Brookshire Scouts Readying Toy Drive and Good Turn Bags
Brookshire Boy Scouts will collect donated used toys and Good Turn Bags this Saturday December 3 to aid underprivileged children. Items should be placed by the front porch bag for silent pickup. Scoutmaster M. L. Young and Mrs. T. L. Poland lead the effort with aid from the Volunteer Fire Department for toy repairs toward Santa’s Christmas Eve distribution.
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Brookshire
Brookshire Boy Scouts
M. L. Young
T. L. Poland
Fire Department
Santa Claus
Santa
Poland
Chicken Pie Supper And Bazaar Planned At Barker Church
The First Presbyterian Church of Barker announces its annual Christmas Bazaar for December 2 at the church. Activities start 1 PM with gifts and refreshments, and a chicken pie supper is served at 5 30 PM chaired by Mrs Carrie Burnside. Bazaar items include candles pillow cases aprons and woodcraft.
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First Presbyterian Church
Barker
Carrie Burnside
James Gleason
Barker Presbyterian Church
Karisch to Lead 1956 March of Dimes Drive
C W Karisch will again head the Waller County March of Dimes in 1956. He attended a Dallas meeting of March of Dimes workers with volunteers from Texas and Oklahoma. Basil O Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, spoke. Plans were discussed for the 1956 drive.
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W. Karisch
Waller County
March of Dimes
Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For
Christmas Lights Begin to Shine in Brookshire Katy
Brookshire and Katy stores start Christmas decorating with plans by the Brookshire Lions Club and the Katy Rotary to add more street lights. Santa may visit to greet local children before Christmas.
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Brookshire
Katy
Brookshire Lions Club
Judge Winfree Named Registrar For 18 Year Olds
Local Board No. 127 covers Washington and Waller Counties with Registrar in Waller County Judge John C Winfree Hempstead Texas handles 18 year olds who must register within five days of their birthday and forwards registrations to the board for processing.
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Local Board No
Washington
Waller Counties
Waller Co
John C. Winfree
Hempstead
Texas
Waller County
Bi County PTA Meeting Set for Industry Friday
The Bi County Council PTA will hold a meeting in Industry on Friday December 2 at 10 am. The agenda includes reports from local PTA units and discussion of upcoming school events.
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Industry
Katy PTA Invites Nearby Clubs to Meet Dr Callicutt
The Katy PTA will host a December 6 meeting at 3 p.m. in the school auditorium with refreshments from 2:30 to 3:00. Dr Laurie T Callicutt of the University of Houston Psychological Center will discuss The Family Develops Wholesome Personalities. Clubs from Brookshire Pattison and Addicks-Barker are invited.
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Katy
Dr. Callicutt
Katy Pta
Laurie T. Callicutt
U. of Houston
Brookshire, Pattison and Addicks-Barker Pta
Pattison Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding at Sealy Legion
Mr and Mrs Paul Mueller of Pattison will observe their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Sunday December 4 at the Legion Hall in Sealy with a 3 to 6 p.m reception and a dance in the evening. All relatives and friends are invited.
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Paul Mueller
Pattison
Legion Hall
Sealy
Assembly of God Church Cake Sale This Saturday
The Assembly of God Church holds a home baked pastry sale at Shearer Grocery on December 3 starting at 10:00 a.m. Proceeds go to the church building fund with monthly sales planned on the first Saturday of each month.
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Shearer Grocery
Hospital Admissions and Surgeries Report
Mrs Max Wander entered Memorial Hospital Saturday for surgery on Wednesday. L S Tubbs entered St Josephs Hospital Houston for eye surgery Monday morning. Mrs Ray Southard is improving in St Josephs Hospital after surgery last week.
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Max Wander
Memorial Hospital
L. S. Tubbs
St.Joseph’s Hospital
Houston
Ray Southard
St. Josephs Hospital
Books and Crooks junior class play at Katy High
Katy High School announces the Junior Class will stage Books and Crooks a two act comedy in the school auditorium on December 9. The 25 member cast features Geo Miller Joyce Gleason Julius Gibbs John Scott West Buzzy Miller Madelyn Freeman Myrna Jordan Hugh Simms Ruby Hall Lawayne Fisher Pat Muguerra Mary Eaton Peggy Freeman Lizabeth Sparks Judy Hebert Dan Rubey Johnny Nelson Kenneth Bartlett Alva Baker Annette Heinemeier Kathryn Hendry Maggie Lou Brown Norma Sue Baker Marion Williams Tickets cost 50 cents for adults 35 cents for students and proceeds go to class activities.
