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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1932
Page
1
The county commissioners in counties with populations under 26 000 receive four dollars per day for service and for ex officio road supervision, with a yearly cap of 1000 dollars. Maximum annual fees for officers include a county judge at 2200 dollars. The text critiques delayed audits and public access to county records.
Mrs. W. D. Cooper received a letter from her daughter Mrs. B. 8. Dalton stating that her husband had recently undergone a serious operation at the U S Marine hospital in Norfolk Virginia and was improving from its effects with hopes of recovery in a few days so he can return to his home in Richmond Virginia.
Requisition for the first car of government flour to be distributed through the Red Cross in Waller County was made last Thursday. The flour, furnished by the Federal government, will go to the needy and distressed in Sunny Side Pattison Brookshire and surrounding areas. Local organizers include B D Legett E B Rapsilver A B Anderson and W F Donald, coordinating with W D Mills Red Cross precinct chairman. An extract from F A Winfrey midwestern Red Cross manager explains distribution based on need with careful use of funds.
Rev H V Watts of Athens will conduct a revival at the local Methodist Church from June 5 to June 17. Services are set for 10 a m and 8 p m with all town business owners agreeing to close during morning services from 10 to 11 o'clock.
Pattison School held its commencement on Thursday evening May 26 with H H Avants delivering the commencement address. Graduates included Bessie Jones and Reynold Wilpitz. The program featured Foray with a salutatorian welcome and a Seasons march by class representatives.
The Pattison School children held a Friday picnic. Several residents including Mrs. W D Jones suffer illness from a spider bite and others travel for visits and summer study. J M Pattison family and Rev B Wendt relatives host out of town visitors while Fred Clemons plans summer engagements.
Mrs C Garret of Burnet spends Monday with Mrs Mills and relatives in Pattison before visiting Goose Creek at her brother Chas Jones home. Friends here were glad to hear her husband Charlie is recovering from a hand infection suffered last winter.
A mass meeting on Tuesday night May 24 chose a committee to appear before the Belville Commissioners Court on Wednesday to seek endorsement of a proposed highway connecting at Alleyton with the Old Spanish Trail. R H Haynes was elected chairman and W H Bengston secretary. Paul Hackbarth named as spokesman. The committee reported that the court gave considerable encouragement to the proposition.
Notice asks water patrons to report leaking hydrants and faulty valves to avoid metering. It warns continued waste may lead to meters on individual lines paid by users, with cooperation urged to prevent extra costs. Signed by Geo. Harrison.
Bro Robert Parham and family of Baxter Springs Kansas spent Saturday and Sunday visiting Mr and Mrs Joe Smith. Mrs C J Rhemann Jr and child return home after weeks with her mother in Houston. J B Longshore and family of LeGranpe were here visiting Mrs Longshore's mother Mrs Gra.
Last Friday night the seventh grade graduation was held in the school auditorium. Four boys and two girls formed the class Bert Gassner Roland Wirpitz Eugene Haskett Fred Ehel Alene Sturm and Dorothy Rap silver. Captain H A Johnson from Stonewall Jackson High School Houston spoke. Mr Ray Hogue gave a short address and Prof Lauderdale presented diplomas and certificates for regular attendance to several pupils of other grades.
The PTA quilt vote totals show Mrs. Z K Beyler with 931 votes earning the right to buy the quilt, and Mrs. Highrabedian with 553 votes. Anna Ruth Beyler tops the child voters with 666, followed by Werner Wander 460 and Lila Grace Rapsilver 367. The PTA thanks the girls for their help as Mra. F A Ebel signs off.
Mesdames Max Wander and A B Anderson spent Tuesday night in Bay City with Mrs N G Pier. They were joined home by Norris Pier who will spend the summer in Brookshire. Mrs Walter Strong of Houston attended to business here Friday. Olie Festervant and wife were Houston visitors Sunday.
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