Editor Monty Montgomery Seeks Cats Names for McAllen Column
P. E. Montgomery of Montys Monthly Magazine in McAllen addresses Terrell editor Fred Massengill with a humorous tale on cats and ontology. He suggests names for a new office pet, warning of ill omens from black felidae and playful musings on cat gender and destiny.
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Rio Grande Valley
McAllen
P. E. Montgomery
Monty
International Press Club
Rotary Club
Reynosa
Rio Grande
The
Tribune
Texas
Fred I. Massengill
Terrell
Andrew H. Brown
Laredo
Texas Editorial Association
Fred Massengill
Terrell Daily Tribune
the Eagle
Montgomery
Sunday Schools Plan Campaign Of Enlargement
The Creath-Brazos Association will run an association wide Sunday school enlargement campaign from April 26 to May 3 under the Baptist General Convention of Texas Sunday School Department. The effort aims to enlarge Sunday School organizations and enrollments, survey churches, and boost efficiency. A meeting for pastors and superintendents is set for April 25 at First Baptist Church, Navsota, at 2 30 p.m. with campaign details to be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creath-Brazos Association
Baptist General Convention of Texas
First Baptist Church
Navasota
W. N. Purcell
Bryan
John L. Wharton
College Avenue Baptist Church
Roy S. Holloman
Cottonwood
Reliance Baptist
R. L. Brown
Anderson
J. E. Boulet
Iola
T. A. Gray
Concord
Singleton
A. N. Todd
Bedias
Phillip Brown
Shiloh
Alleged Liquor Law Violators Arrested After Saturday Sweep
Two men were arrested Saturday evening by Sheriff J. H. Reed for alleged prohibition law violations. John Nichols allegedly had more than half a gallon of whiskey in his restaurant, and Bailey Bowen, a Black man, reportedly possessed a similar amount at his barbecue pit. Both faces preliminary hearings before Justice J. T. McGee Tuesday with possession charged.
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J. H. Reed
John Nichols
Bailey Bowen
J. T. McGee
Bremond Family Visits Bry for Day
Mr and Mrs Mack Jackson and their Bremond family spent a day in Bry visiting friends and enjoying the town.
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Mack Jackson
Bremond
Bry
San Jacinto Day Observed by Travis Schools
Mrs J H Bartz of the American Legion Auxiliary led a San Jacinto Day program at Travis elementary. Students sang Texas My Texas and essays on Texas heroes Anita Hensarling and Margaret Beard won gold and bronze medals. Medal presentations will continue at Bowie and the high school during spring commencements. The program closed with the Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bartz
American Legion Auxiliary
Travis Elementary
Texas
Negro of Brazos Is Given Award In Declamation
Winners of first and second place in the bi county inter scholastic contest for negro schools in Brazos and Robertson counties attended a meet for all negro schools in the 25th district held at Prairie View College last Thursday. Marshall Williams of Bryan High School won third place in Class A declamation. Prof. T. W. Phillips, director of negro inter scholastic activities in Brazos County, expects a wider range and more contestants next year.
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Brazos
Robertson Counties
Prairie View College
Brazos County
Marshall Williams
Bryan
T. W. Phillips
Brazos Chickens Lead In Sixth Month Egg Contest
The George C. England pen of White Leghorns tops the sixth month of the 14th Texas National Egg Laying Contest with 268 eggs and 283.25 points for March. Golden Rule farm Rhode Island Reds and Leghorns also place high in monthly and yearly standings, as 500 hens produced 10,751 eggs valued at 10,759.50 points, averaging 21.5 eggs per hen.
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George C. England
Golden Rule
Rhode Island Reds
College View
Sloan to Speak At Decoration Day Exercises in Bryan
Major J. E. Sloan of the Texas A and M military department will speak Sunday at 5 PM during Decoration Day services at Bryan City Cemetery. The event includes Boy Scouts from Bryan and the A and M College, Bryan Girl Scouts, Allen Academy students, and local children invited from Sunday Schools to decorate the graves of more than 100 war veterans, with the memorial at General Briscoe G. Baldwin’s grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Sloan
Military Department of Texas A. and
M. College
L. S. Ross
United
Wice
Confederacy of Bryan
Bryan City Cemetery
H. B. McDowell
J. M. Dunn
H. H. Newton
Boy Scouts of
Bryan
Briscoe G. Baldwin
Robert Lee
Herndon Chickens High at San Antonio
Henry Herndon announced his Rhode Island Red pullets won top awards at the Southwest National Egg Laying contest in San Antonio for March. The pen produced 250 eggs in the month, including a pullet laying daily and several birds above twenty eggs in a week.
