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Newspaper

Brookshire Times

Location

Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1955

Page

4

Bridge Club Hosts and Couples Club Meeting Recount

Opal Hilliard hosted the Mon Nite Bridge Club at her home with Ernestine Thomson winning high, Louise Blanton second and Lottie Bradley bingo. Couples Club at Recreation Hall Friday nite featured co hosts Hazel Ainsworth and Myrna Jean Collier, with W A Wehman and Hilliard families winning high and second, and the Hilliard and Thomas couples winning bingo. Christmas decor and turkey dinner noted. Patrick Di Jorio had a tonsillectomy in Houston.

Opal Hilliard Ernestine Thomas Louise Blanton Lottie Bradley Hazel Ainsworth Myrna Jean Collier Recreation Hall W. A. Wehman C. H. Hilliard A. D. Thomas Bingo Frank Hubbard C. H. Baucum Killgore

Katy Junior High Seventh Grade Christmas Party

Sixty nine of seventy six seventh graders attended the Katy Junior High School Christmas party held in the old gym. Skating was the highlight with a red glittered table centerpiece and miniature trees. Refreshments were served by a line of mothers from Katy and nearby towns. Teachers Miss Reba Parker Miss Doris Franz and Jean Schmalz attended.

Katy Mother Ray Woods M. E. Watts J. E. Hudgens Jim Watson Reed Smith John England James Griffin Brookshire Leonard Steffins Voight Glen Fry Barker Reba Parker Doris Franz Jean Schmalz

Mary Lou Ray Wins $100 Houston Education Scholarship

Mary Lou Ray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Ray of Katy, has been selected by the Houston Council of Education to receive a $100 scholarship for the year at Sam Houston. Lolita Buchanan, student teacher at Madisonville High, spent the weekend with her parents, joined by grandsons Glenn, Darryl and Timothy Buchanan as visitors.

Mary Lou Ray Houston Council of Education Sam Houston Marylu Ray N. C. Ray Katy Lolita Buchanan Madisonville High School J. M. Buchanan Glenn Darryl Timothy Buchanan Kenneth Buchanan Sugarsland Hospital

Local Girls Shine in Sam Houston College Christmas Concert

Three local girls Barbara Kelley Sarah Hopkins and Beth Thompson are among 42 members of the Sam Houston State Teachers College choir which performed a Christmas concert in the Main Auditorium last Tuesday December 6. Hopkins had her photo on the program cover and served as accompanist for A Ceremony of Carols while Hopkins is a senior music education major and Bearkat Band member. Present at the concert were Dr and Mrs J J Hopking Mr and Mrs Olen Thompson Mr and Mrs Lloyd Sloan Mr and Mrs F M Kelley Mrs Beverly Griggs Mrs Jesse Freeman and Mrs Don Morrison. Norma Jean Thompson Jimmie Rue Eason and Lila Morris of San Marcus College will return home on the 17th for the holidays.

Sam Houston State Teachers College Choir Barbara Kelley Sarah Margaret Hopkins Alton Beth Thompson Sarah Margaret Bearkat Band J. J. Hopking Olen Thompson Lloyd Sloan F. M. Kelley Beverly Griggs Jesse Freeman Don Morrison

Girl Scout Investiture Marks Tenderfoot Completion

Intermediate Girl Scout Troop 1131 held an Investiture ceremony at the Methodist Church parlor on December 7 with mothers as guests. The event signified Tenderfoot completion and eligibility to wear uniforms and pins. named members include Kay Eddy Beverly Jordan Sherry Mathis Irene Hilliard Mary Eileen Smith Mary Ruth Vaughan Joan Woods Georgia Woodward Sharon Youngblood.

Methodist Church Oop Kay Eddy Beverly Jordan Sherry Mathis Irene Hilliard Mary Eileen Smith Mary Ruth Vaughan Joan Woods Georgia Woodward Sharon Youngblood Paul L. Vaughan George Woodward B. Ray Woods Melvin Jordan W. J. Youngblood

Katy High Honor Roll List Second Six Weeks

Katy Junior Senior High School announces honor roll for the second six weeks. Students earning A grades include Barbara J Schoenemann Gurney Miller Jr Karen Jean Kinberger Carolyn Lentz and many more. Averages 90 or better achieved by Norma Ehlert Betty Jo Gassner Barbara Hall Floyd Haskett Thad Smith.

Katy H. S Barbara J. Schoenemann Gurney Miller, Jr Karen Jean Kinberger Carolyn Lentz Ralph Sloan Dorothy Swogetinsky Angela Heinemeier Patricia Franz Joyce Gleason Kathryn Hendry Mary Vale Cott John Fry Jackie Rhodes Donna Jo Thompson Annette Heinemeier Marion Williams Dorothy Latham Patricia Pennington Bobby Whitson Barbara Hall Floyd Haskett Thad Smith Jim Bone Bettie Cooper Ee |Miller Patricia Batson Billy Haskett Vicky Heinemeiar Charles Ince Stanley McDonald Pamela Moore Lynda Pollard Edlynn Canvender

Subscribers Renewals Names from Houston and Katy Areas

A brief list of subscriber renewals includes Mrs. M. Burwell of Houston T. L. Poland of Brookshire Mrs. W. R. Brooks of Katy Mrs. F. A. Lang of Brookshire A. W. Thompson and C. L. Miller of Katy and C. D. Mathis of Katy.

M. Burwell Houston T. L. Poland Brookshire W. R. Brooks Katy F. A. Lang A. W. Thompson A. B. Stanberry C. L. Miller C. D. Mathis

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