New Society in Business Seen Through Stuart Chase
In this Bryan column the writer discusses Stuart Chase’s book Government in Business and the Fabian Socialist pattern it argues. The piece notes libraries’ limited access to radical journals and calls for broader public provision of such works. It also weighs the role of a probation officer to oversee child welfare and school attendance in Brazos County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Chase
Carnegie Library
The
New Republic
the Nation
Survey Graphic
Atlantic Monthly
New Harpers Monthly
Forum
John T. Flynn
Chas. A. Beard
Society of Ermment
England
Bryan
Bryan -Brazos County
Nder
County Commissioners Court
Brazos
Bryan Booster
County Meet Concludes with All-Round Champions Named
The Brazos county interscholastic league meet for 1996 concluded Friday with winners in most events. Top all-round titles include Stephen F. Austin Bryan in Class A and A. & M. Consolidated, Smetana and Kurten in others, with Ready Writers results pending and multiple events detailing winners across rural and ward schools and various grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Stephen F. Austin High School
Bryan
A. & M. Consolidated
Smetana
Kurten
Rueal
King’s Highway
Millican
Prospect
Ward School
Travis of Bryan
Sam Crenshaw
Cheval
Travis
Spelling
Stephen F. Austin
Consolidated
Ward
Tabor
R’s
Hazel Dawn Nunn
Frances Metzer
Hiram Downar
Sam Rhea Gammon
Dalton Cross
Edge
Cleota Ann Bullock
Nancy Treland
Viola Murphy
Adrian McDonald
James Jutson
Leon Timmons
Norma Sawyer
Jeanette Hopkins
Peggy Berdine
Reliance
Albert Novosad
Pearl Bush
Jno
Guy Davis
Thomas Free
Lions Lay Plans For Shows
The Lions club announces an amateur show series at Sue Haswell Park auditorium on April 21 with three entrance divisions Bryan and College Brazos county and outside Brazos county. Prizes start at $5. Entrants under five and Lions members are ineligible. Acts limited to five to ten minutes with strict no furniture rules. Applications require name age address and act details. Committee chairs include Gordon Stover H E Burgess Carl Sprague S M Brown and Park. The club funds eye care rural aid and community projects and hopes to fund more through these events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lions Club
Gordon Stover
Sue Haswell Park
Bryan and
College
Brazos County
Houston
Weather Record Set With Wide Temperature Swing
Last week showed a sharp temperature swing with a high of 92 degrees on Monday and a low of 49 degrees on Tuesday and Friday nights. Rainfall totaled .34 inches, measured Thursday.
Woolker Taken Home From Local Clinic
J. J. Woolker of College Station, hospitalized at Wilkerson Memorial Clinic in Bryan after a Saturday night auto crash near Hempstead that killed two and injured three, was removed Monday to his College Station home. Mrs. Woolker and Rudolph Hensel remain in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Woolker
College Station
Wilkerson Clinic
Bryan
Hempstead
Wilkerson Memorial Clinic
College Campus
Woolker
Rudolph Hensel
Rural Interscholastic Meet Held by Negroes
The county Negro Interscholastic League program was carried out at the Negro elementary and Kemp High School with literary events in the morning and athletics in the afternoon. Declamation and music were staged in the evening at Kemp. About 150 pupils and all rural Negro teachers attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp High
Brazos
Robertson Counties
Kemp
Tabor School News Honors Roll Set
The Tabor school reports progress and lists honor roll students after the fourth sixth weeks term. Eighth grade honorees include Albert Schram Wylene Thurman and Billie Francis with 90 or above, followed by honors in sixth fifth fourth and lower grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Albert Schram
Wylene Thurman
Billie Francis
Emory Pullen
Lonnie Locke
Raymond McCollum
Doris Batten
Bessis Thurman
James K. Presnal
Dorothy Batten
Broncs to Stage Track Meet Friday at A and M
