Bridges at Toko-ri at Texas Theatre
The Bridges at Toko-ri screens at the Texas Theatre through Saturday. Starring William Holden Grace Kelly Fredric March and Mickey Rooney the Korean War tale follows Navy jet pilots and helicopter rescues amid stark terrain and carrier action with a wartime love story.
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Toko-ri
Texas
James A. Michener
Texas Theatre
William Belden
Grace Kelly
Fredrick
Mickey Rooney
Navy
Fredric March
William Holden
America
Tokori
Holden
States
Tokyo
Solons Life Story in New Directory Highlights Texans
The 14th Congress biographical directory lists Texans with details such as Walter Rogers of Pampa as top father with six children and Sen. Daniel tied for longest bio at about 220 words. It notes Sam Rayburn’s long service since 1913 and Bruce Alger’s 2500 flight hours as a B-29 pilot.
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Washington
Walter Rogers
Pampa
Sen
Daniel
Martin Dies
Lufkin
Olin E
Tiger) Teague
Corsicana-Bryan
Europe
Congress
Texas
Bruce Alger
Dallas
Pacific
Tokyo
Princeton
Pearl Harbor
Army Air Corps
Lubbock Army Air Base
Rio Grande Valley
Joe Kilgore
McAllen
Senate
Harley M. Kilgore
West Virginia
House
War Brings Realistic View of Hardship on Soldiers and Home Front
The piece explores how combat duty and long absences shape the soldiers and the families left behind. It portrays the terror of war and the strain endured by both service members and those at home during frequent furloughs.
Brady Man's Father Dies in Arizona
Walter J. Micklethwait about 72 father of Ralph Micklethwait of Brady died Friday morning of a heart attack in Wickenburg Arizona where he had lived 30 years. Ralph and his son James 9 attended the funeral in Wickenburg Monday. Survivors include his wife and two sons Ralph of Brady and Frank Micklethwait of Hammond Indiana.
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Brady Man
Arizona
Walter J. Micklethwait
Ralph Micklethwait
Brady
Wickenburg
Ariz
James
Ralph
Frank Micklethwait
Hammond
Ind
Kilgore Senator Comments on Kilgore Clan History
In the Senate Office Building Kilgore said research traces the Kilgore clan to Scotland, once opposing the British Crown and fleeing to Ireland. He suggests the Crown still holds the case open and could arrest Kilgores for insurrection, noting it was not a junket to Paraguay.
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Sen
Kilgore
Senate
Scotland
Ireland
Kilgores
Guests of Hairstons Welcome Visitors Sunday
Guests at the Hairstons home Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Richter and daughters Peggy and Nancy of San Antonio, Mrs. Bernice Smith of San Angelo, Mrs. Opal Nutt and daughter Bobbye Kiefer of Arlington, Mr. and Mrs. Rollie White Ledbetter of Melvin, and Mr. and Mrs. Perry Sneed of Abilene.
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H. L. Hairston
Roy Richter
Peggy
Nancy
San Antonio
Bernice Smith
San Angelo
Opal Nutt
Bobbye Kiefer
Arlington
Rollie White Ledbetter
Melvin
Perry Sneed
Abilene
McClunoch Singing Convention Set at Trinity Church
The McClunoch Singing Convention meets Sunday afternoon at 2 30 at Trinity Methodist Church. The public is invited to attend.
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McClunoch
Trinity Methodist Church
Picadilly Weepers Capture Victorian Moustache Fashion
The 1860s English male beard trend featured the Picadilly Weepers with long drooping whiskers and a pronounced moustache marking high style among fashionable gentlemen.
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England
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the Brady Standard and Heart O’ Texas News
Brady Eeterprice
McCulloch County Star
Heart O’ Texas News
Betice @f
McCulloch
Piper Laurie
Barbara Britton
Rory Calhoun
Piper
Dani Crayne
Mamie van Doren
Brady Theatre
Barton Motors
Solon
New Directory
Democrat
Pugland
Hairstons
Gartman’s
PREM
Green Label Chicken of Sea Tuna
Armour’s $ Meat
Ole
Sanduriches
Peter Pan
Peanut Butte
Lipton’s Tea
Morton
Turkey
Charmin
Pkg
BOE
OKRA
Adam’s
del Monte G
Libby’s Pins
Betsy Ross
Betty Crocker
Devil’s Food
Underwood
Nu-Crest
Elberta
Carnation
Carnation Home Service Department
Blake
Los Angeles
Mary
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