Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 94, Ed. 1 Monday, May 11, 1964 Page: 1 of 8
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TIEMAN DIPPEL JR.
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Win BHS Honors
R. Maddox Heads
dent during his senior year. Tie-
mann
GOP Convention
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manent
convention
when it met Saturday afternoon
shortly after 2.p. m.
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Maifests.
JANE CAROL HOLLE
placing third in district twice.
pictures?
Professor C. F. Schmidt and: son. Mrs. R L Maddox. James
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STATE TO PAVE 33 MILES ON
Cox. Johnson pointed, out
WESLEY AND GREENVINE ROAD
Saturday afternoon, unanimous-
Ponfick Roofing;
Arco Sales, Bryan; M. G. Acous-
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ciating. Burial will
Stash Bronikowski
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SKIMMING
THE WEATHER IN
BRENHAM
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Town bi
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TEXAS
at the Chapel of me Pete E.
73.7a.m. 75.
Kenney.
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Fritz Gorges, 87; .
Of Wm. Penn Dies
John Loexh, 76,
Of Kenney Dies
difference between the Repub-
lican candidates for Senate and
Barry Goldwater for the presi-
dential nomination, that the del-
655 vol
ination.
! tend the state convention to be
held in Dallas.'
_ Home of
Blinn College
Established 1883
1962 Wf.Zir^Tnlleman Hall
1962 - Classroom Building
1963 - Katherine Atkinson Hall,
These buildings along • with
Interstate lilghwaya -deaignate
3,031 of the Texas system; the
U. S. and State-numbered high
ways of the primary system
designate 25,604 miles, and the
rest is Farm-to-Market roads,
for a total of 85,778 miles of Tex-
as highways and roads. There
nominees.
The County Convention dele
ing his freshman and sophomore
years. He has been a member
Stash Bronikowski, 76, of the
Sunny Stand Community, near
Chappell Hill, died at his resi-
dence Sunday at 4 p. m. *
The Rosary will be recited
at the Brenham Memorial Chap-
These students lead the class
of 138 candidates for greduution.
Both students have been ac-
tive in school activities Tieman
has served as manager of the
basketball, football and track
teams for three years and dur
ing his senior year has served
Calls on South to grasp birth-
right of tomorrow, “strong in its
fairness and mighty in its con-
trikutions."
DEMOLITION '
Work was underway Monday
on the demolition of he garage
and service station building at
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to n. High Tueedav N to N.
Readings for 24 hour periods
ending at 7 a. m. on each date:
May ». Max. M. Min. 71. 1 a. m.
73. May 10. Max. 89. Mb*. 71. 1
a.m. 74. May 11, Max. 09. Min.
John. Loesch, 76, of Kenney,
died at the St. Anthony Rest
Home in La Grange Sunday at
4:31 p. m.
ommpaagpmug-a
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have increased the plant value tor pick delegates who will at- Tonn, Dr J homas Giddings, and
I over $700,000.00 and approxi-
Witt of Prairie Hill; one daugh-
। ter, Mrs. John W. Haas of Bren-
TEAMSTERS —Washington -
Labor secretary opens probe in-
to use of Teamster funds for
Hoffas legal foes.
p . ‘ •
Chapel is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Survivors include three sons.
Erich Wit of Prairie Hill, Paul
Witt of Brenham" and* Henry
M all the people
’ J* Maifest* will
talk about until the 100th. J t will
have to strain every eyelassh
P.
Etlinger Funeral Home in Bell-
ville Tuesday at 3 p m. with
Rev. C. H. Roee of Bellville offi-
ciating. Burial will bo in the
Oak Knoll cemetery.
Survivors include one daugh-
ter. Mrs. Adolph Schomburg of
; equipment and' land acquired
2•Gonwene
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operated as the Sommer Ser
vice Station,
Tieman Dippel. - president ’ of
Farmers National Bank, said
the jimperty Was . acquired bv
ago.""
Present work is being done in
anticipation of a future building
program by Farmers Nationa
Bank, Dippel said.
