Navasota dam surveys begin as Brazos project moves ahead
August inspections will map the Navasota reservoir area under Maj. Eric Haquinius with John A. Norris supervising. The Navasota dam will impound 318000 acre feet of water over 1475 square miles, 45 feet high, second in size to Possum Kingdom in Palo Pinto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos
Norris
Haquinius
Navasota River
Possum Kingdom
Palo Pinto County
Navasota
United States Corps of Army Engineers
Brazos Valley
Leon River
Lampasas River
Bel County
Little River
Cameron
Navasota Dam
WPA
Roosevelt
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Brazos Project
D. C. Giddings
Brenham
First
Bryan Pool Feasibility Centered on Self-Support
In Bryan discussions on building a municipal swimming pool focus on financing. Navasota reports a WPA aided pool with about $1000 gross monthly and $500 net, suggesting Bryan could earn at least as much due to larger population and access to the College area and nearby regions, while offering safer swimming.
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Bryan
Navasota
WPA
Bryan Booster
Bryan visitors shop with local merchants on trip
A group led by Dr. F. Lyons and Henry Touchstone from near Cross visited Bryan for shopping with local merchants. Postcard greetings arrived for Cliff Buchanan from relatives touring Colorado and the Northwest. The Dallas party includes J. A. Henry E. R. King and their daughter and her husband. The group traveled via Boulder to Pike's Peak, with Miss Nina Henry joining from the University of Colorado. All report a delightful vacation.
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Pike's Peak
Cliff Buchanan
Colorado
Northwest
J. A. Henry
E. R. King
Dallas
Boulder
Colo
Nina Henry
University of Colorado
Pike’s Peak
Business Women Install Officers for Coming Year
Mrs. Lee J. Rountree presided as new officers of the Business and Professional Women's Club were installed including Miss Minnie Mae Grubbs as 1st vice president and Miss Wesa Weddington as 2nd vice president A decorative improvised ship with the name S B P W appeared on Mrs. M B Parker s lawn as the old crew passed on duties to the new. A state officer Miss Kate Adele Hill joined the ship formation and reports from the State convention were presented by Kate Adele Hill Wesa Weddington Myrtle Murray and Lucey Harrison The club named chairs for standing committees and welcomed one new member Miss Willie Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee J. Rountree
Minnie Mae Grubbs
Wesa Weddington
Dora R. Barnes
Frances Branch
Mary Anna Grimes
Business and Professional Women's Club
M. B. Parker
Club
Kate Adele Hill
Myrtle Murray
Lucey Harrison
Onah Jacks
Bessie Lee Sikes
Stella Stuart
Lola Blair
Grace I. Neeley
Isla Mae Chapman
Maybelle Smith
Lida Cooper
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Willie Rogers
Lucy Harrison
Mildred Horton
Meningitis Fatal in Beaumont Woman at 31
Mrs. Frank L. Pearson, 31, died here Monday from meningitis after an illness of less than three days.
Bryan July building permits total $21 025 in 35 grants
Building permits issued in Bryan for July totaled 21 025 with 35 permits granted. The July figure nearly doubled June activity and brings the year to 177 741 with 156 716 issued in the first half.
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Bryan
White Cleared Of Involvement In College Burglaries
Harold White, arrested Saturday afternoon by Sheriff Roy Nunn, was released Saturday night and ruled not implicated with four men held in Waco. Four Bryan and Waco youths were arrested for burglaries of Texas A and M College dorm rooms, with loot recovered. The four in Waco are Curley Walker Otis DeHart R B Carnes and J D Carnes.
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Harold White
Roy Nunn
Waco
Curley Walker
Otis DeHart
R. B. Carnes
J. D. Carnes
White
Henry Koontz
Offa Williams
A. J. Buchanan
Bryan
Texas A. &M. College
Texas Projects In PWA Stand To Get 53 884 502
Public Works Administration records show Texas requests for PWA loans and grants totaling 176 526 255 with 53 884 502 approved and awaiting presidential allotments. The funds come from a 300 million work relief allotment and depend on enough needy workers available. major projects include Port Arthur dam and Dallas court house.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Texas
PWA
Roosevel
Port Arthur
San Antonio
Wharton County
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Corpus Christi
Houston
Temple
New Car Crashes Through Store Window at Bryan Furniture
Saturday around 4 pm John Wesley Waterhouse a new car owner drove into Mc Culloch Danspy Furniture Company in Bryan crashing through a show window and damaging a bedroom suite a desk a boudoir chair and a glass topped table leaving pieces scattered inside the store and injuring none but himself in a near panic situation.
