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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1941
Page
1
Local residents and visitors are listed with weekend and weekday movements. Mrs N H Agopian and florists are noted as agents for several parties. Residents traveled to Houston Port Arthur and Simon ton for business and leisure. Retirements and enlistment plans announced for C C C workers.
Miss Alice Harrison hosted the Katy High School senior class with a buffet supper at the Harrison home. Attendees included Avadele Peck Volette Peek Oris Hood Eddie Louise Wilpitz Valree Hazlewood Harold Andrews Monroe Morton Joe McDonald Jun Monigold Ray Ginn David Southard Merle D Freeman and Mr and Mrs Leon Harrison.
Frederik August Trettin 87 died at his Brookshire home at 1 10 a m Friday. Survived by three daughters Hattie Wilpitz Louise Walge Ela Wallater and three sons C T I A and A H all of Brookshire plus four grandsons and three granddaughters. Services 3 p m Sunday at C T Trettin home. Burial Patti son Cemetery with Rev A Simmons officiating. A H Muske and Son directing.
At Brookshire School Board meetings two teachers were re-elected Mrs W D Bains and Mrs A O Muske and one new teacher Mrs A H Trettin was installed. Colored schools list N W Evans Mattie Paley Ethel Edwards Elizabeth Craft Mamie Thompson Lenora Johnson Jewel Chatham Ruth Emerson. The board plans to send Longbridge colored school students to the Brookshire school and convert the site into a Mexican school. no vacancy filled yet.
Brookshire Methodist Church will hold a Vacation Church School the first week in June Monday to Friday led by Bro. L. E. Harris. Children aged three to fifteen in Brookshire and nearby areas are invited. Harris says the program will benefit the youngsters.
The evening feature is the film Man Betrayed starring John Wayne with Francis Dee. A serial cartoon follows, presenting a full night of entertainment at local theater.
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