Funeral Services for Hollie Allen Held Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services for Hollie O Conner Allen 49 were held Sunday at 3 p m in Luling with burial in Luling Cemetery He dropped dead at home July 29 about 6 15 p m A World War I Navy veteran he worked for Houston Oil Co since 1942 and later helped his wife in the restaurant business He was survived by his widow Mae Alexander Allen son Hollie Allen Jr of Sherman Oaks California mother Alice Allen of Austin brothers and sisters listed with many friends
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Hollies O’conner Allen
Luling
Houston Oil Company
Katy
Mae Alexander Allen
Hollie Allen Jr
Sherman Oaks
California
Alice Allen
Austin
Elzie Allen
Houston
J. E. Littlepage
Johnson Gault
L. C. Brock
C. E. Dickinson
Jourdanton
Tom Witter
Thomas Northcutt
Adam Briscoe
Alice
Services Held for J. B. Patty in Mexia
J B Patty died Saturday July 31 1948 about 930 am funeral services were held in Mexia at 6 pm Sunday Attending from here were his brother T A Patty and sisters Mrs D D Feagan Mrs E H Wilpitz and Mrs Ed Wilpitz and Mr Ed Wilpitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Patty
Mexia
T. A. Patty
D. D. Feagan
E. H. Wilpitz
Ed. W. Wilpitz
Ed. Wilpitz
Obituary: Seaborn Sim Middlebrook Dies in Sealy
Seaborn Sim Middlebrook died August 8 1948 at Sealy hospital at 9 55 p.m. Services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the San Felipe church Rev J D Weaver of Sealy officiated. Interment was in the San Felipe cemetery. Schmidt Funeral home directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaborn
Sim Middlebrook
Sealy Hospital
San Felipe Church
J. D. Weaver
Sealy
San Felipe
Schmidt Funeral Home
Youth Caravan Engages Methodist Youth Each Evening
The Youth Caravan group works with Methodist church youth nightly starting at 5 30 featuring supper devotion bible study discussions games and singing. About forty five attendees per night include guests Bob Bridges of Georgia Sarah Hemingway of Kingtree South Carolina Mildre Skelton of Alabama Val Jean Wheeler of Wuanita Nebraska and more visiting families.
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Methodist Church
Bob Bridges
Georgia
Sarah Hemingway
Kingtree
South Carolina
D. Avera
Mildre Skelton
Alabama
H. E. Romack
Val Jean Wheeler
Wuanita
Nebraska
Arthur Robichaux
Willie Gilmore
Holden Longenbaugh
Harris Recovers After Chin Cut Requiring Stitches
Harris cut her chin and received stitches. She is recovering well and getting along nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Obituary: Jesse Roark of Katy Dies After Service
Jesse Roark born November 25 1895 in Waggoner Oklahoma served in World War I and the U S Navy before working in oil warehouses and as a Katy MKT clerk. He married Roselle Ramsey in Granger April 13 1919 and died July 28. funeral at Katy Methodist with Magnolia Cemetery interment.
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Roark
Waggoner
Okla
Jesse Forrest Roark
Granger High School
Austin Academy
Oklahoma University
U.S. Navy
Roselle Ramsey
Granger
Smithville
The
American Legion
Katy Methodist Church
Derwood Blackwell
Magnolia Cemetery
Katy
Schmidt Funeral Home
Jesse Roark
Louis Roark
Tulsa
Fannie Roark
Norman
O. D. Whitwell
Whitwell
McKinney
Texas
Laurence Ernest
Ernest
Houston
Roy Clark
Rockdale
D. K. Ramsey
Elk City
W. S. Ramsey
Hillsboro
Earl Ramsey
Roark’s
Curtis Moore
D. Burns
Ned Reader
Pat Gore
Galena Park
Couple visits at Clay's Trailer Center near Houston
Jean Cooper and Katherine Faulk spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wilson at Clay's Trailer Center near Houston, staying for the duration and enjoying time together.
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Jean Cooper
Katherine Faulk
Mrs
Melvin Wilson
Clay
Houston
Local Residents Share News and Visits in Brookshire
Brookshire social notes list from visits and illnesses. Ida Neeley ill at Seidel home. H W Rehulte family from Baytown visiting. Younger family from Austin staying with Schulte family. Schulte returning from Sealy hospital. Phillips family moved to Farrar farms. Phillips father retired from Katy Railroad after 46 years. various relatives and friends visiting, barbecues, and trips to West Texas, Sealy, Hobbs, and San Antonio. Lions Club and PTA noted.
