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Brookshire Times

Location

Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1955

Page

19

Local Notes From Texas And Nearby Cities

Katy resident Norma Brown visited friends in Katy while W L Harlan of Jim Lunsford Company Houston sells metal windows and doors. G M Hutsell and Mary Ann study at Boulder University Colorado with Charles taking a Texas summer course. Chester Jordan and family attended an Angus sale in San Marcos and enjoyed New Braunfels visits at Landa Park. A Bartlett Watts family took a vacation to California and other states.

Katy Norma Brown Waller W. L. Harlan Jim Lunsford Company North Post Oak Road Houston G. M. Hutsell Mary Ann Boulder University Colorado Charles Texas Chester Jordan Myrna Audrey Rose San Marcos New Braunfels Landa Park J. A. Bartlett Merton Watts California

Local Youth Drowns in Rice Well Pool Near Katy

Leo Barber age 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo H. Barber, drowned Thursday in the rice well pool near their Katy home. Claude D. Pressler of 5603 Meadowlake Houston, who dived in and provided artificial respiration, aided after the drowning. Pressler, employed in a Houston oil company office, had been travelling from dinner with two others when stopped by Mrs. Barber near the pool. The article also covers local social notes including moves, travels, and summer work.

Leo Barber Leo H. Barber Piece Home

Local families share summer travels and school news

Mr Watts returned home for work while others headed to Iowa. Bartlett family vacations via Elko Nevada, McGinnis interns at Core Laboratories in Midland, and UT Mechanical student. Jordan family attended an Angus sale in San Marcos then toured Witchita Falls. Katy School band campers from Houston attended Huntsville Band Camp.

Watts Iowa Bartlett Elko Nevada Eva David McGinnis The Core Laboratories Midland Texas University of Texas Mechanical Engineering L. C. Jordan San Marcos Witchita Falls Nevelyn Forman Joyce Lammert Freddie Hoyt Copano Bay Rock Port Richie A. Hoyt Sue. Morton Carol Ann Grisbee Joyce Gleason Eileen Robichaux Angela Heinemeier Marion Williams Madelyn Freeman Velma Jean Juenke Patricia Franz Myrna Jordan Annette Heinemeier Kathryn Ann Hendry Johnnie Waldrip Ralph Sloan Hugh Simms John Scott West Katy School Huntsville Leslie Thompson Ft. Worth A. E. Thompson

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