Brookshire Katy road must be moved to avoid washouts
Residents argue the Brookshire to Katy dirt road cannot be maintained in its present place at reasonable cost. A deep water-filled gully and repeated floods have halted traffic for ten days and risked isolating Brookshire. The highway department and county offer help. officials warn loss of state road designation if inaction continues.
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Brookshire
Katy
Houston
Waller County
Esteps
Highway Department
J. R. Garrett
J. Rhemann
State Highway Department
District Teachers and Strife Raise One-Teacher School Fear
A news column reflects on claims of four teachers for next year and argues that continued policy conflicts could reduce the district to a one teacher school, overcrowding avoided yet risk remains.
Personal news notes from Katy and area social visits
Local residents report travel and visits in Katy and nearby towns. W. C. Marshall and wife sought treatment. C A Wirpitz shipped cattle from here. Miss Annie Laurie Bains returned from Baylor College. families visit in Houston and Goose Creek amid high water. Several friends and relatives travel, stay with Selma Gra and Leland Martin, with multiple trips to Abilene and Denton.
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Selma Gra
Leland Martin
Tye
Miss Beatrice
Abilene
Brazos River Receding After Flood Threat
The Brazos water has been receding since Wednesday morning and is dropping about three feet in twenty four hours. The lower lands remain flooded but damage to bottom crops is expected to be limited as water begins to run off by Friday. Residents who fled to town are returning to the bottom areas.
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Brazos
Miss Mee Buller Leaves for Houston Summer School
Miss Mee Buller departed Tuesday for Houston to enter a summer school program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mee Buller
Houston
Silver Tea Party Hosted by Missionary Society
Mesdamea J C Dap and KE D Legler co hosted a Methodist Missionary Society tea on Tuesday afternoon. After games of hearts and Flinch a salad course and icebox cake were served. The contribution basket formed a pink buttercup motif. The living room featured daisies and ferns and a large attendance was warmly noted.
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Mesdamea
J. C. Dap
KE. D. Legler
Methodist Missionary Society
Mr. Jim Davis Visited Kerwin Relative One Week
Mr. Jim Davis of Kerwin was the guest of his daughter Mrs. J F Taylor for the past week in a family visit noted in local society.
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Jim Davis
Kerwin
J. F. Taylor
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Max Wander
Brookshire’s
W.C. Marshall
Stewart
C. A. Wirpitz
Annie Laurie Bains
Belton
Baylor College
Ralph Davis
Goose Creek
Tri City
J.D Cowper
D. Mills
Fairmers’State Bank
Wanda of
Mra
Beatrice Gra
The
Christin College
C.J. Myer
Taft
W. C. Marshall
Miss Hazel
Tubbs
Denton
Angus Stricklin
Mills
Dorothy June
del Rio
Stricklins
W. D. Mills
J C. Dewees
Hempstead
D. M. F. Motor Co
Frigidaire
Delco
EH. Martin
S. A. Adams
Thelma Insall
Surkis Highrabedian
Robert Avery
Simmons University
Smithville
J. M. Stewart
Bernice Cooper
Tom Mays
D- O. Martin
Hazel Tubber
Colonel Lindbergh
Texas
Happy Hour Theatre
Buck Jones
Aries
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