Public Schools Week Visits Scheduled March 3 6
Royal Independent and Katy schools invite parents and citizens to visit March 3 6 during Public Schools Week. Open-house, lunch in the cafeteria, and a Third Grade program at Royal Elementary are noted. Registration at each principal's desk. Last year about 700 visitors attended.
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Royal Independent School District
the Royal
Royal Schools
Texas State Teachers Association
Katy
Brookshire Council Advances Sewer Extensions After Floods
Brookshire engineers studied drainage after heavy rainfall. A. Russell inspected double points. Water backups were centered along Purdy Street at Bath. The Municipal Water Board approved extensions on three existing sewer lines.
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Brookeshire
A. Russell
Brookshire
Purdy Street
Municipal Water Board of
Anil
Burglars Nabbed By Katy Police
Katy police nabbed two burglars at 2:35 am at Mc Shan's Texaco Service Station. Chief Pat Adams and Raymond Guzman spotted suspects. a broken window and a crawl-in found inside. Suspects Greorg Allen Kouf and Harry Thomas Carlson faced charges and bail in Cypress.
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McShan
Texaco
Pat Adams
Raymond Guzman
Chief Adams
Guzman
Greorg Allen Kouf
Phoe
License Tags Sold in Katy and Brookshire for Counties
Vehicle license tags are sold in Katy at Miller Motor Co for Harris County residents and in Brookshire Harrison Grocery for Waller County residents. Tags show RGB and REZ with numbers for Waller plates and cost equals 1968 rates with the minimum passenger tag at 12.30 dollars. Tags will be valid until midnight April 1st.
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Katy
Miller Motor Company
Harris County
Waller County
Brookshire Harrison
South Front Street
Swirls & Curls Hires New Beauty Operator Mary McFerran
Swirls & Curls owner Mr. Gillard Rosina announces the appointment of new operator Mrs. Mary McFerran. McFerran brings Houston styling experience and has lived in Katy with husband J H McFerran for 20 years. A one week special is offered. see the ad on page.
Schools Close Next Friday
The Katy and Royal schools will close Friday March 7 for District IV teachers meeting in Houston. Classes will also be dismissed in Katy Friday March 14 for the Katy FFA Fat Stock Show observance.
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Katy
Royal
Houston
Katy FFA To Kick Off 26th Fat Stock Show Dinner
Katy FFA hosts a kick-off dinner Saturday March 1 in the High School Cafeteria from 7 to 7 45 p m. The program starts at 8 p m in the auditorium with variety acts and music as the public is invited to attend free after the dinner. Ben Oldag serves as Master of Ceremonies.
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Katy Ffa
Audi- Tarihte
Welock
Ben Oldag
Ktrh Farm Program
Gulf Coast
Don Burton wins scramble calf at Houston Fat Stock Show
Katy High School student Don Parton entered the Dairy Calf Scramble at the Houston Fat Stock Show on February 28 and won a $200 gift certificate to buy a registered dairy heifer. He was among 24 entrants, with 12 catching calves, and must purchase the heifer before May 1, 1969. His sponsor is George Prude of Borden Ice Cream.
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Don Parton
Katy High School
Houston
Don
FFA
Tistorina
Brother
James Moehle
George Prude
The
Borden Ice Cream Company
Katy Special Trash Pickup Days Announced
The City of Katy prepares two special trash pickup days on Saturday March 1 and Saturday March 8 in cooperation with Clean Up Week. Residents should place refuse in loadable containers and tie tree limbs in bundles not exceeding 66 feet. Do not set out regular garbage on these days.
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Katy
Katy PTA Plans Tuesday meeting and open house
Katy Parent Teacher Association schedules a meeting for Tuesday March 4 at 7 30 p m in the elementary school cafeteria. An open house will follow at the high school junior high and elementary school in cooperation with Public Schools Week.
