Reenactment Echoes Civil War Battle at Manassas
Miss Rebecca Hare reports on the 1961 Battle of Manassas reenactment as part of the Civil War centennial. The event drew crowds, featured the North South Skirmish Association, and highlighted a reverent commemoration rather than celebration.
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Manassas
Ebecca Hare
McMurry College
Miss Hare
Charles Hare
Rochelle
General McDowell
Manassas Battlefield Park
Essape
Former Waldrip Teacher Jessie Wright Dies at 68
Jessie Wright, 68, longtime Waldrip educator who taught at Doole Lohn and Waldrip, died Tuesday afternoon in a Mesquite nursing home. She was active in the Baptist Church and the Sunshine Club. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Waldrip Community Center with burial at Marion Cemetery, Stevens Funeral Home of Coleman directing. Survived by daughter Anita Wright of Dallas. sons Donald Wright of Mountain Home Idaho and J W Wright of Portland Oregon. eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. two sisters and a brother.
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R. A
Jessie) Wright
Waldrip
Mesquite
Doole, Lohn, and
The
Baptist Church
Wright
Sunshine Club
Dallas
Waldrip Community Center
Stevens Funeral Home
Coleman
Marion Cemetery
Anita Wright
Donald B. Wright
Mountain Home
Idaho
J. W. Wright
Portland
Ore
County Teachers To Meet Tuesday
The McCulloch County Teachers Association will hold its first meeting of the year Tuesday evening September 26 at 7 o clock at the Rochelle football field. The event is a barbecue supper and informal gathering for teachers and their spouses and all school trustees and their spouses. Special guests include Senator Louis Crump and Rep Terry Townsend. Officers include Mrs Lockett Bryson president Edward Whiteley first vice president and program chairman E L Ross second vice president and legislative and public relations chairman and E J Powell secretary treasurer.
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McCulloch
Map of SCS Dams Erected On Courthouse Lawn
County Commissioners Court approved placing a sign with a Brady Creek Flood Prevention Program map on the courthouse lawn. Clifford Powell and George Johanson, representing local soil districts, requested the display. The court also called for bids to purchase a new automobile for the sheriff, bid opening at 9:30 a.m. October 9.
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County Commissioners Court
Brady Creek
Clifford Powell
George Johanson
San Saba Brady
Concho
Friends of the Library Seek More Members
The Friends of the Library urge more members and announce membership fees of 1 for adults and 50e for children. Mrs. Joe B. Gault is the membership chairman and asks payments be left with Mrs. W. H. Jackson or mailed to her.
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Friends of the Library
Joe B. Gault
W. H. Jackson
Ramette Drill Team Names Joeen Johnson Freshman Recruit
Joeen Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Dale Johnson and Melvin High School graduate joins the Ramette Drill team as a freshman at San Angelo College this Fall.
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Joeen Johnson
Melvin High School
Joe Dale Johnson
San Angelo College
Farm Leaders Elected For ASC Committees
McCulloch County farmers chose ASC Community A B and C leaders for 1962. Edward Lyckman John W Brown and Hubert Moseley chair the three areas with alternates named. Committees meet next Tuesday at 1 30 p m to plan for county ASC elections and advisory duties.
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ASC
McCulloch Co
John W. Brown
Leon C. Barton
Zane P. Carroll
O. C. Utsey
Stanley Moore
Hubert J. Moseley
Orville C. Beakely
Brady Lake View Football Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the Brady Lake View game in San Angelo on Saturday September 30 go on sale in Brady Tuesday morning at local drug stores. The school has 140 reserved seats at $1.50 and 240 general admission tickets at $1.25. Student tickets at school cost 25 cents. Sales run until noon on September 30.
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San Angelo
Brady
Local Schedule Brief for Friday and Tuesday Games
Friday games feature Brady at Coleman patchick at Blackwell Cherokee at Rochelle Melvin and at Robert Lee. Tuesday schedules include Brady B team at Ballinger Rochelle 8th grade at Brady Junior High and Bull dog Stadium hosts the matchups.
