Funeral Services Held for Mrs Beulah Ashburn in Navasota
Funeral services for Mrs Beulah Cook Ashburn wife of Colonel Ike Ashburn executive secretary for the A and M Former Students Association were conducted Sunday afternoon in Navasota Texas The service paid tribute to a young mother and wife who died Saturday morning after eight weeks of illness The body rested in the family home then buried in Navasota cemetery Pallbearers included D X Bible Frank G Anderson E E Quillen Thomas Mayo Douglas Howell Ransom Cole and Frank A Lidell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryand College Station
Beulah Cook Ashburn
Ike Ashburn
A. and M
State of Texas
Navasota
D. X. Bible
Frank G. Anderson
E. E. Quillen
Thomas Mayo
College Station
Douglas Howell
Ransom Cole
Bryan
Frank A. Lidell
Houston
Minors Enjoy At Edge Elementary As Yard Adds Features
First grade class under B W Hardin and Prim er. The play yard gains four swings and new see saws this week. A new drinking fountain delights children and reassures teachers. Two new basketballs support daily practice. Mrs Cobb and children Alice and Bob visited sewing and fruit cake efforts for holidays. Mr and Mrs Mangum of Montgomery visited Edge, returning to teach at Edge previously.
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B. W. Hardin
Zelda Brisher
Bob
Grant Mc. Donald
P. S. Mangum
Montgomery
L. F. Mangis
Mrs. Mangum
Edge
Bryan the City of Schools in Brazos County
Bryan and Brazos County emerge as a poultry hub with hatcheries and farms expanding. The piece highlights population, rail access, commerce, and annual Brazos County Poultry Association fairs. It notes shipments to northern farms and invites inquiries to S. E. Eberstadt of the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce.
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Bryan
Houston
Waco
Brazos County
Brazos Valley
Allen Academy
Villa Maria
Petaluna
California
Cazos County
Texas
S. E. Eberstadt
Bryan and Brazos County
Dansby Brothers Buy Half Interest in Furnishings Firm
Mit and Norman Dansby have purchased one half interest in the McCulloch Gordon Furniture Co. Both Brazos county natives and noted football players. Norman starred for the 1925 Aggies and 1928 Bryan high team. Mit has worked with the company about a year. Norman will become a coach at Allen Academy and assume duties December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mit Dansby
Norman Dansby
McCulloch-Gordon Furniture Co
Brazos County
Bryan
Norman
Aggies
McCulloch-Gordon Company
Allen Academy
First Services Held In The New Christian Church
The opening service at the New Christian church was inspirational with a capacity crowd and abundant flowers. Geo A Adams and D E Aden spoke, Miss Miriam Crute sang, and the pastor’s Hag 2 9 message promised greater glory through following the Lord.
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The
New Christian Church
Geo. A. Adams
D. E. Aden
Miriam Crute
Poultry Show Set in Bryan December 9 10 11 Draws Wide Interest
The Bryan poultry show December 9 10 and 11 attracts broad interest with high quality birds and a large entry count. A prize of 500 pounds of laying mash for a utility class and a six bird pen lures breeders from Brazos and nearby counties. An auction sale on closing day aims to become a landmark event for Brazos County poultry, offering foundation stock and many standardbred birds. The event runs through Saturday allowing county children to visit and learn about better birds, with a Bryan businessman noting the unexpected number of local poultry raisers.
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Bryan
Brazos County
A. and M. College
Poultry Directory
Vanderwerth Family To Move To Rockdale
Mr and Mrs W C Vanderwerth and their baby Lila Lee will relocate to Rockdale where he will take a Linotype operator role on the Rockdale Reporter starting Monday November 29 He previously worked at the Eagle for over three years Mrs Vanderwerth will visit her parents in the Alexander community for about a week before joining him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Vanderwerth
Lila Lee
Rockdale
Vanderwerth
The
Eagle
McGee Merka Wed At Home Of Rev Ament
Last Wednesday evening at 8 30 o clock Robert H McGee and Miss Caro line Merka united in marriage at the home of Rev L Guy Ament. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Ament. The couple will reside in Bryan.
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L. Guy Ament
Robert H. McGee
Caroline Merka
Rev. Ament
Mrs. McGee
Bryan
Blue Ribbon Poultry Show Auction Slated After County Show
The Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee arranged a plan to distribute eggs to club members for hatching and raise foundation stock. The auction, led by Secretary Sam E. Eberstadt, occurs Saturday afternoon, December 11, selling birds single or in pens, with private sales available for show attendees.
