Project Prayer Rally in Houston to Feature Hollywood Stars
A rally to promote the Becker Prayer Amendment will be held at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston on Wednesday June 24 at 8:00 p.m. Attending in person are Roy Rogers Rhonda Fleming John Wayne and Victor Jory with a Senate Ad Hoc Committee member as the main speaker.
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Houston
Sam Houston Coliseum
Rogram
Roy
Nogers
Rhonda Fleming
John Wayne
Victor Jory
Senate
United States
Becker
Frank J. Becker
New York
Royal Students Enter Summer Junior Olympics
Royal Elementary Junior High and High School students join Coastal Cities Athletic Association for summer Junior Olympics track meets on June 11 18 25 July 2 8 and 9. Royal students won in El Campo last week with Cindy Brubaker Betty Phillips Carol Bollinger and Dennis Venable earning top placements.
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Royal
Coastal Cities Athletic Association
Royal School
el Campo
Cindy Brubaker
Betty Phillips
Carol Bollinger
Dennis Venable
Stone
Sugar Land
Texas
Angleton
Rosenberg
Royal High School
Royal Elementary
John Foster Dulles High School
Wounded helicopter pilot Jerry Karriker in Viet Nam
Jerry Karriker a helicopter pilot and husband of Lolita Buchanan was wounded in Vietnam on June 9 and may be flown to Clark Air Base Philippines before hospital transfer to Brooks General in San Antonio. He has served since 1955 and earned the Purple Heart Air Medal and oak leaf clusters after about 200 combat missions.
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Jerry Karriker
Lolita Buchanan
Viet Nam
Karriker
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Brooks General Hospital
San Antonio
Letitia
Jerry Jr
Sharon
Katy
Air Force
McDill Air Base
Tampa
Florida
Lolita
New Pool at Kilpatrick School Opens Monday
The Kilpatrick school summer recreation program starts Monday at 9 30 am. A new swimming pool, completed this week, will begin operating then. Swimming instruction will be offered to all Negro scholastics in the Katy Independent School District. Rooseviet Alexander, a classroom teacher and physi- See PROGRAM, pg. 3.
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Kirpatrick
Katy Independent School
Rooseviet Alexander
New Pastor Takes Post at Brookshire Methodist Church
Rev. Wm. H. Raines and his family arrive from Beckville to lead the First Methodist Church in Brookshire in the Longview district. He succeeds Rev. Bert Condrey, who moves to Love Methodist Church in Houston after a June conference reassignment. Brookshire welcomes the Raines family and wishes the Condreys well.
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First Methodist Church
Brookshire
Wm. H. Raines
Beckville
Texas
Longview
Raines
Bert Condrey
Methodist
Condrey
Lisa
Beth Ann
Love Methodist Church
Houston
Condreys
Constitutional Amendment Prayer Rallies and Petitions Noted
Article outlines prayer and religious reference allowances in public life, denies establishment of religion, and sets seven year ratification window. Announcement urges attendance at next Wednesday rally with reserved seats and general admission at $1. Petitions circulate for voter support.
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United States
Congress
Catholic Religious Instructions Set for June 22 to July
Catholic religious instruction program to run two weeks at Sacred Heart Church Brookshire. Classes from 9:00 to 12:00 daily Monday through Friday starting Monday June 22 with Holy Mass at 11:30 each day. Open to all school age Catholic children.
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Dummer
Sacred Heart Church
Brookshire
City Council approves street improvements and bond sale
The city passed an ordinance declaring curb and gutter and street improvements in Katy Heights Drexell Drive Heights Drive Tenth from East Avenue to Drexell and Park Street from Airline to Drexell. It approved Street Improvement bonds of 105000 for the project. Katy Ind School District petitioned to close a portion of Avenue B.
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Katy Heights
Drexell Drive
Heights Drive
East Avenue
Drexell
Park Street
Airline
Katy Ind
Katy Cleaners Announces House to House Pick up Service
Katy Cleaners will begin house to house delivery with pickup and delivery days to be announced. A delivery truck is due in a week to ten days. Mrs. Howard Pennington is assisted by her nephews Charles Owen and Enoch Anderson.
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Katy Cleaners
Howard Pennington
Charles Owen
Enoch Anderson
July 4th Katy Barbecue Presale Ends June 27
The July 4th barbecue at Katy offers adult presale tickets for 1.00, rising to 1.50 after June 27. The event includes a rodeo, barbecue, patriotic speakers, kids activities, and fireworks.
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Katy
Construction Begins On Interstate 10 From Katy To Addicks
Work starts on Interstate 10 from Katy to Addicks with H B Zachry Company holding a 35.847 million contract. Officials plan a six lane freeway with an initial overpass at Katy Fort Bend Road as heavy equipment moves in and land width of 9.2 miles is cleared.
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Katy
Addicks
H. B. Zachry Company
Katy Ft. Bend Road
Katy Drilling and Pecks Machine Shop
Katy Ft. Bend
Square ideals fade as modern life tests old virtues
The column grills rising neglect of duty and nationalism in youth culture. It argues the nation was built by squares like Hale and Revere and laments educators pushing life adjustment over honor and country. It cites Brower and contrasts old texts with modern omissions.
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Nathan Hale
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Middlesex
Boston
Liberty
General Gates
Mount Vernon
France
John Paul Jones
Charles H. Brower
Educ
Plant Tissue Testing Clinic at Schier Feed
All interested persons are invited to a plant tissue testing clinic Friday June 19th from 9 to 11 a.m. at Schier Feed and Supply Company in Brookshire. Bring four whole plants with roots. Best Fertilizer agronomists will test for nitrogen phosphorus and potash at no charge.
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Schier Feed and Supply Company
Brookshire
Katy Junior Olympics Set to Begin Friday Evening
At 6 30 Friday night the Katy Junior Olympics open with field events before track races. Boys and girls compete in four divisions the Midgets Juniors Intermediates and Seniors with ribbons awarded to the top three in each event.
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Katy
Vernon Setzers Injured In Auto Accident
Mr and Mrs Harry Whitson cared for Vernon Setzers daughter and family after a heart attack death in Dennison. On the return trip home near Pasadena an oncoming car struck their car head on. Joyce suffered multiple fractures and head wounds while Vernon had a shattered elbow and broken ribs. The remaining children were treated and released.
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Harry Whitson
Vernon Setzer
Dennison
Pasadena
Joyce
Southmore General Hospital
Vernon
Linda
Vernet
Sue
Randy
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Paul J. Cowan
University of Texas
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Houston Lighting & Power Company
Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation
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Pattison
Kilpatrick School
Brookshire Methodist
Catholic School of Religious Instructions
Straight Talk
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Times
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Mark Twain
Hungary
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Boosters
Hipsters
Joe
America
Squaresville
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Herman Wyattys
Hastrop
Martha
Evelyn Lassman
Danbury
Herman
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Lukes
Richard Lassman
Schier
Vernon Setzers
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