Wander's Bur glary Hits Brookshire Store Loss Includes 40 Winter Suits
Max Wander's in Brookshire suffered a burglary Tuesday night. An estimated loss covers 40 winter suits 35 to 40 summer suits mens wear sport shirts and dresses including maternity items. Thieves pried the north entrance with a crowbar and damaged the door frame. Deputy Seidel first responded followed by Deputy Maddox who took fingerprints. Harris County officers were to aid with prints and a broadcase.
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Max Wander
Brookshire
Wander
Hugo Seidel
Truman Maddox
Sealy
Harris County
Ladies Auxiliary Reaches Thirty Three Members At Floyd E Breedlove Post
The Ladies Auxiliary of Floyd E Breedlove Post 9182 WV F W has thirty three charter members. The charter stays open until June 10 for women to join, with Mrs Charles Blanchard as contact. Seven new members were instituted Monday night: Mrs La Verne Sible Mae Alexander DeMond Alexander H E Romack Mrs George Nelson Mrs Cecil Goynes and Mrs Steve Haczynski.
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Floyd E. Breedlove
Wv. F. W
Charles Blanchard
la Verne Sible
Mae Alexander
DeMond Alexander
H. E. Romack
George Nelson
Cecil Goynes
Steve Haczynski
Louise Roark
Billie McIlroy
Duke
Legion Maynete
Sealy
Eugene Poorman
Paul Vaughan
Roselle Roark
Roark
Ruth Porter
Hempstead
A. D. Westmoreland
Charlie Wilson
Joe Moore
Porter
Brookshire Drying Co Annual Barbecue Tuesday Evening
Brookshire Drying Co Inc held its annual barbecue Tuesday at Stockwick picnic grounds. A calf from the F F A Fat Stock Show was barbecued by Olen Thompson Oscar Kemp and Arthur Robichaux. Staff prepared twelve pounds of pinto beans and arranged rice potato salad ice cream bread and pickles. Stockholders present included Ed Helwig Sam Poorman Lee Ware Clarence Eaton Cecil Beckendorff Dale Minze Chester Jordan Arthur Robichaux Greg Longenbaugh Halden Longenbaugh George Longenbaugh Olen Thompson Albert Thompson.
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Brookshire Drying Co., Inc
Stockwick
Olen Thompson
Oscar Kemp
Arthur Robichaux
Louis McCauley
Leo Goates
Leslie Brunkenhaefer
Ed Helwig
Sam Poorman
Lee Ware
Clarence Eaton
Cecil Beckendorff
Dale Minze
Chester Jordan
Greg Longenbaugh
Halden Longenbaugh
George Longenbaugh
Albert Thompson
Wilkinsons and Shannon Visiting in Cotulla
Mr and Mrs Frank Wilkinson and Frank Shannon are visiting Cotulla confirming social ties and local engagements in the town.
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Frank Wilkinson
Frank Shannon
Cotulla
Lions Club to Install New Officers Friday Night
The Brookshire Lions Club will install all new officers Friday at 7 30 p m in the Brookshire School. The event is ladies night and a barbecue supper will be served.
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Lions Club
Brookshire School
Brookshire Merchants Join Texas State Credit System
Ten Brookshire merchants joined the Texas State Credit System this week with quarterly audits. Bills are due in 30 days and delinquent after 60 days, with delinquent accounts published monthly. Local reports will cover Brookshire and nearby counties including Austin, Waller, Ft. Bend, and Harris. inquiries go to headquarters.
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Brookshire
Texas State Credit System
Austin
Waller
Ft. Bend
Harris Counties
Brookshire Business and Professional Ladies Plan Social
The B P W Club of Brookshire met at Mrs. Fred Richards home on Tuesday night for supper with chili and weiners rice Fritos home made cake and punch. They are invited to Sealy clubs install June 19 with Hazel Blackwell guest speaker. A social at the school cafeteria is planned for June 26 with members urged to bring guests and prospective members.
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Brookshire
Fred Richards
Brookshire Board Seeks Bids for New Classrooms
Brookshire School Board advertises bids to add two classrooms to the white building. Bids will be opened in Supt Waldrip:s office from June 5 through June 26 due to overcrowded conditions.
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Brookshire School Board
Supt. Waldrip
Tuffy Poorman Home on Leave
Robert A. Poorman已在圣地亚哥驻留自12月8日现回家享受十天假期。新兵训练于2月19日完成并被分配到金属工学校。 Poorman绰号 Tuffy 将返回后在驱逐舰护理兵船上任职。随后提及 Howard Wooding 与 J C Ray 的军旅分布及相关战况与地点。
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Tuffy Poorman
Ada's House of Beauty Opens in Brookshire
The new beauty shop Ada's House of Beauty opened Tuesday in Brookshire. Owner Ada Carmichael received many flower arrangements and plants as visitors toured the shop. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Joe Birkner and daughters Kathryn and Ruth of Texas City, Mr. and Mrs. George Rich of Galveston, Mr. and Mrs. W A Schiey and Mrs. C C Burger of Sealy.
