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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1959
Page
2
In Wichita Falls the oil boom of 1920 prompted Mayor Cline to propose buying the city to resolve shortages. He explains how you need bonds and raised valuations to fund parks water and sewage and how residents reacted with outrage at doubled tax renditions.
The East Sweden Ladies Association held a November 12 meeting at Mrs Walter Hurd’s home with 14 members and three visitors. Members delivered a turkey load to Brownwood. toms averaged over 29 pounds and sold to Swift & Co. Multiple visits and family news followed, including illness, elk hunt returns, Armistice Day parade plans, and the Thorn Reviving Dinner at the Club Room.
Cline and Woods proposed to purchase every property at double assessed value to fund parks and waterworks, arguing tax valuations were inflated. The offer drained the crowd, the mayoral office left, and the city ultimately gained parks and sewage projects. Clint Woods was linked to L B Smith of the Herald and Standard.
Miss Ouita Moseley arrives from Washington D C last Thursday to spend two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs A W Moseley and other relatives.
Miss Moseley spent Wednesday in Eldorado visiting with Mrs. Jess Koy, sharing conversations and local hospitality during the outing.
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