Bryan social notes and traveler reports fill column
Major M Delemeter and family move from Fort Sam Houston to Iioyan while he serves at Ana M College. They will rent Mrs Dana Carnes’s cottage at 3510 East 20th Street. Local bridge teas hosted by Lelia Law Davis and Alta Williams Thursday 3 to 6. Mrs J O Ferguson and daughters return from Pacific coast motor trip via California and Colorado. Ms Jessie Myrtle Hencarling visits. Misses Wesa Weddington and Margaret Abel noted. Camp Warnecke records many campers. September arrival planned for Miss Abel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Delemeter
U. S. Army
Lelia Law Davis
Alta Williams
Miss Davis
J. O. Ferguson
Ethel Ferguson
Mary Martha Jack
Pacific Coast
California
Colorado
Othe Points
Mies Wesa Weddington
Stephen F. Austin High School
Camp Warnecke
New Braunfels
Bryan
Good Roads Campaign for Brazos County Voters Sept 28
The Brazos county committee plans an intensive educational campaign for the road improvement bond issue ahead of the Sept 28 election. John Lawrence chairs weekly meetings and a countywide information drive includes mailed statements and 100 percent for good roads signs to urge turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
John M. Lawrence
Travis B. Bryan
Bryan Daily Eagle
Grass fires trigger city fire runs twice this week
The column notes two grass fires near the city limits on College and Ursuline Avenues that wasted taxpayer money and risked firefighters and bystanders. It urges property owners to keep weeds down and states city action may be taken if owners fail to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue
Ursuline Avenue
Bryan
Memories of Old Independence Baptist Homecoming
During the sixth annual homecoming at Old Independence Baptist Church Washington county on August 25 descendants of pioneers and longtime residents recalled the history of Texas beginnings at Independence. Sam Houston and other founders were mentioned as part of the remembered era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Old Independence Baptist Church
A. J. Buchanan
Historic Baptist
Old Independence
Washington County
Histori Baptist Church
Independence
Sam Houston
Safe blown by yeggs leave loot behind store
Realizing negotiable paper could not help them without danger the safe crackers who raided a Comfort store last night blew the safe with nitroglycerin and left the loot behind. Between 20000 and 10000 in notes were taken no clues to the robbers were found and the crime was not discovered until morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Antonio
Boerne
Insurance Man Accepts Tyler Post
W. DD Dyess assistant sales manager at Brazos Mutual Insurance for a year will leave Friday to become sales manager of Smith County Mutual Insurance in Tyler. Mrs Dyess and son Odom depart for Wortham today and will join him later in Tyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. DD. Dyess
Brazos Mutual Insurance Company
Tyler
Smith County Mutual Insurance Company
Ground to Death After Fall From Box Car
H M Dorman aged 55 a switch engine foreman was killed instantly when he lost balance and fell from the top of a box car onto the tracks below two cars passed over his body in Houston on August 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
H. M. Dorman
Woman Mortally Burned in Kerosene Stove Fire
Pondo August 28. Mrs Barney Moss aged 28 died today from burns suffered yesterday when a kerosene can exploded while she tried to start a fire in a stove. She was named as the wife of Barney Moss. The incident is reported by Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pondo
Barney Moss
Bulldogger or Matador Might Tame Notorious Muley Bull
Sheriff Reed and his son faced two days of danger from a wild bull on a farm. The animal charged the sheriff’s mounted escape both times, and Horace narrowly dodged a brutal head-on clash as he fled across dry sod. The tale ends with Horace employing quick footwork to avoid the animal’s deadly charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Horace
Demonstration of Arms Manual Fatal to Youth
McALESTER Okla Aug 25 A demonstration of the army manual of arms with a small gauge shotgun ended in tragedy when Nevan Summers 16 of Memphis misfired killing Eddie Workman age 00 Dallas at a tourist camp The accident occurred during a youth demonstration and left authorities detailing the incident for investigation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mcalester
Okla
Nevan Summers
Memphis
Eddie Workman
Dallas
School of Mines Head Resigns Position
Resignation of Dr. C. A. Puckett, president of the School of Mines and Metallurgy at El Paseo, was handed to UT President Dr. H. Y Benedict. Benedict said the resignation would not be finalized for several days as the matter is reviewed by the state university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
C. A. Puckett
School of Mines and Metallurgy
el Paseo
H. Y Benedict
University of Texas
School of Mines
The
State University
Benedict
Woman shoots boarder in fear of attack in boarding house
In Fort Worth on August 28 Florence Martin aged 50 says fear of an attack from W. W. Daley prompted her to shoot and kill him after finding him in her room last midnight. Daley was slain in a room at the boarding house Miss Martin ran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Worth
W. W. Daley
Florence Martin
Daley
Bryan Lions Find New Inspiration From 1929 Convention Report
Bryan Lions hear President H L Durham recount Lions International gathering in Louisville Kentucky. Durham spoke en route to Harvard summer school and outlined impressions on Lions work and possibilities for broadening service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Lions
Bryan Lion Club
H. L. Durham
Lions International
Louisville