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Katy Fra
Public Schools
Brookshire Chamber to Host Speaker Bob Eckels
Houston businessman Bob Eckels president of the Houston Independent School Board will address the Brookshire Area Chamber of Commerce banquet at the Rasi School cafeteria on Friday March 7. A large crowd is anticipated.
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Bob Eckels
Houston Independent School
Boar
Brookshire Area Chamber of Commerce
Eckels
Houston
Houston Ind
Rasi
Hugh
Filing Deadline March 5 for Brookshire Katy School and City Posts
March 5 is the final filing day for candidates in Brookshire and Katy. Brookshire terms of Mayor Stadknecht and aldermen Diskin and Speir expire with no filings yet. In Katy, mayors and ward seats are open with several filings including Sid Creech and Ward B contender Walt Stanberry, plus multiple school board candidates. Elections set for April 5.
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Brookshire
Katy
Frank Stadknecht
Murray Diskin
Harvey Speir
C. B. (Buck) Freeman
Mort
Watts
Sid Creech
Walt Stanberry
Donald C. Farish
Jesse Cooper
J. &. Hudgens
Royal School Board
Royal Board of Trustees
Carl Miller
Jim Buller
Katy School Board
Melvin Scott
Glen Fry
Harry Brown
Scott
My. Fi
Carl BF. Allen
L. B
Ed) Moffett
Oseay Fraley
James R. Patton
Wesley Nelson
N. I
Nick) Alexander, Jr
Ety
Reverend Musgrove Highlights Katy Community Values
Rev Alvin Musgrove spoke at Katy Chamber of Commerce outlining benefits of living in Katy. He praised neighborly help, volunteer firemen, quality schools, churches, and respected businessmen. He urged church leadership, prayer for ministers, and friendly business climate to sustain growth.
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Alvin Musgrove
Katy Chamber of Commerce
Katy
Tures
Fire Department
Musgrove
Tigerettes Host Volleyball Tourney at Katy High School
Katy High School hosts its ninth annual girls volleyball tournament February 28 and March 1 in the high school gym. Eight teams compete across two rounds with finals and consolation matches, admission 50 cents adults and 25 cents students per session.
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Katy High School
Sealy
John Foster Dulles
Richmond
Clear Creek
St. Pitts
Houston
Orchard
Katy
Memorial of Houston
Hrntam
Katy Tiperettes
Sealy H
Waller, T
Mareh
Waller
Brookshire Youth Killed in Rainy Highway Crash
Johnny M. Lewis, 20, of Brookshire, died in a two vehicle crash near Katy Hockley Cut-off four miles north of Longenbaugh Road. Willie Lewis, uncle of the deceased, drove the pickup with Richard Sams aboard as rain and loss of control caused a head on collision at the northeast bridge. The body was taken to Ben Taub Morgue while the other two men were treated at Hopkins Clinic. Patrolman Bobby Emby led the investigation.
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Johnny M. Lewis
Brookshire
Willie Lewis
Richard Sams
Katy- Hockley
Longenbaugh Road
Gene Culling
Northeast Bridge
Schmidt
Ben Taub
Hopkins Clinic
Harold Freeman
Katy
Gene Cullins
Bobby Emby
Katy Library Adopts Four Afternoon Hours
The Harris County Branch Library in Katy announces a new schedule effective March 1. The library will be open Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Friday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. year round with no summer changes. Located beside the Fire Station on Second Street, it invites public use and quotes librarian Mrs. Frank Taylor.
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Harris County
Katy
Second Street
Frank ‘Taylor
Dube's Grocery Ads To Run in The Times
Dube's Super Market will place weekly specials in The Times. Mr. Dube says the ads will start soon and become a regular feature to support the hometown paper. Specials run Thursday through Saturday.
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Dube
Times
The
the Times
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David Allen
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Robert Moffett
Carl Barker
Jake Carson
Jim Horn
Mert Watts
Grady Hill
Randy Freeman
George Lee Jr
Mike
Auditorum
Don Burton
Ronnie Anderson
Billy Fry
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Beth
A. O. Miller
J. M. Lewis
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