Teachers Elected For 1937 38 And Board Reorganization
The Bryan school board reorganized and elected teachers for 1937 38. Er Jenkins and Armstrong were re elected as president and Arm strong remains city commissioner. Jones named assistant secretary. New member N A Stewart sworn in to fill Lang ford vacancy. Most teachers up for return were re elected except Esther Lee Price. Two resignations Julia Sechevassa and Oline Koenig accepted. Margeret Sneed and Katherine Sangster named for Travis and Ibarra vacancies respectively. Other Travis post filled by listed candidates. Principals previously reelected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Owen Er. J. Jenkins
RV. Armstrong
Dr.Jones
N. A. Stewart
Langford
Esther Lee Price
Tharra School
Julia Sechevassa
Oline Koenig
Margaret Sneed
Calvert
Southwestern University
Franklin
Travis
Katherine Sangster
Navasota
Baylor
Bruceville- Eddy Consolidated School
Waco
Ibarra
Hyman
A. B. James
Malcolm Mecneis
Theodor Mahler
Max Clarice Matthews
Margaret Parker
Dorothy Aur Reeke
Pred L. Slee
N. R. Smith
J. L. Lower
Leif Wilcox
Hereford and Pylant Attend City Revival Services
Hereford and Pylant arrive for revival services. A junior choir will practice after school with all town residents invited. Morning services are held at 8 o clock, and the church extends a cordial invitation to the public to attend all services.
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Agregamional
Me. Pylant
Cherch
Smetana School Holds Closing Exercises
Watts is principal of the school and will preside at the closing exercises. Mrs. W. B. L. Neeley county superintendent and Mrs. Fred L. Sieg rural school supervisor will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smetana School
Watts
W BL Neeley
Fred L. Sieg
Marjorie Steel Rated Superior In Contest
Miss Marjorie Steel and Tom Leland were rated superior in the event at a local school contest. The Little Seemp orchestra of A and M conducted the week’s performance, with observers noting the pairing’s strong showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Steel
Tom Leland
Society Couple Weds in Fola Sunday Afternoon
Miss Margaret Murray daughter of Mr and Mrs F E Murray of Tola became the bride of Woodrow Sheffield of Houston Sunday afternoon at 4 45 o clock in the home of the bride s parents in a ceremony attended only by close friends and relatives The groom reared in Lola was employed in Bryan before going to Houston They will make their home in Houston Mr Sheffield is employed by the Phoenix Dairy A buffet dinner followed at the home of Mr and Mrs Horace Jones with guests seated under an oak tree on the lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Murray
FE. R. Murray
Tola
Woodrow Sheffield
Houston
Bryan
Lola
Sheffield
Phoenix Dairy
Horace Jones Sanday
Top Honors Won In Dairy Show By Two A M Students
College Station April 19 C B Wells of Stephenville and another A M student led the fifth annual dairy show at Texas A and M College. About 100 attendees watched Wells win with Design's Fern S the champion Jersey female and Forward Indred Dorothy the junior yearling Jersey heifer class winner. Other placers included H T Duke Claude RH Cole Six River G V Bradley and more in Jersey and Holstein divisions with multiple senior and junior yearling entries and produce of dam classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Duke
Claude
RH. Cole
Sixth River
G. V. Bradley
Dublin
Heifers
C. H. Wells
Stephenville
E. J. —— Allee
M. S. Jones
Dob
Beautiful Vista Ride Describes Sunday Field Colors
A speaker notes Sunday rides reveal vivid scenery with red white and yellow flowers forming a carpet and mentions Grace and Petty as sisters of Mr Bethany in a local memory.
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Mrs. Grace
Mrs. Petty
Mr. Bethany
Bryan College Women’s Club gifts encyclopedia to library
The Carnegie Library gains 24 new volumes from the Bryan and College Business and Professorial Women’s Chair. Mrs. Lee J. Rowntree receives a copy of the New Standard Encyclopedia donated by PL A. Tardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Bryan and College Business
Lee J. Rowntree
PL A
Red Cross Work In Brazos Receives High Commendation
Roger C. Plaisted of the Midwestern Branch of the American Red Cross commends Brazos county chapter for its First Aid progress. The First Aid class trained 23 WPA supervisors. a second class of 29 Girl Scouts earned Red Cross First Aid badges. Disaster Relief measures and memorial funds for New London victims were reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger C. Plaisted
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Brazos County
Aki
R. M. Searcy
John 4. Stasney
WPA
Red Cross
E. R. Bryant
Sankey Packfood
Travis B Bryan
Cething
W. S. Howell
Joe W. Black
Edna Shetem
Chas. E. Griesser
Finnance
Jne M. Lawrence
Jocal Chapter
R. R. Reppert
Prewes County
Bryan and
College
New London
Bank School
Travis Sepeel
Kurten
King’s Highway
Plaikted
Bryan
Legion Plans July Fourth Fete and Relay Events
Members of the Legion post map activities for the annual fete on July fourth. Krenek and Jno M Lawrence Jr lead relay planning for the Legion Prety Society and related community efforts. Henri Ross and Jean M Lawrence are named among organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Krenek
Jno
Funeral for Bill McDonald Draws Bryan Relatives
W T McDwesty, a Bryan County representative, attended the funeral of his uncle Bill McDonald in Madisonville on Friday. McDonald died Wednesday after a long illness and is survived by four wives, a foster daughter, and his son J W McDunsié of Bryan. Services were held at 4 p.m. at Shadisenville Cemetery.
