Clergy changes and city utilities update in Bryan
Twenty five years ago Rev J T Caughley of Arkansas accepts call to Bryan Presbyterian church and will preach May first Sunday. Rev J N Thomas arrives as Christian church pastor at South Dallas street. Prof W L Powers to North Zulch school, Monday. City council reports $10500 water works bonds retired and considers a possible city purchase of the water and light plant with two engineers to inspect and bids to compare.
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Bryan
Preston
Witt Urges Farm Homesteads Bond Relief For Unemployed
Lieutenant Governor Edgar E Witt argues for using at least 5 million of the 20 million bond total to loan to unemployed Texans for farm homesteads. He says some jobless must return to farming as industry cannot absorb all workers, with loans repaid over years.
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Texas
Edgar E. Witt
Witt
Dallas
Houston Post
Plan to repair vacant farm houses for tenant families
The Emergency Relief Commission proposes government repairs of vacant farm tenant houses in exchange for land plots big enough for a family garden and small livestock. Families moving from cities would gain shelter, land to work, and a path to independence, while landowners gain usable housing and fewer hired workers. The plan targets distressed urban families and aims to spur a rural return and self sufficiency.
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Bryan
Detroit
Emergency Relief Commission
Texas
America
Five Year Agricultural Program Encourages Home Farming
The Live-at-Home initiative from Texas A M College promotes self sufficient farming to raise living standards. Trinity county launches a Five Year Agricultural Improvement Program with seven phases including soil building, home production, marketing cooperation, livestock and poultry improvement, farm records, home orchards, and reviving the county fair. Merchants back semi annual farm inventories with prizes for top progress. aim is debt reduction by 1939 and lasting agricultural gains.
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Texas
Texas A. & M. College
Trinity County
Brazos County
American Legion Post
Trinity
Actions Speak Louder Than Wishes In Shawnee Oklahoma
The piece urges citizens to protect their city reputation, support local business, and engage with the newspaper classified ads as a clearinghouse of trade. It warns against government competition with private enterprise and calls for proactive civic effort to aid the home city.
Heidingsfelder Seeks New Trial in Embezzlement Case
Georgetown April 10 A motion for a new trial was filed in Judge Harry Dolan's court for C F E Heidingsfelder a Houston attorney sentenced to ten years after his second trial on charges of embezzling 34500 from Mrs Adele Pipkin a New York client Heidingsfelder has remained jailed since conviction
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Georgetown
C. FE
Heidingsfelder Sur
Houston
Adele Pipkin
New York
Harry Dolan
Heidingsfelder
Saddle Refurbish Trade at Yeager Hardware Co
Bring in your old saddle to E. Yeager Hardware Co for either a trade or cash purchase. Harness shop offers leather restoration and fair appraisal for used saddles.
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E. Yeager Hardware Co
Rural progress and farming incentives spur county program
The article urges farmers and business leaders to unite in a multi year Live at Home plan with friendly rivalry and prizes to boost farm efficiency. It argues agriculture sustains the community and efficiency leads to profit. It warns strikes disrupt labor and signals state politics show hot air ahead as Texas Relief Commission battles for control.
Riley Twins Celebrate Sixtieth Birthday in Brazos County
In Reliance near Brazos County, W. J. and J. J. Riley marked their sixtieth birthday with a large gathering of about 250 relatives and friends from across the county and nearby areas. The event featured a long table of barbecue, baked goods, coffee, and photos by County Agent C. L. Benson, with numerous Riley family members listed among attendees.
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W. J. Riley
J. J. Riley
Reliance
Messrs. Riley
Brazos County
J. G. Riley
Bill Reed
J. H. Reed
Kurten
J. F. Riley
Bryan
C. C. Riley
John William Riley
Monroe Riley
Clifton Lawless
George Riley
Jim Riley
R. L. Riley
Robert W. Riley Jr
Charles Webster Riley
John Raymond Riley
Dorothy Pearl Riley
Louise Riley
Linnie Marjorie Lawless
Charlie Vernon Lawless
John
C. W. Saxon
Caldwell
FE. L. Lindsey
S. A. Yeager
L. D. Smith
W. N. Risinger
Sam Bullock
Lee Burley
W. P. Raley
Noah Cole
Conrad Merka Jr
J. W. Crenshaw
H. H. Holligan
W. B. English
G. W. Saxon
J. F. Lloyd
Grace Shealy
Aline Mathis
Gladys Jones
Alfred Mangum
Plainview
Haven Tex Rickard
R. R. Newcomb
J. R. Slaughter
J. M. Ferguson
C. C. Morgan
Pauline Morgan
F. Y. Nixon
Normangee
John, Mathis and Family
T. P. Hall
J. J. Vandiver
Beaumont Bride Elizabeth Robinson Weds C Lawrence Towles
Mr and Mrs Henry C Robinson Jr announce the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth to C Lawrence Towles. The ceremony occurred Wednesday in Beaumont with Rev J W Mills officiating. The couple will reside in Houston after a brief wedding trip to New Orleans. Elizabeth has visited Bryan at the homes of Dr and Mrs A Benbow and Dr and Mrs W B Cline.
