Brazos County Club Notes on Farming and Horticulture
Brazos County Boys and Girls Club notes discuss pest control methods for Colorado potato beetles using lead arsenate and nicotine sulphate dust, extension bulletins on cotton flea hoppers, and speeches by Big Bill Williamson on preserving old farming practices. The piece also covers Wellborn enrollment, county livestock data, club prizes, and reflections on farm work amid changing conditions.
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Colorado
J. R. R. Reppert
Extension Service
Reppert
Bill’ Williamson
Steep Hollow
Texas
Make a Job Not a Hunter Says Hard-Edged Pep Talk
A vigorous exhortation urges self reliance and hustle. It mocks idleness and champions building work, starting with peanuts or cotton cards, to rise from poverty to wealth. The piece praises resilience, enterprise, and industrial gumption as true capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Notable Iola Visitors In Bryan Business Trip
Dr L H Cockerham and E N Colson and son Harold of Iola traveled to Bryan on business Tuesday.
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L. H. Cockerham
E. N. Colson
Harold of
Iola
Bryan
Iola businessman visits Bryan on Tuesday
W. B. Holland of Iola traveled to Bryan for a business visit on Tuesday, meeting local contacts and exploring opportunities.
The School Bus and a Prairie Cry for Better Education
A poem by Nora Barnhart Fermier laments rural schooling hurdles ten miles away on a rutty road. It contrasts scarce resources in the past with modern access to a big school and state-provided books, while a speaker recovers pride in her children’s future. A reader adds notes on farming and merchant viability.
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Red Cross
Nora Barnhart Fermier
C. H. Winkler
A. and M. Consolidated School
College Station
Potatoes Pecan Prices and Merchants Cite Consumer Demand
A column recalls merchant complaints about pricing and quality in rural markets. The author argues merchants should focus on items customers will buy and pay for, noting farmers and grocers facing losses when produce is poor or inconsistent.
Kurten Club Meets with Deputy Leaders Absent
The Kurten Boys and Girls Club held a regular meeting on Monday April 18 led by president Wallace Sabo with no county agent present. Rosa Mae Bukowski read the minutes as members reported progress on their projects and Elijah Rudd resigned as adult leader, replaced by Mrs Will Kelley. Cliff Lopez delivered a brief message. The next meeting is set for May 16 in the evening.
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Kurten Boys’ and Girls’ Club
C. L. Benson
Abbie Sevier
Wallace Sabo
Rosa Mae Bukowski
Elijah Rudd
Will Kelley
Cliff Lopez
King’s Highway school closes with large audience and diplomas
King's Highway April 21 report says a very large audience attended the closing program Friday. D. J. McDonald was absent. Mr. Wren presented diplomas and delivered talks to seven seventh grade graduates. Mary Kopetsky opened, Lorena Nash read the class will, Ethel Mangis was valedictorian. Crop damage from hail on the 13th noted.
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King's Highway
Normangee
Edge
Wheelock
Eton
Wren
D. J. McDonald
Mary Kopetsky
Lorena Nash
Ethel Mangis
Wm. Bush
Arminda Bush
Learanda Childress
Abbie Sevier
Grant McDonald
Kurten Preparations For Closing Day Exercises
Kurten Texas April 21 Our school plans closing day exercises with grammar grades program Thursday night and graduation Friday night. Miss Mildred Buck Miss Berniece Buck of A and M and Miss Ellix Ballerstedt of Bryan visited Miss Lillian Buchanan on Sunday. Cadet McCollum of A and M spent the weekend with Fred die Odom. Lole Weise of North Zulch visited Mrs. G. Jope on Sunday. Mies Hattie Rahnert of San Antonio spent Easter holidays there.
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Freddie Odom
Lole Weise
North Zulch
G. Jope
Mies Hattie Rahnert
San Antonio
Easter visits and a friendly picnic at Sandy Creek
Mr R B Barbie returns from Houston. Mrs FE Bedtke and children of Waco visit. Miss Gretchen Kasiske and Rev J J Kasiske visit parents. Easter week outings include Mrs A Conrad and guests. Free Baptist and Missionary Baptists held a joint picnic and Easter egg hunt at Sandy Creek with many Bryan attendees.