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W. T. McDwesty
Braces County
Bryan
Madisonville
Bill McDonald
Hoostum
Teather
J. TV. McDunsié
Reed
Sep
W_ T_ McDonald
J. . Wonsble
Pratley
Shadisenville Cemetery
Names on the Weekend Roundup in Bryan
Word from New Orleans says Mr Weedon and Mrs Weedon will return to Bryan tonight after his Eye Ear Nose and Throat hospital operation. Several Bryan residents visit relatives and study mates over the weekend including Alice Weeks and Isolimna Ratliff with Miss Ogier at Texas State College for Women Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Weedon
William Washington
W. C. Washington
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Jack Ford
Crockett
O. E. Ford
Bryan
J. W. Coulter
Sam Weeks
Alice Weeks
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Isolimna Ratliff
Rogers
Carmetta Drummond
Houston
Alice Katherine Ogier
T. L. Ogier
Sara Maniloff
Rosa Kaplan
Ina Surriewa
J. C. Harrison
Spell Wins Trip to Biennial Company Meet
L A Spell of the Jefferson Standard Insurance Company returned from San Antonio with a free trip to the biennial meeting. About 600 attendees from 26 states the District of Columbia and Porto Rico attended. Expenses were paid by the company and Spell noted a royally entertained stay. The company aims to reach a billion dollars in life insurance in force by 1947.
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S L
States
District of Columbia
Porto Rico
Specs
San Antonio
Student Chapters Of AIME Meet At College Thursday
Members of student chapters in the American Institute of Mining Engineers meet at Texas A&M College and the University. A joint session focused on papers read and discussed during the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AIME
American Imsemote of Mining
Texas
Te Se College
Univeristy
Azalea Trail Pictured by Camera and Brush
Local photographer captures the Azalea Trail via camera and brush showing vibrant blooms and scenic views. The images highlight garden beds, winding paths, and seasonal color along the historic route.
Farmers to be paid under 1936 soil conservation plan
Secretary Wallace told Senator Connally that every farmer who complied with the 1936 soil conservation program would be paid, regardless of regional allocation. Connally argued Texas and other southern states received a smaller share relative to population and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of
Henry A. Wallace
Tom Connally
Connally
Texas
District Debate And Declamation Meet Results Announced
Officials report district meet results with winners in girls debate and declamation. Navasota and Bryan claim top spots in multiple events while other schools like Thorndale Calvert Brenham Cameron Ames Richardson Wortham and Leona place in various declamation and debate categories. Partial unofficial results had been released earlier and final scores were submitted to Director General S M Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Brown
Stephen F. Austin High
Travis Clemen
Ae Eo
Thorndale
Leonard Seelig
Willard Graham
Bryan
Ruth Taubenhaus
Mary Alice Weddington
Navasota
May Mecore
Margaret Johnson
Tyree Sneed
Calvert
Milton Lippert
Brenham
Milton Leech
Cameron
Ames Richardson
Wortham
Lowell Taylor
Hearne
Milton House
Milton House, Leona
Dorothy Worley
San Gabriel
Lucille Lord
Roger Moody
Franklin
Bonnie Mary Neeley
Evelyn Frye
Willow Hele
Mamie Louise Bates
Ward
Nelwyn Martin
Travis School of
Frances Lucile Yarborough
Christine Bounds
Ertham
Rural school names in basketball listings
Rural senior boys and girls and junior boys and girls are listed with participant names and home towns including Navasota Jewett White Hall Ad Hall San Antonio Burleson county and King’s Highway. Notable names include Preston Nobles Jerome Eikenhorst and Milton Dusek among others.
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Ert Nemir
Navasota
Doug Pettey
Jewett
Preston Nobles
White Hall
Jerome Eikenhorst
Ad Hall
Milton Dusek
San Antonio
Burleson County
Herman Parker
Greer
Ray Krone
Singleton
Rex Bush
King’s Highway
June Homeyer
Burton
Dorothy Powell
Pearl Maxwell
Pankey
Pansy Mitchell
Briery
Wilma Harrington
Angus Matus
Progress on No 21 East Highway Pavement Near Brazos
Rapid progress is reported on Highway 21 west of the Brazos river with four miles paved. The concreting plant moved from Caldwell to Cook's Point and will pour in both directions toward the midsection, aiming for completion around June 1. Cotton mats are used to cure the concrete instead of dirt.