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Henry Herndon
Rhode Island
San Antonio
Bowie Summer Round Up Date Moved to May 1
The annual Bowie School Summer Round Up hosted by the Parent-Teacher Association has been rescheduled from May 12 to May 1. The free clinic invites mothers of incoming students to bring children for screening and corrective care before enrollment under the health committee chair Mrs Hal T Haltom.
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Bowie School
Parent-Teacher Association
Bowie
Hal T. Haltom
Novelty Radio Stars at A and M College Friday
Five radio stars will perform in the assembly hall at A and M College on Friday April 28 at 8 o clock. Tim Moore Frank Tilton Bob Hardaway Miss Geraldine Cole and Pat Wiser will present an evening of fun and feature numbers. Tilton the blind pianist will play any requested number or face a $3 prize for the first failure and a two weeks pass to picture shows for the second failure.
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Assembly Hall
A. and M. College
Tim Moore
Frank Tilton
Bob Hardaway
Geraldine Cole
Pat Wiser
Tilton
Summer Weather Notes From Last Week
Last week saw warm weather with daily highs near and above 80 degrees. Record shows no rainfall, and the week’s low fell to 53 degrees with a sequence of 73 to 82 degree days across Wednesday through Sunday.
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Minee Reepee
Pete Goto
Greeen
Thureday
Former Southwestern Students Form Local Club in New York
About twenty alumni from Southwestern University Georgetown met at the New York Cafe on Monday evening and organized a Southwestern Club. Officers for the first year include President Harry Edge Vice President T D Wilson and Secretary Mrs J W Black. D J McDonald Brazos County schools official was the oldest alumnus present from the 1982 83 year Rev E J Harris acted as toastmaster and alumni shared reminiscences plus Clem Richardson performed two vocal numbers.
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Southwestern University
Georgetown
New York Cafe
Southwestern Club
Harry Edge
T. D. Wilson
J. W. Black
D. J. McDonald
Brazos County
Southwestern
E. J. Harris
Clem Richardson
Houston Women Hurt When Car Leaves Road
Mrs. Cora Lee Rutledge and Mrs. Hattie Edwards, both of Houston, were injured in an automobile accident on the highway near Navasaota while en route to Bryan for a weekend visit with friends Mr and Mrs Elmer Brockman. Rutledge lost control when gravel struck the tires, the sedan overturned twice leaving both women badly cut and bruised and hospitalized in Bryan.
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Cora Lee Rutledge
Hattie Edwards
Houston
Bryan Hospital
Navasota
Rutledge
Baylor Belton Bryan Student Is Given Honor
Belton Bryan student Miss Pauline Morgan of Bryan has been named senior athletic manager of the Womans Athletic Association for 1931 32 at Baylor College for Women. The junior, daughter of C C Morgan, serves as athletic manager of the junior class and belongs to Royal Academia Literary Society.
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Belton
Pauline Morgan
Bryan
Womans Athletic Association
Baylor College
Morgan
C. C. Morgan
Royal Academia Literary Society
Nichols and Bowen Held to Grand Jury for Prohibition Violation
John Nichols and Bailey Bowen were bound over to the grand jury on prohibition charges after examinations before Justice J. T. McGee. Bond was set at $200 each. Captain and Mrs. G W Griner host Mrs. Griner of Milledgeville Ga visiting.
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John Nichols
Bailey Bowen
J. T. McGee
G. W. Griner
Captain Griner
Milledgeville, Ga
Cooking Through History Includes Free School Lead by Myra Oliver Dougan
The Eagle announces a free cooking school for women by Myra Oliver Dougan set for May 5 6 and 7 in the LaSalle Hotel ballroom. The piece traces historic appetite from ancient gardens to Pepys era and notes modern recipes aim to simplify cooking with short steps and general methods.