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Friday Brady
Coleman
Blackwell Cherokee
Rochelle Melvin
Robert Lee
Tuesday Brady
Ballinger Rochelle
Brady
Bulldog Stadium
McCulloch County Singing Convention Meets Sunday
The McCulloch Singing Convention will gather at 2 p m Sunday at the Placid Baptist Church for an afternoon of old time hymn singing and fellowship with local residents and visiting singers expected to attend.
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John Fortier
Pontiac
Mich
Third Manassas
McCulloch
McCulloch County
Placid Baptist
Cat Defense Faces Bluecats In Coleman Rivalry Test
Brady Bulldogs meet Coleman Bluecats in Coleman for a renewal of a years long rivalry. Coach K Y Owens notes a tough challenge as Coleman’s defense and speed threaten Brady’s potent offense led by Dunn and McDougal. Coleman’s seniors pace a small but sharp lineup seeking first win over Brady since 1957.
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Prady
Bulldogs
Bluecats
Coleman
Brady
K. Y. Owens
Anson
Comanche
Dan Williams
Ronnie Mankin
Edward Feeler
Dunn
McDougal
Ted Ehrler
Tom Elkins
Ronnie Jeffries
Johnny Kirby
Bob Johnson
Hubert Welch
Jim West
West
Kirby
George Kidd
Owens
David T. Quinn
Pilly Harbour
Buldogs
Kenneth West
McCulloch County Livestock Association Elects Officers
David Bratton was elected president at the McCulloch County Livestock Association annual meeting held at Richards Park. Lloyd Moseley named first vice president, Norman Drake secretary treasurer, with seven new directors including Floyd Marshall Billy Taliaferro Dayton Boren M F Deans Frank Lohn and Norman Drake. Bill Coleman fills a one year board term replacing Earl Behrens. Hubert Moseley and E L Ross presided as retiring officers.
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David Bratton
McCulloch
Mason Crocker
Lloyd Moseley
O. D. Striegler
Hubert Moseley
E. L. Ross
Motor Scooter Rider Injured In Collision On Crothers Avenue
Michael McCartney 13 was seriously injured when his motor scooter rammed a car driven by Mrs. Burnel Davis on Crothers Avenue. He suffered a broken right leg and head and facial cuts and was hospitalized at Brady Hospital. Police Chief Dorman Gibbs urged scooter riders to exercise more caution and noted licenses apply to scooter operators as well.
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Michael McCartney
Burnel Davis
North Cypress
Crothers Avenue
Davis
Crothers
Dorman Gibbs
Michael
Pine Street
Johnny Nichols
North Walnut
Brady Hospital
Gibbs
TSTA Workshop At Ballinger Sept 23
Texas State Teachers Association District 11 sponsors a workshop in Ballinger at Ballinger High School on Saturday Sept 23 for district officers county officers and classroom teachers. Mrs Lockett Bryson urges McCulloch County officers to attend. District 11 will be represented by 20 counties at the workshop.
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Texas State Teachers Association
Ballinger
Ballinger High School
TSTA
Lockett Bryson
McCulloch
Hangar Lease Talks Fail to Close Brady Offer
Brady Industries offered to lease the two city hangars at Curtis Field with improvements payment of about 1200 to 1500 dollars and 100 dollar rent plus 1 percent of gross business. City and Brady officials will meet again as council weighs regaining control to lure more industry.
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Brady Industries, Inc
Curtis Field
Jack Smithwick
John Threadzill
Brady
Lions Light Bulb Sale Next Week
Brady Lions Clubs members plan door to door bulb distribution next week. Each bag contains two 100 watt and two 75 watt globes priced 98 cents plus 2 cents tax totaling one dollar. If not reached, contact any member for prompt delivery.
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Brady Lions Clubs
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First Manassas Corporation
National Park Service
North- South Skirmish Association
Stonewall
Thomas J. Jackson
George J. Bisacca
Lenox
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Friends of Library
Bulldog
W. L
Bradshaw
Kidd
Camera
Brady High Bulldog
Jimmy the Winters
Will
Agricultural
Soil Bank
Secretary of Agriculture
Edward C. Lyckman
Paul Hanson
Gaston R. Moore
David W. Dahlberg
Ed Williams
Grady M. Yates
Bill Lankford
Clyde C. Matthews
Leadess
Giiterdrill
Boddle High School
Lada
Lake View
Lions
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