Katy Community Notes Amid Illness Travel and Visits
Katy area social column reports Mrs. W. E. Denny on the critical list with family at her Katy home. Measles illness affects Greg Jr and Mark Longenbaugh. Miss Mollie Ann Cloth returns to school after appendectomy. Mrs. George Longenbaugh travels to Huntsville for a concert. Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Harrilson attend funeral services in Bloomington, Texas for Mrs. Hinkle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Denny
Katy
Lewis Gray
D. G. Thompsons
Gulf Distributing
Greg, Jr
Mark Longenbaugh
Harry Whitson
Karen
San Antonio
Ly C. Riggs
Staly
M. E. Watts
Chicago
Mollie Ann Cloth
Bob Calvert
Craig
Peanut
Bob
George
Longenbaugh
Huntsville
Marie
Norma Jean Hestilow
Edwin Longenbaugh
Huntsville Bearkat
Edward E. Boyd
G. C. McDonald
Raton
Houston
C. M. Arneson
J. H. Murry
G. D. Vancil
Lonie Adler
Peggy Hubbell
P. G. Kronen Berger
O. M. Arneson
Myrtle Sears
Henry Sears
Lee Sears
George E. Longenbaugh
G. 2. Sadler
Henry Buker
Pattison
Carl D. Harrilson
Bloomington
Texas
Hinkle
Obituary: Mrs. Harrison laid to rest with family name
Survivors include two sons Coy Hinkle of Waco and Buel Hinkle of Houston and grandchildren Ronie and Linda Harrison of Katy. Burial was in Corsicana. Service note cited 7:30 a.m. Monday.
Pattison School Holds Annual Athletic Banquet
Pattison School held its annual athletic banquet in the school cafeteria on May 16. Girls and boys received jackets for basketball honors, with Julius Ginn earning a First All-District medal and Douglas Harrison and Mary Beaty earning Second District medals. Dr Hopkins was honored with three jackets and was the evening speaker. Meals were served by Patricia Thomas, Marjorie Hiddison, Carole Ehlert, and Mary Beth Morgan. the hall was blue and white themed.
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Pattison School
Mary Beaty
Doris Mueller
Neva Severin
Neva Neiman
Mary Fruge
Betty Ann Urbanek
Wanda Miller
Randy Kocurek
Mary Mitcham
Emma Jean Pattison
Julius Ginn
Charles Kohler
Roy Ed Hammerling
Paul Mueller
Pepper Diemer
Douglas Harrison
Stanley Schmidt
Jimmy Fruge
Dr. Hopkins
Lawrence Venables
Patricia Thomas
Marjorie Hiddison
Carole Ehlert
Mary Beth Morgan
Melton Mixon To Receive Degree In Petroleum Engineering
Mr and Mrs A M Mixon travel to Louisiana for the graduation of their son Melton Mixon from Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette. He will receive a petroleum engineering degree on Sunday May 25 and plans to join Haliburton Company. The Mixons will visit daughter Betty Faulk and husband W C Faulk in Port Allen before returning to Katy.
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A. M. Mixon
Louisiana
Melton
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Lafayette
Haliburton Company
Mixons
Betty
W. C. Faulk
Port Allen
Katy
Horace Weaver to Graduate From A and M Saturday
Horace Weaver will graduate from A and M College on Saturday May 24 as a geology major and will take a position with Western Co in Odessa He won first in the Mother's Day Public Speaking Contest at Texas A and M College with the subject Human behavior in Crime The Katy community knows him for helping his brother Sherman run the Fort Bend Steak House between terms The Weavers reside in College Station with a son Sherman and a daughter Gracie.
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Horace Weaver
A & M College
Western Co
Odessa
Horace
Texas A
M. College
Katy
Sherman Weaver
Fort Bend
Weaver
College Station
Sherman
Gracie
Increase in Waller County Traffic Accidents April 1958
John T. Rogers of the Brenham Texas Highway Patrol releases Waller County Rural Traffic Accident Summary for April 1958. Six accidents were investigated with one property damage incident, one personal injury, and one fatality totaling $4,300 in property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Rogers
Brenham
Texas Highway Patrol
Waller County
Traffic enforcement nets 240 violators in month
Officers contacted 240 violators for traffic offenses, 59 arrested. Most common violation was speeding, with defective lights and equipment close behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trolmen
Katy Rotary Meeting Showcases Student Choir
Katy Rotary Club met on May 15 with Albert Thompson as program chair. Janet Hayes led a choir of fourth to sixth graders, accompanied by Don Whitmore on piano, delivering a musical program in story form. Visitors included Cy Redward and Dennis Gordon. Six members made up from May 5 with a 90.7 percent score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy Rotary Club
Albert Thompson
Janet Hayes
Don Whitmore
Wander
Bill Cardiff
South America
American Rice Growers Ass'n Office
Betty Morrison Writes from Jardim
Betty Morrison shares a letter about a six day ocean voyage to Jardim with her children where Billie Joyce contracted measles and Catherine was quarantined until the rash faded. They later reach Jardim but luggage and supplies lag behind while Don awaits customs clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Morrison
Jardim
Billie Joyce
Catherine
Rio
Lee
Betty
Neptunes Court
Don
Clyde Hawkins
New Study Club Organized In Brookshire Area
Twenty residents formed a Brookshire area study club focusing on family life community affairs and cultural arts. R C Waldrip praised study in a fast moving world as the group elected officers at the May 15 meeting hosted by Mrs James Griffin with Mrs Clayton MacMahill assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Waldrip
James Griffin
Clayton MacMahill
Club Names Officers and Chopin Program
The Coming Club announced its officers for the year with Mrs O J Redus as president and Mrs Clayton MacMahon as vice president. Mrs George Rheman Sr serves as secretary, Mrs Melvin Scott as treasurer, and Mrs Raymon Cray as historian. Members J J Hopkins and Cray presented a Chopin study while Mrs Don Slocum of Houston played several difficult piano pieces. Regular meetings will be on the 3rd Thursday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.J . Redus
Clayton MacMahill
George Rheman, Sr
Melvin Scott
Raymon Cray
J. J. Hopkins
Frederic Chopin
Don Slocum
Houston
Weekly Chuckle from Katy National Bank
A brief joke from Katy National Bank features a child asking for a nickel for a crying man and the mother’s witty reply about ice cream costs. The humor centers on a simple miscommunication over a penny and a cry for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy National Bank
Junior
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Gertrude
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