Local Girls Compete In Waller County F B Queen Contest
Three local girls enter the Waller County Farm Bureau Queen pageant to be held at the Fairgrounds. Contenders include Ellen Buller and Mary Lews 13 year olds and Patsy Schmit 16 who will be a Royal High School senior. Skeeter Smith will serve as host and a pre contest barbecue begins at 6 30. The county queen will advance to district competition in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waller County
Ing
Vty Parvin Bureau
Fairgrounds
Buller
Ellen
Joti
Bollinger
Mary
Lews
Wes Buller
Patsy Schmit
John Schmidt
Waller’ County Farm Bureau
Royal High School
Wesley Buller
Water County Farm Bureau
James Sater
Conivan
Skeeter” Smith
Farm Bureau
Queen of
Waller County Farm Bureau
Harris County Farm Bureau Queen Contest Set Aug 8
The 1968 Harris County Farm Bureau Queen Contest will be held August 8 at Cy-Fair High School Auditorium Cypress starting at 8:00 pm. About 10 contestants aged 16 to 22 will compete with Miss Betty Sue Dennison 1962 queen to crown the new winner. The event includes a talk meet and talent contest and the winner advances to the district contest in Katy Texas. Public invited no admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County Farm Bureau
Cy-Fair High School
Cypress
Farm Bureau
Betty Sue Dennison
Katy
Texas
Fay Mowrey
A. L. Furnace
Bob Laing
Gene Andrew
Garland Prosise
G. A. Chudleigh
T. R. Francis
Vernon Weiman
Bernard Ehrhardt
A.W. Thompson
Wesley Nelshi
Richard Searce
Rayford Kay
Harris Co
Four Katy FFA members earn Lone Star Farmer Degree
Dennis Gordon Joe Fendley Dubb Hewitt and Bob Motheral received Lone Star Farmer degrees at the 1963 State FFA Convention in Lubbock. The Katy group traveled from Monday to Saturday, with Bob Motheral serving as voting delegate and L. D. Robinson leading the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Gordon
Joe Fendley
Dubb Hewitt
Bob Motheral
Lubbock
Adv
L. D. Robinson
Brady
Caprock Hotel
Katy
FFA
Jerry Clark
Benny Mays
Area 6
Claud Vaughan
Bellaire High School
Area 3
Darlene Richards
Clint Ward
Robinson
Lone Star Farmer
Dennis
Joe
Dubb
Bob
Star Area
Star District
Texas
Katy All Stars Fall 5 4 in LL Playoffs
Voss-West edged Katy 5 to 4 at Murray Field in the Little League playoff clash. Center fielder homered for Voss-West, which scored twice in the 2nd and 3rd innings and once in the 5th, while Katy, led by Sid Creech, mounted a late threat in the 6th.
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Katy
Little League
Voss - West
Murray Field
Voss-West
Sid Creech
Lee
Services Today for Mrs Brick Diemer in Sealy
Mrs Brick Diemer 80 of Brookshire Route 1 died at Milam Rest Home Beaumont. Services today at 2:00 p.m. in Sealy chapel of Pete E. Etlinger Funeral Home. Interment Oak Knoll Cemetery Bellville. Rev Otis Sutton to officiate. Dora Thaemer Diemer born 1882 Germany, married 1912 in Houston. Survivors include two daughters, two sons, ten grandchildren.
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Brick
Dora) Diemer
Brooshire
Milam
Beaumont
Pete E. Etlinger
Sealy
Oak Knoll
Bellville
Otis Sutton
Houston
Diemer
Altoona
Germany
America
Dora Thaemer
Brick P. Diemer
Pattison
PR. T. Malin
R. V. Dixon
Route 1
Brookshire
Upton
Ted
Ten Children Enjoy Scout Storytelling at Katy Library
Ten children ages four to five gathered at the Harris County Branch Library in Katy last Friday at 10:00 am to hear stories told by three Girl Scouts from Troop No. 75. The storytellers were Susan Creech Suzanne Self and Carolyn Rylander. A repeat session is planned for this Friday from 10:00 to 10:30 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County
Katy
Susan Creech
Suzanne Self
Carolyn Rylander
Two Accidents In Waller County In One Day Reported
On Wednesday two county trucks and a rendering truck were involved in separate incidents near San Felipe Road and Clapp Road. Henry Goode sustained head, shoulder and arm injuries after his new 11963 Chevrolet dump truck rolled, while Raymond Mathis’s county pickup struck a cable across a road. A rendering truck driver, Nathan N. Koonce, became stuck in a ditch, with charges filed for obstructing a public highway. A county employee also punctured a foot by stepping on a nail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waller County
Henry Goode
San Felipe Road
Royal Football Field
Goode
Leslie Brunkenhoefer
A. O. Muske
Raymond Mathis
Clapp Road
Mathis
Muske
Nathan N. Koonce
Koonce
R. L. McCauley
First Cotton Comes From Hilton Farm
The first cotton of the season arrived at Rhenan Gin in Brookshire from Arthur Hilton of Simonton. Hilton delivered 3 bales on Thursday and 2 on Friday. the first bale weighed 615 pounds from 1600 pounds seed cotton and sold for 34 cents per pound to Ed Dozier Sr. The Donigan Gin also claimed the first bale from Harris Farms on Friday. Projections show fair yields, with a bale per acre in some fields and less in others, influenced by insects and weather. Cotton is expected to start rolling in during the first week of August.
