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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1925
Page
1
A collage of notices and musings covers local tension in Cedar Grove court cases among klan factions, road bond talk across Waller and surrounding counties, bridge plans on Brazos near Hempstead and San Felipe, and a humorous Texas road scene with quotes from William Snort and Bunk Met about taxes and paving.
Miss John macclle Loggins of Houston spent last weekend here. Misses Wilcox and Searcy of Bryan visited friends. Mrs. L. Betha stayed in Houston. Annie Vaught homefolks at Waller. Bertha Foster stayed at Howth with relatives. Cyrus Sorsby from Houston visited relatives. Y. O. Taylor Jr. of Houston was here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C O. Wier and children drove to Chappell Hill. Attend the three act play All on account of Polly at the High School Auditorium May 12 at 8pm. Juana
Dr. McIntyre Hawkes' optician will be at my drug store for one day only Tuesday May 19 to examine eyes. William M. McGaughey invites residents to stop by for eye exams.
A community note expresses gratitude for kindness after illness and death of a husband and father plus thanks for floral offerings. The piece then recounts a May road vote where Snort and Bunk argued with a ride to town on a two ton truck and later prospered with a new highway as they now ride in a twin six and a limousine.
Y H Muske was a business visitor to New Ulm last Tuesday. Wander and son Max were in Houston last Sunday. Joe Kosh and family of Hempstead attended services at the Catholic Church here last Sunday. L A Wofford of Range has had his name added to our subscription list. Cherifé L M Moore has had his subscription to The Times advanced another year. John Harrison and wife and Arsen Harrison were in Houston Thursday. Paul Lambert and Kariig Harrison were in Houston last Wednesday. Miss Lilly Wis cher of Katy has been added to our subscription list for a year. L A Wofford and Miss Mable Robertson were visitors to Hempstead last Sunday afternoon. Joe Smith and family and Miss Fr Hammerling spent last Sunday with Herbert Michel and family at Hockley.
Rev Edwin Prather will lead a Sunday 11 oclock service at the local Methodist Church with a special Mothers Day program. Reserved seating favors older folk and the old time hymns will be sung during the service. Also notes visitors from Houston and Pattison church notices and a local notary public reference.
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