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Newspaper

Brookshire Times

Location

Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1948

Page

11

Texas Highway Patrol Seeks Recruits for 12-Week Training

The Texas Highway Patrol invites applicants for Patrolmen with exams set around September 1. Captain Glen Rose says 60 more officers are needed to meet the quota. qualified entrants enter a 12 week training starting December 1. Requirements include age 21 to 36, height 5 8, weight limits, high school education, Texas residency, and strong character. Details and blanks available from Brookshire officials on August 17 between 9 and 10 a.m.

Texas Highway Patrol Glen Rose Houston Highway Patrol Texas Brookshire Rose

Baytown area wants ads plus livestock and equipment listings

Classifieds show want ads for furniture upholstery samples from Bender Supply in Sealy Texas. R A Roberts offers portable DDT cattle sprayer services near Katy. Lost white faced Hereford cow in Brookshire with brand markers and reward offered. Various sales include Thor ironer $79, John Deere tractor and gear in Katy, used washing machines and ironers, dump truck hauling by W K Porter, and dairy work position in Katy. Vaccination advert from City Drug Brookshire. 1946 Oliver 99 sale listed at Mellroy & Waggoner Katy.

For Sale and Bus Schedules From Katy Texas

Alexander's Cafe advertises items for sale including an 8 ft Frigidaire and a large A B porcelain top stove with price tags. Kerrville Bus schedules show Kerrville, Katy, Houston and Austin departures with multiple daily times from Katy. Continental Trailways lists departures to Houston and San Antonio with assorted times. Phone 46 Katy.

C. C Barker Texas Continental Trailways Katy Houston San Antonio

Rooms for Rent for Men Only in Brookshire TX

Rooms for men only available through Mrs Will Adams at Bob Averys Grocery Store Brookshire Texas. Advertisement notes a second hand Elec trolux refrigerator for butane gas listed by H E Romack Katy.

Will Adams Bob Averys Grocery Brookshire Texas Electrolux H. E. Romack Katy

SEALY SEWING MACHINE HOSPITAL AD BILLS FOR PARTS

AN advertisment lists new sewing machines and a full range of parts and attachments available from Sealy Sewing Machine Hospital and Exchange in Sealy Texas. It promotes sewing machine care, repair services, and a Phillips Shoe Shop offering expert shoe repair in Brookshire, Texas.

Sealy Sewing Machine Hospital and Exchange Highway 36 North Street Sewing Machine Hospital Sealy Texas Phillips Shoe Shop Brookshipe

Public Notice Addresses Texas Patrol Contacts

The notice provides mailing addresses for official correspondence to Chief W J Elliott of the Texas Highway Patrol in Austin and Captain Glen Rose in Houston, outlining where to send letters or inquiries.

W. J. Elliott Texas Highway Patrol Austin Glen Rose Houston

New Stamp Issues Announced by Postmaster General

The Postmaster General lists new postage stamps approved for August with first day sale locations and dates including New York Golden Anniversary in New York on July 31, William Allen White in Emporia Kansas on July 31, United States Canada Friendship at Niagara Falls New York on August 2, Francis Scott Key in Frederick Maryland on August 9, Salute to Youth in Washington DC on August 11, Oregon Territory in Oregon City Oregon on August 14, Harlan Fiske Stone in Chesterfield New Hampshire on August 25, and Palomar Mountain Observatory Palomar Mountain California on August 30.

New York

Fine Catch Speckled Trout Wired by Local Angler

C. R. Johnson fished with live shrimp near Bernard River mouth and returned Thursday evening with about 96 speckled trout. The piece notes their good eating and mentions a local social open house hosted by Mrs. Mary Louise Leyendecker for Mrs. Lyndon Johnson at the American Legion Hall in Columbus from 4 to 5 Friday afternoon, August 13.

C. R. Johnson Bernard River Brookshire Mary Louise Leyendecker Lyndon Johnson American Legion Hall Columbus

Thirteenth Club Greets Readers and Local Notables

Mrs C D Crowder of Austin and Mr and Mrs Ben Morgan of Houston visit Katy area as Maebelle Freeman also noted. W H Nitschke of La Grange assigned to Katy as MKT clerk and seeks housing here for his wife and six year old son Kenneth. Also listed are Mary Ann Chesnutt aged one and Mrs J B Simons aged 58 with August 13 dates.

C. D. Crowder Austin Ben Morgan Houston Maebelle Freeman Bruce F. Porter Baytown H. B. Ballard W. H. Nitschke la Grange Katy MKT Nitschke Kenneth Mary Ann Chesnutt J. B. Simons Frank E. Garrett

Also Mentioned on This Page

Broo Bender Supply Sealy, Texas R. A. Roberts R. A. (Buster) Roberts Walter Weinmann Thor Herbert Carew West Sterling H. A. Hood Romack Kirkendall Justin Red Wing Max Wander John Deere W. J. Justman Good ABC W. K. Porter Rose B. Ernstes S. N. Thompson Arthur Bobichaux City Drug Store Mellroy & Waggoner R. W O. N. England Alexander C. C. Eaton RAY Woods “Builders’ Supply Center Lumber & Supply CO Katy, Tex Gresak Ft.Bend Marjorie Burton Bobby Floyd San Jacinto Galveston Dewey Crowder T. J. Talley Plumbing Company Miller Motor CO Mabel Harris General Insurance Bookkeeping Service P.O Bendix Semdix
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