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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
4
A string of personal items notes Miss Lucile Sorsby’s Houston visit and Father Lad Klimicek’s trip to Brookshire. Many residents, including Jimmie Day, Billy Wood, the Gardners, and the Kelley family, are mentioned with travels to Goose Creek, Hempstead, Bay City, and San Antonio. The piece also records a staff change at the local phone office and various family visits from Los Angeles to Corpus Christi.
Captain Samuel J. Cone of Wilmot Arkansas returns to Foster Field Texas to assume duties as post publications officer. Former squadron commander from 1941 to 1942 he is a Ouachita College graduate with an AB degree and received his commission in the infantry in 1940 after four years in ROTC. He has served at Moore Field Coffeyville Avilla Arkadelphia and Decatur as a detachment commander.
Voters will decide in the Democratic Primary on July 22 1944. Listed are commissioners precincts 4 and 3 candidates C A Wilpitz B D Legett and John H Schmidt respectively. Also announced are sheriffs re election A S Fletcher county treasurer Mrs L E Stinson Hill county clerk Dick Cuny and county judge A B Anderson district clerk A F Foster tax assessor and collector Johnnie Day state representative J F Ward Pauline Yelderman and judge of the 7th Judicial District W B Browder.
R. Cone of Wilmot Arkansas once oil refinery executive in El Dorado and 1938 Ouachita College state pole vault champion now fathers a nine month old son Joe J Cone with wife Helen Legler of Brookshire Texas.
Notices state wills and other legal papers correctly prepared. See Judge Anderson at The Times office for further guidance and advic e.
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