Winners Named In Rotary Lighting Contest In Katy
Katy Rotary Club announced awards for outstanding Christmas lighting with winners including Most Religious O H Hakemack 1706 Heights Drive Most Traditional George P Jinks Bluebonnet Drive Most Original W P Drake 5134 Meadowlark Lane and Honorable Mention W D Blanton 5158 Meadowlark Lane J T Kosina 5618 Dahlia John K Chandler 5702 Dahlia and E L Greene 5005 Meadowlark Lane Rotarians judged the entries and all winners will receive 10 dollars each. note drive by Mert Watts home on Bartlett Road for notable display
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Katy Rotary Club
O. D. Hakemack
Heights Drive
George P. Jinks
Bluebonnet Drive
W. P. Drake
Meadowlark Lane
W. D. Blanton
J. T. Kosina
Dahlia
John K. Chandler
E. L. Greene
Meadowlark
Katy
Rotary
Mert Watts
Bartlett Road
Farmers State Bank Hosts Wassail Weekend in Brookshire
The Farmers State Bank of Brookshire invites the public to its traditional Wassail table this Friday and Saturday, offering refreshments and a chance to visit with bank staff.
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Farmers State Bank
Wassail
Farmers State Bank of Brookshire
Katy Youth Center Plans Holiday Dances
The Katy Youth Center schedules two dances in late December and New Year’s Eve. The first event Friday December 28 runs 8:00 to 12:00 with The Loud Crowd later billed as The Action Group. New Year’s Eve event December 31 runs 8:30 to 12:80 with The Continentals eight-member big band. Admission is $1 for both events and refreshments will be served. Only members graduates and invited guests may attend.
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Katy Youth Center
Houston
Royal Walks Off With Trophies At Rock Island
Royal High School boys win first place at Rock Island tournament defeating La Grange Garwood and Sheridan. Girls secure top honors ahead of Alief Schulenburg and Rock Island with Carol Bolinger Margaret Juries and Yvonne Bundick among the star players. Coach Brown earns two trophies for first place in both divisions.
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Royal High School
Rock Island High School
la Grange
Garwood
Sheridan
Charles Wilson
Allen Burr
Alief
Schulenburg
Rock Island
Carol Bollinger
Margaret
Santa Brightens Brookshire Visit at Shopping Center
Santa arrived in Brookshire last Saturday delivering candy to children at the Shopping Center and Front Street. The Brookshire Chamber of Commerce praised the turnout and thanked those who made the event possible hoping for another visit next year.
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Santa
Brookshire
Front Street
McGowan and Morton named All District Players in 20 AA
The All District football team for 20 AA lists Scott McGowan of Katy as RB and Keith Morton as IL. Also named are Katy teammates Tommy Dittmar QB and Keith Morton IL plus multiple players from Bellville Klein Sealy Tomball and Spring in offensive and defensive roles with honorable mention for Tommy Mathis of Katy.
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Scott McGowan
Keith Morton
Milton McGowans
Monroe Mortons
McGowan
Morton
Katy
Tommy Dittmar
Frank Hoppe
Glenn Kaase
Wiliam Krueger
Gene Huebner I
Bellville
Joe Stutts
Rusty Hosford
Mike Towns IL
Tomball
Ronald Burkhalter
Tom Hamilton
Robert Young
Klein
Clarence Winkauf
Sealy
John Krampitz
Harry Pfeffer
Glenn Tegeler
Bill Hatton
Lommy Dittmar
Ronnie Lee
Norman Graham
R. Allee
Ronnie Young
Tommy Fierce
Bobby Mielsch
Tommy Mathis
Bake Sale Saturday at Sacred Heart Church
The Altar Society of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church will sponsor a bake sale Saturday December 24 at Harrison's Grocery in Brookshire. For early orders call Mary Venable at WE 4-2459.
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The
Altar Society of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Harrison’s
Brookshire
Mary Venable
Barbara Divin Home In Time For Christmas
Barbara Divin returned home from Methodist Hospital Monday after a lengthy stay of several weeks under multiple specialists. The community joins Barbara and her family in gratitude for this blessing.
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Barbara Divin
Eddie Joe
Barbara
Divin
Methodist Hospital
Holiday Observance Notice for Katy and Brookshire
The day after Christmas December 26 will be observed as a holiday in Katy and most businesses in Brookshire. Katy Cleaners and The Times will be closed four days and most of Thursday December 22 so staff may spend time with families. Call Katy US 2-7119 for office needs.
