William Watts Earns Eagle Scout Rank at Katy High
William Ray Watts 14 received the Eagle Scout rank in a Katy High School ceremony held in the visual aids room. He is the eighth Katy Scout to achieve this, earning 21 merit badges plus recommendations and exams. His father presented the medal. Watts hopes to surpass records set by J. Des Woods and F. D. Dawson.
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William Ray
Bill) Watts
Katy High School
M. E. Watts
Katy
District Board of Review
Bill Thurman
Bill
Thurman
J. Des Woods
F. D. Dawson
Mr. Thurman
Bill's
Jay Thomas
Lloyd Minze
John Rhodes
Orval Rhoads
Don Elder
Kenneth Thompson
Tenderfoot
Wm. Grisham
Ronald Scott
Martin Haskett
Greg Murray
Don Gibbs
Billy Dube
Douglas Falk
Don Thurman
Philip Woods
Jerry Goynes
Raymond Collins
Wm. Schlottmann
Katy Jr. Deputy Team Sets First Practice Friday
The Katy Jr. Deputy team begins practice this Friday May 30 at 4 30 PM at the field south of the school music building. They join the Rice Belt League with teams from Richmond Sugarland Alief and Katy and will field players aged 13 through 15. Prior players are urged to return and new players are invited.
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Katy Jr
Richmond
Sugarland
Alief
Katy
Opening Games for Little League Season Start
Six teams begin play in the opening Little League games. Katy Kats face Alief at Alief with Alief as home team. Gas Plant meets Katy Lions at Katy with Katy Lions home. Pattison plays Brookshire Cubs at Brookshire with Brookshire home. Practice sessions have run three weeks for 9 to 13 year olds.
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Katy Kats
Katy Lions
Katy
Pattison
Brookshire Cubs
Brookshire
Brookshire PTA Summer Recreation Starts June 28
The Brookshire PTA launches a summer recreation program starting June 28 with weekly Saturday activities at the elementary school including skating, volleyball, ping pong and more. Flynn McGhee leads the new seventh grade directing team, with younger children served earlier. A swimming program begins July 7 and runs until August 15, with separate morning and afternoon groups.
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Brookshire Pta
Flynn McGhee
O. M. Pederson
Douglas Mayberry
iVrante
Opening of Robinson Frozen Foods Country Store Draws 400+
Over 400 people attended the open house for the Robinson Frozen Foods Country Store over the weekend. Attendance gifts were awarded to B. E. Pearson, Mrs. Tin Pennington, Frank Williams, Johnoween Gill and others.
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Robnson Frozen Foods
Atendance
B. E. Pearson
Tin Pennington
Frank 3. Williams
Johnoween Gill
Brookshire School Ransacked Over Weekend
Burglars entered Brookshire School during the weekend causing damage to the office and teachers work rooms while rummaging filing cabinets and desks but taking no money as per Supt. R C Waldrip and secretary Betty Youngblood.
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Brookshire
R. C. Waldrip
Betty Youngblood
Pattison Students Start June 9 Swimming Lessons
Pattison School students begin a four week summer swimming course on Monday June 9 at 8 30 with Katy School pool access. About 60 children enrolled paying 15 cents daily for towel use and supervision by the PTA crafted committee.
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Pattison
Pattison Parent- Teacher Association
Katy
Brookshire Times
PTA
Grammar School
M. F. Dollar
Woodrow Mikeska
Tom Jones
Johnnie Pattigan
W. C. Taylor
Walter Fruge
Bienski
Odellinch
Rotary International To Meet in Dallas Convention
Rotary International convenes in Dallas from June 1 to June 5 drawing Rotarians from around the world. Local Rotarians plan to attend the annual gathering and join delegates for speeches and events.
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Rotary International
Dallas
Katy High School Alumni Meeting Set for Saturday Night
The Katy High School Alumni Association will hold its annual meeting in the school cafeteria on Saturday night March 31 registration from seven to eight, with about 175 reservations for a banquet at 8 p.m. The Class of 1948 will present a short program marking their 25th anniversary and a write up features the class.
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Katy High School Alumni Association
Derwood Fussell
the Times
Fussell
Herbert Carew
Correction of bid for county street and road work
The Times last week quoted 36726 as the low bid by Brown and Root Inc for Hempstead and Waller county street improvements and other road work. The contract requires 90 working days to complete the project, says Comm Guy Ty Pattison.
