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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1934
Page
1
Hempstead June 16 Two awards for outstanding Waller County farm work were announced this week and will be presented at the Waller County Farmer's Short Course. The bronze plaque honors the farmer contributing most to progressive farming, and the silver loving cup goes to the top ranking 4-H club member in the county.
Brookshire mourns as Gus Sturm Sr age 79 dies at home near town Sunday at nine. Funeral held Monday at 4:30 pm led by A H Muske with Rev W W Hardt presiding and grave service. Interment Pattison Cemetery. Survived by wife two sons Henry and Guaj, two daughters Annie Schumacher Amelia Sturm, and brother Louis Sturm.
Narrator travels from Sealy and compares sun baked dust and heat to western deserts. Return journey brings a light shower along the river stretching two to three miles in Austin County. Shower barely helps farms as crops pastures and water holes remain in need of heavy rainfall.
The Waller County Democratic Executive Committee met at the courthouse on Monday June 18 at 3 p.m. to arrange ballot order, appoint election judges, and set entry fees for the July primary. Fees vary by office with sheriff at 60 cents, county clerk 60 cents, governor 60 cents, and other posts ranging to 6 cents for justices of the peace, reflecting fewer filed candidates than in 1932. Delegates listed appointed judges by precinct and candidate slates for state and county offices were announced.
A wildcat eight miles southwest of Brookshire near Hockley field, Starplind Americas No 1 Mary Major heirs, section 93 H T C railroad survey, is a failure and will be plugged at total depth 6713 feet. A drill stem test from 6588 to 6622 feet showed 350 pounds gas pressure in 10 minutes.
Charles Franklin Perkins 78 an invalid for 17 years died at his Katy home at 6 30 a m Tuesday Funeral services were held at 5 p m Tuesday at the home Rev J B Mc Gaughy officiating Burial was in the Katy cemetery He moved to Katy 20 years ago with his wife Sallie a son and a sister Dilla Perkins of North Carolina The couple had been married 51 years
Constable Walter Brode aged 37 was killed Tuesday night when a disturbance at a Juneteenth gathering near Sunnyside led to gunfire. Walter McKinsey, a Black prime suspect, died Wednesday from wounds. Sheriff Blumberg said about 300 attended and Brode was the only white officer present.
Clifford Haskell of Pattison area was arrested in Brookshire on a burglary charge for the S Solomon dry goods store theft two weeks earlier. He allegedly wore the stolen shoes hat and trousers during arrest and implicated Hog Reese, claiming Reese dropped a package after a demand to stop. Both men jailed in Hempstead awaiting exam.
Robt L McCauley announces his run for Public Weigher of Precincts 4 and 6 in Waller County. He seeks the Democratic primary and pledges a square deal and best efforts if elected, naming his opponent as the current weigher and urging favorable consideration.
J. W. Bush visited Hempstead on Monday distributing roughly six thousand dollars in cotton checks to local farmers. The timing between seasons should spur business and provide meaningful financial aid to the agricultural community.
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