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| VOLUMES
No. 71
after being adopted
With 3,372 of the state’s 3,553
Indian
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Railroad To Risk
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held immediate comment, but
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in an effort to prevent
in* protest.
MAYOR REESE B. LOCKETT
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Reese Lockett
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in 14th Term
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father. L. J. Lockett, was born
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leans by trein,theh across coun-
tailed work, but said that he
IN ELECTED TRUSTEES
The Board of Trustees of the
and C. 4
at 10 inch writer line from a new
LESLIE CLAYTON
were reelected.
property. and the city will ac- ' Jr, who lives in Houston and ts
ninth term B
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$
Thursday April 9
Resolutions of esteem and re-
i ceremonies.
spect were passed for Judge
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NEW ARRIVAL
right# demonstration.
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Martha Nitsch Of
Shelby Dies At 59
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Training.
Each leader’s
group will also
Hodde Jr.
H. S Rubenstein will serve as
re-
center. (Staff Photo).
3,30 <c Saturday, May 3
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BISD CERTIFIES
SCHOOL ELECTION
consolidated
Wisconsin
CAPSULE NOW
MAKING ORBIT
The Board opened the bids on
the new men’s dormitory, Odis
THE WEATHER IN
BRENHAM
table
pleted
compiled. 52# votes to Fathau
er‘s 348. This will be Voelkel's
try to Richmond by wagon until
he reached the Brazos From
there he brought his family to
son Creek. The event will begin
with a ‘'hike in" on Friday ev-
ening and) will continue through
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Illium
into
tribes
brought to Texas by his parents
when he was wo years old His
a write-in for. this race and ha l
one vote.
the installing officer. Meeting
time is at 1 p. m Refreshments
V
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e for
lions,
rgical
quire- ’
gineers announced it would call
members out oh strike if the
railroads take the action.
The other. major .unions with-
l ac-
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BRENHAM
Home of
Bl inn College
Established 1883
6-3643
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GUARANTEED RESULT
WANT ADR
GR G-3643 or GR 6-2058
take over as mayor.
. Underway
__. Scheduled for early cample.
tion are two projects underway
now the new Brenham Munici-
got two catastrophies."
With almost omple e returns
in from Tuesday's voting, the
segregationist governor coll t-
ed well mores than -39 per. i eot
■ of the Democratic vote and al-
discuss plans for participation
in the Fun Fair which will be
a council-wide event set for May
1 and 2 at the Houston.Coliseum
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United Press International
CAPE KENNEDY(UPI —
The United States rocketed am
Elks Planning
Installment Of
New Officers
The newly elected officers for
the Brenham Elks Lo d g e will
be, installed on April 8 at the
lodge rooms. The following will
serve as officers for the coming’
year: Exalted Ruler Robert Ap-
pel Jr., Esteemed Leading Knight
Fred Kessel, Esteemed Loyal
Knight Harry Korthauer, Esteem
ed LeLcturing Knight Leslie Dole-
shal, Secretary Frank Wood III,
Tiler Oscar Schubert, .Chaplain
Milton Gaskamp, Inner Guard
Frank Becker, Esquire Billy Lan-
ge. and Trustee, 3 years. A. W.
WWii hj h i m it igmri i ~1 -Tmmrnd"**—?"
sporting a Ceremonial headdress
, "Yougra-governorsaid if 1 gol
100.000 yotes . uwoud heA. cah
tasarophe. Weft, I guess we've
—the Biggest I Attle
Town in
TEXAS
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E--a- n
P,lsr ya-
; still
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New Rules Strike
employed by the Tennessee Gas
Tamsmission Co., and a da ugh-
(See COWBOY Page •)
=e=nla M1ummEIE .2
Commission and in the citygov-
erment.
along, both Mayor Lockett's
father and grandfather joined
struction Co., Inc., of Temple,
$111,899; and the Tankard Co.
of Houston, $112,483. The bids
are being held subject to appro-
val by the Housing and Home
in Virginia in 1845 and was
1847. His
the Rep John Byrnes.
