Brookshire installs new mercury vapor street lights
Brookshire to upgrade from 2500 lumen bracket lights to 20000 lumen mercury vapor units. City council approved December 6 to survey lighting needs and install across Highway 90 intersections plus Bunche High, Royal Elementary, fire station and Schmidt Funeral Home. Maintenance costs set at 15 dollars yearly per vapor light and 1.5 dollars monthly per old humen units.
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Houston Lighting and Power Company
HL and P Company
Highway 90
Franklin
Otte
Cooper
Velasco
Rouse
Purdy
Waller
Bunche High School
Royal
Brookshire Fire Station
Schmidt Funeral Home
Fulshear Road
FIL and P Company
M C Moores Host Open House Sunday
Mr and Mrs M C Moores invite friends to an open house this Sunday December 22 from 3 30 to 5 30. Out of town friends are asked to be informed since The Times won t arrive on the route until Monday.
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M. C. Moore
Take Time to Enjoy Christmas Edition of The Times
Our Christmas card issue presents greetings from readers and friends. Ministers share Christmas sermons and the Gospel is published again for reflection. Thanks go to staff and helpers who assisted in producing this seasonal edition.
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Clara
Jessie
Nix
Joe
Emmie
Albert
Lawrence
Mary Ann
Dulles Narrowly Falls In Final Seconds
The John Foster Dulles Vi kings reached the AA State finals at Baylor Stadium Waco but lost to Rockwell Yellow Jackets in a heartbreak finish. Dulles led 6 0 before Rockwell’s 60 yard pass and late point after tied the game and clinched the state title.
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Rockwell Yellow Jackets
Baylor Stadium
Waco
Dulles
Rockwell
Katy Rotary to Judge Lighting 23rd Katy area homes
The Katy Rotary Club will award three prizes for the best Christmas lighting and decoration of homes in the Katy area. Judging will be Monday night December 23 between 7 and 10 o clock.
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Katy Rotary Club
Katy
Swiss Visitors Plan First Christmas in United States
Madame Berthe Stauble Debaz and her daughter Simone from Switzerland visited relatives in New York and New Orleans. They arrived in October aboard the Queen Mary and will spend the holidays with Mr and Mrs Dunk in Katy, marking their first Christmas in the United States.
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Madame Berthe Stauble- Debaz
Charles EK. Ammen
Marion V. Dunk
Mademoiselle Simone
Madame Stauble
Simone
Switzerland
United
United States
New York
Ammen
New Orleans
Katy
Mrs. Dunk
Correspondence From Switzerland Visitors To Katy Family
The article describes tape recorder correspondence as a growing hobby with Mrs. Marion Dunk’s father, Charles Ammen, and Madame Stauble-Debaz and her daughter Simone of Hasel Switzerland. It covers Swiss Christmas customs including midnight Mass, quiet family meals, Advent wreaths, candles, and store decorations.
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Marion V. Dunk
Charles KE. Ammen
New Orleans
Mechame Berthe Stawble-Debaz
Simone
Hasel
Switzerland
Madame Stauble-Debaz
Madame Stauble- Debaz
Christmas church services across area churches
Churches in Brookshire Pattison Barker Katy and surrounding areas announce Christmas and New Year services. Programs include children led events Midnight Mass candlelight services and multiple Christmas Eve and Day services with music and special guests.
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R. A. Jackson
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Brookshire
Brookshire Katy Ballot Jan 4 and 7 Seeks Bonds and Directors
Voters in Katy and Brookshire face a January 4 bond election for Brookshire Municipal Water District totaling 95 000 for water works and sewer improvements payable by ad valorem tax. January 7 elect two Brookshire Katy Drainage District supervisors and two Brookshire Municipal Water District directors. Candidates include F E L Brode Ralph W England Kenneth P Schulte C S Walters Len Goates and Chester Jordan.
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Brookshire Municipal Water District
W. D. Bains
J. G. Clarrison
James H. Buller
Brookshire-Katy
Brookshire
FE. L. Brode
Ralph W. England
Kenneth P. Schulte
C. S. Walters
Len Goates
Chester Jordan
Times Next Paper Publish Date Notice
The Times announces it will publish early on Monday December 30 for the January 2 issue. All news and ads are due by Friday December 27 at noon the final hour for late items. The Brookshire and Katy office closes Christmas Eve Christmas Day December 26 and New Year Day. call UL 2-7119 for needs.
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Times
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Katy
Katy Fire Department Elects New Officers
The Katy Fire Department re elected its entire officer slate at Thursday night’s meeting. Clarence Enton is president, Walter Egger vice president, Charles Lambert secretary, Buck Freeman chief, Gene Cullins assistant chief, Johnny Norville sergeant at arms, and H E Romack trustee.
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Katy
Clarence Enton
Walter Egger
Charles Lambert
Buck Freeman
Gene Cullins
Johnny Norville
Sargeant-at-arms
H. E. Romack
Explorer Scout Post No 370 Organized at Brookshire
Brookshire forms Explorer Scout Post 370 sponsored by Brookshire Lions Club. Weekly meetings at the Brookshire Community Hall. Institutional representative Kenneth P. Schulte. Post Committee chair Milton H. Schmidt with members W D Bains Jr Harris C Garrett Stanley Rheman and W B Condrey. Charter members include Mike Perez Skeete Brunkenhoefer Gary W. Maler William Stallknecht Ronnie Harbison Ralph Sanders Neal Ritchey Danny McCauley Edmund Turner and Hank Schmidt.
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Brookshire
Milton HH. Schmidt
W. D. Bains, Jr
Harris C. Garrett
Stanley Rheman
W. B Condrey
Bil Esterling
Sth
Rookshire
Explorer Post 370
Explorer
Mike Perez
Skeete Brunkenhoefer
Gary W. Maler
William Stallknecht
Holiday Notice for Brook Businesses on Christmas Day
Brook businesses will be closed on Christmas Day and the following day. Local officials urge customers to plan ahead and note altered hours for essential services.
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