Clarke's Pharmacy Opens Today in Bellville
Clarke's Pharmacy opens today under manager James A. Piercy after buying from Mrs. Guy Bains. The Rexall store features a remodeled interior with a concrete floor, pastel blue decor, fluorescent lighting, a twelve foot fountain, seating for customers, and a white enamel prescription room. The store carries cosmetics baby goods medicines school supplies and vaccines with Mrs. Guy Bains assisting and ice cream for visitors.
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Brookshire
Rexall
Public Drug
Guy Bains
A. T. Clarke
Bellville
Clarke
Piercy
Clarke’s
Wayside Theatre Aims for 3 P.M. Saturday Matinee
The Wayside Theatre owner Mr A O Muske announces a revised Saturday schedule with a single matinee at 3 o clock. Sunday matinee remains at 3 with continuous evening showings.
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Wayside Theatre
A. O. Muske
Veterans Donkey Ball Game Draws Crowd in Local Charity
The V F W Post 9182 sponsored donkey softball drew a large crowd as Rotary beat Veterans 3 to 2. Lamb starred in centerfield, With Underwood scoring Rotary’s first run and Westmoreland making key plays for Veterans. Proceeds go to the building fund.
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V. F. W. Post
Rotary
Lamb
Underwood
Westmoreland
Fourth of July Safety Warning From Texas Officials
Chas A Miller head of the Texas Safety Assn warns that this weekend's Fourth of July festivities could bring death or injury to many Texans. He cites a holiday accident conference with Texas Dept of Safety officials, blaming excessive speed as the leading cause of traffic fatalities.
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Chas. A. Miller
Texas Safety Assoc
Texas Dept. of Safety
Wander couple's vacation across Santa Fe Estes Park and El Paso
Mr and Mrs Max Wander traveled through Santa Fe New Mexico Estes Park Colorado El Paso Texas and Mexico on a vacation. Mr Wander phoned his daughters last Friday to report a nice sized speckled trout caught in mountain streams.
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Max Wander
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Estes Park
Colorado
el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Mr. Wander
Methodist Vacation Bible School program draws large crowd
The Methodist Vacation Bible School held a two week program ending with a sharing hour on Sunday evening. It featured daily worship, class demonstrations, handwork displays, and awards. Fifty four enrollment certificates were issued and twenty three special attendance awards given amid strong participation and thanks to contributors.
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Methodist Vacation Church School
Three Day Rodeo At Waller County Fair Grounds
The American Legion Post in Hempstead sponsors a three day rodeo over the 4th of July weekend at Waller County Fair Grounds. Events run each night and include calf tie down bull dogging bull riding bareback riding saddle bronc cutting horse Clover Leaf barrels for ladies. Proceeds fund a public swimming pool.
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Waller County Fair Grounds
The
American Legion Post
Hempstead
Jack Warren
Legionnaires
Mrs Buller and Joyce Ann Visit Grayson Alfalfa Co Event
Mrs C W Buller and daughter Joyce Ann visited Mrs H W Buller in Pattison Texas. They joined Mrs John England at the Texas Dehydrator Association meeting in Sherman and were guests of Grayson Alfalfa Dehydrator Co. for a 30 mile boat ride and dinner on Lake Texoma.
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C. W. Buller
Joyce Ann
H. W. Buller
Pattison, My
John England
Texas Dehydrator Association
Sherman
Grayson Alfalfa Dehydrator Co
Lake Texhoma
Katy Colored Los First Baseball Game
The Katy colored baseball team faced San Felipe Sunday in Katy with San Felipe winning 11 to 7. A 3 p.m. game against Sealy is slated for Sunday. On Monday July 4 Katy meets Acres Home of Houston. manager Nonnie Anderson also runs the local colored restaurant.
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Katy
Los
San Felipe
Sealy
Acres
Houston
Nonnie Anderson
American Rice Growers Set Date For Barbecue
The American Rice Growers Association Katy Division sets Wednesday July 2 for its annual barbecue and meeting.
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American Rice Growers Association
Katy
Pattison and Sealy to Play Here Tonight
Local sports brief notes Pattison and Sealy facing off as hitters accumulate runs with Stepan 1 Stefka 4 Pattison 3 and Wright 2 among listed batters. Also mentions radio program Tuesday morning with Warren Peek as Star American Farmer guest on KTRH.
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Pattison and
Sealy
George Roesner
KTRH
Warren Peek
Texas
Katy and
Brookshire
Robichauxs to Build New Brick Ranch Home
Construction begins this week on a brick veneer ranch on the Robichaux property east of Brookshire. Plans show a living room dining room kitchen breakfast nook family living room utility rooms three bedrooms baths and a carport with builders Ed Rapsilver and Douglas Mayberry supervising.
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Arthur Robichaux
Brookshire
Ed Rap Silver
Douglas Mayberry
Katy Post Office Advances to Second Class Status
The Katy Post Office will be advanced to second class effective July 1 1949 due to higher gross receipts. New services include Documentary Internal Revenue Stamps and Postal Notes. Window hours Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 30 pm Saturday 8 am to 2 pm Sundays closed morning. Mail schedule remains with trains and dispatch times. The office will move to its new location after the building under construction is completed.
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Post Office Department
Katy Post Office
Flyer
Katy Butane Company Moves Office and Expands
The Katy Butane Company relocates next to the Katy Post Office sharing space with M&Jon P. Ivey real estate agent. It has acquired the G. BE. Appliances franchise and displays G. B. products in the office with Gene Stamps and Jack Crump as local representatives and Walter Egger as salesman.
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Katy Butane’ Company
Katy Butane Company
Katy Post Office
M&jon P. Ivey
Katy Butane Co
G. BE
G. B
Gene Stamps
Jack Crump
Walter Egger
Sacred Heart Parish Plans Picnic and First Communion
Parishioners of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Brookshire plan a picnic after Sunday Mass on July 10 at San Felipe Park with breakfast for children and a basket lunch for all attendees. James Quilter completed two weeks of Catechism. Father Lad Klimicek will lead instructions and devotions on July 9 for first communion participants.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Brookshire
San Felipe Park
James Quilter
Quilton
Lad Klimicek
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Clarke’s Pharmacy
Voile
Brookshire’s
Larry Linbeck
St. Joseph's Infirmary
J. C. Muske
Peggy Currie
Gonzales
Tommy Cox
Charles Dozier
Palacios
Faulk
Bill Faulk
Port Arthur
Columbus Faulk
Chester Jordan
E. H. Martin
Louis McCauley
C. BE. Bybee
Brookshire - Pattison Road
Vernon Heaton
N. D. Cooper
F. C. Richardson
J. F. Wallace
Rev. Wallace
Centerville
Walter Boehme
Camp Kilmer
New Jersey
Ralph England
Waller Rd
John Englands
Dianne Dismukes
San Antonio
Lucious Tubbs
Mary Margaret Martin
Bernice Weffcer
Dallas
Vivian Maulden
Texas City
Maude Hazelwood
Clifford Morris
Baytown
Sims
Whatley
A. Stepan
Stefka
D. Stepan
C. Hartman
Glaros
Pattison
N. Ginn
Wright
Arnett
Hammerling
Mikeska
EH. Hartman
C. Stephen
Primrose
Wiesner
Donald
W.E. W
Monaville
Lions
Charlie Cullum
Sealy Plus
Lloyd Schroeder
Zahradnik
R. Ginn
Mies
Arthur Robichauxs
E. H. Martin's
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