Bryan Broncos will host a Friday track meet at Texas A and M College with Bryan Hearne plus possibly Navasota and Franklin among entrants. Hearne coach Louis Cochran confirms his Eagles will participate. Franklin and Navasota replies pending as Bryan and Hearne recently met in Hearne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Hearne
Navasota
Franklin
Bryan Broncos
Texas A
Wilson
Cheesey) Cook
Cook
Louis Cochran
Eagles
Broncos
A. & M. College
Revival Services at CAB Close With 13 Additions
The annual spring revival at College Avenue Baptist church, held at Sue Haswell Memorial Park, concluded with 13 additions and several rededications. Over two weeks, Rev. C. Y. Dossey and singer W. Souther led 44 additions, 24 by baptism, including nine baptisms in the final service. Dossey and Souther move on to new revivals in Ballinger and Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue Baptist Church
Sue Haswell
Dossey
Mr. Souther
Saul
W. B. Breazeale
Ballinger
Dallas
Souther
Fort Worth
Methodist Revival Set at First Church April 5 to 12
Revival services run April 5 through April 12 led by Presiding Elder Guy F. Jones of the Huntaville district. Dr. L B Elred, pastor, announces the event and notes Rev Jones is familiar to the Bryan church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
L. B. Elred
Guy F. Jones
Huntaville
Jones
Bryan Church
Record Attendance Forecast for PTA Meeting in Bryan
The Bryan district PTA conference officers and delegates list grows as 65 names are confirmed for the opening hour and over 100 official visitors are recorded by noon. Officials from Travis and Bowie reported the event may attract one of the largest attendances in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Registration and Homes
Parent- Teacher Association
Bryan
Parent-Teacher Associations
Travis
Bowie
Health Board Meeting Reports Plans For County Health
Brazos County Health Board executive meeting reviewed malaria control at A & M College and Midway. Centennial Health Week to run March 29 to April 5. Easter Seals sales to aid crippled children. Christmas Seal funds allocated mostly locally. Nurse reports include home visits, school inspections, social services, and typhoid immunizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County Health Board
C. M. Bethany
Lee J. Rountree
D. H. Reid
J. M. Ferguson
W. S. Howell
A. J. Buchanan
John H. Jones
S. M. Brown
J. B. Gleissner
Health Board
Brazos County
Texas
National Tuberculosis Association
Edna Shelton
Sedalia Wilson
John Sealy Hospital
Steele's Store Announces Honor Roll for Second Term
The honor roll for the first six weeks of the second term is announced by Steele's Store teachers led by Principal L J Canavespi and several grade teachers. Names include Lillian Barron Vince Chirchirillo Margaret Ann Count Hernan Escalente and Dorothy Varisco among A and B averages with many classmates listed. Absentees due to illness include Louise Varisco Anthony Salvaggio Lorene Robinson Catherine Fazzino and Johnnie Fazzino. Haskel Burton of Electra Texas visits the Wallin home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele’s Store
L. J. Canavespi
R. B. Hearne
O. F. Pollock
Sam Fachern
Mary Perrone
Mattie Wallin
Lillian Barron
Vince Chirchirillo
Margaret Ann Count
Hernan Escalente
Dorothy Varisco
John Albarez
Don Angonia
Corrine Chirchirillo
Yuri Escalente
Alicia Escalente
John Wallin Bowman
Pedro Escalente
Refugio Escobar
Johnnie Fazzino
John Marino
Joseph Marino
Valeriana Martinez
Josie Mary Paternostro
Rosa Lee Perrone
Joanna Perrone
Benny Joe Reina
Anthalene Salvaggio
Anthony Salvaggio
Ethelena Salvato
Josephine Salvato
Peter Sausage
Celestino Vargas
Mamie Vargas
Louise Variseo
Mary Escalente
Louise Varisco
Lorene Robinson
Catherine Fazzino
Haskel Burton
Electra
Texas
A. J. Wallin
Texas Tarantulas Of Fierce Aspect Caught by Negro
Henry Mitchell a local resident claims to be the champion tarantula catcher of Bryan. He uses a water method to drown spiders, capturing two large hairy specimens from his yard and considering mounting them as trophies for his first tarantula hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mitchell
