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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
2
Workers contributed time and talent to Christian Education for boys and girls studying The Bible. The love offering funds Bibles for those without one via the American Bible Society. Everyone is invited to the Sharing Program in the Sanctuary at 8:00 pm Friday night June 15, then to the Educational Building afterward.
Sunday night June 17 features Evening Worship and a child choir performing familiar Vacation Church School choruses. The event invites all to join in fellowship and refreshments after the base ment gathering.
Rev Otis Sutton arrives as the Pattison Fulshear Methodist minister with wife Fannie Lou and three daughters Jeretha Sharon and Cindy Lou. The family moved from Willis where he pastored a year and earlier served in Texarkana. Sutton earned a BS in Sociology and Speech at Sam Houston State College. Pattison church revival slated for July and family night set for June 20 in Pattison.
The Rev. Claud W. Behn Jr. will lead services in Katy at the church where he resides at St. Parish announcements say religious services will be held in the city with Behn Jr. presiding.
John’s Episcopal Church Sealy announces Sunday services at 4:00 p.m. starting June 17 at Memorial Lutheran Church. Contact Box 92 Sealy or Turner 5-3581. Rev H E Kirkpathicke and wife are newcomers to Brookshire area. they purchased the Alex Muske home. Muske is pastor of Brookshire Assembly of God.
Katy Methodist Church lists 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Morning Worship sermon Father Youth gatherings 7:00 pm Evening Worship 8:00 pm sermon At the End of the Day. Pastor will preach at both hours. Children to provide special music from Vacation Church School. All children and parents urged to attend.
Memorial Lutheran announces arrangements naming Mrs L F Moebes and Mrs Joe K Moore among attendees. The program lists honors for parish members with limited details available from the fragment.
Davison and others from Addicks are at a Lutheran Church convention in Brownsville Texas this week and are expected to return home on Friday.
The Ehlert family reunion was held at Bellville City Park with 137 members present. Lydia Ehlert Sommermeyer of Fairbanks was the oldest attendee. Four babies joined the gathering as Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ehlert of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, traveled the farthest. The W. H. Ehlert family from Cotulla also came a long distance to join.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoyt hosted Phillip Hoyt's birthday at Kiddieland. Guests enjoying the rides included John Mark Haley Joel Haley Lee Morri son Carolyn Sue Rylander Sandra Fussell Tommy Mathis Johnny William Mary and Sarah Commander and Dennis Alexander.
Mr and Mrs Fred Peck observed their 40th wedding anniversary on June 7 with family members including Mr and Mrs Roland Bunch Mr and Mrs Wallace Ditto and two children and Mr and Mrs W C Stockdick Jr and two children and Mr and Mrs Leonard Peck attending.
A compiled renewal notice lists numerous individuals by township and state, including Darline Stamper North Carolina, Mrs C P Bevil, Rev D Blackwell Beaumont, Mrs Chas Stas and others from Katy, Sealy, Brookshire, Waco, Cypress, Houston and nearby areas, alongside Nat Gas Corp. in Houston.
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