Brookshire ISD and City Hire Attorney to Collect Taxes
The Brookshire Independent School District and the City of Brookshire hire attorney Robert W. Baker of Houston to collect delinquent taxes. He is instructed to file suit or take other actions as needed. The delinquent roll is being prepared for submission to him, and early payers may save.
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Board of Trustees
Brookshire Independent School District
City of
Brookshire
Robert W. Baker
Houston
Baker
Play Ball Night Promoted by Brookshire Lions Club
The Brookshire Lions Club sponsors Play Ball Night each Friday at 8 from the Brookshire ball park for men and boys of all ages. Bring balls bats and gloves to join and play. The Lions will pay for the lights.
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Brookshire
Brookshire Lions Club
Brookshire Ball Park
Brookshire Lions
Coffee Demonstrations At Katy Hardware Today And Saturday
Mr. Barke Mahler owner of Katy Hardware invites visits to Sunbeam coffee maker demonstrations by a factory trained Sunbeam representative. No purchase required and the event is a sociable service with a full line of Sunbeam appliances available.
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Sunbeam
Katy Hardware
Sunbeam Company
Barke Mahler
Katy Hub Club to Sell Baked Goods for Fourth
The Katy Hub Club will hold a bake sale at Ann's Flower and Gift Shop on Tuesday morning July 3. Proceeds help holiday celebrations with cakes pies and cookies available for purchase ahead of the Fourth of July.
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Katy Hub Club
Ann’s Flower and Gift Shop
Hub Club
Holy Mass Schedule Changes at Sacred Heart Brookshire
The 8 30 a m Mass on the first Sunday each month starts July 1 at Sacred Heart Church Brookshire. All other Sundays will have Mass at 7 a m.
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Sacred Heart Church
Brookshire
California News for This Week’s Paper
Last week on Tuesday a Los Angeles air mail letter delivered local scout news and items. This week Bro Davis air mailed his news from San Francisco arriving on Tuesday. The Times thanks readers for sending news by Tuesday for timely weekly coverage.
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Los Angeles
Bro. Davis
San Francisco
the Times
California
Brookshire B. P. W. Club Holds Monthly Social
The Brookshire B. P. W. Club and guests held a covered dish supper at the school house on Tuesday evening. Menu included fried chicken potato salad green peas congealed salad pickles olives tomatoes cherry pie and iced tea.
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Brookshire B. & P. W. Club
Katy Rotary Club Heads to District Assembly
Arland J. Mangum and Milton P. Ivey of the Katy Rotary Club will represent the club at the 190th District Assembly in Woodville on Sunday afternoon and Monday. The event gathers 49 clubs for the year ahead, with a Monday luncheon by Gov Allan Shivers and a district tea hosted by Mrs Shivers. Kelsey Lamb of Beaumont leads as new district governor, with past governors Farley Sanford Benny Hughes Ernest Japhet and Van Mercer among attendees.
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Arland J. Mangum
Katy
Rotary Club
Milton P. Ivey
Rotary International
Woodville
Rotary
Rotary Anns
Magnolia Hills
Kelsey Lamb
Beaumont
Farley Sanford
el Campo
Benny Hughes
Ernest Japhet
Houston
van Mercer
Galveston
Katy Friends Attend Last Rites of W B Evans
Funeral services for W B Evans drew a large group from Katy including Rev and Mrs Derwood Blackwell and many neighbors. Attendees traveled to Houston and Lufkin for the ceremonies and burial arrangements.
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Katy
W. B. Evans
Derwood Blackwell
Arthur Robichaux
Lloyd Sloan
Clyde Lusk
P. C. Pitts
Ray Southard
W. P Vaughan
Ira Southard
Oscar Kemp
Houston
Lufkin
Addicks Methodist Sponsors Barbecue This July
Addicks Methodist Church announces a barbecue on July 18 with serving 6 to 9 p m in the educational building Proceeds will aid the building fund and tickets will be printed this week for sale locally.
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Addicks Methodist Church
Stores Set to Close Wednesday July 4 in Brookshire and Katy
Merchants in Brookshire and Katy observe the Fourth of July as a holiday. Shoppers are reminded to stock up on staples like milk and bread and to prepare charcoal and ice cream for the celebration.
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Brookshire
Katy
Chester Jordan Home Under Construction In Stone Comfort
Construction of the Chester Jordan residence is underway with a stone design and air conditioning. Wylie Vale is the architect. The home features a combined living dining area, family room, three bedrooms and baths, kitchen nook, office, and utility room, on the former site of the family’s previous house.
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Chester Jordan
Wylie Vale
Jordan’s
Torres Attend TV Banquet at Rice Hotel
Mr and Mrs Rudy Torres of Katy visited Houston to attend a TV banquet in the Empire Room of the Rice Hotel on Saturday night June 23.
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Rudy Torres
Katy
Rice Hotel
Houston
Torres
Empire Room
The
Rice
Katy O O F Lodge Hall Kitchen Completed
The Katy O O F Lodge building now has a kitchen with stove sink drain board and cabinet. Warden Herman Meyers can provide refreshments. members number eighty eight and some have visited the new lodge building.
