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The Missouri Student Unions has posted some images of the new Beetle Bailey statue that will be inside the new Shack establishment in Brady Commons. The statue was designed by Mort Walker and his son Neal Walker.
The associated press also had a story this weekend gearing up for Beetle Bailey’s 60th anniversary which is on Saturday, September 4th.
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There’s been a lot of coverage surrounding the MU event for the Beetle Bailey postage stamp held on Friday. Here’s some photos from the event that I took:
Mort Walker’s assistant Bill Janocha talks to the crowd.
Richard Wallace, Bill Janocha, David Martin & Beetle Bailey.
A brochure from the event stamped by the post office.
At the event, Mort Walker’s assistant Bill Janocha said that Walker should be back in October to celebrate the opening of Morts Place and the new Shack that will be attached to the new Brady Commons. The Missourian has a story with a graphic of where the new hangout will be located.
The Missourian has posted many Beetle Bailey features recently:
You can also check out news stories on the stamp event itself from the Missourian and the Tribune.
Update: KOMU has a video.
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The University of Missouri is hosting an event to commemorate the recently released Beetle Bailey postage stamp. The event is taking place at the north entrance of Donald W. Reynolds Alumni Center at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 27th. Guests at the event will include Mort Walker’s assistant, Bill Janocha, Chancellor Emeritus Richard Wallace, Columbia’s Postmaster Cindy Bolles, and a costumed Beetle Bailey himself.
Several groups are making this event possible, including the Mizzou Botanic Garden, the Mizzou Alumni Association, the U.S. Postal Service, and the Mizzou ROTC. The Missourian also mentions the event in today’s paper.
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