Cantatas to Be Presented Sunday at Local Churches
Local churches announce Christmas cantatas this Sunday night December 12 at 700 pm and 730 pm. First Methodist Brookshire presents Sing Noel directed by L E Baird with soloists Mrs W D Bains Jr Milton Schmidt accompanying. First Baptist Addicks offers Love Transcending directed by Dean McDougall with public invitation. Katy Church presents The Story of Bethlehem directed by Miss Jeanette Hayes with soloists Julia Lee George H Lee and Cleve Redus.
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Brookshire Methodist
First Methodist Church of
Brookshire
Jeanne Shaffer
L. E. Baird
Milton Schmidt
W. D. Bains
Harold Sparks
Frank Stallknecht
Reuben Wright
Bill Baines
First Baptist Church of
First Methodist Church
Katy
William R. Spence
Jeanette Hayes
J. D. Woods
George Lee
Julia Lee
George H. Lee
Cleve Redus
Salvation Army Drive Opens in Brookshire
The Salvation Army launches its third annual Brookshire area fund drive. Citizens formed a local service unit three years ago to organize support and identify local needs with a dedicated committee assisting in securing funds.
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Salvation Army
Brookshire
Brookshire Drying Co. expands rice storage capacity
Brookshire Drying Company begins construction of additional storage for about 53 466 barrels of rice. Twenty new tanks stand 78 feet high with a 2312 barrel capacity each, plus nine interstices totaling 5202 barrels and two bins adding 2004 barrels. Contractor is Borton Inc of Hutchinson Kansas. Aeration by F W Rabe and Company of Dallas. Project cost about 200000 dollars. Walter Nichols of Barton Inc is building superintendent. Owners include Cecil Beckendorff and a dozen others.
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Brookshire Drying Company, Inc
Borton, Inc
Hutchinson, Kansas
F. W. Rabe and Company, Engineers
Dallas
Walt Nichols
Barton Inc
Nichols
Cecil Beckendorff
Clarence Eaton
Ed Helwig
Chester Jordan
George Longenbaugh
Gregory Longenbaugh
Halden Longenbaugh
Dale Minze
Arthur Robichaux
Albert Thompson
Olen Thompson
Lee Ware
Kloecker Family Mourns After Tragic Highway Accident
Funeral services were held for Robert M. Kloecker 40 of Hempstead at McWilliams Chapel Hempstead. He died after being struck by vehicles while riding a horse along U S Highway 6 Saturday evening. Survivors include a son Robert Charles 15, daughter Elizabeth Ann 2, his father Fritz F Kloecker and six sisters and six brothers. Burial in Prairie Lea Cemetery with Rev. Jesse Adams officiating.
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Robert M. Kloecker
Sealy
McWilliams Funeral Home
Hempstead
Jesse Adams
Prairie Lea
Kloecker
U.S. Highway 6
Robert Charles Kloecker
Elizabeth Ann Kloecker
Fritz F. Kloecker
Ola Sledge
Barbara Horne
Doris Jones
Mary Place
Linda Kloecker
Donna Beth Kloecker
Fritz Kloecker
Thomas H. Kloecker
Sam
Sam 8. Kloecker, Charles F. Kloecker, August A. Kloecker
Billy J. Kloecker
Lizzie Sartin
Katy Rotary Sponsoring Christmas Lighting Contest
The Katy Rotary Club will sponsor the annual Christmas lighting contest in the Katy area. Homes will be judged on December 21 after dark with cash prizes of 15, 10 and 5 dollars for first through third place and honorable mentions for other outstanding displays.
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Katy Rotary Club
Katy
Royal ISD Bond Victory Reported in December Election
Royal Independent School District voters approved all three bond measures on Saturday December 4 with 304 voting for Maintenance Tax and 305 for the $1 400 000 Schoolhouse Bonds 287 for the $200 000 Auditorium Bonds while 220 and 226 opposed Maintenance Tax and Auditorium Bonds respectively 219 opposed the $1 400 000 bonds and tax levy.
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Royal Independent School District
Three Women Die After December 1 Wreck Near Katy
A December 1 crash 4.4 miles east of Katy on Highway 90 left three young women dead Miss Margie Harrison 19 Mrs Lois Ann Kent 20 both of Brookshire and Mrs Arthur Pearson 46 of Texas City and three others hospitalized. Police note the Austin Healey was driven by a local resident and the incident prompted community mourning.
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Margie Harrison
Lois Ann Kent
Brookshire
Arthur Pearson
Texas City
Texas
Katy
James Wilson
Austin Healy
Services Held For Lois Ann Kent Monday
Lois Ann Kent died at 2 00 am Friday from injuries in an auto crash on Wednesday afternoon She would have been 21 on December 7 She lived in Brookshire with her parents Mr and Mrs William McMillan and attended Brookshire Elementary School about ten years ago The family later moved to Africa after leaving Brookshire
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Lois Ann Kent
Lois Ann
Brookshire
William McMillan
Africa
Funeral Services Held For Margie Harrison
Funeral services were held Friday for Margie Ann Harrison who died in an automobile crash the previous Wednesday. Born August 13 1946 she lived in Brookshire most of her life and was a 1964 Royaligh School graduate. She leaves parents siblings a niece a fiance several uncles and was a member of the Church in Brookshire with interment at Pattison Methodist Cemetery.
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Margie Ann Harrison
Margie
Kariig G. Harrison
Brookshire
Royaligh School
Sam Houston State Teachers College
K. J
Nancy Harrison
Nannette
Houston
Arson G. Harrison
E. B. Bemus
Elmer Hitt
Larry Verm
R. A
Pete) Wilpitz
Frank Stallknecht
Schmidt Funeral Home
Pattison Methodist Cemetery
Katy Tigers Win Eighth Katy Basketball Tourney
The Katy Tigers defeated Klein 67 to 53 to capture their eighth Katy Tournament title. Katy reached the final by beating Weimar 60 to 11 and Dulles 58 to 52. Johnny Davis led Katy with 24 points in the final as Steve Jordan scored 22 and Frank Fry 15.
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Katy Tigers
Klein
Tigers
Weimar
Dulles
Frank Fry
Brownie Wireless
Steve Jordan
Randy Jinks
James Hayes
Katy
Johnny Davis
Jordan
Filing Deadline Approaches for Katy Alderman Seats
The filing deadline for Katy alderman candidates is Friday December 10. Jesse M. Cooper and John P. Clingman filed for Ward B while Buck Freeman filed for Ward A.
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Katy
City of
Jesse M. Cooper
John P. Clingman
Buck Freeman
Santa’s Treasure Chest Contest Comes to Katy
Katy hosts a Santa’s Treasure Chest event on Saturday December 18 with Santa arriving at 9 00 am and gift certificates of 5 dollars from merchants at 2 00 pm. Katy Jr. High School choir performs near the fire station at 3 30 pm and prize winners announced at 4 00 pm. Contest coupons are in the Santa’s Treasure Chest ad on page 5 and must be deposited at listed stores to be eligible.
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Katy
Jaycees
Katy Jr. High School
Santa
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Addicks Baptist
Katy Methodist
Brookshire Drying Co. Inc
Bob Kloecker
Katy Rotary
Royal
Happy Tigers
Bobby Lambright
Mark Longenbaugh
Ira Diskin
Dean Williams
Brownie Wheeles
Steve Bloomfield
Curtis Edwards
Dames Hayes
Fry
Wireless
Bobby Lee Tourney
Katy Chamber of Commerce
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