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Eagle
LaSalle
Garden of Eden
Madam Eve
Adam
Myra Oliver Dougan
The
LaSalle Hotel
Cleopatra
Aesepus
Louis XIV
France
D’orleans
Pepy
Young Bryan physician to Syracuse Hospital
Dr. W. B. Cline Jr., son of local physicians, has been appointed resident physician at Syracuse Psychopathic Hospital in New York. He left Bryan recently to begin the post, joining a facility linked to Syracuse University for psychiatric research. He reports satisfaction with his new duties.
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W. B. Cline Jr
W. B. Cline
Syracuse
Millions Staked In Old Case in Court 17 Years
The Ojo de Agua land dispute, 50 000 acres valued near five million dollars with about 500 people involved, remains stalled after 17 years in court. Delays followed due to judge changes and deaths of witnesses and principals. Judge Charles Thompson may preside if J E Leslie is not named special judge, likely extending trials by another year or two. Mary Jane Nall returns to Austin after holiday visit with Bry an Nall family.
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Brownsville
Hidalgo County
J. E. Leslie
W. B. Hopkins
J. C. Scott
Beeville
Charles Thompson
Leslie
Winners in Judging Contests at Texas A M Announced
At Texas A M College high school vocational agriculture judges contests concluded with Dublin and Sanger teams shining. Dublin livestock team went perfect to win overall and members include Joe Liles F C Schillingburg and Henry Turney coached by J M Bird. Other 1st place teams included Sanger farm shop Abilene poultry Abilene terracing Sherman and Stephenville entomology girls.
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College Station
College Assembly Hall
A. and M. College of Texas
Schools of Agriculture and Vocational Teaching
State Board For Vocational Education
Dublin
Joe Liles
F. C. Schillingburg
Henry Turney
J. M. Bird
Dairy cattle—Mart
Lanyce Walker
J. L. Martin
Richard Burleson
J. I. Kincaid
Sanger
Thomas Moore
Carl Ganzer
Eldridge Wood
L. L. Samuel
Sherman
Gordon Cummings
Dean Scott
Ivan Reynolds
J. M. Reynolds
Meng
Stephenville
Lie Mae Wolfe
Marie Allison
Verne Loveless
J. G
Abilene
M. Hatton
Willie Griffith
Ode Nevills
F. E. Tutt
Garnett Neeb
Horace Coffman
Milton Roberts
Sangers
Smith Reed
Holland
C. H. Brown
Brown Tool Company
Wheeler
Colorado
Garland
Center
Mr. Pleasant
W. N. Taylor
Eugene
J. B. Bertrand
White Deeer
Roach
Rising Star
Alvin Lain
Mt. Pleasant
H. R. Wright
Dikley
Miller Rhoades
Taylor
Business Men Meet to Discuss Bryan Credit Outlook
Merchants and business men of Bryan plan a Friday meeting at City Hall to improve the local credit situation. Speakers include Fred Yanders Austin state credit association manager G O Wen state association president C W Hurley Houston bureau manager and J E R Chilton Dallas bureau manager. The session is under the Retail Merchants Association of Bryan with many local merchants affiliated.
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Bryan
City Hall
Fred Yanders
State Credit Association
Austin
G. O. Wen
State Association
C. W. Hurley
Houston Bureau
J. E. R. Chilton
Dallas
Retail Merchants’ Association of
Bryan Merchants
Flags Presented To St Joseph’s School By Auxiliary
The local American Legion Auxiliary presented American flags to each of three rooms at St Joseph’s parochial school marking San Jacinto Day. The pledge of allegiance and national anthem preceded the flag presentation led by Ole Martinsen aided by Mrs. Martinsen and others. Clergy and local livestock man George Grimes were present for the program.
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St Joseph’s Parochial School
Ole Martinsen
American Legion Auxiliary
San Jacinto
Martinsen
A. J. Opersteny
Joe Sosolik
J. J. Wallace
S. J. of
Houston
J. B. Gliessner
St. Joseph’s Church
S. Hill
George Grimes County Livestock
Bryan
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J.C. Penney
Gwendolyn
Erebus
Monty Montgomery
Travis
Sloan
Herndon Chickens High
P.T. A. Notes
Radio Stars College
Southwestern Form Club
Baylor Belton Bryan
Young Bryan
Syracuse Hospital
Mary Jane Nall
State University
M. G. Nall
Texas A-M
St. Joseph’s
Qualla
Bryan Cotton Oil & Fertilizer Co
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