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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1968
Page
1
Brookshire Volunteer Firemen announce Santa's visit on Saturday morning around nine o'clock in December. He will ride in the back of a fire truck with candy for children. Do not follow the truck to avoid injuries as it travels east and west, with Chief Henry assuring Santa will find every child along the route.
Santa will visit Katy this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. He will arrive on a fire truck and tour the town, stopping at the Fire Station to meet children and distribute gifts. Tri County Jaycees organize with David Young as chairman and Gillard Rosina as president coordinating details.
The Brookshire Katy Drainage District schedules a supervisor election for Areas 3 1 and 6 on Tuesday January 14 1969 at the Brookshire polling site with details to follow.
Mrs Anna Mae Ellington died December 15 1968 at Hermann Hospital Houston after two weeks illness. Rev Charles Stewart led services at First Baptist Katy with interment at Katy Magnolia Cemetery. Pallbearers were Donald Robert Mike Kenneth Cecil Eaton and Tommie Golbow. Schmidt Funeral Home directed. Survived by daughters Lois Ehjer t Brookshire Jewel Culling Katy and son Nathan Ellington Kings Shire. Mrs Ellington active in First Baptist WMU and Katy Home Demonstration Club for 29 years. She was born June 16 1904 in Ohio and moved to Katy at age 4. Her husband Nathan J Ellington died January 20 1967.
Richard A. Woods states he will not seek re election to the Brookshire Municipal Water District Board of Directors for January 1969. He notes his long tenure since 1952 and his work to upgrade the system while supporting bonds and avoiding a large immediate tax. Applications for candidates must be filed by December 24, 1968.
The Royal School hosts a multi day basketball event at the gym from December 19 to 21. Morning games run with teams competing for early round wins and standings.
The Katy High School Junior Class sponsors a cake sale on Saturday December 21 with cake pickup at Duke's and Midway around 11:00 am. Evening events include Lions Club awarding a Color TV at halftime and girls and boys bracket times with finals late Saturday night.
The City of Katy granted Jake Springfield a two year garbage collection contract with monthly pay per house and reduced residential counts in January and July. The city budget includes 1100 dollars monthly for pickup and a dump fee deduction. adjustments include holiday delays on Christmas and New Year with pickups shifted by one day for the referenced week and resuming January 6, 1969.
A Katy mystery shopper hunt circulates in the Katy Feed Store from last week. Other claimed winners include R. E. Melroy at Katy Restaurant and Mrs. Kenneth Franz Sr at Hookers Radio and TV. Mrs. Frieda Ruland found her license among ad items and won Texas Ware glasses. Two license numbers remain unclaimed as the contest ends.
Members from all Brookshire churches form a combined choir performing a December Cantata on December 16. Front row includes Mrs. Bob Henry Mrs. Jerry Graham Susan Highra bedian and others. The group features Kenny Mayberry and Nancy Mayberry among listed participants.
St Bartholomew's in Katy hosts its first Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and Father Domec announces 9:00 a.m. Christmas Day Mass in Katy and 11:00 a.m. in Brookshire at Sacred Heart Church. St Paul’s Episcopal Church on Drexel Drive in Katy schedules a 6:00 p.m. Christmas Eve service.
Christmas Eve services at 8 15 p m and Christmas Day services at 10 30 a m planned by Memorial Lutheran Church Katy Children’s services at 8 15 p m and 7 00 p m at Christ Lutheran Pattison with Christmas Day 9 00 a m. Katy Assembly of God hosts a Christmas singing Friday at 7 30 p m open to all. Cowdreys hold Open House Sunday 8 00 to 9 00 p m at Ful shear Pattison Parsonage in Brookshire. Public invited.
On Sunday afternoon December 22 at 6 00 p m the Senior MYF will present a play in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church in Brookshire. The event invites attendance for an original rendition of the Teenagers Scrooge with an old fashioned Christmas tree on display.
The Times Office staff enjoy a coffee break with homemade cookies from Mrs. Walter Egger smoked summer beer from Mrs. B Ray Woods Pangborns chocolates from Max Wander Insurance cracked pecans from Johnny Mikeska and other local goodies.
The Katy Rotary Club named winners of the 1968 Christmas Lighting and Decorating Contest in three categories with a grand prize of ten dollars for each standout display. Recipients included Religious Doug Hakemack and George Farmer, Traditional Mert Watts and W T Drake, and Most Imaginative Led Lambert and Rev Alvin Mux grove.
Mrs Margaret Lovell's husband Rev Ed Lovell was found dead last Wednesday at their Summerville home. He had retired from the First Baptist Church in Hockley and served as interim music director in Katy. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Sommerville. Survivors include a daughter Robbie Jean of Alexandria and a son Chipilos Lovell in Tallahassee Florida.
The Katy 4-H Club sponsors a Rabies Drive on January 11 1969. Dr Rob Fields will vaccinate small animals at his clinic for 4 dollars each. Tass and certificates will be issued and funds go to the Katy 4-H Club.
Tax assessor Leroy Symm says 8347 of taxes were paid in October in Waller County. The roll rose this year due to land valued at 15 dollars per acre. Symm urged residents to register to vote for bond issues and local elections.
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