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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1952
Page
1
Two trustees will be chosen in Katy ISD from three candidates, incumbents Donald E. Elder and Garbert L. Short and William P. Cardiff. Voting at Old Elementary School Building from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Voters must have paid poll tax and resided in Katy ISD for six months.
Golfers from Katy Brookshire and Sealy area are urged to attend a May 2 meeting at 6 30 p m in Stephen F Austin Park San Felipe to discuss organizing a local golf course association and plans for building a course.
Miss Dona Clayton represents Katy at the Wallis May Fete coronation at Legion Hall starting at 8 p.m. Dick Gottlieb of KPRC TV will be master of ceremonies. The theme is Dreamland and Jack Harris will accompany in a lime formal and a summer formal respectively. Rhine Winkler and his orchestra will play after the coronation.
A letter from the Fire Insurance Commissioner notes tests on Katy Texas pumper by Chief Adams of Houston. It announces upcoming changes to insurance rates and a new rate book to be published, effective when the truck is received and in service.
Mrs. Shubert and Katy Home-making teacher led attendees in Dallas including Mary Ann Sloan Shirley Hood and Joyce Lammert. Separately Mr. Lloyd Sloan and Mr. Ray Woods attended Galveston Lumberman’s Convention last Monday with Ray reporting a bigger and better event.
Local boys aged 9 to 14 show strong interest in forming a junior baseball league. Community groups, including Katy businesses, have pledged uniforms. more equipment is sought. Organizers H A Hood Gurney Miller and Walt Egger with coaches Jack Rhodes and Ralph McCord coordinate practice at V F W Park and plan ten games against Tomball Spring Branch Galena Park and Baytown.
Fritz Ebel 61 died at his Brookshire home April 24 after an eight month illness. Born June 11, 1890 in Pattison, he married Jean Fisher in 1917. He lived in Brookshire most of his life, worked for Max Wander, belonged to Brookshire Methodist Church and Lions Club, and was a World War veteran. He leaves wife, two sons in California, siblings, grandchildren, and more. Services were held Friday at Brookshire Church with Rev. Larry Stokes officiating. Interment Pattison Methodist Cemetery.
The Crane Company of Houston supplied fixtures and Mr. T. J. Talley installed them making two new rest rooms an addition to the attractive Katy park.
Six Katy High School students qualified from Regional V at the University of Houston to compete at the State Meet in Austin. Billy McIlroy won the shot put and discus at regionals and placed third in the 120 yard high hurdles.
Tomorrow night May 2 Pattison High School presents three one act plays in the school gymnasium. The Silent System features Ben Hartman and Claudette Miller. A Pair of Lunatics stars Ray Harbison and Helen Haak. Meddlin is by Shirley Goode Norman Kitzman Jo Ann Jones and Lila Neiman. Admission 40 cents for adults 25 cents for students.
The Brookshire Wayside Theatre shows Paramount’s When Worlds Collide next Tuesday and Wednesday. The Technicolor doomsday tale follows a star’s discovery and the earth’s predicted collision with a runaway celestial body based on Balmer and Wylie’s novel.
J D Dee Cooper 69 died. Funeral services were held in San Antonio. Born and raised in Pattison he is survived by one son James Dewitt Cooper of Houston.
Eight of his little friends helped Stokes celebrate his th day at Stephen F. Austin State Park on Saturday with a small picnic gathering and outdoor fun.
Brookshire Parent-Teacher Association sponsors free typhoid boosters and smallpox vaccines at Brookshire School and Colored School on Friday May 2 from 1 to 1 30 and 1 45 to 3. Second and third typhoid shots will be given May 9 and 16 at Dr Hopkins' office. Smallpox vaccination is required for Brookshire schoolchildren.
A C Muske declares candidacy for precinct 4 commissioner in Brookshire Texas. He cites lifelong residence with wartime service and pledges to improve roads and bridges, asking for votes and support from local friends.
Sterling F. Ebel thanks Brookshire residents for their open heart and care during his parents' recent hour of need. He notes changes in the town from old schools to new towers and homes, but emphasizes the enduring friendly spirit and daily communal life.
Bill Sodolak owner of Riverside Service Station on Highway 90 across the Brazos River announces a new barbecue pit built with true fire brick by Lloyd Huntsinger of Katy. Dinners can be enjoyed on Sundays or bought to take home as barbecue.
The Katy P T A will hold its final meeting of the year at 3 p m on May 6 in the Visual Aids Room at Katy High School. New officers for the upcoming year will be installed. An invitation invites attendees to arrive at 2 30 for a social half hour and refreshments in the Homemaking Department.
The Brookshire Times previews a Houston Post supplied supplement urging citizens to study political information and vote. It invites readers to attend the convention on Saturday May 8 and stresses voting as a civic duty while noting a Houston visitor, Mrs Nora Mills, was in town last weekend.
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