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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1971
Page
1
Brenda's brother fails to win and queries Mrs. Kenneth Welch about his sister's appearance in the lower picture. Tom Conlan takes second place.
The Times staff shares festive thanks from advertisers and readers as the year closes. Peppered with personal touches, the column notes treats from Troy Caruthers of Katy Branch Office and a staff luncheon by Norma Moore and her daughter Pat. It also mentions mice troubles at the office, fruit from local trees, and praise for Jake Springfield and crew for yearround garbage pickup and post Christmas tree removal.
The Brookshire City office will be open December 31 to assist late tax payers. It will be closed Monday January 3 for the New Year holiday observance.
New names appeared among this year's Katy Rotary Club Christmas lighting winners. Prizes of 20 go to first place finishers in three categories. The Rogas home at 1702 Heights Drive features a mural of the nativity and a blue-tinsel door proclaiming Peace on Earth in seven languages. The Snowdens at 2935 Elder display a clock set to Santa's magic hour and the Bryans at 2830 Kelley Drive use candy cane motifs and foil plate tree shapes to light the yard. Honorable mentions went to Hakemacks and Pfeifers in the religious category and to Brown Drake and Allen in traditional displays. Photos were taken by Ricky Hanna.
The Katy Chamber of Commerce gave shoppers $90 in gift certificates on Christmas Eve. Weekly Shop in Katy gifts brought the total to nearly $300. Drawings were held at Katy Drug Store with Ed Tillerson conducting. Winners include C L Templeton $35, Clarence Einkauf $15, Rebecca Passmore, Mrs T W Dylla, Nelda Sturm, L W Brown of Katy each $10. Merchants awarded $5 certificates to Harvey L Meyer, Mrs Tommy Corbell, Carey Pitts, Joyce Sanders, L H L Sturm, Mrs Herman Schlottman, Mrs Floyd Beckendorff, Mrs Frank Beaudoin, Kerry Schmalz.
Burton representing Texas Instruments returned from a week in Budapest updating II Model 990 computer programs. He praised Budapest’s modern transit and sites like People’s Stadium Parliament and a Roman arena. He notes Hungarians speak freely on world affairs and that travel funds and English language newspapers are common.
Baylor University Chapel Choir with 88 members joins 250 singers in a 10 day festival tour in Israel. Dr Euell Porter directs as they perform in Jerusalem Nazareth Bethlehem and aboard the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. The trip includes Amsterdam and Athens with stops at the Western Wall and the Dead Sea.
Christmas and New Year observances fill area churches with services across Katy Brookshire and Pattison. Special watch night at Apostolic Faith Church Katy closes 2023 with 10 p m on December 31 and daily services begin at 10 00 a m.
Local area banks will be closed Friday December 31 and Saturday January 1 in observance of New Year’s Day per the Texas Bankers Association rule when Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on weekend. Tax Office in Katy open December 31 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. Royal schools reopen January 4. Katy classes resume January 3.
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