Four Killed Instantly In Auto Accident West of Sealy
A 1936 Ford coach collided head on with a 1941 International truck eight miles west of Sealy Monday night about 9 30. Four of the six in the car died instantly, including John August Severin 19 Doris Loescher 17 Richard Victor Svinky 26 and Robert Ross 26. Emmett Ross 15 died Tuesday morning in Columbus hospital. Lillie Hinze 20 is in Jefferson Davis Hospital in Houston in serious condition. The truck occupants escaped injury.
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Sealy
John August Severin
Fritz Severin
San Felipe
Robert Ross
Henry
Doris Loescher
Adolph Loescher
Richard Victor Svinky
Joe Svinky
Frydek
Henry Ross
Emmett
Columbus Hospital
Lillie Hinze
John Hinze
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Houston
Football Banquet Friday Night At School Gym
Tickets are selling for the seventh annual football banquet at the school gym on Friday night. Coach Arnold has led the team through basic training this fall as they enter a season in a conference with seasoned players.
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Arnold
Cooperative Hospital Meeting December 13 At Katy Vocational Bldg
Community members gather to discuss the cooperative hospital plans with a December 18 meeting at 8 pm in the Katy schools Vocational Agriculture building. About thirty five attended the last session and raised questions after viewing pictures of the Amyhurst cooperative unit.
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Vocational Bldg
Katy
Amyhurst Cooperative Unit
Katy Passenger Schedule Changes and New Agent
The Katy schedules updates show No. 25 southbound due 8:01 a.m. No. 11 at 8:28 a.m. Northbound No. 24 due 11:18 a.m. No. 26 at 10:01 p.m. Freight trains revised to deliver four days earlier. K. C. Lengfeld becomes the new agent, formerly night agent and assistant at Johnsue.
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Katy
K. C. Lengfeld
Johnsue
Bleck Ellington Receives Army Discharge at Camp Chaffee
Staff Sergeant N. M. Bleck Ellington was discharged at Camp Chaffee Arkansas on October 22 after enlisting in March 1948. He trained at Sheppard Field Texas and Fort Myers Florida, served 18 months in a medium bombardment squadron with the 9th Air Force, flying 36 missions and earning the Air Medal with six clusters and the Presidential Unit Citation. He also participated in three low strafing missions over Germany and earned credit for destroying a steam operated saw mill and possibly a train station and water tower.
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N. M. “Bleck” Ellington
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Sheppard Field
Texas
Fort Myers
Florida
Lake Charles
Louisiana
9Th Air Force
EAME
Germany
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs Wander at Rice Hotel
Mrs Max Wander was honored with a surprise party on her birthday at the Empire Room of the Rice Hotel. Hosts were Mr and Mrs O M Pederson and Mr and Mrs Perry Robertson, with a corsage of yellow chrysanthemums at her place. After dinner, dancing followed, with guests including Mr and Mrs Leo Wander, Mr and Mrs W W Wander, and Mrs Roy Bierschwale.
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Max Wander
0. M. Pederson
Perry Robertson
Empire
Rice Hotel
Leo Wander
W. W. Wander
Roy Bierschwale
Miss Jimmie Del Tubbs Hosts Brookshire Bridge Club
Miss Jimmie Del Tubbs entertained the Brookshire Bridge Club last Tuesday with four tables in play. Guests included Mesdames Clayton Woodel Bean Mil ley Cardiff Gosteenik and Eng land. Mrs Gosteenik won guest prize and Mrs England won high score. refreshments included chicken salad cake pineapple and pecan Charlotte Rouse and cakes were served.
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Jimmie del Tubbs
Brookshire Bridge Club
Mesdames J
E. Clayton
E. B. Woodel
R. B. Bean
A. O. Milley
C. 1
Cardiff
Frank Gosteenik
Social News From Local Families and Visitors
Local residents and relatives are noted visiting and traveling for games, holidays, and events. Names include Roy Muske Cuney, Max Kellner, Verna Buller, Doris Scrubs, H. C. Stenzel, Gus Buller, Wilpitz family, Victor Laas, Stanley Thompson, Anna Bains, W. D. Bains, L. W. Bains, R. W. Avery, Robert Avery, Dan Wirpitz, Albert Glueck, George Longenbaugh, Fredericksburg deer hunting trip, Gostecnik family, Pederson relatives, Evelyn Agopian, Jo Ann, Billy Wilson, Dot Greer, Grace Hartman, Feagan, Ru fus Stewart, Brookshire exchange helper, Ben Phillips, Clara Mc Cauley, Selma Gray, Tommy Pederson, H. J. Powell, and W. J. Youngblood.
