Meteor sighting prompts search by Southwest collectors
Residents from Coleman to Brownwood report a meteor around 9 40 p m August 23. Bud Gober and Oscar Monnig urge anyone with info to contact them, hinting at a possible museum drive for the old McCulloch jail while readers weigh in on the spectacle and local lore.
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Texas
H. L
Bud) Gober, Jr
Hanes Underwear
Coleman
Ballinger
Brownwood
Bud
Oscar Monnig
Fort Worth
Langford Buys Dodge and Chrysler Agencies in Brady Area
Sid Langford of Austin buys the Dodge agency from Shuffield Townsend and the Chrysler Plymouth agency from Tommy Ereckson. A grand opening is planned in late September in the old Shuffield Townsend building as 1974 model cars arrive. Langford's career spans Brady to Austin, with ties to Brady High School football and later ventures in San Angelo Albuquerque and Canada Dry bottling. He plans to relocate his wife Loreta Schuler and three children to Brady when feasible.
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Sid Langford
Austin
Brady
Dodge
Shuffield & Townsend
Chrysler and Plymouth
Tommy Ereckson
Langford
Shuffield- Townsend
Brady High
E. J. Powell
Canada Dry Bottling Company
Pleasuretime Bottling Works
Come To
George C. Langford
Chrysler
Plymouth
Brady City Hires Engineer for New Heart Hospital Sewer
The City of Brady employed Boyd J. McDaniels to design the sewer line for the Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital as construction proceeds. At Tuesday’s council meeting plans and specs were urged, and bids were opened for repairing Brady Lake water well.
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Brady
Boyd J. McDaniels
Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital
McDaniels
Brady Lake
Brady FFA honors fathers with barbecue and new members
Brady High School Future Farmers of America held a father son barbecue at Brady Lake Pavilion with over 200 attendees. The event inducted 33 new Brady High FFA members and named Deborah Matthiesen as FFA Sweetheart for 1973 74 while introducing outgoing sweetheart Penny Capps.
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Farmer of America
Brady Lake Pavilion
Penny Capps
Sonny Capps
Deborah Matthiesen
Norbert Matthiesen
Doole
Brady High School
FFA
BHS
Future Farmers of America
Brady Lake
Deborah
Brady High
Mr. Lopez Dies Wednesday At Hospital
Mike Nicanor Lopez 69 of Brady died at 9 a m Wednesday at Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Funeral 10 a m Friday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Rev. George Green officiating. Burial in Live Oak Cemetery under Wilkerson Funeral Home direction. Born January 10 1904 in San Luis Potosi Mexico he married Petra Enc Sedilio in 1955 in New Mexico. Resident of Brady 20 years he was a laborer and member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include wife daughter Maria Hernandez of Midland brother Rosalio Lopez of Colorado City seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Mike Nicanor Lopez
Brady
Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
George Green
Live Oak Cemetery
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Mrs
Maria Hernandez
Midland
Rosalio Lopez
Colorado City
Prison Escapee Meyers Still At Large Across Texas
David Meyers an Ellis Prison Farm escapee remains at large across the state and is wanted for questioning in multiple burglaries and a stolen automobile. Meyers and his wife Sandra Marie are armed and considered dangerous with a death pact to shoot it out with police. Robert Lee Regian Jr. of Houston is jailed in McCulloch County on related charges.
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McCulloch
Luke
David Meyers
Ellis Prison Farm
Huntsville
JRB
Brady Butane
Colonial Food Store
Meyers
Bill Strickland
Texas
Bob Favor
Robert Lee Regian, Jr
Houston
Wesley Styles
Brady
Favor
Regian
McCulloch County
Texas Ranger
Strickland
Doe permits to be issued Sept 25 at Brady Chamber
Antlerless deer permits for the archery season will be issued at the Brady Chamber of Commerce office from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday Sept 25. Applicants should visit the meeting place during the stated hours.
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Brady Chamber of Commerce
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Bastille
Tucson
Ariz
Roger L. Guyton
A. J. Priddy
Minnie
Mary Pfluger
Pflugerville
Travis County
Royden Lebrecht
A. J. Priddys
Courthouse
R. L. Pearce
Fife
San Angelo
Venetian Blind
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Mary Beth Harmon
Col
Bob Langford
Air Force
Georgi Ann Dickerson
Oregon
Robert Langford
Margaret
University of Texas At Austin
Loreta Schuler
Hobby
United States Geological Survey
Greenhands
Joey Partin
Mike Probst
Robert Morris
Manley Buntyn
Daniel Boggus
Mylee Quick
E. L. Ross
Guy
Siler
John W. Jones
Don Neal
The
Jones
Commercial National Bank of
Neal
Brady National
Partin
John Henry Campbell
Brady Ffa Chapter
Mr. Lopez
San
Sedilio
New Mexico
Lopez
Catholic Church
C&c Development
Parkview
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Heart of Texas
Lewis Bell
Campbell Motors
Greag
Sandra Marie
Sheriff's Department
Rangers
Department of Public Safety
City Police
Chamber of Commerce
East First
Brady, Tex
Don Freeman
Doe
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