Christmas Gatherings at Henry Kitzman Home
Family memories recount a five day Christmas in Pattison Texas with Henry Louis Kitzman born 1896 near Brookshire. The piece notes a large family, long friendships, and reflections on local newspapers and community life including ads and staff thanks.
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Henry Kitzman
Henry Louis Kitzman
Brookshire
Texas
John Harmon
Mary Wohlt Kitzman
Martha Helen Ehlert
Pattison
Kitzman
Iveys Take Over Humble Service Station in Brookshire
Mr. and Mrs. Truett W. Ivy operate the Humble Service Station in Brookshire, formerly owned by Leo Taylors. They bought the stock from the Taylors December 8 and rent from the Hirings. It will be named Iveys Service Station. The Ivys live in Katy with three children Clifton, Sheila, and Cheryl.
Brookshire Installs Two Stop Signs on Cooper Street
Brookshire city commissioners approved adding two stop signs at Sixth and Cooper. The corner lacks traffic control between Highway 90 and the Elementary School, a route used by school buses and parents. Signs will be installed during Christmas holidays.
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Board of Commissioners
City of
Brookshire
Sixth
Cooper
Brookshire Merchant Gift Draw Honors Local Shoppers
Winners drawn December 21 at 3 00 pm in Brookshire from shopper registrations shared among Brookshire merchants. Chamber leaders Charlie Powell and Jimmy Griffin oversaw the ceremony with broad merchant cooperation. Prize recipients include Zora Jubert Russell Pancoast Maline Malin Mrs J J Hopkins and many others with transitors Percolators and a TV prize won by Mrs Ella Highrabedian.
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Charlie Powell
Chamber of Commerce
Kathy Youngblood
Jimmy Griffin
Chamber
Brookshire
Brookshire Chamber of Commerce
Zora Jubert
Russell Pancoast
Malinee Malin
J. J
Christmas Trees To Be Picked Up In Katy
Katy hosts a special monthly trash pickup on Friday January 6 to collect Christmas trees and extra non household refuse. The regular last Friday monthly pickups resume January 27 with standard schedule.
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Katy
Waller County Farm Bureau Elects 1967 Officers
Kenneth Schulte of Brookshire is elected president for 1967 at the Waller County Farm Bureau December meeting. Elected to serve with him are Eugene Leverkuhn Hempstead vice president Stanley Holt Waller secretary Richard Frey Waller membership chairman Edward Schultz Waller policy development chairman F E K Tolleson Waller policy execution chairman and Mrs Marvis Flukinger Hempstead Young Peoples chairman.
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Kenneth Schulte
Brookshire
Waller County Farm Bureau
Schulte
Eugene Leverkuhn
Hempstead
Stanley Holt
Waller
Richard Frey
Edward Schultz
F. E. K. Tolleson
Marvis Flukinger
Young Peoples
Humble Names New Leader for Katy District
Humble Oil & Refining Company will retire A. J. Mangum as Katy district superintendent on January 1 1967 after 32 years with the firm. He will be succeeded by district chief engineer Harry W. Brown Mangum a Jackson ville Texas native raised in Houston earned a Rice University BA in electrical engineering 1932 and joined Humble in 1934 rising through gas plant operations before becoming district superintendent in 1961 He played a key role in gas recycling technology and has been a civic leader and charter member and first president of his community club.
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A. J. Mangum
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Katy
Harry W. Brown
Jacksonville
Texas
Mangum
Houston
Jefferson Davis High School
Rice
Humble
Conroe
Thompsons
Piedger
London
Tomball
Kingsville
Gerald Ray
South Texas Junior College
Mr. Mangum
Mississippi
Fair Park High School
Shreveport
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Mr. Brown
Anahuac
Brown
Florine Joy Frames
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Drexel Drive
Katy School Board
Katy Rotary Club
Society of Petroleum Engineers of
AIME
American Petroleum Institute
Katy Baptist Church
Linda
U of Texas
Joyce
Sharon
Local Leaders and Families Highlight Katy Community Portrait
In Katy and Brookshire January 2 will be a holiday observed by businesses and the Katy Chamber of Commerce notes community leaders. The Mangum and Brown families are prominent, with A. Jay Jr. and Gerald Ray Mangum. Harry W. Brown and family active in education, industry, and civic groups.
