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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1925
Page
1
A column mixes grim headlines about auto accidents and insect threats with local items. It notes Brookshire Telephone Co. list of 64 subscribers, praises P. T. Talley, and jokes about advertisements and political signals from local Klansmen. It closes with reflections on manners and kindness.
Poorman, a well known Katy rice grower, died instantly when a crown block fell from a derrick on his farm. He leaves a wife and one child, his father, and several siblings. Paralee Evans, a Katy High School senior, died from injuries after diving into a swimming hole. Juneteenth celebrations near Katy were quiet with local colored citizens attending Rosenberg events. Joe Susnitski left for Brenham to join parents and travel to New York for a wedding and Fall buying for the local dry goods store.
Preparations complete for the Tax Payers Association barbecue set for Tuesday June 23 in Stefka’s oak grove Mona ville. Everyone invited to attend with neighbors and friends. Local residents report errands and visits including dances and weddings over the past week.
Hutchinson traveled to Hot Wells last Sunday night. Harper Mahan returns home after attending school in Dallas. Miss Susie Calhoune and Mary Thornton visit Ennis. Miss Ella Werner visits relatives in Houston. Judge J J Perry and RB M of Galveston with E Lawrence motor to Hockley Sunday. Rev Morgan in Bellville for revival. Levi Blasingame and Louis Badthe, former State University students, visit relatives. Judge J D Harvey and wife passed through en route to Austin to make their home.
Ned DeWitt and his wife are in Houston visiting relatives and friends, stopping at local gatherings and catching up with familiar faces in the community.
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