City Manager R G Williams Begins Duties in Bryan
R G Williams assumed the Bryan city manager post, arriving from Austin to study city work for ten days to two weeks. He is a former state highway commission aid projects head and ex US Bureau of Roads engineer, with a notable civil engineering background and two children set to enter Bryan public schools. Williams was appointed at the citizenry’s urging during a city commission meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Williams
New City
Managr of
Bryan
J. Bryan Miller
Lubbock
Austin
City Hall
Williams
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Commission
United States Bureau of Roads
East Texas
W. S. Barron
F. L. Henderson
Mr. Williams
Merchants Bureau Committee Named By Bryan Chamber
Henry M. Stanley ordered a local merchants group to liaise with the East Texas Chamber. John M. Lawrence Jr. named John Caldwell as county chair with a board including Wilson Bradley, W. Mitchell, Mrs. Dansby, and Lawrence. Trades Day set for Sept 11. Sunbeam trains will stop here. city water odor linked to natural gas and will improve with flushing. Visitors included H. W. Hawker of Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ Bureau
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
East Texas
Henry M. Stanley
Bryan and Brazos County
Bureau
Caldwell
Wilson Bradley
W. ©. Mitchell
Mrt
Mit Dansby
Trade Extension Committee
J. FE. Warren
Mr. Williams
John M. Lawrence Jr
H. W. Hawker
Leon County
Leone Plantation
H. H. Williamson
Bryan
Brazos Nimrods Await Texas Opening Seasons
The Aug 6 white winged dove season opened with limited Rio Grande Valley ranges and scarce birds north of the river. Mourning dove seasons run Sept 1 in the north zone and Oct in the south. bear opens Nov 16. various waterfowl dates, prairie chicken, quail, rails, white tail deer and black tail deer seasons follow with county closures to 1984.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Wheeler
Collingsworth
Stephens
Pecos River
Pecos
Bastrop
Hemphill
Roberts
Hutchinson
Callahan
Eastland
Palo Pinto
Parker
San Saba
Harrison
City Employee Burned by Live Wire
Regan Warren city employee was severely burned after contact with a live wire while repairing city lines late last week. He survived the shock with burns to the lower left arm as current diverted along his limb, a rare recovery noted by witnesses. Mrs. Alice Conroy returned to Bryan after visiting her daughter Mrs. H. Hughes and family in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regan Warren
City Lines
Mr. Warren
Alice Conroy
Bryan
Mrs. H. Hughes
Houston
Remove Freckles with Contay Special Bleach Cream
Ad claims Contay Special Bleach dissolves freckles liver spots and discolorations by cleansing impurities from blood leaving skin soft white and velvety. Roman and Vick druggists offer a jar under guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman & Vick, Druggists
Ady
Roofing Firm Closes Bryan Office After Two Years
Gulf Coast Roofing Company of Beaumont ends its Bryan headquarters after two years. L. H. Williams leaves for Beaumont tomorrow, staying with the firm. Mrs. Williams and children remain until early fall. Company may still seek territory distribution via a Bryan firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast Roofing Company of
Beaumont
Bryan
L. H. Williams
Sailor Tom Goodson to Visit Relatives in Bryan
Tom Goodson a sailor from New York City and nephew of Mrs. Mary Ewing of Bryan will arrive in Bryan tomorrow for a several week visit with relatives including his sister Miss Mary Goodson. Born and raised in Brazos County he has traveled the world and completed three around the world cruises aboard the merchant ship Steelmaker which makes five month voyages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ewing
Bryan
Tom Goodson
New York City
Miss Mary Goodson
Brazos County
Steelmaker
New Books Added At Bryan Public Library
The Bryan public library announces many new acquisitions per librarian Miss Willie Rogers. The list includes titles by M Widdemer K G Wells J H Fletcher H McGrath B King F T Miller C W Ingrim J T Adams Stanley Vestal M M Davis G Taylor P Gibbs M Pedler J O Curwood M Connerly B Mowery G Richmond F H Lea Kelland Sabatini RK Wynne R Ayes C Doyle P Stiles B White N Summers J C Young J Boyd H Williamson J T Farris BE Wallace Zane Gray Moss Pinchot R bk Byrd and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Public Library
Willie Rogers
M. Widdemer
Mr. Parham
K. G. Wells
J. H. Fletcher
H. McGrath
B. King
Byrd
F. T. Miller
Betty Bradford
M. Montague
J. Buean
C. W. Ingrim
Chances
H. Gibbs
Adams Family
J. T. Adams
Dobe Walls
Stanley Vestal
M. M. Davis
G. Taylor
P. Gibbs
M. Pedler
Green Timber
J. O. Curwood
M. Connerly
B. Mowery
J. Boyd
Patriots Progress
H. Williamson
J. T. Farris
C. A. Murphy
BE. Wallace
Zane Gray
Lawrence
D. H
Potter
Mel
Raine
Moss
South Seas
Pinchot
R. Bk. Byrd
Soldier loses discharge papers in Texas notice
Joe Bega of Zack formerly Pvt Battery D 35th Division U S Army has lost his discharge certificate and his adjusted service certificate totaling 1572 dollars. Both papers were in one envelope. Information appreciated by Mrs Albert Buchanan Red Cross secretary Bryan Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bega
Zack
U. S. Army
Albert Buchanan
Red Cross
Bryan
Texas
Beauty in Commonplace Flowers Inspires Simple Arrangements
Lily Pearl Chamberlin reflects on creating appealing floral decorations from wild plants like thistles horse mint Johnson grass and red berries. She notes thrifty artistry in everyday blooms, echoes Wordsworth on seeing beauty in the meanest flowers, and urges refined yet simple arrangements rooted in Japanese practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Sach
Bryan social notices list visiting friends and local events
Mr and Mrs M Bonneville of Bryan visit daughter Mrs R J Terrebonne in Morgan City and stay in Bryan over the weekend. Many Bryan residents host relatives from Houston Galveston and Beaumont. notes include travel for meetings speeches and vacations plus local appointments and a car accident injury.