Bryan
Henry
Philippines
Hi Y members head to Galveston after Bryan Prairie View program
The Bryan Prairie View Alumni Club sponsored a Kemp high school musical Thursday night. Kemp students led by Miss J L Pillows performed most numbers to raise funds for Hi Y members traveling to the State Hi Y Conference in Galveston Friday. Sponsors thank attendees for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan-Prairie View Alumni Club
Kemp High School
Kemp High
J. L. Pillows
Galveston
Buffalo Graduation Address Set for May 29 By Judge Davis
Judge W C Davis will deliver the commencement address for Buffalo public schools graduating class. John M Scott, superintendent, invited Davis who has accepted and will travel to Buffalo for the Friday night May 29 ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Davis
John M. Scott
Buffalo Public Schools
Judge Davis
Buffalo
Funeral service set for Brazos pioneer Jesse M. McFerren
Jesse M. McFerren, 74, died at his Coleview home after a pneumonia illness. Services were held at McCulloch Dansby Chapel and Millican Baptist Church with Reverend R L Brown officiating. Interment in Millican cemetery. Nava sota Masonic Lodge led the rites. Survived by wife, two daughters and a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse M. McFerren
Coleview
Bryan
McCulloch-Dansby
Baptist
Millican
R. L. Brown
College Station
Masonic Lodge of
Navasota
Brazos County
W. L. McCullough
Coleview Community
J. T. Sawyer
C. L. McFerren
Blueridge
Alleged Burglar Held to Grand Jury
Farress Curry, an African American man, was held to the grand jury by Justice A J Buchanan after police arrested him about ten days ago. He confessed to four Bryan burglaries and had bond set at 250 dollars in each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farress Curry
Lee Norwood
Bryan
A. J. Buchanan
Sparks Cause Roof Fires At Two Negro Homes
Sparks from a fire source caused roof fires at two black homes, one Thursday afternoon and the other Friday morning. Damage was slight in each case and the Fire Department responded to both incidents.
Ste phen F. Austin High Baseball Team May Travel to Austin
The Stephen F. Austin High School baseball nine, after a 17-4 win over Franklin and a prior victory over the Allen Ramblers, may travel to Austin Thursday night. Coach Bill Carmichael expects games with A and M Fish next week and another Franklin rematch, likely closing the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen F. Austin High School
Franklin
Allen Ramblers
Austin
Bill Carmichael
M. Fish
Allen
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Peoples Column
Tabor School News
Leopold Rally
Chicago
Til
Joe Pasler
Pasler
Pauline Davis
A. A. Terrell
Colvin
Monroe
Baptist Church
Calvert
A. L. Banks
Tulsa
Okla
George A. Adams
East 27Th Street
Bertie Suber
Waco
E. M. Dodson
Eliabeth Suber
J. W. Mathis
College Road
Lelia Fae Mathis
San Antonio
Mathis
P. S. Mangum
W. E. Graham
Beaumont
Cal Graham
Gordon McCulloch
Babe
L. H. Tucker
Mazie Currie
Bev
Mart
Felix Currie
Monte Currie
Rockport
Barbara
Virginia
Howell
New York
Marion Lindsey
Dora Tucker
Gause
J. B. Dunn
O Bryan
Mills P. Walker
R. A. Booth
Barbara Mae
Anna Manley
L. J. Falgeau
Beeson
Texas Wpa
Kilgore
J. V. Kuoiembia
Leonard Road
Thomas Burdine
J. A. Gandy
Rock Prairie
Sim Cooper
Mason Cooper
Kerrville
West 24Th Street
Roger Nall
Martha Ann
Georgetown
Lamar Bethea
Nall
Bethea
Ernest Shustella
Irene
Elizabeth
Nancy
Steele
Bluebonnet Belle
Patience Chance
George G. Chance
University of Texas
Texas A. and M. College
Miss Chance
Bryan College
Broncs
PTA
Steeles Store
First National Bank
Pervan
Bryan, Texas
Travis B. Bryan President
Ivan Langford
Negro HI Y
Ford
Ford Dealer
Bryan Motor Company
Epos
Pontiac
Ford Ltd
Bryan Motor
Comany
North Main Street
Hi Baseball
Franklin and Allen
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