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R. B. Barbie
Houston
FE. Bedtke
Waco
Gretchen Kasiske
J. J. Kasiske
Mae
Adolph Conrad
A. Conrad
P. J. Endler
Mary Strastypka
Christina
Bessie
Reliance
Pete Lero
Benchley
Joe Holubee
Lillie Belle Gilpin
J. P. Gilpin
Alfred Lero
Tom Holubee
Free Baptist and
Missionary Baptists
Sandy Creek
Bryan
Reliance Club Girls Meeting Held at School House
The Reliance club girls met April 18 at the school house with President Lois Mathis calling the meeting to order. All members present discussed projects and agreed to continue meeting at the school house, adjourning until the third Thursday in April.
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Reliance Club
Lois Mathis
Reclamation Project Now Is Completed
Wharton April 20 completion of the Colorado River reclamation project along Bay City ends flood risk and enables barge navigation up and down the river. The Colorado River Improvement Association led the effort after 1923 floods, with General Goethals among early planners.
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Wharton
Colorado River
Bay City
Colorado River Improvement Association
George P. Goethals
Competition Keen For A. and M. Prize For Scholarships
Seniors in electrical engineering at the A and M College of Texas study for scholarships offered by West Texas Utility of Abilene. The awards total 250 dollars for papers on Economic Phases of the Public Utility Business. Dean F C Bolton notes last year’s winner was R M Kennedy of Dallas and predicts keen competition this year.
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College Station
A. and M. College of Texas
West Texas Utility Company of
Abilene
F. C. Bolton
School of Engineering
R. M. Kennedy
Dallas
Dean Bolton
Aggie Invitation Meet Promises Strong Track Carnival
Breckenridge high school of San Antonio Beaumont Fort Worth Jlunteville and Reisel are among teams entering the A M track meet and relay carnival set for April 29 30 Entries close April 26 with many schools already filed Coach Frank Anderson says the meet should be a great success.
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Breckenridge High School
San Antonio
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Jlunteville
Reisel
Frank Anderson
Yorktown Historic Church Sets Above York River
Yorktown’s Old York Hampton church sits on a fifty foot rise above the York river, rebuilt after a 1815 fire. The area hosts historic sites including the Customs House, a monument marking Cornwallis surrender, and the Nelson House. The bell, damaged long ago, was recast in 1889 and rung after 75 years.
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Yorktown
York River
York and Hampton
York
Hampton
York Hampton
Hampton Church
Cornwallis
Mr. Nicholson
Philadelphia
Virginia
Customs House
America
United States
Washington
Nelson House
Nelson
Virginia Historic Triangle Emerges Along Coastal Route
A descriptive note outlines a road running from Richmond to Newport News and Norfolk via a fine concrete highway. It highlights Yorktown's proximity to Williamsburg and Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America.
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Town
Richmond
Newport News
Norfolk
Yorktown
Williamsburg
Jamestown
Landscape Art Students Leave For San Antonio
Landscape art students from the University and Mr College of Texas depart April 19 to 24 for inspection in Houston and San Antonio. Under head F. W. Hensel the group of twelve juniors and seniors will visit parks playgrounds estates and other notable landscape works with guidance from architects park officials and superintendents. Walter J. Coulter, a world traveler, is expected to arrive in New York on his homeward journey April 24.
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College Station
Mr. College of Texas
Houston
San Antonio
F. W. Hensel
Department of
Landscape Art
Walter J. Coulter
New York
Musterole mustard plaster alternative relief promise
Musterole, a pure oil mustard blend with additional ingredients, claims to relieve bronchitis coughs colds croup neuraglia headaches rheumatism sprains sore muscles bruises and pains without blistering. Advertises jars and tubes at 35c and larger sizes at 3 with superior results.
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Brazos County
Experiment Station
Wellborn
Wellborn Club
J. B. Snyder
McLennan County
Big Farmer
Hid
Howe! Lumber Company
Tony Note
Steele’s
Ed Schram
Tabor
W. J. Coulter
Globe Trotter
India
Ross McSwain
East Texas
Daingerfield
George Holland
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
I. Boa
Luther Broadway
Tabor Club
Allen Gandy
Allen
Charles Wehrman
Smetana Club
Olney
Dick McCarty
Albany
Maintreet
Llow
Meny-Five
W. B. Holland
Vincent Lopez
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Texan Prize
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Dad
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Kansas
Indiana
People’s
Kurten Club
King’s Highway
Kurten
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