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Highway 21
Brazos River
Caldwell
Cook’s Point
Kemp Wins More Honors In State Meet of Negroes
Kemp high school added more honors at Prairie View State College in the state meet. The team won first in Class AA spelling with Minnie Lee Lewis and Ruby Lewis earning gold medals and a school banner. A female quartet and Walter Andrews took bronze in vocal events. Kemp also entered declamation with Mrs. S E Thomas and singing sponsorship by Mrs J L Pillows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp High School
Prairie View State College
Kemp
Minnie Lee Lewis
Ruby Lewis
Annie Wortham
Dorothy Mae Daniels
Dorothy Johnson
Olivia Brown
Walter Andrews
S. E. Thomas
J. L. Pillows
Westex Rains Bring Hope to Ranchers and Wheat Growers
Widespread West Texas rains Monday night and Tuesday lifted spirits of ranchers and wheat growers. The Dallas forecast additional showers, while Lubbock reported totals from showers to three inches across the South Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Dallas Weather Bureau
Lubbock
South Plains
Former Rice Dean Named Diplomatic Appointee
President Roosevelt on Monday nominated four diplomats including Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. of Pennsylvania as ambassador to Poland. Florence Jaffrey Harriman of Washington to be minister to Norway. Robert Granville Caldwell, ex-Rice Institute dean, to Bolivia. Herbert Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island to Portugal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
Latin America
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr
Pennsylvania
Poland
Senate
Florence Jaffrey Harriman
District of Columbia
Norway
Biddle
Robert Granville Cakdwell
Houston
Texas
Rice Institute
Bolivia
Herbert Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Portugal
Caldwell
Former State Health Officer Dies Monday
Dr. Douglas Largen, 54, former Texas health officer, died Monday at Medical Arts hospital in San Antonio. He led state relief work for Port Arthur Galveston and Corpus Christi floods and served as a medical officer in the Thirty sixth division during World War I. A Lampasas native, he will be buried there today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Douglas Largen
Medical Arts Hospital
Largen
Texas
Port Arthur
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Lampasas
Gift Returned to Pennsylvania Legion From Texas
Drury M. Phillips commander of the Texas department of the American Legion said he returned to the Pennsylvania department their $1000 gift to aid families affected by the New London disaster. The note explained the funds would be better used locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Drury M. Phillips
Texas Department of the Amertcan Legion
Pennsylvania Department
New London
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Noiseless Navy Sought by Uncle Edison Says
Washington April 19. Secret navy research to develop a noiseless navy to escape enemy sensors is disclosed by Charles Edison assistant secretary and son of the inventor. Edison states Annapolis research is studying reducing noise from shipboard machinery and propeller boats to lessen underwater sound detection. He adds high noise levels hinder tactical and personnel efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edison
Annapolis
Edison
Mae West Joins Gable Fraud Case Testimony
Mae West appears in the real life drama surrounding Clark Gable fraud case. She joins the supporting cast as production begins in Federal Judge George Cosgrave's court with Mae subpoenaed to testify against Violet Norton and Jack L. Smith for alleged mail fraud tied to Gable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buxom
Mae West
Clark Gable
George Cosgrave
Mae
Violet Norton
Jack L. Smith
Gable
Williams attends state plumbers meeting in Houston
Mr and Mrs W A Williams traveled to Houston where Williams attended a session of the State Master Plumbers Association. He noted the convention will study eliminating back siphonage, a growing health hazard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Williams
Houston
Williams
State Master Plumbers Association
Rotary District Names Two Governors for 47 A and 47 B
HARLINGEN April 20 Robert Kern of Mercedes and Alan S. Pimentel of Houston were elected governors of Rotary Districts 47 A and 47 B at the annual conference. They will assume office July 1, succeeding Lewis E. Ball of Huntsville who previously led the entire district before the split into two districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Robert Kern
Mercedes
Alan_ S. Pimentel
Houston
Rotary
Lewis E. Ball
Huntsville
Delegation From Bryan Heads to Convention
Among those traveling from Bryan were R. M. Sherwood and Mrs. Sherwood, Dr. W. B. Cline and Mrs. Cline, Dr. W. H. Lawrence, secretary, Allister Waldrop, T. H. Black, and Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
R. M. Sherwood
Sherwood
W. B. Cline
Cline
W. H. Lawrence
Allister Waldrop
T. H. Black
M. C. Hughes
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Pylant
Fola
Eva Mildred Jones
A-M
M.S. Jones
C. M. Thieme
Bente
W. FP. Basse
C. Fry
Fearling Holstein Heifers
Dallas
J. C. Fox
Bangs
L. C. Stephens
Paris
J. S&s. Taylor
A. T
BPWC
Brazos
L. A. Spell
Wallace
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Associated Press
RICE
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Westinghouse Electric
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