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Newspaper

Bryan Weekly Eagle

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1934

Page

5

Notable Navy Admiral Aristo Wiley Joins National Steel Board

Rear Admiral Henry A Wiley retired from the U S N is named one of three members of the National Steel Labor Relations Board Navy service includes command of the New Jersey Wyoming and Standish career spans from Annapolis to the Bureau of Navigation and shore inspection posts He has acted as arbitrator in railway labor disputes and now joins the steel board.

Henry Aristo Wiley National Steel Labor Relations Board Troy Ala United States Naval Academy Annapolis Maple Constellation Kentucky Bureau of Navigation Navy Department Monterrey Saratoga Board of Board of Inspection and Survey Navy New Jersey Wyoming Wiley Denver & Rio Grande Western Delaware & Hudson

Olden Residents Return to Bryan For Short Visit

Gracie Kerr of Rusk and Anna Kerr of Weatherford visited Bryan to recall childhood years spent near the A and M College era. They toured the old Kerr homestead site, recalled Mrs. Ewing and Mrs. Irwin, and visited the Goodson home before returning home.

Bryan Jim Kerr Kerr R. K. Chatham A. and M. College Gracie Kerr

Grain sorghum push and county agents notes

With feed shortages, the Negro agent urges farmers to plant heavy grain sorghum crops before frost. Prairie View Short Course set for Aug 12 for men and 4-H boys. Home demonstration reports show June July totals for farm products sold and items produced including foods, canned goods, jellies, pickles, and garments.

Prairie View Office of Negro County Home Makers Council

Weather and church notes from Wellborn community

Two light showers refreshed Wellborn since last report. The Baptist meeting drew good attendance with several conversions and additions. Visitors included Mrs. A B Hopper and Mrs. Solon Griffith, along with Mrs. A B Welch visiting a niece.

Hudnall Personville W D. Lauder Clyde Hudnall Wellborn A. B. Hopper Solon Griffith

Elizabeth Howell Weds Hiram Thut at Western Springs

Bride Elizabeth Howell and groom Hiram Thut marry at high noon July 28 in Western Springs Illinois. Ceremony held at the home of J. A. B. Tompkins, brother in law and sister of the bride elect.

John Randolph Howell Elizabeth Hiram Frederick Thut Western Springs Ill J. A. B. Tompkins

Quiet Election Dims Town Bulletin From Wellborn Area

Residents report a quiet election day as locals travel to church meetings and visit relatives. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Clyde and Pete returning to Personsville, Rev J P Brown en route to Bryan, and guests of Ida Boyder and Guy Neeley families. Names listed include A Straub, A B McSwain, Ernest Redman, Wade, Yeager, Minnie Foster.

Personsville Clyde Pete J. P. Brown Bryan Wellborn Joda Royder Beaumont Ida Royder T. Farquhar Ennis Guy Neeley Henry Jones Houston Ida Boyder

Rumors of Bankhead Act Suspension Denied

In College Station on July 31 officials deny reports that the Bankhead Act will be suspended this year. C A Cobb of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration says the Cotton Production Section has not issued any statement about suspension. He urges rapid processing of exemption certificates as county committees assist with signups while the State Allocation Board operates locally.

Adolf Hitler Michael Cardinal Faulhaber Munich Alfred Rosenberg Cardinal Faulhaber America University of Strassburg Speyer College Station Texas Extension Service C. A. Cobb Agricultural Adjustment Administration State

Business Women club names committee heads at meeting

The Business and Professional Women's club announced its standing committee chairmen at Wednesday’s Municipal Clubhouse meeting. Mildred Horton spoke on her Washington trip advising national relief heads on cannery operations.

Business and Professional Women's Club Municipal Club Mildred Horton Washington Marguerite Sammons Kate Adele Hill Mary Anna Grimes Helen Swift Minnie Mae Grubbs Minnie Fisher Cunningham Ruby Mashburn Maurice Hearn Dora R. Barnes Moore Hattiesburg Grace Neeley

Valls Nominated for Seventeenth Term as Webb County Attorney

John A. Valls, district attorney of Webb County, has been renominated for the seventeenth term. Valls won 4185 votes across Webb Zapata and other counties, leading W R Quilliam who had 2862 votes. Webb and Zapata backed Valls, while Quilliam carried Jim Hogg and Dimmit counties.

Laredo John A. Valls Webb County Valls Forty-Ninth Judicial District W. R. Quilliam Jim Hogg County Walls Webb Zapata Quilliam Jim Hogg Dimmitt

Cardboard Sheets for Sale at Eagle Printing Co

Large white cardboard sheets available in several thicknesses. Sizes include 28 inches and 22 percent? This listing notes 28 inch sheets and assorted thicknesses offered by Eagle Printing Co.

Eagle Printing Co

Oclet y Celebrate 82nd Birthday Of Mrs Fannie Holland

Friends and relatives gathered at Sue Haswell Memorial Park in Bryan for a noon birthday dinner honoring Mrs. Fannie Holland, a long time Brazos County resident. Attendees included many Bryan Brazos locals and guests from Conroe Austin Bay City Cheneyville La Goose Creek.

