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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1967
Page
2
A 6 to 6:30 p.m. segment titled Clip and Save features The Sensations and Master of Ceremonies Dr. Rodger Taft. Mayor C. E. Freeman delivers the welcoming address.
Calvin Hartman son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hartman of Sunny Side is stationed at Saigon Vietnam with the 86th Combat Engineers After a thirty day leave he flew to Oakland then to Vietnam via jet He reports a ten hour workday seven days a week and asks Brookshire pals to write to SP/4 Calvin Hartman U S 54386096 Co C 86th Combat Engineers APO San Francisco California 96370 PHU BAI VIETNAM June 14 Marine Lance Corporal Charles W England son of Mr and Mrs O N England of Brookshire Texas recently completed the Combined Action Company school at Phu Bai CAC Marines live and work with Vietnamese village forces in a single unit training the Vietnamese in combat tactics and civic action programs to foster patriotism and democracy.
The Katy YVFW Auxiliary asks community cooks to donate cake and pie for the July 4th celebration. Kathleen Thompson, president, says donations are welcome at the park Tuesday morning. All funds support the general celebration costs.
Personal mention notes Dy and Mrs Mario Robau of Wichita Falls visited friends in Brookshire last weekend.
The Katy Chapter of the Future Homemakers prepares for the July 4 celebration. At 10:00 a.m. in the VFW Hall a surprise animated film program with Hollywood segments will entertain all ages, with tickets 25 cents from the library or FHA members and at the door. The Ye Old Country Store offers patriotic corsages candy paper flowers and home items handmade by the girls.
The Katy VFW Post 9186 and the Auxiliary will not hold a July meeting. Because the regular session would fall on July 4, organizers will wait for the next meeting, the first Tuesday in August.
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