As soon as the building is tom
down, the property will be used
temporarily as a parking lot for
bank customers. ,
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the convention support senator
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and to the delegate committee Mrs Thomas Giddings. Elton
is needed for the nom-
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Square
Brenham Banner-Press
Member United Press International, The Greatest WorldWide News Service
egation sent to the state con-
Maddox. Alternates are
The members passed a me
are thousands of miles of coun-
ty roads.'
Mrs. Vernon Yoakum, volun-
teer 4-H Club Adult Leader for
Washington County, reported to
the Commissioners on her re-
cent trip to the National 4-H
Conference in Washington D. C
It will be reported in detail for
the Banner-Press by Miss Jewel
Ballew.
Judge Tomachefsky praised
the outstanding work of the 4-H
clubs, their leaders, and Miss
Ballew and Couny Agent J. W.
Stufflebeme, for their 4-H work
in the county. More than 950
boys and girls take part in 4-H
(See PAVE Page 8)
i Don Walters, Mrs. Joel John-
Blinn Plans Ground
Can you help’. If you have -
any remembrance of past Mai- of the speech and debate club*
fests, can you make copies of for three years and competed
them, or let us make copies of as a district debater, his team
valedictorian of the 1984 grad-
uating' class of Brenham High _____ ______________
School. Jane Carol Holle, daugh- Science Foundation Institute in
and in moral force, and it is a M T mico WJ;++
credit to the leadership of Pre- " 1”* —--5 Will
sident Johnson. It is a pleasure ,
to work for you in Congress. to I Dies in Brenham
try to represent all of you fair-
Requiem High Mass for his soul
will be offered at St. Stanislaus
Catholic Church at Chappell
Hill Tuesday at 9:30 a. m. by
the Right Rev. Msgr. Charles
Weisnerowski. Burial will be in
Elton Tonn. James Lehmann,
and Mrs. Joel Johnson made
their selections to the conven-
tion. Those selected and. ap-
proved to attend the state con-
vention are Pr. Joel Johnson.
asesny • * -d " ,
Dippel And Holle
the Democratje candidates say-
.. (See MADDOX Page 8)
ing student of this group in her
freshman year. She has been a
member of the National Honor
Society during her junior and
senior years. She has par ici-
pated in University Interscho-
lastie League activities all four
years, was elected the outstand-
ing social science. stnwt dur
inaibepniunqr nMea5,aauduts
stancing science student during
her senior year. She attended
the National Science Foundation
Institute at the University of |
Texas during the summer of I
1983 Jane was named Betty
gates adopted a memorial re-
(See DEMOCRATS Page 8)
balldt L J heRvy? favorite- im.
the .popularity contest despite
write-in campaigns for Lodge,
Richard M Nixon and Gov.
Nelson A. Rockefeller of New
York.
West Virginia: Rockefeller is
cost of
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major political
Hill. The Brenham
i sixth major budding project to
i be eonetrueted at Blinm College
attended the National
d Saturday than he,bas in a | named salutatoran. I
whole year. He shoulders a big , Tieman ha* a four yearayer-
a n ponsibility and.does it wail ageotm.75 wiu - '
B J'W wants the mhMaifegsage is 96.690 tor
t3"bee TRat Brnhm wif‘ — - - -------- —
I in he last five years. The fol-
I lowing is a list of me buildings
pell Hill.
Survivors include his widow.
Mrs. Mary Bronikow-
ski; one son, Archie Bronikow-
ski of Sunny Stand: two grand,
ehiviren ah .--0. H '"
children; one brother,' Mike
Bronikowski of Chappell Hill;
three half brothers, Steve Broni-
kowski of Houston, Adam Broni-
kowski and Alex Bronikowski
both of Brenham; one sister,
Mrs. Mary Gregory of Conroe;
one half sister, Nellie Blatchiak
of Rosenberg
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be in the
at Prairie
i Memorial
Crocker Homemaker of the
Year at Brenham High School
feller and Lodge I the state’s 18 convention dele-
lecon-___-___ .
