1929 License Data Shows Increase in Waller County
Tax collector reports 277 more vehicle licenses in 1929 than 1926, with total license revenue rising by 2066.16 from 1928. 1929 counts include 1405 passenger cars and 299 commercial licenses, while 1258 passenger and unspecified commercial licenses are noted for 1928. Funds transferred to county treasurer and state highway department are listed with dates in early 1928 and 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Sartain
Waller County
Highway Department
State Highway Department
Junior Missionary Society Forms at Mrs Seidel Home
Last Saturday the junior girls organized a Junior Missionary Society at Mrs A Sei del Seidel home. Mrs Seidel chaired the meeting and officers were elected: Maxine Olsen president Bessie Lee Henry vice president Dorothy Reeves secretary and Mrs Seidel treasurer. Refreshments followed the adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Seidel
Junior Missionary Society
McCauley and Buller Tie The Knot In Hempstead
Ford McCauley and Miss Mon tie Lee Buller wed last Sunday afternoon in Hempstead. Rev. Frank Morgan of the Baptist Church officiated. The couple reside with the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Buller, Brookshire Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford McCauley
Montie Lee Buller
Hempstead
Frank Morgan
The
Baptist Church
H. Ww. Buller
Brookshire
Weather Delays Farmers in Field Work Across District
Prolonged bad weather slows farm activity with many fields still not broken and reports of only about half the land prepared on several farms.
Shell Company's Crews Laying Pipeline Here
The Shell Company has a large crew laying pipe along their right of way in this section with another crew to follow as welders in a few days. This is the third pipeline laid through this end of the county. K Beyler and wife visited Temple Monday night. she remains in a sanitarium for treatment and hopes for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Company
K Beyler
Temple
Personal Notices Span Visits and Local Events
Local society notes list residents and visitors with trips to New Orleans Katy Houston Austin and Bay City. Highlights include subscriptions renewed births and a reference to Lincoln’s birthday observance with Bank and Post Office closures. A newborn son appears in Hempstead with family links to W D Mills and Mrs J R Garrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Local business man marries Kerwin girl
J F Taylor a Brookshire businessman married Miss Lillian Davis of Kerwin Texas last Sunday. The ceremony was performed by a Baptist minister in Kerwin. Miss Davis worked as a telephone operator in Brookshire. The couple returned to Brookshire Tuesday and reside with W D Cooper. Friends extend felicitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J F. Taylor
Brookshire
Lillian Davis
Kerwin
Texas
County Commissioners In Session This Week
The first quarterly meeting of the present Commissioners Court was held at Hempstead led by County Judge W. M Wheeler with Commissioners O. E. Wood T. W. Garrett Wes Buller and J. R. Garrett in attendance. The road situation in Precinct 1 dominated Monday’s business as the court faces money shortages and seeks citizen cooperation to render property for taxes especially personal property like livestock to avoid shifting tax burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Garrett
Hempstead
Commissioners Court
W. M Wheeler
O. Eh, Wood
T. W. Garrett
Wes. S. Buller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Passanker
Junior Home Mission
NEW Coats
Wander
Max Warnder
Brookshire’s
Jack Donald
New Orleans
J. M. Stewart of
Katy
Our City
Claude Dewees
Theo Trettin
J. D. Cooper
Austin
James de Witt
Max Kellner
the Times
A. B. Anderson
Wmn. McGaughey
Murphey Lee Urquhart
Pine Island
W. F. Donald
Baton Rouge
Robert Mills
Little Rock, Ark
W. D. Mills
Haynes
Houston
Frigidaire
Delco
KE. H. Martin
M.S. Bostick
the ‘Times
A.B Anderson
Bay City
Norris Jr
Jax Wander
Dallas
Mr. Lambers
James Martin
Robert Keesee
Joe Smith
Ernest Henry
Picture Show
Bernice Cooper
RJ Schumacher
K W. Reeves
California
Belle Kelly
Alto
Ollette
Mesdames
W. R. McCauley
H. Seide
E. D. Legler
Louis Roessler
H. Buller
J.D Cooper
Farmers’State Bank
C.F. Trettin
Mre. Trettin
F. A Trettin
Charlie
Precinct 1
Joe Stasny
Battison, Texas
F. C. Stenzel’s
Happy Hour Theatre
Phanton of
Hangmans House
Fox
Rex the Wild Horse
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