Brookshire seeks 4 ft lane reduction on FM 359 proposal
Brookshire city secretary D Agopian met Houston with Texas Highway Department official W E Carmichael to discuss narrowing the 60 ft travel width of 0.3 miles of FM 359 to 60 ft from 64 ft. Carmichael doubted acceptance citing eight foot multiples and ordered plotting by the resident engineer for study.
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D. Agopian
Brookshire
Dist
W. E. Carmichael
Texas Highway Department
Houston
Highway Department
FM Rd
Ulshear Road
Agopian
Carmichael
Mr. Carmichael
FM 359
Bernice's Opening Draws Crowds in Brookshire
The new Brookshire clothing shop Bernice's opened Saturday with owner Mrs Louis McCauley praising the event. She spotlighted 17 flower arrangements and plants. prizes went to Hazel Moore first for a skirt Gale Hoskins second for a blouse and Margie Harrison for a dress.
John Wiley Mitchell Wins Humble Oil Fellowship
John Wiley Mitchell, son of Mrs Aline Mitchell, has been awarded the Humble Oil and Gas Fellowship for 1955 56. He will receive his master’s degree from the University of Texas Law School in January.
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John Wiley Mitchell
Aline Mitchell
Humble Oil and Gas
Mitchell
Texas University Law School
Western All-Stars Win 21-10 Before Largest Crowd of Season
Brookshire Times All-Star Game at the Lion's Club baseball diamond featured Western division players from Sealy KCs Ramb lers Frydek and Katy Methodists Rotary Lions against Katy Brookshire Lions. Final score Western 21 Eastern 10 with six runs in the eighth and five in the ninth powering the win. Gene Brown, Henry Kitzman, Carter, Polan, Rhodes and others highlighted the matchup while several substitutions occurred due to injuries.
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Lion’s Club
Brookshire Times
Brookshire
Sealy Kcs
Sealy Ramblers
Frydek
Katy Methodists
Katy Rotary
Brookshire Lions
George Longenbaugh
Short
Ed Longenbaugh
Alton Sturm
Henry Kitzman
Flinn McGhee
Lions
Katy
S. Polan
Jack Rhodes
Brooks
Bacon
Buzzy Miller
Bubba Bartlett
R. Smith
Gene Brown
Carter
B. Krehnak
Dudley Bench
Williamson
Schreiner
Schroeder
Snitkin
Sliva
Lastovica
Novosad
Taloway
B. Brosig
Luther Turner
Smith
Polan
Turner
Henry "Kiteman
Ed Longenbaughs
Buzzy
Geo. Miller
Ground breaking at Memorial Lutheran Church in Katy
Ground breaking ceremonies at Memorial Lutheran Church in Katy announce a building program with a 25 extension, twelve adjoining Sunday School rooms and a parish hall. Plans detail a U shaped plant with a stage kitchen serving area heater room and two rest rooms.
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Memorial Lutheran Church
Katy
Funeral Services For J. W. Youngblood Held Tuesday
Jacob Webster Youngblood Sr. 73 of Brookshire died Sunday in a Houston hospital. Services were conducted Tuesday in Houston by Rev. J. M. Hayes with burial at Woodlawn Garden of Memories. He was a dairy farmer and member of the First Baptist Church in Brookshire. Survivors include his widow Elizabeth, children Sue Creswell Margaret Dishron Betty Youngblood, and sons Hubert, Robert, Jake Jr., and Ike, plus brothers D. C. Youngblood and R. L. Youngblood, sister Mrs Sneed Coskrey, and seven grandchildren.
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Jacob Webster Youngblood, Sr
Brookshire
Houston
J. M. Hayes
Woodlawn Garden of
Youngblood
First Baptist Church
Mr. Youngblood
Alief
Katy Specialty Co Grand Opening Celebrated in Katy
The Katy Specialty Company held a Monday 9 30 a m gala ribbon cutting with Mayor Miller present and praise for a Christmas gift building. 280 adults registered that day for an attendance giveaway a five piece platinum finish bedroom suite to be awarded Saturday at 5 pm people must be present.
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Katy Specialty Company
A. O. Miller
Katy
Mr Miller
Vicki Heinemeier
Mr. Miller
Mr. Heinemeier
Hood
Katy Specialty Co
Heinemeier
Heinemeiers
George McNeil
Farm Exchange Youths Visit Here To Share American Ways
Miss Gatske E Zeinstra of Friesland Netherlands and Miss Anna-Lena Nensen of Dorotea Lapland Sweden visit Katy area on a two month International Farm Youth Exchange. They toured Bartlett ceramics Prairie View College Katy Home Demonstration Club and Sugarland Industries and spoke at Katy Methodist Church.
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Gatske E. Zeinstra
3Lauwhuis
Fryslan
Netherlands
Anna - Lena Nensen
Dorotea
Lapland
Sweden
J. M. Buchanan
Houson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
International Farm Youth Exchange
Miss Nensen
Artic Circle
Midnight Sun
Gatske
United States
Katy
Katy Methodist Church
Services Held For Mrs. E. Freeman 88
Mrs. Martha Ellen Freeman 88 died at her daughter's home in Houston on Friday August 12. Funeral services were held in Houston Saturday at 4 p.m. with graveside rites at 5:30 p.m. at Katy Magnolia Cemetery. Rev. William Davis officiated. Survivors include two daughters Bessie and Emma, a son Johnny Freeman and stepson W. E. Freeman, plus 19 grandchildren 28 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren. Pallbearers included Wallace and Bobby Freeman, W. O. White Clark Norford Newsom and Jimmy Reynolds.
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Martha Ellen Freeman
Bessie Newsom
Houston
Katy Magnolia
William Davis
City Baptist
Freeman
Joe Freeman
Bessie
Emma
W. E. Freeman
Johnny Freeman
Wallace and
Bobby Freeman
Katy
W. O. White
Clark and
Norford Newsom
Jimmy Renolds
New Gulf
Phone Company Meets Tonight at Pattison
A meeting to discuss telephone service from Ft. Bend Telephone Co. will be held in Pattison School tonight at 8 pm. F. Callender, field representative, says the Pattison area near the Hempstead highway will be the group shown a proposition for telephone rate plans.
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Ft. Bend Telephone Co
Pattison School
F. Callender
Pattison
Hempstead Highway
Ft. Bend Telephone O
Hospital notes for Mrs Sturm and Mr Brock
Mrs G E Sturm entered St Luke's Hospital Houston for special treatment this week. E BE Brock is a patient in Wharton hospital.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Houston
E. BE. Brock
Wharton Hospital
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W. F. Egger
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J. W. Youngblood, Sr
E. Freeman
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