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campaign ‘ . ""i
ter of Mr and Mrs. F. R. Hoile. Geology at Texas A&M Univer-
418 Val Verde Street has been sity during the summer of 1963
named salutatorian , Jane Carol w a member of ,
- . the Junior Elassicattcaguedur
age 26 878 while, lanje’s axsaemgher+reshaazasndsephmore- me-
age is 96.690 for therdour years ear LTanEduameesoustu
many partial wars and cold ‘
moral for us to do. The United
States is the recognized leader
of the world in both armaments
The County Commissioner's
Court at its regular meeting
Monday accepted a Minute Or-
der from the Texas Highway
Commission which calls for
paving the road between Wes-
ley and Greenvine, a distance
as student trainer for these
R L.
the Democratic primary and
support the Democratic Party
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Maggie's hack in town.
Maggie Potter came back to
Brenham from Missouri last
Thursday evening, arriving Tn
time for Maifest Friday and
Saturday. .
Maggie must be responsible
for the miraculous Maifest
weather. Things like that only
come from living right, and
Maggie's presence in Brenham
is bound to be the reason the
Lord sent such good May weath-
er.
I have missed Maggie and
missed being On The Square.
With Maggie back in town II
try to be here every day, wear-
in* my best manners. L trput
them on when Maggie is around,
to keep from get ing my hands
slapped. •
Evervbodv associated w I t h
the 74th Maifest has a right to
be proud Queen rConnie and
King Randy Queen Cathy and
King Hub. their parents, all
their friends, and everybody
who participated in and had the
pleasure of seeing these two
« olorful parade* and beautiful
coronation pageants has a right
to be proud President J W,
Barnhill smiled more Friday
VIET Saigon — Police ar-
rest 8 more youths in connection
with alleged plot to aosassinate
McNamara. One youth dives
from Window at Police station
but survives.
$54,000.00.
Judge Odis Tomachefsky said
the project has been pending
for some time, and that 100 per-
cent of the property owner*
along the route had signed a
petition agreeing to donate all
right-of-way for the construc-
tion. District Engineer C. B.
Thames of Bryan said that this
project is part of the 1904 Farm
to Market Road program, and
that it will be under the super-
vision of Arthur A. Geick, re-
sident highway engineer at
Brenham.
The Texas highway network
Student Council during his sen-
ior year. He was elected the
outstanding mathematics stu-
who have He has been a member of the
National Honor Society during
el Monday at 7:30
MICROFIL
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Fritz Gorges, 87, of the Wil-
liam Penn Community, died in
a Brenham hospital Sunday at
7:05 p. m.
—Funerar servics". will be held
at the Bethlehem Lutheran
Church at William Penn Tues-
day at 2 p. m. with Rev. L. F.
Westermann officiating. Burial
will he in the church cemetery .
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is in charge of arrangemnents.
Survivors include four daugh
ters, Mrs. Willie Kankel of
William Penn, Mrs.. Clinton
Smith of College Station. Mrs.
Rudolph Kankel of Brenham
and Mrs. Johnnie Lehmann of
Waco; eight grandchildren and
13 great grandchildren.
now axceeds 85,000 mu— me Succumbs At Home
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construed since 196p . cuuvenin rue
1960 - Reese B Lockett Hall Brenham City Hall. Mrs. Buddy
1961.- Dining Hall Addition Fisher was elected secretary.
Fugit. Let 'er tuge!
Brenham has a reputation of j
doing everything bigger and
better than anybody else. Let's
keep up that reputation. When
City Commissioner Travis Voel-
kel, speaking for the Mayor at
the Senior Maifest, said that
there are few cities where the
people are willing to spend the
money, time and effort to put
er. a pageant like the Brenham
Maifest every year for more
than three-quarters of a cen-
- tury. he spoke well of the char-
acter of Brenham people.
quarters a dav room and a hos-
pital room it is 10 be complete-
ly air-conditioned
With the completion of this
dormitory Blinn College will
1 have housing facilities for 258
men students and 68 women
I studens. This will provide Blinn
ggjgJBggmw
; on " hairman tory in the future due to the
j non to alew Maddox to Appoint *
members to the credentials com-
mittee. resolution committee
been winning polls, and popular-
ity contests’. Goldwater’s back-
ers claim he is only about 100
votes short of a first ballot
*’nomination at he San Francis-
co convention opening July 13
A United Press International
tabulation shows Goldwater has
274 delegates pledged or public-
ly committed to him His stra-
tegists lav he also has enough
promised or expected support
to put him within reach of the
As for spreading the fame of
Washington County and Bren-
ham, Ed Peschel, the Alexan-
der Graham Bell of our town.
