Fire Prevention Talk Emphasizes Training and Codes
Col. Ofvnsmith of Chicago addresses a three day Texas fire prevention course. Sanders Austin urges adoption of a standard building code and trained fire personnel to reduce losses and insurance costs. He notes growing activity in Texas cities on fire prevention alongside fire fighting progress.
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Bryan
Col
Ofvnsmith
Chicago
Ill
Sanders
Austin
Scellman
Texas
Tom
Mark
Gove
Fire prevention talk urges Texas chiefs to lead home safety
A Texas fire prevention appeal urges fire chiefs to organize committees in their departments to study home and community safety. It highlights home fires causing most losses and calls for better ordinances, equipment, training, and public guidance. The piece lists attendees and registrants for a short course among Texas firemen.
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PaEt Liek
Baginniair
Texas
Bryan
Jd. Ray Roe
Abilene
Doc Manning
R. M. Moore
Alice
S. E. Burks
W. C. Moore
Amarillo
J. W. Belkin
F. C. Bigelow
Aransas Pass
J. W. DeWeese
L. B. Newcum
Lee D. Cline
Eugene Lancers
J. H. Schwab
Austin
W. E. Biggerstaff
H. C. Chaney
George Elam
Charlie Hayton
J. T. Moore
Bonham
H. T. Chandler
Bowie
L. M. Pardee
Breckenridge
R. L. Hayes
Edwin Hurd
J. G. Samuelson
Brady
D. High
M. G. Hoffman
S. H. Schomberg
Frank Wood
Brenham
I. E. Ellis
Rance Pettitt
Brownwood
W. E. Holmgreen
W. B. Askew
Carrizo Springs
O'Neal Sanders
O. F. Metz
Center
Clarence Goldsmith
Chicago, IL
G. P. Rainbolt
P. O. Pass
Cisco
C. E. Harvey
James Kent
Clarendon
R. Erwin
J. Cartier
Clarksville
Pete Press
Rotary directors weigh repeat Trades Day in coming months
A poll of directors showed the event was a wholesale success and should be repeated within two to three months. The discussion covered goodwill tours by Bryan business men and dates for proposed tours and the next Trades Day, left to the Trade Extension committee. George A. Adams, chair of Finance and Membership, reported finances noting property holders had not agreed to expected assessments.
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Cess
Bryan
George A. Adams
Myra Dougan to Lecture on Home Economics in Bryan
Myra Oliver Dougan home economist and lecturer will present a free cooking school in Bryan on May 5 6 and 7 sponsored by The Bryan Daily and Weekly Eagle. She cites tearful brides and mothers who shared home life stories to guide practical household management advice at LaSelle Hotel ballroom.
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Myra Oliver Dougan
Bryan
Bryan Daily
Weekly
Eagle
Mrs. Dougan
LaSelle Hotel
Uncontrolled Oil Gusher Halts Work At Site
Flames quenched but oil spurted across a wide area as gas spread. Crews tried to regain tools from the drill hole when a spark caused by friction ignited the oil. Two oil sand levels had been drilled through unexpectedly, stopping further progress.
Sunday School Campaign Expands Across Brazos Association
H P Black reports 108 workers in the Creath Brazos Baptist Association campaign spanning Brazos Grimes Madison Leon Montgomery and Walker counties. At Navasota 21 from Iola 16 from Singleton 21 from Fellowship 18 from Bedias 6 from Shiloh attended the meeting where census work and study courses were discussed. Thos A Grey pastor of Iola was elected president and the enlargement drive runs through Friday night.
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H. P. Black
Creath-Brazos
Fellowship
Bedias
Shiloh
Navasota
Bryan
Social Welfare Report From Brazos Presented in Dallas
Mrs J L Brock returned from Dallas where she attended the Texas Conference of Social Welfare at the Baker Hotel. She spoke on Friday outlining Brazos county welfare work and its general plan and program as presented to the conference.