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McCulloch-Danspy Furniture Company
Bryan
John Wesley Waterhouse
John Wesley
Thirteen Candidates File Final Campaign Accounts Brazos County
Thirteen nominees for district county and precinct offices in Brazos County filed their third and final expense accounts. Listed are U S Ware 172.55 Frank Worsham 255 J M Ferguson 188 R Pat Patterson 60 Fred Wehrman 87.50 Horace Reed 100.20 Aubrey Tobias 120.75 Noble Cook 1246.75 W R Allen 186.75 John M Moore 69.35 Roy Montgomery 50 J A Rychlik 92.
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Brazos County
U. S. Ware
Frank Worsham
J. M. Ferguson
R. Pat Patterson
Fred Wehrman
Horace Reed
Aubrey Tobias
Noble Cook
W. R. Allen
John M. Moore
Roy Montgomery
J. A. Rychlik
Stolen Curtain Material Recovered. Suspect Held
Jimmy Griffin, a Black man, is jailed as Constable Jolly reports a large bundle of curtain material taken from Mrs. Curtis Vinson’s car in College Station and found at Griffin’s home. Chief Tillis and Jolly are investigating possible accomplices and denying Griffin’s knowledge of origin.
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Jimmy Griffin
D. D. Jolly
Curtis Vinson
College Station
Bryan
Griffin
Jolly
K. T. Tillis
Griffin House
Youth of Bryan Commissioned as Second Lieutenant in Army
Earl Tardy, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Tardy, has been appointed second lieutenant in the U S Army. He is on duty at Fort Sill Oklahoma with Battery A 18th Field Artillery under the Thompson act. A Texas A and M College graduate, he spent six weeks in military work at Camp Bullis earlier this summer.
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Earl Tardy
P. A. Tardy
United States Army
Fort Sill
Okla
Lieutenant Tardy
18Th Field Artillery
Texas A. and M. College
Camp Bullis
Rural school cuts and bus route changes from county meeting
The county board of education voted to discontinue Fickey and Wixon schools and merge others including Prospect with Wixon. Kings Highway denied a 10th grade. bus routes reconfigured with Reliance serving Kurten and Bryan, Edge serving Benchley, and Tabor picking Wixon pupils. Present were board members Bethany Wilcox Locke Cole Merka and officials Barclay and trustees from affected districts.
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County Board of Education
Fickey
Kurten
Tabor
Sybil Roth
Wixon
Prospect
Kings Highway
Bryan
Franklin
Reliance
Kurten High School
Edge
Benchley
M. Bethany
George B. Wilcox
College
Joe Locke
N. C. Cole
Harvey
Charles Merka
Smetana
C. B. Barclay
First Cotton Bale of Year Brings 18 1 2 Cents Per Pound
Ignatio Fachon of Riverside sold the 521 pound bale for 18 1 2 cents to Searcy Smith for Bush and Witherspoon of Waco. He received seed payment, local premiums, and in kind goods from Bryan firms, with gin costs waived by Parker gin.
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Bryan
Ignatio Fachon
Riverside
Searcy Smith
Bush and
Burleson County
Brazos Valley Cotton Cooperative Association
Roosevelt defends drought relief from political tampering
President Roosevelt said the administration was not playing politics in drought relief. He rejected linking human misery with partisan aims and allowed reporters to quote him as he spoke to Hyde Park about relief efforts.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Iola Trade Trip Voted A Success by Bryan Residents
More than 60 Bryan residents including 43 business firm representatives traveled to Iola on the season’s second trade trip. About 500 Iola residents welcomed the visitors and enjoyed entertainment by the Bryan Community Band and Bullock's minstrels. Short talks were given by George G. Chance and E. E. Yeager.
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Bryan
Iola
Bryan Community Band
Bullock's Minstrels
George G. Chance
Bryan and Brazos County
Marriage Licenses Issued for Local Couples
John Garcia and Anita Sato. Augustus Hart and Burma Da Preston. Wiggins and Eva Mae Harris. Robert Phelps and Lillie Mae Childs. J H Merka and Fern Mahler. John G Gottschalk and Dorothy Klipple. Henry Gilmore and Catherine Dicharo received licenses in the latest local records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Garcia
Anita Sato
Augustus Hart
Burma
Preston Wiggins
Eva Mae Harris
Robert Phelps
Lillie Mae Childs
J. H. Merka
Fern Mahler
John G. Gottschalk
Dorothy Klipple
Henry Gilmore
Catherine Dicharo
First National Bank Adopts Complete Air Conditioning
First National Bank begins full air conditioning for staff and customers with temperature and humidity control year round. General Electric will install the system, delivering nine air changes per hour and a minimum winter temperature of 70 degrees, to be completed in 21 working days.