Is showering all of South Texas
with some good publicity in their
May telephone bill. Over a mil-
lion telephone users will see it
The cover of Telephone Talk
in May has a fine photograph
of the Old Byers Gun Shop
where the Texas Declaration of
t Independence was signed on
March 3. 1838, and explains that
L. ' it to in Washington State Park
(Soo SQUARE Page 8)
~ i vention be instructed to vote as
To—Add-Suppert
' Brea k ing. Fo r Dorm -
day. Goldwater, who is on, the ..a______.a - ---
a- -- ------MRuperal service* ndll.be held
widely seattered showers to- ' " "-- t
night. Low expected tonight 17
the dlbg i -mo ’ I lnding an / Oregon': Lodge is apparent
convention delegates who nre winner in Friday's primary •
chosen separately ' where voters will find Goldwa- -
Rhode Island: State GoPter, Rockefeller, Nixon. Gov.
convention is being held Tues William W: Scranton of Penn-
day. Goldwater men predict, sylvania and Sen. Margaret
their eand idate will get four na Chase Smith of Maine also on
i ham: 36 grandchildren and 20
! great grandchildren. > .
_
And ye shall know the truth, and
the truth shal make you free-’John
I: it.
No man is more truly enslaved than
the one who la dishohet with Cod
with men. and with humseir.
Tieman Dippel Jr., son of Mr
and Mrs. T H Dippel 302
Pecan Street, has been named
unopposed in Tuesday’s presi-
dential preference balloting. As ; going to Ro le
in Nebraska, the outcome of and two o N XOI
wars the United States is pre-"
Approximately 16 delegates sently involved in. All three re-
attended the convenrion in the solutions were approved.
tional delegates wiih four each the ballot. The outcome binds
. church cemetery
Mrs. Louise Tockhorn Witt.
89. of Route 5, Brenham, widow
of Henry Witt Sr., died in a
Brenham hospital Sunday at
5:05 p. m.
Funeral services will besheld
Tuesday at 2 p. m. at St. John's
Lutheran Church at Prairie Hill
with Rev. Arthur J. Mohr offi-
/ BRENHAM, TEXAS’ “MONBKY,MAY1,f964GTAUET- g -
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ly in the nation's capitol," he
i said
State Representative G u s
Mutscher thanked the Demo-
cratic leaders for their work in
the elections, and said that he
appreciated the many indepen-
dent voters who chose to vote in
The official ground breaking tical Contractor Ine Houstor ham Heating & AirCondition-
ceremonies for Odis Tomachef-< Alamo Iron Work: S ' Antonio ing: and'Wilson Plastering Co.,
sky Hall will be held at 9: 15 ' Waldo Moelle r . Bilines Souh InC - waco
a. m. on Wednesday. May 13. ! west. Ini Heu n ! ischer . -
1964. ’ 'Tile k Floor ( qvii :n»,C u , H.. . ' he finansing is being han-
Odis Tomachefsky Hall is lo-ry Wilke Durder Plumbit ' A ded through the Housing and
cated on the southwest comer Stasswender, Mustin: • Milstead Home Finance Agency with Ro-
of College Avenue and Prairie Foundation Driilir ■ • . . Ine . gional Offices in Fort Worth,
Lea s reet and will face east Bryan Bluebon e Glass Bren- Texas
it will have accommodations. ~
for 50 men students, a matron's
to be belter than the 74th. Both
pageants were glorious to see..