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Katy . O. 0. F
Herman Meyers
James Garrett Takes Job With Austin Firm
James Garrett son of Mr and Mrs Sam Garrett of Pattison has accepted a position with the Communicable Disease Control Center in Austin. His mother accompanied him from Navasota to Livingston where they will reside temporarily while he begins work. He attended Blinn Jr College last term and hopes to continue studies at Texas University next term.
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James Garrett
Sam Garrett
Pattison
Communicable Disease Control Center
Austin
Garrett
James
Navasota
Livingston
Blinn Jr. College
Texas University
Convention Attendance Report from State VFW Session
Joe E. Moore commanded delegates Bill Cardiff R. T. Allison Jr and Andy Anderson attended the State VFW Convention in Dallas from Friday through Tuesday.
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Joe E. Moore
Bill Cardiff
R. T. Allison, Jr
Andy Anderson
Dallas
Independence Day Reflections on the Declaration’s Aims
The text recalls the 1776 Declaration declaring human rights above government and urges continued national efforts to secure life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It emphasizes domestic and foreign duties to preserve freedom and restore human dignity.
Missing in Action Pfc Arlin Wiechmann in Korea
Mrs Avie Wiechmann of Brookshire reports son Pfc Arlin D Wiechmann missing in action in Korea since May 18 1951 after a prior visit home and a hospital stay in Japan He enlisted January 1948 and had a brother Eugene in the medical corps injured in Korea in 1950 The family includes Geraldine aged eight and Marlene George with other relatives in Texas and Colorado
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Arlin Douglas Wiechmann
Avie Elia Wiechmann
W. Emile Wiechmann
Brookshire
Rt. 1
Weichmann
Secretary of the Army
Pfc. Wiechmann
Arlin D
Korea
William D. Bergin
USA
Army
Douglas Wiechmann
Japan
Eugene
Colorado
Geraldine Wiechmann
Wiechmann
Douglas
Marlene George
Marie Drehan
Hempstead
Vivian Everette
Maurice Wiechmann
Houston
Tuesday Noon Deadline Reminder for News and Ads
The notice reiterates that all news and advertisement copy must reach the editor by Tuesday noon due to a Wednesday holiday, urging timely cooperation from staff.
Ill Whit D. Bains Sr at New Herman Hospital Houston
Mrs. Fred Richardson runs Tipton's Beauty Salon during Mrs. J. B. Tipton's absence as Whit D. Bains Sr is ill in room 766 of New Herman Hospital Houston.
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Whit D. Bains, Sr
New Herman Hospital
Houston
Fred Richardson
Tipton
J. B. Tipton
Brookshire Post Office Advances to Second Class Rating
The Brookshire Post Office will move to second class status effective July 1. Hours are daily 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Morning dispatch requires mail in by 9 a.m. and afternoon dispatch by 5 p.m.
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Brookshire
Highway Patrolman and Houston Man Injured in Crash
State Highway Patrolman Clarence Bruton of Katy and Otis Herron of Houston were injured in a mid day collision when Herron turned into a driveway in front of Bruton. Both were taken to Houston hospitals with facial cuts bruises and possible internal injuries.
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Houston
Clarence Bruton
Katy
Humble
Otis Herron
Bruton
Herron
Fulshear to Simonton Road Topped Under Faster Farm to Market Plan
R T Roane Texas Highway Resident Engineer in Katy said another tract of Farm to Market Road is underway. The section between Fulshear and Simonton spans 41 miles on the south side of the railway. John F Buckner holds the contract. Tony Kostak of Waller has joined the Katy highway office as a field man.
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R. T. Roane
Texas
Katy
Fulshear
Simonton
John F. Buckner
Tony Kostak
Waller
George Rheman Jr. Promoted to Major in Marines
George Rheman Jr. receives promotion to major while on active duty in Korea since last August. He is an A&M College alumnus with a 2nd Lt rating and was promoted to 1st Lt in World War II. He later attained captain status in the reserves.
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George Rheman, Jr
Marines
George
Korea
George, Jr
A. & M. College
Texas Guard Private Schultz Finishes Training at Camp Polk
Texas National Guard Pvt. Royce Schultz of Waller and a Texas Highway Dept. employee in Katy completed two weeks of training with the engineer company from Brenham in the 49th Armored Division. He specialized in K P during his camp session.
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Texas National Guard
Royce Schultz
Waller
Texas Highway Dept
Katy
Camp Polk
Brenham
Texas
49 Armored Division
Pvt
Schultz
K. P
Camp
Frozen Custard Drive In Opens Soon in Katy
O M Redus plans a Daily Whirl Frozen Custard Drive In west of Phillips 66 in Katy. A temporary building will serve until the highway location dispute is resolved. Free cones on opening day. Evelyn Goynes leads the counter with Barbara Black as assistant. Open noon to 10 30 p m Sundays 1 30 p m.
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O. M. Redus
Katy
Redus
C. L. Lake
Evelyn Goynes
Barbara Black Aas
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Robert Baker
Katy Rotary Club
Addicks Methodists
Pfe
Simonton Road
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