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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
5
Brookshire and Waller residents hosted relatives from Nebraska and Houston this week. Notable guests included Mr. and Mrs. A Reichaux and Mrs. Petticrew, with extended family in Brookshire and Houston. A Bruder Filmer Paben remains in critical condition at Houston Veterans Hospital.
Buck Harwell and the Disksins of Brookshire with the Thielemanns of Sealy attended dinner at the Astrodome. Vernon Stratman missed from The Tasty Treat. his wife said he rests due to illness. Gail M. Lowman and seven fiberglass workers occupy a Brookshire warehouse on Fifth Street filling boat and buoy molds. Jan and David Schoen of Morris, Wisconsin with sons Paul and Mike visited Jan’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Speir in Texas.
May 3 marked the Katy Little League opener with John McJunkin a former Little League president throwing the first ball alongside Frank Williams the 1968 Katy League president observed by local supporters.
Historic Columbus invites visitors for a two day Masquernia Homes Tour May 18 and 19 featuring antique displays and window exhibits from local houses. Tickets. full tour two dollars. individual homes one dollar. children one dollar. Outdoor art festival crowd. antique show and sale in Legion Memorial Park. dealers from New Orleans and Georgetown Colorado. Rijuberti Players perform a mel odrama The Road To Rack and Ruin in a square tent Saturday night. admission two dollars with reservations.
Mr and Mrs Arnelel Paben honor their graduating senior Johnnie with a Saturday evening barbecue. The event features barbecued chicken and trimmings for eleven graduating seniors from Royal School.
Acknowledges thanks to friends for prayers cards and flowers during illness and death of his mother Virginia Nash. Survived by eight children Roger Finholt Dallas Dorothy Phadley Bay City John Diert Paso Bill Hendricks Janice Freeman Katys Wallace Edward Houston Robert Katya 72 grandchildren and others. Pallbearers nephews Harold Douglas Freeman Katy Jody Buddy Boettcher Victor Milam Richard Blackford Waller.
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