Personal notices and social updates from Bryan area
Personal mentions include visits by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sandifer and Mrs. J D Mann to Brazos river trip, Mr. and Mrs. Drew Smith traveling to Bryan on business, and Mrs D B White returning from New Braunfels and Austin. Also notes on stock subscriptions for a $200,000 milk plant in Paris, and Willy McKinley remark. Mount McKinley noted as highest point in North America. public health service on water purity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith & Morgan's
Jack Sandifer
Sandifer
J. D. Mann
Ballinger
Brazos River Laeckey
Drew Smith
Bryan
Parker Carroll
Bryan Post Office
D. B. White
New Braunfels
Austin
D. Martin
Caldwell
Burleson County
Paris
L. M. Johnson
Luther Johnson
Tyler Courier-Journal
North America
Mount McKinley
Alaska
United States Public Health Service
Survey Ordered of Old Trail by Road Commission
The Texas Road Commission has ordered a survey of the Old San Antonio Trail with Brazos County residents keenly interested. R Sterling of Houston said the survey will start soon and improvement work will follow as rapidly as possible given other projects. He called the route’s improvement a near certainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Trail
San Antonio Trail
Brazos County
State Highway Commission
Bryan
Sterling
Houston
Commission
Dalhart Woman Receives Ice By Airplane
Dalhart in the Panhandle shows air mindedness as Mrs. Ted Houghton, wife of a ranch foreman, asks for ice for dessert. Jimmy Shelton, an Amarillo ranch owner, calls an aviator who lands a plane at the ranch within an hour delivering ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalhart
Ted Houghton
Panhandle
Jimmy Shelton
Amarillo
Building Planned For Gas Company By W. J. Coulter
Walter J. Coulter arranges a brick building on Washington and Tabor Avenues for the Community Gas Company with a ten year lease. The brick and tile structure will include a 25 by 25 display room, 15 foot office width, rear store room, yard with ornamental fence, and gated storage. Ole Martinsen holds the contract. architect is J P Freeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Coulter
Washington Avenue
Tabor Avenue
Community Gas Company
Gas Company
Ole Martinsen
J. P. Freeland
Birthday Dinner For Local Man And Old Friend
A joint birthday dinner was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Johnson Jr. 3011 Baker avenue. Honorees were F. Thurston Cole of this city and his cousin Deva son Buchanan of Sugarland Farms. Houses full of family members attended, sharing a noon meal and reminiscences of boyhood friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Johnson Jr
Baker Avenue
F. Thurston Cole
Devason Buchanan
Sugarland Farms
Johnson
Coe
M. G. Buchanan
Devalson Buchanan
Thurston Cole
Alice Cole
Sunshine Cole
Bryan
Noah Cole
Harvey
Easterwood Skips 1939 Governor Bid Chooses Legion Command
PORT ARTHUR Aug 11 4 Colonel W P Easterwood of Dallas will not seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1939 but will run for national commander of the American Legion at the annual convention here August 26 to 28. Two other candidates for commander are Ben J Dean of Breckenridge and Ernest C Cox of Corsicana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Port Arthur
Coleonel W. P. Easterwood
Dallas
American Legion
Colonel Easterwood
Ben J. Dean
Breckenridge
Ernest C. Cox
Corsicana
For Sale Two Riverside Farms on Brazos River
Frank Kocman advertises two farms near Riverside by the Brazos River for sale. Contact phone 673 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Brazos River
Frank Kocman
Mens Union Made High Jack Overalls
Readable text notes blue overalls with express stripe from Mens Union Made. No date or location provided. Items appear to describe apparel style and branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mens Union
Brazos County Chickens Shine in Egg Laying Contests
The Barred Plymouth and S C White Leghorn flocks from Brazos County farms Golden Rule and College View excel at the 12th Texas National Egg-Laying Contest at A M College and the Southwest National Egg-Laying Contest in San Antonio. The Golden Rule pen won July top honors in College, placed high in San Antonio, and led overall standings with multiple 29 egg individuals and a 1,711 monthly total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
San Antonio
S. C
A. & M. College
Golden Rule
College View Farms
Golden Rule Farm
College
College View Farm
Barred Rocks
Plan New Well In Carlos Area Says Local Man
Local oil promoter M. E. Wallace says the Carlos well drilling is suspended after the contract completion. A new location will be chosen soon and drilling will resume once gear is moved in. He notes a gas strata was found but the gas sand cannot be effectively screened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos
M. E. Wallace
Wallace
School Buildings Near Completion Within 30 Days
