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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1939
Page
5
A crowded round of visits and appearances across Hempstead and nearby towns. Notables include Mrs. J H Day on the sick list, funeral for L M Booknight in Waller, and numerous residents from Friendship Houston Brookshire Pattison Sunnyside and Galveston areas visiting Hempstead or attending events.
A 3 cent reduction in cotton rates takes effect. Rates apply to Houston ear lots 25m to 50m at 8e and 65m to 70m at 7e, Galveston at 10e and 9e. Less than carlots are 19 lb.
Mrs. A P Smith to present Betty Ann Chandler in a piano recital Friday at 8 15 p m in Brookshire High School auditorium. Mont McCauley Mac Donald and Helen Witt visited Sealy today. Mrs Jack Dalton spent Sunday with her father Warren Cooper and Gene Wagener of Corpus Christi visiting in Hope Cooper home. Miss Jimmie Rene Ogg county school superintendent visited Brookshire last week. W R Buller Pat tison merchant made a Times office call and left a stationery order. Sidney Martin has been on the sick list. Mrs Eutrop returned home from Houston Sunday. Mesdames E H Martin Albert Dozier and J T Day Houston visitors Tuesday. Miss Jimmie Dell Tubbs returned from Carls Caravan and Mexico trip with Celeste Jean Crystelle and Douglas Johnson. Mr and Mrs E L Sparkman of Eagle Lake were dinner guests of Neva McCalman Sunday.
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