Lampasas Flood Relief drive and clock fund update
The Lampasas Flood Relief drive reports only one donation of 3.00 from Miss Julia D. Owen of Navasota, forwarded to Mayor R. L. Northington. W. C. Mobley added 10.00 toward mounting the city hall clock on the Masonic building, bringing the total to 117.50 plus mayoral salary pending. A steel beam and 1000-lb bell are secured, Masonic approval given, and an engineer confirms support. 883.00 cash remains to reach 1,000.061
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lampasas
Julia D. Owen
Navasota
R. L. Northington
W. C. Mobley
Paul Sandall
Washington Avenue
la Salle Street
Masonic Lodge
Pine Bluff Grows on Arkansas River With New Mills
C H Brown celebrates Pine Bluff Arkansas growth as steel mill skeletons rise on the Arkansas riverbank. Projections by an authority include 2 250 factory jobs 1 665 other positions 2 500 homes 90 new retail shops and a $13 000 000 income rise. Population to exceed 57 000 next year. B T Henry at Carver School reports an 18 inch coral snake captured at Centerpoint cemetery Plantersville. coral is among Texas's most poisonous reptiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Brown
Pine Bluff
Ark
Mr. Brown
Arkansas River
B. T. Henry
Carver School
Centerpoint
Plantersville
Texas
Patout To Attend University of Mexico For Summer Session
R. A. Patout HE who has just completed his first year at Notre Dame University will leave this week for Mexico City where he will attend the summer session of the University of Mexico. Patout jr accompanied by two of his children Bill and Elizabeth made the round trip to South Bend last week to bring his son home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Patout
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Ind
Mexico City
Mexico
University of Mexico
R. A. Patout, Jr
Bill
Elizabeth
3rd Victim of Head On Collision Dies Saturday
A fatal head on crash Friday near Navasota claimed three lives. R. L. Ripley of Waco died on arrival at Brazos Valley Hospital. Bobby Wheeless of Bryan and his wife died at the Bryan hospital after being freed from a wrecked 1954 Mercury. Suzanne Wheeless survived unharmed. A double funeral was held Sunday in Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
Oldsmobile
R. L. Ripley
Waco
Bill
Bryan
North Highway 6
Navasota Mattress Factory
Bobby Wheeless
C. L. Ripley
Ripley
Brazos Valley Hospital
Houston
Mattress
A. A. Tannehill
Mattress Factory
Lindley-Robertson Funeral Home Ambulance
Wheeless
Tanglewood Drive
Gerber Products
Stone and Webster Engineering Company
Brazoria
Harry V. Rankin
E. L. Conyers
First Methodist Church of
Bryan City
Suzanne
450 Volumes Donated During Book Festival
Mrs. J. D. Webber, chairwoman of the Navasota Public Library Book Festival committee, announced that 450 volumes were donated during the festival week. She thanked donors and noted books continue to arrive for the library board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Webber
Navasota Public Library
Webber
Library Board
Robert Goree
Goree
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Cleveland
Hempstead
Burnet
Giddings
Brenham
Conroe
Bellville
City Commission OKs Higher Garbage Rates
In a special session on Monday night the City Commission voted to raise residential garbage pickup rates to 1.00 per month starting July 1, the city’s new fiscal year. The move follows years of losses around 1,000 dollars annually and needed repairs to aging equipment, including a 1948 loading machine and a 1949 garbage truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
M. B. Thomas
Work To Proceed On Highway 90 Widening
Navasota City Commission approved paying 8600 to the State Highway Department to cover curb and gutter costs from the Santa Fe tracks to Foster Street. The 3.2 mile section will widen to 64 feet with two parking lanes and four moving lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
State Highway Department
Santa Fe
Foster Street
Navasota River
Navasota River Bridge
Jarbet Company
Marie Ketcham
Anderson
Mrs West Appointed Grimes County Clerk In Texas News
Mrs D W West of Navasota route 1 was appointed Grimes County clerk to fill the unexpired term of the late L S Stampley by the Grimes County Commissioners Court in a special session at the courthouse in Anderson. West had served as deputy to the tax collector since January 1949 and will serve until January 1 1959. The late Stampley died May 29 in a Houston hospital after 21 years in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. West
Navasota
L. S. Stampley
Grimes County Commissioners’ Court
Anderson
West
Grover Mitchell
Albin Finke
White Hall
Thomas Floyd
Roans Prairie
Perk Gressett
Iola
Dolly Boone
Bedias
R. R. Pyle
Lee Simes
L. §. Stampley
Houston
White Man's Union
Grimes County
Prestwood to Leave July 4 for Scout Jamboree
Clyde Lee Prestwood, Navasota high school principal and Grimes District chair, will depart July 4 with 113 Scouts and 12 leaders from Region Nine to the National Jamboree at Valley Forge, then Jubilee in England. Accompanied by his son, the group sails from New York to Plymouth and travels to Sutton Coldfield, England, for a world Scout gathering of about 35,000. After visiting Europe, they sail from La Havre back to New York, arriving September 6 for the Houston and Navasota return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Lee Prestwood
Navasota High
Grimes
Sam Weston
Boy Scouts of America
Valley Forge
England
Prestwood
New Mexico
Arizona
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Navasota
Region Nine
Houston
New York City
Plymouth
Sutton Coldfield
Wll