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-LAIE-MIRE
SKIMMING
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ED
’ touvmmaq ■
he
' David Crockett units will parti-
- cipate in a Pinewood Derby for
Cub Scuts at 2:30 and a sage-
type demonstration of scouting
skills for scouts and cubs at
The new Ward Four City | PLANE, New York — Pan
Commissioner is.Leslie Clayton, । American jetliner skids off run-
of Austin, $109, 300; Odell Luuck-
emeyer, $111,015; B-F-W Con-
W. hin an hour and a hall of
Wolfe's announcement. t h e
Bro.herhood of Locomotive En-'
Wallace Startles Wisconsin
of more than 17,000 miles per |
hour ‘
[,i Within 20 minutes' officials
, said early trucking mtm m.o u'm ;
skiztehtated thren feminfen capsule,,
was in an mbit
(See CAPSULE Page 8)
Let 'em -work wonders for
YOU. Thin work April
6-10 is the week for
N, •
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Basic Cub
BLINN BOARD SWEARS
MAC ARTHUR — The nation’s
capital paid final homage today
to Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
a na-
The Cub Leaders Roundtable | *
program, will cover the Basic *
istered 47.
— —The Board feund a diserepen-
cy in the Washington School
box. On one of the lists Sonnen-
burg had' 27 votes andon the
other list he was accredited with
. .12: Since the five votes did not
resolution was passed to show
the Board s respect and esteem
for Mrs. Blanche Matthews,
mother of the Board president,
! who died March 15.
The Board accepted the re-
I signations of Miss Margie Noel'
and David Buratti whir are to
oms "plomeer „Mevo Rerue J.y10ckeu
Over koo voters turned out for
the city elections that had only
Wirtz Calls Meeting .
Shortly after noon. EST, La-
bor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz
called union and management
negotiators to a meeting at 8
pm EST to try to head off the
threatened transpor at ion cris-
is.
• Wirtz, acting at the direction
of President Johnson, sent tele-
atac hed, streaked into or- l
Me Bermuda at a speed I
The Camporee will be held on job in behalf of the Brenham
the Hub Baker ranch on Yegua Independent School District.
Creek near the mouth of. David- _ . ——:—:-------
BRIEF SERVICE—Francis Cardinal Spellman, left. Archbishop of New York”
conducts a brief funeral service over the bier of dien. Douglas MacArthur in the
7th Regiment Armory in New York City. Moments after the service, -conducted
by,clergymen of three aiths, the public; winch the General had served so well, /
, was admitted to.view the remains. Gen. MacArthur died in Walter Reed Hos-
pitl in Washington last Sunday. (NEA’Telphoto). 1.
water well on the edge of the
city water plant.
Always looking to the future
and a better Brenham, which he
treats as though it were his own
business. Mayor Lockett has a
dumber of plans for future im-
provements.
The opening of new highway
loops around Brenham will call
for more curbs, gutters and pav-
ing of the routes leading into
Brenham The Farm-to-Market
loop on the east side of Bren-
ham willcross the old airport
Presidentgohnson headed a list Finance Association.
■ ot high official taking part in
where he died He was buried
on the west side of Houston. Two
years ago the cemetery was
moved for freeway construction.
Mayor Lockett's father. L. J.
Lockett, married Miss Alice Vir-
ginia Roberson, whose father
was also a Confederate veteran,
• after he returned from the war.
Twin
Reese Lockett was born on
Nov. 19, 1896. He has a twin
brother who lives in Galveston.
Mayor Lockett married Miss
Hester Smith on Aug. 14, 1928
They have two children, Reese
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CONSTRUCTION — Cape Ken-
.ney- Striking iron workers
agree to resume work on mis-
sile and space launch construe-
a lion.
