Miss Woolf Dies In Melvin At 88
Dora C. Woolf 88 of Melvin died at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services 4 p.m. Friday in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. C. L. Grimes. Burial Rest Haven Cemetery. Born April 3, 1884 in Mason County. Survived by two nephews Raymond L. Cook and Walter W. Cook, both of Melvin, and several other nieces and nephews.
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Dora C. Woolf
Melvin
Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
C. L. Grimes
Brady Gospel Church
Rest Haven Cemetery
Mason County
Pentecostal Church
Raymond L. Cook
Walter W. Cook
Deans Hog Sale Slated Saturday
M. F. Deans announces his annual fall hog sale at the farm in Voca at 1 p.m. Saturday. Yorkshire and Duroc breed hogs will be offered with open gifts and service-type boats. A free barbecue pork lunch will be served at noon. The Deans farm lies 14 miles southeast of Brady on Texas Highway 71.
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M. F. Deans
Voca
Deans
Brady
Texas Highway 71
High School Football Scores Tally From Texas Matches
Fredericksburg hosts Brady Rochelle and Christoval Junction. Burnet faces Leander, Elgin Westlake plays Marble Falls, and San Saba meets Comanche in a set of Friday night games across Texas towns.
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Fredericksburg
Brady Rochelle
Christoval Junction
Burnet Leander
Elgin
Westlake
Marble Falls
San Saba
Comanche
Priess(es) Attend West Texas Dental Society Meeting
Dr and Mrs Harry Priess spent the weekend in San Angelo for the annual West Texas Dental Society meeting where Dr Priess, a past president of the society, was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Priess
San Angelo
West Texas Dental Society
Priess
Bulldogs Promote JV Standouts for Friday Billies Showdown
Del Wilson announced two junior varsity players will join the varsity this week with a potential start against Fredericksburg Billies. Johnny Hester, a 150-pound junior, could start at quarterback and led JV to two wins. Courtney Williams, 160-pound defensive lineman, is the other promoted player.
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Brady
del Wilson
Fredericksburg Billies
Johnny Hester
Bulldogs
Courtney Williams
Billies
Hester
Scott
Wilson
Ken Whiteley
Williams
Fredericksburg
Manley Buntyn
Gene Walton
Stan McBroom
Winfred Dove
Dove
Bulldog
Rodney Jackson
Gene Edmiston
United Way drive kickoff set in McCulloch County
F W Waddill Jr, native of McCulloch County and County Tax Assessor-Collector, announces he will chair the UW Governing Division and urges area offices to support the 1972 United Way. The campaign starts Oct 2 with a kickoff banquet and aims to aid McCulloch County groups like Boy Scouts and 4 H.
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McCulloch County
United Way
F. W. Waddill, Jr
Boy Scouts
Bloodmobile
Waddill
Showers Reign In McCulloch County Texas
A cold front brought thundershowers to McCulloch County Texas early Thursday. Rain amounts varied from .10 to 1.20 inches with Brady and Melvin reporting notable totals. Camp San Saba near Melvin measured about 0.90 to 1.00 inches as Ford Ranch logged 1.20 inches while rainfall continued at press time.
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Heart of Texas
McCulloch
Carroll Barnett Ranch
Melvin
Brady
Don Freeman
U. S. Weather Observer
Camp San Saba
E. T. Williams
Robert Krieg
Ford Ranch
Self Leaves Loadcraft for Vulcan Trailer Post
Neal Self general manager of Loadcraft and Brady resident for eight years leaves the city and company to take a similar job with Vulcan Trailer Manufacturing Co. in Birmingham Alabama. He departs with wife Edith and children Rebecca Scott and Sara. David remains in Austin as a UT junior. The family has deep Brady ties including church and civic roles and Self hails from Anniston Alabama with a Georgia Tech background.
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Neal Self
Loadcraft
Brady
Vulcan Trailer Manufacturing Co
Birmingham
Ala
Self
Edith
Rebecca
Scott
Sara
David
University of Texas
Austin
Leo Beeman
Mary
Durango
Colo
Augusta
Kan
Loadcraft Organization
First United Methodist Church
Lions Club
Brady Chamber of Commerce
Bloodmobile
Hos
Bobby Deeds Promoted to Director of Manufacturing at Loadcraft
Bobby Deeds, longtime Loadcraft employee, will become Director of Manufacturing effective Oct. 1, succeeding Neal Self who departs this month. Deeds, a San Saba County native, has held key quality control and plant supervision roles since 1952 after moving to Brady. Self anticipates continued growth for Brady’s Loadcraft, including a 100,000 pound heavy trailer under construction.
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Self
Anniston
Ala
Georgia Tech
Bobby Deeds
Loadcraft
Deeds
San Saba County
California
Brady
Intercontinental Manufacturing Co
IMCO
Brady Industries
Londcraft Organization
Neal
Birmingham
Council Accepts Gibbs' Resignation
Police Chief Dorman Gibbs resigns effective Oct. 5 to become a security officer in Austin. The council to attend Region VI Texas Municipal League meeting Sept. 26 in Abilene with Grant Jones as speaker. Two ordinances passed. plumbing and Richards Park annex. Council set special meeting for department head talks and discussed oil buying, volunteer retirement, and curb gutter paving costs with no final action.
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Dorman Gibbs
Gibbs
Austin
Texas Municipal League
Abilene
Grant Jones
J. D. Bailey
Richards Park
Ray Burger
Humble Oil Co
Fire Department
Talley Rites Held for Brady Resident Lorena Talley
Mrs. Lorena M. Talley 72 of Brady died in an Austin hospital after a short illness. Born February 6, 1900 in El Paso County she had lived in Brady since 1928. She was a housewife and Gospel Church member. Survived by two daughters Fenis Cox Waco and Jerry Salsbury Austin. three sons Chester Brady Melvin Maryneal Weldon Fort Worth. two sisters Opal Wilson Goldthwaite Gene Henderson Yucca Valley Calif.. three brothers Henry Couch Mammoth Springs Edgar Couch Jesse Couch. 15 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Lorena M. Talley
Brady
Austin
Wilkerson Memorial Chapel
C. L. Grimes
Brady Gospel Church
Rest Haven Cemetery
el Paso County
the Gospel Church
Charlie F. Talley
Fenis Cox
Waco
Jerry Salsbury
Chester W. Talley
Melvin L. Talley
Maryneal
Weldon G. Talley
Fort Worth
Opal Wilson
Goldthwaite
Gene Henderson
Yucca Valley
Calif
Henry Lee Couch
Mammoth Springs
Ark
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Miss Woolf
Larry Shields
Shields
Earl Patrick
Adan Flores
Pete Lafuente
Bill Fickling
Denny Densman
Charlies Elliott
Cameron Cunningham
Gary Scott
F. V. Waddill, JR
Standard
Odoole Uo
Ouetvin
Brady Lakeo
Olohn
O Ford Ranch
Fife
Ibrady
Ocalf Creek
Mercuryo
Placid
East
Sweden
Ocamp San Saba
Alabama
Helen
Bobby
Brenda
Benny
Council
Lorena Talley
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