Harvard University
Pres. Durham
Lions Club
Army of 2000 reported marching on Jerusalem in danger
Cairo dispatches say fighting continues in Palestine with 2000 armed men advancing on Jerusalem as Jewish colonies suffer moslem attacks. Haifa reports Marine fire on both sides. casualties among Jews and Arabs tallied amid the city’s perilous situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Jewish Telegraph Agency Today
Palestine
Jerusalem
Haifa
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Former Minister of Bryan Leaves Corpus Christi
The Rev. Dr. C. H. Storey pastor of the First Presbyterian church resigns in Corpus Christi to accept a call in Washington North Carolina. He served seven years in Corpus Christi and added 375 members to his church. He previously led the Bryan church for years before resigning eight years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Corpus Christi
C. H. Storey
First Presbyterian Church
Washington, N.C
Storey
Dr. Storey
Women Use 4000 Tons Face Powder In A Year
Chicago reports at the tenth annual cosmetics convention that American women consumed 4000 tons of face powder in the previous year and used large quantities of cleansing cream lotion soap nourishing cream foundation and bath products. Mrs M B McCarran notes women are five to ten pounds lighter due to diet and exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Los Anweles
San Francisco
M. B. McCarran
Weather Outlook for New Orleans and Regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday for Bryan area and East Texas. West Texas may see showers in extreme west portions tonight and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Bryan
Vicinity
East Texas
West Texas
Many Plans Laid By Bryan P T A For Coming Year
At a Bryan High School meeting of the executive committee of the P T A Mrs Geo Adams presided. L L Durham and Miss Wesa Weddington discussed plans for the year including cafeteria thrift program musical development Girl Scout and Hi Y activities. The membership fee was cut from 1 to 50 cents to enlist all parents. The president named committee chairs for program membership and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. ¥. Adams
Parent-Teacher Association of
Bryan
IL L. Durham
Wesa Weddington
Stephen F. Austin School
P.T. A
F.T. A
Adams
Hi. ©. Ferguson
M. Lt. Parker
H. B. McDowell
Hoover Proposed Bipartisan Tariff Board Reorganization
President Hoover would gain power to reorganize the tariff commission while keeping it bipartisan under a revised bill released by Senate Finance Committee Republicans and House members. The president urged the change in his message to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Finance Committee
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Tariff Commission
Smoot
Girl Dies After Horse Dragged Through Wire Fence
Marie Elliott aged 11 died in hospital from injuries after a horse dragged her through a barbed wire fence at her Navarre area home ten days earlier. The incident occurred near Corsicana where the girl lived with her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Corsicana
Marie Elliott
Navarre
Couple Files Intention to Wed in College Station
Notice of intention to marry and marriage license application filed with County Clerk Jess B. McGee by Donald Medlvor and Pauline Putz of College Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess B. McGee
Donald Medlvor
Pauline Putz
College Station
Graf Zeppelin Over Kansas City Heads for Chicago
The Graf Zeppelin circled Kansas City this morning before veering northeast toward Chicago. The airship tried to recover time lost overnight, battling head winds and rugged Texas terrain as it moved from the southwest, with Dr. Hege Eckener directing the return flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
City
Graf Zeppelin
Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
Graf
Hege Eckener
German Added To Curriculum at Allen Academy
Allen Academy adds two years of German to both the Academy and college departments to meet demands for a thorough preparatory foundation. Reading knowledge of German is required for higher degrees and useful for science tracks, strengthening the language department with Latin Spanish and German.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Academy
Rainbow Girls Swim and Picnic at Little Brazos River
Sophotreaty No 41 of the Order of the Rainbow Girls held a swim and sunset supper from 4 to 7 PM on the Little Brazos River eight miles west of Bryan on the Sandy Point road. Miss Hazel Adams and Mrs. George Smith led the event with their committees, making it a pleasant gathering for all members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the
Little Brazos River
Bryan
Sandy Point Road
Hazel Adams
George Smith
Assembly
Cotton Market Advances with Futures Up Sharply
The cotton market rose today as futures gained 15 to 20 points. New prices edged higher, quoted from 18 5 8 to 19 1 8 cents.
First National Bank of Bryan displays first currency issue
The 1886 ten dollar bill bearing the bank’s name, charter 3416, now on exhibit in the bank lobby. It was signed by J. W. Howell and Guy M. Bryan Jr. and preserved through family heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
First National Bank of Bryan
J. W. Howell
Guy M. Bryan, Jr
Bryan
Travis B. Bryan
Guy M. Bryan
Lucy Bryan
J. S. Fowlkes
W. R. Howell
N. O. Boatwright
Bank
W. Howell
S. J. Howell
Dallas
Guy M. Bryan Jr
Houston
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Agantess
Alice Cole
Sunshine Cole
Bryan City
Beeville
Roscoe Cole
Jessie Myrtle Hencarling
Cole
Margaret Abel
Ross
Bowie
J. J. Pipkin
Zeppelin
Cleveland
LEM
the People’s Column
Sheriff and Son
School OF Mines Head
Boarder
Bryan P.T.A
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