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sulu
HWANTADSg
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when“kadotes-are"ceruriea
in Tuesday’s election, Mayor
Reese B Lockett, 88. will begin
his 14th term and 27th year as
mayor of Brenham, during which
lime he has guided the city gov-
ernment in a wav that is the
envy of many other cines.
It may, or may not be Mayor
I qcketr’s last term He has
ths law.—Romans lit!#.
Ths resporaibiity m neighbori-
QMS extends to all men, and Mes to
posuive «qodnegs that la aliv and at
work In the whole wide world.
Schwartz's second term
Irvin Navratil was elected to ’
a seventh term as City Commit
sioner from Ward Two He com-
piled 838 votes. There were six
write ins for this position: Jack
Ireland, two; A. E. Stinnett,
two; Lonnie Tiemann, 10; Arth-
ur Ebrig. one; Lee Curry, one.
and Charles Ebert, two.
In Ward Three. the only con-
tested race, Travis ' Voelkel de-
feated Ray Fathauer for the City
will be served following the
meeting
—--a =mvwav- --m‛-et usemo-- ■■ zq-rz-2
favorite son candidate. winner .
Commissioner stw. Voelkel
leaders in both parties.” By his
own estimation—and by the pre-
election predictions of his oppo- .
nents—he got it.
Next on Wallace's march
through the north is the Indiana
(See STARTLES Page 8)
shaped'up a program by per- -grandfather traveled lo New Or
sonal leadership and “hard, de- leans by trein; then across coun
Reynolds 478,017
Wallace 246,985 - '
Byrnes 283,554 ?
Nisconi,s vocwpaenough to
“ “shake the eye teeth of national
streets .Chappell Hill Construe- ! /
M AuemittedptzgdrandPbans To Be Laid
one contested nace, and this was
for City. Commisstoner of Ward
Three
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The
nations railroads announced
today they will impose contro-
versial new work rules at 12:01
am (local time) Friday. The
-* pararMmL-M-N* amom- ---7
crowed over his surprising
quarter-million vote total that
more than doubled predictions
of his opponents.
Snapping his fingers and
clicking his heels in his Schroe 1
der-Hotekasuste Monday night,
he said: i
"We" with a victory and we
know it. We won without win-
ning. We have dope more than
any other group to break the
centralized control of the gov '
ernment."
Chief Brave One
Over 800 Voters unmanned Gemini capsule intq
: _ i____ ! orbit today in a major step to-
Mark City Ballots
7 ' An-II-storyTtan-z-carrying
the tw-seater capsule on ts
nose, blased into the sky at 11
that have already com.
“igadomEs2.
weWSuithi Hill «I - -—--Aayzyt’
An T - **
i office and the election judges
. at the various bxps for a fine
---tenvera7me-C7*-3*G W 8-2231 walk thsutptancethwmolbampnigns
back home on the slogan "Seg-
HAND-CARVED BUFFET — The large French, hand-carved buffet, circa 1840.
1800, will occupy the focal point of interest in the room .display being shown by
Mrs. Thelma Crockett, Saturday and Sunday, 1 p. m. to 6 p. m. at the Chappell
HUI Antiques showing. Three highly valued pieces of Meissen porcelain can be
. «een in-the small figure on the candle-stand, 1800-1850: the Meissen cunid
‘ 1750-1760: and the large figurine, dated 1750. Profits from the exhibit will be
( used in the restoration of the early Chappell Hill Lbrary. Chappell Hill was a
• trading post as early as 1840. It reached its zenith as an educational center
whenboth SouleUniversity and Chappell Hill Female College were in the town.
I Following'the yellow fever epidemic, remaining few residents were unable to
turn the tide of slow decline. Descendants are now making valiant efforts to
store the antiquated atmosphere of thia early educaf
wounded in action, and on his
. npalAirpoctdnisb-e Ihe-ctyrats--ec--hombeoume~iMcutom.
quire much of the right-of-way.
