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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1949
Page
7
Various classified items including store closures at Wayside Beauty Shop for December 24 to January 2, land for sale near Barker with terms, a 2214 acre country land listing, and local service ads from Ada Carmichael, J H Hutchings agent, and Brookshire area representatives.
George V. Nelson of Katy will exhibit four Brahmans and two nurse cows at the 1950 Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exhibition February 1 to 12 in Sam Houston Coliseum. Exhibitors in sheep hog and cattle divisions compete for more than 45000 prizes and top money at Houston auctions. Show President W A Lee forecasts over 500000 attendees for Roy Rogers World Championship Rodeo with 18 performances.
An advertisement lists Dr. Robert C. Frierson as a chiropractor with office hours 9 to 12 and 2 to 5, plus by appointment, located 314 miles east of Hempstead on Houston Highway. Contact phone 308-W1, Hempstead. The notice also promotes cattle spraying services by R. A. "Buster" Roberts in Katy, Texas, with phone 6211.
Classified style notices list offerings including a restaurant post for an afternoon snack with desserts salads and sandwiches in Katy Texas. Real estate wants attract buyers in Houston area seeking farms acreage with Milton Ivey as contact. Also mentions City Drug Store gift rooms and Bieri Motor Co dealers for Dodge Plymouth in Katy.
A fragmented notice lists Clarke's Pharmacy and Rexair dealer Brookshire and community, Phillips Shoe Shop, and City Drug Store. It promotes grub dust for stock, a shipment of Italian Burdizzo tools, a Brookshire City Drug Store, a 2 wheel trailer, gas heater andirons, used sash, and a dining room set.
Local ad from Sealy promotes Christmas tree decorations including glass balls icicles snow and light sets. Bulbs start at 6 cents and sets at 19 cents, with limited stock on Red Ryder Air Ruf la Wey items. 12-23-4te.
The Brookshire Times lists political announcement rates for state congressional district and county offices in Fort Bend County Texas ahead of the May Jaybird primaries and June Democratic primaries 1950. It names D R Daniel Jr for Commissioner Precinct 4 and notes a sale on toys and dolls with a record player advertised at City Drug Store in Brookshire.
Bus schedules show departures from Katy to Houston Kerrville Austin and San Antonio with times listed. Continental Bus lines provide additional departures throughout the day including early morning and late evening slots.
Mesdames J. E. Kitzman W. T. Miller Otto Groske and Charles Groske spent Monday with Mrs. C A Wirpitz. Mrs James Sadler Jimmie Ed and W T left Wednesday to spend Christmas in Malacost with her parents. Alton Buddy Neuman is driving a new Ford. Mr and Mrs Charlie Wilson and Ion enjoyed a turkey dinner at Floyd Beckendorff home Sunday. Mrs J B Greer and Beverly Greer have been visiting in Kingsville. They arrived home.
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