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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
1
The Radcliffe Chautauqua completes a three day engagement with a receptive crowd. Lectures discuss present day industrial reconstruction and readjustment, while selections and readings entertain and inform attendees.
Farmers State Bank stockholders met June 11 to increase capital from 25000 to 32000 with majority subscriptions by current holders. The move signals improved local finances and readiness to support growth. Also notes July 4 barbecue plans at Hempstead to honor Waller County World War I servicemen and a countywide fundraising drive of about 2000 dollars.
The Blues were steered to safe waters by Joe Sumner and won with full gails in the Chautauqua ticket selling contest. They will be feasted at the expense of the Reds, which means captain Max Wander will buy each player a hamburger. Watch them line up.
Rub My Tism advertised as a pain killer for rheumatism and nerve pain while a wife receives word her husband, just arrived from overseas, heads to Camp Mills. A poultry ad seeks a chicken and Guinea fowl eater with cash. Farquhar and Howard bought eleven cattle cars sent to Stanton last week. J D Roburst promotes men shoes at The Texas Store.
The USDA reports a promising year for storage house construction in Louisiana with eight new facilities planned this season averaging 20 000 bushels each. A Georgia firm runs storage sites totaling over 125 000 bushels, built from plans supplied by the Bureau of Markets after inspections of 1918 harvest houses.
A large crowd attended the Woodman Decoration Day ceremonies held at Pattison Cemetery last Sunday. Classified ads note three large mares for sale with details on breeding and training. A. A. Jones of Rt. 1 reports having The Times delivered to his address for a year.
Oil men have located leases in Waller County Sunny Side district and will drill a test well soon to determine depth. Geodetic surveys indicate possible oil deposits and the company plans immediate development following lease acquisition.
The notice states 666 has proven it will cure malaria chills fever colds and la grippe. It kills the germs that cause the fever. Fine Tonic. Miss Virginia Mills left Thursday for San Marcos to attend the Summer Normal. Fred Freitag, recently with the AEKF, visits relatives at Sunny Side. Mrs E C Adams of West arrived to visit her mother Mrs L C Downman and other relatives.
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