We wilr have to begin work
now if we are going to meet
the challenge. The Banner-Press
stuff would like to have a brief
rekume and pictures. it possible I teams He was a member of
opnvery one qf tp-vious - the Jeior Ctssfeagedr-
MetSolseaxith-mae-iotaldemhs —= 3
of 3.3 miles at
mately $500,000 00 has been
County Democrats n
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Back Gov. Connally
Mrs. Henrietta Fricke were ap- Lehmann. Fred Sommers, and
pointed to the credentials com- Mrs. Stewart Brown
2u2aemadehm=*AfteEtheshusinsselthe
Edward F Hildebrndt to the convention v'cric.n vl'fl*1
! architect, Chappell Hill Con ] Dr. Joel Johnson, Mrs R i Johnson made a j.
i struction Company is the gen Maddox, and Mrs. Thomas Gid- , speech for George Bush. GOP
I era) contractor, and the follow- dings made their report on re-I hopeful for the senate nomina-
ing is a list of the sub-contrac- I solutions naming three- That tion who is in a runoff with Jack
Washington County Demo- alities.". Congressman Pickle tors; Gulf Coast Kitchens A th. convenfinn sunnort senator Cox Johnson pointed, out the
crats met for an hour and a half said "We struggle with the Mfg. Co., Cuero; Cooks Sheet
Saturday afternoon, unanimous- questions of what is right and Metal Works;
publicans select a sizable bloc
of convenson delegates ■ this
week in balloting across he. na-
tion featured by Oregon’s free-
for-all primary on Friday.
Henry Cabot Lodge. U.S am-
bassador to Viet Nam. is fa-
vored in the, Oregon contest
which has been all but passed
up by Sen. Barry Goldwater,
the GOP front runner in dele-
gate strength.
Goldwater has concentrated
instead on Tuesday * primary
in Nebraska where he is con-
sidered certain to improve his
lead in delegate support for the
■ GOP presidential .nomination.
The Arizona senator has been
I amassing convention votes
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NEW (TH EQUIPMENT—A new hydraulic mount-
ed post hole digger for'installing; electric utility
poles was delivered to the City' of Brenham utilities
— epartmeftast week. This unit is capable of dig-
ging the holes with a boom that can extend the dig-
ger out 28 feet, can lift 7,000 pounds and set the
largest poles the city will use. The hydraulic unit,
which can swing in any direction, was mounted on
the tuk by Utiltyqippen4 ChuofHenufe- es sws-u
— wnt or$,16.y3he heaVyamy, two-ton Chevroni — ■
truck with a 327 cubic inch V-8, 185 horsepower
truck engine that also operates all the hydraulic and
mechanical powered equipment, was purchased from
La Roche Chevrolet Co. of Brenham. The truck cost
$2,972.00. Paul La Roche is shown making delivery
of the truck to Henry Schulze, superintendent of the
city electric department, with Floyd Moehlmann
operating the power unit of the drilling boom.
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,ly adopted a resolution support-
ing Governor John B. Connally's
leadership of the Texas delega-
tion to the National Democratic
Convention, and. heardJ brief
talks by Congressman J. J.
Pickle and State Representative
Gus Mutscher.
Congressman Pickle, whose
daughter, Peggy, was appointed
Grand Duchess of Texas to the
Senior Maifest Court, paid tri-
bute to the leadership of Judge
W. J. Embrey, Democratic
County Chairman.
"In the 17 years that Judge
Embrey has been chairman he
has given great individual ser-
vice to the Democratic Party
and to the cause of representa-
tive government," Congress-
man Pickle said. "Judge Em-
brey's service springs from a
long heritage of family leader-
ship and service to Texas,” he
said. " “F
Pickle praised the leadership
of President Lyndon Johnson,
said that over the nation obser-
vers are saying that he is mak-
ing a great president, and his
capacity for work astounds ev-
eryone.
"The Democratic Party
works on the problems the peo-
ple face — not on petty person-
' With Ben Blanton
PLANE — Manila — U. S.
military jet enroute from Cali-
fornia to South Vietnam crashed
short of Clark AFB'runway, kill-
ing 71. AF report* 12 survivors
are in critical or near critical
condition.
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