Children’s Pictures Taken Free In The Times
The Times publishes a feature series of child portraits to showcase tomorrow’s world builders. A professional photographer will be at VFW Hall on Saturday January 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. No charge to parents and no strings attached.
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the Times
VFW Hall
Clarence Taylor Killed In Auto Pedestrian Crash
Clarence Doe Taylor 35 died Monday night December 26 in an auto pedestrian crash on Highway 1093 about 1 mile west of Fulshear. Roy Gene Burger of Sealy faced felony charges for failing to stop and render aid after the incident. Survivors include his parents Mary and King Taylor and siblings. Services planned for Friday at the Encampment Building in Brookshire.
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Clarence Doe Taylor
Falshear
Dave Ward
Simonton
Ward
Taylor
Fort Bend
Wes Meyer
Fulshear
Roy Gene Burger
Sealy
Burger
Marie Williams
Brookshire
Mary and
King Taylor
James
Baytown
Seretha Powell
Houston
Services Held For Jacob Diezi Sr. in Houston
Funeral services for Jacob Jack Diezi Sr. were held Monday December 26 at the Settegast-Kopf Chapel in Houston. He died at 63 on December 25 after a long illness. Diezi, a Swiss native born January 19 1908, learned butchery and earned a Master Butcher’s degree before moving to the United States in 1921. He worked on a Kansas wheat farm before arriving in Houston to work as a butcher at the Rice Hotel.
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Jacob
Jack) Diezi
Houston
Jack Diezi
Switzerland
United States
Texas
Kansas
Diezi
Rice Hotel
Continentals to Play for New Years Eve Dance
The Continentals eight member band will perform at the Katy Youth Center on December 31 New Year’s Eve from 8 30 to 12 20. Admission is 1 00 with refreshments provided. Members graduates and invited guests only.
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Katy
Katy Dog Leash Law Report Seventy Two Dogs Handled
Mayor Hudgens reports Humane Officer Barfield has logged six months since May 24 1966 noting 64 dogs picked up 9 reclaimed tagged pets 11 disposed for health reasons 41 warning cards issued. City ordinance requires license tags confinement and leash on streets. Mayor says aims to improve living areas and public safety while preserving pet ownership. Citizen cooperation praised.
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J. J. Hudgens
City of Katy
E. W. Barfield
Mr. Barfield
Hudgens
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Brookshire Times
The
Times
Mary Ann
LaVerne
Phillipps Petroleum Co
A. Milby Dow
Gleister
American Red Cross
University of Houston
Charles Biddy
Texas Tech
Lockheed
NASA
Ltar
William Kitzman
Kenneth
Norman Kitzman
Charles
Robert
A. Mitby Dow
Stephen
Diane
David
Biddy
Glister
Alicia
Jim Tom House
Martha Frances
Granddad
Ann
Tom
Hank” Story
Oliver Kitzman
Stanley
Donnelly
Ellis Kitzman
Eleanor
Jane
Pamela
Henry Kitzman,Jr
Leo Taylors
T. W. Iveys
Cooper Street
Ralph Streckfuss
George Dodd
John Bollinger
Harriet Hill
Howard Blackshear
G. L. Buller
Margaret Gonzales
A. L. Roberts
J. C. Muske
Mary Ann Javis
Brand Legett
Lydia Gonzales
E. F. Matzke
Chester Hill
W. R. Kohler
George H. Lee
Donna Sue Youngblood
Ralph Streckfus
Farm Bureau
Holiday
Clarence Taylor
Jack Diezi, Sr
Jacob Diezi
First Baptist Church of
Jesus
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