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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
1
After two floods in a week the Brazos waters fall back to banks though damage to property remains. No loss of life, cattle rescued with minimal mortality, residents return home, and the lone river crossing road stays open for through traffic between Houston and San Antonio.
Florence Goff of Moscow Idaho and Mrs W C Edmundson of Greeley were reunited at a hospital after a passenger train derailed in Greeley Colorado. The chance meeting came 22 years after they last met as schoolmates at the University of Idaho.
Oxford report states Gunner Leslie Jones was sentenced to two years hard labor by a military court. He was convicted of AWOL forging a civilian identity card and causing public mischief by posing as a German parachutist with orders to report to a local farm.
Polly the parrot owned by John D. Ryan Jr. goes to school in Pittsfield Massachusetts. The 52 year old bird arrived alone and was ushered in by the principal.
The Methodist Ladies Missionary Society hosted Rev and Mrs L E Harris for a supper to introduce the recently appointed minister to Brookshire and Pattison. Members from both charges attended to welcome and assist.
Personal notices show Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hall and others visiting with the Kelley family for Thanksgiving. Several residents travel for funerals and family visits, including W. F. Donalds funeral, Will Cooper’s improvement, and trips to Austin Georgetown Baytown Rosenberg and Houston. A rental ad offers two four room apartments with baths and water furnished via Mrs Ed Wilpitz.
A stream of visitors from Houston and nearby towns dropped in over the weekend and week, including Mr. and Mrs. Ollie DeWitt and others. Residents from Baytown Katy Corpus Christi and San Felipe were noted among those visiting friends and relatives in Pattison and nearby households.
An 18 year old youth from Holloway described as a leader of a gang of hooligans received a 14 day jail sentence in Rochester England. He was accused of wandering the streets during raids and making noises like sirens or whistles resembling bombs.
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