Supervising architect J. P. Freeland reports Bowie and Travis school buildings will be ready at the start of the school year. Bowie should be finished in three weeks and Travis in one week. The municipal building is due in about six weeks, with furniture orders placed by September 5 for the schools and by September 15 for the municipal building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Freeland
Bowie
Travis
Howell Home to Be Rebuilt Into Modern Duplex
Mr and Mrs W S Howell have let the contract to J H Nash to rebuild the Howell home into a modern duplex on South College avenue. Work will begin Monday with completion set for the first week of September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brgan
South College Avenue
Downey Resigns From Bastrop Advertiser Starts Smiley Sun
Robert E. Downey, after two years with the Bastrop Advertiser, has resigned and moved his family to Smiley Texas to start his own weekly newspaper the Smiley Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
Robert E. Downey
Bastrop Advertiser
Smiley
Texas
Smiley Sun
Bryan Scouts Enjoy Long Hike at Sandy Point
Twelve members of the Bryan Boy Scout troop met at St. Andrew's Parish house for a 1 a.m. start and marched 12 to 14 miles at Sandy Point on the Little Brazos. Scout Jerry Mendel led the trek with swimming and open air meals, returning to Bryan tired but happy at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Sandy Point
Little Brazos
St. Andrew’s Parish House
Jerry Mendel
Fort Worth man badly injured in highway collision
J. C. Butler of Fort Worth, a hoisting engineer on the First State Bank and Trust Company building, was seriously hurt when his car struck a grading truck on the highway between College Station and Wellborn about 10 30 Saturday night. He received severe chest injuries and was denied medical aid until after 2 a.m. Sunday before being taken to Bryan, then sent home by I and G N train. His former employer, C. W. Sharpe, says the condition is serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Butler
Fort Worth
First State Bank and Trust Company
College Station
Wellborn
Butler
Bryan
C. W. Sharpe
Dairy Favored By Tabor Farmers To Boost Profit
Joe Locke of Zack and Walter Armstrong of Tabor visited Bryan on a Saturday. They urged Brazos county farmers to add dairying and stock raising to cotton farming, citing good roads and a strong dairy market as essential to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Locke
Zack
Walter Armstrong
Tabor
Bryan
Brazos County
Locke
Armstrong
Marriage Announced for Marvin Stephens and Guyneth Neal
Bryan friends report the engagement of Marvin Stephens son of Mr and Mrs Berry M Stephens of 6010 Bryan Parkway to Miss Guyneth Neal daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy C Neal of 3521 Haynie Avenue. The bride studied at Southern Methodist University and belongs to Alpha Rho Tau. Stephens, a Texas A and M College alumnus, is a noted sport writer who worked in publicity under director Frank Martin. Miss Nancy Sparkman of Bonham attended the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Marvin Stephens
Berry M. Stephens
Bryan Parkway
Guyneth Neal
Guy C. Neal
Haynie Avenue
Southern Methodist University
Alpha Rho Tau
Stephens
Texas A. and M. College
Frank ©. Martin
Nancy Sparkman
Bonham
Railroad cotton rate cut to $2.50 per bale
Smithville August 14 An announcement shows Katy Railroad reduced cotton rates from here to Houston to $2.50 per bale. The old rate was 68c per 100 pounds and the reduction saves $1 or more per bale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithville
Katy Railroad
Houston
Stockman Killed by Fall From Horse Near Caldwell
Caldwell August 14 William S Barnett Sr stockman of Burleson county was killed instantly when he fell from his horse while driving cattle on the Hargraves ranch near Caldwell His neck shoulder and leg were broken and his body was found by searchers late at night Funeral services were held with burial in the Masonic cemetery Rev Horace C Casey officiating He is survived by his wife three sons Khrone Scott and Curtis N Barnett Curtis N Barnett is the tax collector of Burleson county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Cemetery
Horace C. Casey
Decedent
Khrone, Scott
Curtis N. Barnett
Burleson County
German Literature in Texas Surveyed
A book titled Survey of German Literature in Texas by Mrs. S. Metzenthin-Raunick, UT Austin student, is to be published this fall. It will serve as a reference for Prof. J. Frank Dobie’s Southwestern literature course at the University in 1929-30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Metzenthin- Raunick
University of Texas
J. Frank Dobie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lamer
Palm Beach
A.M. Waldrop & CO
Bryan, Texas
W. J. Coulter
Easterwood
Moody’s
Gen-Otis
W. F. Gibbs & Son
Howell
Killough
Alberta McCall
Frank Dunlap
L. J. McCall
D. T. Killough
S. D. Lynder
Rosalie Taylor
Margaret Gorzycki
Miss McCall
Josephine McCall
Alberta Mc-Call
Bertha Uumbert
Clarice Hassell
Eulalie
Josephine Mc-Call
Maude Creed
Elizabeth
Margaret Gorzy
K. &S. Grocery
Stockman
Ai Caldwell
Dependabe
Chevrolet
Dodge
Halsell Motor Company
Dodge Brothers
23Rd Street
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