Brazos County clubs and tours highlighted in community notes
The Brazos County Boys and Girls Club and related 4-H groups hold regular meetings and an August 28-30 achievement tour with farm and home demonstrations. Officers discuss Short Course reports, while community leaders urge continued support and caution against disrupted social gatherings in Tabor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smetana
Ruby Ere
Lillie Mae Habarta
Julia Regmund
Julia
Dorothy Sramek
Elsie Novosod
King’s Highway
Bettie Mae
Nash’s
Jimmie Stroud
Edge
Clara Jane Chytil
Flossie Mae Wilson’s
Prospect Club
Reliance Club
Perry Berdine’s
Consolidated Club
Beatrice Ivy’s
Planning boards signal closer cooperation in future battles
The mention of planning boards suggests closer cooperation and better correlation of effort in the days ahead. The speaker cues to continue the struggle and press forward with resolve.
Millican Club Meeting Strives for Wholesome Social Scene
The Millican club gathered Monday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McGregor for a short program by visiting musicians who performed in vain before resuming regular activities. The group aims to improve the social environment for Millican youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millican Club
C. B. McGregor
Millican
Bowman 4-H Club Seeks Members for 1936 Enrollment
Bowman 4-H Club President George Conaway announces active drive to recruit new members for 1936. He urges complete enrollment before year end to finalize the group’s roster and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Conaway
Bowman 4-H
Rock Prairie Meeting Plans Fourth Friday Night
A meeting is set for Rock Prairie on the fourth Friday night with the Post Office music ramblers providing music. The county agent will propose organizing a 4-H club for Rock Prairie amid community encouragement to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Rock Prairie
Post Office Music Ramblers
Absentee Voters to Get Ballots Friday
Brazos County voters expected to be absent August 24 may cast ballots at County Clerk Frank Worsham's office on Friday and afterward until midnight August 21. Ballots will be mailed to voters away from the county who expect not to return by election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Frank Worsham
Local Clergy Ministering At Regular Service
Reverend J J Pipkin filled his regular appointment here on Sunday. Mrs J J Pipkin is ill and hoped to recover soon. Mr and Mrs Bob Parker visited Saturday and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Herbert Little of Brazos Valley spent Sunday with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Pipkin
Bob Parker
Herbert Little
Brazos Valley
Cotton Seed Flour Seen as Boon to Texas Growers
Fort Worth reports a breakthrough in turning cotton seed kernel into a palatable flour rich in protein vitamins and phosphorus. Chemist C W McMath and T J Harrell led development after years of effort funded by a $150000 machine investment transforming seed into large scale production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fort Worth
American Medical Association
Committee On Foods
C. W. McMath
T. J. Harrell
Texas Cotton Seed Crushers’, Association
South
Kell
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
McMath
Harrell
LocalResidents Visit. R H Packs Team Accident News
Mrs and Mr Clas Griffin and family hear of last Sundays accident when R H Packs team ran away injuring two children sent to hospital. Earnest Coursey and Mrs Selma McDonald visit relatives. numerous families spend weekends with kin in town and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clas. E. Griffin
R. H. Pack
Earnest Coursey
Coleman County
Selma McDonald
Waco
W. J. McDonald
Carson Lawson
Houston
Mike Rosier
Bill Pack
W. R. Cross
J. A. Wilson
Clara Jane Chytil
M. College
W. C. Hill
A. and M. College
E. J. Payne
Chas. E. Griffin
Luther Boyd
Community News Wide Social Visits and Local Notes
Local residents report recent visits among families and friends including Mrs. K Kelley with Mrs. W L McCulloch and Misses Marta Ruth and Anita Hensarling with their grandfather T A Hensarling. The community also notes leaf worm poisoning work and a Sunday church service with baptisms announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Kelley
W. L. McCulloch
Marta Ruth
Anita Hensarling
T. A. Hensarling
Steep Hollow
Thurston Mooney
W. M. Arrington
J. E. Hughey
Blanche
S. B. Pate
Curtis Williams
Martha Anne
W. L
E. A. Peters
Gloria Glenn Mills
Forest Gail
St. Louis
Sam B. Pate
C. E. Isabel
Chas
Mediand
Ada Appling
Navasota
W. D. Mills
Lena Crewes
Lindale
Harvey
E. E. Carrington
Ethel Minnie
Gloria Glen
D. L. Peters
Lola
Local Notes From Steele's Store and Nearby
