Old fashioned Christmas shines in Katy storefronts
Colorado County County Federal Savings and Loan Assa joins in with festive decor. A chimney with Santa and presents appears in the scene and every window glows with a Christmas tree lanterns and lamps. A candy stacked barrel sits by the tree. Two stockings filled with toys will be given away December 22. Western Auto Katy Auto decorate early. The Firemen and City of Katy plan fancy decorations and hint at bigger investments next year.
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Colorado County County Federal Savings and Loan Assa
Western Auto
Katy Auto
Katy
Friendship Garden Club Plans December Dinner at Katy Home
The Friendship Garden Club will meet in December at 11 30 a.m. at Mrs J L Matzinger's home 6035 Franz Road Katy. Mrs Raymond Barker co hosts the Christmas dinner. Members bring gifts and pillows ornaments robes and a small tree or arrangement to share. Wrapped gifts to Brookshire Arms in the afternoon.
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Friendship Garden Club
J. L. Matzinger
Franz Road
Katy
Raymond
Barker
Brookshire Arms
Garden Club
Shop in Katy Campaign Free Gifts Offer
Local merchants and the Chamber of Commerce sponsor a Shop in Katy Campaign. Read this week’s ads for names of last week’s winners who registered in stores and the chance to win a free gift plus $150 in gift certificates from the Katy Chamber of Commerce.
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Katy
Chamber of Commerce
Katy Chamber of Commerce
Christmas Countdown and Rescue in Central Park
Timely notes remind readers of 23 days to Christmas and 19 days to shopping. Janis Dube is honored in a vocal solo contest. Children are rescued from a stranded bus as floodwaters from a broken main rush through a New York Central Park underpass. Police and park crews save 38 children.
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Janis Dube
New York
Central Park
Semi Finalist Janis Dube in NATS Vocal Contest
Janis Dube reached the semi finals of a national vocal contest sponsored by the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Baylor University hosted the Southwest Regional Convention where 600 to 700 teachers, singers, and accompanists from five states attended. The regional winner advances to the national auditions in St Louis. the national winner earns a cash prize and a series of engagements. Dube, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dube of Katy, is a freshman music student at Baylor University.
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Janis Dube
of Teachers of Singing
NATS
Baylor University
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
St. Louis
U.S
Miss Dube
Mir
W. J. Dube
Katy
Baytor University
Katy Tigerettes Star Janis Goynes Sets Scoring Mark
Katy High School girls basketball opened with new starters after nine graduates. Janis Goynes scored 37 points in a game against Alief, breaking the school record of 34 set by Kathy Townsend. The team faces Waller at 7 pm in the Katy Tournament.
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Katy Tigerettes
Rice Consolidated
Cy-Fair
Alief
Brenham
Rice
Monday Night Rice
Janiy Goynes
Katy Girls
Kathy Townsend
Sunny Morgan
Ola Kinlaw
Glenn Webster
Suzanne Kristenson
Evelyn Kinlaw
Robbie Hulsey
Celeste Maples
Dora Blaze
Judy Hill
Janis Goynes
Katy
Waller
Services Held For Mrs. Virgie Hayes
Mrs. Virgie Hayes a Katy resident since 1946 died November 27 in a Houston hospital after a months long illness Born August 21 1908 in Mountain View Oklahoma she married W B Hayes October 28 1934 Funeral services were held November 29 at 10 in the First Baptist Church Katy officiated by Reverends Kenneth Milla Greg Longenbaugh and Nolan Vance Interment was in Woodlawn Garden of Memories She is survived by her husband a son James Hayes of Freeport three sisters Mrs Maud Brown Mrs Maria Curd of Carnegie Oklahoma and Mrs Ira Gorley of Beaver Oklahoma two brothers Carl Lawson of Modesto California and Henry Lawson of Carnegie Oklahoma and many nieces and nephews
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Virgie Hayes
Katy
Houston
Mountain View
Oklahoma
W. B
Bill) Hayes
Woodlawn Garden of
Hayes
James Hayes
Freeport
Maud Brown
Maria Curd
Carnegie
Ira Gorley
Beaver
Carl Lawson
Modesto
California
Henry Lawson
Watts Christmas Open House at Bartlett Road Katy
Mr and Mrs M E Watts invite the community to a Christmas Open House at 1253 Bartlett Road Katy this Sunday from 4 to after 6 PM. The event features a dream house display of heirloom decorations and refreshments for all, with a special welcome to local youth.