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Austria
la Havre
United States
Three Postal Employees Take Exam Here Friday
Bert Hansen announced that J. B. Patzke administered routing examinations to three Navasota postal employees Friday. Wilson Shive scored a perfect 100 cards in five minutes, Ben Curd Jr. 99, Albert Hemann 97, in a test covering 650 Texas towns with 100 used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Hansen
Navasota
J. B. Patzke
U. S Postal Service of
Houston
Wilson Shive
Shive
Ben Curd, Jr
Albert Hemann
Mr. Hansen
Texas
Church of Christ Bible School To Begin Monday
Church of Christ Vacation Bible School opens Monday June 10 at 9 15 a m announced by evangelist Malcolm A Smith. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ Bible School
Church of Christ
Malcolm A. Smith
Army Reservists To Leave June 15 For Summer Camp
Lt Ed Hodges of Battery C 343rd Field Artillery Battalion Navasota announced that about fifteen reservists will depart Saturday morning June 15 for a two week summer field training program at Ft Polk Louisiana. Employers are urged to grant leaves and cooperate as attendance is mandatory by law. reservists will return home as civilians after the training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hodges
343Rd Field Artillery Battalion
Navasota
Ft Polk
Hodges
Lt. Hodges
Navasotians Attend Fall and Back to School Market
Navasotians joined Greater Dallas Fashion Market’s Fall and Back to School market week in Dallas from May 26 to 31. Exhibits were staged at the Adolphus Baker and Dallas Hotels and at the Merchandise Mart. Mrs. Billy H. Steele of El Paso visited over the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasotians
Dallas Market
R. A. Patout, Jr
F T. Lott
R. E. Smith
Patout’s
E. O. Perry
C. E. Gilliland
FE. M
Billy H. Steele
el Paso
L. M Jackson
County Officials Render Vehicles For Tax Purposes
Grimes county will see a larger tax roll next year as autos are rendered for personal property taxes for the first time. County Judge Latham Boone notes notices may go to those who have not paid personal property taxes, to appear before the Board of Equalization to adjust renditions. Most notices are informative, but some residents will contest their valuations. Vehicle valuations include 1957 at 650, 1956 at 550, 1954 at 500, 1955 at 450, down to 1945 at 40 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Meekma
Extension Dairy Husbandman
Grimes County
Borden Company
Borden’s
Houston
Harris County
Grimes
Latham Boone
Boone
Board of Equalization
Three Grimes Reservists to begin six month duty tour
Lt. Ed Hodges, commanding officer of Battery 343rd Field Artillery Battalion, reports three Grimes county reservists will leave Sunday for six months active duty at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. Privates Lovett Boggess Anderson Donald Stang Nav asota and Pascual Baldobino Courtney will serve then return home to continue obligations. They take advantage of Armed Forces Reserve Act benefits including high school completion draft deferment on completion of service and local home town obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hodges
343Rd Field Artillery
Nova Sota
Grimes County
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Lovett Boggess
Anderson
Donald Stang
Navasota
Pascual Baldobino
Courtney
Hodges
Lt Hodges
Don Hatcher Joins Patout's Shoe Department
Don Hatcher, after three years of service in the U.S. Army, becomes a new employee in Patout's Shoe Department. He attended local high school in 1950 and 1951 and completed his education while serving in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hatcher
Patout's
U.S. Army
Patout’s
Luther Pearson Opens New Tastee Freez Drive-In
Luther Pearson of New Caney opened a Tastee Freez drive-in at the corner of highway 6 and Holland Avenue last Saturday. He plans to move his family to Navasota once suitable housing is found. Pearson, former Brazos county school superintendent, has held multiple superintendencies in Klein, Riesel, and New Caney. He and his wife have five children: Dorothy, Marla Jean, Linda Joyce, Earl, and James. He is active in First Baptist Church, the Lions Club, and was Klein Lions Club Charter President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Pearson
New Caney
Highway 6
Holland Atrow
Pearson
Navasota
Dorothy
Baylor University
Marla Jean
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Linda Joyce
jJunior
Earl
James
Brazos County
Klein
Tomball
Riesel
First Baptist Church
New Co
Lions Club
Crockett
Many Churches Report 430 Enrolled in Bible School
Vacation Bible School attendance totals from five churches show 141 at Memorial Baptist, 128 at First Baptist, 96 at First Methodist and Presbyterian, and 65 at Trinity Lutheran. Nursery, primary and junior classes distributed across departments with commencements and picnics planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Whitten
First Methodist
First Presbyterian Churches
First Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Siam
Trinity Lutheran Church
L. F. Westermann
Bible Verse about good and evil hearts
A biblical verse notes that a good man from the good treasure of his heart speaks good words while an evil man from the evil treasure of his heart speaks evil words. The line underscores that speech reflects inner character as taught in Luke 6 45.
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Sam ‘Hanks
William
Bill) K. Perrier
McAlpine Street
Sam
Alhambra High School
Alhambra
Calif
Patout
McIntyre
Bobby Leonard Wheeless
Richard Dean
New Orleans, Sr
Gilbert Lauter
Galveston
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