These are things that Mayor
Lockett takes a hand in person-
ally.
People from other cities have
often asked. "What makes Bren-
ham. a very conservative city,
so progressive?" The answer
Ues in the kind of man Reese
Lockett is. and his fellow civie
leaders on the Brenham City
Walter C. Schwartz was elect- I
ed by 866 votes as City tom |
mtsstomerorfwarehe.nThisi
was the only position in the city I
election that did not register
write-ins. This willbe
SCHOOL BOARD
The Board of Trustees of the
‘Brenham Independent School
to war. His grandfather was
2". -
w 2 M DEMONSTRATORS — Cleve- Odis Tomachetsky and Mayor
f ‘ land - some 4M silent marchers Reese B Lockett who have re-
"" • pay tribute to young white min- I tired from the board. Another
ister accidentally killed In civil
— Hair amp warmer?* -
Fair tonight and Thursday. A
little cooler tonight. Warmer
Thursday. Lew expected tonight
"40 to 46. High expected Thurs-
day mid 70s.
Readings for M hour period
ending at 7 a. m. Wednesday:
Max. n. Mln. N. 1 a.m. so.
One ' Wallace told his cheer-
ring supporters:
no’
Mrs. Martha Nitsche. 59. wife
ot Willie Nitsche of near Shelby,
died Saturday at her home.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p m. Monday at the Zas-
koda chapel ir Industry w i th
Rev. A. M Roos officiating.
Burial was in the Shelby ceme-
tery.
Born in Washington County
on Sept. 11.. 1904. daughter of
Wilfiam and Anna Klaus Pond-
ruff she married Mr. Nitsche at
Greenvine on Nov 30, 1927.
She attended Wesley school.
In addition to her husband
she is survived by a sister. Mrs.
Willie Krinke" of Wesley; ‘ and
three brothers, Willie of War-
renton, Bennie of Wesley and
Clarence Pondruff of Rockdale.
A son, Dennis Lee, preceded her
in death in 1953.
Chomping a ‘big cigar and most outpolled the Republican
Final arrangements for the make amateriat difference the
Sping Camporee of the David Board voted to approves the re-
Crocket Scout District will be i turns. J
made at the Roundtable Meet Charles Darby, Bt enham
ing of scout leaders at the Na- 1 schools superintendent, thanked
tional Guard Armory in Bren- i the Washington County Clerk
enter graduate school, Mrs.
ham starting at 7 30 p. m.
- - Louis Antkowiak, one,
the- ContederaeArmyand went- e Tom J aster, one
tionwide strike
J. E. Wolfe, chief negotiator
for the railroads, . announced
the deadline for the rules after
— a _ _ ! four rail unions struck the 14-
4. V. W W -w-a-t- -r—M. state Illindis Central. The strike
K ()%,(% V19 %J(bV could mushroom to nationwide
VV WV.Y —V--_Y UA ' proportions when the rules go
• • into effect
Training course session on "Den
and Pack Meetings and Activi-
ties." More than twenty Cub
Leaders from Bellville Indus-
try.’ Hempstead, Brenham. Wal
ler and Somerville have been
participating In the Training
Sessions the past two weeks.
Additional craft projects jw
plaster casting will he conduct-
ed for those attending the round-
“528° SALEs a SER.
— — . —-.g ««* _
Brenham Banner-Press
EHLERTS HAVE SON
Mr and Mrs Melvin H Eh-
lert of Branham are the par-
ents of a boy born at the St.
Jude Hospital Wednesday at
3 20 a. m Hr weighed eight
pounds, six ounces, and has
been named Scott Alan.
By GENE BERNHARDT
United Press International
MLWAL KEE. Wis. (UPI) —.
Alabama’s bantam Gov. George
C. Wallac • today claimed a
major victory in his fight
against’ the civil rights bill on
Northem battlegrounsbypom-
ing near!'. 25 per cent of the
total vote in Wisconsin’s presi-
dential primary.
