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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1955
Page
8
On Trinity University campus in San Antonio a plan to replace freshmen beanies with coonskin caps sparks a campus debate. Supporters tie the idea to Davy Crockett and San Antonio's patriotic theme, while opponents call it silly or unnecessary. Classes continue as the decision awaits.
The group travels 132 miles north to Atlantic Iowa after passing through Kansas City area and Independence. They describe corn fields head high and soybeans knee high as they reach the Irwin Pelletts near 6:15 p m Saturday, a tired but happy quartet of Texans.
Pvt. Truman E. Long, formerly stationed at Camp Kilmer New Jersey, spent a day with his mother Mrs. Gladys Long and sister Wadean Long of San Angelo and visited Brady relatives before reporting for a new assignment at Fort Hamilton Brooklyn New York.
Here From Arkansas Mrs Thelma Olson had as her guests last week her mother Mrs I S Horne brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs J H Grooms and sister Miss Bertha Lloyd all of Paragould Ark.
Miss Dorothy Ulstad of Benson Minnesota has been the guest of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs P L Ulstad the past week They left Monday for Benson to visit relatives with Miss Ulstad accompanying them home.
A cash reward of 1000 dollars is offered by the Lohn Valley Protective Association for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone unlawfully handling cattle sheep or goats belonging to its members. The list of named members includes Chas H Mitter Dutch Woodward James Finlay Sec Lir Walker W N White Co EL D Bradley Glenn Wright Wiley W Walker L B Turner McCall Curtis Paul John B A Cornils Jr Emmett Damron Aaron Damron J B Guyton Reed Steward Lem Barton WB Watkins Mrs G T Gattis George B Reed E L Ross Hollis Fowler Ed Barsch W E John Jr Clarence John John T Yanuis Ben Hodges Parker Pumphrey D C Utsey J P Gafford Sidney Cox Fred Wulff Jr Nim Kirk John Will Cox L L Peel Harold Heath Paul Moore D S S Pumphrey Dick Moseley Mrs R L Pearce A C Snodgrass Tom V Hickman Luke Vogel Robert Bratton John Brown Pete Taylor Clarence Priest Walter Browning Gaston Bishop F C Guice Jack B Smith James Finlay Sr David Dutton Carroll Watkins Owen Rudolph Jym Mitchell David Bratton Carroll Hodges L M Roberson Sam Fullagar J Purcell Lynn Haywood Ray Don Turner Bill Roddie Herbert Wood Frank Corder Punk Snyder Frank Roddie Jack Roddie E N Hall L N Mitchell Zane Carroll Taylor Solsbery Guy Phillips.
At University of Corpus Christi a six foot fence separated men and women to reinforce a sex separation policy. Earlier 86 families paid 30 dollars for summer swimming privileges. after protests the pools closed temporarily and refunds were issued. Four percent wirephoto. Moffatt returned to grocery business in the old Perry Bros. building. He had worked for the State Comptroller since 1946 as a tax supervisor for six counties. He lived in San Angelo 1940-41 with wife and two children. Funeral for Mr. Moffatt conducted by Rev. Travis McNair at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Pallbearers named. He belonged to Lady Masonic Lodge. Masonic rites at Brady Cemetery conducted by C. A. Watkins.
Roy Foster seeks farm or ranch work on a school bus route in Brady. Located at 1001 Beck Street, Brady. Experienced laborer available for daily duties and seasonal tasks.
President Eisenhower attends the Geneva summit with Great Britain France and Russia to seek world peace while cautioning against trusting Communist leaders. Audie Murphy, born in Kingston Texas and raised in Farmersville, is celebrated in the Senate for his World War II heroism and later film success.
Mrs. K. H. McClusky long time Placid resident now living in Houston visits her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Rankin in Brady. She enjoys Baptist Church ties in Placid and hopes to see friends before leaving.
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