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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1971
Page
3
The Brady Standard and Heart O Texas News note Brady residents may call a toll free number to reach the San Angelo office. The notice directs callers to ask the operator for Enterprise 2058 for information or services.
Sponsors report a large crowd for the annual turkey shoot on October 31 at the Rod and Gun Club Rifle Range. Winners included John Hughes and Lyndon Myrick in multiple matches, with children’s winners Angie Willis and Mike Hughes. A long list of local merchants donated prizes and many community volunteers assisted.
Joe Johnson a Mercury freshman agricultural engineering major at Texas A&M received a College of Agriculture Scholarship on Oct. 28. Dean H. O. Kunkel announced Johnson and 36 other winners at a faculty staff meeting. he is the son of Mr and Mrs Burk Johnson and held FFA district offices in high school plus all district honors in football and basketball.
Joy Pruitt, formerly Joy Frost from Lohn, now of Tornillo, won her sixth golf trophy after taking up the sport in May 1970. A 1957 Lohn High School graduate, she has competed in nine tournaments, is married to W D Pruitt Jr, and has a daughter Denise, seven.
A crude report notes that elevator operators are scarce and patrons encounter only opportunists asking for coins or cigarettes between floors. The piece captures a fragment of urban life with a sharp tone on street temptation and sparse service.
Cold spell arrives as fields dry out and farmers advance grain sowing and plowing. Local families share visits across San Antonio Andrews Brady and Big Spring adding social ties. Dying and funeral of Mrs. Dink Burrell noted. funeral in Big Spring. Friendship Club to meet November 11 with Mrs. E L Marshall.
Russell E. Shrader announces welfare program consultant openings in the State Department of Public Welfare in Austin. Positions require master’s or bachelor’s degrees with related coursework and several years in social welfare, with selection by written exam and experience. salary is 936 dollars monthly. Applicants contact the Merit System Council at 507 Brown Building, Box 1389, Austin, Texas 78767.
A shopper asks why baggers place canned goods on top of egg cartons during packing. The practice seems to protect fragile eggs from being crushed while balancing heavier items above the carton. Critics note potential risk but many view it as a convenient stacking method.
A snail moves about three inches in a minute while mostly advancing a fraction of an inch per step. The description notes the creature’s slow, irregular motion.
Gen Tom Thumb, famed as history’s greatest dwarf, stood 25 inches tall in boyhood, later reaching 40 inches and weighing 70 pounds in adulthood, marking notable changes in his stature.
Out of town relatives and friends gathered for the funeral of Mrs. Gus Herberg. Attendees included Nevel Hammons of Ponca City Oklahoma and clusters from Fort Worth, San Antonio, Donna, Dallas, Houston, Goldthwaite, Melvin, Brownwood, and other Texas towns.
J M Talbot states disability benefits not paid for short term or partial disabilities. To qualify you must be unable to do any substantial work including your regular job and your disability must last at least 12 months. Contact nearest Social Security office promptly for timely decision. Decisions are made by medical experts using impairment severity and your doctor's reports.
The notice outlines ongoing disability benefits and directs inquiries to the Social Security Office at 3000 West Harris Avenue San Angelo or to meet the representative in Brady. It notes that those unable to meet the representative should seek alternative arrangements.
The article notes that when a new state is admitted to the Union a star is added to the national flag on the Fourth of July following the admission date. It emphasizes the practice as a symbol of statehood and national unity.
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