Bryan Welcomes Major Wilson Family and Local Visitors
Major F H Wilson and family move into the Haswell home on West 24th and Parker as Wilson joins the Infantry at A and M College. Various residents and visitors travel through Bryan including Mrs Bassie Fowlkes Stuart from Washington DC, Gabe Cazell Jr, and family, Mary Alice Saunders visiting Dallas, and J Felton Lane of Hearne attending legal business. Neighbors note new construction on College Road and numerous trips to Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio for visits and Texas Centennial events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Wilson
Bryan
Haswell
West 24Th
Parker Avenue
Wilson
M. College
Fort Sam Houston
Infantry
U. S. Army
A. O. Gorder
Leavenworth
Kan
Bassie Fowlkes Stuart
Washington, D. C
M. B. Parker
Rs. Stuart
Dallas
Texas
College Road
Nanniee
Sheriff
Roy W. Nunn
Mary Alice Saunders
Wera Miller
Bill Wood
Bill, Jr
Wood
Goriester Bakery
H. Spitzenpfeil
Kansas
H. E. Spitzenpfeil
Urton
Spitzenpfeil
Zion Lutheran Church
George Lescher MacGregor
Gregor
Visher
Houston Bay
Jno. E. Astin
J. Dean
San Antonio
Mexico City
Astin
Kit W. Rowe
of Kerens
E. H. Wharton
New
C. L. Eden, Jr
Phill
C.eden
E. H. P. Bain
LaSalle Coffee Shop
Rank Bain
Bain
Ett
M. W. Bergeson
Corsicana
Young Hunter
H. Grady Buchanan
Waco
A. W. Buchanan
J. T. Sells
Buchanan
Galveston
Vernon Touchstone
H. L. Touchstone
E. Vergne Adams
Beaumont
Pioneer merchant of Anderson to Navasota recalls era of fair trade
The narrative follows Lewis J. Wilson from Anderson Texas after the Civil War to Navasota where he founded Wilson and Howell. It details his firm’s straight pricing, same terms for all, and credit plans while noting the rise of speculative trade and the decline of pioneer general stores. The account ends with hints of a later tale of change and decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Anderson
Texas
New York
Lewis J. Wilson
Col
Yarborough
Navasota
Sumter
Brazos Bottom
Galveston
Funeral Services for Fritz Easman Held in Bryan
Funeral services for 65 year old Fritz Easman were held Sunday at 4 pm in Bryan at McCulloch-Dansby chapel and grave in Bryan City cemetery. Rev. W M Wright officiated with Rev. W B Breazeale assisting. Easman died at his Brazos River farm home after illness. Surviving widow, a step daughter Mrs L A Diamond of San Antonio, two step grandchildren Camille and Lelia Mae Nelson, plus several nephews and a niece. He was a member of the Sons of Herman Lodge with pallbearers from the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Easman
Brazos River
Bryan
McCulloch-Dansby
W. M. Wright
Caldwell Baptist Church
Bryan City
W. B. Breazeale
College Avenue Baptist Church
Mr. Easman
L. A. Diamond
San Antonio
Camille Nelson
Lelia Mae Nelson
Easman
Herman Lodge
Band uniforms listed in SFA midterm roster
The official uniform recipients are listed by instrument for the SFA band. A plan for instrumental classes during school hours is outlined with no charge for instruction. Needs include oboes flutes bass and alto clarinets bassoons and French horns to reach full instrumentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Cochran
Oliver Goen
Thomas R. Newton
Norman Stuart
Travis Nelson
Linton Robertson
Ina Mae McGee
Billy Davis
Chas Champbell
John Parker
Hiram Downard
John Jones
Louise Reppert
John E. Blair
Anna M. Lamb
J. C. Goldsmith
Mallie Tatman
Jo Ann McCullough
Henry Fulgham
James Lawrence
Lynette Edge
Jo Ann Davis
Ann Washington
Bob Butler
Ernest Hugghins
Gilbert Glenn
Maurice Searcy
Dorothea Moreland
Adolph Kaplan
Marcile Martin
Ruth Gordon
Bill Gammon
Leroy Koenig
Ben Sample
Joe Sample
Walter Holden
Bob Nisbet
J. B. Christian
D. D. White
Edwin Nedbalek
Gilmore Williams
George Adams Jr
S. C. LaBello
Albert Turek
Robert Nelson
Malcolm Smith
Bill Conlee
Guy Davis