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Roy Muske
Dick Cuney
Max Kellner
Verna Buller
Doris Scrubs
Hempstead
H. C. Stenzel
Gus Buller
W. B. Wisher
Pay Wilpitz
Victor Laas
Stanley Thompson
Freeport
Anna Bains
W. D. Bains
L. W. Bains
Houston
R. W. Avery
Baytown
Robert Avery
Texas
Dave Agopian
Jo Ann
Adam Bijie
O. M. Pederson
Lewis Gray
Elmer Gray
Pat Lichnovsky
Sealy Hospital
Rainbow Cafe
Rufus Stewart
California
Feagan
Billy Wilson
Dot Greer
Grace Hartman
Frances (Huttsy
Wilsy
Brookshire
Ben Phillips
China
Clara McCauley
Selma Gray
Fredericksburg
J. B. Longshore
Tommy Pederson
Navasota
Pete
Pederson
H. J. Powell
Powell
Streiken
W. J. Youngblood
Death of H. H. Lines Shocks Small Town
The town mourns H. H. Lines 67 who died suddenly in Portland Oregon after a long career as depot agent with Katy railroad, retirement followed by a planned country visit. He is survived by his wife and a foster son Jack Lines. Flowers were sent from the community.
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H. Lines
Portand
Oregon
Mr. Lines
Ausin
Lines
Katy
Portland
Jack Lines
Lewis Gray Accepts Ford Agency Mechanics Post
Lewis Gray recently discharged has accepted a position with the Rheman Ford Agency in Brookshire. He will attend a Ford school for mechanics before starting work as the Rheman building rises, a point of local pride.
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Lewis Gray
Rheman Ford Agency
Brookshire
Ford School For Mechanics
Rheman
Story of Typhoon Is Continued In This Issue of The Times
The Times continues the typhoon tale of Okinawa written as a letter by Machinist Mate First Class Irvin Tuck to his parents. Tuck, two years five months overseas, recently discharged, is now home in East Houston. Readers praise the piece and many clipped it for scrapbooks as Mrs. L. Pauli and others traveled to West University Place, Houston, with visits to friends.
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Okinawa
Irvin Tuck
R. ‘Rb. Tuck
Navy
East
Houston
Irvin
Golden Wedding Invitation Open House Event
Invitation to an open house on Tuesday evening December 11 from 6 to 10 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Freeman celebrating their golden wedding anniversary extended to friends and relatives through this paper.
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W. E. Freeman
Pattison Junior Play Set for Friday December 14
Pattison High School junior class directed by Eleanor Broughton presents their annual play Friday December 14 at seven o'clock. Cast includes Iris Goode Joyce Morgan Jean Greer Nix Norwood Lydia Kitzman Charles Allen Wilson Donald Baker Joe Pattison Stuart Pattison and J C Schmidt.
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Pattison
Pattison High School
Eleanor Broughton
Iris Goode
Joyce Morgan
Jean Greer
Nix Norwood
Lydia Kitzman
Charles Allen Wilson
Donald Baker
Joe Pattison
Stuart Pattison
J. C. Schmidt
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Wheaties—Reg
R. & W. Vinegar
E. H. Martin’s
RED & White
John Reagan High School
BE. H. Martin
Mary Margaret
Alice
Bessie
University of Texas
H. H. Lines
Ford
the Times
L. Pauli
J. H. Wright
Louise Schlipf
West University Place
Pauli
Gus Cox
Johnny
Wright
Fred Rylander
Thur
Ida Lupino
Sydney Greenstreet
Charles Starrett
Sun.-Mon
Greer Garson
Gregory Peck
Tue
Humphrey Bogart
Alexis Smith
George Raft
Joan Bennett
Bendix Home
Brookshire’s
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