Giants of industry and politics loom in postwar era
Howell Colwell Hopson of Associated Gas and Electric shapes utilities across North America and beyond, while Edward F. Hutton rises in General Foods and Postum merges. Cartoonist John T. McCutcheon chronicles global wars and politics, and Idaho governor Cbert Ross battles Borah as Rhode Island election reshapes national sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Colwell Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric Company
House Rules Committee
Senate Lobby Investigation Committee
Hopson
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York State
Public Service Commission
New York City
Associated Gas & Electric Company
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Nova Scotia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Pacific
Philippines
Interest Grows Over Test Well On Iola Dodd Tract
In Iola on the G W Dodd land three miles west of town a drilling crew begins to drill out the plug at Dy L C Marshall No 1. The well was cemented at 2815 feet with casing set at 167 feet from the bottom and a liner will be run. It may be determined by Saturday or early next week. There is high interest as Houston and San Antonio watch this test and up to 200 cars from Tulsa Dallas Fort Worth Beaumont Tyler Houston and San Antonio may converge if the well frees itself from heavy mud and blows in. local residents believe Dr Marshall who invested much to pursue this exploration may be correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iola
Dy. L. C. Marshall No. 1
G. W. Dodd
Houston
San Antonio
Tulsa
Dallas
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Tyler
Dr. Marshall
Washington
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
Alaska
War Department
Stanley Morgan
Army
Barrow
Water’s Edge
Plane
Post
Rogers
Ed R. Emmet
A. D. Kellner
New Orleans
Mississippi
Bert Williams
Bellville
Bryan
M. R. Bentley
Waco
Joe R. Tatman
Lewis Stadler
P. S. Park
Catherine
John Parker
M. N. Parker
Arneson
Camp Mystic
Bernie Pos
Longview
Bernard Pos
Edgar Bullock
Bullock
Bonnie Mary Neeley
Stuart Cole
Franklin
Jacksonville
Alyne Glass
Dorothy Phillips
A. & M. College
Galveston
L. E. Grinter
A. and M. College
W. E. Johnson
Prof
D. S. Buchanan
P. A. Tower
Abilene
Hohen Foster
James Whaley
Bryan Daily Eagle
Los Angeles
Calif
San Diego
H. LcGuire
Harry Lloyd McGuire
Liberty
L. C. Serafino
H. B. Lloyd
Charlie McDuffie
J. J. Nevels
J. S. Williams
Cross
I. M. Bond
Rock Prairie
WPA Grants Final OK for Bryan Street Improvement Project
District WPA officials on Thursday approved the first Bryan project. Graveling eight miles of dirt streets, installing 69 metal culverts, and completing work with supervision by P. B. Jones and R. G. Williams. Approval will go to San Antonio for state review before Washington. Start projected around Sept. 1 with local employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Bryan
P. B. Jones
R. G. Williams
Guy P. Bittle
Palestine
San Antonio
Washington
Hearne All-Stars Defeat Coca Cola at Home
The Hearne All-Stars beat Coca-Cola 7 to 5 Saturday evening at Sue Haswell Memorial Park. Battery was Bobby Batten and Shack Jones for Coca-Cola, while Hearne shuffled its lineup for the game after a prior season loss to Coca-Cola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne All-Stars
Coca-Cola
Hearne
Bryan
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
Bobby Batten
Shack” Jones
Coca-Cola Batteries
Reliance Beats K C In Pitchers Battle At St Josephs Park
In a Thursday afternoon baseball tilt at Sue Haswell Memorial Park Reliance edged the Knights of Columbus 2 to 1. Rev H E Spitzenpfeil allowed three hits and 10 strikeouts for K C while Paul Muth yielded five hits and seven strikeouts for Reliance. A fourth inning error produced the unearned run that decided the game as both teams had one earned run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Spitzenpfeil
Paul Muth
Reliance
Knights of Columbus
St. Joseph’s
Sue Haswell Memorial Park
K. of C. Diamondeers
Spitzenpfeil
K. of
Frank Boriskie
Emory Deason
Frank Fridel
Muth
Will Rogers and Wiley Post Crash Described by Eskimos
A war desk telegram relays a graphic account from Eskimos of the Alaska crash that killed aviators Will Rogers and Wiley Post. The narrative details the plane’s approach, wreck, and the rescue mission by 14 natives, ending with a somber voyage back to Barrow.
Silent vigil after beach tragedy at Barrow hospital
A fragment recalls villagers singing in Eskimo as they carried bodies from the beach to Barrow hospital. Dr. Greist and Mr. Brower prepared the dead, and inhabitants gathered in quiet, sleepless reverie around the hospital that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrow
Greist
Brower
Gatty Praises Wiley Post After World Flight Leader's Death
Harold Gatty, who flew with Wiley Post on the first around the world flight, called Post a world aviation leader. He praised Post's courage and enterprise and recalled their close friendship despite divergent interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Harold Gatty
Wiley Post
Gatty
High and Uniform Temperatures Across the Week
Weather records show a week of steady heat with last Monday at 101 degrees the peak and Tuesday Friday and Saturday at 74 degrees the low. Five consecutive days Wednesday through Sunday had the same high and the seven days ranged 74 to 76 in minimum temperatures. Rainfall totaled .26 inches on Monday.
