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Newspaper

Bryan Weekly Eagle

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1932

Page

6

Wildest Brahmas at Bryan Rodeo Promised for Labor Day

H P Smith plans a thrilling Labor Day rodeo at Forrest Field Bryan featuring the wildest Brahmas cows and calves from Liberty county and a four year old steer rarely penned. The program includes steer riding broncho riding and wild cow milking and calf roping with prizes in all events.

Bryan H. P. Smith Labor Day Forrest Field Mr. Smith Liberty County J. Smith

Dallas Mayor L Bradford Dies After Heart Attack

Dallas obituary reports Mayor L Bradford dies at 63 from a heart attack Monday night after returning from a Wyoming fishing trip. He was a noted philanthropist and insurer, behind Bradford Memorial Hospital for babies and many youth programs helped by his philanthropy.

Dallas L. Bradford Wyoming Ford Bradford

Early life of Bradford in Port Hudson and education

Bradford, born and raised in Port Hudson Louisiana, attended Centenary College in Jackson and a Lexington Kentucky business college. He moved to Dallas in 1887 and began his career by running a grocery store as his first independent business venture.

Southern Methodist University Bradford Port Hudson Old Centenary College Jackson Lexington Dallas

Alfalfa Bill Defies Oklahoma State Courts

Governor W H Murray ordered Lt Col Cicero I Murray to disobey a district court subpoena in a suit challenging current prorotion methods amid a threat to arrest anyone opposing military occupation of the Oklahoma City oil field.

Oklahoma City W. H. Murray Cicero I. Murray

Memory Expert Determines Easter Dates Across Millennia

A physician recounts a mental detective famed for an extraordinary memory who could state the Easter date for every year from 1000 A D to 2000 A D. This remarkable feat highlights a mental calculation prowess that astonished contemporaries and intrigued scholars of chronology.

Acknowledging Farm Visitors and Civic Debate in Bryan

A column recounts local meals from Brazos County and praises reading for youth while highlighting civic duties. It discusses Otto Siegert and his diversified crops, plus a critique of voting without poll tax receipts and the duties of judges to enforce election laws.

Brazos County America

Red hot program planned for Reliance Friday night

Lions Club chairman R A McDaniel says a boys and girls club program will be presented in Reliance with Ab Newcomb Bryan A C Thompson and son Steep Hollow assisting. H P Smith from the College agriculture department will speak on handy home helps. A tenant farmer near Smetana shows good judgment by drying corn in piles to cribs. Smetana residents plan pasture grass seed gathering for Brazos County improvements and a livestock movement to form a county organization for better bulls and cooperation. 4 H club committees will manage exhibits for the American Legion Fair.

R. A. McDaniel The Lions Club Reliance Ab Newcomb Bryan A. C. Thompson Steep Hollow H. P. Smith Agricultural Engineering Department College Handy D. L. Wilson Smetana Thompson Creek Webb Howell Brazos County 4-H Club Smetana People American Legion Fair

Community Notes from Edge Texas Sunday School and Visits

Edge L. M. Mangus and son attended Sunday School here last Sunday. Local residents share updates on moves to Bryan and hosting boarders, plus sympathy for the infant death of the Barnetts' child. Several families, including Rychlik, Cross, Moore, Elliott, Leighman, Orr, Payne, Griffin, Byrd, Wilson, and Duncan, are noted as visiting, traveling, or recently injured. Eldon Davidson visits from Quanah, and Edd Wymola buys furniture in Bryan for a new home.

L. M. Mangus King's Highway P. S. Mangum Bryan Alvin Barnett F. W. Rychlik Normangee Doe Cross Hearne Ernest Moore Bud Cross Roy Elliott Donald Leighman Chas. Payne J. O. Orr Edge Son Walton Fort Martin Kerrville Chas. E. Griffin Artie Byrd Jennie Lou Griffin W. J. McDonald Eldon Davidson Quanah Buelle Duncan Roy Lewis Co. B. Moore Edd Wymola

Prospect 4-H Club Plans Evening Meeting and Prize Focus

The message urges gathering three exhibits of ten ears of corn each and other entries to fill the score card before the fair. It stresses early effort for community benefit and mentions cash prizes as worthwhile incentives. Prospect Club Meet Sam Manning will again call his Prospect 4-H club to order Saturday night at 8 o'clock.

Prospect Club Sam Manning Prospect 4-H

Steep Hollow Church Plans Weekend Services

The Steep Hollow Baptist Church announces weekend services with Rev. A. Van Sickle delivering sermons. Services are scheduled for Saturday night, Sunday morning, and Sunday night, with the public invited to attend.

The Baptist Church Steep Hollow A. van Sickle

Brazos County Couples File Wed Intention to Wed

Elvin Rehadson and Rozeil Davidson and Anie R Franklin and Hattie Pruitt, couples of Brazos County, filed notices with County Clerk Joss B McGee on Wednesday of intent to marry.

Rozeil Davidson Anie R. Franklin Hattie Pruitt Brazos County Joss B. McGee Intencu

Community Pride Encourages Local Support and Trade

If your community is worth living in its institutions are worthy of your support Read your home paper support the local chamber of commerce the churches and the schools and trade with the home merchants.

Chamber of Commerce

Pageant Planned To Picture Life In Pioneer Days

Wichita Falls plans a historical pageant for its golden jubilee September 26 28 depicting twenty one episodes of local growth from early settlement through modern times A script writer and director are named and a committee lists many volunteers including Miss Juanita Kinsey and R F Shepherd with scenes ranging from the coming of the priests to the oil boom and a living flag tentative plans mention a Hollywood star appearance

Wichita Falls Juanita Kinsey Horrace Robbins D. L. Fritz J. A. Hicks L. D. Parnell Ann Edwards Assembly of Pioneers George Washington

Bicentennial Washington Series Promises National Interest

The Bryan Eagle previews a nationwide bicentennial series on George Washington, with thirty installments. Illustrations and text reflect months of labor, drawing from 8600 texts and 200 additional books not in 175 libraries. Readers will find era atmosphere through rare sources and collector-bought volumes.

Bryan George Washington United States

Bi biographies featured in Bryan Daily Eagle series

The article praises widespread support for a national biography series aided by historians and statesmen. It urges regular readers to subscribe to the Bryan Daily Eagle and request delivery to avoid missing any biographies.

Brarang Bryan Daily Eagle Call

Paving Complete On Highway from Kurten to Bryan

Highway No 21 section from Bryan to Kurten has been completed and likely opens to traffic within a week according to division highway engineer John E Blair. The State Highway Commission plans to let several Brazos county contracts including Kurten to Navasota on September 19.

Bryan Kurten John E. Blair Brazos County Navasota State Highway Commission

Scholastic Census Visit Updates Brazos County Aid

John Olson of the State Department of Education visited Bryan to review the scholastic census in Brazos County. He said conditions must improve for the per pupil state aid, totaling 3.50 dollars, to be distributed by mid October.

John Olson State Department of Education Bryan Brazos County Olson

Daily Bogie Want Ade Motto for Local Business Gains

Local paper promotes the Daily Bogie Want Ade as essential reading for merchants and residents. Advertisers report steady engagement as readers rely on the page for bargains and service listings.

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