Pattison Opens New School Building and Faculty
Pattison public schools plan a formal opening in a new building on September 6. Two white teachers join the faculty Miss Florence Rogers of Waco will teach high school English and Mrs Thelma Sims will handle 5th and 6th grades. Four new members join the colored schools with assignments pending. White teachers meet September 8 and colored teachers meet September 4 at 9:00 at Samuel Clemons School.
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Pattison
Florence Rogers
Waco
Thelma Sims
Samuel Clemons School
Mrs Daisy Marks Dies in Houston at 61
Mrs Daisy Marks 61 of Barker died at 8 30 a m Sunday in a Houston hospital. Survivors include husband Aug E Marks sisters Mrs Rose Eric son Channelview and Mrs Mary E Tumey Houston and Miss Pearl Marks Addicks brother Sidney Tumey Canado Services were held at 1 p m Monday Burial in Woodlawn Garden of Memories cemetery Pallbearers Tom Travis Emory Marks Arthur Earnest and Richard Ericson Dan Lukas H J Schott Jr
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Daisy Marks
Houston
Barker
Aug. E. Marks
Rose Ericson
Channelview
Mary E. Tumey
Pearl Marks
Addicks
Sidney Tumey
Canado
Woodlawn Garden of
Tom
Family in Seguin crash claim four lives
The Seguin highway crash killed Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stephenson and two children Joyce 13 and John 10 of San Antonio. Darrell W. Stites of Houston died as driver of a gasoline truck. Mary Stephenson 8 survived with injuries. Rev. Gerald T. Cates 28 later hospitalized with back and head injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Stephenson
Joyce
John
San Antonio
Seguin Highway
Stephenson
R. A. Lott
J. W. Brown
Norwood Thompson
C. O. Thompson
Darrell W. Stites
Houston
Seguin Hospital
Gerald T. Cates
Mary Stephenson
Katy Association Opens New Rice Dryer Storage Plant
The Katy Division of the American Rice Growers Association began operation of a $240,000 dryer storage plant on Saturday. The facility, 80 feet high and 211 feet long, with 53 bins and a 240 barrel per hour drying capacity, will receive rice for drying and storage. Plant superintendent Mr. Garber Short and operator Victor Cadriff will manage the new complex featuring reinforced concrete construction and bin signaling systems.
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Katy
American Rice, Growers Association
C. C. Franz
Zenith
Clyde Nelson
Bluebonnett
Garber Short
Victor Cardiff
Funeral services for Mrs Louise Walger Walger
Funeral services for Mrs Louise Walger of Orchard were held Monday at the Orchard Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Rev W A Meaking of Needville officiated and burial followed in Orchard Cemetery. She was killed Saturday at 5 30 p m in an automobile truck crash in Orchard. Survived by son Lawrence Walger of Orchard, two sisters Mrs Walter Wilpitz of Brookshire and Mrs Allene Wooster of San Marcos, three brothers C F Trettin, T A Trettin and A H Trettin all of Brookshire. Her husband Henry F Walger preceded her in death August 22 1939. Pallbearers were Henry Mahler Joe Hede A I Lindsey Erskine Priest Julius Grunwald and Emil Grunwald.
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Louise Walger Orchard
Louise Walger
Orchard
Orchard Methodist Church
W. A. Meaking
Needville
Orchard Cemetery
Lawrence Walger
Walter Wilpitz
Brookshire
Allene Wooster
San Marcos
C. F. Trettin
T. A. Trettin
A. H. Trettin
Henry F. Walger
Henry Mahler
Joe Hede
A. I. Lindsey
Erskine Priest
Julius Grunwald
Emil Grunwald
Katy Gas Clinches Softball League Championship
Katy Gas wins the softball league title by beating North Katy in two straight games and will receive a team trophy from the Katy Booster Club.
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Katy Gas
North Katy
Katy
Shipping Report From Brookshire MKT Depot
Mrs C Z Boiles reports 22 bales of cotton whipped and 24 car loads of rice. Cotton crop nearly finished while rice harvest has just begun.
