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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1925
Page
1
The State Highway muddle centers on the K T Highway losing Federal maintenance aid. A committee seeks new right of way for relocating State Highway 73 from Katy to Brookshire, with local landowners supportive of a more permanent road edge. Mrs. W F Donald spent last Monday in Houston.
The Texas Headlight Law requires a headlight certificate from a test station within thirty days before registration. An affidavit can substitute if a vehicle lacks headlamps. Yearly testing occurs at registration with a twenty five cent fee. retests are free until the next registration period. Enforcement rests with local officers and motorists are urged to cooperate to improve safety and reduce losses. Tom Gassner renewed his Times subscription last week.
Local notes list numerous visitors from Houston Bryan Dallas Galveston College Station and Cypress visiting families and attending the Thanksgiving ball game in College Station. Names include Eb Weatherford J Dawson B Wolfe Celeste Graves Lois Lawrence Eva Eckels Alma Weathers and many others.
Geo W Neuman has moved his oil rig to the Pattison lease one mile from Pattison and started development in the same hole as a few months ago. He says the indications justify a more thorough test on this lease.
Edwin Cooke attended the ball game at A. and M. College last Thursday. Miss Mabelle Ernsberger spent the weekend in Bryan. The Senior Class will stage My Brother's Keeper on December 11 at the High School Auditorium. Admission is 15 and 25 cents for M. T. Newman and Irene of Mt. Pleasant visiting Lamar Amsler and wife.
Hempstead High School faced Waller 188 on Wednesday night with the Waller girls winning 12 to 5 and the Hempstead boys 83 to 11. The girls blamed practice needs for the defeat while Orwell Burnett and Truxton Shaw led the boys in a fast clean game.
A. H. Menafee and his Madisonville wife spent several days as guests of Mrs. M. C. Edmondson, the mother of Mrs. Menafee, last week.
A Wednesday meeting of county residents supported relocating State Highway 73 to the south side of the M K and T railway tracks from Katy to Brookshire. A three member committee C J Rhemann J D Cooper and A B Anderson was appointed to secure the new right of way.
A landowners group pools 40 000 acres near Fulshear and bans all hunting on the premises. Signers include H P Harris J G Mayes M K Mayes L A Briscoe E M Huggins Jr W J Walker Mra M B Walker and others. Prosecution will follow any hunting trespass.
County School Superintendent Miss Aoice Cameron of Hempstead was in our city Thursday and made a pleasant call at the office.
The Board of Trustees compiles a delinquent list to be published as required by law. After publication, suit will be filed for unpaid taxes. If paid before publication, no penalty or interest will be added. C. H. Urban, President, Board of Trustees.
C H Urban special agent reports county ginning totals up to November 14 1925 at 5431 bales. The figure for November 14 1924 shows 11011 bales.
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