Austin County Commissioner Visits. Sealy to Fayetteville Highway Talk
County Commissioner C. M. Ker from San Felipe and his family stopped at the Times office to discuss securing a direct highway from Sealy to Fayetteville. Ker and Commissioner Wirpitt seek a Brookshire to Austin route for a August 31 hearing by the Highway Commission. He urged local representation to support the proposal as a vital shortcut to Austin.
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C. M. Ker
Keer
Mary Alice
Peggy Ann
San Felipe
Times
Austin County
Wirpitt
Sealy
Fayetteville
Austin
Highway Commission
Brookshire
Heny Wolge Killed in School Wiring Accident
Henry Wolge was accidentally electrocuted Tuesday evening while wiring a school building at Orchard, about 15 miles south. He was in the attic when it is believed someone entered and turned on a switch to check the lights, unaware of the danger.
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Henry Wolge
Orchard
Here
Wolge
New Water Tank Installed By Donald
Mr. W. F. Donald installed a new water system replacing the old galvanized tank with a cypress tank and swapped the ten year old gas engine for an electric motor. The improvement enhances convenience as the tank now serves multiple locations including the Times office.
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Donald
W. F. Donald
City Streets Being Graded This Week
Brookshire undertakes grading of streets and clearing drainage ditches this week after recent heavy rains caused near flooding. Officials expect better drainage to prevent repeat flood conditions.
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Brookshire
Local resident found dead hours after incident
The text notes that he was working on something and the body was discovered several hours later. It mentions Mr Wolge married Miss Tretten of this place and Leon Sturms of the Red and White store here as a cousin.
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Mr. Wolge
Tretten
Leon Sturms
Waller County NYA Jobs for White and Colored Youths
Waller County schools have been assigned 17 NYA jobs for white youths and 17 for colored youths. Open to needy boys and girls ages 16 to 24, inclusive. Pay is $6 per month. Applicants should apply to their local superintendent or principal so applications reach the district early for the start of the school year.
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Waller County
NYA
Negro Boy Jailed On Assault Charge
John Knaif a Hempstead newsboy was knocked unconscious by a Negro boy and his brother on Saturday. They asked him to go to a house to collect for the paper and assaulted him with rocks. Sheriff Castle jailed them briefly but released them without charges.
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John Knaif
Hempstead
John
Sheriff Castle
Correspondents Wanted for The Times at Pattison and Beyond
The Times seeks a community correspondent in Pattison and other areas. Send in items of local interest to help the paper and the community. All correspondence must reach by Wednesday noon.
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the Times
Pattison
Wrangling Among Boys Prolongs Dispute Unclear Time
The fragment notes that the boys had been wrangling for several days, signaling an ongoing dispute with no documented resolution or authorities involved within the readable text.
Society Editor Hazlewood Sparks Pageant Backlash
Society editor Miss Lavida Hazlewood takes charge as events are chronicled with new vigor while critics urge restraint and fairness in society coverage.
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Lavida Hazlewood
Cain
A D Parker of Houston Visits Brookshire on Tuesday
Houston businessman A D Parker traveled to Brookshire for a routine business visit on Tuesday, according to local notices.
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A. D. Parker
Houston
Brookshire
Joe Smith Gets School Contract
Pattison School Board approved plans for a northwest Pattison negro school. The contract went to Joe Smith of Brookshire. Work starts next week with a target opening of the new school. Prairie View invited county board members and their wives to a Sept 8 dinner to discuss using county colored schools as training sites for Prairie View seniors.
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Pattison School Board
Pattison
Joe Smith
Brookshire
Prairie View
Court House News Court action transfers several parcels
W F Wittman to The Standard Oil Co. Isaac Donoho holds abstract No 121 241 acres. Diedrich Schwengels et al to J F Taylor section No 71 H T C R survey 160 acres. J F Taylor to Tide Water Association Oil Co section No 71 H T C RR survey 171 acres.
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W.F. Wittman
Standard Oil Co
Isaac Donoho
Diedrich Schwengels
J. F. Taylor
Tide Water Association Oil Co
Mineral Deeds and Estate Transfer Notices
Mineral Deeds Sam G. Harrison and others transfer 160 acres to Adam Birbijian and William Cooper Headright League. T Cleveland estate by administrator conveys to T J Hudgins under H and T RR survey see 72, 151 acres.
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Sam G. Harrison
Adam Birbijian
William Cooper
T. Cleveland
Admr
T. J. Hudgins
UT Grants 26,836 Degrees Through August 1938
The University of Texas issued twenty six thousand eight hundred thirty six degrees by August 1938. Arts and sciences baccalaureates led with ten thousand nine hundred thirty three. masters science law and business and baccalaureate engineering followed with three thousand eight hundred ninety one and three thousand two hundred fifty eight.
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University of Texas
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Beau Brookshire
By Shop
Texas
Gladys Buller
Brookshire’s Usiest Store
Pera Ery
Lewes
Waller
Brookshire Truck Line
S. Highrabedian
Franklin
Society Editor
Court House News
E. H. Martin's
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