Sunday Fire Destroys Anderson Frame House
Aubrey Minor and his family returned home at 6 45 p m Sunday to find their frame house in Anderson engulfed in flames. Volunteers from the Anderson and Navasota Fire Departments fought the blaze but the dwelling and its contents were completely destroyed. Minor said he saw flames through a window as he approached the house.
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Aubrey Minor
Anderson
Navasota
Minor
Andersoniides
Hugh Shine
Girl Injured In Thanksgiving Auto Mishap
Six people in two cars were involved in a collision at North LaSalle Street and Brule Drive at 7 p m. Helen Smart a 16 year old stepson daughter of Mr and Mrs R H Edwards of Navasota was taken by ambulance to Grimes Memorial Hospital for emergency treatment of a minor head injury.
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North LaSalle Street
Brule Drive
Helen Smart
R. H. Edwards
Navasota
Grimes Memorial Hospital
Christmas Commercial Shock Sparks Faith Debate
The piece discusses sacred themes from April Oursler Armstrong and her critique of Christmas commercialization. It contrasts nostalgic devotion with modern expense, noting personal ambivalence yet affection for festive lights and traditions. Anderson volunteer firemen battled a blaze nearby, underscoring contemporaneous local events.
W W Holtzapple To Teach Beef Short Course
W W Holtzapple, beef production specialist at Texas A&M, will teach a five day beef production short course for adults at Navasota High School. Sessions run 7 p m daily in NHS vocational building with field work at the FFA Foundation. Registration is at the school agriculture shop with a 2 dollar entry fee.
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W. W
Bill) Holtzapple
Vocational Agriculture Division
Texas Education Agency
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&m University
Navasota High School Vocational Agriculture Department
NHS Vocational Agriculture Building
FFA Foundation
Bill Hollenback
Houston Man Charged With Wire Theft
A 58 year old Houston man Arthur Geter was arrested by Conroe authorities and charged with theft of 350 pounds of copper wire. He identified a pickup site near West Washington Avenue but the sheriff suspects the wire came from Gulf States Utilities property.
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Houston
Arthur Geter
Conroe
Geter
Eastex
West Washington Avenue
Dick Johnson
Gulf States Utilities Company
Santa Claus to Lead Navasota Parade Friday Night
The Navasota Chamber of Commerce Christmas parade features Santa Claus as star attraction at 7 p.m. with the Navasota High School marching band Carlye Jorgensen directing and about a dozen floats plus a 1969 car procession. Prizes totaling 75 50 and 25 will be awarded for first through third.
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Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
Navasota
Navasota High School
Carlye Jorgensen
Santa
Washington Avenue
Moody & Clary Company
Last Day Friday for Upland Cotton Vote in Grimes County
Mail ballots determine marketing quotas for the 1969 upland cotton crop in Grimes County. Ballots must be postmarked by December 6 if not returned in person. Eligible voters are producers entitled to share in the 1968 crop. Grimes County allotment is 14,361 acres, down about 50 from 1968.
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Raymond F. Holmstrom
Grimes County
ASC
Mr. Holmstrom
Holmstrom
RMA selects seven 1969 holidays at luncheon
Retail Merchants Association members chose seven holidays for 1969 at a Tuesday noon luncheon. The schedule largely mirrors last year with the exception that Texas Independence Day shifts to Monday March 3. Observances: New Year’s Day January 1, Texas Independence Day March 3, Memorial Day May 30, Independence Day July 4, Labor Day September 1, Thanksgiving November 27, Christmas December 25.
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Retail Merchants Association
2 Day Fang tournament to feature 8 area teams
The Navasota Junior High School basketball tourney begins Friday at 2 30 p m at the Rattler gym with A M Consolidated versus Brenham. Navasota hosts seven area teams over two days ending with finals Saturday at 7 30 p m Trophy presentations follow with all tournament players honored. Tickets at Ben Hansen’s office adult 1 25 student 75 cents general 50 cents adults 25 cents students. Last year Brenham edged Waller 52 51 in overtime for the title.
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Navasota
Rattler
A&m Consolidated
Brenham
Ben Hansen
Hempstead
St. Joseph’s of Bryan
KWBC Sign-On Moves to 7 15 A.M For December
KWBC will start each broadcast day at 7 15 a m during December in line with FCC rules. The early morning news summary remains at 7 25 a m with sign off at 5 30 p m.
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KWBC
Federal Communications Commission
C of C Directors To Be Named
Chamber of Commerce members face a Saturday deadline to return mail ballots for four board seats. Malcolm Robertson chairs the nominating committee and said ballots will be counted.
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C of C
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Malcolm Robertson
Annual Fang Grid Banquet Set for Thursday Night
Navasota Junior High Fang football players and cheerleaders will attend the annual banquet hosted by the Navasota Quarterback Club at 7 p.m. in the elementary school cafeteria. Invitations go to seventh and eighth graders, their parents and school officials. tickets cost 2 dollars. Ben Swank will be master of ceremonies and guest speaker.
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Navasota
Fang
Ben Swank
Weather Readings Daily at Nine A.M Courtesy Gulf States Utilities
Daily weather readings compiled by Gulf States Utilities report conditions over the prior 24 hours. The notes record temperature, humidity, wind, and rainfall at 9 a.m. for local reference.
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Gulf States Utilities Company
Rev. Goodnight Accepts Call To Navasota Church
The Rev Ray T Goodnight of Austin accepted a pastorate at Navasota Memorial Baptist Church at Frazier and Stoneham Streets He and his wife Abbie moved into the parsonage at 210 Moore Street This week He earned a BS from Southwest Texas State College in 1940 and an MA from the University of Texas in 1953 He previously served at Oak Grove and Knobbs Springs in the Austin area Mrs Goodnight was a performer of some kind as the text ends
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Ray T. Goodnight
Austin
Navasota Memorial Baptist Church
Frazier and
Stoneham Streets
Abbie
Moore Street
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
University of Texas
Oak Grove
Knobbs Springs
Goodnight
Suumores
Gift Subscription Offer From Navasota Examiner
A local newspaper promotes gift subscriptions for 52 weeks with prices 3.50 in Grimes County 4.50 out of county and 5.00 out of state. Call 825-6484 to start and receive a gift card and January bill. Santa timing referenced encourages immediate action.
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Navasota Examiner
Grimes County
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April Oursler Armstrong
Fulton Oursler
Fordham
W. W. Holtzapple
W.w.holtzapple
Anderson Business District
Robert A. Harris
Lois Glover
Chamber
Washington Avenue Esplanade
LaSalle Monument
Ike Ashburn
Jim Cleere
Jim Ed
Lancaster
First National Bank of
Bob Armstrong
RMA
S. M. Williams, Jr
P-Ta
Mac Peoples
John Binford
Joe D. Poteet
al Crank
Joe Falco, Jr
Paul Scrivener
Lawrence White
G. S. Pierce
John C. Webb
Thomas Moore
George Franks
Jimmy Bond
W. E. Gibson
H. A. Cope
Carlton Fuqua
Patout’s
Leroy Klump
Farquhar Pharmacy
Joe McClelland
R. M. Stephens
Roans Prairie
H. L. Stewart
Grover Mitchell
Jim Ed Lancaster
E. L. Maris
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