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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1954
Page
8
Brady Junior High School opened the season by beating Rochelle seventh and eighth graders 26 to 0 at Bulldog Stadium. The Brady team, strengthened by a band and youth, controlled the game with a heavier eleven. They travel to Mason next Thursday to play the eighth graders there.
Brady High School student Earl Dale Irish underwent a nine hour major surgery at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston. He is reported in good condition and expects four to five weeks more in the hospital at Ward 6A.
The First Methodist Church observes Revival Month wrapping up Sunday with 10:55 a.m. worship by Rev. Roy H. May on The Loyalty That Christ Calls For and an evening sermon on Salvation's Formula Grace Plus Faith Equals Salvation. Members conduct special visitations to recruit new members and re-activate others.
Brady Pledge Stanley Wallace a 1953 Brady High School graduate joins Lambda Chi Alpha at the University of Texas indicating his fraternity affiliation and college Greek life involvement.
Testimony in the Shaver case traces the defendant’s mental state with psychiatrists describing his visions of a dangerous girl named Beth and the teachers’ opinions that he was sane at the time of the crime. Jurors hear cross examinations and details from Airman Brawley about Shaver’s beer night and Lackland duties as witnesses from Brady and Bexar County testify.
Officials note blood plasma costs and gamma globulin shortages impact immunizations. The Polio Foundation controls gamma globulin from Red Cross drives, with Brady supplying 300 inoculations and March of Dimes funding an extra $19 million for processing. Community urged to meet quota despite high costs.
The excerpt argues the program’s ongoing function in the county is vital for all, warning it could be dropped if deficiencies persist. It emphasizes the importance of sustaining the initiative to avoid negative impacts on the community.
The article lists nine board members including E A Kuykendall and Cecil Brown of San Saba Edgar Burkett of Mullin and Will Rickles of Star. Nominations came from four committees and petitions with 15 signatures. Members will vote for one candidate in each district including C D Owens Goldthwaite Homer McCasland Indian Gap Eric D Roberson Goldthwaite J D Berry Mullin Delton Barnett Mullin and Willis Hill.
The notice lists candidates for Place No 3 including George Reed of Lohn Paul Lohn of Waldrip J C Lawson of Lohn and R L Watters of Melvin by petition and Place No 4 DO Williamson and A L Neal of Rochelle and Place No 5 D C Middleton of Melvin and Loyd B King of Goldthwaite.
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