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J. L. Brock
Dallas
Texas Conference of Social Welfare
Baker Hotel
Mr and Mrs W R Thomas Visit Navasota Tuesday
Mr and Mrs W R Thomas spent Tuesday in Navasota as guests of relatives, enjoying time with family members during the outing.
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W. R. Thomas
Navasota
Penney Employees From Three Stores Meet In Nava-Sota
K R Bryant of the J C Penney Co store and 22 employees from three Penney outlets gathered in Navasota for a Friday meeting after a picnic. Managers M F Lee Huntsville D B Lambo Bryan and E R Bryant Bryan spoke on improved business conditions in the region.
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Kk. R. Bryant
J. C. Penney Co
Navasota
Bryan
Penney Organization
M. F. Lee
D. B. Lambo
Huntsville
E. R. Bryant
J. B. Fagan
J. C. Penney Company of
E.R. Bryant
Velma Moore
Frank Watson
George Griffin
Lucy Darwin
J. J. Ray
Luther Broadway
Homer Westbrook
A. B. Morgan
Wil
Picnic Planned By Campus Club Ends Season
Members of the Campus Study Club met on Tuesday to approve a revised constitution and by laws. The program featured a cornet solo by Chas Finley Jr and a flowers talk by Mrs E Langford plus a paper on medical science by Mrs Walter Ezekiel. A picnic planned for May 5 will close the club year with husbands attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Finley, Jr
Caroline Mitchell
E. Langford
Walter Ezekiel
E. P. Humbert
Mesdames J. S. Mogford
Fred Brison
Utilities Club Elects Officers at Carleton Home
Members of the College Utilities Club met at the Carleton home on the campus of A. and M. College to elect officers for the coming year. Officers chosen include Mrs. B. D. Marburger president and other posts.
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Utilities Club
Carleton
College Utilities Club
R. E. Carleton
C. L. Gray
A. and M. College
B. D. Marburger
T. O. Walton
W. E. Lewis
A. Haneman
W. QO. Orth
W. A. Orth
Elizabeth Ney
Ney
Texas
Mesdames R. H. Covington
Betty Hines
George Ayres
D. Mousner
Frank Brown
Houston Man Weds Leonard Girl Here
High mass was celebrated at St Josephs Catholic church at 10 am Monday with Rev J B Gleissner officiating. The wedding joined George Stimnacher of Houston and Miss Lena Luther of the Leonard community near Bryan. The couple left for Houston to make their future home. The Eagle will pay you cash for clean white cotton rags.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
J. B. Gleissner
George Stimnacher
Houston
Lena Luther
Leonard
Bryan
Stimacher
Brazos County Clubs Plan Saturday Market Opening
The Brazos County Boy and Girl Club Department outlines plans to open a weekly home demonstration market starting May 9. Led by Mrs. Hugo Dobrovolny, the market will feature dressed fryers vegetables and seasonal products with space provided by the Chamber of Commerce trades extension committee. John Frank Womble spoke on plans and offered assistance. The effort aims to grow into a thriving business with new standard home products added over time.
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County Home Demonstration Council
Ben Seigert
Smetana
John Payne
Edge
Lynn Sample
Tabor
George Jones
Xeliance
Chamber of Commerce
John Frank Womble
The
Hugo Dobrovolny
Peggy Morris
Sadie Hatfield
Dobrovolny
Inez Higgs
Inez
Bermuda
Miss Morris
Rye Club
Marguerite Thompson
Marguerite
Are You Blind to Farm Needs and Pasture Wins
Insist on good stands and weed control to protect yields and lower unit costs. Side dressing with nitrate of soda may lift corn by 5 to 8 bushels per acre, depending on season and soil. Rain exposed terrace weaknesses. neglect harms soil. The U S Department of Agriculture notes clover seed returns mirror pastures. Brazos county could yield a million dollars. Carl Wipprecht’s farm shows 5 acres of needle grass supplying 17 cows daily in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kentucky
Brazos County
Chamber of Commerce
Carl Wipprecht
Bryan
Cotton Damaged By Cold Weather On Kings Highway
The region reports severe damage to cotton due to recent cold snaps. Plainview visitors include Mr. and Mrs. John A. Heath and Mrs. Inez Batson remembered locally. Ed Skubal visits from Franklin. several Edge residents welcome guests. 4 H Club girls meet at 9 a.m. at the Holden home to sew pillow cases.
