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Brookshire Times

Location

Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1938

Page

5

Fire Department Nets $70.41 With Box Supper

The Katy fire department raised $70.41 at the box supper held at the schoolhouse Tuesday night. Cecil Cott auctioned four cakes for a $15 pot and served as band director while Chief Jimmie Day received a helmet from Dr Hopkins. A violin duet by Miss Beyler and Mr Wilkinson added to the evening. Next month the department will sponsor a political picnic for candidates to address the pros of this section.

Fire Department Cecil Cott Katy Jimmie Day Dr Hopkins Miss Beyler Mr. Wilkinson

Local families spend weekend with relatives across Goose Creek

Union Mr and Mrs Edwin Cooke and daughter of Goose Creek visited his parents HM and. Laverne Wallingford of Howth visited last weekend. Fritz Steinfelt and daughter from Goose Creek called on Chas Flukinger family. EL Beard and children visited relatives Sunday. Junior Brown of Houston summers with grandfather Ben Brown. Delly Hampton and TH Robertson attended homecoming services at Myrtle Grove church.

Edwin Cooke Goose Creek HM Cooke Laverne Wallingford of Howth Fritz Steinfelt Chas Flukinger EL Beard Junior Brown Houston Ben Brown Delly Hampton TH Robertson Myrtle Grove Church

Personal News Notes From Sunday Visit Highlights

Sunday notes show Mr and Mrs Joe Cubstead of Waller visiting H Stanford. Laura Lee Maxwell of Houston visited Imogne Tompkins last week.

Joe Cubstead Waller Stanford Laura Lee Maxwell Houston Imogne Tompkins

Persian Daisy Insecticides Pioneer Household Use

Pyrethrum from Persian daisies is a powerful yet safe insecticide used since ancient Orient times. It destroys nerve tissues of pests while not harming humans or pets, now produced mainly in Japan and East Africa and imported to the United States in growing volumes.

Orient To- Becta United States Department of Agriculture Japan East Africa United States Europe

Ruth Covington Captures Third in Atlantic City Beauty Contest

Ruth Covington of Charlotte North Carolina won third place in the Atlantic City Bathing Beauty Contest. The shy seventeen year old learned to tailor makeup to her brown eyes, discovering that matching cosmetics to eye color boosted confidence and appearance.

Tlantic City Ruth Covington Charlotte North Carolina Ruth Atlantic City Roth Abe Az Beach

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