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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1934
Page
3
The Brookshire Times is published every Friday by BP. W. Bracewell as publisher and Mrs. B. W. Bracewell as editor. The paper is entered at the Brookshire Texas post office as second class mail matter for an annual fee.
The Houston Press notes farmers backed the Bankhead Act in Friday’s vote, favoring curtailed cotton output to secure higher prices and government checks. It warns higher prices may boost foreign production, hurting export trades and those dependent on the cotton economy.
Me Ella Williams, a Black woman, was stabbed and slashed by Dallas Savannah, a Black man from Waller County, near the colored town edge. She received eighty stitches including a lung-penetrating wound and was taken to Prairie View hospital. Sheriff Kay and deputies pursued the suspect through the night but have not located him. No motive is known.
Mr and Mrs J W Avery and Miss Jimmie Del Tubbs traveled by car to Bellville and Houston on Monday.
Relief officials report 3590 men will be enrolled January 1–18 to fill the Texas quota for the corps remaining period. Eligible applicants must be unmarried U.S. citizens aged 18–25. no two brothers may enroll. Married enrollees will be discharged at the next period after marriage.
The S. J. Wireless test well on the Whittenburg property west of Sealy was abandoned after showing gas indicates potential. Depths around 4600 feet aligned with Conroe area formations, but no liquid gold emerged. Nearby wells like Vaughn and Avery show production, while Quintanna’s Hillboldt test trails in performance.
Southern cotton growers supported extending the Bankhead cotton act with about a six to one vote in Texas last Friday. The measure maintains price supports and acreage controls favored by the agricultural community.
A brief exchange notes Bates has not been seen in twenty years and mentions his hair parting, now about five inches wide, remaining in the middle.
The $2 738 200 drouth cattle fund allocated by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration advances in 127 Texas counties under county drouth directors led by George W. Barnes. National totals show $115,822,000 for western states with $98,361,600 spent by late November. Texas farmers received $19,148,190 as allocations finalize November 16 in Denver. The Texas Extension Service, led by O B Martin, helped allocate head per county. A new government plan will move cattle from growth states to feed surplus regions, acting only as an information clearinghouse.
The district American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary convention planned for Brenham on December 9 is postponed to a January date to be announced. The national commander may attend in January while in Texas, with hopes he visits the Buddy Wright Post at the district gathering.
Raymond Witte and Adam Birbijian were in Houston Friday. The brief item notes their presence in the city on that day.
Mrs. Alice Muske spent Sunday in Katy. A. G. Harrison was a Houston visitor Friday. Mesdames S. Highrabedian and Dave Agopian were Houston visitors Monday. Mrs. Z. K. Beyler and children and A. W. Kelly were in Houston Monday. Serope Berberian and Dave Landsberger were Houston visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Chas Schley and Mrs. H. B. Herman of Houston were guests of Mr. J. C. Kellner last Friday. Mrs. Bran Leggett went to Houston Wednesday for an overnight visit in the home of her son. J. H. Garrett of Pine Island spent the weekend here with his sister, Mrs. Minnie McGaughey. Austin Harrison, a student of John Tarleton, is expected home for the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Don King spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hogue in Pattison. Don King was a Houston visitor Saturday.
Governor-Elect James V. Allred of Texas reviewed federal housing and rural rehabilitation programs with Lawrence Westbrook and James Moffett in Washington. They discussed possible emergency measures to amend state laws, and explored subsistence homestead projects including Woodlake, Texas.
Mr and Mrs G T Shearer visited Harris County metropolis Monday. The social note records their attendance at a local event and interactions with residents.
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