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Katy High School
Geo, Miller
Joyce Gleason
Julius Gibbs
John Scott West
Buzzy Miller
Madelyn Freeman
Myrna Jordan
Hugh Simms
Ruby Hall
Lawayne Fisher
Pat Muguerza
Mary Eaton
Peggy Freeman
Lizabeth Sparks
Judy Hebert
Dan Rubey
Johnny Nelson
Kenneth Bartlett
Alva Baker
Annette Heinemeier
Kathryn Hendry
Maggie Lou Brown
Norma Sue Baker
Marion Williams
Free Show by Sigmar the Magician In Katy Grand Opening
Sigmar the magician performs a free 11 a.m. show Saturday at Levi’s Katy store 315 2nd St Coe Building Katy. Eli Levi owner invites all ages. prizes follow. Store opens Thursday with 20 percent off merchandise in celebration. Levi opened Katy store in October after Spring Branch debut in March 1954.
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Levi's
Katy
Eli Levi
Sigmar
2Nd St
Coe Bldg
Levi
Spring
Houston
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Society of American Guild of Variety Artists
Texas Teachers Hear Philippine Ambassador at San Antonio
About three thousand teachers and administrators attended the Texas State Teachers Association gathering in San Antonio during Thanksgiving. Delegates from Pattison Katy and Harris County heard General Carlos P. Romulo discuss global defense and the U S perimeter, plus emphasis on an amendment for increased teacher retirement benefits on the 1956 ballot. New officers named included Elsie Parnell of Mineral Wells as president and Dana Williams of Gladewater as vice president.
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San Antonio
Texas State Teacher’s Association
Waller County
James A. Miller
Pattison
L. L. Swindle
Hempstead
James E. Taylor
Katy
Harris County Art
M. F. Dollar
W. R. Leggett
Swindle
Carlos P. Romulo
United States
de Camp
MacArthur
Romulo
Russia
Asia
Lenin
Paris
London
Peking
Calcutta
Aleutians
Japan
Formosa
Philippines
Guam
Acific Ocean
Elsie Parnell
Mineral Wells
Dana Williams
Gladewater
Duck Hunt Date To Be Set At Appreciation Dinner
The Floyd E Breedlove Post V F W hosts a turkey dinner on December 3 in the Katy School Cafeteria honoring businessmen hunters aides landowners and helpers of the Post. Bill Cardiff leads the program as local commander. Hunting and fishing films will be shown by Andy Anderson. A date for the annual duck hunt will be set. The post seeks deer donations for the Wild Game dinners at veterans hospitals, with processing paid at Brookshire Frozen Food Center and Duke's Super Market.
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Floyd E. Breedlove
Katy
Bill Cardiff
Andy Anderson
VFW
Brookshire Frozen Food Center
Duke’s
Chicken Barbecue and Donkey Basketball Set for Pattison
Pattison FFA finalizes plans for a Tuesday event at Pattison School Recreation Hall starting 5:30. Charles Wayne Kohler is general chairman. One hundred New Hampshire Reds and 50 chickens prepared for barbecue. Donkey basketball to follow at 7:30 in the gym with Ralph Godrey of Cresent, Oklahoma supplying the donkeys. Tickets: barbecue adults $1 and children 7c. basketball 50c adults and 25c children.
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Pattison Ffa
Pattison School
Charles Wayne Kohler
New Hampshire Reds
H. P. Meissner
FFA
Ralph Godrey
Cresent
Oklahoma
Rev D L Landrum P T A Speaker Next Wednesday
The Brookshire P T A will meet Wednesday December 7 at the School. Rev D L Landrum will speak on The Family Lives by Spiritual Values. Hostesses are Mrs Delma Hartman and Mrs R P Eason. All P T A members urged to attend.
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Brookshire v. T. A
D. L. Landrum
Delma Hartman
R. P. Eason
City Council set to extend water sewer links through Shreve Estate
Katy City Council meets this afternoon to plan extending water and sewer lines at the Shreve Estate. Nightwatchman’s clock and eight key stations have arrived with proposed placements at East Poultry House, Dube's Super Market rear, Katy National Bank, McNeil Hardware rear, Romack's Store alley, Ft. Bend Steak House rear, Katy Farm Equipment, and Rice Belt Implement Co. Mayor A O Miller says more stations are needed for fire protection and will be placed at rice driers, the school, the VFW park and other sites once received.
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Shreve
Katy City Council
East Poultry House
Dube's
Katy National Bank
McNeil Hardware
Romack’s
Ft. Bend
Katy Specialty Co Adds Appliances to Complete Home Offerings
Katy Specialty Co announces three new appliance lines Bendix washers and dryers Allen ranges and CBS televisions to complete their home furnishings. A Christmas promotion offers cash prizes and merchandise gifts to visitors, with display on hand and page ads in The Times.
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Katy Specialty Co
Bendix
Allen
CBS
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Judge Winfree
Assembly of God Church
Magician
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