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John A. Heath
Plainview
Heath
Inez Batson
Fritz Kindt
Kurten
Ed Skubal
Franklin
V. Skubal
Frank Mentereek
John Rychlik
Edge
Adolphe Novosad
Charlie Novosad
Joe Novosad
E. Churik
L. V. Skubal
Prospect Friday Activities Include 4-H Demonstrations and Quilt Award
On April 24 rain forced a school picnic indoors with fried bacon and French spuds, while on April 25 the 4-H Club met to report demonstrations. Carl Wilson won a flour prize. the Dutch girl quilt went to Mrs. Lacey Weide of Cameron Ranch, raising $15 for a basketball. The event featured home made candy sales and a Coleman light fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect 4-H Club
Cargill String Band
Carl Wilson
Lola Price
D. J. McDonald
Prospect Club
Reliance Club
Reliance
Sam Manning
Lacey Weide
Cameron Ranch
Bilbo Opposes Rump Session To Raise Money
Governor Theodore G. Bilbo urged Mississippi legislators not to attend the rump session planned for Tuesday to approve emergency measures for a deficit above five million dollars. He left Jackson vowing not to return during what he called the fool setting and demanded pledges against impeachment drives before any special call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Theodore G. Bilbo
Local residents noted in Bryan and vicinity travels
Daily notices list residents visiting to and from Bryan from nearby towns and cities. Courthouse and business travelers, including Judge Davis and court reporter McDonald, Allen and Haswell family trips, and professionals like Chamber of Commerce staff, with several heading to Franklin and Houston for sessions and conventions.
Barron Addresses Willow Hole School on War Closure
W. S. Barron of Bryan spoke to Willow Hole School students Friday night as the school closed for the war. He discussed Texas tax policy in plain terms and urged continual improvement of the state’s school system and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Hole’ School
W. S. Barron
Bryan
Ile
Texas
Former Citizen Chosen Head of Rotary District at San Antonio
Dr. John A. Crockett of Harlin named 1931 1932 district governor at the district Rotary conference in San Antonio succeeding Walter Walthall. Tim Evans of Houston opposed him. Dr. Benedict urged education and criticized Texas spending. Matias de Llano and Dr. King Vivian spoke on Rotarys role in friendship and education. Walthall was chosen director of Rotary International to meet in Vienna. Dr. Crockett formerly lived in Bryan and practiced medicine in San Antonio.