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Katy
Brookshire
Katy Cleaners
Census and Birth Herald the Savior in Bethlehem
Caesar Augustus orders a world census, Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem. Mary gives birth to a son laid in a manger as shepherds watch. An angel announces good news of a Savior, Messiah and Lord, with a heavenly host praising God.
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Caesar Augustus
Cyrinus
Syria
Joseph
Nazareth
Galilee
Judea
David
Bethlehem
Mary
Christmas Eve and Day Services Announced at Local Churches
St Pauls Episcopal Church schedules Holy Communion at 6 00 p m Christmas Eve and 9 00 a m Christmas Day. First Methodist Church Katy moves Christmas Day service to 10 00 a m with no evening worship. The Methodist offering supports the Waco Children's Home with 458 children in care. sermon titled Love is a Simple Thing. No church school or evening services on Christmas Day or Jan 1. regular times resume thereafter.
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
First Methodist Church
Katy
Methodist Church
Waco
Christmas Mass Schedule Announced for area churches
Father Lawrence Simons released the Christmas schedule with Masses at Sacred Heart Brookshire at midnight 7:00 am and 9:00 am and at the VFW Katy for St. Bartholomew parish at 11:00 am Confessions on Christmas Eve 6 to 7 pm. Additional services include December 24 children 8:15 pm candlelight 11:00 pm and December 25 10:30 am services with Bible class at 9:30 am. New Year events follow January 1 with Holy Communion 9:00 am and Bible class at 10:00 am Time slots and locations are listed for parish activities.
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Lawrence Simons
Sacred Heart Church
Brookshire
VFW Center
Katy
St. Bartholomew Parish
S. S
Wreck in the Fog on Highway 90 West of Katy
A head on collision in heavy fog on Highway 90 near Katy injures Walter Daniels and Mrs. Daniels while their children travel to Louisiana. The other driver Arthur Gordon and his mother from Houston were in the other car. Daniels family heads to relatives in La Fayette. Arthur Gordon’s husband was reported dead in Vietnam in 1963.
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Katy
Walter Daniels
Las Vegas
Nev
San Antonio Air Base
Viet Nam
Five Killed East of Sealy on New Interstate 10
Five people died in a head on crash on the new Interstate 10 east of Sealy. The victims include four University of Texas coeds traveling to the Texas Mississippi Bluebonnet Bowl game and Carl F Wright 44 of Sealy the driver of the opposite vehicle. Wright reportedly drove in the eastbound lane on the divided highway. Survivors include his wife and seven children. Services were held in Sealy.
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Sealy
Texas
Houston
Earl J. Bomars
Joanne Slaughter
Woodsboro
Marilyn K. Lundell
Kathy S. Billiot
Grove
U of Texas-Mississippi
Rice Stadium
University of Texas Band
Miss Bomar
Wright
San Felipe Rd
Waller County
Pattison
Marie Sklenarik
Mixville
Carline
Patsy
Charles Wayne
Carl Ray
Jesse Edward
James David
Janniz Fer Ann
Ray Wrights
Allen
Wharton
Alfred
Pasadena
Lonnie Wright
Etlinger
Carl F. Wright
Sealy News
Christmas Edition Full Of Readings And News
The Times highlights a Christmas edition with greetings from Katy and Royal Junior High School students. Ministers contribute sermons, and the issue includes party photos and an aerial view of the Royal school under construction by Jim Horn and Frank Fennen.
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the Times
Katy
Royal Junior High School
Royal School
Jim Horn
Aero Ag
Frank Fennen
Chamber draws wrap up with 58 gifts for lucky number holders
A Christmas drawing awarded 58 additional gifts including gift certificates of 5 and 10 dollars and items like airplane dinners antiques and more. MC T J Heinemeier Cleve Redus led music and singing as a large crowd cheered in the cold. Winners merchants and the Chamber praised the effort.
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Katy Chamber
Ed Tillersan
W. A. Faulkner
H. S. Riddle
Wesley E. Pryor
Katy Chamber of Commerce
Faulkner
Chamber
Riddle
Mrs
T. J. Heinemeier
Cleve Redus
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