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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1934
Page
1
The Waller County Farmers Short Course will run June 25 26 and 27 with sessions on hog feeding calf selection canning pasture improvement dairy cattle feeding poultry home gardens turkey raising pecan propagation and a farm tour. Speakers include E R Eudaly A L Smith Paul Cunyus J F Roseborough and J P sigeebene.
Posters promote an old time camp meeting at American Legion Park Ros enberg starting Friday June 1 Rev Robert Parham, a familiar speaker, will preach. Mr and Mrs Williford Parham, longtime music directors at Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, will attend to assist with music and preaching.
Junior residents of Brookshire invited thirty Katy youths to a grove near town for a Wednesday evening feast. Weiners, usual accompaniments, and bottled drinks were served in a casual neighborhood gathering.
Mr and Mrs Jack Freitag visited Sealy on Tuesday. Mrs Freitag went to have dental work done.
County Judge A B Anderson reports the State Highway Department asked designation of Highway 73 as a federal project. The San Antonio Houston Air Line runs from Alleyton to Houston via Sealy Brookshire and Katy. Work could start this year if right of way west of the river is secured.
Rumors say the Vaughn oil test west of town halted after drilling to within about fifty feet of the target depth. A report attributed to Mr Capping cites a need to go to Bellaire to spend on a test to save leases and says he plans to return to finish the local test soon.
Revival on at Revival services will be held at the Methodist Church English in Pattison beginning next Sunday June 3 at 11 o'clock the two Methodist churches cooperating Rev R P Waters a successful evangelist of San Antonio will be the preacher New song books good singing comfortable seats fine fellowship awaits those who attend A cordial invitation is extended to everybody.
Mrs. Mary Fink received a message summoning her to Corpus Christi to the bedside of her grandson Billy Traney. The child, after mastoid surgery weeks ago and initial recovery at Strauss hospital, fell critically ill and required an immediate return and a blood transfusion early Wednesday. Mr. Fink left for Corpus Christi Thursday morning. friends wish the boy a speedy recovery.
Lon A Smith a Texas veteran born in Rusk county seeks re election to the State Railroad Commission. He had served in the State Senate and as Comptroller candidate with broad support across 1920 1922 and 1924 races. His record includes labor education and veteran pension work.
County Agent Bush outlines Hempstead June short course program with A L Smith EH Hudaly Paul Cungus and home agents. A farm tour and basket lunch are planned. Hempstead Chamber of Commerce teams up for the event expected to draw 300 plus attendees as agriculture adjusts toward a balanced self sustaining system. A County Commodity Control Board was appointed with members from cotton control and extension staffs.
Frank Wells has served Precinct 4 for two years as County Commissioner and has authorized The Times to announce his candidacy for re election in the Democratic primary next July. The statement praises his public service record and pledges continued, impartial service if re elected.
Myrtle Trettin receives rabies post exposure treatment from Dr. R H Harris in Fulshear after a cat bite. The animal head showed rabies while Barbara Sorsby, scratched by the same animal, was taken to Houston for care. The piece also notes future appointments for commodity control and land measurement roles in cotton programs.
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