Harris County Farm Bureau Crowned Queen and Talent Winners
The Harris County Farm Bureau selected Miss Loretta Liebham Recreation Acres queen with Beverlye Jordan of Katy as runner up. Joe Mallett of Spring won first in the Talk Meet while Donnie Gibbs of Katy won the Talent Show and Mary Belt Weiman Cypress placed second.
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Beverlye Jordan
Donnie Gibbs
Harris County Farm Bureau
Cy - Fairbanks High School
Loretta Liebham
Recreation Acres
Katy
Judy Baker
Hockley
Ann Gabriel
Cypress
Nelwyn Meyer
Rt. 6
Houston
Karen Robertson
Susan Scholsson
Spring
Joe Mallett
Mike Schroeder
Deanne
Wilkerson
Tomball
Iace
Mary Belt Weiman
Mary Fuchs
Charlotte Dennison
Neilan Addresses Congress on Domestic Problem Solving
Edwin P. Neilan President of the U S Chamber of Commerce appeared on Ray Shearer's Today program to discuss his recent congressional address urging Americans to handle their own issues at home rather than seeking federal help. He advocates self reliance and national responsibility.
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Edwin P. Neilan
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Ray Sheare
Congress
Neilan
Edmondson Drug Opens Under New Management Today
Mr and Mrs W C Taylor announce the formal opening of Edmondson Drug under their new management. Beginning today August 15 through August 21 the store offers opening specials in all departments and visitors may register for several free gifts in the promotion. Read the ad for details.
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Wir
W. C. Taylor
Edmondson Drug
Katy High reserve seat tickets on sale for five home games
Tickets go on sale at 8 am Tuesday August 20 at the Administration Building Office. Reserved season seats cost $5 for five games with four per adult limit. General admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for students.
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Katy High School
Texas adopts 70 mph speed limit on most highways
Texas first enforces a 70 mph daytime speed limit on about 41,500 miles of state highways starting August 23, with 18,640 miles zoned to 60 mph daytime and 65 mph at night. Col. Homer Garrison Jr cautions drivers to use judgment and safety, noting conditions can warrant slower speeds.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Col
Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Highway Department
Morton Family Fields Flattened by Thunderstorm and Tornado Winds
A Bell Patna Nate rice field owned by Monroe Morton and family suffered severe damage when a thunderstorm with tornado winds struck from the southeast. Morton expected about 30 barrels per acre before the wind flattening 2 weeks earlier. The scene shows Morton, his sons Keith and Lee, and his father Chas E Morton beside the damaged crop.
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Monroe Morton
Keith and
Lee
Chas. E. Morton
Nate
Mr. Morton
Bell Patna
Monroe
Times
Textbook List Available At Times Office
The Times presents the Texas Education Agency textbook adoption list for the 1964 school year. Citizens may protest by September 1 1963 in writing to the Commissioner of Education, with three typed signed copies due by September 10 1963, details attached at the Times Office.
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Times Office
the Times
Texas Education Agency
Texas
Commissioner of Education
Renovations For Ralph Bunche And Clemons Schools
Extensive summer renovations at Clemons Elementary and Ralph Bunche High School include exterior painting, new locked storage in each class, expanded book and clothing facilities, reconfigured spaces, a new textbook room, tile corridors, refurbished restrooms and offices, waxed floors, and updated furnishings. The work aims to ready both schools for the 1963 academic year and includes improved sidewalks, entryways, and a principal office renovation.
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Clemons
Ralph Bunche
Royal Independent School District
Katy Firemen Seek $9000 for New Truck and Gear
The Katy Fire Department appeals for donations to fund a new fire truck and equipment. The goal is nine thousand dollars to replace an unreliable 1947 jet truck, with a 400 gallon tank, 250 gpm pump, two hose reels, and water lifting capability. Donors can send checks to The Times or hand them to firemen or chair H A Hood.
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Katy
TIMES
Bute
John Henry Wright
the Times
Katy Fire Department
H. A. Hood
United Fund Tour Scheduled for August 22
The 1964 United Fund tour will depart DePelchin Faith Home at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday August 22 with air conditioned buses visiting nearby institutions. Katy participants meet at First Methodist Church parking lot by 8:00 a.m. Lunch will be hosted by the drive chairs John Barrow and Burnfin.
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United Fund
DePelchin Faith
Katy
First Methodist Church
John Barrow
Burnfin
Houston Natural Gas-Halbouty Wildcat Wilcox Test
A wildcat well by Houston Natural Gas Production Company and Michel T Halbouty on the Katy field edge northeast of Brookshire reached 13,364 feet by August 11. The operation involves multiple firms and expects to drill Wilcox through 16,500 feet in about 45 days with heavy pipe and extensive rig setup since June.
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Natural Gas Production Company
Michel T. Halbouty
Katy Fiew
Brookshire
Wildcat
Humble
Amerada
Marathon
Pan American
Sinclair
Sun
Sunray
Tie
Brewster & Bartle Drilling Company
Tig No. 16
Wilcox
Katy
Vegaa
Cockfield
JayCees Plan Door to Door Questionnaires in Local Areas
JayCees will distribute questionnaires to residents of Katy Brookshire and Pattison this week. Forms may be completed at convenience and returned to JayCee members mailed to Box 357 Katy Texas or in downtown Katy or Brookshire boxes. The drive aids city planning while a CROP program and Africa Asia aid film were also discussed at Mims Restaurant with 11 members present.
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JayCees
Katy
Brookshire
Pattison
JayCee
357
Texas
American Field Service Plans Activities In Katy
Katy Chapter members gathered at Mrs. J. D. Woods home to hear Regional Director Mrs. W. P. Steven of Houston outline the American Field Service program. She explained organization and committee duties and stressed effective implementation in the Katy community and school. Freddy Fuhrmeister, Sal See FREDDY, pg. 2
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Katy
The
American Field Service
J. D. Woods
W. P.steven
Houston
Freddy Fuhrmeister
Sal See
Freddy
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Tin County
Tri County Nursing Home
James Griffins
Douglas Mayberrys
James G. Days
Pete
Supt. of Schools
A & M College
Miller
Fred Rylander
Chester Hill
Clyde Grimet
Frank Taylor
Katy UF Drive
E. E. Tillerson
Hall
Cardiff
Jack Townsend
H. O. Anderson, Jr
Marvin Brown
E. L. Murray
W. W. Ainsworth
Pte
Africa
Asia
N. B. Carter
Mims
Walter Mims
Floyd Paben
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