Golf Coaches Tournament at Bryan Country Club Thursday
A golf tournament for coaches attending the A and M College coaching school will be held Thursday at Bryan Country Club. The open event has a small entry fee and no greens fee. It consists of 18 holes with handicaps based on the first nine holes. The course is in good shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and M. College
Bryan Country Club
Henry Ransom
Ransom
Farmer resident sees progress in Bryan and Brazos county
Mr and Mrs N J Larrimore of Corpus Christi visited Bryan and College Station en route to Waco. He formerly lived in Bryan and noted many changes since 1910 when he left the area to move to the Rio Grande Valley. He moved from Mission to Corpus Christi in 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Larrimore
Corpus Christi
Bryan
College Station
Waco
Larrimore
Brazos County
Rio Grande Valley
Mr. Larrimore
Mission
Miss Cora Pos Returns to Bryan After Moody Institute
Miss Cora Ellen Pos daughter of Rev and Mrs Bernard Pos arrived in Bryan early Saturday after attending the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago since January There she pursued religious training and later traveled to Detroit Canada Niagara Falls Baltimore and Richmond before taking the train home She will teach next year at Rogers Farm school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Ellen Pos
Bernard Pos
Bryan
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Miss Pos
Detroit
Canada
Niagara Falls
Baltimore
Richmond
Rogers Farm School
Travelers and visitors fill Bryan in busy day
Frank Wymola of Wheelock traded in Bryan during the day. Many residents and out of town visitors toured through Bryan with trips to Waco, Galveston, New Orleans and Jackson, while local officials and faculty at A. and M. College were noted in hospital and campus visits.
Confederate Vets Register For UCV Amarillo Reunion
Letters from Amarillo describe preparations for the 45th annual United Confederate Veterans reunion in Amarillo from September 3 to 6. Early registrations show about 1,000 visitors. veterans and attendants will be guests with free meals and lodging as Amarillo hosts the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Amarillo
United Confederate Veterans
Lee
Jackson
Confederacy
Funeral Service For Brother Of Bryanite Friday
Funeral services for J. F. Bethany 58 died in Houston while traveling for Singleton Syrup were held in Houston then Hempstead. He was brother of C. M. Bethany Bowie Elementary principal and longtime W. D. Cleveland & Sons associate. The procession accident damaged a car but no injuries occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Bethany
Bay City
C. M. Bethany
Bryan
Bowie
Houston
W. D. Cleveland & Sons
Mr. Bethany
Singleton Syrup Company
Graystark Avenue
First Methodist Church
Robert E. Goodrich
Sam R. Hay
Stanley Carter
Hempstead
Bethany
Sue
L. B. Elrod
C. E. Jenkins
T. A. Adams
R. C. Franks
W. E
Citizenship Restored for Joe Reina in Brazos County
District Clerk F Thurston Cole received a proclamation restoring citizenship to Joe Reina who served two years for hog theft in 1925 and was released December 28 1926. The action followed nearly ten years of good conduct and a favorable recommendation from the county judge the sheriff and three citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Thurston Cole
Joe Reina
Brazos County
James V. Allred
Reina
Car Fire at A Tremont Home on College Road
Firefighters responded early Saturday to a car fire at the home of A. Tremont on College Road. The blaze was controlled quickly with little damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Tremont
College Road
Old Age Pension Plan Details for Two Dozen Brothers
The article explains a proposed pension scheme affecting the Doe brothers of Bryan. It outlines tax rates from 1937 to 1949, differing pensions based on full or partial work periods, and how monthly benefits or lump sums are calculated at age 65 with heirs’ shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doe Brothers
Bryan
John
Jim
John Doe
Concrete ribbons across Brazos County complete network
The gap between College and Navasota on Highway 6 has been finished and turned over to the highway department. Division Engineer John E. Blair notes the road was opened during the Short Course at A M College for visitors and used before final finishing this week. The completed paving now links Brazos County roads in all four cardinal directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Navasota
Highway Department
John E. Blair
A. & M. College
Brazos County
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Edward F. Hutton
General Foods Corporation
FE. F. Mutton & Co
Zonite Products Corporation
Crysler Corporation
Ohio
Parmalee & Hutton
Old Consolidated Stock Exchange
Harris, Hutton & Co
W. E. Hutton & Company
Cincinnati
E. F. Hutton & Co
Stock Exchange
California
New York Stock Exchange
Pacific Coast
Midwest
Hutton
Marjorie Post Close
America
Charles W. Post
Postum Cereal Organization
Battle Creek
Michigan
Postum Organization
Mr. Hutton
C. M. Chester
General Foods
John T. McCutcheon
The
Chicago Tribune
Wabash
McCutcheon
Lafayette
Indiana
Purdue
Morning News
Record’ Herald
Orville Wright
Evelyn Shaw
West Indies
Farley
C. Bert Ross
Idaho
Borah
Senate
Ross
Tolahoan
Parma
Pocatello
Charles F. Risk
Antonio Prince
Rhode Island
Roosevelt
Risk
AAA
Treasury Department
Georgetown University
Condon
H. C. Hopson
C. Ben Ross
Iola Dodd
K-C
Army Post
American Aviation
Goodloe’s
Sewing Machine Exchange
E. 25Th and
Washington Sts
Frank Wymola
Wheelock
Homer Mathis
Katherine
Joe English
Old Mexico
Plains
West Texas
Confederate Vets Register
Ucv
Amarillo Reunion
Brother of
Bryanite
Gordon
G. W. Henderson
South Sebuge Ler Street
Ottumwa
Iowa
McCartney's
Star Tires
Wheeless Tire & Appliance Co
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