Favor Ae son Gov. John Rey-
nolds of Wisconsin, the Demo-
cratic primary winner over
Wallace by a 2to-l margin, said
Republican invaders and preju-
diced Wisconsinites had swelled
am - ESI to. inaugurate the
flight test phase of America’s
second astronaut ' program.
Project Gemini.
Five, minutes and .15 seconds
later, ’ the cone-shaped, capsule i
with iis burned-nut second stage ■
be"a ‛
re gat ion now. segregation to-
morrow. soglegation forever/’
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would demand that this ’ city
—commission employ a city man
ager who will take over the man- WashingionOn-T h e-Brazos. by,
agement work the myerhas boat and settled-ther: -
been doing so someon else can { When the Civil War came
There were eight write-ins for I
the position of, mayor at Bren- l
ham Roy Wiese Jr led the list |
with 28 votes and the others are ]
asfottows:3.W.Barnhittsev-I
en. .W J. Ehlert, four. Irvin I
Navratil. two W F Hasskarl "
Jr., one; Emmett Vinson, one; .
grams to negotiators for the
(See RAILROAD Page 8)
BRENHAM, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1964 10 PAGES
elected by 831 votes to replace way at Kennedy international
Robert C. Appel who served as Airport, no deaths among 150 secretary-treasurer.
Commissioner for 10 years and persons aboard.
did not run in the city election i • • • 4
to enter the race for Trustee on „ WEATHER — Twisters hit
the Blinn College Board. Clay south,, rain ” swollen streams
„ /. , force hundreds from Homes.
ton was the only city official ‘ ...
elected who was not an incam ] SELLERS — Hollywood —
bent.Write-ins for War Four British comedian Peter Sellers
were: Bob Koenig, 10; E+ reported in ••very critical" con-
Kruse, one; Jack Appel, two; dition from heart seizure.
F. Blanton was I and Roy Stolz,’ three. ■ • » •
Brenham Independent Shool
District voted Tuesday to ap-
, Trustees canvassed I retiring afte 30 years of teach provelthe ejection resulis. of
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and administered the oath of of- been teaching at Blinn for 18 Mrs w. S Houston and Di RO-
tfiee to Robert C Appel. R A years. All of these resignations -bert L Schoenvogel - on the
Winkelmann, and W. F. Hass- I will become effective June 1. school board to replace Wldie
karl Jr. as elected members. | James. H Atkinson, president of Sonnenburgz and. Luthe 1 Utesch..
Col H. R. Matthews was re , Blinn aid. "These resignations , A total 0? 2 082 voted -for the
elected as president of the are accepted with regret and w? trustees, waenmgtboxregis-
. Board R. A Fuchs as vice-pre- recognize the fine service they tered 112, Lehmann’s Shire re-
sident. and Rudolph Schroeder Eaye to Blinn. gistered 178. Brenham Court-
was elected to the position of Al other faculty members and house, 1.588. Chappell Hill box
, secretary-treasurer, auxiliary employees of Blinn i 158; and the Harrisburg box reg-
The Blinn Junior College Irene J. Illicit resigned and is
| Board of Trustees canvassed ] retiring afM’ 10 years of teach prove
•-Ap4m —-m-- • w mt -Sme-ms -pr
CO. ft
noon Sunday: Seeutereft-events
will he held on Saturday ana .. .
special campfire on Saturday ! District has, postponed, their
night J i meeting scheduled for Wednes
Rev. .Charles Conley, pastordaynight to April 15 at 7:30
of l i ■ "E ape ' P m ________________
Somerville will have charge of .
the Scout Service at 'I a.m J he |
Scout Leadets will also discuss [
the program plans for May re-J
lated to the-theme, Pioneer Liv.
ing
Tomachefsky Hall, to be built ic,...k ,, , ,
at Prairie Lea and College • F 58 -amPoree
as "Chief Brave precincts counted, the vote was:
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