club Brady Country Club Dean Beard Crew Cats Coleman

Ross Earns Master’s in Education at Howard Payne College

E. L. Ross, Brady High School vocational agriculture instructor, received a master’s degree in education at Howard Payne College. He previously headed the Lohn vocational agriculture department for 12 years, taught at GI School four and a half years, and now begins his third year at Brady High School while holding a bachelor’s from Texas A&M.

E. L. Ross Brady High School Howard Payne College Lohn VA Ross Texas A&m College Lohn High School Brady

Freshman Brady Girls Join Three Texas Tech Sororities

The three Brady freshmen girls enrolled at Texas Tech this fall are pledges of different sororities. Jimmie Helen Harkrider has pledged Delta Delta Delta, Nell Quain has pledged Pi Beta Phi, and CleAnn Ethridge has pledged Zeta Tau Alpha.

Brady Texas Tech Jimmie Helen Harkrider Delta Delta Delta Nell Quain CleAnn Ethridge Zeta Tau Alpha

Brady Students Scattered to Colleges Across the Nation

Mary Brady students including many 1957 Brady High graduates have enrolled in colleges nationwide. The list names dozens of students with assignments at Texas Tech University, University of Texas, Texas A&M, North Texas State College, Hardin-Summons, Notre Dame, Harvard, and more.

Mary Brady Brady High School Brady Jack Hill Bobby Underwood North Texas State College Sylvia Bell Bobby Andrews Bill Ricks Jamie Marshall Herman Hill Mary Hardin-Baylor College Barbara Lockett Southwest Texas State College Johnny Hendley Barbara Richie Billy Joe Nicholas Stephens College Columbia Barbara Brook Hardin-Summons University Johnny Bradshaw Norris Wright Deryl Griffith Notre Dame South Bend Kenneth Anderson Abilene Christian College Cynthia Reynolds University of New Mexico Phyllis Rees Harvard University Cambridge Mass Lamar Curtis Arlington State College Karl Neve William Strickland San Angelo College Edward Samuel Loretta Morris Johnny Hicks City College Longe Beach Calif Joe Garvey University of Houston Bobby Weise Donnie Davis Johnny Rudder Sul Ross College Jane Strell Bob McShan San Angelo Business College Annell Cottle Nixon-Clay Business College Austin Melba McLerran Durham's Business College Austin Helen Taylor Draughon's Business College School of Electronics Lubbock Dale Bratton

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