Fannie Holland Sue Haswell Bryan Will Kelly Clint Cloud Zeff Jones Horace Holligan Ervin Smith Warren Landry Lum Powers Lee Smith Arnold Murray P. G. Newton

College Woman Dies at Clinic Funeral Tuesday

Mrs. Minnie Ayers of College Station died at a Bryan clinic after a week long illness. She was 69. Survived by husband D. S. Ayers, four sons and three daughters, eighteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 10 a m in Bryan, burial at Boonville cemetery. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named from College Station and Hereford.

Minnie Ayers College Station Bryan Will Ayers Charles Ayers Houston W. L. Ayers Hereford Texas C. P. Atkins J. G. Shows B. H. Royall Joe Pletzer Gertrude Ayers Amarillo C. V. Villarett John Brockheim Henry Brockheim Ayers McCullouch-Dansby Funeral Chapel R. L. Jackson A. and M. College Old Boonville L. D J. H. Stockton J. Acord E. C. Mousner College and Bryan H. R. Fritz C. W. Wilson A. Q O. Poston

Remarks on Vacation Bible School inspire city churchgoers

Mrs. Howell's comments and Mrs. Theo Mahler's talk at the Daily Vacation Bible School session under the City Federation of Churches impressed attendees. Mrs. Mahler outlined the broad positive impact possible through federation channels and envisioned more work in the coming years. Mrs. Black and Mrs. Fountain praised the 1934 Bryan Vacation Bible School as the federation planned to reconvene in October.

America Robert Joseph Collier Orville Wright Glenn H. Curtis Elmer A Sperry Glenn Luther Martin Chattanooga Tenn Tome Preparatory School Maryland University of Virginia Massachusetts Tech Curtiss Airplane Company Army Mexico Caldwell U. S. Army Hamilton Standard United Aircraft & Transport Company Bryan J. W. Black Methodist Church E. J. Fountain First Baptist Church Federation

Seil it with ane way te want ad

A compact notice hints at an advertisement offer phrased as a sales prompt. The fragment mentions a sales approach and a desire for a particular listing, suggesting a barter style or rough sale inquiry within a local marketplace.

Edge Gins First Cotton Bale as Patch Season Returns

Edge reports its first bale of cotton ginned on Monday belonging to John A. Rychiik. Community notes list visitors and local happenings including health concerns, family reunions, and travels among residents from Bryan to Houston and Hearne.

Edge John A. Rychiik E. J. Payne Wilkerson Clinic Tastus Bolton Conroe Bill Pack J. C. Bolton J. D. Sanders Lena Blazek Jordantown Wymola J. T. Griffin Otho Rhodes Otho Richard Herbert Little Brazos Valley Carson Lawson Plainview J. T. Closs C. B. Moode J. M. Closs Prospect Bryan Wellborn Houston Hearne Teague Nacogdoches Magnolia Shreveport Gladys Cross Helen Moore Jennie Lou Griffin Bob Parker Huntsville Carl Orr Walden Orr of Fred Walker Otho Murphy Claude Moore Marlin

Bryan Methodist Church Named on Reds Dynamite List

Russian preacher Dr. Oscar Autritt claimed at a Washington prayer meeting that he saw in a St. Louis cellar a 20 foot blue print listing the Bryan Texas Methodist Church among targets to be blasted by Communists. He described the document as charred and secret.

Bryan Washington Texas First Congregational Church Calvin Coolidge Oscar Autritt

Cotton exemptions drive boosts county signups at court

Braos County Boys and Girls Club reports extra committees aiding cotton exemption signups. Farmers without contracts risk losing exemptions as tax must be paid by ginners to move cotton. Meetings set at the Bryan courthouse Thursday for signed exemptions and Friday Saturday for those with possible exemptions.

Bryan Court House

Seven aboard car escape as coupe leaps over truck crash

The Fernand ez coupe, traveling at high speed toward Houston, jumped over a truck driven by R M Young near Bryan, tumbling into a ditch. Seven in Youngs car and occupants in the truck were injured lightly or uninjured as flames erupted briefly before being put out.

Ning R. M. Young Huntsville Young Fernandez Bryan Jones Mrs. Jones Brown Carr Houston

Allred leads Texas governor race as runoff looms

Early returns show James V. Allred leading the Democratic gubernatorial field with Tom F. Hunter strong and Charles McDonald third. The top two advance to the August 25 runoff. other races include Woodward and McCraw for attorney general and Lon Smith vs Pundt for railroad commissioner. Congressional votes in the Seventh district show close races among Davis, Frizzell, Patton and others.

Maury Hughes Woodward McCraw Clyde Smith Lon Smith Pundt W. Gregory Hatcher H. O. Johnson James McNees Roger Davis Nacogdoches Bonnie Frizzell Palestine Davis Frizzell Nat Patton Crockett W. D. Justice Athens Dallas Texas Ferguson James V. Allred Wichita Falls Tom F. Hunter Charles C. McDonald Miriam A. Ferguson James FE. Ferguson Jim James E. Ferguson McDonald

Bryan Grocers Named To Local Code Board

A. P. Milner announces Bryan men named to the local Code Authority board for Houston Area No. 14. David Reid serves as Independent Retail member and secretary. J. A. Williams represents Voluntary Owned Retail, J. F. Henderson Gordon Sewall for Volunteer Wholesale, and P. Walker for Independent Wholesaler.

A. P. Milner Houston Area No. 14 Food and Grocery Distributors’ Code Authority Bryan Men David Reid J. A. Williams J. F. Henderson Gordon Sewall Mills P. Walker

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