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First National Bank
General Electric Company
Travis B. Bryan
Bank
Burroughs
Bryan
First National
Consolidated Board Names New Teachers
Paul Edge Jr of Bryan elected principal and seventh grade teacher at A. & M. Consolidated. Ray mond Rogers resigns sixth grade. Cyrus Heaton from Henderson named successor. Baylor graduate Carleen Bright to fifth grade. Sikes named superintendent. Mitchell named mathematics teacher. one combined math science and athletics post still to fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Edge, Jr
Bryan
A. & M. Consolidated
J. H. Sikes
Edge
A. M. College
Arcadia
Paul Edge
Sikes
Raymond Rogers
Cyrus Heaton
Henderson
Carleen Bright
Waco
Baylor University
Margaret Robinson
Funeral services for Tom Schovajsa locals recall out-of-town attendees
In Bryan for the funeral of Tom Schovajsa, Bryan resident buried Saturday, attendees included George Schovajsa Tracy Schovajsa and many relatives from Miles Granger Seymour Biiberville Taylor and others. The list names multiple Schovajsa family members and spouses visiting for the service.
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Bryan
Tom Schovajsa
George Schovajsa
Tracy Schovajsa
Albert Schovajsa
Miles
Joe Stiba
Granger
Tom Syptak
Tom Syptak, Jr
Seymour
Frank Schovajsa
Benjamin Schovajsa
Tom Mikeska
Biiberville
Teresa Curik
Joe Hurta
John Hurta
Taylor
Heirs Granted Chance to Contest Jackson Barnett Fortune
About 200 claimants of the late Jackson Barnett were allowed to challenge the estate worth around two million dollars. More than 400 individuals claim rights to Barnett's fortune, prompting the initial ruling in Muskogee Oklahoma.
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Muskogee
Okla
Jackson Barnett
Barnett
Confederate tax rates set for 1937 state funds
The automatic tax board today set state property tax at 62 cents per $100 valuation, unchanged from last year. The general revenue fund rate is 35 cents, Confederate pensions at seven cents, both constitutional minimums, with school rate at 20 cents, same as year but above the constitutional limit.
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Austin
Automatic Tax Board
Civil Service Exams Open in Mineral Wells Texas
Civil service exams announced with pay scales from 1440 to 2160 dollars yearly for various inspector roles. Applications must reach the secretary of the Civil Service Board in Mineral Wells by August 24, 1936. The Mineral Wells Engineer District covers the watershed above Washington Texas and similar vacancies follow qualification rules. For details contact the local secretary at the Texas post office for announcements.
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Texas
Sons of Hermann Hold Regular Meeting With 100 Attendees
The Sons of Hermann met Sunday at ten with over 100 members present at the lodge hall until five. After the ceremonies, refreshments were served and a social hour enjoyed. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. J Wittman Will Krenek and Pasler.
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Hermann
J Wittman
Will Krenek
Pasler
Lions Park report from Providence meeting notes
Delegates Stover and day noon report on Lions Convention in Providence Rhode Island July 20. Stover praised hospitality and parade crowds while Franks attended events as guests. Two new members Mit Weedon and Mike Ford joined the club and Cadet Jacobs entertained with accordion performances. A novel program at Sankey Park plans next Tweedy gathering with member suggestions sought.
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Providence
R. I
Don Stover
R. C
Mr. Stover
Chicago
P Dence
Stover
Franks
Mit Weedon
Mike Bo Ford
Bill McCartney
Galena
McCartney
Eugene Jacobs
Norfolk
Ernest Bartlett
Sartonio
Text
M. College
Jacobs
Bal
Sankey Park
Tweedy
Bea
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Bor Sa
Palo Pinto Sector
Bell County Survey
People’s Column
Spanish City
Madrid
Isted
Drouth
Bryan Greet
Alfred Jochim
Union City
N. J
Berlin
Bronx
Associated Press
Consolidated Board
Schovajsa
General Fund
Lions Park
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