Dennis Tipton Enters Grand National Enduro Cart Races
Dennis Tipton 15 son of Mr and Mrs Joe Tipton will race in the Grand National Enduro Cart Races in Indianapolis Ind on July 2 Having won first in stock and super classes to guarantee a start he races for the Gamut Racing Team of Houston He has three years of driving experience and holds trophies from races in Hobbs Ft Sumner Roswell New Orleans Dallas San Angelo and Houston The Tiptons and other Go Cart enthusiasts will leave Sunday for Indianapolis and attend time trials on Wednesday returning July 7
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Indianapolis
Dennis Tipton
Ind
Dennis
Joe Tipton
Gamut Racing Team
Houston
New Mexico
Hobbs
Ft. Sumner
Roswell
New Orleans
Dallas
San Angelo
Le.f
Final Meeting For July 4th Celebration In Katy
The final meeting of the chairman and volunteers for the Katy 4th of July Celebration is set for next Monday at 8 p.m. at the VFW. Watts and Heinemeier praise the cooperation shaping an old fashioned family festivities for the region.
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Katy
VFW
M. E. Watts
Heinemeier
Katy Chamber Oversees Community Fourth Celebration
The Katy Chamber of Commerce coordinates a July Fourth event with VFW handling beef for noon barbecue, Young Farmers cooking, Firemen serving, and numerous groups running booths, games, and entertainment. Funds go to a permanent Kitty and VFW Community Center.
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VFW
20Th Century Club
FFA
Katy
Rotary
Jaycees
Cardiff
Chamber
Mert Watts
Emery Lofgren
VFW Community Center
Tomboy and The Champ Screening Promoted In Katy
The Katy Homemakers and FHA girls sponsor a 1960 Katy filmed feature The Tomboy and The Champ showing. Tickets in advance are 25 cents, with a 10 15 start time and local supporters Van Scroggins Katy Feed and Allied Mills Inc providing the film.
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VFW
Katy Homemakers
FHA
van Scroggins
Katy Feed and Allied Mills Inc
Katy
Be a Defensive Driver Says Texas A&M Expert
Mrs. Elsie Short of Texas A and M University Extension urges defensive driving in all settings from vacations to daily tasks. She notes traffic fatality reports show driver error contributes to four of five fatal accidents and urges each driver to assume responsibility and take action to prevent errors by others.
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Elsie Short
Texas A & M University Extension
Freight Train Derails in Brookshire
Six railroad box cars derailed Friday evening in Brookshire as a westbound freight train passed. The accident damaged the passing track and the south switch but spared the new main line. crews worked until 3:15 am Saturday and cleared the line by Monday morning.
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Brookshire
Maurice Field
Brookshire Mrt
Barker native John Fry earns UT degree in math
John Fry son of Mr and Mrs Glen Fry of Barker earned a BA with a major in math and minor in engineering from the University of Texas this month He will join Ford Motor Company in Dearborn Michigan in the communications and data processing department Barbara Fry his wife a 1965 Texas graduate with honors also earned a BA majoring in French and minoring in German She is from Schoenigen and studied at Goettingen University in Germany.
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John Fry
Glen Fry
Barker
University of Texas
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Michigan
John
Barbara
Texas
Schoenigen
University of Goettingen
Germany
Barbecue Sunday Benefit for Sacred Heart Brookshire
Members of Sacred Heart Church of Brookshire invite all to a Sunday benefit barbecue in the Royal Elementary School Cafeteria. Dinner runs 11 50 a m to 2 30 p m with barbecue beef beans potato salad pickles onions ice tea or coffee and dessert. Proceeds support the church building fund.
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Sacred Heart Church of
Brookshire
Royal
L. L. Bienski
Sacred Heart
Charlie Lieverino
John Gold
Lawrence Venable
Venable
Royal Elementary School
Two Win Bicycles For Selling Subscriptions
Tommy Dunlap and Ronnie Sturm win The Times bicycle contest by selling 18 new subscriptions each. Other sellers include Michael Thom as Seates Gary Wayne Sanford James Alvin Englishbee Jy and Belinda Joyce Green at Katy with more prospective participants in Patti son Addicks Barker Fulshear and Simonton. Bikes are on display at Lloyd Sloan's Western Auto.
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Tommy Dunlap
Ronnie Sturm
Times
Michael Thom
As Seates
Gary Wayne Sanford
James Alvin Englishbee Jy
Belinda Joyce Green
Katy
Waring
Brookshire
Pattison, Addicks, Barker, Fulshear
Simonton
Lloyd Sloan
Western Auto
Tower to address Trail Drive send-off in Texas
Senator John G. Tower will be in San Antonio for the Texas Longhorn Trail Drive send-off and in Houston for a noon meeting and a 5 to 7 p.m. gathering Sunday.
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John G. Tower
Houston
San Antonio
Local Dairymen Honored During June Dairy Month
Article highlights the importance of dairying to Texas and the Houston area economy. It profiles Randall Stelly’s study at Texas A&M and describes the Bazan dairy north of Katy with 84 cows, 60 lb daily potential for top cows, and a focus on milk production efficiency in the 1960s milkshed.
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Ed Capslauf
Katy
Clay Road
Jersey
Away Bazan
Bazan
Texas A&m
Texas
Houston
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Steve McJunkin
Keith McJunkin
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George Korenek
Vernon Scott
Billy Fry
Ronnie Scearce
Daniel Bankston
Don Sanders
Chuck Cardiff
Neal Smuolik
Kirk Ferrill
Jeff Arnold
Lawrence Smith
Frank Tucker
Katy Chamber of Commerce
Two Win Bicycles
Sen. Tower
Trail Drive
Youngblood
Brookslire
Albert Garling
Sealy
J. W
Jake) Youngblood
Mr. Youngblood
Jake
Dopslauf
Aera
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