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San Antonio
John A. Crockett
Harlingen
Rotary
Walter W. Walthall
Crockett
Tim Evans
Houston
Harry Yandell Benedict
University of Texas
Texas
Matias de Llano
Laredo
Mexico
United States
King Vivian
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Walter Walthall
Rotary International
Vienna
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J. E. Hall
R. F. Foster
L. D. Fox
A. Gammon
N. T. Haydon
G. A. Birmingham
H. A. Hodges
C. H. Hunter
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H. D. Minyard
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Olin Culberson
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P. J. Herrmann
C. N. Wheeler
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C. O. Atkins
R. D. Pike
Falfurrias
W. H. Dixon
Gibson Harber
H. O. Northcutt
J. M. O Brien
A. E. Rogers
Carl Senior
E. M. Tunnell
J. M. Althoff
J. C. Satterwhite
German
C. W. Kraus
E. A. Mutchink
Giddings
W. E. Baumback
T. H. Bounds
N. J. King
Harrold Sullivan
J. S. Sullivan
Goose Creek
Ben R. Brooks
Grapeland
J. B. Eastman
Gulf
J. W. Pyland
Hearne
Grover Harvey
Hillsboro
W. O. Reed
Honey Grove
Jas. G. Blunt
T. P. Camp
J. M. Gorman
Geo. J. Gruber
C. F. Herbert
BE. C. Kohlman
J. A. Metcalf
Hubert Walling
H. C. Weigley
W. B. Carr
M. L
Ross A. Marcus
Mission
H. Lee
Jack Whitaker
H. T. Muckelroy
E. C. Feazell
Nacogdoches
George S. Clark
Robert Ebensberger
Ed Altwein
Otto Schneider
FE. W. Heidemeyer
New Braunfels
Wm. Morris
Geo. B. Goff
Oklahoma City
Jules Sanders
Elmer Dunlap
E. L. Nance
H. L. Stanfill
Orange
E. B. Caroline
Charles Manahan
Pecos
H. H. Padon
C. H. Womelsedorff
Palestine
Q. S. Powers
E. E. Seal
M. C. Farris
M. Wilkerson
Pelly
M. L. McWhorter
E. A. Ross
Lawrence
H. Cushing
H. Clyde Smith
T. T. Walker
San Saba
W. du Bois
Santa Anna
A. Solmky
L. H. Tiemann
Seguin
Ed Holmes
Sherman
Charlie Dawson
Rich Faghan
Brevenville
L. Thompson
J. B. Park
Sugarland
Zack Taylor
Sweetwater
F. Klobb
B. J. Korman
J. W. Dellinger
E. B. Martin
Taylor
Z. R. Hines
A. Fisher
Temple
J. R. Henderson
G. T. Richardson
J. T. Foster
M. B. Earl
L. C. Bennett
J. A. Spears
J. E. Benjamin
E. O. Prewett
N. L. Baldwin
M. Stropeni
E. Fagnani
J. A
John D. Huntley
Vernon
W. C. Evetts
Waxahachie
L. E. Huddleston
Weatherford
FE. Fahrenthold
Weimar
H. G. Schaus
Weslaco
O. W. Mayberry
Ike Alfred
Wills Point
P. A. Tedford
Mack Shelton
Winnsboro
G. F. Williams
Sue Cambell
Winters
Joe R. Plager
M. Bauman
Waco
Chas. Stemp
N. S. Hunsdon
C. E. Rakestraw
Washington, D. C
H. H. Williamson
Agriculture Committee
C. L. Benson
W. R. McCullough
R. V. Armstrong
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
O. S. Johnson
Travis B. Bryan
Rotarians
Communist
PLOS
Brazos
Penney
Brazos County Boys’ and Girls’ Club Department
Kings Highway
Bilbo
Father A. Ryan
Caldwell
St. Joseph's Church
Mily
Wellborn
R. L. Jones
Steep Hollow
W. C. Davis
Z. R. McDonald
J. W. Lawless
C. A. Allen
Madisonville
Tyler Haswell
Beckwith
Fritz Easman
R. J. Loften
Brazos Valley
Bartlett
Lum Puckett
Lula Bell Buckett
Henry Wheeless
Beaumont
Edward Smith
J. K. Harris
Jno
R. Harris
Emory Harris
Cross
Frances Noto
Lula Rotello
Navasota Examiner
J. Frank Womble
Bryan and Brazos County
Jewell Hooey
Margaret Cobb
J. L. Cobb
Luther B. Wilson
Wheelock
E. W. Upchurch
Route 3
Lee J. Rountree
Iola
Joe P. Opersteng
Ray McDaniel
Greenville
McDaniel
Fred L. Sloop
Texas State Teachers’ Association
O. L. Andrews
Harvey
Seldon Andrews
Morris Schulman
New Orleans
Barron
Willow Hole School
A. & M. College
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