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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1925
Page
1
The Times notes a shift from monkey land to the monkey man in Newport society. Judge J D Harvey earns new laurels with readers recalling past opposition to intelligence and truth in support of the government’s founding principles.
A hard rain fell around three o clock Thursday afternoon affecting the range and growing crops. The notice seeks help to drag the Katy Brookshire road with applications at the Times office.
William McGaughey a Brookshire druggist aged 64 died at home Sunday night after a several year illness. Born in Montgomery County he lived in Fulshear before moving to Brookshire 25 years ago to run a drug business. He married Minnie Jordan in 1911 who survives. he was a deacon of the Brookshire Baptist Church. Funeral Monday at Hempstead Cemetery rites.
Community notes from Hempstead Route 1 detail social visits in Needville and nearby towns. Mentions include Miss El sie Stephan hosting a Saturday party, families visiting relatives on Route 1, a sanitarium trip for C A Tally’s son, and a 102 degree reading at Moses Sumner’s. Also reports a rabies scare involving Mary McAllister’s bull dog and a Bellville barbecue July 4.
In Bur ton Texas on July 5 the teams Burton and Waller played 18 innings to a scoreless tie. Hitting was light with six hits for Burton and six for Waller. Burton battery was Eberhard and Broesche while Urban and Saggett for Waller. Dement and Wilkening starred in the field.
We thank friends who stood by us during the illness and death of W. M. McGaughey. We also appreciate the many floral offerings. Mrs. Wm. McGaughey and Children, W. D. Mills, Notary Public Office in Farmers' State Bank.
Judge J. D. Harvey of Houston was chosen presiding judge of Section A of the Commission of Appeals at its first session since Governor Ferguson's appointments. The selection broke seniority custom. Section A will take submissions Thursday and adjourns July 15 to September 15.
Mrs T S Sterling and family undertake a series of visits starting June 23 to San Antonio and Indianapolis. Evelyn Sterling attends the N E A in Indianapolis while Mrs Sterling travels to Charleston Missouri to visit relatives including G W Fowlkes and Prof Sutton. The group plans a two week camp at Hast Park and looks forward to further trips ending July 30 from Denver to Charleston and San Antonio.
Official statement of financial condition of the Farmers State Bank at Brookshire Texas as of June 30 1925 published in the Brookshire Times on July 10 1925. Correct at test: Jan Wander J H Jones H Donigan Directors We can do your Job Work.
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