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Ada
House OF Beauty
Brookshire
Ada Carmichael
Walter Martin
Joe Birkner
Kathryn
Ruth
Texas City
George Rich
Galveston
W. A. Schiey
C. C. Burger
Sealy
Birkner
Katy Recreation Program Delivers Summer Activities
The Katy program begins Monday June 11 with new coach Ralph Mc Cord joining Jack Rhodes. Activities include tennis at the high school, softball for 8th graders and under, skating, swimming at Fred Hoyt's pool, and ping pong in the old gym. Junior Olympics entries open to ages 10 to 17 with contact to Mc Cord or Rhodes.
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E Katy
Ralph McCord
Jack Rhodes
Fred Hoyt
Mrs Roy E Carter Visiting Parental Home In Texas
Mrs Roy E Carter of Kerrville Texas visits her parents Mr and Mrs I L Rhoads in this brief society item noting family gathering and residence.
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Mrs
Roy E. Carter
Kermit, Texas
I. L. Rhoads
Grand Master to Speak at Richmond Masonic Lodge Centennial
Grand Master W. J. Burris of the Grand Lodge of Texas will address Morton Lodge No. 72 Richmond as the lodge celebrates 100 years. The event on June 30 includes cemetery pilgrimages to Gillespie tomb and Lamar grave, a 6 pm barbecue at Fort Bend Fair grounds, and installation of officers for over 1000 Masons. Reservations through lodge secretaries are requested.
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South Texas
W. J. Burris
Grand Lodge of Texas
Morton Lodge No. 72
Richmond
Texas
Burris
Morton Lodge
Lodge
Morton Cemetery
Robert Gillespie
Marie Clayton Installed as Worthy Matron of OES
Mrs Marie Clayton was installed as Worthy Matron of Brookshire Chapter 652 Order of the Eastern Star at Humble Recycling Hall on Friday June 1 at 8 oclock. The hall featured orchid and yellow decorations a large silver star and the motto Love and Loyalty in silver letters. The installing officer was Mrs M L Ballard with installing marshal Mrs Amelia Brisco installing chaplain Mrs Emma Laura Cooper installing organist Mrs Marjorie Poor man and installing secretary Mrs Lenora Welling. A program followed with vocal solos readings and piano solo then a reception for about 100 guests with punch sandwiches cakes mints and nuts.
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Marie Clayton
Brookshire
Order of the Eastern Star
Clayton
M. L. Ballard
Stephenville
Amelia Brisco
Richmond
Emma Laura Cooper
Marjorie Poorman
Lenora Welling
Fulshear
Kathryn Blackwell
Dorothy Johnson
Florence England
Ruby Woods
Blackwell
Senator Strauss Wire Preview MacArthur Texas Address
General MacArthur will address a joint session of the Texas Legislature on Wednesday June 13 at 4 p.m. The event will be held on the front steps of the Capitol building in Austin with ample space for attendees. Senator J Strauss notes the announcement was released at 11:44 a.m. June 6 1951 from Brookshire Texas.
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Austin
Texas
Brookshire Times
Brookshire
General MacArthur
Capitol Building
Accus J. Strauss Senar
Katy Farm Equipment Adds Air-Conditioned Office
Katy Farm Equipment Inc completes addition of air conditioned offices above the parts department. Two large offices are fully air conditioned with sea mist green walls and green woodwork. Restroom features linoleum flooring and a splash design. Key staff include Ella O Neal bookkeeper Norma Michaelis parts clerk manager R E Mellroy Leonard Waggoner and mechanics Vern Bearden and O BR Robnett. Summer roles add Bob Mellroy as salesman and Billy Mellroy as mechanic. Owners are MeIlroy Waggoner Longenbaugh and Thompson.
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Katy Farm Equipment, Inc
Parts
Ella O'Neal
Norma Michaelis
R. E. Mellroy
Leonard Waggoner
Vern Bearden
O. BR. Robnett
Bob Mellroy
Billy MeIlroy
Mr. MeIlroy
Mr. Waggoner
George Longenbaugh
Albert Thompson
Katy High School Alumni Banquet Highlights Year
About one hundred and thirty Katy High School graduates attended the annual Alumni Association meeting on June 2. Kenneth Peck presided as officers were elected including Lawrence Avera as president and Charles Wilson as secretary. Rev G Z Sadler spoke on true security after a chicken banquet catered by Fort Bend Steak House.
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Katy High School
Kenneth Peck
John Cardiff
Lawrence Avera
Aradelyle Short
Ruth Porter
W. C. Steckdick, Jr
Fort Bend
Rhoads Family Plans California Vacation Visit
Mr and Mrs. O. E. Dusty Rhoads travel with their sons Jackie and Orval Jr to California. They will see Dusty’s sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Gray in Torrance and Evelyn Gray in Long Beach during the trip.
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O. E
Dusty) Rhoads
Jackie and
Orval, Jr
California
Dusty
H. W. Gray
Torrance
Miss Evelyn Gray
Long Beach
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Ladies Auxiliary
Brookshire Drying Co
Brookshire Merchants
Robert A. Poorman
San Diego
Navy
Robert
U.S
Bon Homme Richard
Korea
Paul Haczynski
Katy
Walter Boehme
San Antonio
Randolph Field
Richmond Masonic Lodge
OES
Strauss
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