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Brookshire M-K-T
C. Z. Boiles
Democratic Runoff Pursues Senate Clash Stevenson Johnson
Voters prepare for the Democratic runoff on Saturday August 28 with keen interest in the U.S. Senate race between Coke Stevenson and Lyndon Johnson as turnout matters.
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U.S. Senate
Coke Stevenson
Lyndon Johnson
Registration of 18 to 25 year olds starts August 30
Registration for the Selective Service Act 1948 opens August 30 for men born from 1922 to 1930 plus those turning 18. Local boards will collect registrations from 8 am to 5 pm at designated spots including Brookshire Pattison City Drug Store Hempstead and City Hall Wales. Specific dates assign each birth year through September 18 with instruction that some men register as they turn 18.
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Brookshire
Pattison
Hempsted
Wales
Residence and Office Of Ray Woods Tourisl Courts Completed
The Ray Woods Tourist Courts residence and office center is finished and occupied by Mrs Woods and her parents Mr and Mrs B C Bezerke. The modern building includes two bedrooms living and dining rooms kitchen bath and a central solarium office quarters with Formica aluminum tile Carafa glass and mirrors. A screened porch with flower pot veranda is a featured highlight inviting a future open house in Katy.
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Ray
Keapers
Katy
Narrow escape after hitchhiker tries to steal car
One of our young men recounts picking up a hitchhiker who hit him over the head as the rider tried to take the car. He escaped unharmed. Moral: don't pick up strangers. Miss Elizabeth Arnold, a smiling waitress, returns to work at the Post Office Cafe. Mrs. Virgil Hill visits Mrs. James Pattis on Monday afternoon.
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Elizabeth Arnold
Post Office
Virgil Hill
James Pattis
Caution Lights Installed in Brookshire on Highway 90
The Lions Club installed caution lights in Brookshire along Highway 90. A 30 mph speed limit is posted and the lights serve as warnings to slow traffic for safer driving through the town.
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Brookshire
Lions Club
City of
Brookshire Lions Hear Delegates at School Meeting
The Brookshire Lions met last Wednesday at the Brookshire School. The P. T. A. served a dinner to 89 members. Sidney Martin spoke on his trip to New York as a delegate to the International Convention. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 7.
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Brookshire Lions
Brookshire
Sidney Martin
New York
Valee and Music Teacher Rohit LaMar Offer Voice Classes
Rohit LaMar will teach voice with sessions held each Wednesday starting September. For details contact Mrs J D Woods or Mrs W D Bains.
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Valee
Rohit LaMar
Jn Tre
J. D. Woods
W. D. Bains
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Herman Wyegry
Caldwell
Grace Berger
James Bennett
Lloyd Hutsingers
Nolasco
Camp Hood
National Guard
Katy Association Dryer
HL Martin’s Red & White
H. C. Bieri
Carlton
Whit Bains, Jr
Jack Bains
Austin
Jack
Texas
Larry Carmichael
Ada Carmichael
Alan
George Skaines
Groveton
Ellis and Rose
G. H. Zahimen
Galveston
California
T. P. Foster
Hempstead
Cad. Rhemann,Jr
Cornelius Bains
E. F. Entrop
Douglas Wilson
Ronnie
W. A. Wilson
J. J. Hopkins
Sarah Margaret
Walter P. Cook
E. O. Greiner
Farrel Shaw
Alvin Urbanek
Waller
Sealy Hospital
Johnny_ Alderson
Alpine
Alan Carmichael
Jack Donald
Jackie
New Braunfels
Melvin Wilson
Robertson
L. H. Walston
Fred Méree
Smithville
E. E. Rapsilver
Victoria
Augaie
Tate Cooper
Mary Loraine Bailey
Die ‘Walters
Dallas
Willie Mikeska
Fameily
Adelle Keineke
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