Grand Jury Returns Fifteen Indictments in Waller County
The March term 1929 grand jury reports fifteen indictments, fourteen felonies and one misdemeanor. They inspect the county jail and urge repairs to jail doors, request a $750 raise for the courthouse janitor, and thank court staff for their aid. Foreman E. A. Cooper and Secretary C. H. Menke sign the report.
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State of Texas
Waller
J. L. Manry
District Court
Waller County
Texas
Court House
E. A. Cooper
C. H. Menke
Court Reconvenes After Four-Week Recess in Hempstead
After a four week recess the district court convened in Hempstead last Monday and continued cases to the next term. The grand jury report was heard and discharged, and the court adjourned until Monday the 29th inst.
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Hempstead
Delinquent Tax Notices To Be Mailed In Waller County
Delinquent taxpayers in Waller County will soon receive about 2000 notices from court collectors warning that overdue taxes must be paid or suits will be filed. The back taxes total roughly $90,000 to the county and more to the state, with some debts dating back to 1885.
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Commissioners’ Court
Waller County
Colored school curtain falls on term Friday
The focal colored school will hold its commencement exercises Thursday and Friday this week marking the end of seven productive months of study.
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Colored School
Focal Colored School
Personal notices from Hempstead area locals feature visits and moves
Local news lists visits by F Donald to Alpine and El Paso during a trip, Pat Kelley and family relocating from Houston to join a carbonated drinks business with his father, and numerous Hempstead residents visiting Houston Baytown and Bay City. Also noted are attendance at San Jacinto grounds celebration, staff changes, and small social movements among Mrs. Hiram Campbell Mrs. Georgia Rogers and others.
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F. Donald
Alpine
el Paso
Juarey
Sun ny Side store dance draws good attendance
Brookshire Route 1 reports a Saturday night dance at the Sunny Side store with strong turnout and enjoyable time. Several residents and families, including the Stasny, Stasny Frank, and Stephan households, visited relatives and hosted or attended gatherings across nearby towns Sunday and during the weekend.
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Sunny Side
Beaumont sisters visit city over weekend
Miss Ora Ford of Beaumont spent the weekend in our city with her sister Mesdames H Seidel and W R McCauley. Miss Ora Mae Muske of Addicks spent the holidays here with her parents Mr and Mrs A H Muske. Send The Times the news.
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Hiram Campbell
Cedar Greek
Mr. J
E. P. Henry
Miss Chrystelle Tubbs of
Houston
Mrs. C. Barsum
Zelma Prater
Baytown
A. H. Muske
Ora Ford
Beaumont
Our City
Mesdames H. Seidel
W. R. McCauley
Ora Mae Muske of
Addicks
Mrs
County Distributor for Pontiac Appointed Here
Mr J F Taylor has been appointed distributor for Pontiac and Oakland cars for Waller County. He will begin an aggressive soliciting and advertising campaign to place these popular low priced cars on the market in the county. He will demonstrate either make of these well known cars to prospective purchasers.
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J. F. Taylor
Pointiac
Oakland Cara
Waller County
Taylor
Bracy Island News Briefs Highlight Local Movements
Dr. Phillips traveled to San Antonio for the week end to visit his sister Mrs. A A Brod and Mrs. A J Brod and Mildred. Mrs Fannie Christophe and children visited a sister's home last Sunday. A A Brod and two sons Ed die Lee and August Jr attended business in Waller Saturday. August Brod Jr. left for Hockley to take a mining job.
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Dr. Phillips
San Antonio
Fannie Christophe
A. A. Brod
Eddie Lee
August Jr
Waller
Local Visitors Reported Attending Events Across Cities
R R Bains and family of Bay town visited relatives here last weekend. Jack Freitag visited Houston last Wednesday. Mesdames H Seidel and Loura Roessler visited Addicks on Wednesday afternoon. David Agopian with wife and baby were in Dallas earlier in the week. Several youths attended the dance at Wallis last Wednesday night.
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Annie Laurie Bains
Belton
Johnnie Tryon
Houston
Baytown
Mesdames H Seidel
Loura Roessler
Addicks
David Agopian
Dallas
Wallis Lact
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W. D. Mille
Farmers’State Bank
WEAS
Brookshire
Pat Kelley
Pat
Mr. Kelley
C. Marshall
Joe Clarke
Wallace Urban Jr
Warren Garrett
Joe P. Clarke
C. E Rodecape
A. D. Bains
Mesdames Max Wander
A. B. Anderson
C. J. Rhemann
Dave Prather
Inabelle
Baronian
Hope D Cooper
Mesdames A. M. Highrabedian
Sarkis Highrabedian
Andrew
San Jacinto Battle Grounds
EH. Martin
Georgia F. Rogers
Sam Harrison
Buffaloes
W.D Mille and Wife
Norris Pier, Jr
Bay City
N. G Pier
Steve Vavra
Joe Habacek
John Stephan
East Bernard
Louis Zadelsky
Chae
Stasny
Sam Spinks
Gilbert Hartman
Wannie Christophe
Lucille Manix
Joe Stasny
Frank Stasny
Anna Krinke
Floyd Rich
Frank Allen
Steve Stephan
Family
Inez Cooke
Union
Larrell Lewis
Batson
Times
Cointiac
Bracy Island News
Mesdames
A. A. and
A. J. Brod
Mildred
August Brod, Jr
Hockley
Jack Freitag
Happy Hour Theatre
Tom MIX
Jean Hersholt
Marion Nixon
Jazz Mad
Douglas McLean
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