State pays expense for travel of lawmakers and officials
An Associated Press report from Austin notes that Texas lawmakers and committee members travel at state expense for junkets and inspections. The speaker W S Barron and Lt Gov Barry Miller stay away from trips, while other officials roam from Austin to Oklahoma City and Washington, with pay and duties shaping a dull legislative off-season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
House of Representatives
Penitentiary Centralization Committee
America
Texas
Dicker
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Washington
National Capitol
Congress
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Moody
W. S. Barron
Bryan
Barry Miller
Dallas
Odd Fellows of
Tex
Banking” Board
Treasuer
Gregor Weteker
Claud Pollard
James Shaw Hes
Capitol
State Health Department
Miss Hutson Addresses New Orleans Art Talk on Landscape Sketching
Miss Ethel Hutson spoke at Isaac Delgado Museum New Orleans on How to Sketch a Landscape part of a Technique in Art series. Hutson formerly lived in Bryan with her father W A Hutson connected with A and M College and is now a correspondent for the New Orleans Times Picayune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Ethel Hutson
Isaac Delgago Museum
New Orleans
Art League of
Better Method in Soil Utilization Needed
F. M. Lay of Houston, president of the A and M College board, urges improvement in soil conservation and utilization. He notes Texas agricultural potential and praises experiments by A and M stations. He references a Bryan Daily Eagle issue from August 2 with articles on better land use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and
M. College
Texas
F. M. Lay
Houston
A. and M. College
Bryan Daily Eagle
Bryan Rated High for Raw Milk Quality by USP Survey
The United States Public Health Service surveyed Texas cities and named Bryan among five with the highest raw milk quality ratings. Bryan scored 95 percent of 100 and ranks well in enforcement methods, with Corsicana Houston Jefferson Longview and Texarkana the only Texas cities scoring higher on milk quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States Public Health Service
Bryan
Corsicana
Houston
Jefferson
Longview
Texarkana
Bandmasters' Band Concert Delights Bryan Audience
A surprise celebration at the Walton home featured a bandmasters school ensemble from Baylor University and other Texas groups. Directed by Garbel, the concert drew a large turnout and included Mrs G Ward Moody’s vocal renditions of standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
M. College
Allen Academy
Bandakastors
Cone
T. O Walton
Baylor University
Victor Jean Grubel
Chicago
R. J. Dunn
Texas A
McCracken
Baylor Band
Dalles
Teres
Meier Dunn
Lynuhi
Garbel
G. Ward Moody
Wellington
Kurten Farmer For Good Roads
Kurten farmer John Yeager discusses cotton prospects in Brazos county. He plans five bales from 30 acres and hopes to market the first bale next week. Yeager promotes good roads and supports the bond issue if given a chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
John Yeager
Kurten
Yeager
Eagle
Micrubina
Riverside dance pavilion burns near Bryan
Fire totally destroys the Riverside dance pavilion owned by the John Kosarek estate about four miles west of Bryan. The blaze started around 4 a m Sunday after a Saturday night dance and may have been caused by a cigarette stub. Loss estimated at 2000 dollars with 1800 dollars insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Riverside
John Kosarek
Ticks Block Brazos County Dairy Growth Says Rock Prairie Farmer
J. M. Atkins of Rock Prairie, with County Agent L. Benson, returns from a South Central Texas tour and urges Brazos County to push dairying over cotton. He cites ticks, limited homegrown feed, and scarce market facilities as the main hindrances, and advocates mechanized equipment suited to small farms as a sound investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Rock Prairie
J. M. Atkins
L. Benson
Texas
Dallas
Atkins
College Creamery
Rainbow Girls Stage Farewell Party for Miss Branch
Rainbow Girls Assembly No 41 held an initiation ceremony for Miss Gussie Branch, soon moving to Florida, with Mrs George Smith and officers presenting the degrees. A farewell party followed at a confectionery with 25 guests, honoring Misses Branch and Frances Branch and gifting handkerchiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Order of the Rainbow
Gussie Branch
Florida
George Smith
Eastern Star Chapter
Hazel Adams
Minnie Lee Ayres
Lucile Vick
Charity
Elizabeth Sloop
Hope
Ann Bentley
Frances Branch
Margaret Benson
Zetta
Marie Andrews
Joyce Smith
Shirley Reed Walker
Iola Barron
Shirley Johnson
Lois Kraft
Fidelity
Mary Jane Nall
Bess Maude McGee
Gussie
Rainbow Organization
Rain showers pass west of Bryan over Smetana area
A refreshing shower fell Sunday afternoon west of Bryan near the Smetana community. Bryan residents driving into town reported the brief rain as they traveled that road late in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Smetana
Dr and Mrs Walton 25th wedding anniversary tribute
Hundreds of Brazos county friends gathered uninvited at the Walton home to honor Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Walton on their twenty fifth anniversary. The event featured a six o'clock dinner, a silver service gift, music by a band, and a cake with twenty five candles.
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U. of
First Baptist Church
Porrest. Jones
Union
Theaks
C. S. Allen
M. Ls
Wiley Wigus
Mie Wisk
McCullough
Niat Branch
Prorida
Nita’ Branch
Mildred Adten
Dorcas Higgs
Martha Jipe Nunn
Jack
Donald
Douglas Conlee
T. C. Walton
J. C. Walton
Walton
Brazos County
Lohengrin
W. Simlyons
H. H. Williamson
Ethyl Turner
Otto Walton
Texas
Long Branch
W. G. Davis
Dr. Walton
Thomas Otts Walton
A. and
M. College
Zeppelin stowaway baker’s boy seeks escape aboard Graf
Classified note suggests a baker’s boy stowed aboard the Graf Zeppelin amid wartime travel intrigue. Question remains whether lack of funds or chances drove the act as authorities review boarding records and motives.
Brazos County Road Bond Plan Drives $2 Million Paved Highways
Mo M Lawrence chairs a county petition advocating a $1.1 million bond issue to fund two paved highways Nos 6 and 21 and $274,000 for lateral roads. The plan suggests state bond retirement via a gasoline tax, with a two highway program costing about $2 million and local county taxes of about $3 per $1000 valuation. The proposal highlights benefits to rural areas, including improved access, potential factory and school opportunities, and possibly future state takeover of highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Commission
Dtate
Texas
Brazos County
M. College
Brazos River
Little Brazos
Navasota
Court House
Bryan
Commissioners Court
Commissioners
Bock Prairie Road
Wellborn Fock Prairie Road
Jones Bridge
Kopre Bridge
Yume
Allen Farm
Rosé Cusit
Paach Creek
White Switch
Thompson Road
Bird Pond
Turkey Creek
Commissioners Precinct
Kurten
Reliance
Tabor
Robertson County
Benchley
Steeles
Commissioner's Court
City of
Banks of
Houston
U. S. Department of State
U. S
Rura
A. and M. College
Neeley Reported Better After Sinus Operation
John M. Barron of this city went to Marlin Sunday to visit his son in law County Attorney W. K. Neeley who is ill in a hospital there following a sinus operation. Barron reports Neeley resting reasonably well and somewhat improved Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Barron
Marlin
W.K. Neeley
Barron
Neeley
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Trip
Eagle Want
USP
Walton Party
Nita
Rainbow Girlf
A. B. Conner
Victor Jean Grasbel
Pho
Curtis Vinson
B. BD. Marburger
Les J. Rountree
J. Webb
FE. HW. Actin
W. A. Duncan
Mra
G. Bailey
Premis
Miles Road
MO. M. Lawrence
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