Local Personal In Town News and Moves
Flowers for all occasions offered by Mrs N H Agopian and others in the community visit H Seidel. Mrs J H Whitehead and daughter Jimmie spend Sunday with Mrs Wiley McCaulay. New roof at W F Donald Store creates noise. C J Rheman Jr and family moved into the Joe Smith house vacated by Rt Hopkins. The Adam Bjies take a combined business and pleasure trip to Chicago this week.
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C.J Rheman Jr
Joe Smith
Rt. Hopkins
Schoolhouse program praised by attendees directors
Attendees complimented the program at the school house Friday night and praised its directors. Mies Francis Hammerling attended to business in Houston on Thursday. A Agopian takes a vacation this week and next and plans to spend part of it working in a Houston bank. That's like a postman taking a walk.
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Mies Francis Hammerling
Houston
A. Agopian
Waller County Dry Goods Dealers Meet on Cotton Stamp Plan
Dry goods merchants in Waller County are urged to attend a Friday meeting at 2 p m in the Agriculture Building Conference Room to learn the cotton stamp program. A Surplus Marketing Administration representative and the District Extension Agent will explain details and regulations. County Agent and AAA staff request merchant attendance to expedite explanation. Members of the land use planning committee are urged to attend.
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Waller County
Agriculture Building
Surplus Marketing Administration
AAA
Insurance Increase Drives Texas Life Coverage Rise in 1940
Data released by the Institute of Life Insurance shows Texas citizens hold more than 2.6 billion dollars in life insurance in force, a 4.2 percent increase over 1939, per Southwestern Life Insurance Company local representative Max Wander.
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Texas
Max Wander
Southwest
Ern Life Insurance Company
New Gasser Extends Western Outpost Near Brookshire
Humble Oil and American Rice Milling Company report an outpost three and a half miles east of Brookshire producing about 8.6 million cubic feet of gas daily through a 1/4 inch choke from 7818 feet. Tabing pressure 2400 pounds and casting pressure 2100 pounds. Thieswell part of Humble’s Brook reserve program to justify a recycling plant.
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Humble Oil No. B-1
American Rice Milling Company
Brookshire
Thieswell
Humbles
Brook
Lutherans Announce Special Services in Pattison
The Pattison Lutheran church schedules three Sundays of special services. May 15 at 11 a.m. three youths will be examined in the Christian faith. May 25 they confirm their vows to Jesus. June 1 a Reunion Service for all former confirmands. All are welcome and urged to write the pastor if unable to attend.
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Pattison
Lutheran Church
Boy Scouts Camp Hudson on Saturday Afternoon
Scouts spent Saturday afternoon at Camp Hudson with activities and outdoor drills. The event featured group hikes and leadership exercises led by troop leaders and local volunteers.
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Boy Scouts
Hudson
Katy Farmer Killed In Tractor Accident
Clarence Willie Pennington twenty six of Katy died Tuesday afternoon when the tractor he was driving overturned pinning him beneath it. He was attempting to pull an automobile from mud when the mishap occurred. His mother found him crushed beneath the tractor. He leaves his parents two brothers Henry and Howard Pennington and one sister Eora Mae Egger of Natchitoches La. Services were held at Katy Methodist Church and burial was in Magnolia Cemetery Katy.
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Clarence Willie Penning
Katy
L. L. Pennington
Henry
Howard Pennington
Eora Mae Egger
Natchitoches
Katy Methodist Church
E.O. Dubberly
Magnolia Cemetery
New Home Under Construction near Peach Lake by Mr Pete Frost
Construction began Monday on a residence for Mr Pete Frost on an eight hundred acre tract near Peach Lake. The modern house will include an air conditioning system. Brookshire welcomes this prominent Houston oil man choosing the area to build.
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Pete Frost
Peach Lake
Brookshire
Houston
Cartoon Also an amusing Comedy
Mrs. J. P. Mitchell J. Wiler and Crystelle Tubbs visited here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Karney Harrison and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bemus of Houston spent the weekend in Brookshire. Mrs. W. D. Mills visited relatives in Houston last weekend. Mrs. J. W. Avery is spending a few days in Baytown visiting her mother.
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J. P. Mitchell
J. Wiler
Crystelle Tubbs
Karney Harrison
Edward Bemus
Houston
Brookshire
W. D. Mills
Mrs. J. W. Avery
Baytown
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Mra
N. H Agopian
Ella Henrichsen
Bellville Floriat
Cecil Priest
Jno
D May
Ray Ashworth
A. A. Meister
H. Seidela
J. H. Whitehead
Jimmie
Wiley McCauley
W. F. Donald
Adam Bijiies
Chicago
Postman
Hempstead
Institute of Life Insurance
E. H. Martin's
Red and White
New Gasser
Brookshire Truck Line
Highrabedian
Franklin
Texas Theatre
Thure-Fri
Kay Francis
Jack Oakie
Popeye
William Boyd
Russell Hayden
Colorado
Sun-Man
Warner Baxter
Ingrid Bergman
Adam
Frank Morgan
Billie Burke
Juan Preiser
Man
Borneo
John Wayne
Francis Dee
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