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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1949
Page
1
The Katy High Tigers lost 46 28 to Missouri City in district play. The Mustangs have one loss in ten starts. Katy travels to Bellville Saturday for a tournament. The girls volleyball team fell 28 25 to Missouri City and the volleyball games were set for six o clock.
Local fans get 10 weeks of Thursday night games as Hempstead Katy Pattison Sealy and Waller form an independent league. First round openings show Pattison and Hempstead hosting while home teams are bolded. Schedule lists weekly matchups from January through March with multiple venues.
W J Dubes Jr adds a new neon sign reading Dubes Super Market visible from the highway. Sealy Hospital reports Anna Mae Orsak of Katy under major operation. C F Fritten of Brookshire also listed under major operation and doing nicely. Mr and Mrs Mason Piper and sons of Sullivan Illinois visited Christmas with the Becken dorff and Longenbaugh families and toured L5 Ranch at Leakey and Bierdas Negros Mexico with Geo Longenbaugh and Mrs Ben Beekendorff.
Reburial services for T Sgt George Birkinsha held in Fayetteville Arkansas on Wednesday December 29. Birkinsha a Katy resident for about 12 years was killed in India riding a B 29 superfortress His brother Harry was a prisoner of war until liberation after three years. Richard Woods family and Mrs George Birk ins ha visited the Lake Wedington Arkansas home after attending the service.
The Katy school Home Making Department led the PTA program on Tuesday night with a film on home based training and a runway reviewing Homemaking I and II garments. Students Wanda Nelson Sara Huntsinger Madelyn Joy Robichaux Louise Roark and others modeled dresses and suits under instructor Mrs Homer Shurbet, who received praise for student achievements.
Mr and Mrs J B Greer and Mrs Tom Jones with daughters attended a Sunday afternoon show, enjoying the performance together in a family outing.
Local relatives in Brookshire host New Year visits with extended Wilpitz family. Travelers include J P Morgan New York Jimmie Katy Jerry Houston and others. News covers holiday gatherings in Katy Brookshire Lubbock and Clovis with notes on a Cotton Bowl trip and a Los Angeles departure, plus a sand storm and cold snap in California.
Mrs. Anna Martin sends The Times to her schoolmate Mrs. Anna Harris now in Los Angeles. The Malinas from Waller built the old Bob Tubbs home in Brookshire over 50 years ago. Harris visited Pattison cemetery where her siblings lie. Walter Wirpitz sends to Joe Kotz in Beaumont. N. D. Coopers request The Times for their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Wilson in Kilgore. Clara Morton of Texas City receives a gift from Charlie Morton.
Mrs. Vaughan woke to a noise and found a burglar had entered their bedroom while Mr. Vaughan slept. The thief took Mr. Vaughan's watch and wallet from the desk and left the billfold on the kitchen table. No other items were reported missing.
Shirley Goode spent Friday with her sister in Columbus. Mrs. A M Taylor visited Houston Friday. Several Pattison families hosted guests for New Year and holidays, including Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jones and multiple relatives from Houston and Austin.
Brookshire Lions hosted Boy Scout Troop No 370 and 7 scouts were awarded Tenderfoot badges after a dinner with the Lions. Rev. G A O Quinn introduced the boys, a film on scouting was shown, and a three month points contest with a Scout Uniform prize begins January 13 1949. A monthly hike is planned for faithful scouts.
Katy Junior Senior High lists students with 90 or above average, including multiple grades. Names span sixth through twelfth grade, featuring Alice Matzke, Deanie Alston, Cleo Avera, Elaine Avera, Barbara Camp, Celeste Avery, and many others.
Riverside Service Station owner Bill Sodolak completed a 36 by 36 foot tile addition. The interior uses white plaster and rubber tile flooring with red leather furniture and a semi circular bar. A private party room is included and barbecue is sold on Sundays with plans to add weekday barbecue sandwiches in February.
Mr and Mrs Hope Cooper visited their daughter in Kilgore and Rev Eugene Harris in Gladewater. Mrs Leon Sturm and Mr Bass of Sealy visited their husbands in Kilgore. Also in Kilgore were Mr and Mrs N D Cooper with their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Melvin Wilson.
Mr and Mrs Louis McCau ley and Danny accompanied Mrs Hugs Sei del to the home of Mrs Clara Ford in Beaumont on New day.
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