Ed Bush
Charles Haltom
Bill Vick
Walter McGregor
Antony Congelosi
John M. Lawrence III
Adams
Bryan
Rogers Aided Cotton Boom Through Breeding Efforts
The article highlights Rogers who developed a cotton variety to boost yield, staple length and drought resistance. He stresses soil fertility and intelligent cultivation as essential to high yields, noting yield per acre lowers production costs and improves farmer profits amid global competition and lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
United States
Cotton farming gains through legume crops and open top varieties
Conservation programs will educate farmers on soil fertility via legume planting and enable diversification to meet insect control costs. Rogers cites open type stalks with small leaves to finish before droughts, plus improved staple quality and sturdier bolls. He warns no boll weevil proof cotton but early planting and good cultivation reduce damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Local Nursery Care Totals and City Budget Actions
The report notes a nursery caring for 85 to 40 young children with employed mothers, employing 15 people, half funded by the county and a $50 monthly operating cost. It lists school heating installation bids, street additions, license renewals for jitney operators, officer appointments, and a pending budget hearing set for August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Youth Administration
Stephen F. Austin High School
Kennison Brothers of
Dallas
Mary Cavitt
Ennis and
Paigé
Eugene Edge
Arnold Murray
H. L. Manning
O. G. Carson
Bryan
Farmers to take free TVA fertilizer with record keeping plan
Gargill of Harvey as secretary details that TVA fertilizer cannot be sold or used on soil depleting crops and must be applied to pastures and legumes. Farmers must maintain simple farming operation records and provide check plots to show land improvement while demonstrations are arranged countywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gargill
Harvey
McMillan
TVA
George Cargill
Brazos County
C. L. Beason
Luncheon Guests at Bryan Cafe Include Local Notables
Attendees listed for a Bryan cafe luncheon included Joe Locke George Cargill Jim Jones Route 4 H Seale Benchley J A Gandy Rock Prairie Marshall Jones Woodville John Stasny Shiroh Charles Payne Edge B F Lloyd Kurten Dan Wallin Steeles Store J E Weedon Harvey Chamber of Commerce Secretary D L Wilson Assistant County Administrator R T Price S A McMillan and Vocational Agriculture Teacher J L Sowell from Stephen F. Austin high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Cafe
Joe Locke
George Cargill
Jim Jones
Route 4
H. Seale
Benchley
J. A. Gandy
Rock Prairie
Marshall Jones
Woodville
John Stasny
Shiroh
Charles Payne
Edge
B. F. Lloyd
Kurten
Dan Wallin
Steele’s
J. E. Weedon
Harvey
Chamber of Commerce
D. L. Wilson
R. T. Price
S. A
Funeral Service For Ex-Resident Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary N. Brown 83, long ill in Fort Worth, were held in Bryan with burial in Bryan Cemetery. She lived in Bryan for years before moving to Fort Worth about 25 years ago and was a life member of the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan City Cemetery
Mary N. Brown
Fort Worth
W. N. Brown
Aubrey Brown
Mineral Wells
Anderson
Brown Kennard
Walter Brown
Lee Brown
Rebee Neblett
Bryan
Injuries Fatal To Man Burned In Truck Crash
Frank Cox a 25 year old Fort Worth resident died after a truck crash at Grant Lumber Company office. He and Ercell Sutton were trapped under wreckage and burned while the two men were rescued. Sutton died two hours later. Cox’s funeral was held at Roanoak with burial in Grapevine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cox
Fort Worth
Grant Lumber Company
Cox
Sanders-McCullough Mortuary Inc
Roanoak
Grapevine
Ercell Sutton