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M. BE. Watts
Bartlett Road
Katy
Watts
Dr Lawrence H Wilkinson Receives New Mexico Award
Dr Lawrence H Wilkinson of Albuquerque has received the A H Robins award for community service from the New Mexico Medical Society. He served two six year terms on the University of New Mexico Regents as secretary and president. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Leroy Wilkinson of Katy.
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Lawrence H. Wilkinson
Albuquerque
A. H
Katy Tiger Basketball Tournament Opens With Bracketed Showdowns
The 1971 Katy Tiger Basketball Tournament runs December 2–4 at Katy High School and Junior High gyms with girls and boys brackets. Teams include Brenham Royal Cy-Fair Rice Consolidated Ganado Waller New Caney Katy for girls and Waller Navasota Needville Wallis East Bernard Hempstead Kinkaid Katy for boys. Advance tickets $3 adults $1.50 students. Finals Saturday at the High School gym with trophies and All Tournament Teams.
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Katy
Tri-County Optimist Club
Brenham
Royal
Cy-Fair
Rice Consolidated
Ganado
Waller
New Caney
Navasota
Needville
Wallis
East Bernard
Hempstead
Kinkaid
Tri-County Optimist
Katy Senior Mark Bauer Wins Top Chemistry Honor
Distinguished student Mark Bauer of Katy High School earned a plaque after topping a difficult Southeastern Texas ACS section chemistry exam. The test aimed to identify the top 0.1 percent of area high school chemists with praise from his teacher Harold Harborth.
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Mark Bauer
Katy
Southeastern Texas
American Chemical Society
Harold Harborth
Mark
Mauritz Named President of Blue Ribbon Rice Mills
Marcus W. Mauritz of Canada Texas was reelected president of Blue Ribbon Rice Mills Inc at the annual meeting. David Wintermann of Eagle Lake became vice president and Lamar B. Maxwell of Devers was elected director. The eleven directors represent major Texas rice producing areas and the firm markets about 25 percent of the state's crop. The plant sits at Studemont and Butler Streets in Houston.
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Mauritz
Blue Ribbon Rice
Marcus W. Maurite
Canada
Texas
Blue Ribbon Rice Mills, Inc
David Wintermann
Eagle Lake
Lamar B
Maxwell of Devers
Devers
E. C. McWilliams
Studemont and
Butler Streets
Houston
Marcus W. Mauritz
el Campo
Lamar B. Maxwell
Ira Southard
Katy
Vernon L. Harrison
Bay City
C. A. Riker
Beaumont
James E. Pilgreen
Dack Wendt
Richmond
Roy A. Seaberg
Dayton
J. H. Sandlin
Anahuac
William N. Lehrer
Katy PTA Gives $10 at Meeting
The Katy PTA will give a $10 gift certificate at its regular December meeting in the music building chair room on the high school campus. A Christmas program titled Moods of Christman by a girls’ sextet under Mr. Beard opens at 7:30 pm to instill the season’s mood.
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Katy P.T.A
Music
Christman
Beard
Waller County History Seeks Veterans Photos and Clippings
Waller County Survey Committee requests loan of photos clippings or documents to aid cataloguing veterans of wars covering periods from Texas settlement to 1970. Valuable items will be handled with care and returned. Members will work on the Waller County History in 1972.
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Waller County
Texas
Sam Wilson and Rustler's Risk Reach World Rank No 4
Rustler's Risk an appaloosa stallion owned by George F Mitchell of Houston and ridden by Sam Wilson of Pattison finishes 1971 ranked No 4 in the National Cutting Horses world standings with $8,084 in earnings. The Appaloosa Association awarded $5,200 for the feat.
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Rustler’s Risk
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Ishach
Jesus
Dr. Wilkinson
Katy Tiger
Royals
Cy-Fair Girls
Kaly Boys
Tri- County
Optmist
Tri-County
Katy High School
Jack Rhoads
Blacky Tyler
Charlene Kagler
Raymond Jackson
United States
Winterman
Maxwell
PTA
Toner
Sam Wilson
Rustler's Risk
Post Office Department
Mra
Oliver S. Kitzman
Whit Bains, Jr
Brookshire
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