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Agricultural Committee
Bryan and Brazos County
Sam E. Eberstadt
Brazos County
Twilight Matinee at YWCA and Dallas Banquet for UDC Delegates
United Daughters of the Confederacy members from Bryan and College station preparation for the State UDC Convention in Dallas December 6 to 9. Events include a Twilight Matinee by Cable Players at 8 30 p m Monday and a 6 p m banquet at the Baker Hotel Crystal Ballroom.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
Bryan
Dallas
Cable Players
Texas
Baker Hotel
Sesson
Con
Vention
Adolphus Hotel
Albert Buchanan
Albert Buch- Bryan
Dallasanan
W. H. Cole
J. M. Dunn
Feedstuffs and Poultry Emphasis Tells Southern Plan
Washington meeting of Land Grant Colleges urged home production of feedstuffs for family and farm use, expansion of poultry, dairying and home canning. Plan calls for safe farming, crop rotation, soil conservation, year round gardens, and increased research while addressing cotton price slumps.
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College Station
Washington
D. C
Land Grant Colleges
United States
Association of Land Grant Colleges
Secretary of Agriculture
William Jardine
Eugene Meyer
Coolidge
South
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
T. O. Walton
A. B. Conner
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Charles H. Alvord
Extension Service
Waller
Meyer
Walton
A. and
M. of Texas
M. College of Texas
Charles Puryear
F. C. Bolton
Charles H. Winkler
Charles E. Finley
The
R. E. Karper
Agronomist
Jessie Whitacre
Division of
Rural Home Research
H. H. Williamson
Romantic elopement by air ends in wedding near Milano
Tom Grelen and Lois Elisabeth Miller wed after flying from Cameron to Milano. They landed due to a fuel tank issue, but continued their journey with navigator Grelen. The couple held a Thanksgiving dinner and married Thursday afternoon by Rev. J. J. Tatum with only close relatives present.
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Uch
Bryan
Tom Grelen
Cameron
Lois Elisabeth Miller
J. J. Miller
Milano
Mary McNeeley
Locke McNeeley
Greten
J. J. Tatum
Helen McGregor
Fred Brannon
Thanksgiving program draws large crowd in Kings Highway
The December 2 report notes a festive Thanksgiving program with a large crowd. W P Nash remains ill at his son G A Nash’s home. Mrs D Melton and children of Hearne visit Mrs M Corgey. Doris Hearne visits grandparents. Lottie Kopetsky visits uncles A D Kopetsky and family. The group traveled to Wheelock with Mary Kopetsky driving. Robert Kindt attends church school in Kurten and visits family. Locals host a singing at Will Pack’s Eaton home. Top report-card performers include Alma Kindt, Nellie Novosod, Ethel Mangis, Millie Lys, Lena Novosod, Adele Curik, Pauline Manning, and Irene Bush.
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Kings Highway
W. P. Nash
G. A. Nash
D. Melton
Hearne
M. Corgey
Doris Hearne
Harvey Hill
Robertson County
Frits Kindt
Lottie Kopetsky
A. D. Kopetsky
Wheelock
Mary Kopetsky
Rot
Ert Kindt
Kurten
Will Pack
Eaton
Alma Kindt
Nellie Novosod
Ethel Mangis
Millie Lys
Lena Novosod
Adele Curik
Pauline Manning
Irene Bush
Brazos County Gins 22 902 Bales Cotton
J F Howard, Brazos County statistician, reports from W M Steuart of the Census Bureau show 22 902 bales of cotton ginned in Brazos County from the 1936 crop before November 14, 1926, counted with round bales as half. This compares with 7 268 bales ginned by November 14, 1925.
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J F. Howard
Brazos County
W. M. Steuart
U.S. Bueau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brazos County Poultry Show
Sebesta
Tex
Ashburn
City OF Schools
Caldwell
Caldwell’s Jewelry Store
Bryan, Texas
Dansby Bros
MIT
Blue Ribbon
COBLE
le Poultry
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
A. and M. College of Texas
State Sanitary Board of Texas
S. C
S. C. White Leghorn
V. J. Boriskie
Bryan Brazos County
White Rose Studio
WM. Orsak
Harriet Davis Parker
Lena Wetter
Sam B. Wilson
College
Dansby
Bryan Street
Dansby Furniture Co
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