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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1949
Page
1
Voters in Brookshire approve a bond issue of 125000 dollars by 51 to 6 to fund a colored high school. Will Adams serves as election judge with C. W. Barnum and P. H. Ramby as clerks.
Pattison Methodist Missionary Society met at Mrs J C Muske home for June. Twelve members and three visitors attended. Reports were given and dues paid. A dinner at Pattison School Cafeteria raised 60 dollars. The next meeting will be a Pattison Park picnic on Thursday morning July 14.
Brookshire League outlines first round games with Sealy Lions Pattison VFW Monaville and open dates for makeup. Managers listed for Sealy Monaville Pattison VFW and Lions.
Repairs at the Brazos Valley Locker Plant in Brookshire completed and the facility now operates 7 30 a m to 5 30 p m. Slaughtering processing and related services available to all, whether they hold a locker or use a home unit. Plant operator is C T Jones a World War II veteran and A M College graduate from Leggett Texas. The Brookshire Plant was damaged by fire February 2 this year causing a temporary shutdown.
Pattison Panthers won an eight to four game against Monaville on Sunday at North Katy field. A prior Sunday they split with Monaville, losing the first game twelve to three and taking the second four to two. The Sunday playoff rowed to North Katy, Pattison and North Katy tying six six until the eleventh inning before Pattison surged to sixteen six with ten runs. Re sell Stasney hit a home run. Pattison wore new suits from Rheman Motor Co.
Brookshire B P W Club members attended a Sealy club meeting Tuesday at the Rendezvous. About thirty three women enjoyed a chicken dinner. Mrs Bessie Scott spoke on the National and International Federations, Mrs Charley Ward on the Texas Federation, Miss Marie Brown led a Brookshire discussion. Attendees from Brookshire included Ethel Martin Sally Sadler Martha Rehman Edith Stasny Cornelia Bains Helen Sanley and Mabel Shearer.
Mrs. M. E. Dodd and her daughters Barbara Ann and Kathleen spent the weekend with Mrs. Odie Dozier. Mr. and Mrs. Norwood Cooper and John Newell enjoyed fishing near Palacios Monday night, returning with five flounder and a wash tub of crab.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Brookshire Texas lists a Friday June 24 mass at 7 30 am devotion at 7 30 pm and a Sunday mass at 7 am with services on the weekend are scheduled for the parish.
The V F W Post 9182 sponsors a donkey softball game Tuesday night June 28 at 8 o clock. It will be at the Katy F F A Rodeo Arena with the Vets vs Katy Rotary. Proceeds go to the post building fund. members hail from Brookshire Fulshear Katy Katy Gas Plant and Pattison.
Local society briefs list surgeries and recoveries at Memorial Hospital. Marine Reserve training in Norfolk for Stanley Rehman. Miss Jean Foster visits Hempstead relatives. Miss Frances Hammerling shops in Houston. Various locals travel, visit relatives, and vacation. new Chevrolets driven by Haak Paden and McCauley owners. Sunset Inn waitress Minnie Pearl Barrett works in Brookshire. fishing and outings noted.
The July 1 opening of Clarke's Pharmacy, a Rexall Store in Brookshire, is announced with an enlarged showroom and prescription service. Manager James A. Piercy and assistant manager Mrs Bains relocate. refreshments will be served at the grand opening.
Members of the John B. Hood chapter U D C gathered at San Felipe Park on Friday June 12 for a picnic lunch hosted by Mrs. Gene Hoyt and Mrs. H A Hood. A feast of barbecued chicken salad rolls ice cream and cake followed. Mrs A M Taylor was elected a delegate to the General U D C Convention in New Orleans with Mrs G L Pattison as alternate. New officers were installed for the ensuing year beginning in September.
Coach Jack Rhodes oversees the Katy recreation program with over 20 beginners in the class. Skating sessions attract many. swimming classes run Monday to Friday with separate times for beginners and swimmers. Transportation is provided from the Old Gym to pools, with pickup at the plant and along the road.
Mrs Hope Cooper and Mrs Bryam McCauley entertained with a parcel post in honor of Mrs Lester Powell. Gifts were delivered in a pink and blue package showcasing the festive presentation and social hospitality.
The Brookshire Methodist Church Bible School will close Sunday night at 8 30 with a program. Handwork by students will be displayed in the Sunday School rooms and the students will be presented with a planner showing what they learned. The school averaged 45 to 60 children over two weeks and all are invited, especially parents.
Katy square dance club holds its regular twice monthly dance on Tuesday June 28 at the A O Miller tennis courts with members expected to attend.
Geraldine Hickmann and Patti Culpepper share notes from Sealy Hospital. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Gerald Culpepper of Brookshire on June 20 weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces. Virge Mae Alston of Brookshire underwent a major operation.
About 150 guests attended the Katy Courts open house hosted by B. Ray Woods on a Sunday afternoon. Visitors toured the residence with Mrs. Woods and Mrs. Bezerril assisting, while flowers and arrangements enhanced the reception. Guests included honeymooners and vacationers from Virginia Louisiana Florida and California.
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