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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1963
Page
4
The Katy Literary Club held its Christmas gathering in the new VFW Community Center. Members dressed in festive costumes, sharing holiday cheer and companionship in a seasonally decorated venue.
In the VFW Community Center room costumed performers ranged from teenagers to adults including sheriff and convict, Beverly Hillbillies, bride and groom, clowns, hunters, and more. Joe Dunlap as Raggedy Andy and Mrs. Lloyd Sloan as Aunt Pearl led the cast. Santa Eddie Cavender distributed gift wrapped toys later donated to the Tri.
A Santa themed Christmas party hosted by the Literary Club featured Dr. and Mrs. J Williams among guests. The Times County Junior Chamber provided the photograph and decorations included gold candles centerpieces and wreaths. The event showcased Texas state data and historical content prepared with support from A&M and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Mrs. C. R. VanOssel recalls yearly Christmas prep two weeks before the holiday. Her mother and two aunts baked every cake and pie imaginable under a tree in the yard. Turkeys were boiled on Christmas Eve in a large kettle and dressing cooked in a dish pan on a wood stove.
The Almanac covers state, county, and municipal officials with contact details and dozens of topics from water and soils to employment and manufacturing. It features a directory of over 500 civic organizations and a comprehensive index to aid schools, businessmen, and public officials, plus 400 illustrations including a four color Alamo cover.
The 1964 Texas Almanac from The Dallas Morning News highlighting updated county data from the 1960 census. It includes a County Economic Index, county production maps for crops and livestock, and population figures for Abilene to Wichita Falls across 24 metropolitan areas plus county and city updates.
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