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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1961
Page
10
Marlin Neal and daughter Brenda Ann of Ft Worth spent the week-end with Mrs Neal's parents Mr and Mrs W O Akins. Mrs Lucille Middleton Mepard spent the week-end at the Akins residence with relatives.
Local residents attend visits, club meetings, and church events in Melvin and Eden. Founders Day for Melvin OES, Lions Club social, football opener vs Eden, bake sales by Methodist WSCS, and duties for Missionary Education Seminary announced with hostesses and attendees listed.
Gartha Browning a Brownwood and Taos New Mexico artist joins Howard Payne University Adult Education and Evening Division this year as an art instructor. Classes begin October 2 with non credit courses for all levels and a Wednesday night class for men. Mrs Homer Duncum notes all day and mixed evening offerings and invites registrations through division chairman Charles Stewart.
Court of Honor for Boy Scout Troop 402 sponsored by First Methodist Church will take place at 7:30 p m Tuesday Oct 8 in the church fellowship hall. Bank advancements and merit badges will be awarded and the public is invited to attend.
Fort Davis Texas the Bloys Encampment directors warn that aging trees in the Davis Mountains area especially the Founder's Tree and the Prayer Tree are dying. Local pioneer family member Joe Evans says tree surgeons will be called to stem failure as stumps and dying branches appear.
The Dollars for Democrats campaign opened this week in the 16th Senatorial District with George Day of Brownwood named district drive chairman by state chairman Mrs. Silas Grant. J. H. Shelton requested the setup and the district quota is $3,140 with McCulloch County at $240. Proceeds are divided into thirds for national state and county organizations.
Evans notes Bloys was licensed in Cairo Illinois in 1878 and moved to Fort Davis in 1888 from Coleman City where he lived eight years. He cites the four forks of the old tree as a landmark from their pioneer gathering and sermon.
The four cooperating denominations Presbyterian Baptists Methodist and Disciples unite for their annual event. Pastors from each denomination are selected without prior announcement to deliver the sermon.
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