A and M to Run First Annual Coaching School
Aug 14 report from College Station notes the first annual A and M College of Texas coaching school August 18 to 30 will attract over 200 coaches and athletes from Texas Arkansas Louisiana and New Mexico. Coach Matty Bell heads the program with free registration and tuition. The curriculum covers football basketball baseball track athletic injury care equipment care and athletic business administration with full A and M staff assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
A. & M. College of Texas
James Sullivan
Matty Bell
Department of Physical Education
Sullivan
Memorial Gymnasium
Bell
A. & M. Athletic Department
Birthday Dinner Honors E. F. Parks Friday
Miss Merry Lillian Parks plans a birthday dinner for her father E. F. Parks Friday at six o'clock. Relatives attend including Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Moore and grandson Edward Brandt, Mrs. J. W. Dyer and daughter Louise and son Joe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Lillian Parks
FE. F. Parks
Mr. Parks
J. A. Moore
Edward Brandt
J. W. Dyer
Louise
Joe
666 Relieves Headache and Fever in Tablet Form
A tablet labeled 666 claims rapid relief from neuralgia in 30 minutes and fever from cold on first day, plus malaria symptoms improved within three days. The note suggests this medication also comes in tablet form.
Absentee Ballot Plans Outlined for August Election
County Clerk Jess B. McGee announces blanks for absentee ballot applications to vote in the August 22 election. Voters may apply if away from home and expect to be absent on election day. Ballots can be cast at the courthouse starting tomorrow via affidavit for those away on Saturday August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess B. McGee
Court House
Mammoth Crowd Hears Ferguson Rally In Texas
Bryan attorney Lamar Bethea arrived from Dallas reporting a Ferguson rally crowd of 25 000 to 30 000, largest Texas political meeting seen by him. He noted the audience of farmers and workers with many women, one block wide and two blocks long, and cited The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Bethea
Bryan
Dallas
Ferguson
Texas
Bethea
Texas University
Texas A
M. College
Alvin Owsley
Byrne System of Commercial Colleges Promises Fast Training
A large, well financed organization operates Byrne Commercial College with campuses in Dallas Houston San Antonio Fort Worth Oklahoma City and other Southwest cities offering secretarial accounting and managerial training. It touts 50000 Bryne trained graduates and invites returns of a free catalogue by mail. North Zuleh visitors Bryag referenced today by officials H. Byrne presiding in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Cgy
Byrne College
Byrne Commercial College
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Merchants Bureau
Bryan Chamber Commerce
The
Sailor
City
Lily Pearl Chamberlin
Wordsworth
FE. R. Emmet
E. R. Roberts
West 25Th Street
Frances Banks
A. L Banks
Frances
Leonard Banks
W. B. Cook
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Mr. Cook
Rye
Ed Hrdlicka
Henrietta Saxe
J. Ralph Wade
Lucie Christian
Galveston
Evelyn Emmons
Charlie Frey
Mrs. Frey
H. T. Childre
Seaboard Life Insurance Co
N. N. Snapp
D. M. Fagan
Jack
Janice
Fledora
San Antonio
E. M. King
Smithvile
Inlaw
Major
T. C. Fain
Crockett
J. F. Fain
Major Fain
J. R. Fain
Fred L. Sloop
Elizabeth
Amsterdam
New York
Niagara
Lower Canada
Detroit
Mich
Queen City
George Summey
M. J. Fields
Crawford
McLennan County
Fields
Ing
Jack Boone
Frances Boone
Jack Bullard
Huntsville
Gordon Mitchell
Susie Mae
Mr. Mitchell
Virgil Smart
Maxine
Harrisburg
Ill
Hiram T. Downard
W. B. Roman
Billie
Alice Sue Roman
John Dickenson
Corpus Christi
Hillsboro
Jeanette L. Wright
Dominic Angonia
D. J. McDonald
Ozelle
Prospect Community
Miss Elliott Beason
Fort Worth
R. M. Walker
Miss Margaret
Hot Springs
Ark
Miss Beason
Stephen F. Austin School
H. E. Randolph
Temple Today
Mr. Randolph
Laila Dean
Chas. FE. Ebers
Beardstown
Oak McKenzie
McKenzie
Hearne
Ebers
Hattie Welch
Fannie Wilson
Mrs. Wilson
Oklahoma
Ervin McLeroy
Guy Neeley of
Wellborn
J. Harris
J. Lynn Sample
Elmer Elliott
Tabor
Edwin Darby
H. S. Lawless
Iola
Delia Guthrie
Waco
Berry Risinger
Steep Hollow
John H. Allen
Bryan Woman's Club
Presidents’ Club of
Willie Boriskie
Joe Boriskie
Navasota
FE. H. Garrett
Royston
Ward Mooring
Anna Banks
Chickasha
Okla
A. L. Banks
J. T. Hanway
A. & M. Coach School
Menor al Gyarapun
J.c.penney DO
E.F. Parks
Mammoth
Bryan Man
W. S. Hollis
R. M. Wilson
North Zuleh
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