Mr and Mrs Bonnie Cash of Dallas visit relatives in Steele's Store. John Cotropia and Matt Morella fished Monday night and had a very successful night. Mr and Mrs Tony Otten and daughter Janet and son Marion enjoyed a pleasant Galveston vacation. Luke Nigliazzo was bitten by his dog but is recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Cash
Dallas
Steele
John Cotropia
Matt Morella
Tony Otten
Janet
Marion
Galveston
Luke Nigliazzo
Galveston Enacts Tax on Coin Machines
Galveston county commissioners court adopts a $10 yearly levy on coin machines using 5 cent coins or more and $5 yearly for machines with 1 to 5 cent coins. Tax collector W. E. Lewis authorized to start collecting for 1935. public budget hearing set for Aug. 21. Eagle Printing Co offers Bryan City Directory at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Galveston County
County Commissioners Court
W. E. Lewis
Many Bryan Figures Visit or Return Home in Week
Mrs. Annie Oliphant of Fort Worth visits at the McDowell home on North College Avenue. Misses Catherine and Mary Elizabeth Gardner vacation at Hillsboro with friends the Glover family. Mrs. Lottie Lobello returns from New York to Dallas for the fall style show then to Bryan. Mrs. Frank Martin of Goliad visits Bryan while Major Martin attends a Texas National Guard encampment at Palacios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Oliphant
Fort Worth
H. B. McDowell
McDowell
North College Avenue
Catherine
Mary Elizabeth Gardner
Hillsboro
George Glover
Lottie Lobello
New York
Dallas
Bryan
Frank Martin
Goliad
C. E. Beeson
Lois Manley
Anna Manley
Martin
Major Martin
Texas National Guard
Palacios
P. L. Barron
City National Bank
C. A. Fox
Pansy Marie Odom
Galveston
Fox
Miss Odom
L. J. Storms
Conroe
R. 8. Webb
South College Avenue
Storms
Marie Elizabeth Webb
B. J. Kukendall
Navasota
Clemmie Roberts
Madisonville
Evelyn Walker
North Zulch
Denton
Chester Cooner
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mack Rembert
Calvert
Etta Peters
Reiss
Martha Minnie Reiss
Kansas City
Roy Stone
West Coast
Grand Canyon
San Diego Exposition
T. A. Cloud
Lamar Williams Printery
Postal Service
Bryan Warehouse and Compress Company
S. C. Hoyle
Kerrville
St. Joseph's Hospital
James Pipkin
Houston
Ben Falcon
Brazos County
Harvey
Sarah Margaret New
Hearne
J. L. Cobb
Cobb
Miss New
Ballinger
Tyler Haswell
Harry Burger
Huntsville
Haswell
Chas, G. Barrett
Mamie Wynne Cox
Henry Harrison, Jr
Dick, Jr
Gloria Mer
Scouts Receive 24 Unit First Aid Kit at Camp
Brazos County Red Cross Chapter presented a 24 unit First Aid kit to the Boy Scout Camp near Bryan Hearne off Highway 6. Dr R M Searcy chaired the ceremony, noting the kit aids safety during the ten day camp. Bryan and College Scouts have completed Red Cross First Aid courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Red Cross
R. M. Searcy
Boy Scouts
Bryan
Hearne
Highway No. 6
Bryan and
College
M. L. Rees
County Plan Boards Urged by Massie
W M Massie chairman of the Texas Planning Board urges formation of county planning boards in every county. He says boards should be representative and work with the Works Progress Administration to place unemployed on lasting Texas projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Massie
Texas Planning Board
Texas
Mr. Massie
Works Progress Administration
Mojave Indians Raid Town and Free Jail Inmate
In Parker Arizona on August 6 a Mojave uprising formed when about thirty armed braves surrounded the town. Deputy Jim Washam freed a jailed Mohave member charged with intoxication to prevent bloodshed. Sheriff T H Newman warned of further arrests and possible mob action without prosecutions.
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Parker
Ariz
Colorado River
Jim Washam
T. H. Newman
Indian Agency
Newman
Texas Payrolls And Employment Show No Change
Employment conditions and payrolls in Texas during July showed virtually no change from the prior month or a year earlier. The UT bureau reports 1581 establishments covering the week ended July 13 logged 75 760 employees, down 0.2 percent from last month and 0.5 percent from last year, with payrolls totaling 1 762 000 dollars, up 0.2 percent from June and 2.1 percent from a year ago. Abilene, Austin, Houston, Laredo and Wichita Falls posted gains. beverages, commercial printing, electric railway car shops, flour mills, foundries, machine shops and furni firms led gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Bureau
Abilene
Houston
Laredo
Wichita Falls
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Brazos County Boys and Girls Club Department
City Hall
AAA
F. C. Anderson
Kurten
Benson
Rock Prairie Meeting
Steeles Store
Eagle Printing Co
Galena, Kans
McCartneys
L. B. McCartney
M. E. McCartney
Jess W. Smith
Peoria
Do. E. Jenkins
Mrs. Smith
Lillian Jenkins
Massie
Chevrolet
Liberal
Thur
Parker and
26Th Streets
24Th Streets
Hall Chevrolet Co
Ture
Structural Iron Works
Eagle Printing Company
PLAID
PIQUE
Batiste
Oxfords
White Oxfords
Sport Oxfords
White Sport Oxfords
Buck
Kid
Kwolen
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