Ennis
Sutton
A. S. Cox
Doris Timberlake
Temple
Katherine Lann
A. F. Cox
District Court Clerk Reports Good Fishing at Seabrook
District Court Clerk F. T. Cole and his brother Roscoe Cole returned from a fishing expedition at Seabrook with about 65 pounds of trout, flounder and red snapper. They distributed the catch among friends and hailed the sport as fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. Cole
Roscoe Cole
Seabrook
This Week In Texas History Highlights Key Dates
Entries note events from 1715 mission reestablishment and frontier guard to 1842 Warfield commission. Also mark 1776 birth of David Crockett, 1824 Coahuila Texas colonization law, and 1836 Sam Houston nomination as Republic president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Denis
Tejas
David Crockett
Green County
Tennessee
Constituent Congress
Coahuila
Texas
Sam Houston
Republic of Texas
Secretary of War and Marine
Charles A. Warfield
State College For Women
CIA
New 19 Year Rule In Interscholastic League
Austin August 17 The interscholastic league adopts a 19 year age limit for contest ants in league events both literary and athletic. Roy B. Henderson UT athletic director notes that any student who turns 19 on or before September 1 is ineligible, replacing the former 20 year limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Roy B. Henderson
University of Texas Bureau of Public School Interests
Funeral Held For Pioneer Resident Of Brazos County
Theodore Digby Locke, a Texas pioneer born in 1864 in Barrie Ontario, died at his Zack community farm. He lived in Brazos County since 1875 with his wife Fannie Guess. eight children were born, four surviving. Funeral rites at Bickham Cemetery were conducted by Sanders McCullough with pallbearers nephews of the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Barrie
Ontario
Canada
Silas Edmond Locke
A. D. Locke
S. E. Locke, Jr
F. W. Locke
T. D. Locke
Theodore Digby Locke
Zack
Christian Church
Fannie Guess
Fred R. Locke
Della Locke
Minnie Locke
B. N. Francis
S. F E. Locke
Bryan
Tabor
Bickham Cemetery
Sanders-McCullough
Scouts To Visit Texas Centennial Exposition In Dallas
Bryan and College Boy Scouts will travel to Dallas Sunday and Monday to see the Texas Centennial Exposition under a special rate. Hiram Downard announced the trip, with over a dozen boys signed up. Jess Conlee will provide free transportation and E N Holmgreen will supervise. They will stay in Tent City and pay $4.05 for meals and entry fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
College Boy Scouts
Dallas
Hiram Downard
Tommy Jenkins
Walter
Local figures named in donor list
Edward Bowles Jack Conlee Bob Armstrong Hiram Downard Joe Holmgreen John Saxon Henry Fulgham Guy Davis Bob Thomas David Wilson Sonny Nunn Bill Downard Donald Conlee Douglas Conlee listed in the compiled roster.
Wayland College Dormitory Remodeling Planned
Plainview August 18. The girls dormitory at Wayland College gutted by fire is being remodeled and will re open for the fall term, announces President G. W. McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Wayland , College
G. W. McDonald
For Sale 100 Acres Brazos Bottom Farm Near Grant
100 acre improved Brazos bottom farm for sale one mile north of Grant Texas. Listed by Andrew Cangelosi Route 5 Caldwell Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Andrew Cangelosi
Caldwell
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peoples Column
SFA
REA
Bryan Eagle
J. Alton York
Albert Stone
R. Pat Patterson
J. M. Moore
Palmer
Palmers
Friends
Travis B. Bryan
Por Porst National Bank
Bryran
Travis B. Bryan President
Ivan Langford
Locke, Will Locke and
Wallace Locke
Irip
Centennial
Wayland College
Norwood
Master Cleaners
Moteer
Fordor
Bryan Motor Company
North Main
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