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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1958
Page
6
Community notes list Mrs. Joe Habacek and Mr. Leo Losnovs families visiting relatives. Orchard and Wray households join in a Sunday gathering with Barbara Witte, Albert Klitzing, Della Syname, and A basin family. Houston guests Rickie join in.
Mrs Joe Mikeska hosts relatives including Mr and Mrs Chester Arrington and family from Austin. Mrs Dorsie Brown's girls stay with the Joe Mikeskas. Mr Steve Stepan travels to Temple for a four day convention. John Stepan visits daughter Mrs Gus Krienke in Hempstead. Mrs Almeda Adams and children and Mrs Iris Brousard and children visit Adams' father in Leggett.
Mr Y L Menke chair of the Waller County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee received a 15 year service award and certificate from V M Dzeiewas District Farmer Fieldman at a June 9 1958 ceremony in Hempstead ASC Office. Menke served as committeeman from 1938 to 1942 and from 1947 to present about 17 years 6 months.
Closing exercises honored 95 pupils with 50 earning perfect attendance during a 10 day period at Brookshire Baptist Church. The junior department led with an enrollment of 30, the largest class.
Brookshire Methodist Church records an average daily attendance of fifty nine children during the first week of vacation Bible school. The closing program is set for Friday at 7:20 p m at the church with all invited. Rheman Jr. is named dean of the school.
The Sub-District MYF met at Pattison Methodist Church for officer installation led by Grace Helen Weiman. Officers installed were Helen Reve President Fulshear, Mary Katherine Watson Vice President Katy, Ed Matzke Secretary Addicks, Carol Higgins Treasurer Barker, Herbie Stallknecht Song Leader Brookshire, Penny Meier Recreation Leader Fulshear, Jimmy Griffin Reporter Brookshire. J Desmond Woods spoke on What It Means To Be A Christian. Next meet planned in Katy in July 37.
Farmers in Waller County are reminded to file Form 2240 for the 1957 58 gasoline tax refund period spanning July 1 1957 to June 30 1958 at eight cents per gallon. Claims for gas used on farms must be submitted by September 30 1958 with proper records to support all refunds.
The District 11 4-H Club encampment will be at the Texas Baptist Encampment in Palacios July 7 to 9, 1968 with Hempstead and nearby youths listed as attendees. The watermelon market is slow in the area with prices from 75 cents to 1.60 per hundred pounds as lower sections harvest. The Waller County 4-H Dairy Judging team placed fourth in a state contest hosted by Texas A&M with Edward Linseisen and Clarence Helfrich placing high among Jerseys and Holsteins. County teams performed well amid 22 state entrants, listing Montgomery and Brazos counties among top performers.
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