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Houston Post
Bryan
Henry C. Robinson Jr
Elizabeth
C. Lawrence Towles
A. Benbow
W. B. Cline
H. C. Robinson
Sam T. Pate Celebrates Fifty Third Birthday at Harvey
Sam T. Pate of Harvey observed his fifty third birthday Sunday with a home dinner. Relatives and close friends from Bryan, Harvey, Rock Prairie, and Steep Hollow attended, hosted by his wife and relatives. Attendees included Clyde and baby Pate, Horace Reed family, J. R. and Jack Reed, Truman Carroll, J. B. Carroll with son Lamos, Elmer Pate, J. T. Pate and family, Sam P. Pate and daughters, Arnold Schulta, and O. L. Pate.
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Sam T. Pate
Harvey
Bryan
Rock Prairie
Steep Hollow
Clyde Pate
Horace Reed
J. R. and
Jack Reed
Truman Carroll
J. B. Caroll
Lamos Carroll
Elmer Pate
J. T. Pate
Sam P. Pate
Arnold Schulta
O. L. Pate
Brazos Couple Weds at St. Joseph's in Bryan
Miss Eleanor Hebron daughter of Mr and Mrs Vince Hebron Riverside married Willie Kudr son of Mr and Mrs Antone Kudr Smetana at St Josephs Catholic church Bryan The Rt Rev J B Gleissner officiated The couple will reside at Riverside
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Eleanor Hebron
Vince Hebron
Riverside
Willie Kudr
Antone Kudr
Smetana
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Bryan
J. B. Gleissner
Kuhr
Licensed to Marry Antonia Sanchez and Leonoreta Gonzalez
Antonia Sanchez and Leonoreta Gonzalez of Brazos county receive marriage licenses from County Clerk Clyde Goen.
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Antonia Sanchez
Leonoreta Gozalez
Brazos County
Clyde Goen
Clyde F. Goen
Frank Worsham
Heavy Rainfall Noted Last Week In Bryan Sector
More than five and one half inches of rain fell in the Bryan area during a 96 hour period last week with little temperature variation. The record shows a high of 84 degrees on Wednesday and a low of 58 on Saturday. Rain totals included 3 inches Wednesday 2.21 inches Thursday .025 Friday and .29 Saturday.
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Bryan
GSI Ag Soaneo Wes
Decrease Shown In Failures for Month of March
There were 21 commercial failures in Texas during March compared with 32 in February and the same number in March last year. The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports a decline of 84 percent in each case. For the first three months there were 79 failures, down from 187 a year earlier. Liabilities of the firms failing totaled 435000 in March, 468000 in February, and 569000 in March last year, with assets at 74 percent, 57 percent, and 50 percent of liabilities respectively.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Heart Attack Fatal While Driving Auto Near Currie
Lee Booner about 70 was found dead in his automobile in a ditch near Currie after returning from taking his daughter to school. The death was attributed to a heart attack. He leaves a widow two sons and two daughters.
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Corsicana
Lee Booner
Ginner
Currie
Four Hurt In Auto Accidents In Durant Okla
Four persons were injured in two weekend automobile accidents in Durant Oklahoma. Gene Turnbull aged 7 remained near death after being struck on a highway yesterday morning. Fred Dixon of Honey Grove Texas was seriously hurt and two companions injured when their car collided with a bus last night.
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Durant
Okla
Gene Turnbull
Fred Dixon
Honey Grove
Texas
Side Car origin tale and society glimpses in New York
A column recalls the Side Car cocktail myth and its true origin involving Basil Woon Erskine Gwynne and Joe Thompson in Paris. It also notes theater figures like Ernest Glendenning and journalist George Fyfe, plus a riff on private yachts, Rodin, and a Madison Avenue painting sale.
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New York
Tippy Gray
Jay O'Brien
Ben Finney
Harry Craddock
London
Savoy Bar
Basil Woon
Erskine Gwynne
Joe Thompson
Rue Canoy
John
Henri’s
Thompson
Erskine
Fach
Vaucluse
George Buchanan Fyfe
Fyfe
Churchill
Joe Drum
James Montgomery
Frank Ward O'Malley
Fragmented Memory Fragment in a Small Town
A foggy reminiscence recalls a pond scene and a fashion misstep that leads to a surprising discovery. Vivid images include a lunchbreak at Simpson's, a wary customer with a knife, and a town boatman whose mustache shifts from black to purple and then to poison, nicknamed Egg Jones.
PTA Showcase at Bowie School Auditors Day
A baby show titled given of St. Joseph and a program directed by Frances and Sister Bev will highlight the Bowie school auditors day at 3 30 in the afternoon. Members of the second Bowie school will sing songs during the event and the meeting includes the annual election of officers led by president W F Gelber.
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St. Joseph
Frances
Bev
Bowie
W. F. Gelber
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Texas Relief Commission
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England
Raymond Hitchcock
Flora Zabelle
Miss Zabelle
Great Neck
J. P. Morgan
Rodin
Lillian Russell
Madison Avenue
Simpson
Q. Stehmi
Jack Hineman
Switz City
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Associated Press
Gwe
P.T.A
Fagle Printing Co
Eagle
Ww. C. Davis
George B. Nutled
F. T. Cole
Guy Harris
A. S. McSwaine
C. Egbert Jones
Oak McKenzies
Justice of the Peace
Joe T. McGef
County Commission
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Guy F. Boyett
Y. C
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Raymond P. ‘Todd
J. W. Tiarris
Will Conrad
Fred A. Wehrman
R. W
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Sam Piccolo
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Mee
Pat Patpersod
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