People and Happenings in Brookshire This Week
Local notes report Mrs. Ella Schulte in Room 119 at St. Joseph Hospital after a hip fracture from a fall at her daughter’s home. J. C. Day covers mail duties during E. D. Sorsby’s vacation. Several residents attended a school administrators workshop in Austin and Galveston or San Marcos for cafeteria workers. Family visits and weekend trips are also noted, including travels to Houston and Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Schulte
St. Joseph Hospital
Richard Woods
J. C. Day
E. D. Sorsby
R. C. Waldrip
M. F. Dollar
W. R. Legett
Alice Varley
R. P. Eason
Terence Venable
Mitcham
San Marcos
Swistc
R. A. Cone
Sealy Hospital
Schmidt Ambulance
Donnie Faulk
Massey Business College
Houston
Wade Couch
Rosebud
Damon Matlock
Louise Gra
Bellville
R. G. Hitt
Chattanooga
Tenn
E. A. Hilts
Bert Casty
Austin
John Avery
Arnold
Robert England
Bellville Hospital
John England
Pattison Community Notes Highlight Local Achievements
Mrs Bessie Pattison and Peggy plan to move to Dallas living in a Turtle Creek apartment. 4 H members Sue Keyser and Rebecca Gregory earned ribbons and a trophy at Harris County Dairy Day for Milking Shorthorn projects. Open House at Diamond Six Ranch honored W F Smith and Garland Rouark as author of The Diamond Six. Subscriptions to The Times offered at 3.50 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Pattison
Peggy
Dallas
Turtle Creek
Pattison
Frances Heard
E. L. Keyser, Jr
Corrie P. Tatum
Sue Keyser
Rebecca Gregory
Texas
Joe Pattison
Letters Praise New Highway Post Office Service
Reader from Addicks Texas lauds the highway post office in June 1958. The note celebrates timely delivery of news from The Brookshire Times and reflects on mail service evolving with modern infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addicks
Texas
New Highway Post Office
Brookshire Times
Highway Post Office
Sage Epach
Birthday Lineup Names Read Off In Public Notice
A local newspaper lists residents and relatives with upcoming birthdays including Kinsey Schlipf Mahler Eltington Wright Ehlert Griffin Carmichael Lambright H. G. McPherson Simons Self Nelson Pennington Higgins Poorman Cardiff Spriggs with June dates noted for several individuals. The item presents a community acknowledgments page highlighting celebrants and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Kinsey
Louise Schlipf
Melbert Schlipf Ann Dru Mahler
Mary Eltington
Kevin Wright Ehlert
Edward Ray Griffin, Jr
Edna Self Wesley Nelson
Mamie Pennington
William F. Higgins Deloras Poorman
Hal Cardiff
Donna Lynn Spriggs
Fort Worth Twirling School Welcomes Katy High Leaders
Katy High School twirlers spend the week in Fort Worth attending a twirling school. Drum major Carolyn Lentz and head twirler Billie Thurman return, while new twirlers Molly Uloth and Marilyn Miller join the squad for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy High School
Ft. Worth
Twirling School
Carolyn Lentz
Billie Thurman
Molly Uloth
Marilyn Miller
Five Local Students Enroll for SWT College Summer Session
Five students from Katy enroll for summer school at Southwest Texas State College. Donna Jo Thompson Lila Morris Mary Wilkinson Mary Ann Hutsell and Jean J Sooter join a 1570 plus enrollment reported by registrar Dr Joe H Wilson. First term runs through July 12 with a second term July 15 to August 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sooter
Southwest Texas State
Joe H. Wilson
Frozen Vegetables Preservation And 4-H District Camp
The text explains how inadequate heating leaves enzymes active in frozen vegetables causing off flavors colors and toughness. It also notes heating softens vegetables for packing and varies by vegetable size. It mentions Waller County 4-H Club delegates attending District 11 Girls Camp June 17 18 19 at Camp Ross Sterling near Baytown with workshops on money management and daily recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waller County
Ross Sterling
Baytown
Freezing Vegetables: Blanching Tips From Research
Extension advisers summarize blanching as essential before freezing. Fresh tender garden produce freezes best, and heating before packing slows enzyme action to preserve quality. Peppers are an exception.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brookshire
Harris Garretts
Galveston
J. L. Thompson
Nolanville
Katy Teen-Agers
Fort Bend Telephone Company
Coca-Cola
U. S. No
California
Borden’s
Hollandale
West Side Grocery
Katy, Texas
the Times
State Bank
Katy
Ulysses
THE
Alan Carmichael
L. A. Spencer
Charlie H. Quinton
Tommy Jones
Ernest Lee Lambright
H. G. McPherson
J. B. Simons
Perry Robertson
John Stasney
Twirling
Fort Worth
Katy National Bank
Johnson
John A. Morrison
Reg
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