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Brown and Root, Inc
Hempstead
Waller
Brookshire
Comm
Guy
Ty Pattison
Brookshire and Katy observe holiday closings today
May 30, 1953 notices state business places in Brookshire and Katy will close to honor the nation. The message urges citizens to honor those who died for the country and to extend goodwill from home to community, state, and nation.
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Brookshire
Katy
Katy Furniture Opens With Gifts and Events
Katy Furniture Co. announces a grand opening on Saturday May 31 with free coffee and doughnuts and a day of gifts including a swimming pool, portable radio, electric dishwasher and a 2 piece living room suite. Special bargains run through June 14. The store is owned by Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Heinemeyer.
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Katy Furniture Co
Dr Sturgeon to Address Katy Graduates Tonight
Dr L P Sturgeon former Texas Education Commissioner now with Texas State Teachers Association will speak at Katy High School tonight at eight in the auditorium. Valedictorian John Fry and salutatorian Grace Helen Weinmann will deliver addresses.
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L. P. Sturgeon
Texas
Texas State Teachers Association
Katy High School
John Fry
Grace Helen Weinmann
John, Waldrip
Dorothy Latham
Eileen Robichaux
David Nelson
D. E. Elder
Katy School Board
Jack Rhodes
Katy Highool
Lynda Kaye Adams
William I. Alcorn
Ruby Beckendorff
Vaneta Reese Broadus
Perry Vandorn Cook, II
John H. Culpepper
Elsie Wilma Dockal
Marvin Reinhart Eh
David Neal Nelson
Ervin James Paden
Thomas
Parker
Dorothy Irene Peck
Johnnie W. Phillips
David Quinton
Patsy Ruth Ray
Jack David Rhoads
Mabel Eileen Robichaux
Reed William Smith, Jr
Albert William Thompson, Jr
John Jackson Waldrip
Mert A. Watts
Charles Everett Wilson
Maxine Alma Zahn
Katy Summer Recreation Program Schedule
The Katy Summer Recreation Program runs Monday to Friday with sessions for Beginners Pattison Katy Girls Katy Boys and Elementary School swimmers in all groups. The pool is closed Wednesday evening. Other activities include skating tennis and baseball supervised by Coach Gordon Brown with specified daily times.
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Pattison
Katy
Pattison Graduation Speaker Named For Friday Night
Mr. Howard Brookshire executive vice president of Farmers State Bank Brookshire will be commencement speaker at Pattison graduation exercises Friday evening May 30 at 8 pm. Valedictory and salutatory addresses will be given by Roy Ed Hammerling and Julius Ginn.
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Howard Brookshire
Farmers State Bank, Brookshire
Roy Ed Hammerling
Julius Ginn
Piano Recitals Scheduled at Brookshire and Katy Schools
Mrs F H Staliknecht and Mrs R W Avery present pupils in a recital at 8 o clock Friday May 30 at Brookshire School auditorium. Mrs Theodore Lammert presents pupils on Tuesday June 8 at Katy School Auditorium. The public is invited.
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F. H. Staliknecht
R. W. Avery
Brookshire
Theodore Lammert
Katy
Katy Band selects four new lead dancers and drum major
After tryouts four young ladies were chosen to lead the Katy Band next term. The group includes Marilyn Miller Mollie Uloth and Billie Thurman with Carolyn Lentz as head majorette and drum major. They join 44 band students attending Brenham camp in June and a third week training session in Fort Worth.
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Katy
Tor
Marilyn Miller
Mollie Uloth
Billie Thurman
Carolyn Lentz
Katy Band
Brenham
Fort Worth
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Billy Watts
William Ray Watts
Eagle Scout
Tony Rylander
Billy Gray
Carlton Baucum
Larry Fuller
Bobby Olson
Presley Schoenemann
Dennis Gordon
Danny Stanwood
Ronald Davia
Bobby Ol Zon
Presley Schoenmann
Bill Watts
Alumni Association
Katy Furniture
Times
T. J. Heinemeier
Dr. Sturgeon
Marianne Muske
A. O. Muske
Mike Pederson
0. M. Pederson, Jr
Brookshire School
Gordon Brown
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