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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
2
The Katy telephone exchange held a Christmas party Tuesday evening in Miss Elizabeth Cliett’s decorated apartments. After a buffet meal, comic gifts were exchanged. Guests included operators’ husbands, office and plant personnel from Rosenberg Fort Bend Tel. Co. and their spouses.
A birthday gathering was held at the Buck Freemans on Thursday evening December 22 honoring Buck Freemans birthday, with Gordon Fussell and Walter Egger turning another year older on December 23. Forty-two attendees shared ham, pineapple salad rings, pickles, olives, potato chips, and cake, joined by the Harvey Johnsons, Harold Johnsons, Mrs. Chas Johnson, Jimmie Johnson, and Gladys Hoyt.
The Katy Future Homemakers held their Christmas party Tuesday evening December 20 in the new recreation room. A buffet meal preceded a program of harp and harpsichord music by pupils of Miss Mildred Milligan of Houston. Gifts were exchanged around the decorated Christmas tree.
The Chester Stockdick family held their annual Christmas party and tree at the family home Thursday evening. All members attended except Charles Mignonette and family of Hustel Florida who stayed home with their new daughter Joy Lynn.
A belated note congratulates the enlarged Brookshire Times praising the 1955 improvements and urges Brookshire Katy area residents to be proud of the newspaper. Signed by Don Bryant Assoc Pub Gen Mgr of The Rosenberg Herald and The Texas Coaster.
Mr and Mrs Paul Mueller marked 50 years of marriage with a December 4 celebration at Sealy Legion Hall attended by about 300 guests from San Felipe Brookshire Bellville Alvin Houston Pattison Katy Cat Spring La Porte Schulenburg Waller Columbus Hempstead Pasadena West Columbia Damon Baytown and Millheim. They wed December 6 1905 in Millheim and have resided on Brazos River land near Pattison since 1914.
Research shows cows at two thirds protein yield a 64 percent calf crop while full protein adequacy raises it to 93 percent. Supplemental protein depends on forage quality with about 2 pounds of cotton seed meal daily per cow usually sufficient on dry pasture. on green oats no extra feed is needed.
Limited supply of Farmers Tax Guide for 1955 from the Bureau of Internal Revenue and Extension Service. Tax returns due February 15 for most farmers, January 31 for those owing certain taxes. Social security numbers needed. Also includes home grown poultry feed supplements with a 100 pound mix recipe using meat and bone scraps, wheat bran, dehydrated alfalfa, salt, fortified liver oil, and corn mixture.
Mrs. H. D. Mayberry hosted the Brookshire WMP Christmas party on December 19. A short program was followed by gift exchanges. Brookshire Methodist Church youths continued with caroling on December 21, ending at the Doug Mayberrys for refreshments and enjoyment.
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