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Lions Club
P.T. A
Ida Neeley
Seidel
H. W. Rehulte
Baytown
L. P. Younger
Austin
J. H. Schulte
Sealy Hospital
Charlie Phillips
Richard Woods
W. E. O’quinn
Humble
G. A. O’quinn
Herman
Nancy Ruth
Joanne
Brookshire
Morris Oliphant
Fred Peck
Houston
Equalization board meeting on valuation hike in Brookshire
Residents are invited to show cause why their city assessed valuations should not be raised by 50 percent for Water bonds financing after the latest election. The session occurs August 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tax Collector's office.
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Equalization Board
Equalization Board City OF
Brookshire
Lad Janda to Play for Katy V F W at Sealy Legion Hall
The Floyd E Breedlove Post 9182 of V F W sponsors a dance at Sealy Legion Park on Saturday night August 7. Lad Janda's orchestra will provide snappy dance tunes for a good time and a worthy cause.
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Lad Janda
Katy V. F. W
Sealy Legion Hall
Floyd E. Breedlove
Katy
Brookshire
Fulshear
Pattison
Sealy Legion Park
B P W Banquet and Socials Highlight July Meeting
The Business and Professional Womens club held a July 28 dinner at Humble Plant Dining room with Ethel Martin serving and Helen Sandel planning decorations. After a business session at Mrs. Martins home, Jean Ebel acted as secretary in Mrs. Louise Gra’s absence. Minnie Bains attended as a visitor and Coca Cola was served.
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Business and Professional Womens Club
Ethel Martin
Humble Plant
Helen Sandel
Crops Suffer from Drouth Across the Area
Farmers face drought with rice fields abandoned to supply main crop and cotton bolls opening early in the Brazos bottoms. Peanuts also hit by drought while growers dust with DDT to fight cotton worms and corn borers. A weather break could still yield a bumper harvest.
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Brazos
Pattison Home Dem Club Plans Picnic and Sale
The Pattison Home Dem Club met at Mrs. T R Jones home on Monday July 26. They discussed a community picnic on Sunday August 15 at Pattison Park at 730 PM with baskets lunch. Drinks provided by the club and a cake sale is planned. Mrs Fletcher demonstrated measuring dress patterns and fabric choices for the dress review.
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Pattison Home Dem
T. R. Jones
Pattison Park
Katy Personal News Highlights Visits Across Texas
Eddie Terry of Texas City visits grandparents in Katy while R Swenson and Mrs Swenson host in hospital Galveston. Mrs Bruce Armstrong of Washington visits daughter Mrs Lassman in Katy. George Oliphant hosts in Katy with J Burton from West Virginia. Rodeo trip to Conroe noted. Crumps plan two week Louisiana visit. Laverne Hoyt of Austin spends weekend with Hoyts.
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Katy
Eddie Terry
Texas City
Fred A. Hoyt
R. Swenson
Joyce Swenson
Monigold, Jr
Swenson
Galveston
Bruce Armstrong
Bellingham
Washington
R. A. Lassman
George Oliphant
J. Burton
West Virginia
M. Pruitt
Matt Jones
E. P. Campbell
Conroe Way
L. J. Crump
Louisiana
Crump
Butex Gas Company
Laverne Hoyt
Austin
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Hollie Allen
E. L Martin's
RED & White
Hopkins
Jack Freytag
Ray Harbison
Ray
C. E. Bybee
J. C. Powell
Beloit
Kansas
Powells
Centerville
Iowa
John Woodruff
Tubbs
San Antonio
Misa Diana Dismuken
Lucius Tubbs
C. W. Baranum
Chrystel Tubbs
Billie Fisher
Newell Cafe Jin] Brookshire
Hope Cooper
Damon Matlock
Matlock
B. & P. W. Banquet
Corpus
E. H. Waggoners
Fred Ebel, Jr
Steve Nolan
Oklahoma
Fred
F. A. Ebel
Walter Weinman
George
Myers
Weinmann
A. Agopian
Henry Sturm
J. J. Hopkins
W. K. Porter
Merc
Walter Boehnié
Dem
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