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Arthur W. Hilton
Ed Gajeweskey
Ed Dozier, Sr
Rhenan Gin
Brookshire
Mr. Hilton
Simonton
Rhenan
Arthur Hilton
Hilton
Ed Dozier
Katy Firemen Attend A&M Fire Fighting School
A group from the Katy Fire Department travels to College Station to attend the Fire Fighting School at A&M College. A. O. Miller and three other firefighters attend for credit and advanced courses while several more depart to observe demonstrations and manufacturer equipment. The school runs through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy
A&m Fire Fighting
A. O. Miller
Fred Rylander
Clyde Grimet
Chester Hill
College Station
A & M College
Miller
Rylander
Grimet
Hill
Buck Freeman
Lloyd Sloan
Walter Egger
Mayor Hudgens
Dads Club Directors Elected by Ballot
Katy Dad's Club members elected new directors Charles Cardiff Frank Tucker and George Jinks after tabulated votes Tuesday night Forty one of the 250 members returned ballots These three directors will serve three years on a nine member board
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy Dad’s Club
Charles Cardiff
Frank Tucker
George Jinks
Dad’s Club
Houston C of C Names Buchanan Ag Department Manager
M Kenneth Buck Buchanan 34 longtime radio farm and ranch director at KIKK Pasadena is named manager of the Houston Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Department. He will take over next Monday succeeding L O Tiedt who departs Aug 15 to become general manager of the Rice Council for Market Development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Kenneth
Buck) Buchanan
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Agriculture Department
Buchanan
KIKK
Pasadena
Chamber of Commerce
L. O. Tiedt
Rice Council For Market Development
Tiedt
Chamber of
Brookshire JC's to Install Auto Seat Belts Saturday
The Tri County Jaycees will install safety belts at Rheman Motor Company used car lot in Brookshire on Saturday July 27 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. cost five dollars each. Del Martin and Ervin Paden arranged the event. National Safety Council data note belts could save thousands of lives yearly. A Katy Fire Station JC meeting discussed the belt project and a August 12 questionnaire for Katy Brookshire Pattison residents to identify needed facilities and services. Attendees included N B Carter secretary Garland Terrel and directors Alton Sturm Dick Green Jack Townsend Del Martin Ervin Pabern Otis Larsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-County Jaycees
Rheman Motor Company
Brookshire
del Martin
Ervin Paden
National Safety Council
U. S
Jc’s
Katy
Pattison
Addi
N. B. Carter
Garland Terrel
Alton Sturm
Dick Green
Jack Townsend
Ervin Pabern
Otis Larsen
Katy High School Band Rehearsals Start August 5
The Katy High School Band begins rehearsals Monday at 7:00 pm with director Johnny Bankston presenting the schedule and announcing future dates at the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy School
Katy High School
Johnny Bankston
Texas High School All Star Game Set for Rice Stadium
Katy fans can buy 100 reserved tickets for the North versus South Texas High School All Star Game at Rice Stadium on Friday night August 9 at 8:00 p.m. Coach Gordon Brown arranged lower west midfield seats at two dollars each with student gate tickets available for one dollar.
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Katy
Rice Stadium
North All Stars
South All Stars
Texas
Tigers
Gordon Brown
Katy Drug
Katy Recreation Program Extends Swimming and Skating
Katy summer recreation continues through Friday August 16 with swimming skates and track meets. About 180 students swim daily and 31 of 60 beginners move up to the swimmers group. Other activities include Pony League Connie Mack League trampolines softball AA swimming, and Friday night track meets supervised by Gordon Brown Joe Bright and Elien Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy
Gordon Brown
Presly Schoenemann
Robin Henderson
Joe Bright
Elien Baker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Lou Buller
Ellen Bollinger
Harris Co. Farm Bureau
Katy Ffa‘ers
Katy All Stars
Brick Diemer
Pet
Dads Club
Houston C of
Buchanan Ag
Brenham
PCA
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