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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1944
Page
1
Johnnie Day announces candidacy for re election as Tax Assessor Collector of Waller County subject to the Democratic primary July 22 1944. He says the office runs economically yet provides efficient service with open audited books and ready public assistance.
Sgt. George H Phillips son of Mrs Georgia Phillips and brother of Mrs Sam Garrett Pattison has been awarded the Legion of Merit for meritorious conduct with an engineer unit in England. He devised an attachment for an air compressor used for cleaning paving equipment and was commended for preserving vehicles and equipment, working past duty hours and often in bad weather.
Twenty 4-H Club boys and girls from Texas witnessed the launching of the Liberty Ship USS O B Martin at the Houston shipyards on April 28. The ship was named by Texas 4-H members for O B Martin, former head of the A and M College Extension Service. Billy Sol Estes spoke for the 4-H boys and Elizabeth Constantine christened the ship. Mrs. O B Martin served as matron of honor. Local attendees from the county included Berniece Frey and many others honored for Food for a Fighter campaign work.
Bennie Dale Faulk has returned home after surgery for appendicitis at Sealy hospital and is expected to be inactive for a period. Lester Taylor, recently back from twenty two months in the Aleutian Islands, spends his furlough with parents Mr and Mrs Sid Taylor at Pattison. He notes rough conditions there and reports the absence of Japanese forces, now either liquidated or moved back to their homeland.
Frankie Frey renewed his subscription to the Times. Mrs. Elmer Gray visited relatives in Friday. Ed Izard and Ben Pope of Massdonia were here Saturday. Pete Pederson visited relatives in NavaSota Sunday. Mrs. Tom Arman of Evant added her name to the Times list. John Frey extended his subscription for another year. Mrs. Garland Sadler of Ohio visits in laws Rev. and Mrs. G Z Sadler. Mrs. Floyd Burton and children of Humble visiting Rev. and Mrs. G Z Sadler. Mrs. J C Day traveled to Longview to fetch her father Rev S Wilson visiting there. Mr. and Mrs. G T Shearer Sr Cap and Mrs G T Shearer Jr were guests at Baytown. Ed Entrop and baby of Norfolk arrived for several days with relatives. Cap Grady T Shearer Jr visits from Camp Wheeler with wife and parents. Mrs. W D Mills returned from Houston after visiting her ill brother Olie Dewit. Mesdames England Robichaux Elder and Miss Schlipf were guests of Mrs O L Miller at a Tuesday bridge. Harris Garrett of Nolanville and Rodney Bemus of San Antonio visited grandmother Mrs Mary Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. Reese Jones are vacationing at Mrs A Baronian’s in Pattison while Mrs Jones recovers from a tonsillectomy. Mrs Henry Buller has a letter from son Sag James in England. Times is his favorite newspaper. Sg J T Huffman, missing in action over Greece, returns to base and is on leave with wife in Houston. he visited his wife’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Glueck this week.
A. F. Foster announces his candidacy for district clerk of Waller County Texas subject to the July 1944 primary. He expresses gratitude for voter support and pledges continued efficient courteous service if elected.
Kingman Arizona recent graduate Lemax L Mikeska 18 son of Mr and Mrs J E Mikeska Brookshire entered the army August 20 1948 at Houston He attended Pattison high school The student gunner completed ground school lessons in ballistics sighting turret maintenance range estimation and aircraft machine guns then fired on the gunnery range and earned his gunnery wings.
W friends of Mr and Mrs W H Trogdon report their son Pfe Eugene H Trogdon wounded and cited for gallantry in action is out of the hospital and eager to rejoin his old outfit. He asks to be wired at Transent Center V A C Care F P O San Francisco Calif.
Sheriff Sterling Fletcher and Chief Deputy John Gray Blasen monitored the Humble Company plant area for potential disorder amid a looming strike. Visitors included Mrs. P J. Kuntz from San Antonio visiting her recovering mother Mrs. K D Muske. Commissioner C A Wirpitz worked on smoothing roads with graders, earning praise for the effort amid labor shortages.
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